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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.

All-Japan has announced a couple of changes to the already announced card for 5/6 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo (final Champions Carnival prelim event): An 8-man tag match of Rising Hayato, Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue vs. Kaz Hayashi, MUSASHI, Seigo Tachibana & Seiki Yoshioka is now a 6-man tag as Tamura & Tachibana have been pulled from the match. Tachibana will now defend the GAORA TV Championship against Tamura that day.

All-Japan ran Day 3 of the Champions Carnival 2024 today.

Today’s event was held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 4 (last-second move from Hall 7 apparently) in Chiba and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 758.

Match 1: Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura, Road Crew & Daiki Wakamatsu beat Ryo Inoue, MUSASHI (MIchinoku Pro), Ayako Yoshida (Independent/Freelancer) & Chicharito Shoki (Independent/Freelancer). Crew pinned Shoki.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block B-Jun Saito beat Hartley Jackson.
Match 3: Block A-Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Cyrus.
Match 4: Block A-Davey Boy Smith Jr. beat Shotaro Ashino.
Match 5: Block B-Rei Saito beat Hideki Suzuki.

Match 6: Suwama, Kaz Hayashi & Masayuki Kono (KONO) beat Dan Tamura, Hokuto Omori & Ren Ayabe. Suwama pinned Omori after a lariat.

Champions Carnival:
Match 7: Block A-Kento Miyahara beat Yuma Aoyagi.
Main Event: Block B-Ryuki Honda beat Yuma Anzai.

The next event is Wednesday at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.