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All-Japan wraps up their year-opening tour today with the final event of the month, a major event with 3 title matches scheduled and more. Among the highlights is the return of Shotaro Ashino, who has been out a couple months due to injuries suffered during the World’s Strongest Tag League last year. He will return alongside GOA partner Ryuki Honda. The title matches begin with GAORA TV Champion Toshizo defending against Minoru Tanaka, followed by All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Atsuki Aoyagi defending against Kaz Hayashi. Finally, the main event will be All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura defending against Yuma Aoyagi & Naoya Nomura. It could be quite a day for the Aoyagi brothers if both can leave with championships.

Today’s event will be held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched LIVE on AJPW.TV. As it’s a Korakuen event and a weekend matinee I expect there will be Japanese commentary. I don’t expect this event to run too long given they probably want to be done before the last portion of the Grand Sumo Tournament final day gets underway among other things-I’m guessing the total running time will be around 2 1/2 hours so if you’re planning to watch the Pro Wrestling NOAH major event or New Japan event afterwards, you’ll have time to get set up for those.

Today’s lineup (in order):
Black Menso-re & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Rising Hayato & Oji Shiiba
Ryo Inoue & Yuma Anzai vs. Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori
GAORA TV Champion Toshizo vs. Minoru Tanaka for the title
Shotaro Ashino Return Match: Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda & Masao Hanabata vs. Yuji Nagata, Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato
Suwama, KONO, Jun & Rei Saito vs. Shuji Ishikawa, Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Ren Ayabe
All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Atsuki Aoyagi vs. Kaz Hayashi for the title
All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura vs. Yuma Aoyagi & Naoya Nomura for the titles

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

9:30 PM ET UPDATE: Live updates start below now…
We are LIVE from Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. As usual the audio is muted as we join the live feed.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event but it’s reduced capacity for allowing vocal cheering. Looks like around 550. There is Japanese commentary, they don’t show names.

Before the live broadcast began, Kento Miyahara & Yuma Anzai received their 2022 Tokyo Sports Year-End Awards. Miyahara won MVP and Anzai won Rookie of the Year.

The matches begin at 9:35 PM ET/6:35 PM PT.

Match 1: Black Menso-re & Kotaro Suzuki vs. Rising Hayato & Oji Shiiba. 10 minute time limit
Result: Black Menso-re & Kotaro Suzuki beat Rising Hayato & Oji Shiiba. Suzuki pinned Hayato after Blue Destiny.

Match 2: Ryo Inoue & Yuma Anzai vs. Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori. 15 minute time limit
Result: Naruki Doi & Hokuto Omori beat Ryo Inoue & Yuma Anzai. Doi pinned Inoue after Bakatare Sliding Kick.

Match 3: GAORA TV Champion Toshizo vs. Minoru Tanaka for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Minoru Tanaka beat GAORA TV Champion Toshizo to win the title. Tanaka becomes the 23rd GAORA TV Champion.

Match 4: Shotaro Ashino Return Match: Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda & Masao Hanabata vs. Yuji Nagata, Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato. 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuji Nagata, Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato beat Shotaro Ashino, Ryuki Honda & Masao Hanabata. Nagata beat Honda with Nagata Lock 54 (I think that’s what it is now. Changes every year to match his age, haha).

Quick break to announce matches for upcoming events and major events later this year, including the annual Champions Carnival in April and early May.

Match 5: Suwama, KONO, Jun & Rei Saito vs. Shuji Ishikawa, Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Ren Ayabe. 30 minute time limit
Result: Suwama, KONO, Jun & Rei Saito beat Shuji Ishikawa, Takao Omori, Yoshitatsu & Ren Ayabe. Suwama pinned Ishikawa after a backdrop.

Match 6: All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Atsuki Aoyagi vs. Kaz Hayashi for the title. 1 Hour time limit
Result: All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Atsuki Aoyagi beat Kaz Hayashi to retain the title. V4 for Aoyagi. Next up: Potentially Kotaro Suzuki, who hit the ring to make the next challenge.

Main Event: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura vs. Yuma Aoyagi & Naoya Nomura for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: Yuma Aoyagi & Naoya Nomura beat All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura to win the titles. Aoyagi & Naoya Nomura become the 94th All-Japan World Tag Team Champions. Aoyagi pinned Miyahara. The last 10+ minutes of this match were INCREDIBLE. That outcome is also significant for Aoyagi because if he can do it again next time out, he could win the Triple Crown from Miyahara as well.

The next event is 2/4 at Esforta Arena Hachioji in Tokyo. Broadcast plans TBA. We should know when AJPW.TV announces the monthly broadcast schedule for February at the end of the month.

UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 504.

UPDATE 2: 2/4 will be a live broadcast on AJPW.TV. As for the other February events, the 2/15 & 2/27 events will also be live while 2/26 will be available on demand the following day.

Breaking news: All-Japan wrestler Hokuto Omori has been punished by the promotion for compliance violations pertaining to sake/alcohol. Omori is docked 30% pay for 3 months and cannot drink alcohol or be present in such areas during that time. Both sanctions are in effect until March 31. Tokyo Sports has also picked up the story.

More as it becomes available.

All-Japan continued their current tour today with a house show representing the final build before a big event next weekend.

Today’s event was held at 2AW Square in Chiba and will be available on demand on AJPW.TV later today. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 158.

Match 1: Black Menso-re & Kaji Tomato vs. Takuro Niki & Oji Shiba went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Ryuki Honda & Yusuke Kodama beat Ryo Inoue & Yuma Anzai. Honda pinned Inoue after Final Vent.

Match 3: Naruki Doi beat Dan Tamura.

Match 4: Shuji Ishikawa, Takao Omori & Yoshitatsu beat Suwama, Jun & Rei Saito. Yoshitatsu pinned Jun Saito after Cockroach Driver 2022.

Match 5: Hokuto Omori beat Hikaru Sato.

Main Event: Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Naoya Nomura beat Kento Miyahara, Kotaro Suzuki & Rising Hayato. Yuma Aoyagi pinned Hayato after THE FOOL.

The next event is 1/22 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with 3 scheduled title matches. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Saturday at 9:30 PM ET/6:30 PM PT.

All-Japan continued the New Year Giant Series tour today as they head on the road outside of Tokyo for the first time this year.

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

The announced paid attendance was 258.

Match 1: Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato beat Yoshitatsu & Oji Shiba. Sato pinned Shiba.

Match 2: Takao Omori beat Masao Inoue.

Match 3: Black Tiger beat Black Menso-re.

Match 4: Shuji Ishikawa, Yuma Anzai & Ryo Inoue beat Jun & Rei Saito & Suwama. Anzai pinned Rei Saito with a German suplex hold.

Match 5: Minoru Suzuki & Hokuto Omori beat Ryuki Honda & Yusuke Kodama. Omori pinned Honda.

Main Event: Kento Miyahara, Kaz Hayashi & Rising Hayato beat Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Naoya Nomura. Hayashi pinned Atsuki Aoyagi after Final Cut.

The next event is Sunday at 2AW Square in Chiba. There will be no live broadcast. The event will be available on demand on AJPW.TV the following day, meaning in the US it could be available as soon as midday Sunday (it’s a Saturday night event with an 11 PM ET/8 PM PT start time).

All-Japan ran the second of consecutive morning matinee events today to open 2023, today being a bigger show with 2 title matches planned.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. (I had hoped to do live results but my cable/internet outage since the weekend was not resolved in time to watch, but it was restored after the event concluded)

The announced paid attendance was 1041. I believe that was a few more than yesterday.

Match 1: Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato beat Rising Hayato & Ryo Inoue. Tamura pinned Inoue after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 2: Black Menso-re & Mitsuya Nagai beat Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata. Nagai beat Hanabata with Stretch Plum.

Match 3: Naoya Nomura beat Ryuki Honda.

Match 4: Jun & Rei Saito & Suwama beat Yoshitatsu, Yuji Nagata (New Japan) & Yuma Anzai by ref stoppage. Suwama beat Yoshitatsu with Sleeper Vise.

Match 5: NOSAWA Rongai & Kendo Ka Shin beat All-Asia Tag Team Champions Masao Inoue & Takao Omori to win the titles. NOSAWA & Ka Shin become the 118th All-Asia Tag Team Champions. NOSAWA pinned Omori.

Match 6: Hokuto Omori, Minoru Suzuki & Naruki Doi beat Yuma & Atsuki Aoyagi & Shuji Ishikawa. Omori pinned Atsuki Aoyagi after Momentum Hardened.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Kento Miyahara beat Takuya Nomura to retain the Triple Crown. V3 for Miyahara.

The next event is 1/11 at Hodogaya Public Hall in Yokohama. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

All-Japan kicked off their 2023 today with their first New Year’s series event, featuring a slightly different look as a few stars departed at the end of last year, most notably former 2-time Triple Crown Champion Jake Lee (who apparently showed up in Pro Wrestling NOAH yesterday).

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

The announced paid attendance was 1055. That sounds close to a sellout depending on the layout.

Match 1: Ryuki Honda, Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata beat Dan Tamura, Ryo Inoue & Yuma Anzai. Honda pinned Inoue after Final Vent.

Match 2: Takao Omori, Rising Hayato & Kaz Hayashi (GLEAT) beat Yoshitatsu, Black Menso-re & Mitsuya Nagai (Dradition). Hayashi pinned Menso-re after Final Cut.

Match 3: Minoru Suzuki & Naruki Doi beat Shuji Ishikawa & Hokuto Omori. Suzuki pinned Omori after a Gotch-style piledriver.

Match 4: Yuma Aoyagi & Naoya Nomura beat Jun & Rei Saito. Aoyagi pinned Jun with Staff Roll. As a result, Aoyagi & Nomura get the next All-Japan World Tag Team Championship match after today.

Match 5: All-Japan World Jr. Heavyweight Champion Atsuki Aoyagi beat Hikaru Sato to retain the title. V3 for Aoyagi.

Match 6: Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura beat All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Suwama & KONO to win the titles. Miyahara & Nomura become the 93rd All-Japan World Tag Team Champions. Nomura beat KONO with a sleeper hold. Next up: Because of their win earlier, Yuma Aoyagi & Naoya Nomura.

Main Event: Takuya Nomura won a 17-man New Year Battle Royal, last eliminating Ryo Inoue.

The next event is Tuesday with an All-Asia Tag Team Championship match and Takuya Nomura vs. Miyahara for the Triple Crown. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 9:30 PM ET/6:30 PM PT. Live results are scheduled here but that is dependent on the widespread cable/internet outage in my area being resolved in time (I’m not optimistic).

In other news, the promotion announced that Shotaro Ashino, who suffered an injury during the World’s Strongest Tag League, will return on 1/22.

All-Japan ran the first of their special Christmas week events, wrapping up the year on a slightly more festive tone. It also marked the beginning of a trio of departures as Izanagi had his last match in the promotion today, with TAJIRI and Jake Lee also leaving at the end of the month.

Today’s event was held at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. The promotion made a last-minute decision yesterday to make it a free broadcast, but creating a provisional AJPW.TV account is required (but a paid subscription is not).

The announced paid attendance was 286.

Match 1: Dan Tamura & Masao Inoue beat Ryuki Honda & Masao Hanabata. Tamura pinned Hanabata after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 2: Takao Omori beat Suwama by DQ. Deadly weapon use.

Match 3: Jun & Rei Saito beat Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI. Rei pinned Yoshitatsu.

Match 4: Izanagi Final All-Japan Match: Izanagi vs. Black Menso-re went to a Double KO.

Match 5: Atsuki Aoyagi & Hokuto Omori beat Rising Hayato & Ryo Inoue. Aoyagi pinned Inoue after Firebird Splash.

Match 6: Shuji Ishikawa beat Yuma Anzai.

Main Event: Kento Miyahara & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Jake Lee & Naoya Nomura went to a 30 minute time limit draw.

The next event is Sunday at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin Saturday at 9:30 PM ET/6:30 PM PT. (I had tentatively planned to do live results but that probably will not happen due to schedule conflicts)

All-Japan wrapped up the World’s Strongest Tag League today as well as finishing the Jr. Battle Of Glory with a tiebreaker match to determine the winner.

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

The announced paid attendance was 801.

Match 1: Ryo Inoue & Hikaru Sato beat Hokuto Omori & Rising Hayato. Sato pinned Hayato after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 2: Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus beat Ryuki Honda & Izanagi. Cyrus pinned Izanagi after a reverse splash.

Match 3: Takao Omori & Masao Inoue beat All-Asia Tag Team Champions Yusuke Kodama & Masao Hanabata, Yoshitatsu & TAJIRI and Black Menso-re & ATM in a 4-way, when Inoue pinned Kodama, to win the titles. Omori & Inoue become the 117th All-Asia Tag Team Champions.

Match 4: World’s Strongest Tag League: Jake Lee & Yuma Aoyagi beat Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi. Aoyagi pinned Arashi.

Match 5: World’s Strongest Tag League: Yuji Nagata & Yuma Anzai beat Suwama & KONO. Anzai pinned Suwama with a German suplex hold. UPSET ALERT!!! That’s indescribably huge, All-Japan’s clear top star got pinned by a rookie.

Match 6: Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura beat Jun & Rei Saito by ref stoppage. Nomura beat Jun Saito with a sleeper hold. That ended the tournament, but it meant there was a tie, so a tiebreaker match between Miyahara/Nomura and Ishikawa/Cyrus would be held.

Match 7: Jr. Battle Of Glory Finals: Atsuki Aoyagi beat Dan Tamura to win the tournament. This was a tiebreaker match with no time limit. Aoyagi beat Tamura in the final tournament match to force a rematch.

Main Event: World Tag League Finals: Kento Miyahara & Takuya Nomura beat Shuji Ishikawa & Cyrus to win the tournament. Miyahara pinned Ishikawa with a shutdown suplex hold.

The next event is #ajpw XMASEVE 4 on 12/21 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring in Tokyo. Live streaming on AJPW.TV will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.