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All-Japan wraps up the Royal Road Tournament today in Tokyo with the Semifinals & Finals as part of a morning matinee (it’s a holiday in Japan). The Final 4 are Kento Miyahara, Daisuke Sekimoto, Ren Ayabe and Ryuki Honda with the first 2 and the last 2 being the Semifinals and the winners moving on to the Finals. The winner likely will get the next shot at Triple Crown Champion Jun Saito.

The event will also feature a memorial ceremony for Taishin Nagao, the rookie who died earlier this month after a 3-plus month hospitalization following injuries suffered in an accident involving one of the promotion’s vehicles at the end of May. He would have turned 22 over the last few days and the wrestlers continue to post tributes & condolences on social media. The promotion announced a flower table for fans in attendance to leave flowers will be set up at all remaining events this year starting today.

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 is a legit advance sellout. There are 7 matches scheduled with an intermission after the 4th match (after which the first team in this year’s World’s Strongest Tag League/Real World Tag League will be announced) and 3 matches have no time limit plus a title match opens the show, so I anticipate this will be a longer Korakuen event than usual with a running time of around 3 hours.

Today’s lineup:
All-Asia Tag Team Champions Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi vs. MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka for the titles
Royal Road Semifinals:
Kento Miyagara vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
Ren Ayabe vs. Ryuki Honda
Davey Boy Smith Jr., Naruki Doi, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana vs. Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi, Ryo Inoue & Shota Kofuji
Intermission
Hideki Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & Hikaru Sato vs. Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey
Jun Saito, Yuma Anzai & Rising Hayato vs. Suwama, Dan Tamura & Naoya Nomura
Royal Road Finals

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Updates below will begin at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

7:20 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue 1 minute before event time.

7:28 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Commentary will join in a few minutes (audio is muted at the start).

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout and the fans are still coming in, commentary may be taking a few rows away on one side of the bleacher seats but sellout should mean 1450-1500 with the setup. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance, a legit advance sellout, was 1469)

Audio un-muted. The event begins with the roster coming out for a memorial ceremony for Taishin Nagao. It appears his body may have been cremated as Hideki Suzuki is holding what could be a box with his ashes in the ring alongside Kento Miyahara holding a framed picture of Nagao. A 10 bell salute is held after the announcer’s narrative. The final ceremonial introductory announcement, often done upon a wrestler’s retirement, concludes the ceremony. Commentary joins at the end of the ceremony.

The matches will begin shortly.

The matches begin at 7:41 PM PT/10:41 PM ET. Rei Saito is a guest om commentary alongside Kagehiro Osano, I didn’t catch the host’s name.

Match 1: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi vs. MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat All-Asia Tag Team Champions Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi to win the titles. MUSASHI & Yoshioka become the 127th All-Asia Tag Team Champions. MUSASHI pinned Atsuki Aoyagi after Niten First Class.

Match 2: Royal Road Semifinals: Kento Miyahara vs. Daisuke Sekimoto. No time limit
Result: Kento Miyaraha beat Daisuke Sekimoto. As a result, Miyahara advances to the Finals.

Match 3: Royal Road Semifinals: Ren Ayabe vs. Ryuki Honda. No time limit
Result: Ryuki Honda beat Ren Ayabe. As a result, Honda advances to the Finals.

This means the main event will be Miyahara vs. Honda.

Match 4: Davey Boy Smith Jr., Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana vs. Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi, Ryo Inoue & Shota Kofuji. 30 minute time limit
Result: Davey Boy Smith Jr., Naruki Doi, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana beat Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi, Ryo Inoue & Shota Kofuji. Doi beat Kofuji with a Boston crab.

Intermission.

The first teams in this year’s World’s Strongest Tag League/Real World Tag League are announced: Hideki Suzuki & Kengo Mashimo, Xyon & Odyssey, Hokuto Omori & Kumaarashi, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka, Kento Miyahara & Davey Boy Smith Jr., Ren Ayabe & Talos. I thought they would announce just one but they did half the teams. The remaining 6 teams entered will be announced on 10/22.

The matches resume at 9:03 PM PT/12:03 AM ET. Hokuto Omori is now the guest on commentary, replacing Rei Saito.

Match 5: Hideki Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & Hikaru Sato vs. Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey. 30 minute time limit
Result: Hideki Suzuki, Kengo Mashimo & Hikaru Sato beat Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey. Suzuki pinned Xyon. The ending and post-match happenings left me thinking this could be Xyon’s last match in All-Japan, at least for a while.

Yuma Aoyagi is the guest on commentary for the next match.

Match 6: Jun Saito, Yuma Anzai & Rising Hayato vs. Suwama, Dan Tamura & Naoya Nomura. 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Saito, Yuma Anzai & Rising Hayato beat Suwama, Dan Tamura & Naoya Nomura. Saito pinned Tamura after a jackhammer.

Main Event: Royal Road Finals: Kento Miyahara vs. Ryuki Honda. No time limit
Result: Kento Miyahara beat Ryuki Honda to win the tournament. As a result, Miyahara will likely get the next Triple Crown shot. As expected I guess, every 3-4 times or so it’s gotta be him.

The next event is 9/23 at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 9/22 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

Terrible news just posted by All-Japan on Facebook-Taishin Nagao, a rookie who has been hospitalized since an accident in May involving one of the promotion’s equipment trucks, has died. He was only 21. The cause of death is pending a police investigation but he suffered traumatic shock injuries and abdominal compression in the accident, and despite treatment in the intensive care unit he died a short time ago.

The promotion will provide more details in time and after consultation with Nagao’s parents. Many All-Japan wrestlers have posted tributes and expressed condolences on social media as there were very high hopes for the young wrestler.

RIP and GOD BLESS Taishin…

UPDATE: All-Japan will hold a memorial service and 10 bell salute for Nagao at the 9/15 Korakuen Hall event. There will also be a flower table and message stand for fans to write messages. The 9/15 event will be broadcast live on AJPW.TV beginning Sunday at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

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

Today’s event was held at Light Cube Utsonomiya in Tochigi 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 598,

Match 1: Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat Hideki Suzuki, MUSASHI & Shota Kofuji. Atsuki Aoyagi beat Kofuji.

Match 2: Hikaru Sato & Kengo Mashimo (Independent/Freelancer0 beat Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue. Mashimo beat Inoue with Unreasonable.

Match 3: Ren Ayabe & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Ryuki Honda & Hokuto Omori. Ayabe pinned Omori after Des Roulette.

Match 4: Shotaro Ashino & Xyon beat Jun Saito & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer). Xyon pinned Doi after a diving headbutt.

Royal Road Quarterfinals:
Match 5: Daisuke Sekimoto (Big Japan) beat Odyssey.
Main Event: Kento Miyahara beat Naoya Nomura.
As a result, the Semifinals are Honda vs. Ayabe and Sekimoto vs. Miyahara.

The Semifinals and Finals are 9/15 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 9/14 at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET.

In other news, also announced recently was the 2025 World’s Strongest Tag League aka Real World Tag League, which this year will have 12 teams and run from 11/22-12/10. The first participating team will be announced on 9/15 then the second team announced on 10/22.

All-Japan continued the Royal Road Tournament today in Tokyo with matches from the Quarterfinals.

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: Daisuke Sekimoto (Big Japan) beat Ryo Inoue by submission.

Match 2: Shotaro Ashino & Odyssey beat Hokuto Omori & Kumaarashi. Odyssey pinned Omori after Journey’s End.

Match 3: Jun Saito beat Seigo Tachibana.

Match 4: Kento Miyahara, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato. MUSASHI pinned Atsuki Aoyagi.

Royal Road Quarterfinals:
Match 5: Ryuki Honda beat Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Main Event: Ren Ayabe beat Xyon.
As a result, Honda & Ayabe advance to the Semifinals.

The next event is Saturday at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi with the other Quarterfinals. There will be no live broadcast. On demand scheduled for 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.

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

Today’s event was held at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast but the replay is now available.

The announced paid attendance was 615.

Match 1: Shotaro Ashino & Odyssey beat Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato. Odyssey pinned Tamura after Journey End.

Match 2: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana beat Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Takashi (Dragon Gate). Tachibana pinned Takashi.

Match 3: Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Hideki Suzuki beat Kento Miyahara, Davey Boy Smith Jr., MUSASHI & Ryo Inoue. Hayato pinned Inoue after Sid Vicious.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 4: Ryuki Honda beat Kumaarashi.
Match 5: Xyon beat Hokuto Omori.
Main Event: Ren Ayabe beat Jun Saito. That pretty much guarantees a Triple Crown shot against Saito for the eventual winner.

As a result of today, the Quarterfinals are now set and are as follows: Ayabe vs. Xyon, Smith vs. Honda, Miyahara vs. Naoya Nomura and Odyssey vs. Daisuke Sekimoto.

The next event is Wednesday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo with the first half of the Quarterfinals. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. At that time, some of the roster will be participating in TAKAYAMANIA EMPIRE 4, a special fundraiser event for Yoshihiro Takayama, being held at Korakuen Hall.

UPDATE: After the event, ti was announced that Yuma Anzai, currently out due to injury, will return on 9/23.

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

Today’s event was held at Kunibiki Messe Large Exhibition Hall in Shimane and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast but the replay is now available as of 8 AM PT/11 AM ET.

The announced paid attendance was 450.

Match 1: Xyon beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 2: All-Japan AJPW.TV 6-Man Tag Team Champions Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Takashi beat Carbell Ito, All Mighty Inoue & Rey Paloma to retain the titles. Omori pinned Paloma after Hokuto Army Special. V4 for the champs.

Match 3: Jun Saito & Ryuki Honda beat Ren Ayaba & Hikaru Sato. Saito pinned Sato after a brainbuster.

Match 4: Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat Kento Miyahara, MUSASHI & Dan Tamura. Atsuki Aoyagi pinned MUSASHI after a firebird splash.

Royal Road Round 1:
Match 5: Odyssey beat Hideki Suzuki.
Main Event: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Shotaro Ashino.

The next event is tomorrow (tonight US time) at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe. There will be no live broadcast. On demand tomorrow.

Also, the 8/24 event at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo is now available to watch FOR FREE on AJPW.TV for all members of the service. You need to create an account to watch, which is free and DOES NOT require a paid monthly subscription.

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.