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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.

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.