NJPW G1 Climax 28 Night 2: Results, Grades, and Analysis

Kenny Omega (Bullet Club Elite) vs. Tetsuya Naito (Los Ingobernables de Japon)

Omega and Naito started this match off intensely. Naito mocked Omega on a few occasions, doing his poses, and Omega returned the favour with doing the eye pose. Omega hit a backbreaker and started to work over Naito’s back. Both men exchanged some hard blows before Omega went for a piledriver or powerbomb.

Naito floated out of the powerbomb and went for a kick, but Omega countered with a chop. Omega went for You Can’t Escape, but Naito countered with a neckbreaker. Omega kicked out. Kenny Omega went to pick up the mats on the floor, but Naito hit a dropkick sending Omega crashing to the floor. Omega managed to hit a hurricanrana in the ring and went for the Rise of the Terminator. Naito cut him off and hit a Tornado DDT. Omega managed to dropkick Naito and send him to the outside into the front row. Omega then did a springboard cross body to the outside over the guardrail and into the 2nd or 3rd row.

Omega climbed the top rope, but Naito cut Omega off. He went for a Frankensteiner, but Kenny slipped out and drove Naito into the turnbuckle. Omega hit a Dr. Wily Bomb, but Naito kicked out. Kenny hit a Snap Dragon Suplex and went for a V-Trigger but Naito dodged and went for a German. Kenny landed on his feet and hit a V-Trigger to the back of Naito’s head Omega went for a One Winged Angel, but Naito hit a reverse hurricanrana before finally being able to hit that top rope Frankensteiner.

Naito hit a Gloria but Kenny kicked out. Omega hit a V-Trigger, but Naito hit a Destino! Naito went for a second Destino, but Omega blocked and hit an inverted Rite of Passage. Naito kicked out. Omega went for a Snap Dragon suplex, but Naito blocked it. Kenny hit a spinning wheel kick to the back and then went for a V-Trigger right into the corner. Omega set Naito on the top rope and went for a dragon suplex off the top rope! Naito blocked it.

Omega went for a One Winged Angel of the middle rope, but Naito countered into a sunset flip powerbomb! Holy crap! Naito hit a Destino but Omega kicked out! Naito went for Destino again, but Omega dodged and Naito hit a uranage! Omega went for a knee but Naito caught him and hit a koppo kick but Omega hit a high angle Michinoku driver! Naito kicked out! Omega hit a Jay Driller, but Naito kicked out! Kenny hit a V-Trigger and a One Winged Angel and got the pinfall! What a match.

Result: Kenny Omega

Rating: 5.5 stars out of 5

Holy cow, this match was insane. This match was absolutely incredible, and must see. Omega and Naito may have already stole the tournament. This was a classic NJPW main event, seeing both men shine and have an incredible match. NJPW does really well at making guys look good, even in losing, and this was no exception.

Omega cut a promo saying Naito gave his all, but Omega was the better man tonight. Omega congratulated Naito for his G1 win last year, and how he didn’t win the title. He told him there was always next year. Great promo.