All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/6/2024 Champion Carnival 2024 Day 10

All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/6/2024 Champion Carnival 2024 Day 10

I skipped one match here:

Mari & MARU vs. Nagisa Shiotsuki & Natsuki

Nagisa is in the blue and Maru has the short lighter hair. Mari and Maru pose with their opponents then hit them from behind. NS has her head banged off the buckles and Maru chokes Natsuki with a chain in front of the ref. Maru pulls Natsuki's arms back then facebusters her. Natsuki dropkicks Maru then Nagisa running dropkicks Maru.

Nagisa chop flurries Maru then sharpshooters her. All the girls get in the ring and Mari is facebusted onto Maru. Nagisa and Natsuki double elbow drop their opponents. Maru gets on Mari's shoulders then is flipped onto Nagisa. Mari flying kicks Nagisa then samoan drops her for 2. Nagisa double chops Mari then Natsuki dropkicks Mari.

Maru comes in and spears Natsuki. Natsuki flying knees Maru twice then double stomps her for 2. Natsuki hits a cuty special on Maru for 2. Maru rolls Natsuki up for 2. Mari high kicks Natsuki then gori specials drops her onto Nagisa. Maru top rope double footstomps Natsuki for 2. Natsuki high kicks Maru then Maru takes a flying knee = codebreaker combo. Natsuki jack knife pins Maru.

Thoughts: I thought it went too long for an opener and as usual, it got little reaction. The work wasn't bad but it would have been better with a few minutes shaved off. 

GAORA TV Title Match - Seigo Tachibana (c) vs. Dan Tamura

ST wore some goofy alien looking sunglasses out. Dan takes down ST. They trade forearms and ST saito suplexes him. ST is sent into the rails outside. Dan is tripped into the rails then ddt's on the floor. ST chinlocks him then neckbreakers him. ST chinlocks him. Dan samoan drops him to get out.

Dan hits corner shoulderblocks then suplexes ST for 2. Dan is pulled over the top then shoulderblocks ST when he comes in. Dan karelins' lifts him then does his texas cloverleaf variation on him. ST forearms Dan against the ropes then Dan hits back elbows and a stiff lariat. 

ST sunset flips Dan then crucifixes him for 2. Dan is sent out and ST tope con hilos him outside. ST spears him then hits an olympic slam for 2. Dan la magistrals ST then hits a big lariat. Dan death valley drivers him for 1. ST hits a b-driver for 1. They trade forearms on their knees then get up and trade. ST hits a lot of unanswered forearms then drops him with one.

Dan hits a lariat flurry then runs into ST's lariat. ST lariats and headbutts him. ST running elbows him over the neck and wins it.

Thoughts: It was a longer 16 minute match. I don't know why they did this so low on the card. There were some things I liked here especially towards the end, but it was the wrong spot on the card for this.

Hartley Jackson, Hideki Suzuki, Lord Crewe & Suwama vs. Jun Saito, Rei Saito, Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai

Everyone fights to start. Suzuki takes Honda into the seats and down into the lobby. Honda and Suzuki fight in the stands. Yuma forearms Suwama in the ring then is eye raked. Rei and Hart go at it. They shoulder battle and Hart knocks him over. Rei then knocks him over.

Suzki and Honda get in. Suzuki is tripped into the middle rope and Honda kneels on his neck. Suwama tries to stop it then Rei counts along with the ref as he does it to Suwama too. Suzuki and Suwama go for competing holds on Honda at the same time and get nothing in as they lift him in different directions. They then spin Honda around together and get dizzy.

Crewe and Jun go at it. Crewe germans him and hits a big forearm for 2. Jun takes corner attacks when he gets in then Crewe spin kicks Jun for 2. Jun spinning lariats Crewe then Crewe takes a jumping knee + lariats to the spine combo. Crewe is chokeslammed by Jun for 2. Jun chokeslams Crewe and wins it.

Thoughts: There were too many people involved here, not enough time and this was just not a serious match. There was lots of goofing here and it was just a night off for most of the people in it.

Yuma Anzai locks the rail door to prevent Suzuki from leaving after.

Champion Carnival 2024 Block A Match - Kuroshio TOKYO Japan vs. Ren Ayabe

Jiro does his long entrance as usual bringing Seigo out for it and putting on alien sunglasses.

They go face to chest here. Jiro then goes out to talk to Seigo. Ren clean breaks Jiro on the ropes then throws him over off the lock up. Jiro is thrown off the waistlock and goes to talk to Seigo more. Ren double axe handles Jiro off the apron. Jiro then hides under the ring. Jiro pops out the other side and gets an attack in. 

Ren picks up Jiro and swings him into the Korakuen sign. Ren slams him in the ring then chinlocks him. Ren misses a corner facekick and takes a backcracker. Jiro hits jacket punches and leg kicks.

Jiro slingshot arabian moonsaults Ren then does a handstand and claps his own feet. Ren flying neckbreakers Jiro then dropkicks him back hard. Ren dragon suplexes him for 2. Jiro rolls him up and hits superkicks. Jiro hits a beach break for 2. Ren hits a stiff face kick. Ren then does his spinning falcon arrow and wins it.

Thoughts: It was a match. It didn't get enough time and a lot of it was spent screwing around. It was far from anyone's best effort here.

Champion Carnival 2024 Block A Match - Shotaro Ashino vs. Cyrus

Cy pushes Sho back. Sho clips and works on Cy's knee then slaps him in the back of the head. Sho side headlocks him then bodyblocks him. Cy butt drops him then splashes his arm.

Cy misses a splash and takes euros from Sho. Sho 2nd rope euros him then basement dropkicks him. Cy fallaway slams him then misses a vader bomb. Sho ankle locks him. Cy gets out then Sho does a nicer german on him. Sho does another ankle lock.

Cy hits bolo punches in the corner. Sho tries to fight back but is dropped. Cy then corner cannonballs him. Cy vader bombs him and gets the win.

Thoughts: It was short but it was fiery and hard hitting. The two matched up well and Cy felt inspired today, putting out one of his best performances yet. 

Champion Carnival 2024 Block A Match - Yuma Aoyagi vs. Hokuto Omori

Omori comes out with fake Omori again, only it's Yuma Aoyagi under the horse mask. Yuma nails Omori from behind and throws him out. Omori is thrown into the rails and has his head banged off the Korauken sign. Yuma chokes Omori with his own shirt the bangs his head off the sign again.

Yuma puts the horse mask on and get in. Wada tries to take it and then throws it out into the crowd. Yuma hits Omori in the leg then knee drop him in the crotch. Yuma is knocked over and kicks Omori in the crotch on the fall. They fight over a suplex and Omori cutters him. Omori neckbreakers Yuma.

Yuma dropkicks Omori and hits corner forearms. Yuma top rope crossbodies him for 2. They trade forearms and Yuma brainbusters him for 2. Yuma top rope elbow drops him for 2. Yuma and Omori trade forearms then Yuma rock bottoms Omori for 2. Yuma fisherman busters him and another Fake Omori throws a horse mask in, disrupting the count. The ref argues with Fake Omori. Omori low blows Yuma, puts the horse mask on him and germans him.

The mask is put on Yuma then Omori corner forearms him. Omori ki krushers him and wins it.

Thoughts: This was mostly them goofing off here. I used to really like Omori when he was a junior and I don't think his current gimmick is good for him. It's turning him into an Ogawa or comedy style guy which sucks because he was a good serious wrestler. 

Champion Carnival 2024 Block A Match - Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Kento Miyahara

They lock up. Kento is backed up on the ropes and pushed back. Kento armdrags him and Davey armdrags him off of it. Kento grabs the leg then Dabey grabs his leg. Davey camel clutches him. Davey side headlocks him and is headscissored. Davey is tripped into the 2nd rope and basement dropkicked. Kento then headbutts him outside.

Kento facekicks him on the rails then is thrown over the rails. Davey stomps him outside then ties his arm up around the rails. Kento is thrown into the rails then Davey armbreakers Kento. Davey stomps on Kento then suplexes him.

Davey goes for the kimura then traphezus holds Kento then chinlocks. Davey pulls both of Kento's arms back then Kento does it to him. Kento back body drops Davey. Kento dropkicks him in the knee and the side of the head. Kento's neck is brought down over the top rope. Kento ddt's Davey on the apron.

Kento is thrown into the rails then powerslammed on the floor. Davey legdrops him. They fight on the buckles. Kento headbutts him. They trade forearms. Kento germans him then pumping knees him on the ropes. Davey backdrops him for 2 then superplexes him for 2. Kento pumping knees him and is lariated.

Davey tiger suplexes him for 2 then sitout powerbombs him for 2. Kento pumping knees him then dropkicks him. Kento straightjacket delay suplexes him and wins it.

Thoughts: It was long and slow. There was armwork that lead nowhere and instead of Kento adding some personality to this, Davey's lack of personality took over here. This was just not an interesting match and I found it hard to sit through.

Kento and Jun Saito have words after.

Overall thoughts: Everyone mostly took the night off here minus Dan/Seigo and Ashino/Cyrus. AJPW's better workers also all got stuck in the 8-man which was short and not serious. I wouldn't recommend this one.