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All-Japan wrapped up the Summer Action Series 2026 Tour today in Gifu.

Today’s event was held at Juroku Plaza in Gifu and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 568, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Yuma Anzai beat Shota Kofuji.

Match 2: Hideki Suzuki & Dan Tamura beat Hiroki Murase & Jack Kennnedy. Tamura pinned Kennedy after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 3: Ren Ayabe, Rising Hayato & MUSASHI beat Jun Saito, Hokuto Omori & Leon de Oro. MUSASHI pinned Oro.

Match 4: Rei Saito & Narukj Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Kento Miyahara & Seiki Yoshioka. Rei Saito pinned Yoshioka after a chokeslam.

Match 5: Go Shiozaki beat Shotaro Ashino.

Main Event: All-Japan AJPW.TV 6-Man Tag Team Champions Ryuki Honda, Kumaarashi & Seigo Tachibana beat Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Yasutaku Yano to retain the titles. Honda pinned Yano after Final Vent. V1 for the champs.

The next event is 8/2 at Dome Techikawa Tachihi in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast. On demand later that day or 8/3.

All-Japan continues the Summer Action Series 2026 Tour today in Kobe. Today’s event is a major house show because it features 2 title matches-first up is an All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship match as Dan Tamura defends the title against Naruki Doi. In the main event, Kento Miyahara defends the Triple Crown against Ren Ayabe, looking to win it for the second time while tag team partner Talos is back in the US waiting to return to Japan (visa-related).

Today’s event will be held at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe and can be watched LIVE on AJPW.TV in Japanese. This will also be a taped GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan on 8/5. The event is a legit advance sellout. There are only 6 matches planned but with the title matches and intermission it will run a little longer than a regular house show, probably around 2 1/2 hours (the longest it could go is roughly 4 hours which is the TV broadcast plan).

Today’s lineup:
Jun Saito vs. Shota Kofuji
Shotaro Ashino & Kumaarashi vs. Seiki Yoshioka & MUSASHI
Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Yasutaka Yano vs. Hokuto Omori, Seigo Tachibana & Leon de Oro
Intermission
Rei Saito, Hideki Suzuki & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Go Shiozaki, Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai
All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dan Tamura vs. Naruki Doi for the title
All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Kento Miyahara vs. Ren Ayabe for the Triple Crown

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

8:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 5-10 minutes.

9 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe, Japan. Audio muted at first but comes on after a few moments. Commentary will begin when matches start.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s a legit advance sellout but there clearly are some empty seats right now. From what I know about the venue, a legit sellout probably means around 850. Commentary starts here, didn’t catch the host’s name but we also have Kagehiro Osano on commentary. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance, a legit advance sellout, was 895)

The matches will begin shortly.

The matches begin at 9:05 PM PT/12:05 AM ET.

Match 1: Jun Saito vs. Shota Kofuji. 20 minute time limit
Result: Jun Saito beat Shota Kofuji

Match 2: Shotaro Ashino & Kumaarashi vs. Seiki Yoshioka & MUSASHI. 20 minute time limit
Result: Shotaro Ashino & Kumaarashi beat Seiki Yoshioka & MUSASHI. Kuamarashi beat MUSASHI with a torture rack.

Match 3: Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Yasutaka Yano vs. Hokuto Omori, Seigo Tachibana & Leon de Oro. 30 minute time limit
Result: Hokuto Omori, Seigo Tachibana & Leon de Oro beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Yasutaka Yano. Tachibana pinned Yano after Yankee Hammer.

Intermission.

The matches resume at 10:05 PM PT/1:05 AM ET (about a 15 minute break). Jun Saito is a guest on commentary for the next match.

Match 4: Rei Saito, Hideki Suzuki & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Go Shiozaki, Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai. 30 minute time limit
Result: Go Shiozaki, Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai beat Rei Saito, Hideki Suzuki & Yuma Aoyagi. Anzai pinned Suzuki after Gimlet.

Atsuki Aoyagi is a guest on commentary for the next match.

Match 5: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dan Tamura vs. Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dan Tamura beat Naruki Doi to retain the title. V1 for Tamura. Next up: Commentary suggested it will be the upcoming Zennichi Jr. Festival winner.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Kento Miyahara vs. Ren Ayabe for the Triple Crown. 1 Hour time limit
Result: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Kento Miyahara beat Ren Ayabe to retain the Triple Crown. V8 for Miyahara. Next up: Anzai. Tokyo was mentioned for a match right before he came out so, looking at the schedule, it most likely would be 8/29 at Ebara Wave Arena Ota/Ota City General Gym but a slight chance it’s 8/9 at Korakuen Hall. Updates to follow. (UPDATE: Not yet official but sounds like 8/29)

The next event is tomorrow at Juroku Plaza in Gifu. There will be no live broadcast. On demand Sunday.

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Series today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 338, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Jun Saito beat Yasutaka Yano.

Match 2: Rei Saito beat Shota Kofuji.

Match 3: Leon de Oro beat Senor Saito.

Match 4: Shotaro Ashino, Hikuto Onori & Dan Tamura beat Kumaarashi, Seiki Yoshioka & Seigo Tachibana. Omori pinned Tachibana.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara, Go Shiozaki & Rising Hayato beat Ren Ayabe, Hideki Suzuki & MUSASHI. Miyahara pinned Ayabe.

Main Event: Yuma Anzai & Ryuki Honda beat Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi. Anzai pinned Atsuki Aoyagi after Gimlet.

The next event is Saturday at Kobe Sambo Hall in Kobe with 2 title matches including Miyahara-Ayabe for the Triple Crown. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Friday at 9 PM PT/midnight ET. This will also be a GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan.

All-Japan continued the Summer Action Series 2026 Tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This was also or will be a (taped) Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1510, a legit sellout.

Before the event began, a memorial service for Joe Doering was held in the ring.

Match 1: Shotaro Ashino beat Yasutaka Yano by submission.

Match 2: Dan Tamura, Hokuto Omori, Seigo Tachibana & Leon De Oro (Mexico) beat Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), MUSASHI, Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Aoki (Independent/Freelancer). Tamura pinned Doi after a powerbomb.

Match 3: Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Go Shiozaki & Yuma Aoyagi. Suwama pinned Shiozaki after a backdrop. Too bad I missed this live, our favorite odd couple teaming once again.

Match 4: Ren Ayabe & Ryuki Honda beat Kento Miyahara & Kumaarashi. Ayabe pinned Miyahara with a dragon suplex hold.

Match 5: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat Yuma Anzai & Shota Kofuji to retain the titles. Hayato pinned Kofuji after Sid Vicious. V1 for the champs.

Main Event: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Jun & Rei Saito beat Kengo Mashimo & Daisuke Sekimoto to retain the titles. Jun Saito pinned Mashimo after Yagiyama Cyclone. V1 for the Saitos/champs. DOOM!!! Next up: The presumably-returning-soon Xyon & Odyssey, who have to go back home semi-regularly for visa-related reasons then come back (Xyon to, I think, Australia and Odyssey to the US). That match will happen on 8/29 at Ebara Wave Arena/Ota City General Gym. (UPDATE: It’s now official)

The next event is Wednesday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan kicked off the Summer Action Series, the July tour, today in Yokohama.

Today’s event was held at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 290, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Ryuki Honda beat Seigo Tachibana.

Match 2: Kumaarashi & Yuya Aoki (Independent/Freelancer) beat Hokuto Omori & Towa Iwasaki (Independent/Freelancer). Kumaarashi pinned Iwasaki.

Match 3: Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Daisuke Sekimoto, Hideki Suzuki & Dan Tamura. Doi pinned Tamura after Bakatare Sliding Kick.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi beat MUSASHI.

Match 5: Shotaro Ashino & Masaaki Mochizuki (Dragon Gate) beat Go SHiozaki & Yasutaka Yano. Mochizuki pinned Yano after Twister.

Main Event: Ren Ayabe, Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat Kento Miyahara, Yuma Anzai & Shota Kofuji. Aoyagi pinned Kofuji after La Magistral.

The next event is 7/19 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 7/18 at 7:30 PM PT/10:30 PM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

Some sad news just coming out to pass along-Joe Doering, who competed in All-Japan in the 2010s and was a 2-time Triple Crown Champion, has died after a valiant battle with brain cancer. He was only 44. The announcement came from Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling and its owner, former TNA Wrestling President Scott D’Amore. Doering had reportedly just entered hospice care earlier this week.

A giant by Japanese wrestling standards at 6’8”, 275 lbs, Doering became the 50th All-Japan Triple Crown Champion in 2014, making 3 successful defenses in his first reign that lasted just over 5 months. He would win the Triple Crown back in October 2017 and become the 59th Champion, again making 3 successful defenses in a reign that lasted 5 months. He was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2016 and made his final in-ring appearance in 2022 for TNA.

He definitely was one of the most successful big man foreigners in Japan this century and was loved by the Japanese fans as well. I join the wrestling world in sending deepest condolences on the loss of another brother, taken from us way too soon.

RIP and GOD BLESS, Joe.

UPDATE: All-Japan has now posted a statement on their official website:
https://www.all-japan.co.jp/news/news/12593/

All-Japan wrapped up their June schedule today with an event in Tokyo before their early summer break.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 340, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Hideki Suzuki beat Seigo Tachibana by submission.

Match 2: Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Senor Saito beat Hokuto Omori & Dan Tamura. Doi pinned Tamura with V9 Clutch.

Match 3: Rising Hayato & Seiki Yoshioka beat Atsuki Aoyagi & MUSASHI. Yoshioka pinned MUSASHI after Crash Driver.

Match 4: Rei Saito beat Shotaro Ashino & Hyo Ogawa in a 3-way by pinning Ogawa.

Match 5: Go Shiozaki, Jun Saito & Ren Ayabe beat Kento Miyahara, Ryuki Honda & Kumaarashi. Ayabe pinned Miyahara after Iron Maiden. (On a side note, it was revealed on social media yesterday that Talos has left the promotion for now, it was time for him to return to the US for the time being. Hopefully he’ll be back later this year-this is like how Odyssey also has to return home to the US every so often due to non-visa stay restrictions in Japan. I think there is a 90-day time limit each time)

Main Event: Yuma Anzai & Shota Kofuji beat Yuma Aoyagi & Yasutaka Yano. Kofuji pinned Yano after Styles Clash. As a result, Anzai & Kofuji will be the next challengers for the All-Asia Tag Team Championship. That match will happen on 7/19 at Korakuen Hall.

The next event is 7/11 at Yokohama Radiant Hall in Yokohama. Broadcast plans TBA. (The July streaming schedule has not been announced)

UPDATE: After the main event, Ayabe issued a Triple Crown challenge to Miyahara. More to come, possibly tomorrow. Also anticipate a Doi challenge for the All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship too. (UPDATE: Looks like the latter may happen on 7/25 in Kobe)

UPDATE 2: It’s now official. Also announced is an All-Japan AJPW.TV 6-Man Tag Team Championship match for 7/26, which will be Ryuki Honda, Kumaarashi & Seigo Tachibana defending the titles against Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Yasutaka Yano.

While I wait for full results from today’s All-Japan event (some quick highlights are up on social media, there were some title changes), they did announce another tournament today (there was one earlier in the week called the 13th Classic, which I’m not familiar with unless it’s what was Royal Road before). The Zennichi Jr. Festival will return in August-this will be a Junior Heavyweight tournament with 12 participants in a 2 block round-robin format. Schedule was announced today with participants scheduled to be revealed in a month.

More from today as it becomes available.

All-Japan continued the Super Power Series 2026 Tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. You can also watch the first 4 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 530, a legit advance sellout with standing room overflow.

There were late changes to the card due to Ryo Inoue & Shota Kofuji being pulled off the event due to injuries. Inoue-knee. Out indefinitely but probably weeks or months. Kofuji-ankle. Status uncertain.

Match 1: Seigo Tachibana & Hyo Ogawa (Independent/Freelancer). beat Dan Tamura & Masatuki Kono. Tachibana pinned Tamura after countering La Magistral.

Match 2: Jun & Rei Saito beat Daisuke Sekimoto & Kumaarashi. Rei Saito pinned Kumaarashi.

Match 3: Hokuto Onori beat Takashi (Dragon Gate). After this match, Omori disbanded his Hokuto Army faction.

Match 4: Yuma Anzai & MAZADA beat Ryuki Honda & Yaustaka Yano. Anzai pinned Yano after Gimlet.

Match 5: Ren Ayabe, Talos & Rising Hayato beat Yuma & Atujki Aoyagi & Carbell Ito. Talos pinned Atsuki Aoyagi after a double chokeslam.

Match 6: Kento Miyahara, Shotaro Ashino, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka beat Hideki Suzuki, Suwama, Kengo Mashimo & Yuya Aoki. Miyahara pinned Aoki with a shutdown suplex hold.

Main Event: Go Shiozaki beat Xyon.

The next event is 6/18 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will also be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.