It was a spectacular night of professional wrestling
#1 Worst: Not capitalizing on momentum?
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Naito got the biggest pop of the night
Don't get us wrong at all. Kazuchika Okada is certainly the best performer of our age, and perhaps the greatest champion right now, in all of wrestling. We have nothing but respect and admiration for the man. However, everything pointed to it being Tetsuya Naito's night.
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The Number 1 contender got a deafening ovation when he came out for the main event. Okada was almost the heel for the whole match, as the crowd urged the LIJ member on. However, it was not Naito's night, as Okada defeated him in a nail-biting contest.
Imagine if Stone Cold Steve Austin had not defeated Shawn Michaels at WrestleMania 14. Would he have been the biggest star in the history of wrestling, if such was the case?
We genuinely felt that the IWGP title should have changed hands, at Wrestle Kingdom 12.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
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Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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