IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Tournament Predictions

This weekend, New Japan Pro Wrestling holds their first shows in the United States with their G1 Special in USA. Along with several title matches, including Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Cody ~~Rhodes~~, the shows will see the crowning of the first ever IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship via an eight-man tournament. Among the participants are former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito, former ROH World Champions Michael Elgin and Jay Lethal, Kenny Omega, who wrestled Kazuchika Okada in the highest rated match in Wrestling Observer History (6.25 stars), and Zack Sabre Jr., the three-time winner of the Wrestling Observer's Best Technical Wrestler award. Also, Adam Page is there...so there's that. Here are my predictions for the tournament.

1st Round

Kenny Omega def. Michael Elgin

Jay Lethal def. Hangman Page

Juice Robinson def. Zack Sabre Jr.

Tetsuay Naito def. Tomohiro Ishii

Semi-Finals

Jay Lethal def. Kenny Omega

Tetsuya Naito def. Juice Robinson

Finals

Jay Lethal def. Tetsuya Naito

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