All Japan Pro Wrestling’s (AJPW) Royal Road has officially started with the first two events to decide who’s going into the second round of this tournament. Let’s take a look at how that second round is shaping up after the first day of action
Results from Day 1 (Afternoon Show)
- Shuji Ishikawa def. Jun Saito
- Ayato Yoshida def. Black Menso-re
- Zeus def. Seigo Tachibana
- Atsuki Aoyagi def. Takao Omori
- T-Hawk def. Rising Hayato
- Kento Miyahara def. Yusuke Kodama
- Shigehiro Irie def. Kuma Arashi
- Jake Lee def. SUGI
Results from Day 1 (Evening Show)
- Suwama def. Rei Saito
- Akira Francesco def. Izanagi
- Hokuto Omori def. Ryuki Honda
- TAJIRI def. Devil Murasaki
- Yoshitatsu def. Hikaru Sato
- Abdullah Kobayashi def. Dan Tamura
- Koji Iwamoto def. Koji Doi
- Shotaro Ashino def. Yuma Aoyagi
Bracket Update for Day 2 on August 18
- TAJIRI vs. Atsuki Aoyagi
- Shuji Ishikawa vs. Akira Francesco
- Yoshitatsu vs. Shigehiro Irie
- Hokuto Omori vs. Ayato Yoshida
- Zeus vs. Shotaro Ashino
- Suwama vs. Abdullah Kobayashi
- Kento Miyahara vs. T-Hawk
- Jake Lee vs. Koji Iwamoto
Analysis
Day 2 has multiple matches to look out for. Especially one consisting of a longtime feud between Jake Lee and Koji Iwamoto. A feud that started in February when Jake Lee would betray Koji Iwamoto to form the faction Total Eclipse. After losing his World Junior Championship, Koji Iwamoto looks to get his revenge against Jake Lee in the main event. With Koji Iwamoto’s focus on becoming an open weight wrestler he looks to prove himself against the Triple Crown Champion.
Other matches to look out for are Kento Miyahara vs. T-Hawk and Zeus vs. Shotaro Ashino. Two first-time matches in AJPW. With Zeus and Ashino, in particular, being a faction leader vs. faction leader match. T-Hawk vs. Kento Miyahara is also a dream match to some.
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