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All-Japan kicked off the 12th Royal Road Tournament today, their annual summer single-elimination bracket-style tournament for Heavyweights.

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

The announced paid attendance was 983.

Match 1: Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue. Hayato pinned Inoue.

Match 2: Hokuto Omori, Kuamarashi & Takashi beat Ryuki Honda, Ren Ayabe & Shota Kofuji. Kumaarashi pinned Kofuji.

Match 3: Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey beat Jun Saito, Hideki Suzuki & Davey Boy Smith Jr. Ashino beat Smith with an ankle lock.

Match 4: MUSASHI 15th Anniversary Match: MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat The Great Sasuke & Taro Nohashi (Michinoku Pro). MUSASHI pinned Nohashi after Two Top Class.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 5: Daisuke Sekimoto beat Naruki Doi.
Match 6: Naoya Nomura beat Yuma Aoyagi.
Main Event: Kento Miyahara beat Kengo Mashimo.

The next event is Saturday at Kunihibi Messe Grand Exhibition Hall in Shimane. There will be no live broadcast. On demand later that day (this is a Friday night start in the US so on demand will be Saturday evening).

All-Japan held a special charity event today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Machida Gym in Tokyo and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 855.

Match 1: Senor Saito beat Kikutaro.

Match 2: Hideki Suzuki & Fuminori Abe beat Hokuto Omori & Jack Kennedy. Suzuki pinned Omori with European Clutch.

Match 3: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Dan Tamura.

Match 4: Jun Saito beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 5: Ren Ayabe, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato. MUSASHI pinned Atsuki Aoyagi after Niten First Class.

Main Event: Kento Miyahara, Ryuki Honda & Masashi Takeda beat Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey. Honda pinned Ashino after a plane throw.

The next event is the Royal Road Tournament opener on 8/24 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Wars 2025 Tour today in Nagano.

Today’s event was held at Matsumoto Water Arena in Nagano and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This will also be a taped Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 1596.

Match 1: Hideki Suzuki beat Ryo Inoue by submission.

Match 2: All-Japan AJPW.TV 6-Man Tag Team Champions Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Takashi beat Shiro Koshinaka, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana to retain the titles. Takashi pinned Kuroshio after Pineapple Bomber. V3 for the champs.

Match 3: Rising Hayato & Dan Tamura beat Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Senor Saito. Hayato pinned Saito.

Match 4: Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey beat Kento Miyahara, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & MUSASHI. Xyon pinned MUSASHI after a diving headbutt.

A Shinshu Pro Wrestling (local promotion match) was held at this point. Results were not posted. This was during intermission, before the break Rei Saito appeared and greeted the crowd. He apologized for his absence due to upcoming shoulder surgery and will be out indefinitely but promised he will be back and hopefully soon. And of course…DOOM!!!

Match 5: Ren Ayabe & Talos beat Ryuki Honda & Daisuke Sekimoto. Ayabe pinned Honda after Des Roulette.

Match 6: Atsuki Aoyagi beat All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Seiki Yoshioka to win the title. Aoyagi becomes the 72nd All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Jun Saito beat Yuma Aoyagi to retain the Triple Crown. V7 for Saito. No title sweep for the Aoyagis. Younger won, but older only got DOOM!!!

The next event is Saturday at Machida Gym in Tokyo for a charity event. There will be no live broadcast. On demand hopefully later that day.

Not good, either the puns or the news. On the heels of All-Japan announcing the 10/13 Miyagi event has been POSTPONED because he will be absent, it’s been announced that Rei Saito is on the injury list again. Right shoulder surgery. Out indefinitely but the event postponement suggests at least 2-3 months. He is also out of the upcoming Royal Road Tournament. Naruki Doi is the replacement and will now face Daisuke Sekimoto in Round 1. The promotion will announce a new date for the postponed 10/13 event at a later date.

More as it becomes available.

All-Japan began the Summer Action Wars 2025 Tour today with an event in Tokyo that also wrapped up the Zennichi Jr. Festival Tournament.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. The event will also be broadcast on GAORA SPORTS in Japan at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 2020.

Match 1: MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka, Ryo Inoue, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Shota Kofuki beat Dan Tamura, Hikaru Sato, Yuko Miyamoto, Fuminori Abe & Seigo Tachibana. Doi pinned Tachibana after Bakatare Sliding Kick.

Match 2: GAORA TV Champion Takashi beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan to retain the title. V2 for Takashi.

Match 3: Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Daisuke Sekimoto (Big Japan) beat Hokuto Omori & Kumaaarashi. Sekimoto pinned Omori after Giant Press. Afterwards, Sekimoto was announced as the TBA that will be the final participant in the Royal Road Tournament starting later this month.

Match 4: Naoya Nomura beat Ryuki Honda by submission.

Match 5: Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey beat Jun & Rei Sairo & Senor Saito. Odyssey pinned Senor Saito after Journey’s End. Odyssey is the former WWE wrestler Odyssey Jones.

Match 6: Ren Ayabe beat Talos.

Match 7: Hideki Suzuki & Kengo Mashimo beat All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi to win the titles. Suzuki & Mashimo become the 101st All-Japan World Tag Team Champions. Suzuki pinned Miyahara with a double-arm suplex hold.

Main Event: Zennichi Jr. Festival Finals: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Rising Hayato to win the tournament.

The next event is 8/10 at Matsumoto City General Gym in Nagano. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Saturday at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET. It will also be broadcast on Samurai! TV in Japan at a later date.

UPDATE: After today’s event it was announced a planned 10/13 event in Miyagi has been POSTPONED. No Rei Saito. Update to follow.

All-Japan wrapped up the Summer Action Series 2025 Tour today in Tokyo.

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 339, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Kento Miyahara, Ren Ayabe & Ryuki Honda beat Hokuto Omori, Talos & Hideki Suzuki. Miyahara pinned Suzuki after Blackout.

Match 2: Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Yuma Aoyagi, Shotaro Ashino & Ryo Inoue. Jun Saito pinned Aoyagi after a jackhammer.

Zennichi Jr. Festival:
Match 3: Block A: Hikaru Sato beat Seiki Yoshioka by submission.
Match 4: Block A: Rising Hayato beat Seigo Tachibana by submission. As a result, Hayato wins Block A and advances to the Finals.
Match 5: Block B: Fuminori Abe beat MUSASHI.
Main Event: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Dan Tamura. As a result, Aoyagi wins Block B and advances to the Finals. The Finals will be on 8/3.

The next event is 8/3 at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 8/2 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. The event will also air on GAORA SPORTS in Japan at a later date.

All-Japan continued the Summer Action series 2025 today in Tokyo.

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 339, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Jun & Rei Saito, Hideki Suzuki & Dan Tamura beat Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi, Shotaro Ashino & Rising Hayato. Suzuki beat Aoyagi with a sleeper hold.

Match 2: Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Hokuto Omori & Talos. Ayabe pinned Omori after Des Roulette.

Zennichi Jr. Festival:
Match 3: Block A: Seigo Tachibana beat Hikaru Sato.
Match 4: Block A: Seiki Yoshioka beat Ryo Inoue.
Match 5: Block B: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Fuminori Abe.
Main Event: Block B: MUSASHI beat Naruki Doi.

The next event is Saturday. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Series 2025 Tour today with Day 2 of the Zennichi Jr. Festival Tournament.

Today’s event was held at Volfert Toyama in Toyama and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 417.

Match 1: Jun & Rei Saito, Hideki Suzuki, Shotaro Ashino & Talos beat Ryuki Honda, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Kento Miyahara, Ren Ayabe & Shota Kofuji. Jun Saito pinned Kofuji after a brainbuster.

Zennichi Jr. Festival:
Match 2: Block B: Naruki Doi beat Dan Tamura.
Match 3: Block A: Ryo Inoue beat Rising Hayato.

Match 4: All-Japan AJPW.TV 6-Man Tag Team Champions Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Takashi beat Toyama Black Ramen Men 1, 2 & 3 to retain the titles. Omori pinned 3 after Hokuto Army Special. V2 for the champs.

Zennichi Jr. Festival:
Match 5: Block A: Hokuto Omori beat Seigo Tachibana.
Main Event: Block B: MUSASHI beat Atsuki Aoyagi.

The next event is tomorrow at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. This will also be taped for GAORA SPORTS broadcasts in Japan at later dates.

UPDATE: Shortly after this was posted, Dragon Gate announced on social media that YAMATO, BxB Hulk & Susumu Yokosuka are the next challengers for the All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Championship. That match will happen on Wednesday at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo at Heroic Legend Rei-Zero Vol. 7.

All-Japan has announced the field for the 2025 Royal Road Tournament, a single-elimination bracket-style tournament for Heavyweights only coming up in August & September. There are 16 entrants this year, 15 of which were revealed today: Jun Saito, Rei Saito, Ren Ayabe, Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi, Hideki Suzuki, Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Hokuto Omori, Koran, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Xyon, Kengo Mashimo, Naoya Nomura and, noteworthy, Odyssey aka the former Odyssey Jones in WWE. Entrant 16 is TBA, whoever it is will face Rei Saito in Round 1. TBA will be revealed via participation on 8/3 at Ota City General Gym.
The other Round 1 matchups:
Kento Miyahara vs. Kengo Mashimo
Yuma Aoyagi vs. Naoya Nomura
Shotaro Ashino vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Hideki Suzuki vs. Odyssey
Ryuki Honda vs. Koran
Hokuto Omori vs. Xyon
Jun Saito vs. Ren Ayabe

Ayabe is the defending tournament winner.

All matches will be held under PWF Rules, 1 fall with no time limit. Round 1 will be on 8/24 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, 8/30 at Kunibiki Messe Large Exhibition Hall in Shimane and 8/31 at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. The Quarterfinals will be 9/3 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and 9/6 at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi. The Semifinals & Finals will be 9/15 at Korakuen.

Also set for 8/3 is a GAORA TV Championship match-after Takashi successfully retained the title in a 5-way in Dragon Gate at Kobe Pro Wrestling Festival 2025 last weekend, his next challenger has been announced-because apparently he’s a draw if nothing else, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan.

UPDATE: Fallout from 7/17-after Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi successfully defended the All-Japan World Tag Team Championship, the next challenge came from Hideki Suzuki & Kengo Mashimo. Accepted and it’s now official. That match will happen on 8/3. Also, I incorrectly stated the 7/17 match was V4 for the champs. It actually was V3.

All-Japan kicked off the Summer Action Series 2025 today with the start of the Zennichi Jr. Festival, a Junior Heavyweight single tournament

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This was also a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 855. Rather low for Korakuen recently.

Zennichi Jr. Festival:
Match 1: Block B: Dan Tamura beat Fuminori Abe.
Match 2: Block A: Hikaru Sato beat Ryo Inoue by submission.

Match 3: Hideki Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & Seigo Tachibana beat Kumaarashi, Takashi & Shota Kofuji. Suzuki beat Kofuji with a sleeper hold.

Match 4: Ryuki Honda, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Shotaro Ashino & Ren Ayabe beat Jun & Rei Saito, MUSASHI & Yuko Miyamoto. Ayabe pinned MUSASHI after Des Roulette.

Match 5: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi beat Hokuto Omori & Talos to retain the titles. Aoyagi pinned Omori after THE FOOL. V4 for the champs.

Zennichi Jr. Festival:
Match 6: Block B: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Naruki Doi.
Main Event: Block A: Rising Hayato beat Seiki Yoshioka.

The next event is Sunday at Volfert Toyama in Toyama. There will be no live broadcast. On demand later that evening.