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All-Japan wrapped up the 2025 Champions Carnival Tournament today with the Finals.

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 Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 2280.

Pre-show match: Taishin Nagao beat Shouta Kofuji. First career single win for Nagao.

Match 1: Champions Carnival Semifinals: Kento Miyahara beat Ryuki Honda.

Match 2: Champions Carnival Semifinals: Rei Saito beat Hideki Suzuki by KO.

Match 3: Kengo Mashimo, Madoka Kikuta, Shuji Kondo & Seigo Tachibana beat Davey Boy Smith Jr., Ren Ayabe, Atsuki Aoyagi & Ryo Inoue. Kikuta pinned Inoue after a rolling lariat.

Match 4: Fuminori Abe 10th Anniversary Match-Hokuto Omoro, Kumaarashi & Takashi Yoshida beat All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Champions Fuminori Abe, Yuma Aoyagi & Hikaru Sato to win the titles. Omori, Kumaarashi & Yoshida become the 11th All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Champions. Onori pinned Aoyagi after Narcissist Press,

Match 5: Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Dan Tamura beat Jun Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito. Xyon pinned Senor Saito after Xyon Spear.

Match 6: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Rising Hayato & Yuma Anzai beat Mike D. Vecchio & Aigle Blanc to retain the titles.. Hayato pinned Blanc after Sid Vicious. V6 for the champs. Next up: The Aoyagis.

Match 7: Seiki Yoshioka beat All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion MUSASHI to win the title. Yoshioka becomes the 71st All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion. Next up: Tamura.

Main Event: Champions Carnival Finals: Rei Saito beat Kento Miyahara to win the tournament. As a result, Saito gets the next Triple Crown shot against…none other than his brother, Jun Saito. Which means one thing is certain coming out of it besides me being happy either way…DOOM!!! If they have their way, that match will happen at the next event on 6/1. Also I’m happy to see Rei Saito’s beard/goatee returning after he went clean-shaven the last couple months.

The next event is 6/1 at Sendai Sun Plaza in Sendai to start the Super Power Series 2025 Tour. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin on 5/31 at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET. The event will also be taped for broadcast on GAORA SPORTS in Japan at a later date.

5/19/25 UPDATE: It’s now official. Saitos face off for the Triple Crown on 6/1. Yoshioka-Tamura is also official for that date. In fact, most if not all the 6/1 card is official, here is what else was announced:
All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Shotaro Ashino & Xyon for the titles
Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & TBA (billed as XXL) vs. Ryuki Honda, Yuma Anzai & Ren Ayabe
Atsuki Aoyagi, Fuminori Abe & Seigo Tachibana vs. MUSASHI, Rising Hayato & Ryo Inoue
Taishin Nagao vs. Hideki Suzuki
Jack Kennedy & Aizawa No. 1 vs. Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival today in Kagawa.

Today’s event was held at Takamatsu Symbol Tower in Kagawa 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 330.

Match 1: Rei Saito, MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Rising Hayato, Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura & Taishin Nagao. Saito pinned Nagao after a chokeslam.

Champions Carnival Block A:
Match 2: Hideki Suzuki beat Takashi Yoshida.
Match 3: Shotaro Ashino beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. by submission.
Match 4: Jun Saito beat Xyon.

Match 5: Kento Miyahara, Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe beat Hokuto Omori, Kumaarashi & Madoka Kikuta. Ayabe pinned Omori after Des Roulette.

Champions Carnival Block B:
Match 6: Yuma Anzai beat MIke D. Vecchio.
Main Event: Yuma Aoyagi beat Aigle Blanc.

Standings-wise, Smith still leads Block A with 10 points but has only one match left while 3 of the 4 tied for 2nd with 8 points have 2 matches left. Kengo Mashimo only has one left in that group. The only one under 8 points not yet mathematically eliminated from contention is Kumaarashi at 6 points because he has 2 matches left-Ashino is also on 6 points but only has one match left and loses all tiebreakers to the 8 point group so he is out. Xyon is also out as is the pointless Yoshida. In Block B, Anzai & Kikuta are tied for the lead with 8 points but Kikuta has the advantage with 3 matches left against Anzai having only 2. Aoyagi, Honda & Vehhio are all on 6 points and still in it but Honda has 3 matches left and the others have just 2. Nobody is mathematically out of it yet, and despite being on only 4 points Omori still has 3 matches left so he has a way in as does Rei Saito who is in last at 2 points but with 4 matches to go. The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals.

The next event is tomorrow (tonight US time) at Okayama Convention Center in Okayama. There will be no live broadcast. On demand tomorrow night.

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.