New Japan continued the Road To KING OF PRO WRESTLING 2025 Tour today in Tokyo.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.
The announced paid attendance was 1161.
Pre-show match: Zane Jay & Masatora Yasuda beat Tatsuya Matsunoto & Shoma Kato. Yasuda pinned Matsunoto.
Match 1: Katsuya Murashima & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Jado & El Phantasmo. Tanahashi pinned Jado after High Fly Flow.
Match 2: Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney beat Yosjinobu Kanemaru & SANADA by countout. SANADA counted out.
Match 3: Dick Togo, Sho, Don Fale & EVIL beat Tiger Mask, KUUKAI, Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg. Sho pinned TM 4 after Shock Arrow.
Match 4: Titan, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, David Finlay & Gabriel Kidd. Takahashi pinned Gedo after Trauma.
Match 5: Shota Unino beat OSKAR.
Match 6: Yuya Uemura beat Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) by submission.
Main Event: DOUKI beat IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado by ref stoppage (KO) to win the title. DOUKI becomes the 99th IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. Sho interference caused the KO-weapon use during Italian Stretch 32. I figured a change would happen here as DOUKI lost the title to Desperado at Tokyo Dome due to injury, but this fully cements his heel turn as part os House Of Torture. Next up: TBA but I have a feeling it’ll be at Tokyo Dome.
The next event is “Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous” tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World as a PPV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. The PPV is available for pre-order for $22.99 US.