Two Title Bouts Announced For NJPW New Japan Road
After NJPW Dominion on June 12, New Japan Pro-Wrestling will begin its New Japan Road tour.
The tour will feature back-to-back events on June 20 and 21 at Korakuen Hall. The June 20 event will be headlined by Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships against Francesco Akira & TJP.
The June 21 event will be headlined by NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 29 winner Hiromu Takahashi challenging Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
On June 20, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships will be at stake when Francesco Akira and TJP challenge Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato. The United Empire side picked up a win over Team Six or Nine at the Best of the Super Jr. final June 3 when they struck with a double team being dubbed the ‘Leaning Tower’ before Taguchi was forced to submit to the Pinoy Stretch. Now they’ve earned their shot at the titles; will gold come to the United Empire?
On June 21, Taiji Ishimori will be defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Hiromu Takahashi. In the Nippon Budokan on June 3, Hiromu was victorious over rival El Desperado, claiming an unprecedented third successive and fourth overall Best of the Super Jr. trophy. Now claiming his title opportunity, can the Time Bomb convert against the same opponent and in the same building where he won his first BOSJ?
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