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#9 Naito

NJPW's Naito has already won the promotion's highest belt, but his reign was short lived. However, he has been steadily climbing back into the top spot for the last year.

At first, fans couldn't stomach the squeaky clean Naito and rejected him wholeheartedly. When he turned hell, however, he developed a compelling character and affected slacker mannerisms and now he's being cheered relentlessly.

While Omega and Okada are definitely the top dogs in NJPW for the time being, Naito is nipping at their heels.

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A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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