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Some All-Japan news:

Lots of title matches have been announced for the last w events of the month on 8/31 & 9/1:
Starting at the top with NEW Triple Crown Champion Yuma Aoyagi…it sounds like his second reign starts with that traditional rite of passage: Kento Miyahara. That match will happen on 9/1 in Fukuoka, along with All-Asia Tag Team Champions Seiki Yoshioka & MUSASHI vs. Fuminori Abe & Seigo Tachibana for the titles, All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Naruki Doi vs. Ryo Inoue for the title and All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Jun & Rei Saito vs. Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe for the titles.
The day before on 8/31 in HIroshima there will be GAORA TV Champion Fuminori Abe vs. Rey Paloma for the title.

The full field and bracket for the upcoming Royal Road Tournament in September has been announced. This will be a 16-man single-elimination bracket-style openweight tournament running from 9/14-9/22. The matchups are as follows:
9/14 (Round 1):
Yuma Aoyagi vs. Ryuki Honda
Suwama vs. Joel Redman
Shotaro Ashino vs. Dan Tamura

9/15 (Round 1):
Kento Miyahara vs. Hideki Suzuki
Jun Saito vs. Cyrus

9/16 (Round 1):
Yuma Anzai vs. Ren Ayabe
Hokuto Omori vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Rei Saito vs. Kumaarashi

9/19 (Quarterfinals):
Aoyagi/Honda vs. Ashino/Tamura
Miyahara/Suzuki vs. Suwama/Redman
Anzai/Ayabe vs. Omori/Smith Jr.
Saito/Cyrus vs. Saito/Kumaarashi

9/22 (Semifinals/Finals):
Quarterfinals winners
Semifinals winners

There will be a new winner this year as 2023 winner Satoshi Kojima is not in the tournament. Ryuki Honda was the runner-up last year. The winner usually gets a Triple Crown shot so presumably Aoyagi/Miyahara will defend against whoever wins unless it’s one of them.

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Wars 2024 Tour today with a major event in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 2031.

Match 1: GAORA TV Champion Fuminori Abe beat Seigo Tachibana to retain the title. V1 for Abe.

Match 2; Naruki Doi & Senor Saito beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Shotaro Ashino and HIkaru Sato & Masashi Takeda in a 3-way when Doi pinned Japan.

Match 3; Ryuki Honda, Ren Ayabe & Rising Hayato beat Quiet Storm, Hartley Jackson & Jack Kennedy. Ayabe pinned Storm after Des Rolette.

Match 4: All-Asia Tag Team Champions MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue to retain the titles..Yoshioka pinned Tamura with La Magistral. V2 for the champs.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Hokuto Omori & Cyrus. Miyahara pinned Omori with a shutdown suplex hold.

Match 6: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Jun & Rei Saito beat Suwama & Hideki Suzuki to retain the titles. Jun Saito pinned Suwama after a jackhammer. V3 for the champs.

Main Event: Yuma Aoyagi beat All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuma Anzai to win the Triple Crown. Aoyagi becomes the 73rd All-Japan Triple Crown Champion.

The next event is a Shiro Koshinaka 45th Anniversary event on 8/24 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan kicked off the Summer Action Wars 2024 Tour today with a Saito Bros-centric event in Sendai.

Today’s event was held at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1503.

Match 1: Dan Ramura & Ryo Inoue beat Shotaro Ashino & Seiki Yoshioka. Tamura pinned Yoshioka after a powerbomb.

Match 2; Hokuto Omori, Cyrus, Aizawa No. 1, Hartley Jackson & Kumaarashi beat Yuma Aoyagi, Hideki Suzuki, Fuminori Abe, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Omori pinned Tachibana after a frog splash.

Match 3: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champino Naruki Doi beat MUSASHI to retain the title. V1 for Doi.

Match 4: Ryuki Honda, Ren Ayabe & Rising Hayato beat Kento Miyahara, Suwama & Hikaru Sato. Ayabe poinned Sato after Des Rolette.

Match 5: Jun Saito beat Davey Boy Smith Jr.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuma Anzai beat Rei Saito to retain the Triple Crown. V5 for Anzai. Next up: Yuma Aoyagi, who previously earned his title shot. That match will happen at the next event.

The next event is 8/17 at Arena Tachikawa Taihihi in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 8/16 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

All-Japan wrapped up the Summer Action Series 2024 tour today in Tokyo.

Toady’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1341,

The pre-show was an Actress Girls segment and match.

Match 1: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Seiki Yoshioka & MUSASHI beat Naruki Doi & Senor Saito to retain the titles. MUSASHI pinned Saito after Estrellaftulo. V1 for the champs.

Match 2: Shotaro Ashino, Ryo Inoue, Hideki Suzuki, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana beat Hokuto Omori, Cyrus, Kumaarashi, Jack Kennedy & Aizawa No. 1. Inoue pinned 1 with a Daikannon suplex hold.

Match 3: Kyohei Wada (referee) 50th Anniversary Match: Masanobu Fuchi, Jun & Rei Saito beat Suwama, Dan Tamura & Takao Omori (Independent/Freelancer). Rei Saito pinned Tamura after a chokeslam.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi beat Ren Ayabe by ref stoppage. As a result, Aoyagi gets an All-Japan Triple Crown shot on 8/17.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara beat Rising Hayato.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuma Anzai beat Ryuki Honda to retain the Triple Crown. V4 for Anzai. Next up: Not Aoyagi…yet. First, Rei Saito. That match will happen on 8/3.

The next event is 8/3 at at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 8/2 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

In other news, the 2024 Royal Road Tournament and field was announced. This a 16-man single-elimination tournament. The full field: Ryuki Honda, Yuma Anzai, Jun Saito, Rei Saito, Kento Miyahara, Suwama, Yuma Aoyagi, Shotaro Ashino, Ren Ayabe, Hohuto Omori, Dan Tamura, Hideki Suzuki, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Cyrus, Kumaarashi, Joel Redman. Redman, an 18-year veteran from England, was scheduled to participate in the 2020 Champions Carnival but was unable to travel to Japan due to the coronavirus pandemic. He first competed in All-Japan in the 2910 Champions Carnival and World’s Strongest Tag League, and his career includes being the inaugural WWE NXT Tag Team Champions with former Dragon Gate and current All Elite Wrestling wrestler Pac (who also competed in WWE for a time after leaving Dragon Gate).
The tournament schedule is as follows:
Round 1: 9/14 (Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall, Nagoya), 9/15 (Act City Hamamatsu, Shizuoka), 9/16 (Hanahaku Memorial Park Tsurumi Ryokuchi Dogwood Hal, Osaka)
Quarterfinals: 9/19 (Shin-Kiba 1st Ring, Tokyo)
Semifinals/Finals: 9/22 (Korakuen)

UPDATE: After the event, it was announced MUSASHI has officially signed with the promotion.

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Series 2024 Tour today with an event in Shizuoka.

Today’s event was held at Shimizu Marine Building in Shizuoka and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV tonight at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast. (Note for the replay: There is an intermission after the 3rd match)

The announced paid attendance was 417.

Match 1: Dan Tamura & Hideki Suzuki beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Suzuki beat Tachibana with a cobra twist.

Match 2: Rei Saito beat MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro).

Match 3: Shotaro Ashino & Hideki Sekine beat Suwama & Hikaru Sato. Sekine beat Sato with an ankle hold.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi beat Seiki Yoshioka.

Match 5: Jun Saito & Naruki Doi beat Kento Miyahara & Ryo Inoue. Saito pinned Inoue after a jackhammer.

Main Event: Yuma Anzai, Rising Hayato, Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Hokuto Omori, Cyrus, Kumaarashi & Jack Kennedy. Honda pinned OMori after Final Vent.

The next event is Evolution 6 tomorrow at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Series 2024 today with a major event in Osaka.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 958.

Match 1: Hideki Suzuki & Hikaru Sato beat Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue. Suzuki beat Inoue with a ground cobra twist.

Match 2: 2.5 Wrestling Provided Match: Super Delfin & Super W beat Hirakataniisan & Flying Penguin. W pinned Penguin after Super Flash.

Match 3: Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi, Cyrus & Jack Kennedy beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro), Seiki Yoshioka & Seigo Tachibana. Omori pinned Tachibana after a frog splash.

Match 4; Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Shotaro Ashino & The Bodyguard (Independent/Freelancer). Honda pinned Ashino after Final Vent.

Match 5: Naruki Doi beat All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Rising Hayato to win the title. Doi becomes the 69th All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion.

Match 6: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Jun & Rei Saito beat Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi to retain the titles. Jun Saito pinned Aoyagi after DOOM. V2 for the champs.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuma Anzai beat Suwama to retain the Triple Crown. V3 for Anzai. Next up: TBA, but that match will happen on 8/3 at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai.

The next event is tomorrow at Shimizu Marine Building in Shizuoka. There will be no live broadcast. It should be available on demand at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.

All-Japan held NEW AGE CHRONICLE Z 5 today, the latest and possibly last in the series of Rising Hayato Produced events for younger and less experienced wrestlers (less than 10 years experience).

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

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

Match 1: Dan Tamura beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 2: Hokuto Omori beat Jack Kennedy.

Match 3: Rei Saito beat Jun Saito & Seigo Tachibana in a 3-way by pinning Tachibana.

Match 4: Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda, Rising Hayato & Ren Ayabe beat Yuma Aoyagi, Shotaro Ashino, Kumaarashi & Fuminori Abe. Anzai pinned Kumaarashi after Gimlet.

Main Event: Seigo Tachibana won a 15 man battle royal with all event participants, last eliminating Rei Saito.

No word on if there will be another event in the series, but they made it sound like no.

The next event is 7/13 at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka with 3 title matches-an All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship match, All-Japan World Tag Team Championship match and All-Japan Triple Crown match. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

In other news, an All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Championship match has been announced for an Evolution Women’s Pro Wrestling event on 7/18: Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki & Maya Yukihi will defend the titles against Shuji Ishikawa, Chihiro Hashimoto & Yuu. Dan Tamura participation is also set for the event.

Some All-Japan news to kick off July:

Effective today, Yuji Shindo has joined All-Japan and will be the new ring announcer going forward. Shindo, 41, has been a ring announcer for 16 years and most recently was a freelancer.

Several title matches have been announced for this month’s events:
On 7/20, All-Asia Tag Team Champions MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka will defend the titles against Naruki Doi & TBA, identified as “S”. This “S” is a new member of the Saito Brothers group with Jun & Rei Saito and Doi.
On 7/13 there will be 3 title matches: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Jun & Rei Saito vs. Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi for the titles and the previously announced matches of All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Rising Hayato vs. Naruki Doi for the title and Yuma Anzai vs. Suwama for the Triple Crown.

Also, while not a title match, Rising Hayato vs. Kento Miyahara has been announced for 7/20 as Hayato is leaving the NEXTREAM faction to form his own group, ELPIDA, with Ryuki Honda, Yuma Anzai & Ren Ayabe.

The AJPW.TV broadcast schedule for July has been announced, 4 of the 5 scheduled events will be live. The full schedule:
LIVE-Thursday (Shin-Kiba 1st Ring), 7/13 (Osaka Prefectural Gym 2, Osaka), 7/15 (Yokohama Radiant Hall, Yokohama), 7/20 (Korakuen Hall, Tokyo)
On Demand (next day-scheduled to be available in the US at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET that day)-7/14 (Shimizu Marine Building, Shizouka)
Also available on demand will be a Kuroshio TOKYO Japan Produced Independent event on 7/12 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. That should be available that night in the US.

All-Japan continued the Dynamite Series 2024 tour today with an event in Fukushima.

Today’s event was held at Kokutai MemoriaL Gym in Fukushima 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 415.

Match 1: MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 2: Shotaro Ashino & Seiki Yoshioka beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Jack Kennedy. Ashino beat Kennedy with an ankle lock.

Match 3: Suwama beat Seigo Tachibana by ref stoppage (TKO).

Match 4; Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Dan Tamura beat Hokuto Omori, Hartley Jackson & Aizawa No. 1. Tamura pinned Aizawa after a powerbomb.

Match 5: Ryuki Honda beat Cyrus.

Main Event: Yuma Anzai, Ren Ayabe & Rising Hayato beat Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi. Hayato pinned Doi after Sid Vicious.

The next event is NEW AGE CHRONICLE Z 5, the next (and possibly last) Rising Hayato Produced event, Thursday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. The event is now a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan kicked off the Dynamite Series 2024 Tour today with a Dan Tamura hometown event.

Today’s event was held at Kashima Sports Center Sub Arena in Ibaraki 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 428.

Match 1: Seiki Yoshioka & Seigo Tachibana beat Hartley Jackson & Aizawa No. 1. Yoshioka pinned 1 after SK.

Match 2: Ren Ayabe beat Jack Kennedy.

Match 3: Hokuto Omori & Cyrus beat Shotaro Ashino & Ryuji Hijikata. Omori pinned HIjikata after a frog splash.

Match 4: Rising Hayato beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 5: Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi beat Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro). Doi pinned MUSASHI.

Main Event: Yuma Anzai & Ryuki Honda beat Dan Tamura & Suwama. Anzai pinned Tamura after Gimlet.

The next event is tomorrow at Shirakawa City Kokutai Memorial Gym in Fukushima. There will be no live broadcast.