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#8. Hangman Page vs Shinsuke Nakamura
Hangman Page (left) and Shinsuke Nakamura (right) are capable of having a Strong Style Wrestling based match
When he first joined The Bullet Club in 2016, Hangman Page was mostly an ROH exclusive star, however, NJPW officials have finally taken note of The Hangman's incredible in-ring talent. Having made his NJPW debut in the very same year, Hangman Page has already challenged for the IWGP Tag Team Championships on two different occasions, once with Yujiro Takahashi and the other with Cody Rhodes. Despite failing to win the straps, Page's impressive performances continued to attract the New Japan management and audience as well, as in 2018, not only did Page receive a shot at the IWGP US Heavyweight Title but also main evented his first NJPW show alongside Kenny Omega.
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Earlier in the year, Page also proved his worth by showing that he is more than capable of hanging in the ring with NJPW OGs, as he competed in his first G1 Climax where he defeated the likes of Togi Makabe and the ferocious Minoru Suzuki and also shared the ring with the veterans in the form of Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi. Therefore, what's stopping The Hangman from facing-off against another one of NJPW's very own, Shinsuke Nakamura?
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Page has already proved that he can hang in the ring with some of NJPW's biggest stars and a match against Nakamura could be a very stiff contest, to say the least.
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