According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Cody received some negative backlash online for being chosen to face Okada at the G1 Special in USA event. This was due the feeling that “fans would rather see a guy who has a history of blow-away performances or a New Japan full-timer in that spot.”
The report also added that Cody is not over enough yet in Japan to represent NJPW as their World Champion, and since the there has only been four world champions in six-and-a-half years (Okada, Tanahashi, Styles, and Naito), the title is maintaining its prestige of being held by an elite class.
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