All Japan announced the first two title defenses for the new year.

First up it has been officially announced that Jun Akiyama will be defending the Triple Crown against Suwama on January 2nd at the first of the Korakuen double shows. Suwama, who recently resigned as the senior managing director to focus on in-ring work, stated that he is eagerly waiting to become the Triple Crown once more. Suwama stated that All Japan needs a strong champion at this time and he aims to do anything in his power to boost the promotion further. Which also includes competing in other promotions, something which he rarely did in the past. Suwama stated that he has plans to begin a new presence as an wrestler.
Akiyama though stated that he is focused on bringing a new level of excitement to the All Japan ring. The 46 year old is also aware of the generation war that is potentially ahead, but he is confident and determined to show the importance of the Triple Crown.

The GAORA TV Championship was announced to be in defense on January 3rd as Yohei Nakajima takes on up-and-comer Naoya Nomura. Nomura has made repeated challenges for the belt over the last several months and with his recent change to join Evolution he will also finally be getting his wish. This will be his first ever title opportunity in his career and he hopes to take the further steps forward in his evolution as a pro-wrestler. Yohei though stated that the value of the GAORA is his goal at this time and he is nowhere near ready to drop the belt at this time. He noted the changes that Nomura is currently undergoing at this time, but that he himself is still growing and has yet to reach his true potential, let alone as champion.

Below are the announced event cards at this time...

All Japan Pro Wrestling "2016 New Years 2 Days", 1/2/2016 [Sat] 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

Newly Announced...
(-) Triple Crown Championship Match: [53rd Champion] Jun Akiyama vs. [Challenger] Sywama
~ 1st title defense.

(-) Takao Omori & Zeus vs. Yuji Okabayashi & Daisuke Sekimoto [both BJW]
(-) Masanobu Fuchi, SUSHI & SUSHI☆Kozou vs. Osamu Nishimura, Ultimo Dragon & Ryuji Hijikata [all FREE]

Previously Announced...
(-) Shuji Ishikawa [FREE] vs. Hikaru Sato [Pancrase MISSION]
(-) Yohei Nakajima, Yuma Aoyagi & Keiichi Sato vs. Isami Kodaka [BASARA], Yuko Miyamoto [666] & Kazuhiro Tamura [HEAT-UP]
(-) Atsushi Aoki & Naoya Nomura vs. Kento Miayahara & Jake Lee

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All Japan Pro Wrestling "2016 New Years 2 Days ~ Evolution 1 - Start ~ Evolution First Produce Event", 1/3/2016 [Sun] 12:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

Newly Announced...
(-) GAORA TV Championship Match: [7th Champion] Yohei Nakajima vs. [Challenger] Naoya Nomura
~ 1st title defense.

Previously Announced...
(-) Takao Omori, Yuma Aoyagi vs. Hoshitango [DDT] & Hiroshi Fukuda [BASARA]
(-) Masanobu Fuchi, SUSHI & SUSHI☆Kozou vs. Shigehiro Irie, Keisuke Ishii & Soma Takao [all DDT]
(-) Special 6 Man Tag Match: Suwama, Hikaru Sato & Codename G (Ghilli Man) vs. Kento Miyahara, Zeus & Shuji Ishikawa