Junior Titles to be defended on the New Japan Road tour.
Coming off the heels of Dominion, NJPW will be heading into their New Japan Road tour and the June 20th and June 21st dates of the tour will feature title defenses.
On the 20th, United Empire’s TJP and Francesco Akira are getting their opportunity at the Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Titles when they take on the champions Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato.
The following night, 2022 Best of the Super Juniors tournament winner Hiromu Takahashi is scheduled to challenge Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight belt.
【6月21日(火)後楽園ホール大会の主要カードが決定!】
『SUPER Jr.』3連覇の高橋ヒロムが、IWGPジュニアヘビー級王者・石森太二と頂上対決!
詳細は
⇒https://t.co/vxhzNpAkEr#njroad #njpw pic.twitter.com/07tnIwzMoY— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) June 4, 2022
【6月20日(月)後楽園ホールの主要カード決定!】
IWGPジュニアタッグ選手権で田口隆祐&マスター・ワトvs TJP&フランシスコ・アキラが激突!
詳細は
⇒https://t.co/IVDt4Yq9hW#njroad #njpw pic.twitter.com/v92fVZpM76— 新日本プロレスリング株式会社 (@njpw1972) June 4, 2022
Hiromu bested Taiji in the Best of the Super Juniors A Block final before going on to defeat El Desperado in the tournament final. This upcoming bout will be Hiromu and Taiji’s sixth singles match and their record is 4-2 in favor of Takahashi.