IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito recently spoke with Sports Illustrated on a number of topics including what it means to him to be competing in his 15th G1 Climax tournament.
Naito said, “The G1 is the one tour all year that has the most attention from fans all over the world. So to be in this tournament year after year is an honor.”
On the difficulty of winning the G1:
“It’s a tough tournament. But feeling just how tough it is reminds me that I am a professional wrestler for NJPW, and that’s a happy feeling.”
