All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival 2026 today in Saitama.
Today’s event was held at Kasukabe Fureai Cube in Saitama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast but the on demand version was put up earlier than expected.
The announced paid attendance was 453, a legit sellout.
Match 1: MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue & Seiki Yoshioka beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Shota Kofuji. Inoue pinned Kofuji after a buzzsaw kick.
Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B: Hideki Suzuki vs. Yuma Aoyagi went to a double pinfall. Draw. 1 point for each.
Match 3: Block A: Kengo Mashimo beat Odyssey by submission.
Match 4: Block B: Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate) beat Daisuke Sekimoto.
Match 5: Seigo Tachibana, Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Onori & Hyo Ogawa (Independent/Freelancer) beat Dan Tamura, Ren Ayabe, Go Shiozaki & Yuma Anzai. Tachibana beat Tamura with a crossface.
Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Rei Saito beat Talos.
Match 7: Block B: Ryuki Honda beat Xyon.
Main Event: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Kumaarashi.
Standings:
Block A:
1-Rei Saito, 3-1, 6 pts
2-Miyahara, 2-1-1, 5 pts
3-Mashimo, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Odyssey, 2-2, 4 pts
5-Shiozaki, 2-2, 5 pts
6-Anzai, 1-1-1, 3 pts
7-Talos, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Kumaarashi, 0-3, 0 pts
Block B:
1-Suzuki, 3-2-1, 7 pts
2-Kikuta, 3-0-1 NP (No Points), 6 pts
3-Sekimoto, 3-1, 6 pts
4-Honda, 3-1, 6 pts
5-Ayabe, 2-1, 4 pts
6-Yuma Aoyagi, 2-2-1 NP, 4 pts
7-Xyon, 1-2-1, 3 pts
8-Jun Saito, 0-7, 0 pts (OUT-injured)
The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. It’s still too early to predict Block A except Kumaarashi is all but out. In Block B, Suzuki is in a tough spot as the leader-in part because of the Jun Saito forfeits he has only one match left while everyone else has 2 or 3 remaining. The no points outcome really hurts Yuma Aoyagi’s chances with 2 matches left. It could also hurt Kikuta in a tie for second. If needed, tiebreakers wiill be head-to-head result. If that was a draw OR there are more than 2 tied for one of the advancing spots, a 3-way match (or more) will be held at the end.
The next event is tomorrow (tonight US time) at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata. There will be no live broadcast. On demand scheduled for 6 PM PT/9 PM ET but could be earlier.