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All-Japan ran Day 2 of the 2023 Champions Carnival Tournament today.

Today’s event was held at Hodogaya Piblic Hall in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 312.

Champions Carnival:
Match 1: Block B: Hokuto Omori beat Takao Omori by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Match 2: Block A: Ryuki Honda beat Yoshitatsu.

Match 3: Black Menso-re & Cyrus beat Shotaro Ashino & Masao Hanabata and Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato in a 3-way when Menso-re pinned Hanabata.

Match 4: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Naruki Doi & Naoki Tanizaki beat Ryo Inoue & Oji Shiiba. Tanizaki pinned Shiiba after Implant Bomb.

Match 5: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Kaito Ishida & Kotaro Suzuki. Tamura pinned Suzuki after a powerbomb.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block B: Manabu Soya beat Yuma Anzai.
Match 7: Block B: Rei Saito beat Shuji Ishikawa.
Match 8: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Jun Saito.
Main Event: Block A: Yuma Aoyagi beat T-Hawk.

Day 3 is Saturday at Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya. In addition to tournament matches there will also be a Tornado Bunkhouse Megaton Electric Blast Death Match for the All-Asia Tag Team Championship. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

All-Japan kicked off the 2023 Champions Carnival today, their annual singles tournament that is the promotion’s most prestigious tournament held each year. It’s primarily a Heavyweight tournament that could reward the winner with a Triple Crown opportunity (and almost certainly will as Triple Crown Champion Yuji Nagata is not entered). They also began a Jr. Heavyweight tag tournament.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. Also, they are doing a promotion this month where if you are a new paying subscriber, you get this first month FOR FREE! The fine print: You can’t cancel during the month and you also must pay for next month before you can cancel.

The announced paid attendance was 634. If the venue was 50% capacity as the event was announced ahead of time before pandemic restrictions were lifted, that would be close to a sellout.

Match 1: Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato and Naruki Doi & Naoki Tanizaki in a 3-way when Tamura pinned Doi.

Match 2: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Kaito Ishida (GLEAT) & Kotaro Suzuki beat Ryo Inoue & Oji Shiiba. Ishida pinned Inoue after a face kick.

Champions Carnival:
Match 3: Block B: Rei Saito beat Takao Omori. Possible squash.
Match 4: Block A: Cyrus beat Jun Saito.
Match 6: Block B: Hokuto Omori beat Shuji Ishikawa by submission.
Match 6: Block A: Yoshitatsu beat T-Hawk (GLEAT) by ref stoppage.
Match 7: Block A: Manabu Soya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Shotaro Ashino.
Match 8: Block B: Ryuki Honda beat Satoshi Kojima (New Japan).
Match 9: Block B: Suwama beat Yuma Anzai.
Main Event: Block A: Yuma Aoyagi beat Kento Miyahara.

The next event is Monday at Hodogaya Public Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: A Triple Crown match has been announced for 5/29, so the Champions Carnival winner may face Nagata then. More as it becomes available.

All-Japan announced earlier today that Naoya Nomura, slated to be in the upcoming 2023 Champions Carnival tournament, is now out due to injury. Torn left knee ligament, possibly ACL. Out indefinitely but sounds like months. No replacement named yet.

More as it becomes available.

3/27 UPDATE: Takao Omori is the replacement.

All-Japan wraps up the Dream Power Series tour today with the final event of the month and the last house show before the annual Champions Carnival tournament begins. Not much in the way of tournament buildup if any is expected and it’s a lean card with just 6 matches today, mostly tag matches except a couple of Jr. Heavyweight single matches. The main event is scheduled to be Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Jun & Rei Saito & Suwama.

Today’s event will be held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on AJPW.TV. It is not known if there will be any commentary. With none of the matches having more than a 30 minute time limit this probably will be a short event, I anticipate the total running time being no more than 2 hours so everyone can be done and hopefully home in time for the Sumo tournament final matches.

Today’s lineup:
Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Black Menso-re vs. Ren Ayabe, Mizuki Watase & Oji Shiiba
Rising Hayato vs. Kotaro Suzuki
Ryo Inoue vs. Kaito Ishida
Atsuki Aoyagi & Yuma Anzai vs. Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori
Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata vs. Yuji Nagata, Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Rey Paloma
Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT.

11 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo, Japan. As usual audio starts muted until opening announcements finish. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event, looks like close to a sellout not not quite, so likely around 450.

Match 1: Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Black Menso-re vs. Ren Ayabe, Mizuki Watase & Oji Shiiba. 15 minute time limit
Result: Ren Ayabe, Mizuki Watase & Oji Shiiba beat Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Black Menso-re. Shiiba pinned Menso-re.

Match 2: Rising Hayato vs. Kotaro Suzuki. 15 minute time limit
Result: Kotaro Suzuki beat Rising Hayato

Match 3: Ryo Inoue vs. Kaito Ishida (GLEAT). 15 minute time limit
Result: Kaito Ishida beat Ryo Inoue. (Inoue has a new look since I last saw him)

Match 4: Atsuki Aoyagi & Yuma Anzai vs. Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori. 20 minute time limit
Result: Time Limit Draw

Intermission.

The matches resume at 12:25 AM ET/9:25 PM PT after about a 10 minute break.

Match 5: Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata vs. Yuji Nagata, Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Rey Paloma. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuji Nagata, Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Rey Paloma beat Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda, Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata. Nagata pinned Hanabata after a backdrop.

Main Event: Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Shuji Ishikawa vs. Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito. 30 minute time limit
Result: Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito beat Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi & Shuji Ishikawa. Suwama pinned Ishikawa after a backdrop.

The next event is the 2023 Champions Carnival Tournament opener on 4/8 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 240.

All-Japan announced earlier today that Naoya Nomura, slated to be in the upcoming 2023 Champions Carnival tournament, is now out due to injury. Torn left knee ligament, possibly ACL. Out indefinitely but sounds like months. No replacement named yet.

More as it becomes available.

All-Japan ran a major event today like several other promotions did, as today is a national holiday in Japan. The recent cross-promotion wars in All-Japan continued today with both New Japan and NOAH participation.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1776.

Match 1: Oji Shiiba beat Black Menso-re.

Match 2: Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan (New Japan) & Yutaka Yoshie beat Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Mitsuya Nagai. Kojima pinned Omori after a lariat.

Match 3: Hikaru Sato beat Rising Hayato.

Match 4: Dan Tamura beat Atsuki Aoyagi.

Match 5: Minoru Suzuki & Hokuto Omori beat Jun & Rei Saito. Suzuki pinned Rei Saito after a Gotch-style piledriver.

Match 6: Suwama & KONO beat Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda. Suwama pinned Ashino after a backdrop.

Match 7: Masa Kitamiya, Yoshiki Inamura & Kinya Okada (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Kento Miyahara, Yuma Anzai & Ryo Inoue. Inamura pinned Inoue after Musou.

Match 8: Kenoh & Manabu Soya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Yuma Aoyagi & Naoya Nomura to win the titles. Kenoh & Soya become the 95th All-Japan World Tag Team Champions. Soya pinned Nomura after a jumping DDT.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuji Nagata beat Shuji Ishikawa to retain the Triple Crown. V1 for Nagata.

The next event is Sunday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Saturday at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

All-Japan continued the Dream Power Series Tour today with a mid-major event also featuring a rare mixed/intergender tag match.

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 519. That sounds like a legit sellout with some overflow, the venue’s normal full capacity is 500.

Match 1: Dan Tamura vs. Hikaru Sato went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Jun & Rei Saito beat Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda. Rei Saito pinned Honda after Drill-a-hole Piledriver.

Match 3: ATM, Takao Omori & Black Menso-re beat All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Champions Black Tiger, Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata to win the titles. ATM, Omori & Menso-re become the 5th All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Menso-re pinned Tiger with a jackknife.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi, Naoya Nomura & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Ryo Inoue, Yuma Anzai & Oji Shiiba. Nomura pinned Inoue after Maximum.

Match 5: Shuji Ishikawa beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 6: Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki (OZ Academy) & Maya Yukihi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Yoshitatsu, Sayaka Unagi & SAKI (Independent/Freelancers). Suwama punned Yoshitatsu after a backdrop.

Match 7: Kento Miyahara beat Yoshiki Inamura (Pro Wrestling NOAH).

Main Event: All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Naruki Doi beat Rising Hayato to retain the title. V1 for Doi.

The next event is Friday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and will be an All-Japan vs. GLEAT crossover event. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan wrapped up their February 223 tour today with a house show 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 171.

Match 1: Ryo Inoue vs. Oji Shiiba went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda beat Yoshitatsu & Black Menso-re. Honda pinned Menso-re after Final Vent.

Match 3: Jun & Rei Saito beat Takao Omori & Ren Ayabe. Rei Saito pinned Omori after Drill-a-hole Piledriver.

Match 4: Minoru Suzuki, Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori beat Kento Miyahara, Kotaro Suzuki & Rising Hayato. Suzuki pinned Hayato after a Gotch-style piledriver.

Match 5: Yuma Aoyagi beat Suwama by DQ.

Main Event: Shuji Ishikawa, Atsuki Aoyagi & Yuma Anzai beat Yuji Nagata, Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura. Ishikawa pinned Sato after Splash Mountain.

The next event is 3/14 at Shinjuku Face in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

All-Japan ran the penultimate event of the February series today, beginning the build to their next major event in March.

Today’s event was held at Green Dome Maebashi Sub-Event Area in Gunma and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV later today if not already available. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 658.

Match 1: MAZADA, Rising Hayato & Ryo Inoue beat Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Oji Shiiba. Hayato pinned Tamura after Sid Vicious.

Match 2: Yoshitatsu, Choi Ryoji & FUMA beat Takao Omori, Kotaro Suzuki & Black Menso-re. Yoshitatsu pinned Menso-re after Cockroach Driver.

Match 3: Shuji Ishikawa & Ren Ayabe beat Shotaro Ashino & Ryuki Honda. Ishikawa pinned Honda after Splash Mountain.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi, Naoya Nomura & Atsuki Aoyagi beat Koji Doi, Kuma Arashi & Andy Wu. Yuma Aoyagi pinned Wu after Endgame.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara beat Hokuto Omori.

Main Event: Yuji Nagata (New Japan), Yutaka Yoshie (Independent/Freelancer) & Yuma Anzai beat Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito. Anzai pinned Jun Saito with a German suplex hold.

The next event is tomorrow at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.