Ultimo Dragon to Challenge Tajiri For AJPW Junior Heavyweight Title

Former WCW World Television Champion and Cruiserweight Champion Ultimo Dragon is scheduled to challenge "The Japanese Buzzsaw" Yoshihiro Tajiri for the All Japan Pro Wrestling World Junior Heavyweight Championship on August 27 in Tokyo, Japan at AJPW's 45th Anniversary Show. Tajiri just captured the championship from Hikaru Sato a few days ago on July 30.

Both Dragon and Tajiri are well-known international stars who had fairly successful careers in the United States as well. Ultimo Dragon gained notoriety as part of World Championship Wrestling's Cruiserweight Division in the late 1990s. He had a brief stint in WWE in 2003-2004 but left the company shortly after WrestleMania XX. Tajiri enjoyed success in both Extreme Championship Wrestling and WWE in the late 90s and early 2000s. Tajiri held the ECW World Tag Team and World Television Championship, as well as the WWE Cruiserweight Championship, Light Heavyweight Championship, World Tag Team Championship, and a reign as the WCW United States Champion during the Invasion storyline in 2001. He returned to WWE last year as part of the Cruiserweight Classic Tournament but ended up parting ways from the company earlier this year.