Ren Narita Added to ROH Pure Title Tournament

– Another competitor has joined the upcoming revival of the ROH Pure Championship. Ring of Honor Wrestling announced that Ren Narita is the latest wrestler to join the Pure Title Tournament scheduled for later this April in Pittsburgh. THe tournament will kick off at Pure Excellence on April 11. You can check out the full announcement below.

ROH PURE TITLE TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT: REN NARITA

The tournament to crown the first Ring of Honor Pure Champion since 2006 begins at Pure Excellence on Friday, April 10 in Columbus and Saturday, April 11 in Pittsburgh. Sixteen entrants representing at least six countries will battle to put their names alongside Jay Lethal, Samoa Joe, AJ Styles, Nigel McGuinness, Bryan Danielson, and other ROH forefathers who fought by the Pure Rules. The rules gave a distinct flavor to each Pure Rules match: closed-fist punches were illegal and each competitor was allowed three rope breaks to stop submission holds and pinfalls during the match; after that, pinfalls and submission holds on or under the ropes would be legal.

The New Japan Dojo has produced some of the greatest wrestlers of all time, such as Jushin Thunder Liger, The Great Muta, Shinya Hashimoto, Tenzan, Kojima, Tanahashi, Shibata, and countless additional champions and legends, as well as current stars like current IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito, former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Jay White, Roppongi 3K, Juice Robinson, David Finlay, and more.

An important part of their growth from Young Lion to international star is the concept of an excursion where these athletes leave Japan and travel to the United States, Mexico, and/or Europe. Following an emergency entry into the Best of Super Juniors and an impressive 5-2 record in the 2019 Young Lions’ Cup, Ren Narita appears to be on the fast track to joining the stars and legends that have earned their way onto the New Japan roster from its storied Dojo!

Narita will absolutely be the wild card in the tournament to crown the first Pure Champion in over a decade and in that way, it makes him the perfect dark horse candidate to surprise not only his first round opponent but any potential subsequent opponents! NJPW Dojo Young Lions have one of the best track records out of any group of prospects – will Narita see instant success in the Pure Championship Tournament?

Join us live in Columbus or Pittsburgh, or streaming for HonorClub, to see history in the making at Pure Excellence!

Dalton Castle was also added to the tournament earlier this week.