New Japan Pro Wrestling issued the following press release, announcing two matchups for the upcoming New Japan Road special, which takes place on June 20th and June 21st from the famous Korakuen Hall in Japan.
Both bouts announced will have titles on the line, and will heavily feature the company’s competitive junior-heavyweight division.
First up, Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato will defend the IWGP Junior tag team championships against TJP and Franceso Akira. You can check out a description of the matchup below.
“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?”
Finally, Hiromu Takahashi will challenge The Bullet Club’s Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight championship. Takahashi earned this opportunity by winning the 2022 Best of the Super Juniors, the third time he’s won the prestigious tournament. Details on that match are below:
“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?”
NJPW also released the full schedule to their Dominion pay-per-view. You can find that here.
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