3/1/23 All-Star Jr. Festival Card Announced

New Japan today announced, as promised, the full card for the special All-Star Jr. Festival event on 3/1 at Korakuen Hall. Originally proposed by Hiromu Takahashi, the event brings together 20 Jr. Heavyweights from promotions throughout Japan, both the Big 3 (NJPW, All-Japan, Pro Wrestling NOAH) and smaller independent promotions.

Here is the main card, there will be at least one pre-show match which has not been announced, with order to be determined by entrance music at match time:
Hiromu Takahashi, Fujita “Jr.” Hayato (Michinoku Pro) & AMAKUSA (Pro Wrestling NOAH) vs. HAYATA (NOAH), YAMATO (Dragon Gate) & Kazuki Hashimoto (Big Japan)
Isami Kodaka (BASARA) & MAO (DDT) vs. Onryo (666) & Sho
Shinjiro Otani Support Match: Tatsuhito Takaiwa (Independent/Freelancer), Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Jun Kasai (Freedoms), Minoru Tanaka (GLEAT) & TAKA Mchinoku vs. MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro), Shoki Kitamura (ZERO1), LEONA (Dradition), Chicharito Shoki (2AW) & Kota Sekifuda (Big Japan)
Ryusuke Taguchi, Hikaru Sato (Pancrase Mission) & Yumehito Imanari (DDT/Ganbare Pro) vs. The Great Sasuke (Michinoku Pro), Tigers Mask (Osaka Pro) & Batten Burabura (Kyushu Pro)
El Desperado & Volador Jr. (CMLL/Mexico) vs. El Lindaman (GLEAT) & Yuki Ueno (DDT) and DOUKI & HANAOKA (Secret Base) in a 3-way
Mistico (CMLL), Billy Ken Kid (Osaka Pro), Alejandro (NOAH) & Gurukun Mask (Ryukyu Dragon) vs. BUSHI, Atlantis Jr. (CMLL), Dragon Kid (Dragon Gate) & Black Menso-re (All-Japan)
Taiji Ishimori vs. Soberano Jr. (CMLL), Shun Skywalker (Dragon Gate), Ninja Mack (NOAH) & another NOAH star in a 5-way. There is some confusion on the second NOAH star because the graphic shows it’s YO-HEY but the text/preview says it’s Junta Miyawaki. But since Miyawaki just returned to Mexico after Tuesday’s Keiji Muto Retirement Event I’d plan on it being YO-HEY
Main Event: Master Wato vs. Atsuki Aoyagi (All-Japan)

The event will be on Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and is available as a PPV on New Japan World for about $27. The advertised start time is 12:40 AM PT/3:40 AM ET. New Japan’s English website says no subscription is required for purchase but New Japan World’s site says an account is required, which costs about $8/month. If you purchase the PPV you also get on demand replays until June 1. After that it should be available to all monthly New Japan World subscribers without additional fees.

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