All-Japan continued the Royal Road Tournament today with the second half of Round 1. The single-elimination field would be down to the Quarterfinals after today.
Today’s event was held at Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.
The announced paid attendance was 447.
There were a couple last minute changes to the lineup as Izanagi missed the event. Coronavirus.
Match 1: Royal Road Tournament-Shotaro Ashino beat Dan Tamura by submission. As a result, Ashino advances to the Quarterfinals.
Match 2: Royal Road Tournament-Takao Omori beat Ryuki Honda. As a result, Omori advances to the Quarterfinals.
Match 3: Suwama, KONO & Toshizo beat Black Menso-re, Hikaru Sato & Ryo Inoue. Suwama pinned Inoue after a running knee.
Match 4: Jake Lee, Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Kento Miyahara, Rising Hayato & Uji Shiba. Atsuki Aoyagi pinned Hayato after Firebird Splash.
Match 5: All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Tiger Mask beat Hokuto Omori by submission to retain the title. V3 for TM 4.
Match 6: Royal Road Tournament: Cyrus beat Shuji Ishikawa. As a result, Cyrus advances to the Quarterfinals.
Main Event: Royal Road Tournament-Yuji Nagata (New Japan) beat Yoshitatsu. As a result, Nagata advances to the Qurterfinals.
The next event is Sunday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo with the first half of the Quarterfinals (Miyahara-Cyrus and Ashino-Nagata) and an All-Asia Tag Team Championship match. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Saturday at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.
