[4/7-4/30]AJPW presents: Champion Carnival

[3Rivers]

What is it?
Longest running professional wrestling tournament. Began in 1973(predating NJPW's G1 by 1 year)Notable winners include Giant Baba, Vader, Stan Hansen, Mitsuharu Misawa, Keiji Mutoh, Yuji Nagata, Genichiro Tenryu, Kenta Kobashi, Abdullah the Butcher, Toshiaki Kawada, Jumbo Tsruta.
The Rules
Round robin tourney. 2 Blocks. Block A and Block B. Win by pinfall,submission, or count out. A win is worth 2 pts. A draw is worth 1pt to each competitor and 0 pts for an L
How to Watch

Spoiler

AJPW's streaming service
https://www.ajpw.tv
It's $8.49 per month....or you can go to the usual spots for uploads

The Participants

A BLOCK : Naoya Nomura, Yuji Hino (FREE), Shingo Takagi (DRAGON GATE), Kento Miyahara, Joe Doering, Shuji Ishikawa (FREE) Ryoji Sai (LAND’S END) & The Bodyguard (FREE)

B BLOCK : Dylan James (New Zealand), KAI (FREE), Zeus, Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH), Suwama, Jun Akiyama, Yoshytatsu (FREE) & Yutaka Yoshie (FREE)
Schedule
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Spoiler

4/7/2018 [Sat] 18:00 @ Sendai Sun Plaza Hall in Miyagi
() Kazuki Ebina’s Debut Match: Atsushi Aoki vs. Kazuki Ebina
() Koji Iwamoto, Atsushi Maruyama, Yohei Nakajima & CarBell Ito vs. Hikaru Sato, Yusuke Okada, Josh Bodom & Aizawa #1
() Joe Doering, Takuya Nomura, Yoshytatsu & KAI vs. Takao Omori, Ryoji Sai, The Bodyguard & Yutaka Yoshie

() Tsuyoshi Kikuchi 30th Anniversary Special Single Match: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Ultimo Dragon

() Carnival B Block Match: Jun Akiyama vs. Dylan James
() Carnival B Block Match: Suwama vs. Zeus
() Carnival A Block Match: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Yuji Hino
() Carnival A Block Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Shingo Takagi

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/8/2018 [Sun] 16:00 @ Akita Terrsa
() Takao Omori, Ultimo Dragon & Josh Bodom vs. Yutaka Yoshie, Atsushi Aoki & Yusuke Okada
() Jun Akiyama, Ryoji Sai, Koji Iwamoto & Atsushi Maruyama vs. The Bodyguard, Dylan James, Yohei Nakajima & Hikaru Sato

() Carnival B Block Match: Suwama vs. KAI
() Carnival B Block Match: Zeus vs. Yoshytatsu
() Carnival A Block Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Naoya Nomura
() Carnival A Block Match: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Joe Doering

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/10/2018 [Tue] 18:30 @ Aore Nagaoka in Niigata
() Koji Iwamoto vs. Kazuki Ebina
() Zeus, Ryoji Sai, Ultimo Dragon & Yusuke Okada vs. Takao Omori, Yuji Hino, Atsushi Maruyama & Shigeno Shima (Niigata)
() Suwama, Shuji Ishikawa, Atsushi Aoki & Hikaru Sato vs. Kento Miyahara, Naoya Nomura, Yohei Nakajima & Josh Bodom

() Carnival B Block Match: Jun Akiyama vs. KAI
() Carnival B Block Match: Yutaka Yoshie vs. Dylan James
() Carnival B Block Match: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Yoshytatsu
() Carnival A Block Match: Joe Doering vs. Bodyguard

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/11/2018 [Wed] 18:30 @ Kanazawa Ryutsu Kaikan in Ishikawa
() Yohei Nakajima vs. Kazuki Ebina
() Takao Omori, Koji Iwamoto, Atsushi Maruyama & Josh Bodom vs. Atsushi Aoki, Hikaru Sato, Ultimo Dragon & Yusuke Okada
() Jun Akiyama, Shuji Ishikawa & The Bodyguard vs. Kento Miyahara, Naoya Nomura & Ryoji Sai

() Carnival B Block Match: Suwama vs. Yutaka Yoshie
() Carnival B Block Match: Zeus vs. Dylan James
() Carnival B Block Match: Yoshytatsu vs. KAI
() Carnival A Block Match: Joe Doering vs. Yuji Hino

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/12/2018 [Thu] 18:30 @ Toyooka Shimin Taiikukan in Hyogo
() Atsushi Maruyma & Yohei Nakajima vs. Hikaru Sato & MAZADA
() Suwama, Atsushi Aoki & Yusuke Okada vs. Takao Omori, Koji Iwamoto & Josh Bodom
() Joe Doering, Zeus, Shuji Ishikawa & Ryoji Sai vs. Kento Miyahara, Yoshytatsu, KAI & Yuji Hino

() Carnival B Block Match: Zeus vs. Yutaka Yoshie
() Carnival A Block Match: Naoya Nomura vs. Yuji Hino
() Carnival A Block Match: Shingo Takagi vs. Bodyguard
() Carnival A Block Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Ryoji Sai

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/14/2018 [Sat] 18:00 @ Hiroshima Marina Hop
() Koji Iwamoto vs. Kazuki Inaba
() Takao Omori, KAI, Atsushi Maruyama & Josh Bodom vs. Atsushi Aoki, Yusuke Okada, Rey Paloma & Takeshi Okada
() Joe Doering, Jun Akiyama, Yoshytatsu & Yohei Nakajima vs. Suwama, Shuji Ishikawa, Dylan James & Hikaru Sato

() Carnival B Block Match: Jun Akiyama vs. Yutaka Yoshie
() Carnival B Block Match: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Dylan James
() Carnival A Block Match: Naoya Nomura vs. Bodyguard

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/15/2018 [Sun] 16:00 @ Hakata StarLanes in Fukuoka
() Yohei Nakajima vs. Kazuki Ebina
() Takao Omori, Yutaka Yoshi & Josh Bodom vs. Atsushi Aoki, Hikaru Sato & Yusuke Okada
() Zeus, The Bodyguard, KAI & Atsushi Maruyama vs. Takuya Nomura, Yoshytatsu, Dylan James & Koji Iwamoto

() Carnival B Block Match: Jun Akiyama vs. Suwama
() Carnival A Block Match: Shingo Takagi vs. Yuji Hino
() Carnival A Block Match: Joe Doering vs. Ryoji Sai
() Carnival A Block Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Shuji Ishikawa

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/16/2018 [Mon] 18:30 @ Oro City Hall in Kagoshima
() Takao Omori, Koji Iwamoto, Atsushi Maruyama & Josh Bodom vs. Atsushi Aoki, Yusuke Okada, Kazuki Ebina & Naoki Sakurajima (Kyushu)
() Joe Doering, Jun Akiyama, Yuji Hino & Yohei Nakajima vs. Suwama, Zeus, Ryoji Sai & Hikaru Sato

() Carnival B Block Match: Yoshytatsu vs. Dylan James
() Carnival B Block Match: KAI vs. Yutaka Yoshie
() Carnival A Block Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Bodyguard
() Carnival A Block Match: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Naoya Nomura

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/18/2018 [Wed] 19:00 @ Matsuyama City Community Center in Ehime
() Takao Omori, Yohei Nakajima Yusuke Okada & Kazuki Ebina vs. The Bodyguard, Atsushi Aoki, Koji Iwamoto & Atsushi Maruyama
() Joe Doering, Kento Miyahara, Naoya Nomura & Josh Bodom vs. Suwama, Shuji Ishikawa, Zeus & Hikaru Sato

() Carnival B Block Match: KAI vs. Dylan James
() Carnival B Block Match: Naomichi Marufuji vs. Yutaka Yoshie
() Carnival B Block Match: Jun Akiyama vs. Yoshytatsu
() Carnival A Block Match: Ryoji Sai vs. Yuji Hino

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/20/2018 [Fri] 18:30 @ EDION Arena Osaka, 2nd Stadium
() Yusuke Okada vs. Kazuki Ebina
() Jun Akiyama, Takao Omori, Yutaka Yoshie & Koji Iwamoto vs. KAI, Dylan James, Atsushi Maruyama & Shoichi Uchida (DOVE)
() Suwama, Shuji Ishikawa, Atsushi Aoki & Hikaru Sato vs. Kento Miyahara, Yoshytatsu, Yohei Nakajima & Josh Bodom

() Carnival B Block Match: Zeus vs. Naomichi Marufuji
() Carnival A Block Match: Yuji Hino vs. Bodyguard
() Carnival A Block Match: Naoya Nomura vs. Ryoji Sai
() Carnival A Block Match: Joe Doering vs. Shingo Takagi

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/21/2018 [Sat] 17:00 @ EDION Arena Osaka, 2nd Stadium
() Atsushi Aoki, Hikaru Sato & Yusuke Okada vs. Koji Iwamoto, Joshi Bodom & Kazuki Ebina
() Takao Omori & Yutaka Yoshie vs. KAI & Atsushi Maruyama
() Joe Doering, Yuji Hino, Dylan James & Shoichi Uchida (DOVE) vs. Kento Miyahara, Yoshytatsu, Naoya Nomura & Yohei Nakajima

() Carnival B Block Match: Jun Akiyama vs. Zeus
() Carnival B Block Match: Suwama vs. Naomichi Marufuji
() Carnival A Block Match: Shingo Takagi vs. Ryoji Sai
() Carnival A Block Match: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Bodyguard

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/22/2018 [Sun] 17:00 @ Nagoya International Conference Hall in Aichi
() Yohei Nakajima vs. Yusuke Okada
() Takao Omori & Josh Bodom vs. Atsushi Aoki & Hikaru Sato
() Jun Akiyama, Zeus, The Bodyguard & Atsushi Maruyama vs. Naoya Nomura, Yutaka Yoshie, Dylan James & Koji Iwamoto

() Carnival B Block Match: Naomichi Marufuji vs. KAI
() Carnival B Block Match: Suwama vs. Yoshytatsu
() Carnival A Block Match: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Ryoji Sai
() Carnival A Block Match: Joe Doering vs. Kento Miyahara

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/25/2018 [Wed] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() Takao Omori, Masanobu Fuchi, Osamu Nishimura & Atsushi Maruyama vs. Shuji Ishikawa, Atsushi Aoki, Hikaru Sato & Yusuke Okada
() Joe Doering, Kento Miyahara, Koji Iwamoto & Yohei Nakajima vs. Ryoji Sai, Yuji Hino, TAJIRI & Josh Bodom

() Carnival B Block Match: Zeus vs. KAI
() Carnival B Block Match: Yoshytatsu vs. Yutaka Yoshie
() Carnival B Block Match: Suwama vs. Dylan James
() Carnival B Block Match: Jun Akiyama vs. Naomichi Marufuji
() Carnival A Block Match: Naoya Nomura vs. Shingo Takagi

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/29/2018 [Sun] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
() Atsushi Aoki & Yusuke Okada vs. Koji Iwamoto & Josh Bodom
() Takao Omori, Atsushi Maruyama & TAJIRI vs. Masanobu Fuchi, Osamu Nishimura & Yoshytatsu
() Jun Akiyama, Suwama, Zeus & Hikaru Sato vs. Yutaka Yoshie, KAI, Dylan James & Yohei Nakajima

() Carnival A Block Match: Ryoji Sai vs. Bodyguard
() Carnival A Block Match: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Shingo Takagi
() Carnival A Block Match: Joe Doering vs. Naoya Nomura
() Carnival A Block Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Yuji Hino

All Japan Pro-Wrestling “2018 Champion Carnival”, 4/30/2018 [Mon] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

() Champion Carnival Final Match: (A BLOCK #1) vs. (B BLOCK #1)

 

[3Rivers]

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[Scottie Drippin]

Time for what will be the best tournament of the year. Shingo in the cut man lets go

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

IN

 

[Jmare007]

Shingo vs Kento to start things off

TSC ain't ready for this tourney.


Haven't seen Yoshie's fat ass in YEARS, I wonder if he can still have entertaining performances like in the late 2000's.


EVERYONE should take a look at Nomura, young breh is future

 

[stro]

These mother fukkers waiting to put their shyt behind a pay windah right when it gets interesting

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Marafuji had a classic with Okada. He's still great. Miyahara, Shingo, Akiyama, it's a good lineup.

 

[The Rainmaker]

#TeamSuwama

Go Ace! Go Ace!

 

[MenacingMonk]

I don't even follow, AJ, @3Rivers








Unless you're trying to get me into it.











I don't want more time to be wasted on wrestling.

 

[3Rivers]

I don't even follow, AJ, @3Rivers








Unless you're trying to get me into it.











I don't want more time to be wasted on wrestling.

I was just copy and pasting names from the puro thread

Check it out it you feel like it:babawinning:

 

[MenacingMonk]

I was just copy and pasting names from the puro thread

Check it out it you feel like it:babawinning:

I got some older matches on deck.

 

[Hey_zeus]

I been meaning to make more time for AJPW.

 

[stro]

Day 1 CC matches:

Shuji Ishikawa vs. Yuji Hino: Beefy dudes hitting each other hard. Can't really go wrong with that. I would assume Hino getting the win is a fairly sizable upset considering Ishikawa was Triple Crown champion not long ago.

Jun Akiyama vs. Dylan James: Never heard of Dylan James, but he was fairly impressive if not pretty generic for tall white guy in Japan. Uncle Jun always surprises me that despite his bald head, old lumpy and broken down body, he still performs like it's 2002.

Kento Miyahara vs. Shingo Takagi: Haven't seen Shingo in YEARS since I never watched Dragongate, so my exposure to him was limited to US indies, which I stopped watching around the time of the Bryan/Nigel ringpost incident and the rise of Tyler Black. This was fun, obviously a huge win for Shingo being an outsider with no singles matches in the company and beating the champ in the opening night.

Suwama vs. Zeus: Suwama is such a dikk. Zeus is going to have to skip leg day

All in all very easy to watch wrassles. Nothing blow away, but Shingo/Kento and Suwama/Zeus were both definitely better than anything I saw on LU vs TNA and a bit of the WNN supershow.

 

[SubZeroDegrees]

 

[stro]

Day 2 matches

Skipped Zeus vs Yoshi Tatsu because...Yoshi

KAI vs. Suwama: Pretty dull. Certainly not helped by the crowd seeming to be under 100 people and silent

Joe Doering vs. Shuji Ishikawa: I was expecting something good here, but again, the ultra tiny crowd made everyone seem to not want to do much, obviously. Doering seemed to be gassed completely a few minutes in.

Kento Miyahara vs. Naoya Nomura: This might be better than Kento/Shingo Scrappy chubby Nomura gave Kento hell the whole match, and this was the only thing on the whole show to have any energy to it at all. Liked this a lot. Kento needs to drop the headbutts though. Will no one ever learn?