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NJPW returning to United Kingdom for Royal Quest II

Posted on by Joseph Currier

For the first time in three years, NJPW is heading back to the United Kingdom.

NJPW has announced that it will make its return to the UK with Royal Quest II taking place in London on Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2. The two-night event will be held at The Indoor Arena at Crystal Palace’s National Sports Center.

“In the three years since NJPW hit the Copper Box for Royal Quest in August 2019, New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s return to the UK has been one of the most common requests among fans,” NJPW wrote.

“New Japan Pro-Wrestling is excited to announce that Royal Quest II will see NJPW finally make its UK return, across TWO DAYS in London October 1 & 2. The Indoor Arena at Crystal Palace’s National Sports Center in London will play host to the best of NJPW’s worldwide talent, and we hope to welcome the best fans in the world!”

NJPW has opened up a mailing list for fans interested in ticket information. Those who sign up will also receive access to a ticket pre-sale.

The first Royal Quest was a pay-per-view that aired live via Fite TV. The PPV was headlined by Kazuchika Okada defeating Minoru Suzuki.

NJPW announces ticket information for Royal Quest

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Tickets for this summer’s New Japan Pro Wrestling Royal Quest show in the United Kingdom will be going on sale next week.

NJPW has announced ticket information for the show, with tickets set to go on sale to the general public at 12 p.m. GMT on Thursday, March 14. NJPW is also doing a pre-sale for those who have signed up to a mailing list. Pre-sale tickets will be available to purchase on Tuesday, March 12 at 12 p.m. GMT.

Royal Quest is taking place at the Copper Box Arena in London, England on Saturday, August 31. The most expensive tickets are priced at £120, while the least expensive tickets will cost £30.

Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, and Tetsuya Naito are the first three wrestlers who have been announced for Royal Quest.

Royal Quest was first announced when NJPW revealed their upcoming big show schedule at Wrestle Kingdom 13 in January. NJPW held two Strong Style Evolved shows in the UK last summer and also has a partnership with Revolution Pro Wrestling in the UK.

NJPW SSE UK night two results: Ishii vs. Suzuki, Okada vs. ZSJ

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Submitted by James Kata

NJPW’s Strong Style Evolved UK weekend wrapped up in the Manchester area on Sunday.

– The Great O-Khan (Tomoyuki Oka) defeated Dan Duggan

O-Khan won with Mongolian chops off the middle rope. Oka’s gimmick is some sort of mystical wizard type thing, but people weren’t buying it and kept chanting “genie pants.”

– Yuji Nagata defeated Shota Umino

Nagata submitted him with a crossface. Nagata came off like a total superstar and Umino did really well.

– El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Takashi Iizuka defeated Gedo, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI

They had a comedy/nothing match, ending when Desperado rolled up Gedo. Yano was really over.

– WALTER defeated Yujiro Takahashi

WALTER hit a powerbomb for the finish. There were lots of stiff chops from both guys, but it was a pretty one-sided match.

– Taichi defeated Will Ospreay

Taichi picked up the win with a roll-up after Kanemaru interfered. Ospreay was crazy over, but with this being a Taichi match there wasn’t much to it.

– Revolution Pro Wrestling British Cruiserweight Champion David Starr defeated El Phantasmo, Tiger Mask IV, and Taiji Ishimori in a four-way match to retain his title

The crowd loved everyone but were really into Tiger Mask.

– Jay White defeated Kyle Fletcher

White hit the Blade Runner for the victory. Fletcher was a replacement for Chris Brookes, who was announced as being ill. The match was really good — the best of the night until the two top matches. The crowd was hot for both guys.

– Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Kazuchika Okada

Sabre rolled up Okada and pinned him, which amazed everyone. The fans loved Sabre, but Okada was on a different level as a superstar. The audience gave him a standing ovation at the end. I’d put this at 4.5 stars.

– Minoru Suzuki defeated Tomohiro Ishii to win Revolution Pro Wrestling’s Undisputed British Heavyweight Championship

Amazing match — I’d go 4.75 stars. Suzuki was the clear favorite and won with a Gotch piledriver. There were standing ovations at multiple points, with the crowd popping huge for the title change.

WALTER came out and booted Ishii after the match before having a staredown with Suzuki.