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All-Japan continues the Super Power Series 2024 today with an event in Gifu, and it’s at least a mid-major event with 2 title matches scheduled. First up is an All-Asia Tag Team Championship match, with the titles finally back in the promotion’s possession after a long time mostly residing in DDT or, to the PWF’s dread, in the clutches of Atsushi Onita which meant title matches were often exploding death matches or similar. But it may not be much better as the comedy duo of Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana are the challengers for new champions Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato. In the main event, Fuminori Abe once again challenges for the All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Championship-after coming up short against Dan Tamura the first time he’ll try to build on recent tag team wins over current champion Rising Hayato and win the title today.

Today’s event will be held at Juroku Plaza in Gifu and can be watched LIVE on AJPW.TV. It’s not known if there will be any commentary. It’s a lean card with only 6 matches scheduled and all non-title matches have a 30 minute time limit (1 Hour for title matches), so I’ll predict the event will probably run close to 2 1/2 hours. For the first hour or so I’ll be also watching the Tokyo Joshi Pro event so I may be slightly behind until that event wraps up.

Today’s lineup (in order):
Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi vs. Hartley Jackson, Seiki Yoshioka & Kumaarashi
All-Asia Tag Team Champions Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana for the titles
Shotaro Ashino & Hiroki Murase vs. Hokuto Omori & Jack Kennedy
Kento Miyahara & MUSASHI vs. Palou & Odinson
Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe vs. Suwama, Yuma Aoyagi & Hideki Suzuki
All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Rising Hayato vs. Fuminori Abe for the title

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Updates below will begin at 9 PM PT/midnight ET.

8:58 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Juroku Plaza in Gifu. Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. It’s hard to tell the capacity from the hard camera view From what I can see the layout is on the small side, It looks like a setup for maybe close to 500 but I’m guessing it’ll be closer to 400. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 573. Got a much better look at the hard camera seating in the 4th match, there was more than expected)

The matches begin after a couple of announcements. Seems like everyone’s entrance music is muted today, maybe because we’re not in Tokyo and not on TV in Japan.

Match 1: Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) vs. Hartley Jackson, Seiki Yoshioka & Kumaarashi (Independent/Freelancer). 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun & Rei Saito & Naruki Doi beat Hartley Jackson, Seiki Yoshioka & Kumaarashi. Rei Saito pinned Kumaarashi,

Match 2: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: All-Asia Tag Team Champions Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana to retain the titles. Tamura pinned Tachibana after a powerbomb. V1 for the champs.

Match 3: Shotaro Ashino & Hiroki Murase vs. Hokuto Omori & Jack Kennedy. 30 minute time limit
Result: Shotaro Ashino & Hiroki Murase beat Hokuto Omori & Jack Kennedy. Ashino beat Omori with a heel hook.

Intermission (9:58 PM PT). Updates will resume in a few minutes.

The matches resume at 10:10 PM PT.

Match 4: Kento Miyahara & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) vs. Palou & Odinson. 30 minute time limit
Result: Palou & Odinson beat Kento Miyahara & MUSAASHI. Odinson pinned MUSASHI.

Match 5: Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe vs. Suwama, Yuma Aoyagi & Hideki Suzuki. 30 minute time limit
Result: Suwama, Yuma Aoyagi & Hideki Suzuki beat Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda & Ren Ayabe. Suwama pinned Honda after a backdrop. Suzuki choked out Anzai post-match.

Main Event: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Rising Hayato vs. Fuminori Abe for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Rising Hayato beat Fuminori Abe to retain the title. V3 for Hayato

Maybe because it was an event outside Tokyo but the amount of muting for music was insanely ridiculous. Everyone except Miyahara & Suwama, by my count, had their themes muted on live.

The next event is Monday at Nanao City Tazuruhama Gym in Ishikawa for a Noto Peninsula earthquake charity fundraiser event. There will be no live broadcast. It is scheduled to be available on demand the following day and will be available FOR FREE to all AJPW.TV members including non-paid subscribers.

All-Japan ran a Yuma Aoyagi 10th Anniversary event today in Nagano, which saw Aoyagi compete in 3 different matches.

Today’s event was held at Issei Cultural Hall Naka Hall in Nagano and should be available on demand on AJPW.TV later today. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 657.

Match 1: Yuma Aoyagi 10th Anniversary Match 1: Yuma Aoyagi beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 2: Shinshu Pro Wrestling Match: Masked Maruyuki, THE Yocchan & Sengoku Kiyoshisho beatJigokudani PONTA, Diamond ☆ Fuyukai & Fox Jiro. Maruyuki pinned Fukukai after a body splash.

Match 3: Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Hartley Jackson beat Seiki Yoshioka & Kumaarashi. Jackson pinned Yoshioka after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 4: Shotaro Ashino, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana beat Ren Ayabe, Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato. Tachibana pinned Tamura after Yankee Hammer.

Match 5: Yuma Aoyagi 10th Anniversary Match 2: Ryuki Honda beat Yuma Aoyagi.

Match 6: Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Lapou & Odinson. Suzuki pinned Odinson with a European clutch.

Match 7: Jun & Rei Saito & Fuminori Abe beat Yuma Anzai, Rising Hayato & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro). Abe pinned Hayato.

Main Event: Yuma Aoyagi 10th Anniversary Match 3: Kento Miyahara beat Yuma Aoyagi.

The next event is tomorrow at Joroku Plaza in Gifu with an All-Asia Tag Team Championship match and an All-Japan World jr. Heavyweight Championship main event. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin TONIGHT at 9 PM PT/midnight ET with live results scheduld here.

All-Japan continued the Super Power Series today with an event 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 335, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato vs. MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) & Seiki Yoshioka went to a no contest.

Match 2: Hideki Suzuki beat Hokuto Omori by submission.

Match 3: Palou & Odinson beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana. Odinson pinned Tachibana after The End Of Days.

Match 4: Suwama beat Kumaarashi.

Match 5: Jun & Rei Saito beat MAZADA & Hartley Jackson. Jun Saito pinned MAZADA after a jackhammer.

Match 6: Yuma Aoyagi & Fuminori Abe beat Ryuki Honda & Rising Hayato. Abe pinned Hayato after Object.

Main Event: Yuma Anzai & Ren Ayabe beat Kento Miyahara & Shotaro Ashino. Ayabe pinned Ashino after Des Roulette.

The next event is a Yuma Aoyagi 10th Anniversary event Saturday at Kissei Culture Hall Naka Hall in Nagano. There will be no live broadcast.

All-Japan wrapped up May today with the opener of the Super Power Series, a major event featuring a number of title matches.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1355, a legit sellout.

Pre-show: Actress Girls Match-Natsu Aoi & Nagisa Shiotsuki beat Marino Saihara & Yui Tensho. Aoi pinned Tensho with Cutie Special.

Match 1; Shotaro Ashino & Ren Ayabe beat Hokuto Omori & Kumaarashi. Ayabe pinned Omori after Des Roulette.

Match 2: All-Japan 6-Man Tag Team Champions Suwama, Mayumi Ozaki & Maya Yukihi beat Hideki Suzuki, ZONES & ChiChi to retain the titles. Yukihi pinned ZONES after Whirlwind. V2 for the champs.

Match 3: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Yuma Aoyagi.

Match 4: Dan Tamura, Hikaru Sato, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Fuminori Abe beat Rosing Hayato, Seigo Tachibana, MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) & Seiki Yoshioka by ref stoppage. Abe beat Hayato.

Match 5: NWA World Heavyweight Champion EC3 beat Ryuki Honda to retain the title.

Match 6: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Jun & Rei Saito beat Parrow & Odinson to retain the titles. Jun Saito pinned Osinson after DOOM. V1 for the champs.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Yuma Anzai beat Kento Miyahara to retain the Triple Crown. V1 for Anzai. Next up: TBA but it may be on 8/3. There will be title matches on 8/3, 8/17 and 9/1.

The next event is Saturday at Machida Gym in Tokyo. There will be no live broadcast. It should be available on demand late that evening.

UPDATE: TBA for next for Anzai is set…Hideki Suzuki. That match will happen on 6/24.

All-Japan wrapped up the preliminary rounds of the Champions Carnival today, finishing up Block A. (They did not participate in ALL TOGETHER this time)

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

The announced paid attendance was 1276.

Pre-show: Actress Girls Match: Nagisa Shiotsuki & Aoi Natsu beat JASMINE & MARU. Natsu pinned MARU.

Match 1: Kaz Hayashi (GLEAT), MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) & Yuki Yoshioka (Dragon Gate) beat Rising Hayato, Hikaru Sato & Ryuji Hijikata. Hayashi pinned Hijikat after Final Cut.

Match 2: GAORA TV Champion Seigo Tachibana beat Dan Tamura to retain the title. V2 for Tachibana

Match 3: Yuma Anzai, Ryuki Honda, Jun & Rei Saito beat Suwama, Hartley Jackson, Hideki Suzuki & Road Crew. Jun Saito pinned Crew after Paycho Break.

Champions Carnival Block A:
Match 4: Ren Ayabe beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan.
Match 5: Cyrus beat Shotaro Ashino.
Match 6: Hokuto Omori beat Yuma Aoyagi.
Main Event: Kento Miyahara beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. As a result, Miyahara wins Block A. No surprise.

The Finals will be Miyahara vs. Jun Saito.

The Final is Sunday at Yokohama Buntai in Yokohama. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

All-Japan ran the final day of Champions Carnival Block B today as the tournament reaches the final stages.

Today’s event was held at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 793.

Match 1: Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Omori, Dan Tamura & Big The Ryokan beat Rising Hayato, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) & Seigo Tachibana. Tamura pinned Tachibana with La Magistral.

Match 2: Cyrus beat Storm (?).

Match 3: Giant Baba 25 Years After Death Memorial Match: Yuma Aoyagi, Takao Omori (Independent/Freelancer) & Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Kento Miyahara, Ren Ayabe & Masao Inoue (Independent/Freelancer). Omori pinned Inoue after Ax Bomber.

Champions Carnival Block B:
Match 4: Hartley Jackson beat Road Crew.
Match 5: Ryuki Honda beat Rei Saito.
Match 6: Hideki Suzuki beat Yuma Anzai.
Main Event: Jun Saito beat Suwama. As a result, Jun Saito wins Block B. It also virtually guarantees Anzai’s next defense of the Triple Crown will be against the tournament winner.

Final Standings (Block B):
1-Jun Saito, 5-2, 10 points
2-Suwama, 4-3, 8 points
3-Suzuki, 4-3, 8 points
4-Anzai, 4-3,, 8 points
5-Rei Saito, 4-3, 8 points
6-Crew, 3-4, 6 points
7-Honda, 2-5, 4 points
8-Jackson, 2-5, 4 points

The final day of Block A is Monday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and the winner advancing to the Finals will be the Kento Miyahara-Davey Boy Smith Jr. winner unless it goes to a No Contest/Double DQ/Double Countout in which case Yuma Aoyagi can force a 3-way tiebreaker match with a win. Otherwise there must be a winner between Miyahara & Smith because a time limit draw keeps them tied. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: Injury Report-the promotion has announced Ryo Inoue missed the event due to injury. Left knee/MCL. Out indefinitely.

All-Japan ran Day 7 of the Champions Carnival today.

Today’s event was held at Yume Messe Miyagi Main Building Exhibition Hall B/C in Miyagi and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 1470.

Match 1: Hideki Suzuki & Seigo Tachibana beat Dan Tamura & Takao Omori (Independent/Freelancer). Tachibana pinned Tamura.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B-Hartley Javkson beat Ryuki Honda.
Match 3: Block B-Suwama beat Road Crew by submission.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Kento Miyahara, Hokuto Omori & Aizawa No. 1 (Independent/Freelancer). Hayato pinned Aizawa after Sid Vicious.

Champions Carnival:
Match 5: Block A-Yuma Aoyagi beat Ren Ayabe.
Match 6: Block A-Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Cyrus.
Match 7: Block A-Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Shotaro Ashino.
Main Event: Block B-Rei Saito beat Jun Saito.

Day 8 is tomorrow at Sanjo City Welfare Hall in Niigata. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

All-Japan ran Day 6 of the Champions Carnival today.

Today’s event was held at Kurobe City Sports Center Main Arena in Toyama and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV beginning at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 852.

Match 1: Jun Saito, Hikaru Sato & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Yuma Anzai, Rising Hayato & Ryo Inoue. Saito pinned Inoue after Psycho Break.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B-Road Crew beat Hideki Suzuki.
Match 3: Block B-Rei Saito beat Hartley Jackson.
Match 4: Block A-Cyrus beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 5: Shotaro Ashino & Dan Tamura beat New Toyama Black (?) & Seigo Tachibana. Tamura pinned Tachibana after a powerbomb.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block A-Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Ren Ayabe.
Match 7: Block B-Suwama beat Ryuki Honda.
Main Event: Block A-Kento Miyahara beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan.

The next event is Friday at Yume Messe Miyagi Main Building Exhibition Hall B/C in Sendai. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Thursday at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

All-Japan ran Day 5 of the Champions Carnival today.

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 867.

Match 1: Shotaro Ashino, Seigo Tachibana & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Road Crew. Tachibana pinned Tamura after Yankee Hammer.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block A-Hokuto Omori beat Ren Ayabe.
Match 3: Block B-Hideki Suzuki beat Hartley Jackson by submission.
Match 4: Block A-Kento Miyahara beat Cyrus.

Match 5: Yuma Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & The Bodyguard (Independent/Freelancer) beat Suwama, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer) & Ryo Inoue. Bodyguard pinned Inoue after Rising Dragon.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6-Block A-Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan.
Match 7: Block B-Jun Saito beat Ryuki Honda.
Main Event: Block B-Rei Saito beat Yuma Anzai.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Miyahara, 3-1, 6 points
2-Ashino, 3-1, 6 points
3-Smith, 2-1, 4 points
4-Kuroshio, 2-1, 4 points
5-Aoyagi, 2-2, 4 points
6-Cyrus, 1-2, 2 points
7-Ayabe, 1-3, 2 points
8-Omori, 1-3, 2 points

Block B:
1-Jun Saito, 4-1, 8 points
2-Anzai, 3-2, 6 points
3-Rei Saito, 2-1, 4 points
4-Suwama, 2-1, 4 points
5-Suzuki, 2-2, 4 points
6-Crew, 1-2, 2 points
7-Honda, 1-3, 2 points
8-Jackson, 0-3, 0 points

The winner of each block advances to the Finals. If there are ties, a tiebreaker match will be held.

Day 6 is tomorrow at Nagoya International Conference Center Event Hall in Nagoya. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

All-Japan ran Day 4 of the Champions Carnival today.

Today’s event was held at Stellar Ball in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 527.

Match 1: Rei Saito, Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Ryo Inoue, Hartley Jackson & Seigo Tachibana. Tamura pinned Tachibana after a powerbomb.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block A-Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Hokuto Omori.
Match 3: Block B-Jun Saito beat Road Crew.
Match 4: Block A-Cyrus beat Ren Ayabe.
Match 5: Block B-Hideki Suzuki beat Ryuki Honda.

Match 6: Kento Miyahara & Rising Hayato beat Davey Boy Smith Jr. & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro). Miyahara pinned MUSASHI with a shutdown suplex hold.

Champions Carnival:
Match 7: Block A-Shotaro Ashino beat Yuka Aoyagi.
Main Event: Block B-Yuma Anzai beat Suwama by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Day 5 is Saturday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.