5 Gaijin wrestlers from New Japan who have the best chance to win the IWGP Heavyweight title

#2 Will Ospreay

Ospreay is one of the best wrestlers in the world

If Kenny Omega left the moniker "the Best Bout Machine" behind in NJPW, then Ospreay has picked it up and run with it. Every one of his matches in the Junior Heavyweight Division has been amazing, as have his title defenses and challenges for that title.

He recently declared himself a heavyweight and moved up, just like Omega did. Ospreay is already one of the most popular wrestlers in the promotion and it's no surprise. Some older wrestling purists might consider him simply a "jumpy, flippy guy", but he's so much more. He mixes in his strikes with his high-flying and is a great all-around wrestler.

Ospreay has been moved along slowly but is already one of the top guys in the company. He's fought everyone regardless of weight and is someone that could one day win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. It's how Omega was originally built up, so perhaps Ospreay takes the same path en route to the top of the promotion.

#1 Jon Moxley

Moxley has certainly been able to spread his wings since leaving the WWE earlier this year

Even though the likes of White, Cobb and Ospreay are great wrestlers in their own rights, Jon Moxley is a much bigger star. When stars leave the WWE, they are often booked towards the top of their newer promotions. Moxley was already one of the top stars in the WWE, so his booking as a top guy in both AEW and NJPW has continued.

His departure from the WWE sent a ripple effect across the industry, and WWE's loss was AEW and NJPW's gain. He debuted after the main event of AEW's first official show, Double or Nothing, and won the IWGP US Championship in his debut for NJPW. He's already been treated as a big deal and as things currently sit, is someone whose star power can rival almost anyone's in the WWE.

Moxley still holds that title and will face Omega at All Out at the end of August. If there is one gaijin wrestler associated with NJPW that should and might be considered for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, it has to be Moxley. As I said, he's a bigger star now than before he left WWE, and NJPW would be wise to capitalize on it.