{"id":116017,"date":"2022-09-28T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T15:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=116017"},"modified":"2022-09-27T20:35:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T00:35:51","slug":"njpw-royal-quest-ii-card-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/09\/28\/njpw-royal-quest-ii-card-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW Royal Quest II (10\/1\/22 &#8211; 10\/2\/22) &#8211; Full Cards, Preview, How to Watch\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><em><strong>NJPW Royal Quest II<\/strong><\/em> will take place on October 1 &amp; 2 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London. <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Both nights include IWGP title matches and stacked cards. Here, we preview both nights and reveal how you can view the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Night 1 of <em>Royal Quest<\/em> is sold out and is unavailable to stream anywhere live. However, it will available to <a href=\"https:\/\/njpwworld.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stream on NJPW World<\/a> later. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigantic.com\/revolution-pro-wrestling-tickets\/london-crystal-palace-national-sports-centre\/2022-10-02-15-00\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tickets are still available for night 2<\/a>, which is also only available to stream after the event.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>IWGP World Heavyweight Champion <strong>Jay White<\/strong> will share the ring with <strong>Tama Tonga<\/strong> in tag action on both nights. This will come just over a week before White defends his championship against Tonga at <strong><em>NJPW Declaration of Power<\/em><\/strong> on October 10.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Kazuchika Okada<\/strong>, <strong>Tetsuya Naito<\/strong>, <strong>Zack Sabre Jr.<\/strong>, <strong>Will Ospreay<\/strong>, and <strong>Hiroshi Tanahashi<\/strong><\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">will appear on both nights of <em>Royal Quest<\/em>. They will share the card with independent UK wrestling performers such as <strong>Michael Oku<\/strong>, <strong>Ava White<\/strong>, and <strong>Dan Moloney<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>NJPW Royal Quest II Preview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NJPW Royal Quest II: Night 1 (10\/01\/22) &#8211; Full Card\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Will Ospreay vs. Shota Umino<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IWGP Tag Team Championship:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FTR (c) vs. Aussie Open\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BULLET CLUB (Jay White, Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows &amp; Gedo) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tama Tonga, Jado &amp; Hikuleo\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tomohiro Ishii &amp; Kazuchika Okada vs. Jonah &amp; Bad Dude Tito\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tetsuya Naito, SANADA &amp; Hiromu Takahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr., El Desperado &amp; DOUKI<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Gideon Grey &amp; Great O&#8217;Khan vs. Ricky Knight Jr. &amp; Michael Oku\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kanji &amp; Jazzy Gabert vs. Alex Windsor &amp; Ava White\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Dan Moloney vs. Gabriel Kidd\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ospreay vs. Umino to Headline Night 1\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Night 1 will be headlined by IWGP United States Champion Will Ospreay against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2019\/07\/29\/shooter-and-the-mox-the-union-jon-moxley-shota-umino\/\" target=\"_self\">Shota Umino<\/a><\/strong> in a non-title fight. Umino is one of the hottest young stars in NJPW. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Umino has spent the past year gaining experience outside of Japan by appearing for <strong>All Elite Wrestling<\/strong>, <strong>RevPro<\/strong>, <strong>Windy City Riot<\/strong>, and <strong>NJPW Strong<\/strong>. \u00a0The match will offer a great chance to see arguably the finest wrestler on the planet, Ospreay, against the potential top future star, Umino.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PAC made his first defense of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEW<\/a> All-Atlantic Championship a successful one when he defeated New Japan&#39;s Shota Umino last night on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDark<\/a><br \/>Tune into <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AEWDynamite?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AEWDynamite<\/a> NOW on TBS! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yX3oDs9J7F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/yX3oDs9J7F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; All Elite Wrestling (@AEW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEW\/status\/1547375030920699906?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IWGP Tag Titles Defended\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>FTR<\/strong> (<strong>Cash Wheeler<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Dax Harwood<\/strong>) will defend the IWGP Tag Team Championship against a team they have recently feuded with in AEW. As the current AEW, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/10\/16\/ftr-aaa-tag-team-titles-aew-dynamite\/\" target=\"_self\">AAA<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/04\/01\/ftr-roh-tag-team-championships\/\" target=\"_self\">Ring of Honor<\/a>, and IWGP tag champions, FTR are arguably the greatest tag team on the planet.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Aussie Open<\/strong> (<strong>Mark Davis<\/strong> &amp; <strong>Karl Fletcher<\/strong>) will meet FTR for the first time in the country they made their names as part of <strong>PROGRESS<\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Aussie Open and FTR have been in the ring together as part of a couple of six-man tag matches, but they&#8217;ve never met in a traditional tag team contest.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">NJPW Royal Quest II: Night 2 (10\/02\/22) &#8211; Full Card\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tetsuya Naito\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">BULLET CLUB (Jay White, Doc Gallows &amp; Karl Anderson) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hikuleo &amp; Tama Tonga<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Kazuchika Okada vs. Bad Dude Tito<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jonah\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">FTR, Shota Umino, Gabriel Kidd &amp; Ricky Knight Jr. vs. Will Ospreay, Aussie Open, Gideon Grey &amp; Great O&#8217;Khan\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IWGP Women&#8217;s Championship Tournament First-Round Match: <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jazzy Gabert vs. Ava White\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Hiromu Takahashi &amp; SANADA vs. Young Guns\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">DOUKI &amp; El Desperado vs. Michael Oku &amp; Robbie X\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Home Town Sabre Jr. Looks for Revenge\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zack Sabre Jr. and <strong>Tetsuya Naito<\/strong> will headline night 2 in a grudge match with huge implications. Naito defeated Sabre Jr. in the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/07\/13\/the-most-anticipated-g1-climax-32-matches\/\" target=\"_self\">G1 Climax<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>in just 01:58. Sabre Jr. was hoping victory in the<em> G1 Climax<\/em> would lead to him having a title shot at <em>Royal Quest<\/em>. But Naito&#8217;s embarrassing victory over Sabre Jr. ruined that plan and sparked a fierce rivalry between the two men.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sabre Jr. will get the opportunity to defend his honor in his home country. Whichever man is victorious will also receive a shot at Ospreay and his IWGP United States Championship.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Highlights from \u2018BURNING SPIRIT FINAL\u2019 (Sep. 25th)<\/p>\n<p>Watch now in English: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/z1DNREy98D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/z1DNREy98D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Naito and Zack appear after the match!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WillOspreay?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WillOspreay<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/s_d_naito?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@s_d_naito<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/zacksabrejr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@zacksabrejr<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NJPW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NJPW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njburning?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#njburning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/njpwworld?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#njpwworld<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/46u2HpcxYZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/46u2HpcxYZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwworld\/status\/1574197056968613889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">IWGP Women&#8217;s Championship Tournament Kicks Off\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><strong>Jazzy Gabert<\/strong> and <strong>Ava White<\/strong> will make history as they compete in the opening match in a tournament to crown the inaugural <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2022\/08\/24\/iwgp-womens-championship-design-revealed\/\" target=\"_self\">IWGP Women&#8217;s Champion<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Former <strong>STARDOM<\/strong> Champion Gabert had a brief stint in <strong>NXT UK<\/strong> and also held the EVE Championship for almost a year.\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">&#8220;The Ava&#8221; White has been a mainstay for <strong>Pro Wrestling EVE<\/strong> over the past year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 2 night two of Royal Quest II, history is made as the first match in the IWGP Women&#39;s Championship tournament takes place!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAvaWhite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@theavawhite<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VS<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jazzy_Gabert?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@jazzy_gabert<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the International bracket!<\/p>\n<p>TICKETS ON SALE NOON today<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x0CAOfpsim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/x0CAOfpsim<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/royalquest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#royalquest<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BrSN6SBFny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/BrSN6SBFny<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/njpwglobal\/status\/1564160936780242944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"s1\">Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world.\u00a0 You can rewatch all 2021 NJPW events and plenty more tremendous wrestling content from New Japan Pro-Wrestling on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/njpwworld.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NJPWWorld.com<\/a>; The King of Sports Streaming.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NJPW Royal Quest II will take place on October 1 &amp; 2 at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London. Both nights include IWGP title matches and stacked cards. Here, we preview both nights and reveal how you can view the event. 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