Ranking the G1 Climax Competitors: Block A

#5 EVIL

EVIL will have to tap into a new level of evil, to live up to his potential!

For all his upside, EVIL, unfortunately, hasn't proven it in the ring. His title match against Okada last year was a dud, and he's better served in the tag division for now. The only issue is that as much character potential he shows, so does SANADA overall and they both need to move up the card soon.

Age is luckily on EVIL's side, while he'd normally be positioned a bit lower in his block the current direction indicates a need of a push. EVIL seems primed as the next challenger for Chris Jericho's IWGP Intercontinental Championship, as such he needs some huge wins before the match.

Unfortunately for him or anyone else, Jericho isn't part of the tournament, thereby making a win against him an automatic title challenge. Regardless EVIL will have a well-cooked tournament, matching his partner in the other block leading to questions of Naito's inevitable successor.

Best Potential Match: vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Night 13

Once more, Hiroshi Tanahashi comes to the rescue. It's when analytically looking at a tournament like this, one realizes how vital Tanahashi is in giving young wrestlers a boost. While Okada never got a terrific match out of EVIL, Tanahashi is bound to do so due to their history in the past year with LiJ. EVIL won't win but he'll further is skill level.