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New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling held its second and final Road to Dominion tour show today in Korakuen Hall.

The full results were:

• Chase Owens, El Phantasmo, EVIL and Taiji Ishimori def. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomoaki Honma, Yota Tsuji and Yuya Uemura
• Ryusuke Taguchi, SHO and YOH def. DOUKI, El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
• Minoru Suzuki, Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. def. Gedo, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa
• Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb def. Kota Ibushi and Master Wato
• NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships: Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii and YOSHI-HASHI (c) def. BUSHI, SANADA and Tetsuya Naito

Jado was unable to compete on the show due to injury. He was replaced by Gedo in the third match.

Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii and YOSHI-HASHI made their fifth successful defense of the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships against BUSHI, SANADA and Tetsuya Naito, breaking the record for the most successful defenses in a single reign.

New Japan has uploaded the fifty-eighth edition of Hiroshi Tanahashi’s Ace’s HIGH autobiographical interview series. The edition, titled Back to Basics, can be viewed here.

All Japan Pro Wrestling

All Japan Pro Wrestling held the first night of its Jr. Battle of Glory tournament today in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.

The full results were:

• Francesco Akira def. TAJIRI
• Yusuke Kodama def. Black Menso~re
• Fuminori Abe def. Devil Murasaki
• Izanagi def. Brahman Kei
• SUGI def. Atsuki Aoyagi
• Tatsuhito Takaiwa def. Dan Tamura
• Hikaru Sato def. Hokuto Omori
• El Lindaman def. Rising HAYATO

The second round, semifinals and final will all take place tomorrow in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. The full card is:

• Jr. Battle of Glory second round: Francesco Akira vs. Tatsuhito Takaiwa
• Jr. Battle of Glory second round: SUGI vs. Yusuke Kodama
• Jr. Battle of Glory second round: Fuminori Abe vs. Hikaru Sato
• Jr. Battle of Glory second round: El Lindaman vs. Izanagi
• Jr. Battle of Glory semifinal: Francesco Akira/Tatsuhito Takaiwa vs. SUGI/Yusuke Kodama
• Jr. Battle of Glory semifinal: Fuminori Abe/Hikuaro Sato vs. El Lindaman/Izanagi
• Atsuki Aoyagi, Black Menso~re, Dan Tamura and Rising HAYATO vs. Brahman Kei, Devil Murasaki, Hokuto Omori and TAJIRI
• Jr. Battle of Glory final: Francesco Akira/Tatsuhito Takaiwa/SUGI/Yusuke Kodama vs. Fuminori Abe/Hikuaro Sato/El Lindaman/Izanagi

Dragon Gate

Dragon Gate will hold its final King of Gate show tomorrow in Korakuen Hall.

The full card is:

• King of Gate semifinal: Kota Minoura vs. YAMATO
• King of Gate semifinal: Kzy vs. SB KENTo
• Funky Jacky Kamei and Gamma vs. Kenichiro Arai and Ryo Saito
• BxB Hulk, Dia Inferno and Kaito Ishida vs. Dragon Dia, Jason Lee and Shun Skywalker
• Diamante, Eita, H.Y.O, KAI and KAZMA SAKAMOTO vs. Don Fujii, Masaaki Mochizuki, Masato Yoshino, Naruki Doi and Ultimo Dragon
• Ben-K, Dragon Kid, Keisuke Okuda and ‘X’ vs. Genki Horiguchi, Susumu Yokosuka, U-T and ‘X’
• King of Gate final: Kota Minoura/YAMATO vs. Kzy/SB KENTo

Dragon Gate has announced its Dangerous Gate 2021 show will take place on September 20 in Ota City General Gymnasium.

Big Japan Pro Wrestling

Big Japan Pro Wrestling’s Yuki Ishikawa has tested positive for COVID-19, the company announced today.

He will miss Big Japan’s show on June 13 in Korakuen Hall. Akira Hyodo and Keiki Suzuki were in close contact with Ishikawa, but their participation is currently undecided.

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