>Only it seemed like the rules varied every year in BFG and
>got more and more convoluted.

I think so. But exactly like you said, they muddied the hell out of the water and took a lot of the fun out of it. The best thing for me with NJPW is when the situation is simple: hey, we're here doing some wrestling to try to establish who is currently the best. That person will wear this thing over here called a title. Then, other people will compete in a tournament to see who gets a title match at our biggest show. Yeah, that's it. Wrestling. Champion. Yeah, some of the people have factions and stuff and there's some personalities and stories brewing but yeah..it's basically wrestling. Ready?

WWE putting title match stakes on the Royal Rumble works to similar effect so maybe they don't totally need a G1. But it would be friggin fun to do it during the fall to give someone a shot at the Rumble or something,