NJPW star Satoshi Kojima has done it, he has won the AJPW Royal Road Tournament 10th (Ōdō Tournament). New Japan’s 3rd generation star and legend defeated Ryuki Honda in the Final Match of the Tournament at this past week All Japan Pro Wrestling “Summer Action Series 2023 ~ Royal Road Tournament 10th” in Nagoya at the Nagoya International Conference Hall. Kojima got the win via pinfall (17:00) following the Western Lariat (aka Koji Lariat) to win this Tournament for the first time, adding to his list of accomplishments.
After the trophy presentation, Kojima challenged AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Yuma Aoyagi who was at ringside doing some guest commentary during the tournament final, to a title match. Yuma accepted the challenge and so it is set for September 3rd in Nagaoka.
Author: Rohit Singh Karir