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All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival today in Osaka.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 950.

Match 1: MUSASHI & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue. Aoyagi pinned Inoue after a moonsault press.

Match 2: Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Yuma Aoyagi, Re Saito & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer). Anzai pinned Doi after Gimlet.

Champions Carnival:
Block B:
Match 3: Hokuto Omori beat Mike D. Vecchio.
Match 4: Madoka Kikuta beat Aigle Blanc.
Block A:
Match 5: Kumaarashi beat Hideki Suzuki.
Match 6: Shotaro Ashino beat Takashi Yoshida by submission.
Match 7: Kento Miyahara beat Xyon.
Main Event: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Jun Saito.

The next event is tomorrow at Takamatsu Symbol Tower in Kagawa. There will be no live broadcast. On demand later that day.

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival today in Aichi.

Today’s event was held at Port Messe Nagoya in Aichi and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 887.

Match 1: Rising Hayato, Ryuki Honda, Atsuki Aoyagi, Ryo Inoue & Mike D. Vecchio beat Hideki Suzuki, MUSASHI, Dan Tamura, Jack Kennedy & Aigle Blanc. Honda pinned Kennedy after Final Vent.

Champions Carnival:
Block A:
Match 2: Shotaro Ashino bext Xyon by submission.
Match 3: Kengo Mashimo beat Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Match 4: Jun Saito beat Kumaarashi.
Match 5: Kento Miyahara beat Takashi Yoshida.
Block B:
Match 6: Madoka Kikuta beat Hokuto Omori.
Match 7: Rei Saito beat Yuma Aoyagi.
Main Event: Yuma Anzai beat Ren Ayabe.

Standings-wise, Smith & Mashimo are now tied atop Block A at 8 points, but Mashimo has only one match left while Smith has 3. 3 are tied for 3rd with 6 points but Ashino has the advantage with 4 matches left while the others have 3. Yoshida is nowtechnically eliminated as he has no points with 4 matches left and lost to Smith although he hasn’t yet faced Mashimo. Omori is now all but out too with 2 points, 3 matches left and a loss to Mashimo but he has not faced Smith yet. In Block B, 4 are tied for the lead with 6 points but Kikuta and Mike D. Vecchio have the advantage with 4 matches left while the others have 3. The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals.

The next event is tomorrow at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival 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 a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1095.

Champions Carnival:
Match 1: Block A: Xyon beat Takashi Yoshida.
Match 2: Block A: Kengo Mashimo beat Shotaro Ashino.
Match 3: Block B: Ren Ayabe beat Ryuki Honda.
Match 4: Block B: Madoka Kikuta beat Yuma Anzai.
Match 5: Block B: Yuma Aoyagi beat Mike D. Vecchio.
Match 6: Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Kento Miyahara.
Match 7: Block A: Hideki Suzuki beat Jun Saito.

Main Event: Rei Saito, Rising Hayato, Dan Tamura, Atsuki Aoyagi & Taishin Nagao beat Hokuto Onori, MUSASHI, Kumaarashi, Ryo Inoue & Aigle Blanc. Aoyagi pinned MUSASHI after Firebird Splash.

The next event is Saturday at Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 2 in Aichi. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival today in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Tokorozawa Sakura Town Japan Pavilion in Saitama and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 573.

Match 1: Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Ryuji Hijikata & Ryo Inoue. Atsuki Aoyagi pinned Inoue after a moonsault press.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B: Aigle Blanc beat Hokuto Omori.
Match 3: Block A: Kengo Mashimo beat Xyon.
Match 4: Block A: Kumaarashi beat Takashi Yoshida.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara, Davey Boy Smith Jr., MUSASHI & Shotaro Ashino beat Jun Saito, Hideki Suzuki, Rising Hayato & Dan Tamura. Smith pinned Tamura after Bulldog Bomb.

Champions Carnival Block B:
Match 6: Ren Ayabe beat Rei Saito by submission.
Main Event: Ryuki Honda beat Yuma Anzai.

The next event is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan continued the 2025 Champions Carnival today in Niigata.

Today’s event was held at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV tonight at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 695.

Match 1: Hokuto Omori & Hiroyuki Suzuki beat Hideki Suzuki & Taishin Nagao. Omori beat Nagao.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block A: Kumaarashi beat Kengo Mashimo.
Match 3: Block B: Aigle Blanc beat Ren Ayabe.
Match 4: Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Xyon.

Match 5: Jun & Rei Saito, MUSASHI & Dan Tamura beat Rising Hayato, Yuma Anzai, Atsuki Aoyagi & Ryo Inoue. Jun Saito pinned Inoue after a jackhammer.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Shotaro Ashino.
Main Event: Block B: Ryuki Honda beat Yuma Aoyagi.

Standings-wise, with most having 3 matches in the books but some having only 2, the current leaders are Smith (Block A) and Mike D. Vecchio (Block B) at 3-0, 6 points. Everyone except Mashimo still has 5-6 matches left, Mashimo has only 4 left. The top 2 in each block will advance to the Semifinals.

The next event is tomorrow at Tokorozawa Sakura Town in Saitama. There will be no live broadcast.

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival today in Hiroshima.

Today’s event was held at Hiroshima Sangyo Kaikan in Hiroshima and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV tonight at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 785.

Match 1: Rey Paloma, Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate), Aigle Blanc & Xyon beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue & Tsuyoshi Okada. Yoshida pinned Inoue after Pineapple Bomber.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B: Hokuto Omori beat Ryuki Honda.
Match 3; Block A: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Kumaarashi.
Match 4: Block B: Mike D. Vecchio beat Rei Saito.

Match 5; Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi, MUSASHI & Makoto Oishi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Rising Hayato, Yuma Anzai, Ren Ayabe & Taishin Nagao. Miyahara pinned Nagao with a shutdown suplex hold.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Kengo Mashimo (Indepndent/Freelancer) beat Hideki Suzuki.
Main Event: Block A: Jun Saito beat Shotaro Ashino.

The next event is Saturday at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata. There will be no live broadcast.

All-Japan ran the second day of the Champions Carnival today in Fukuoka.

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka Island City Forum in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 798,

Match 1: MUSASHI & Dan Tamura beat Rising Hayato & Taishin Nagao. MUSASHI beat Nagao with Turtura.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B: Mike D. Vecchio beat Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate(.
Match 3: Block A: Xyon beat Kumaarashi.
Match 4: Block B: Yuma Anzai beat AIgle Blanc.

Match 5: Jun & Rei Saito, Ryuki Honda & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Davey Boy Smith Jr., Hokuto Omori, Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate) & Ryo Inoue. Jun Saito pinned Inoue after Psycho Break.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A: Hideki Suzuki beat Shotaro Ashino.
Match 6: Block B: Yuma Aoyagi beat Ren Ayabe.
Main Event: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Kengo Mashimo (Independent/Freelancer).

The next event is tomorrow at Hiroshima Sangyo Kaikan in Hiroshima. There will be no live broadcast. On demand available later that day. (The next 3 events will be on demand only)

All-Japan began the 2025 Champions Carnival, the promotion’s annual singles tournament, today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. The event will also be broadcast on GAORA SPORTS in Japan at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 1105.

Champions Carnival Block B:
Match 1: Ryuki Honda beat Rei Saito.
Match 2: Yuma Anzai beat Hokuto Onori.
Match 3: Mike D. Vecchio beat Aigle Blanc.
Match 4: Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate) beat Yuma Aoyagi.

Match 5: Rising Hayato, Ren Ayabe, Atsuki Aoyagi, Taishin Nagao & Zyon beat Shotaro Ashino, Dan Tamura, MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue & Kumaarashi. Zyon pinned Ashino after Zyon Spear.

Champions Carnival Block A:
Match 6: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate).
Matxh 7: Jun Saito beat Kengo Mashimo (Independent/Freelancer).
Main Event: Hideki Suzuki beat Kento Miyahara.

The next event is Saturday at Fukuoka Island City Forum in Fukuoka. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

UPDATE: It has been announced that the postponed All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship match between MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka, which had to be called off last-minute due to a MUSASHI injury/illness, has been rescheduled for 5/18 at Ota City General Gym, which is the date of the Champions Carnival Finals.

Sometimes the puns are…yeah…but might be accurate as All-Japan announced Cyrus is now out of action. The always-vague poor health. Out Saturday and, because he can’t travel to Japan as a result, out of the Champions Carnival. He was to have been in a battle royal Saturday. No replacement. For the Champions Carnival, replacement TBA.

More as it becomes available.

3/31/2025 UPDATE: Takashi Yoshida (Dragon Gate) is the replacement for the Champions Carnival.

All-Japan wrapped up the Dream Power Series 2025 today with a big event in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This was also a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 2098.

There was a late change to the card due to All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion MUSASHI being forced off the card yesterday due to acute gastroenteritis. His scheduled title defense against Seiki Yoshioka was POSTPONED and will happen at a later date. Also, a planned battle royal for the event was cancelled.

Match 1: Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue & Seiki Yoshioka beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Taishin Nagao & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan. Yoshioka pinned Nagao after Top Of The Second Class.

Match 2: Suwama beat Seigo Tachibana.

Match 3: Yuko Miyamoto & Fuminori Abe beat Naruki Doi & Senor Saito. Miyamoto pinned Saito after a moonsault press.

Match 4: Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Madoka Kikuta (Dragon Gate) & Xyon beat Rei Saito, Hideki Suzuki, Ren Ayabe & Kumaarashi. Kikuta pinned Kumaarashi after a rolling lariat.

Match 5: Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Yuma Aoyagi.

Match 6: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Rising Hayato & Yuma Anzai beat Hokuto Omori & Takashi Yoshida to retain the titles. Anzai pinned Omori after Gimlet. V5 for the champs.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Jun Saito beat Kento Miyahara to retain the Triple Crown. V3 for Saito.

The next event is the Champions Carnival 2025, the promotion’s annual singles tournament, starting on 4/9 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. The event will also be taped for broadcast on GAORA SPORTS in Japan at a later date.