Kento Miyahara Makes a Huge Statement Against Ren Ayabe Ahead of Their Upcoming Championship Showdown

By: Lewis Carlan

The All Japan Pro-Wrestling “SUMMER ACTION SERIES 2026” tour continued on July 22nd at the sold out Shin-Kiba 1st RING in Tokyo.

The AJPW Triple Crown Champion Kento Miyahara and Ren Ayabe engaged in their final preliminary bout ahead of the championship match on July 25th.

Miyahara teamed with Go Shiozaki & Rising HAYATO as they faced Ayabe, Hideki Suzuki & MUSASHI. Even though it was a six man tag match, all eyes were on Miyahara and Ayabe as the animosity between the two has reached a fever’s pitch. The two battled as the fans at the Shin-Kiba 1st RING got another taste of what to expect when these two have their championship showdown on July 25th.

On this night, Miyahara proved to be the better man as he forced Ayabe to tap out with a Snake Limit submission hold to end the bout at the 12:25 mark.

Photo Credit: All Japan Pro-Wrestling

With the victory, Miyahara hopes to ride his momentum into July 25th as he makes his eighth defense of the Triple Crown Title against Ren Ayabe.

In other action, Yuma Anzai & Ryuki Honda defeated Yuma Aoyagi & Atsuki Aoyagi in a tag team bout.

Here are the full results for AJPW “SUMMER ACTION SERIES 2026” on July 22nd courtesy of purolove.com:

• Jun Saito defeated Yasutaka Yano (8:36) with a jackhammer.
• Rei Saito defeated Shota Kofuji (7:52) with an Ultra Clutch Cutback.
• Leon de Oro defeated Senor Saito (11:10) with a Lioness Sault.
• Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Omori & Dan Tamura defeated Kuma Arashi, Seiki Yoshioka & Seigo Tachibana (12:35) after a Muso Issen by Omori against Tachibana.
• Kento Miyahara, Go Shiozaki & Rising HAYATO defeated Ren Ayabe, Hideki Suzuki & MUSASHI (12:25) after Miyahara’s Snake Limit against Ayabe,.
• Yuma Anzai & Ryuki Honda defeated Yuma Aoyagi & Atsuki Aoyagi (17:03) after Anzai’s gimlet vs. Anzai vs. Atsuki.