DOUKI ended El Desperado’s short reign as IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion on Friday.
The match headlined the final day of the New Japan Soul tour at Budokan Hall, Tokyo.
?NEW JAPAN SOUL 2024?
IWGPジュニアヘビー級選手権試合‼️
兄弟分の意地と意地のぶつかり合い‼️
この死闘を制すのは…⁉️? @ElDesperado5 × @DoukiPerros#njpwworld で配信中?
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— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) July 5, 2024
The win marks DOUKI’s first run with the title, which El Desperado won from SHO in a steel cage match on the first day of New Japan Soul on June 16th at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center in Sapporo.
