All Japan Pro Wrestling 4/20/2025 Champion Carnival 2025 Day 5

All Japan Pro Wrestling 4/20/2025 Champion Carnival 2025 Day 5

Day 4 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/04/all-japan-pro-wrestling-4192025.html 

Atsuki Aoyagi & Yuma Aoyagi vs. Ryo Inoue & Ryuji Hijikata

Yuma and Ryu go at it. Ryu trips him and they stand off. AA and Ryo go at it. Ryo side headlocks him then shoulders him over. AA drops down and is stomped on. Ryo then struts. Ryo hiptosses him then kicks him in the back. Ryo is tripped and takes a baseball slide.

AA stomps on him. Ryo takes a double shoulderblock. AA superkicks Yuma on a failed double team. Ryo dropkicks AA. Ryo step up enzugiri's Yuma. Ryu kicks Yuma in the back and chest. Ryo double underhook suplexes Yuma.

Ryu hits kicks on Yuma then takes a dragon screw. AA top rope dropkicks Ryo. AA and Ryo trade. Ryo hits chest kicks on him. AA 2nd rope diving armdrags Ryo then dropkicks him. Ryo and Yuma trade then Ryo dropkicks him. AA hits a top rope dropkick on Yuma.

Ryo chest kicks AA for 2. Ryo spin kicks AA then takes a double dropkick. Ryo is fisherman suplexed for 2. Yuma top rope elbow drops Ryo then AA top rope moonsaults Ryo for the win.

Thoughts: They goofed around early and it wasn't that serious but once they stopped goofing around it got a little better. I don't know who is behind this push to make Yuma a comedy guy, but I don't like it at all. This could have been really good if it was serious.

Champion Carnival 2025 Block B Match - Aigle Blanc vs. Hokuto Omori

Omori backs him up on the ropes and blows a kiss. AB is confused. Omori clubs on him and tries to take the mask off. AB splits his fingers and upkicks him. AB headscissors drops him. They go outside and AB is sent into the post.

AB hits forearms then is forearmed over. Omori snapmares him and chinlocks him. AB does a 2nd rope springboard shot then he enzugiri's him. AB twisting brainbusters him. AB then does a springboard dropkick for 2. AB gets stuck up top. He goes to springboard and is pushed down to the floor. AB's head is banged off the apron.

AB flips off the stage onto him. AB misses a top rope 450 then Omori flying forearms him in the corner. Omori brainbusters him for 2. Omori rips at his mask. They trade forearms. Omori rolls him up then cradles him for 2. Omori spinning forearms him then AB does a tombstone. AB does a last falconry and wins. AB loses his mask during his finisher

Thoughts: It wasn't that good. They didn't get off to a hot start, they had a slower pace and it was neither guys best work.

Blanc does a promo after. He says it's the first time in 10 years he lost his mask after his finisher. He says it was worth it as he won and says he gets more confidentevery time he wins.

Champion Carnival 2025 Block A Match - Kengo Mashimo vs. Xyon

X shoves him back off the lock-up. X wristlocks him. Ken reverses it. X backrolls and headflips out of it. Ken hammerlocks him. X back elbows him out of the corner. Ken hits shots then hammerlocks him. X spins around and throws him off of it. Ken's head is banged off the apron edge. X is then sent into the post.

X's shoulder is pulled into the post. Ken boots and clubs on him. X uppercuts him then hits a pump kick. X death valley drivers him for 2. Ken triangles him. X powerbombs him out of it. Ken enzugiri's him. X hits a strike combo then Ken step up enzugiri's him. X then lariats him over.

X misses a top rope diving headbutt. Ken pulls back on both of the arms and taps him out.

Thoughts: It was the usual not very good Xyon match. He's not athletic at all, he doesn't move well and he's not exciting. Ken isn't that much better and it was a pretty lame match as expected.

Xyon says he has no excuse and Ken deserved the win. Xyon says Ken targeted his weakness. Xyon says he has so many regrets but will take what he learned into the next round. He says not to give up on him.

Champion Carnival 2025 Block A Match - Takashi Yoshida vs. Kuma Arashi

TY threatens him with an object before the match. Kuma does his yells and TY tries to do his own.

They lock up and battle for power. They then break and each do howls. TY offers a handshake but Kuma refuses. They do a test of strength. Ty hits him in the throat. They trade chops for forearms. TY wants a handshake but then hits him in the throat on it. Kuma is sent into the post then TY facelocks him using the post.

TY grabs him by the nose then slaps it. TY chokes him with tape and rakes his eyes on the top rope. TY fist drops him then facelocks him. TY grabs him by the nose. Kuma hits chest forearms then TY hits him in the throat. Kuma headbutts him down and TY crotch kicks him on the fall.

Kuma suplexes him then sentons him for 2. Kuma hits a corner lariat and slams him. Kuma 2nd rope sentons him for 2. Kuma racks him an TY grabs his nose to get out. TY hits uppercuts and double throat thrusts him. TY enzugiri's him then suplexes him.

Kuma back body drops him then TY does it back to him. They lariat battle then Kuma crossbodies him for 2. Kuma sitout dominators him for 2. Kuma hits a top rope senton and wins.

Thoughts: This wasn't good. It was very slow and TY did nothing but various shots to the throat and nose. This was straight out of 1970 and totally dragged.

They then hug and walk out with Omori together.

Davey Boy Smith Jr., Kento Miyahara, MUSASHI & Shotaro Ashino vs. Dan Tamura, Hideki Suzuki, Jun Saito & Rising HAYATO

Jun and Sho go at it. They lock up. Sho boots him and tries to shoulder him over. Jun then shoulders him over. Sho takes him down and goes for the ankle lock and they stand off.

Rising and Musashi go at it. Musashi wristlocks him. Rising headflips out and chops him. Rising armdrags him then is armdragged. Rising spinning headscissors him and does his pose. Rising dropkicks him off the apron then slingshot plancha's him outside. 

Everyone fights outside. Ken is sent into the post as is Musashi. Ken goes up into the stands for some reason to talk with the crowd. Jun slams Musashi then elbow drops him for 2. Jun knees Musashi in the gut as they get back in the ring. Jun and Suzuki argue over a tag. Suzuki slams Musashi.

Musashi hits forearms then step up enzugiri's him. Ken comes in ans facekicks Suzuki. He dropkicks him in the knee and the side of the head. Suzuki rolling fireman's carries Ken. Ken takes corner attacks. Suzuki brings Taishin Nagao in for a corner attack on Ken. Suzki then exploders Ken for 2.

Davey flying knees Suzuki. Suzuki back body drops him. Dan top rope diving shoulderblocks Davey for 2. Dan flying shoulders Davey for 2. Dan comes off the top and is caught with a powerslam. Jun and Musashi get in. Musashi double stomps his back and basement dropkicks him. Rising chops Musashi then asai moonsaults him. Rising takes a double back elbow then Sho turns on Ken for some reason and germans him. 

Davey is cradled by Dan for 2. Davey hits a double clothesline. Davey sitout powerbombs Dan and wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't good. They did weak brawling outside and we had partners attacking partners here for no real reason. No one put that much effort into this and it was hard to get everyone in with how many people were involved.

Sho tries to suplex Davey after for some reason. Davey and Jun stares down. Jun talks on the mic to Suzuki after.

Davey says he has his eyes on Ashino and says he knows all about his tactics and tricks. He says when he gets through with him, Kento is next. He said Ken was victorious last year but this year is different. 

Champion Carnival 2025 Block B Match - Ren Ayabe vs. Rei Saito

They lock up. Ren messes with Rei's hair on the ropes. Rei boots him. They shoulder battle. Rei shoulders him over. They go out and Ren's head is banged off the apron. Rei missses a corner charge and goes into the post. Rei's head is banged off the apron and post.

Ren hits forearms in the ring and they botch a move that sends Ren out. Ren's head is banged off the apron. Rei running shoulders him against the post. Rei slams him then stands on his gut. Rei elbow drops him and splashes him. Ren back body drops him.

Ren hits forearms then flying neckbreakers him. Rei corner facekicks him for 2. They trade forearms and Rei slams him for 2. Ren hammerlocks him and Rei ropebreaks. Ren hits forearms then does another flying neckbreaker. Rei suplexes Ren. They trade forearms. Ren htis a dropkick then suplexes him. Rei no sells it. Ren dropkicks him then is crossbodied.

Ren hits another dropkick for 2. Ren does a very poor armlock + dragon sleeper combo and wins.

Thoughts: It showed some signs of maybe being okay near the end but it just wasn't that good. They botched one of their big spots early. It had a slow pace and they couldn't get either guy to show any real personality here. I didn't like this at all.

Champion Carnival 2025 Block B Match - Ryuki Honda vs. Yuma Anzai

They lock up and back each other up on the ropes. Honda side headlock takeovers him, gets headscissored and they stand off. They trade forearms. They shoulder each other and Yuma dropkicks him. They trade forearms in the seats.

Yuma clubs on Honda. Honda hangs off the apron and Yuma knees him in the head. Yuma chokes him on the ropes. Honda shoulders him over then throws him out. Yuma is sent into the post twice outside. 

Honda stomps on him. Honda knee chokes him on the ropes. Honda back elbows him. They trade forearms. Yuma double boots him oyt of the corner and 2nd rope dropkicks him. Yuma belly to belly suplexes him then dropkicks him. Honda suplexes him.

Honda hits a corner lariat then spinebusters him for 2. Honda sits on his back with a chinlock. Yuma sits on top and is knocked off the top to the floor. They trade forearms. Yuma dragon suplexes him on the apron. They each hit corner attacks then trade forearms. Honda corner lariats him and germans him. Yuma germans him back. They forearm each other at the same time then Honda lariats him. Yuma flying knees him.

They trade forearms. Yuma double underhook suplexes him then Honda spears him. Honda spears him for 2. Yuma flying knees him in the back and germans him. Yuma flying knees him for 2. Yuma germans him for 2. Honda catches Yuma's flying knee and powerbombs him. Honda lariats him then hits another for 2. Yuma release germans him, Honda no sells it and lariats him for 2. Honda running one arm powerbombs him and wins.

Thoughts: I was surprised to see Honda win here. It got more action packed in the second half after a boring first half but that action also came with a bunch of no selling that wasn't good. It wasn't a well thought out match and it's clear to me that they realized in the 2nd half that what they were doing wasn't working, so they cranked up the gas. It was about average overall and should have been better than it was.

Honda then does his dance after.

Overall thoughts: It wasn't a good night at the CC here. The field just isn't good and since it was a smaller show, there wasn't a lot off trying outside of the main event. I'd only give this one a 4 out of 10 and wouldn't recommend it.