IWGP Jr. Heavyweight tag titles to be defended at “Forged in Excellence”

Photo Courtesy: Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling

The Intergalactic Jet Setters will make their first defense of the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight tag titles this Saturday.

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling has made the previously announced four-way match involving KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight into a championship match. 

The champions will defend against Rohit Raju & Sheldon Jean, Aiden Prince & El Reverso, and Brent Banks & Johnny Swinger in a four-way match.

KUSHIDA & Knight won the titles for the first time together by defeating Clark Connors & Drilla Moloney at NJPW’s King of Pro Wrestling event this past Monday at Sumo Hall.

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling debuts with two shows from Windsor, Ontario on Saturday & Sunday at St. Clair College with the following lineups:

Saturday, October 19 at 7 p.m. ET
*Konosuke Takeshita vs. Speedball Mike Bailey
*Grail Championship (Vacant): Rohan Raja vs. Jake Something
*QT Marshall vs. Bhupinder Gujjar
*Tables Match: Bully Ray vs. Raj Dhesi
*Kylie Rae vs. Aurora Teves vs. Taylor Rising vs. Laynie Luck
*Josh Alexander, Stu Grayson & El Phantasmo vs. Trevor Lee, Alex Zayne & Rocky Romero
*Gisele Shaw vs. Miyu Yamashita
*IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Titles: KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight © vs. Aiden Prince & El Reverso vs. Rohit Raju & Sheldon Prince vs. Johnny Swinger & Brent Banks

Sunday, October 20 at 7 p.m. ET
*AEW International Championship: Konosuke Takeshita © vs. Josh Alexander
*ROH Women’s Championship: Athena © vs. Gisele Shaw
*Speedball Mike Bailey vs. El Phantasmo
*Trevor Lee vs. Alex Zayne vs. Sheldon Jean vs. Jake Something vs. Stu Grayson vs. Mike Rollins

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