15 Wrestlers we MIGHT never see in the WWE

#4 Tetsuya Naito

The leader of LiJ is a major star in NJPW and abroad as well.

Tetsuya Naito managed to become one of the biggest international draws in NJPW by being the leader of Los Ignobernables de Japon. Japanese fans love his cocky, disrespectful attitude, as do many fans around the world.

Even though there might be a noticeable language barrier between Naito and North American fans, his gimmick is one that transcends such problems. Simply put, Naito is an arrogant wrestler that spits on tradition and respect, much like how Randy Orton was when he was the Legend Killer back in his early years.

This popular gimmick has led to not only a huge fan base in both Japan and around the world but a lot of in-ring success as well. Naito won the 2017 G1 Climax tournament in a match against Kenny Omega (which got rated a whopping 5 ***3/4 stars) and has thus earned the right to challenge the IWGP Heavyweight Champion in the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 12.

Though Naito has been flirting with the main event scene for many years, there were some who thought that he might never grab that final brass ring, as it were, and main event NJPW’s biggest show of the year. Now that he’s virtually guaranteed to be doing so in a few months’ time, there’s no way that he’d ever appear in WWE going forward.

Even if they offered him a lucrative contract like they did to Shinsuke Nakamura, Naito has been given a huge incentive to stick with NJPW for the long term by winning the G1 Climax.