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All-Japan wraps up the Royal Road Tournament today with the Semifinals and Finals. The Semifinals will lead off the event, first will be Kento Miyahara vs. Ryuki Honda followed by Rei Saito vs. Ren Ayabe. The winners will meet in the Finals, which will be the main event. Tag matches fill out the rest of the card which will also see Suwama return from injury. Originally scheduled for the tournament, he could not participate due to ear vertigo. The tournament winner will probably get the next shot at Triple Crown Champion Yuma Aoyagi, who lost in Round 1. Today will also see the participants in the upcoming World’s Strongest Tag League announced.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on AJPW.TV in Japanese. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan. The event may be a legit sellout. It also has been announced there will be an Actress Girls segment and match 20 minutes before the event. There also will be an intermission after the 4th match. There is no time limit for the tournament matches and it probably will make for a longer than normal 6-match card along with the break, plus there’s the marathon Kuroshio TOKYO Japan entrance, so I anticipate the event running close to 3 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Pre-show: Actress Girls Match: Nene Arahata & Ayano Irie vs. Natsu Aoi & Sakura Matsushima

Main show:
Royal Road Semifinals:
Kento Miyahara vs. Ryuki Honda
Rei Saito vs. Ren Ayabe
Shotaro Ashino, Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana vs. MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka, Fuminori Abe, Joel Redman & Hikaru Sato
Jun Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito vs. Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Cyrus
Intermission
World’s Strongest Tag League Participant Announcement
Yuma Aoyagi, Masakatsu Funaki & Yuma Anzai vs. Suwama, Hideki Suzuki & Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Royal Road Finals

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Updates below will begin at 7:10 PM PT/10:10 PM ET.

7:10 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Commentary will start later. (It started when the pre-show match began but didn’t hear names)

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s very close to a legit sellout based on advance ticket sales so standing room only tickets may be sold. Based on the setup that would suggest close to 1500. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 1473, a legit sellout)

Pre-show: Actress Girls Match: Nene Arahata & Ayano Irie vs. Natsu Aoi & Sakura Matsushima
Result: Natsu Aoi & Sakura Matsushima beat Nene Arahata & Ayano Irie

Someone who I guess will be a guest on commentary makes his way through ringside to join commentary (Kagehiro Osano and someone else).

Opening announcements. Audio will be muted shortly for a minute or two.

The matches begin at 7:36 PM PT/10:36 PM ET. Yuma Aoyagi is a special guest on commentary for the first couple matches.

Match 1: Royal Road Semifinals: Kento Miyahara vs. Ryuki Honda. No time limit
Result: Ryuki Honda beat Kento Miyahara. As a result, Honda advances to the Finals.

Match 2: Royal Road Semifinals: Ren Ayabe vs. Rei Saito. No time limit
Result: Ren Ayabe beat Rei Saito by submission. As a result, Ayabe advances to the Finals.

This means the main event is Honda vs. Ayabe.

Match 3: Shotaro Ashino, Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana vs. MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka, Fuminori Abe, Joel Redman & Hikaru Sato. 30 minute time limit
Result: Shotaro Ashino, Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana beat MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka, Fuminori Abe, Joel Redman & Hikaru Sato. Tachibana pinned Abe.

Match 4: Jun Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito vs. Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Cyrus. 30 minute time limit
Result: Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Cyrus beat Jun Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito. Omori pinned Jun Saito after a frog splash. Afterwards, Omori with microphone. All-Japan World Tag Team Championship challenge issued with Kumaarashi as his partner.

2 new wrestlers are brought to the ring. Their names are Sakuto Terada & Taishin Nagao. They will debut at an upcoming Korakuen event.

Intermission.

The event resumes at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

The Tag Team Championship match is now official. That match will happen on 10/12 in Saitama. So will All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Naruki Doi vs. Dan Tamura for the title. On 10/13 there will be All-Asia Tag Team Champions MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka vs. Yuma Anzai & Rising Hayato for the titles. At the next Korakuen on 10/22 the new wrestlers will debut against Tamura & Ryo Inoue. 10/22 will also have a Suwama 20th Anniversary Match: Hideki Suzuki & Shuji Kondo vs. Suwama & TBA.

The World’s Strongest Tag League field is announced, 2 blocks of 7 this year. The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals.
Block A: Jun & Rei Saito, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka, Rising Hayato & Yuma Anzai, Shotaro Ashino & Dan Tamura, Hokuto Omori & Kumaarashi, Daisuke Sekimoto & Kengo Mashimo, TBA & TBA.
Block B: Kento Miyahara & Davey Boy Smith Jr., Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana, Cyrus & Hartley Jackson, Suwama & Hideki Suzuki, Yuma Aoyagi & Fuminori Abe, Hikaru Sato & Yuko Miyamoto.
Well we know the champs are going to be in Block A.

Match 5: Yuma Aoyagi, Masakatsu Funaki & Yuma Anzai vs. Suwama, Hideki Suzuki & Davey Boy Smith Jr.. 30 minute time limit
Result: Suwama, Hideki Suzuki & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Yuma Aoyagi, Masakatsu Funaki & Yuma Anzai. Smith pinned Funaki after a sitout powerbomb. As usual when they team up, Suwama & Suzuki did their usual not-getting-along thing post-match.

Main Event: Royal Road Finals: Ryuki Honda vs. Ren Ayabe. No time limit
Result: Ren Ayabe beat Ryuki Honda to win the tournament. Afterwards, Ayabe with microphone. As expected, he called out Triple Crown Champion Yuma Aoyagi, who returned to commentary for the match. The tournament win almost certainly means he’s next. Potentially could happen on 10/22.

The next event is a free mini-event Monday at Branch Yokohama Minami Market Seaside Plaze in Yokohama with 3 matches scheduled, which is weather permitting due to being outdoors. If it rains the matches will be cancelled. The next official event is the 52nd Anniversary Commemoration Series 2024 opener on 10/12 at Gyoda Green Arena in Saitama. Broadcast plans TBA (specifically if it will be streamed live or not, I expect it will be). (9/26 UPDATE: There will be no live broadcast. On demand should be available that evening)

All-Japan continued the Royal Road Tournament today with the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 338, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Jun Saito, Shotaro Ashino, Hideki Suzuki & MUSASHI beat Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi, Hikaru Sato & Yuko Miyamoto. Saito pinned Sato after a jackhammer.

Match 2: Yuma Anzai & Rising Hayato beat Yuma Aoyagi & Ryo Inoue. Anzai pinned Inoue after Gimlet.

Royal Road Quarterfinals:
Match 3: Rei Saito beat Cyrus.
Match 4: Ren Ayabe beat Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Match 5: Kento Miyahara beat Joel Redman.
Main Event: Ryuki Honda beat Dan Tamura.
As a result, the Semifinals will be Saito vs. Ayabe and Miyahara vs. Honda. Winners advance to the Finals

The Semifinals and Finals are Sunday at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Saturday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET with live results scheduled.

All-Japan continued the Royal Road Tournament today with the rest of Round 1.

Today’s event was held at Hanahaku Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi Dogwood Hall in Osaka and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV tonight at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 780.

Match 1: Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue & Cyrus beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, Seigo Tachibana & The Bodyguard (Independent/Frealancer). Cyrus pinned Tachibana after a reverse splash.

Match 2: Kento Miyahara, Shotaro Ashino, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Yuma Aoyagi, Hideki Suzuki, Fuminori Abe & Joel Redman. Miyahara pinned Abe with a shutdown suplex hold.

Match 3: Ryuki Honda & Rising Hayato beat Jun Saito & Senor Saito. Honda pinned Senor Saito after Final Vent.

Match 4: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Naruki Doi beat Hikaru Sato to retain the title. V3 for Doi.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 5: Rei Saito beat Quiet Storm.
Match 6: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Hokuto Omori.
Main Event: Ren Ayabe beat Yuma Anzai.

The Quarterfinals are Thursday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan continued the Royal Road Tournament today in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV tonight at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 505.

Match 1: Shotaro Ashino, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana beat MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka & Ryo Inoue. Ashino pinned Inoue after a T-Bone suplex.

Match 2: Yuma Aoyagi, Dan Tamura & Hideki Sekine (Indpendent/Freelancer) beat Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Jack Kennedy. Aoyagi pinned Kennedy.

Match 3: Davey Boy Smith Jr., Joel Redman & Hikaru Sato beat Rei Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito. Sato beat Senor Saito with a chicken wing.

Match 4: Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Yuma Anzai & Rising Hayato. Ayabe pinned Hayato after Des Rolette.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 5: Cyrus beat Jun Saito.
Main Event: Kento Miyahara beat Hideki Suzuki.
As a result of today, the first Quarterfinals are set, which will be Miyahara vs. Joel Redman and Ryuki Honda vs. Dan Tamura. Cyrus will face the Rei Saito-Kumaarashi winner. The other 2 Round 1 winners (also tomorrow) will meet in the last Quarterfinal.

The next event is tomorrow at Hanahaku Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi Hanamizuki Hall in Osaka with the remainder of Round 1. There will be no live broadcast. On demand should be available tomorrow night.

In other news, it was announced that Suwama will return from recent injury absence (ear vertigo) on 9/22 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, which will be the Royal Road Semifinals & Finals.

All-Japan began the 11th Royal Road Tournament today, their now-annual fall single tournament which is a 16-man single-elimination event this year.

Today’s event was held at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 817.

Match 1: All-Asia Tag Team Champions MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Kutoshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana to retain the titles. MUSASHI pinned Tachibana after Niten First Class. V4 for the champs.

Match 2: Hideki Suzuki & Hikaru Sato beat Fuminori ABe & Hiroki Murase by ref stoppage. Sato beat Abe.

Match 3: Yuma Anzai, Ren Ayabe & Rising Hayato beat Kento Miyahara, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Ryo Inoue. Anzai pinned Inoue after Gimlet.

Match 4: Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi, Cyrus & Jack Kennedy beat Jun & Rei Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito. Omori pinned Senor Saito after a frog splash.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 5: Joel Redman beat Yuko Miyamoto.
Match 6: Dan Tamura beat Shotaro Ashino.
Main Event: Ryuki Honda beat Yuma Aoyagi.

The next event is tomorrow at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka. There will be no live broadcast. It should be available on demand later that day.

All-Japan wrapped up the Summer Action Wars 2024 Tour today with a major event in Fukuoka.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka Island City Forum in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1013.

Match 1: All-Asia Tag Team Champions MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Fuminori Abe & Seigo Tachibana to retain the titles. MUSASHI pinned Tachibana after Niten No. 1. V3 for the champs.

Match 2: Shotaro Ashino & Kutoshio TOKYO Japan beat Hartley Jackson & Jack Kennedy. Ashino beat Kennedy with an ankle lock.

Match 3: Hideki Suzuki, Hikaru Sato & Yuko Miyamoto beat Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Cyrus. Suzuki pinned Omori with a backdrop hold.

Match 4: Yuma Anzai & Rising Hayato beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Dan Tamura. Anzai pinned Tamura after Gimlet.

Match 5: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Naruki Doi beat Ryo Inoue to retain the title. V2 for Doi.

Match 6: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Jun & Rei Saito beat Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe to retain the titles. Jun Saito pinned Honda after Psycho Break. V4 for the champs.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuma Aoyagi beat Kento Miyahara to retain the Triple Crown. V1 for Aoyagi. They went over 30 minutes.

The next event is the Royal Road Tournament starting on 9/14 at Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya. This is a single-elimination singles tournament. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Series 2024 Tour today in Hiroshima.

Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Marine Hop in Hiroshima and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV later today. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 435.

Match 1: Ryuki Honda beat Jack Kennedy.

Match 2: MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka vs. Hikaru Sato & Yuko Miyamoto went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 3: GAORA TV Champion Fuminori Abe beat Rey Paloma to retain the title. V2 for Abe.

Match 4: Yuma Anzai, Ren Ayabe & Rising Hayato beat Hokuto Omori, Cyrus & Hartley Jackson. Anzai pinned Omori after Gimlet.

Match 5: Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi beat Shotaro Ashino, Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue. Doi pinned Inoue.

Main Event; Kento Miyahara & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Yuma Aoyagi & Hideki Suzuki. Miyahara pinned Aoyagi with a shutdown suplex hold.

The tour-ender is tomorrow at Fukuoka Island City Forum in Fukuoka. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin TONIGHT at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

All-Japan has announced several last-minute changes to tomorrow’s (tonight US time) Hiroshima event because Suwama is now off the event. Ear vertigo. Out indefinitely. He was to have teamed with Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue to face Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi. Shotaro Ashino is the replacement and has been removed from match 2 as he was to have teamed with Hikaru Sato to face MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka. Yuko Miyamoto is the replacement for Ashino. It’s not known how long Suwama will be out, and also there is a chance tonight’s event is a last-minute postponement due to weather conditions (approaching hurricane).

More as it becomes available.

All-Japan hosted a 45th Anniversary event today for legendary wrestler Shiro Koshinaka, one of a number of Japanese legends who continue to compete well into their 60s and beyond.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. Atsuki Aoyagi, who is currently out due to injury, was a special guest on commentary.

The announced paid attendance was 1349, possibly a full house/near sellout as most tickets sold out in advance.

Pre-show: Actress Girls match & segment: Marino Saihara & Sakura Mizushima beat Nene & Mari Arihata. Mizushima pinned Nene with a Northern Lights suplex hold.

Match 1: Ryo Inoue & Takao Omori beat Hikaru Sato & Ryuji Hijikata. Inoue pinned Hijikata with a Daikannon suplex hold.

Match 2: Dan Tamura & Hideki Suzuki beat Kumaarashi & Hartley Jackson. Tamura pinned Jackson with La Magistral.

Match 3: Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda, Rising Hayato & Ren Ayabe beat Jun & Rei Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito. Anzai pinned Senor Saito after Gimlet.

Match 4: Hokuto Omori & Cyrus beat Mitsuya Nagai (Dradition) & Minoru Tanaka (GLEAT). Cyrus pinned Nagai after a reverse splash.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Tatsumi Fujinami, LEONA (Dradition) & Tatsuhito Takaiwa (Independent/Freelancer). Miyahara pinned Takaiwa with a shutdown suplex hold.

Main Event: Shiro Koshinaka 45th Anniversary Match: Shiro Koshinaka, Ryusuke Taguchi (New Japan), Kengo Mashimo (Independent/Freelancer) & Yuma Aoyagi beat Suwama, Shotaro Ashino, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Koshinaka pinned Tachibana after a powerbomb.

After the main event, a 45th Anniversary celebration was held for Koshinaka. Guests includes Geni’chiro Tenryu, Kendo Kobayashi, The Great Kabuki and Kenta Kobashi among others.

The next event is 8/31 at Hiroshima Marine Hop in Hiroshima. There will be no live broadcast.