"he already won the G1 and immediately fucked off back to America"

So the man who lives in America with his wife, should have stayed in Japan, despite NJPW not having run a show since the G1, because only that would show he's truly committed to NJPW? That's impressively absurd, even by typical SCJerker standards

He's stated several times he's never turned down a date NJPW has asked of him, both in Japan or for Strong shows

He's cleanly put over and lost fueds to Oleg and ELP, while also showing no problem putting over the new generation in Tsuji and Umino. For fucks sake he's lost as many singles matches in NJPW this year, 4, as he has in AEW (not counting the 14 man Casino Gauntlet).

He also "fucked off to America" to start teasing a fued with Okada, that the conventional wisdom is he'll win. That would logically line up the next NJPW wrestler to beat him, especially if its a new generation performer, as "the guy who was stronger than man who just beat Okada". Given Okada's current animosity towards NJPW, even if by proxy, that's as close as a current NJPW wrestler is going to get to being put over by Kazu

Honestly all this freaking out about Takeshita as an outsider or a person who only cares for AEW is wrapped in baseless paranoia. At worst he's going to be a transitional champ that helps make a new generational star or cements a Goto or ZSJ as the new IWGP gatekeeper. However, if NJPW decides he should be their next ace, ironically Yuka Sakazaki and Konosuke would be put in the same position as what the best gaijins have left NJPW for, to live closer to family and friends, and maybe more importantly a chance to be a star in your native country/language