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All-Japan ran Day 2 of the 2024 Champions Carnival today.

Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka 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 481.

Match 1: Hikaru Sato & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Rising Hayato & Ryo Inoue. MUSASHI pinned Inoue after Estrella Futuro.

Champions Carnival:
Match 2: Block A-Shotaro Ashino beat Ren Ayabe by submission.
Match 3: Block B-Suwama beat Hartley Jackson by ref stoppage (technical submission).

Match 4: Ryuki Honda, Davey Boy Smith Jr. & Cyrus beat Rei Saito, Dan Tamura & Hideki Sekine. Smith pinned Tamura after Bulldog Bomb.

Champions Carnival:
Match 5: Block A-Yuma Aoyagi beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan by coiuntout.
Match 6: Block B-Yuma Anzai beat Road Crew.
Match 7: Block B-Jun Saito beat Hideki Suzuki.
Main Event: Block A-Kento Miyahara beat Hokuto Omori.

Day 3 is tomorrow at Makuhari Messe Exhibition Hall 7 in Chiba. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

All-Japan kicked off the 2024 Champions Carnival, the promotion’s annual major singles tournament, today. This will determine who gets the next Triple Crown chance unless Yuma Anzai wins the tournament as the current champion.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1157.

Before the event began, there was an Actress Girls pre-show segement and match, followed by a memorial for Akebono, the former sumo grand champion and Triple Crown Champion who died earlier this month.

Match 1: Dan Tamura & Ryo Inoue beat Rising Hayato & Seigo Tachibana. Tamura pinned Tachibana after a powerbomb.

Match 2: Hideki Suzuki (Pro Wrestling NOAH), Cyrus & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, Hartley jackson & Ryuji Hijikata. Cyrus pinned Hijikata after a reverse splash.

Champions Carnival:
Match 3: Block B-Suwama beat Rei Saito.
Match 4: Block A-Shotaro Ashino beat Hokuto Omori by submission.
Match 5: Block B-Road Crew beat Ryuki Honda.
Match 6: Block A-Yuma Aoyagi beat Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Match 7: Block A-Ren Ayabe beat Kento Miyahara.
Main Event: Block B-Yuma Anzai beat Jun Saito.

The next event is Saturday at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka. There will be no live broadcast. It is scheduled to be available on demand beginning at 6 PM PT/9 PM ET.

All-Japan ran NEW AGE CHRONICLE Z 4 today, the 4th event in the Rising Hayato Produced series showcasing younger wrestlers and those with less than 10 years experience.

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 345, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Ren Ayabe beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 2: In a Handicap Match, Imabari Towel Mascaras & Nabeyakan beat Hideki Sekine.

Match 3: Ryuki Honda, Dan Tamura & Fuminori Abe beat Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Omori & Kumaarashi. Honda pinned Omori after Final Vent.

Match 4: Jun & Rei Saito beat Yuma Aoyagi & Seigo Tachibana. JunSaito pinned Tachibana after Psycho Break.

Main Event: Yuma Anzai vs. Rising Hayato went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

A 5th event in the series was announced today and will be held on 7/4.

The next event is the Champions Carnival 2024 Tournament opener on 4/18 at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan wrapped up the Dream Power Series 2024 today with a blowout event in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. The postponed service maintenance from earlier this month was completed earlier this week so if you were a subscriber prior to Monday and haven’t been on since, you will need to reset your password next time you use the service.

The announced paid attendance was 2057.

There was an Actress Girls segment before the event began.

Match 1: Kaz Hayashi (GLEAT), Seiki Toshioka & Fuminori Abe beat Naruki Doi, Seigo Tachibana & Ryo Inoue. Hayashi pinned Inoue after Final Cut.

Match 2: Takao Omori (Independent/Freelancer) & Kumaarashi beat KONO & Toshizo. Omori pinned Toshizo after Ax Bomber. This was to have been Omori & Osamu Nishimura vs. KONO & Toshizo but NIshimura was removed earlier this week due to illness.

Match 3: Kento Miyahara won an 8 man battle royal, last eliminating Ren Ayabe. This originally was to have been an 8-man tag match but based on results of online fan voting between that and a battle royal as the match type, it became a battle royal.

Match 4: In an Electric Blast Death Match, Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat All-Asia Tag Team Champions Atsushi Onita & To-y (DDT) to win the titles. Sato & Tamura become the 123rd All-Asia Tag Team Champions. Tamura pinned To-y after an electric blasting bat attack. Mission accomplished for the All-Japan brass who were desperate to get the titles away from Onita and do away with his death matches for title defenses at all costs.

Match 5: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Rising Hayato beat MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) to retain the title. V1 for Hayato.

Match 6: Jun & Rei Saito beat All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Suwama & Hideki Suzuki to win the titles. The Saitos become the 99th All-Japan World Tag Team Champions. Jun Saito pinned Suwama after Psycho Break. Picking up right where they left off after they had to vacate the titles due to a Rei Saito injury.

Main Event: Yuma Anzai beat All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Katsuhiko Nakajima to win the Triple Crown. Anzai become the 72nd All-Japan Triple Crown Champion. And the youngest ever at 24 years, 10 months. UPSET ALERT!!! Next up: The Champions Carnival, which Anzai is part of, so likely whoever wins the tournament or, if Anzai wins, probably his choice.

The next event is NEW AGE CHRONICLE Z 4, the 4th Rising Hayato Produced event for younger wrestlers and those with less than 10 years experience, on 4/11 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan has announced an injury change to their major event Saturday: Osamu Nishimura is now off. The always-vague poor physical condition/ill health. He was to have teamed with Takao Omori to face KONO & Toshizo. Kumaarashi is the replacement. Nishimura probably won’t miss any more time beyond this.

All-Japan continues the Dream Power Series today with an event in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Akos Igeo in Saitama and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV later today. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 279.

Match 1: Ryuji Hijikata beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 2: Dan Tamura vs. Seigo Tachibana went to a 15 minute time limit draw.

Match 3: Shotaro Ashino & Kiroshio TOKYO Japan beat Suwama & Hikaru Sato. Kiroshio pinned Sato after Handsome Special.

Match 4: Jun Saito beat Kumaarashi.

Match 5: Yuma Apyagi & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Kento Miyahara & Rising Hayato. MUSASHI pinned Hayato.

Main Event: Katsuhiko Nakajima, Hokuto Omori & Hartley Jackson beat Ryuki Honda, Yuma Anzai & Fuminori Abe. Nakajima pinned Honda after a face kick.

The next event is 3/30 at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

All-Japan continued the Dream Power Series today amidst difficult circumstances as the Japanese wrestling world continues reeling from the sudden death of longtime wrestler Yutaka Yoshie after the last event.

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 342, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Ryo Inoue.

Match 2: Yuma Aoyagi & Hikaru Sato beat Hokuto Omori & Seiki Yoshioka. Aoyagi pinned Omori with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold.

Match 3: Shotaro Ashino & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan beat Dan Tamura & Ren Ayabe. Ashino beat Ayabe with an ankle lock.

Match 4: Jun Saito beat Seigo Tachibana.

Match 5: Katsuhiko Nalajima beat Fuminori Abe.

Main Event: Ryuki Honda, Yuma Anzai & Rising Hayato beat Suwama, Kento Miyahara & Hideki Suzuki. Anzai pinned Suwama with a German suplex hold.

The next event is 3/20 at Ikos Ageo in Saitama. There will be no live broadcast. It should be available on demand later that day.

All-Japan continued the Dream Power Series 2024 today with an event in Gunma, which sadly has been overshadowed by the death of veteran wrestler Yutaka Yoshie, who suddenly became ill backstage after his match and has died. He was only 50. The exact cause of death is not yet known but early reports are it seems to be some kind of sudden post-match occurrence and not related to anything that happened during the match..

Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma in Gunma and should be available on demand on AJPW.TV later today. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 651.

Match 1; Dan Tamura & MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) beat Rising Hayato & MAZADA (Independent/Freelancer). MUSASHI pinned MAZADA after a diving body press.

Match 2: Yuma Aoyagi beat FUMA (Independent/Freelancer).

Match 3: Hokuto Omori & Ryoji Sai beat Ryo Inoue & Yutaka Yoshie. Sai pinned Inoue with Akagawa Iron Bridge. As noted above, this turned out to be Yoshie’s final career match after 30 years due to his sudden unexpected death post-match.

Match 4: Jun Saito & Toshizo beat Kento Miyahara & Ren Ayabe. Saito pinned Ayabe after Psycho Break.

Match 5: Suwama, Hideki Suzuki & Hikaru Sato beat Shotaro Ashino, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana by ref stoppage. Suwama beat Tachibana with a vise sleeper.

Main Event: Yuma Anzai & Ryuki Honda beat Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hartley Jackson. Anzai pinned Jackson with a German suplex hold.

The next event is Tuesday at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

At today’s All-Japan Pro Wrestling event, logntime Japanese wrestler Yutaka Yoshie made an appearance and competed in a tag match. Sadly, Yoshie became ill after returning backstage and was hospitalized immediately but has since died. He was only 50; The exact cause of death is unknown. Yoshie was set to celebrate his 30th anniversary in wrestling his year as he had been competing since 1994.

More as it becomes available. I send my deepest condolences to the family, friends and fans of Yoshie and pray for his soul to be at peace.

All-Japan’s planned live YouTube broadcast tomorrow to announced a major update to their AJPW.TV streaming service with Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi has been postponed indefinitely.

All-Japan kicks of their March tour, the Dream Power Series 2024, today with a mid-major event in Tokyo. It’s light on paper with only 6 matches and with the annual Champions Carnival coming up next month, but 2 title matches headline the event. First, the promotion’s odd couple, Suwama & Hideki Suzuki, defend the All-Japan Word Tag Team Championship against the just-as-odd pairing of Shotaro Ashino & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan. The second title match is the main event as All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dan Tamura defends the title against Rising Hayato.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on AJPW.TV in Japanese. There will be an Actress Girls provided match before the event begins. These events typically go 2 1/2-3 hours and with just 6 matches I expect the running time to be on the lower end of that range.

Today’s lineup:
Pre-show: Actress Girls Provided Match-Miki Aono vs. Mari Touto (?)
Naruki Doi, Ryo Inoue & Hikaru Sato vs. Funinori Abe, MUSASHI & Seiki Yoshioka
Yuma Aoyagi & Seigo Tachibana vs. Takao Omori & Osamu Nishimura
Kento Miyahara & Ren Ayabe vs. Jun Saito & KONO
Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hokuto Omori vs. Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai
All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Suwama & Hideki Suzuki vs. Shotaro Ashino & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan for the titles
All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dan Tamura vs. Rising Hayato for the title

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

6:28 PM PT UPDATE Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Commentary will join later.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The crowd is still filing in but the venue looks maybe 60-65% full so far and close to full capacity setup so that would hopefully put it around 1000. (UPDATE: The annoucned paid attendance was 1076)

Actress Girls open the event with their pre-show segment.
Pre-show match: Actress Girls Provided Match
Result: Miku Aono & Koki (?) beat ? & ?. I couldn’t hear the wrestler names over commentary. Aono pinned ? after Styles Clash.

The event now begins proper with muted audio. Most likely this is a Samurai! TV simulcast in Japan as Kagehiro Osano is on commentary.

The matches begin at 6:50 PM PT/9:50 PM ET.

Match 1: Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), Ryo Inoue & Hikaru Sato vs. Funinori Abe, MUSASHI (Michinoku Pro) & Seiki Yoshioka. 30 minute time limit
Result: Fuminori Abe, MUSASHI & Seiki Yohsioka beat Naruki Doi, Ryo Inoue & Hikaru Sato. MUSASHI pinned Inoue.

Match 2: Yuma Aoyagi & Seigo Tachibana vs. Takao Omori (Independent/Freelancer) & Osamu Nishimura. 30 minute time limit
Result: Takao Omori & Osamu Nishimura beat Yuma Aoyagi & Seigo Tachibana. Omori pinned Tachibana after Ax Bomber.

Match 3: Kento Miyahara & Ren Ayabe vs. Jun Saito & KONO (with, in a surprise appearance, TARU). 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Saito & KONO beat Kento Miyahara & Ren Ayabe. Saito pinned Ayabe after Psycho Break. Rei Saito, who is currently out due to injury (shoulder), made a surprise appearance late to help TARU interfere to set up the finish.

Match 4: Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hokuto Omori vs. Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai. 30 minute time limit
Result: Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai beat Katsuhiko Nakajima & Hokuto Omori. Anzai pinned Omori with a German suplex hold.

Announcements:
Kaz Hayashi (GLEAT) will appear on 3/30.
The Champions Carnival 2024 field:
Block A: Shotaro Ashino (defending winner), Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi, Hokuto Omori, Ren Ayabe, Kuroshio TOKYO Japan, Cyrus
Block B: Suwama, Ryuki Honda, Jun Saito, Yuma Anzai, Hideki Suzuki, Hartley Jackson, Road Crew (?)

Intermission. Updates will resume in a few minutes (as of 8 PM PT/11 PM ET).

The matches resume at 8:10 PM PT/11:10 PM ET. A lot of fans didn’t hear the announcement and we see some rushing back to their seats as we rejoin the broadcast. Venue thus is much emptier now.

Match 5: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Suwama & Hideki Suzuki vs. Shotaro Ashino & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan for the titles. 1 Hour time limit plus Kuroshio’s ridiculous drawn-out entrance that’s at least 5 minutes itself.
Result: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Suwama & Hideki Suzuki beat Shotaro Ashino & Kuroshio TOKYO Japan to retain the titles. Suwama pinned Ashino with a backdrop hold. V1 for the champs. Next up: Wasting no time coming out, Jun Saito & KONO. TARU with microphone. Challenge apparently made. Seemingly accepted by the champs. But then, wait…TARU had Rei Saito get in the ring…off comes the sling! The Saito Brothers coming to get their titles back! The champs walked off leaving Voodoo Murders in the ring. Rei Saito with microphone from TARU. He caught his support towel from a fan at ringside and gave it to Jun Saito, perhaps a good luck token for Jun in the Champions Carnival. They made it sounds like a tag title match could happen at a future event in Osaka. More to come.

Main Event: All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dan Tamura vs. Rising Hayato for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Rising Hayato beat All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion Dan Tamura to win the title. Hayato becomes the 68th All-Japan World Junior Heavyweight Champion. Next up: Possibly MUSASHI, who soon came out to issue the challenge. Accepted. We’ll see what happens as always.

The next event is tomorrow at G Messe Gunma in Gunma. There will be no live broadcast. It will be available on demand on AJPW.TV later in the day.

UPDATE: All-Japan announced major updates/maintenance are coming to AJPW.TV after the event. Functionality will be limited during the update, scheduled from 3/24-3/27, and the service (including watching videos) will be completely unavailable from 10 PM PT on 3/26 until 2 AM PT on 3/27. All times are subject to change. New features will include a new page layout and live chat implementation during live broadcasts. A YouTube video in Japanese with Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi to explain everything is scheduled to be livestreamed Monday beginning at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET. At this time the cost of the service is expected to remain unchanged at 900 Japanese yen/month (currently around $6 US).