Post by MAX Office on Jan 27, 2019 12:22:48 GMT -5
The schedule is here! Most of the later shows will be determined as the Royal Road Championship Tournament plays out. However, we learned some new information, particularly that 2/23 is going to be absolutely on fire!
As planned, GM Masaaki "Genki" Sano announced that Mushigahara would challenge ZENKI for the MAX Heavyweight Championship in what will be his V5 defense. Eddie Dante, who represents Mushigahara, said that it was about time his client, the God-Beast, was recognized for his power and esteem and said the former sumo would bring "murderous force" against ZENKI. The champ, said that he had fought bigger wrestlers before and knew how to handle them. With all the Demon Brigade zealots that would follow him around the globe, he said there was no way he could lose.
GM Sano was asked if Mushigahara's performance at the PUNCH + KICK FESTIVAL earned him the shot. Sano replied that he had been impressed with the God-Beast for quite some time and that seeing his strength in action put things over the top. He also made mention that he "had interesting plans" for the winners of the other strength qualifiers, those individuals being James Edwards, Tokyo Zombie, and GRIM.
While many of the subsequent cards are TBD due to the massive size of the MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament, we can tell from the opener that this tour has all the makings of an exciting ride. On the first day, we've got a match under the sport form rules where Travis Gray will debut against the ever-dangerous Go Gensai while his partner Frank Dylan James will strap on the mawashi to compete with the young former sumo and dojo student Shachimon.
It's going to be crazy and I'm sure that there are still more surprises waiting in store for us as we begin the TOUKON ROAD...
TOUKON ROAD: BLITZ PACIFICA – Day 1
Date: 2/9/20181. ZENKI and Earth Warrior vs. Mushigahara and Shigeru Toyama
2. Jacob Hammerstein, Eron "Lynx" Hunter, and Thunder Mask vs. Bam Markham, Chris Ravenna and Genji Ikeda
3. Sport Form Rules: Go Gensai vs. Travis Gray
4. Sumo Exhibition: Frank Dylan James vs. Shachimon
5. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament: Umetaro Sakamoto vs. Onishi Kenzo6. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament: Toru Ishii vs. Tokyo Zombie
7. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament: Hiro Minamoto vs. David Troy
8. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament: Masayoshi Arimoto vs. AJ Knight
9. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament: KOSUKE vs. Sen Oka
10. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament: Yoshihiro Sawamura vs. Alexander Irvine
11. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament: Balloon Yamazaki vs. James Edwards
12. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament: Falcon Hamada vs. GRIM
TOUKON ROAD: BLITZ PACIFICA – Day 2
Date: 2/16/2018
Location: Kowloon Super Gymnasium, Kowloon, Hong Kong
1. Sport form rules: Go Gensai vs. KOSUKE
2. ZENKI and Toru Ishii vs. Masayoshi Arimoto and Balloon Yamazaki
3. Mushigahara, David Troy, and Chris Ravenna vs. Jacob Hammerstein, Thunder Mask, and Eron “Lynx” Hunter
4. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament – Quarterfinals: Tokyo Zombie vs. Shinjiro Nakama
5. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament – Quarterfinals: AJ Knight vs. Alexander Irvine
6. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament – Quarterfinals: James Edwards vs. Umetaro Sakamoto
7. MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament – Quarterfinals: Hiro Minamoto vs. GRIM
TOUKON ROAD: BLITZ PACIFICA – Day 3
Date: 2/21/2018
Location: Manila, Philippines
**CARD UPDATE AFTER PREVIOUS SHOW RESULTS**
**MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament - Semifinals**
MAX Junior Heavyweight Championship: Lynx (c) vs. Chris Ravenna
World Tag Team Championship: Frank Dylan James and Go Gensai (c) vs. Jacob Hammerstein and Thunder Mask MAHATMA SUPER WORLD PEACE SAISHI ~ Pro-Wrestling TOUKON Vol. 3 ~ TOUKON ROAD: BLITZ PACIFICA – Day 4
Date: 2/23/2018
Location: New Delhi, India
**CARD UPDATE AFTER PREVIOUS SHOW RESULTS**
MAX Junior Heavyweight Championship: Lynx/Ravenna (c) vs. James Edwards
**MAX Royal Road Championship Tournament - Final**
MAX Heavyweight Championship: ZENKI (c) vs. Mushigahara
RP PERIOD:
1/27-2/8 @ 11:59PM EST
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