At the G1 Climax 25 Final, Genichiro Tenryu (65) came to the ring and had a brief exchange with Gedo. Ultimately, it was announced Tenryu's retirement match at 11/15 would be against The Rainmaker! Kazuchika Okada told Tenryu to "take a rest," the same verbiage he used in a promo targeting NJPW Ace Hiroshi Tanahashi.