Vietnam Pro Wrestling’s Ares to Make NJPW Debut in Korakuen Hall

By: Noah Leatherland

NJPW have announced that Vietnam Pro Wrestling’s Ares will be making his debut on the upcoming Road to King of Pro Wrestling tour. Ares will team with Yota Tsuji in Korakuen Hall for his first match in NJPW.

The match will be a big moment for Ares, as well as Vietnamese wrestling as a whole. When Tsuji made his trip to Vietnam in August to invite Ares to the New Japan Dojo, it was a very emotional scene. VPW fans, staff and wrestlers were moved to tears at the opportunity handed to one of their own. Now, Ares will find himself teaming with Tsuji in the most hallowed venue in Japanese wrestling.

Ares is being thrown in at the deep end, not only teaming with the IWGP Heavyweight Champion, but also facing elite competition. Ares and Tsuji will face the G1 Climax winner Ryohei Oiwa and former world champion Zack Sabre Jr.

The match is set for October 7th on the second leg of the tour. The event will be headlined by YOH defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Robbie X.