One-night tournament announced to crown a new champion.
All Japan Pro Wrestling had to vacate the Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship last week after it was deemed that the champion Jake Lee could not compete due to his injuries. Lee suffered a fractured nasal bone and a fracture of the medial wall of the left orbit during a match with Ryuki Honda.
A new champion will be crowned on January 23rd at AJPW’s ‘New Year Wars’ show at Korakuen Hall. There is going to be a one-night tournament to determine the 65th Triple Crown Champion. Suwama is going one-on-one with Kento Miyahara and on the other side of the bracket is Shotaro Ashino versus Ryuki Honda.
【三冠ヘビー級王座決定トーナメント】
🔷三冠ヘビー級王座決定トーナメント決勝戦
諏訪魔vs宮原健斗の勝者
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芦野祥太郎vs本田竜輝の勝者※勝者が第65代三冠ヘビー級王者となる
「2022 NEW YEAR WARS」
🗓1月23日(日)11:30開始 後楽園ホールhttps://t.co/ilPSHJKkXn#ajpw #ajpw50th #ajpwtv pic.twitter.com/tZd70L9j8F— 全日本プロレス/alljapan (@alljapan_pw) January 4, 2022
Prior to Jake Lee having to vacate the Triple Crown, Suwama was in possession of the title but he had to vacate it as well due to COVID-19. Suwama defeated Miyahara for the belt which ended Miyahara’s near two-year reign as champion.