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Match 2 - Togi Makabe vs YOSHI-HASHI
This match it going to be fairly average. Makabe is filling in the legends role as is the case with the G1 as you need a legend involved, last year it was Yuji Nagata in his final G1 Climax.
With YOSHI-HASHI being a young up and comer I can see him winning this match after around 10 minutes, but I wouldn't count Makabe out for a moment. He may be more of a tag team specialist as of late, teaming with Toa Henare, Taguchi Japan and other legends.
With his longtime tag partner Tomoaki Honma's recent return on June 23rd at Kizuna Road, he will shift back to being a tag team guy, but he recently had a match with Minoru Suzuki for the Intercontinental Title at NJPW 46th Anniversary and he proved he's more than capable to have a great match and be a hard-hitting brawler.
Match 3 - Michael Elgin Vs EVIL
Elgin Vs EVIL took place in G1 Climax 27, and it was a decent match. With Elgin being solid in the ring and last year, collecting 8 points and wins over Minoru Suzuki, Kenny Omega, Satoshi Kojima and his opponent on day 1, EVIL, Michael Elgin is looking to gain some key wins so that he can enter the main event.
EVIL had a lot of momentum heading into 2018 and at the start. In G1 Climax 27 he claimed 12 points with wins over Tama Tonga, Toru Yano, Minoru Suzuki, Juice Robinson, Satoshi Kojima and the then current IWGP Heavyweight champion, Kazuchika Okada, with EVIL giving Okada his first loss in over a year.
Later on in the year, he then challenged Okada at King of Pro Wrestling for the title and lost but in a good attempt. He then teamed with LIJ stablemate SANADA and won the 2017 World Tag League and the IWGP Tag Team Championships at Wrestle Kingdom 12, but was sidelined in February with an injured left orbital bone. He returned in April but had a lost a considerable amount of strength from where he was prior.
I can see EVIL winning this bout, to gain revenge on Elgin but to also help EVIL get back to where he was a year ago.
