Francesco Akira Earns IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title Shot After NJPW Road to the G1 Climax Day 3 Victory
On June 23rd, at New Japan Pro Wrestling's Road to the G1 Climax Day 3 at Korakuen Hall, Francesco Akira earned the right to challenge YOH for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship defeating SHO, Kosei Fujita, and Master Wato in a special four-way match.