Two Title Matches Set For 4/2 NJPW Road To Sakura Genesis

Two title matches have been added to NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis on April 2.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that DOUKI will defend his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title against YOH at the event.

Plus, Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X will defend their IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Titles against Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young.

From NJPW:

Two championship matches have been made official for April 2 in Korakuen Hall. Following on from last year’s Sakura Junior Genesis, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight singles and tag belts will both be on the line 48 hours ahead of Ryogoku Sumo Hall and Sakura Genesis.

One year ago, Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori were challenging for IWGP junior tag gold ahead of Sakura Genesis, and after an impactful victory at 54th Anniversary, April 2 sees their first defence. Just as impactful in Ota though were Francesco Akira and Jakob Austin Young, who attacked the new champions and brutalised X’s neck between steel chairs. Now the new champs want revenge while United Empire want some gold to their name once more.

Plus, DOUKI puts the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on the line against YOH. After DOUKI got away with the gold by the skin of his teeth against master Wato in Ota, it seemed as if he might avoid all challengers until Best of the Super Jr. at the earliest. Yet YOH would hit the ring and as he ruined DOUKI’s pompous title celebration and laid out the champion with a dose of EVIL offense, DOUKI has now vowed to put YOH in his place. Two years ago, the spring season was a sour one when YOH’s challenge to then champion SHO ended in two minutes after a dislocated shoulder. Two years on could this finally be the night YOH completes a long and grueling climb to the title?

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