The question that hangs over this G1
So it looks like we can all agree that this G1 was booked really well. The young stars really showed out and the semi-finalists are all the ones ready to lead the next era of New Japan. No issues there whatsoever...
Oh, and the injured one.
Shota Umino suffering an injury night one really was a shame as he finally felt like he was finally coming into his own as a singles star. The big question that I now think hangs on this G1 is how he would have done had he not been injured. In my head, I could've seen a run where he beats Yuya in their tiebreaker and tops the block before losing to Oiwa, resulting in the same final. Probably.
How do we think Umino would have done if he hadn't been injured? Would he have made an impact or just been a tiebreaker?