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Ōdō Tournament (王道トーナメント, Ōdō Tōnamento, "Royal Road Tournament") is a professional wrestling tournament held annually by All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) since 2013. The single-elimination tournament is a spiritual successor to the Open Championship tournament, which was held in 1975.
Ōdō Tournament (王道トーナメント, Ōdō Tōnamento, "Royal Road Tournament") is a professional wrestling tournament held annually by All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) since 2013. The single-elimination tournament is a spiritual successor to the Open Championship tournament, which was held in 1975.
Aug 12, 2023 · On August 19th, AJPW will kick-off their tenth Ōdō Tournament from Korakuen Hall. An openweight single-elimination tournament, the Ōdō (also known as the Royal Road) tournament sees All Japan stars, wrestlers from rival promotions, and freelancers, fight for the right to be named number one contender for the Triple Crown championship.
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Ōdō Tournament (王道トーナメント, Ōdō Tōnamento, "Royal Road Tournament") is a tournament held annually by All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) since 2013. The single-elimination tournament is a spiritual successor to the Open Championship tournament, which was held in 1975. Typically, the winner of the tournament earns a future match for the Triple Crown Heavyw...
On July 30, 2013, All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) announced a new single-elimination tournament, set to take place the following September. Masanobu Fuchi, advisor to the AJPW board of directors, announced that the tournament was open to both Japanese and foreign wrestlers regardless of their weight divisions. This sets it apart from AJPW's top tour...
The 2013 Ōdō Tournament took place between September 11 and 23 and featured sixteen wrestlers. The participants and brackets were revealed on August 11. Included were the reigning Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Suwama and four outside wrestlers; Mexican Asistencia Asesoría y Administración (AAA) representative Dark Cuervo, American freelancers D...
The 2014 Ōdō Tournament took place between September 15 and 28 and featured sixteen wrestlers. The participants and brackets were revealed on August 17. Included were the reigning Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Joe Doering, the defending Ōdō Tournament winner Akebono and one qualifying match, set for August 30 between SUSHI and Yohei Nakajima. J...
The 2015 Ōdō Tournament took place between September 10 and 26 and featured sixteen wrestlers. The participants were revealed on August 24. Included were the reigning Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and 2013 Ōdō Tournament winner Akebono, reigning World Tag Team Champion and 2014 Ōdō Tournament winner Go Shiozaki, his championship partner Kento M...
The 2016 Ōdō Tournament took place between September 4 and 19. The participants were revealed on August 6. Included were the reigning Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Kento Miyahara, the 2015 Ōdō Tournament winner Jun Akiyama, reigning World Junior Heavyweight and All Asia Tag Team Champion Hikaru Sato and four debuting outsiders; Kendo Kashin, Mi...
The 2017 Ōdō Tournament took place between September 12 and 23. The participants were revealed on July 17. Included were the reigning Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Shuji Ishikawa, the 2016 Ōdō Tournament winner Suwama, reigning World Junior Heavyweight and All Asia Tag Team Champion Hikaru Sato and three debuting outsiders; freelancers KAI and ...
The 2018 Ōdō Tournament will take place between September 15 and 24. The participants were revealed on July 15. Included were the reigning Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion Kento Miyahara, the 2017 Ōdō Tournament winner Suwama and three debuting outsiders; from Land's End Pro Wrestling Ryoji Sai, from Pro Wrestling Malta Gianni Valletta, from Kaien...
The 2019 Ōdō Tournament took place between September 14 and 23. The participants were revealed on July 16. Included were the reigning Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and the 2018 Ōdō Tournament winner Kento Miyahara, the 2017 Ōdō Tournament winner Suwama and three debuting outsiders; from Land's End Pro Wrestling Ryoji Sai, from Pro Wrestling Mal...
The 2021 Ōdō Tournament took place between August 15 and 29. The participants were revealed on June 30. Included were the reigning Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion and the 2019 Ōdō Tournament winner Jake Lee, the 2018 Ōdō Tournament winner Kento Miyahara and three debuting outsiders; from Big Japan Pro Wrestling Abdullah Kobayashi, from GLEAT T-Ha...
Ōdō Tournament "Royal Road Tournament" is a professional wrestling tournament held annually by All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) since 2013. The single-elimination tournament is a spiritual successor to the Open Championship tournament, which was held in 1975. Typically, the winner of the...
Walking the King’s Road. Kento Miyahara made his intentions to leave Diamond Ring clear in August of 2013 so that he could participate in All Japan Pro Wrestling’s famed Ōdō Tournament in September. For All Japan, this period was yet another turbulent one.
Sep 12, 2019 · All Japan Pro Wrestling’s Ōdō Tournament kicks off this week and we get you ready with a look at the tournament bracket, participants and tourney favorites.
