New Triple Crown Champion crowned.
Closing out the 7/14 All Japan Pro Wrestling show was Suwama defeating Jake Lee to become the new Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion. Lee’s most recent reign began last month.
後楽園大会は凄まじい戦いの連続に🔥
本日は7.14後楽園大会のご観戦、
誠にありがとうございました🙇♂️次の大会は、
🗓7月18日(月・祝) 14:00開始
大阪・花博記念公園鶴見緑地
ハナミズキホールhttps://t.co/TkrgH3z6TD皆様のご来場、
心よりお待ちしております🙇♂️#ajpw #ajpw50th #ajpwtv pic.twitter.com/IvIdxC8edv— 全日本プロレス/alljapan (@alljapan_pw) July 14, 2022
With this title win, Suwama is now an 8-time Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion. Prior to today’s win, he was last champion in March of 2020 but had to relinquish the belt due to contracting COVID.
Both Suwama and Jake are scheduled to compete in the 2022 Royal Road tournament. Here are the confirmed list of names for the tourney: Suwama, Jake Lee, Kento Miyahara, Shuji Ishikawa, Shotaro Ashino, Yuma Aoyagi, Yoshitatsu, Takao Omori, Ryuki Honda, Tamura, Atsuki Aoyagi, Yuji Nagata, Lotus Ayabe, Takura Nomura, Cyrus and Naoya Nomura.