In doing so, he earned a future shot at the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship ... Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yujiro Takahashi, Tomoaki Honma, Satoshi Kojima, Tomohiro Ishii ...

to become IWGP World Heavyweight Champion. It was an emotionally charged night for Goto, who had failed in eight previous attempts at winning NJPW's top prize. Typecast as a big-match choke artist ...