Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada & Tetsuya Naito Confirmed For London's NJPW Royal Quest

New Japan Pro Wrestling provide huge update on UK event...

by Michael Hamflett
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New Japan Pro Wrestling have today confirmed that Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada and Tetsuya Naito will all appear at the August 31st Royal Quest show.

Tickets aren't yet on sale, though the company again shared a link for pre-sale information for the event taking place at London's Copper Box Arena. Further announcements on sales will likely follow soon to capitalise on the buzz around 'The Ace', 'The Rainmaker' and the Los Ingobernables de Japon leader all filling out spots on the card.

The organisation had last week promised "top stars" for the show, following a two-night link-up with Revolution Pro Wrestling in 2018 that saw Kazuchika Okada, Minoru Suzuki and others join forces with the Rev-Pro roster for interpromotional shows similar to prior events featuring others from the British Independent circuit. In contrast, Royal Quest will officially be considered NJPW's inaugural show in the country, particularly in the wake of this newest update.

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Making light of the public challenges they've faced arranging working agreements for talent in the United States of late, NJPW's Global Twitter account jovially added that "The best part is, they all have visas!".

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett