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All-Japan 5/29/23 Results

All-Japan wrapped up the Super Power Series today with a major event headlined by 3 title matches.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 834.

Match 1: Yuto Nakashima, Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa (New Japan) beat Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue. Fujita pinned Inoue with a German suplex hold.

Match 2: Satoshi Kojima, Yoshitatsu, Rising Hayato & Oji Shiiba beat Toru Yano (New Japan), Black Menso-re, Mitsuya Nagai (Dradition) & Kotaro Suzuki. Kojima pinned Menso-re after a lariat.

Match 3: Shuji Ishikawa, Ren Ayabe & Oskar Leube (New Japan) beat Jun Saito, KONO & Toshizo. Ishikawa pinned Toshizo after Fire Thunder.

Match 4: Yuma Anzai beat Ryuki Honda.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi beat Minoru Suzuki & Hokuto Omori. Miyahara pinned Omori after Snake Limit.

Match 6: Atsuki Aoyagi beat All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Naruki Doi to win the title. Aoyagi becomes the 65th All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion.

Match 7: All-Japan World Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Kenoh & Manabu Soya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Suwama & Rei Saito to retain the titles. Kenoh pinned Suwama after PFS. V2 for the champs.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuji Nagata (New Japan) beat T-Hawk (GLEAT) to retain the Triple Crown. V2 for Nagata.

The next event is the All-Japan 51st Anniversary event Saturday at Machida Gym in Tokyo. Broadcast plans TBA.

All-Japan 5/18/23 Results

All-Japan continued the Super Power Series today with an event headlined by a match to determine who would get the next Triple Crown chance with Shotaro Ashino injured.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. You can also watch the first 5 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not been announced.

Match 1: Jun & Rei Saito beat Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura. Jun Saito pinned Tamura after Psycho Break.

Match 2: Kotaro Suzuki beat Black Menso-re.

Match 3: Hikari Shimizu, Rina Amikura & Yuko Sakurai beat SAKI, ZONES & ChiChi. Sakurai beat ChiChi with a torso dragon sleeper.

Match 4: Ren Ayabe beat Masao Hanabata.

Match 5: Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori beat Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato. Doi pinned Aoyagi after Bakatare Sliding Kick.

Match 6: Yuma Anzai beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 7: Manabu Soya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Suwama by DQ. Voodoo Murders interference.

Match 8: Yuji Nagata (New Japan), Kento Miyahara & Satoshi Kojima beat Shuji Ishikawa, Yuma Aoyagi & Yoshitatsu. Miyahara pinned Yoshitatsu with a shutdown suplex hold.

Main Event: T-Hawk beat Ryuki Honda. As a result, T-Hawk will face Triple Crown Champion Yuji Nagata for the Triple Crown on 5/29.

The next event is 5/29 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan 5/14/23 Results

All-Japan continued the Super Power Series today with the halfway point of the 4-event tour. The main event featured the Aoyagi brothers facing off in a special single match.

Today’s event was held at Kissei Culture Hall Naka Hall in Nagano and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 619.

Match 1: Ryo Inoue beat Black Menso-re.

Match 2: Takao Omori beat Masao Hanabata.

Match 3: Satoshi Kojima beat Dan Tamura.

Match 4: Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito beat Shuji Ishikawa, Yoshitatsu & Yuma Anzai. Suwama pinned Yoshitatsu after a backdrop.

Match 5: Ryuki Honda beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 6: Yuji Nagata & Hikaru Sato beat Kento Miyahara & Rising Hayato. Nagata pinned Hayato with a backdrop hold.

Main Event: Yuma Aoyagi beat Atsuki Aoyagi.

The next event is Thursday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo with Honda vs. T-Hawk to determine who will get the next Triple Crown shot due to Shotaro Ashino being out with injury. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan 5/13/23 Results

All-Japan kicked off the Super Power Series 2023 tour, a short tour that will take them to the next scheduled Triple Crown match and All Together Again in June.

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

The announced paid attendance was 439.

Match 1: Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Black Menso-re & Rising Hayato. Tamura beat Menso-re with Danlock.

Match 2: Jun Saito beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 3: Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori vs. Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 4: Ryuki Honda & Masao Hanabata beat Yoshitatsu & Yuma Anzai. Honda pinned Anzai after Final Vent.

Match 5: Manabu Soya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Rei Saito.

Main Event: Jumbo Tsuruta Memorial Triple Crown Premium Match (all participants are current or former Triple Crown Champions): Yuji Nagata (New Japan), Kento Miyahara & Shuji Ishikawa beat Suwama, Takao Omori & Satoshi Kojima. Nagata pinned Omori with a backdrop hold.

The next event is tomorrow at Kissei Culture Hall Naka Hall in Nagano. There will be no live broadcast. However, it will be available on demand on AJPW.TV by midday US time.

Injury Report: Crippled Champions Carnival Winner (Updated x2)

All-Japan announced potentially major injury news today-Champions Carnival winner Shotaro Ashino, who is scheduled to face Yuji Nagata for the Triple Crown in a few weeks, is in danger of losing his chance because of injury suffered in the Finals. Left ulna fracture. Out indefinitely. The title match is in just over 2 weeks so status is uncertain. This may also cause Ashino to miss the Hana Kimura Memorial Event on 5/23.

More as it becomes available.

UPDATE: An UNOFFICIAL French-language All-Japan Twitter account is saying Ashino is off 5/29, when the Triple Crown match will happen. T-Hawk, who lost to Ashino in the Champions Carnival Finals, is the replacement.

Official confirmation to come.

UPDATE 2: On 5/12 (Japan time), All-Japan announced a determination match between Ryuki Honda & T-Hawk for the 5/29 title match will happen on 5/18 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. The winner will face Nagata for the Triple Crown on 5/29 while the loser will face Yuma Anzai on 5/29.

News: First All Together Again Matches Announced

The first matches for All Together Again, the joint New Japan/All-Japan/NOAH charity fundraiser event in June, were announced today. 3 trios matches are set for the card which are as follows:
YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Masa Kitamiya, Daiki Inaba & Yoshiki Inamura
BUSHI, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito vs. Yuji Nagata, Suwama & Yuma Anzai
Kaito Kiyomiya, Kento Miyahara & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada, Yuma Aoyagi & Kenoh

I can see that last match being the main event, and it’s probably going to be Kiyomiya & Okada fighting amongst themselves constantly and a match maybe happening around it given their history.

More matches TBA. The event is scheduled for 6/9 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo and will be available as a PPV on New Japan World.

All-Japan News: Next Triple Crown Match Official

Following up on the conclusion of the Champions Carnival, All-Japan has announced that Triple Crown Champion Yuji Nagata vs. Shotaro Ashino for the Triple Crown will happen on 5/29 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Ashino won the Champions Carnival in an upset, beating T-Hawk in the Finals to earn the opportunity.

This will be the second defense for Nagata, who has mostly stayed away from New Japan since winning the title and had made frequent appearances in All-Japan.

All-Japan 5/7/23 Results

All-Japan wrapped up the Champions Carnival 2023 Tournament today with an incredibly unlikely Final, which would likely determine who gets the next shot at Yuji Nagata for the Triple Crown.

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 2437. They didn’t specifically say this but that probably was at least a full house/near sellout.

Match 1: Yuto Nakashima, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita (New Japan Pro Wrestling) beat Ryuki Honda, Ryo Inoue & Oji Shiiba. Fujita beat Inoue with a chicken wing.

Match 2: Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & El Lindaman (GLEAT) beat Kaito Ishida (GLEAT), Kotaro Suzuki & Yutani (GLEAT). Aoyagi pinned Suzuki after Firebird Splash.

Match 3: Sayaka Unagi, SAKI & Yoshitatsu beat Hikaru Sato, Kaori Yoneyama & Yuu. SAKI pinned Yoneyama after a diving knee drop.

Match 4: Shuji Ishikawa, Cyrus, Ren Ayabe & Oskar Leube (New Japan) beat Yuji Nagata (New Japan), Satoshi Kojima, Mitsuya Nagai (Dradition) & Black Menso-re. Ishikawa pinned Menso-re after Fire Thunder.

Match 5: Minoru Suzuki & Hokuto Omori beat Yuma Aoyagi & Takao Omori. Suzuki pinned Omori after a Gotch-style piledriver.

Match 6: All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Naruki Doi beat Dan Tamura to retain the title. V2 for Doi.

Match 7: KONO beat Manabu Soya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) by submission.

Match 8: Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito beat Kenoh, Hajime Ohara & Hi69 (Pro Wrestling NOAH). Suwama pinned Ohara after Last Ride.

Match 9: Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI (New Japan) beat Kento Miyahara & Yuma Anzai. Naito pinned Anzai after Destino.

Main Event: Champions Carnival Finals: Shotaro Ashino beat T-Hawk by submission to win the tournament. As a result, Ashino will face Triple Crown Champion Yuji Nagata for the Triple Crown. That match will happen on 5/29 at Korakuen Hall.

The next event is 5/13 at Volfert Toyama in Toyama, which likely will be headlined by a Jumbo Tsuruta Memorial Match in which all 6 participants are current or former Triple Crown Champions. Broadcast plans TBA.

All-Japan 5/4/23 Results

All-Japan ran the final day of the Champions Carnival 2023 preliminary round today, which would determine who will face Shotaro Ashino in the Finals.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 832.

Match 1: Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue beat Naruki Doi, Naoki Tanisaki & Oji Shiiba. Sato beat Shiiba with an armbar.

Match 2: Suwama, KONO & Rei Saito beat Shuji Ishikawa, Takao Onori & Yuma Anzai. KONO beat Omori with an armbar.

Match 3: Yuji Nagata (New Japan) & Shotaro Ashino beat Minoru Suzuki & Hokuto Omori. Ashino beat Omori with an ankle lock.

Champions Carnival Block A:
Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi beat Yoshitatsu.
Match 5: Jun Saito beat Ryuki Honda.
Match 6: Satoshi Kojima beat Cyrus.
Match 7: T-Hawk beat Kento Miyahara.
As a result, T-Hawk wins Block A and the Final is T-Hawk vs. Shotaro Ashino. Absolute less than zero chance I saw that being the Finals. I was going with Miyahara vs. Suwama. The winner likely will get the next shot at Nagata for the Triple Crown.

Main Event: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory Finals: Kaito Ishida & Kotaro Suzuki beat Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato to win the tournament. Ishida pinned Hayato with a half tiger suplex hold.

The Champions Carnival Final is Sunday at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo, there also is an All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Championship match scheduled as Naruki Doi defends against Dan Tamura. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

All-Japan News: Possible Title Vacancy Coming

All-Japan posted a comment today from wrestling legend Dory Funk Jr., who also serves as head of the Pacific Wrestling Federation (PWF), one of the governing bodies of All-Japan. His comments suggest the All-Asia Tag Team Championship could/should be vacated soon because of an Atsushi Onita injury. Reportedly an abdominal acute aneurysm that will require emergency surgery. While mot a mandate yet, he is urging Onita & Yoshitatsu to vacate the titles as a result and for Onita to focus on his health. Should they do this and Onita os eventually able to return, Funk is open to them challenging for the titles soon after, even in an Onita-style signature deathmatch.

More as it becomes available. It should be emphasized the titles have not been vacated yet or stripped from Onita & Yoshitatsu. This is just a request from Funk and not a demand/mandate at this time.