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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.

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival today with the last day of Block B action.

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 814.

Match 1: Kento Miyhaara, Satoshi Kojima, Yuma Aoyagi & Ryuki Honda beat Yoshitatsu, Jun Saito, T-Hawk & Cyrus. Aoyagi pinned Saito.

Match 2: Black Menso-re & The Bodyguard beat Ryo Inoue & Oji Shiiba. Bodyguard beat Inoue with a camel clutch.

Match 3: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Naruki Doi & Naoki Tanisaki beat Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura. Doi pinned Tamura with V0 Clutch.

Match 4: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato vs. Kotaro Suzuki & Kaito Ishida went to a 15 minute time limit draw. As a result…DRAW. Both teams tie for the top spot. Because the championship match will be between the top 2 teams…REMATCH!

Champions Carnival Block B:
Match 5: Manabu Soya beat Takao Omori.
Match 6: Hokuto Omori beat Yuma Anzai.
Match 7: Suwama vs Rei Saito went to a double countout. No points.
Main Event: Shotaro Ashino beat Shuji Ishikawa. As a result, Ashino wins Block B and advances to the Finals.

The next event is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with the last day of Block A, which will determine who meets Ashino in the Finals. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

All-Japan continued the Champions Carnival 2023 Tournament today with the 6th match for most of the participants.

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

The announced paid attendance was 753.

Match 1: Dan Tamura beat Black Menso-re.

Match 2: Champions Carnival Block B: Shotaro Ashino beat Takao Omori by submission.

Match 3: Champions Carnival Block A: Cyrus beat Yoshitatsu.

Match 4: Champions Carnival Block B: Suwama beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 5: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato beat Ryo Inoue & Oji Shiiba. Hayato pinned Inoue after Sid Vicious.

Match 6: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Kaito Ishida & Kotaro Suzuki beat Naruki Doi & Naoki Tanisaki. Ishida pinned Tanisaki with a half tiger suplex hold.

Match 7: Champions Carnival Block A: Jun Saito beat Yuma Aoyagi.

Match 8: Champions Carnival Block B: Yuma Anzai beat Rei Saito.

Match 9: Champions Carnival Block A: Rei Saito beat Ryuki Honda.

Match 10: Champions Carnival Block B: Shuji Ishikawa beat Manabu Soya.

Main Event: Champions Carnival Block A: Satoshi Kojima beat Kento Miyahara.

With one match left, Block A has Miyahara, Ishikawa & T-Hawk tied for the lead at 4-2, 8 points. With their head-to-head match remaining, the Miyahara-T-Hawk winner, if there is one, is assured of at least a tie for the top spot. Mathematically Honda still has a chance with 8 points but he’ll need Miyahara-T-Hawk to be a no contest or Double DQ. In Block B, 4 are tied at 4-2, 8 points with 3 at 3-3, 6 points. Only the winner of each block advances to the Finals.

The next event is Sunday 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 second half of the Champions Carnival 2023 Tournament today as everyone is now through their 5th of 7 matches.

Today’s event was held at Yume Messe Miyagi West Building Hall in Miyagi and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 419.

All but Matches 4 & 5 were Champions Carnival matches.

Match 1: Block B: Rei Saito beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 2: Block A: Jun Saito beat Yoshitatsu.

Match 3: Block B: Shuji Ishikawa beat Takao Omori.

Match 4: Yuma Anzai, Ryo Inoue & MUSASHI beat Ryuki Honda, Black Menso-re & Aizawa No. 1. MUSASHI pinned Menso-re.

Match 5: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato. Tamura pinned Aoyagi after a powerbomb.

Match 6: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Cyrus.

Match 7: Block B: Shotaro Ashino beat Suwama by submission.

Main Event: Block A: Yuma Aoyagi beat Satoshi Kojima.

Standings-wise, Block A is likely betwen Shuji Ishikawa & Kento Miyahara for the top spot while Rei Saito still leads Block B but several are just one win back.

The next event is Tuesday 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 Champions Carnival 2023 Tournament today, entering the second half of the tournament.

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

The announced paid attendance was 496.

Champions Carnival:
Match 1: Block B: Shuji Ishikawa beat Yuma Anzai.
Match 2: Block B: Suwama beat Takao Omori.
Match 3: Block B: Shotaro Ashino beat Rei Saito by submission.
Match 4: Block A: T-Hawk beat Cyrus.
Match 6: Block B: Manabu Soya beat Hokuto Omori.
Match 7: Block A: Satoshi Kojima beat Jun Saito
Match 8: Block A: Ryuki Honda beat Yuma Aoyagi
Main Event: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Yoshitatsu.

Match 5: Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura & Black Menso-re beat Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Ryo Inoue. Tamura pinned Inoue after a powerbomb.

The next event is tomorrow at Yume Messe Miyagi West Building Hall in Miyagi. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

All-Japan ran Day 4 of the Champions Carnival 2023 Tournament today.

Today’s event was held at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 479.

All matches except Match 5 were Champions Carnival matches.

Match 1: Block B: Yuma Anzai beat Takao Omori.

Match 2: Block B: Shotaro Ashino beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 3: Block A: T-Hawk beat Jun Saito.

Match 4: Block B: Rei Saito beat Manabu Soya

Match 5: Kento Miyahara, Yuma Aoyagi, Atsuki Aoyagi & Ryo Inoue beat Hikaru Sato, Dan Tamura, Black Menso-re & Hideki Sekine. Yuma Aoyagi pinned Menso-re after THE FOOL.

Match 6: Block A: Ryuki Honda beat Cyrus.

Match 7: Block A: Satoshi Kojima beat Yoshitatsu.

Main Event: Block B: Shuji Ishikawa beat Suwama.

We’re about to the halfway point with all participants in each block having been in 3 or 4 matches of 7 so far. The current leaders are Ryuki Honda in Block A at 3-1, 6 points and Rei Saito in Block B at 3-0, 6 points. No Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory matches today as they’re about to halfway in their 5-team tournament, everyone is tied at 1-1 or 1-2, 2 points with 2 or 3 matches done.

The next event is Saturday at Niigata City Nishikawa Multipurpose Hall in Niigata. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

All-Japan ran Day 3 of the Champions Carnival 2023 Tournament today.

Today’s event was held at Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 935.

Match 1: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Ryo Inoue & Oji Shiiba beat Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura. Shiiba pinned Sato after Ungai Soten.

Match 2: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Atsuki Aoyago & Rising Hayato beat Naruki Doi & Naoki Tanizaki. Aoyagi pinned Tanizaki after Hauser Impact (tentative).

Match 3: Hokuto Omori beat SHuji Ishikawa, Jun Saito & Rei Saito in a 4-way by pinning Rei Saito.

Match 4: In a Tornado Bunkhouse Megaton Electric Blast Death Match, All-Asia Tag Team Champions Atsushi Onita & Yoshitatsu beat Takao Omori & Black Menso-re to retain the titles. Onita pinned Menso-re after an electric bat blast. V1 for the champs.

Champions Carnival:
Match 5: Block A: Cyrus beat Yuma Aoyagi.
Match 6: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Ryuki Honda.
Match 7: Block A: T-Hawk beat Satoshi Kojima.
Match 8: Block B: Yuma Anzai beat Shotaro Ashino.
Main Event: Block B: Suwama beat Manabu Soya.

The next event is tomorrow at Act City Hamamatsu in Shizuoka. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin TONIGHT at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

All-Japan ran Day 2 of the 2023 Champions Carnival Tournament today.

Today’s event was held at Hodogaya Piblic Hall in Yokohama and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV.

The announced paid attendance was 312.

Champions Carnival:
Match 1: Block B: Hokuto Omori beat Takao Omori by ref stoppage (technical submission).
Match 2: Block A: Ryuki Honda beat Yoshitatsu.

Match 3: Black Menso-re & Cyrus beat Shotaro Ashino & Masao Hanabata and Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato in a 3-way when Menso-re pinned Hanabata.

Match 4: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Naruki Doi & Naoki Tanizaki beat Ryo Inoue & Oji Shiiba. Tanizaki pinned Shiiba after Implant Bomb.

Match 5: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Kaito Ishida & Kotaro Suzuki. Tamura pinned Suzuki after a powerbomb.

Champions Carnival:
Match 6: Block B: Manabu Soya beat Yuma Anzai.
Match 7: Block B: Rei Saito beat Shuji Ishikawa.
Match 8: Block A: Kento Miyahara beat Jun Saito.
Main Event: Block A: Yuma Aoyagi beat T-Hawk.

Day 3 is Saturday at Nagoya Congress Center in Nagoya. In addition to tournament matches there will also be a Tornado Bunkhouse Megaton Electric Blast Death Match for the All-Asia Tag Team Championship. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.

All-Japan kicked off the 2023 Champions Carnival today, their annual singles tournament that is the promotion’s most prestigious tournament held each year. It’s primarily a Heavyweight tournament that could reward the winner with a Triple Crown opportunity (and almost certainly will as Triple Crown Champion Yuji Nagata is not entered). They also began a Jr. Heavyweight tag tournament.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. Also, they are doing a promotion this month where if you are a new paying subscriber, you get this first month FOR FREE! The fine print: You can’t cancel during the month and you also must pay for next month before you can cancel.

The announced paid attendance was 634. If the venue was 50% capacity as the event was announced ahead of time before pandemic restrictions were lifted, that would be close to a sellout.

Match 1: Hikaru Sato & Dan Tamura beat Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising Hayato and Naruki Doi & Naoki Tanizaki in a 3-way when Tamura pinned Doi.

Match 2: Jr. Tag Battle Of Glory: Kaito Ishida (GLEAT) & Kotaro Suzuki beat Ryo Inoue & Oji Shiiba. Ishida pinned Inoue after a face kick.

Champions Carnival:
Match 3: Block B: Rei Saito beat Takao Omori. Possible squash.
Match 4: Block A: Cyrus beat Jun Saito.
Match 6: Block B: Hokuto Omori beat Shuji Ishikawa by submission.
Match 6: Block A: Yoshitatsu beat T-Hawk (GLEAT) by ref stoppage.
Match 7: Block A: Manabu Soya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat Shotaro Ashino.
Match 8: Block B: Ryuki Honda beat Satoshi Kojima (New Japan).
Match 9: Block B: Suwama beat Yuma Anzai.
Main Event: Block A: Yuma Aoyagi beat Kento Miyahara.

The next event is Monday at Hodogaya Public Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: A Triple Crown match has been announced for 5/29, so the Champions Carnival winner may face Nagata then. More as it becomes available.