Royal Quest

Royal Quest is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The show will take place on August 31, 2019 at Copper Box Arena in London, England, United Kingdom at the Copper Box Arena. This is the first NJPW show that the promotion had produced independently in the United Kingdom. Wrestlers from Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) – with whom NJPW has a partnership – would also appear at the event.

Background
On January 14, 2019, during Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome, NJPW officially announced the show for August 31, 2019, taking place at the Copper Box Arena. The event was officially named "Royal Quest" on February 14, 2019, also confirmed where three NJPW wrestlers. It was later reported by Wrestling Observer Newsletter journalist Dave Meltzer, that Kazuchika Okada would be one of the wrestlers taking part of the event. On February 22, 2019, NJPW officially announced that Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tetsuya Naito would be taking part of the event.

The show will mark the first time NJPW presented shows in the United Kingdom independently, as opposed to partnering up with a British promotion. NJPW had previously partnered with Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) since 2015, co-producing shows annually in the United Kingdom as part of the he "New IWGP Conception", a global expansion strategy centered on their international partnerships. NJPW had previously partnered with Revolution Pro Wrestling for the 2015 Uprising event, while also co-producing the Global Wars UK and Strong Style Evolved UK in 2018.

Tickets for the show were put on sale on March 14, with pre-sale tickets being sold on March 12, costing from £30 to £120. Through NJPW working relationship with RPW, on July 17, RPW announced they would host a tournament in August, were the winners would receive an oppurtunity for the IWGP Tag Team Championship. The full match card was announced on August 13.

Storylines
Royal Quest featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.