NJPW Royal Quest
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| Promotions | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| First event | Royal Quest (2019) |
Royal Quest is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Since its inception in 2019, it has been held annually in London, England.
History
[edit]The inaugural Royal Quest was the first-ever professional wrestling event independently promoted by NJPW in the United Kingdom. It was the first UK event produced by NJPW after Strong Style Evolved UK on June 30 and July 1, 2018 (in partnership with Revolution Pro Wrestling).[1] Royal Quest II, the second Royal Quest, took place on October 1 & 2, 2022, establishing Royal Quest as an annual event.[2][3] NJPW returned to the Copper Box for Royal Quest III on October 14, 2023.[4] Royal Quest IV, the fourth event in the Royal Quest chronology, took place on October 20, 2024.[5][6]
Events
[edit]| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Main event | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Quest (2019) | August 31, 2019 | London, England | Copper Box Arena | 6,119 | Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | [1][7] |
| 2 | Royal Quest II | October 1, 2022 | FTR (Cash Wheeler and Dax Harwood) (c) vs. Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher) for the IWGP Tag Team Championship | [8][9] | |||
| October 2, 2022 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. to determine the #1 contender for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship | ||||||
| 3 | Royal Quest III | October 14, 2023 | 3,191 | Will Ospreay (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship[a] | [10][11] | ||
| 4 | Royal Quest IV | October 20, 2024 | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | 1,544 | Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship | [12] | |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Despite Ospreay renaming the title to IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship, the match was listed as a IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship title match by NJPW
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "NJPW Royal Quest". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ Currier, Joseph (August 16, 2022). "NJPW returning to United Kingdom for Royal Quest II". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (August 16, 2022). "NJPW Announces Royal Quest II For October". Fightful. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- ^ Chase, Stephanie (August 14, 2023). "NJPW announces Royal Quest III London show". digitalspy.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Defelice, Robert (August 18, 2024). "NJPW Royal Quest IV To Take Place On 10/20/24 In London, England". fightful.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ Joseph, Currier (October 15, 2024). "Full card announced for NJPW Royal Quest IV". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Royal Quest to be broadcast live on FITE TV!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- ^ "Royal Quest II". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ Gregory, Jack (October 1, 2022). "NJPW Royal Quest II Night 1 Full Results 10.01.2022: Heavyweight Tag Team Title & More". 411mania.com. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "ROYAL QUEST III SAT. OCTOBER. 14. 2023". njpw1972.com. NJPW. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ Renner, Ethan (August 14, 2023). "NJPW announces Royal Quest III for London NJPW is going back to Copper Box Arena for Royal Quest III". f4wonline.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "More matches signed for Royal Quest IV!". njpw1972.com. NJPW. Retrieved October 2, 2024.