Yuya Uemura Wins KOPW Championship At 4/27 NJPW Road To Wrestling Dontaku

Yuya Uemura wins first title in NJPW.

Yuya Uemura won the King of Pro Wrestling Champion at the April 27th NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku event, defeating Great-O-Khan in a Rural Revitalization match.

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Uemura won the first round, which was a tire carrying contest. The two men were able to wrestle in the middle of the contest, and Uemura prevented O-Khan from finishing his four tire stack with a schoolboy.

O-Khan easily won the second round, which was a lemon eating contest, eating the entire lemon and the peel.

Uemura won the third round tables match, putting O-Khan through the table with Deadbolt.

This marks the first reigning at KOPW Champion for Uemura. O-Khan's reign lasted 98 days. He made one successful title defense.

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