Preview: G1 Climax 28 Day 1 (July 14th)

Match 4 - Kazuchika Okada vs Jay White

Okada and Jay White are in the same faction, so this match is faction warfare. With Jay White currently holding the IWGP US Title, and now being the only champion in CHAOS, due to Okada losing the IWGP Heavyweight and Ishii most recently losing the RPW British Heavyweight, he has the edge heading into the G1 if he can retain over Juice at July 7 G1 Special in San Francisco.

When Jay White first joined CHAOS, he questioned why can't faction members challenge other members for titles, and with this opportunity, Okada could challenge Jay if he wins. With Jay also stating that he's only using CHAOS for now and vows to take over, it's an interesting prospect if he wins the bout.

This match is easily the most interesting of day 1 with Jay's character of 'Switchblade' being a mystery and the 'Rain-maker' slowly trying to claw his way to the gold Kenny Omega now holds.

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Match 5 - Hangman Page vs Bad Luck Fale

The final match of the first day is another taste of faction warfare, and could possibly add on to the current ongoing Bullet Club civil war storyline.

With Fale being an original, founding member, who's now been training, losing a considerable amount of weight making him more agile, and Hangman being apart of the 'Being The Elite' crew aligning himself with Marty Scurll, Cody and the Young Bucks, tensions could be high here.

Fale has been with Bullet Club since Day 1 and is the 'Underboss'.

With this scenario, I believe Hangman might pull the upset in his first G1 Climax and his athleticism and speed might catch Fale by surprise.

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