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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.

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.