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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.

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.