All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/10/2025 Champion Carnival 2025 Day 12

All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/10/2025 Champion Carnival 2025 Day 12

Hideki Suzuki, MUSASHI & Tomoya vs. Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising HAYATO & Taishin Nagao

Suzuki and Nagao go at it. Nagao wristlocks him then Suzuki kimura takeovers him. Suzuki offers a handshake and Nagao slaps his hand. Suzuki tries again, Nagao accepts then is thrown into the buckle. Suzuki and Tomoya put their feet on Nagao in the corner.

Musashi chops Nagao and Rising gets in. Rising armdrags Musashi then is armdragged. Rising spinning headscissors Musashi. Rising chops him. Nagao hit boots on Musashi then Musashi slams him. Tomoya hits shots on Nagao. Nagao fires back and is chopped down.

Nagao takes a delayed suplex. Suzuki hits Nagao in the gut. Nagao escapes a suplex then Musashi kicks and chops him. Nagao dropkicks him. Atsuki gets in. He 2nd rope diving armdrags Musashi and dropkicks him. Musashi step up enzugiri's him and basement dropkicks him. Tmoyoa comes in and spinebusters Atsuki. He then catapults him into the buckles.

Atsuki handspring enzugiri's Tomoya. Nagao is tagged in. He dropkicks Tomoya then backslides Suzuki for 2. He dropkicks Suzuki. Nagao 2nd rope dropkicks Suzuki.  Suzuki is held for a top rope dropkick from Nagao for 2. Rising springboard plancha's outside. Suzuki headbutts Nagao. Nagao northern lights suplexes Suzuki for 2. Suzuki backbreakers Nagao for 2. Suzuki butterfly suplexes Nagao and wins.

Thoughts: It went a little longer than it needed to and was just average. Nagao was in there for too long considering that we all knew he was dropping the fall in this one.

Champion Carnival 2025 Block B Match - Hokuto Omori vs. Rei Saito

They lock up and Omori blows a kiss at him on the ropes. Omori side headlocks him and they shoulder battle. Rei shoulders him over then stomps him. Omori goes under the ring. He pops back in and dropkicks Rei in the knee. Omori tries to slam Rei but Rei falls on him.

Rei then boots and clubs on him. Rei chops him over multiple times. Rei stands on Omori's gut then legdrops Omori. Rei misses a butt drop. Omori enzugiri's Rei.

Omori spinning forearms Rei. Omori hits forearms then Rei hits machine gun chops. Rei shoulders him over for 2. Omori hits forearms on Rei then suplexes him. Omori 2nd rope splashes him. Omori goes up top and is thrown down. Rei then runs into an Omori cutter. Rei crossbodies him for 2. Rei hits a big slap on Omori then last ride powerbombs him to win.

Thoughts: It was what you would expect with Omori getting his butt kicked and trying to get some things in before going down.  They didn't get a lot of time for this either.

Champion Carnival 2025 Block B Match - Aigle Blanc vs. Ryuki Honda

They trade forearms to start. Honda drops down and AB flips overhim. Honda is shocked. AB leapfrogs him and Honds rolls between his legs. Honda shoulders him over then chokes him on the ropes with his knee.

Honda back elbows AB for 1. They trde forearms. AB up kicks him out. AB 2nd rope moonsaults him outside. AB botches a flying headscissors on Honda for 2. AB armlocks Honda.

AB chops Honda then spin kicks him in the gut. AB misses a springboard crossbody and Honda shoulders him over. Honda corner lariats AB then suplexes him for 2. Honda chinlocks AB.

AB 2nd rope twisting crossbodies Honda then twisting suplexes him. AB springboard knees him for 2. AB misses a 450. They trade forearms then lariat each other at the same time. 

AB dragon suplexes him. Honda no sells it and germans him. Honda runs into AB's knee then he lariats him. Honda runs the ropes and is hit with a lariat. Honda gets put in tree of woe. They slap each other while Honda hangs then AB boots him as he hangs. AB then hits a coast to coast dropkick.

AB springboards and Honda spinebusters him. Honda running spears him for 2. AB backslides him then facekicks him. Honda flips him with a lariat for 2. Honda goes for a one-armed powerbomb and is ddt'd. AB 450's him off the top for 2. AB hits a made in Japan variation and wins.

Thoughts: I liked it. Honda doesn't do all the crazy spotty stuff so AB had to limit himself some here. It was best though when they were doing Honda's style over AB's style though. It wasn't great but one of better worked matches from AB this tournament. 

Davey Boy Smith Jr., Mike D Vecchio & Xyon vs. Jun Saito, Kento Miyahara & Shotaro Ashino

Ken and Davey lock up. Davey clean breaks him on the ropes and they shake. Ken side headlocks him. They shoulderblock battle. Ken side headlock takeovers him and gets headscissored. They repeat the spot with the roles reversed.

Sho and Xyon go at it. Xyon rolls him then Sho goes for the ankle lock. They get up. Xyon waistlocks him and Jun breaks it up. Ken facekicks Sho on accident when Xyon moves on a double team. Davey hits knees to Ken's gut outside.

Xyon headbutts Sho. Mike gets in suplexes Sho. Davey boots Sho in the corner then slams him. Sho flying euros Davey. Jun comes in and corner facekicks Davey. He shoulders him over and elbow drops him. Davey powerslams Jun.

Xyon hits a stike combo on Jun then hits a spinning death valley driver for 2. Xyon comes off top and is caught with a Jun chokeslam. Ken running facekicks Xyon when he comes in then dropkicks him in the knee and the side of the head.

Xyon drops Ken with a big punch. Xyon does Ken's pose then Sho running euros Xyon while he poses. Jun shoulders over Davey then is facekicked by Mike. Mike then top rope swantons onto everyone outside. Xyon spinning death valley drivers Ken for 2.

Xyon misses a corner charge. Jun facekicks Xyon. Sho tries to help Ken on a double team but eruos him over. Sho germans Xyon. Ken pumping knees Xyon then straightjacket germans him for the win.

Thoughts: It was fine. They pushed issues between Sho and Ken here. Mike didn't get to do much at all and Xyon was in this one for a lot of it. 

Champion Carnival 2025 Block B Match - Madoka Kikuta vs. Ren Ayabe

They stare down and push each other. MK backs him up on the ropes and chops him. Ren shoulders him over. Ren pounds on him outside. MK eye rakes him and bangs his face off a seat. MK then stands on him on a seat.

They trade shots outside. Ren's head is banged off the apron. They trade forearms and chops inside. Ren slams MK then sits on his back. Ren forearms him down then stands on him.

MK hits chops on him then pump kicks him. MK hits chops on him in the corner then Ren knees him in the gut. Ren running facekicks him twice for 2. MK hits chops  and Ren forearms him down.

MK hits chops then Ren forearms him down. MK shoulders him over. Ren dropkicks him then takes 2 hip attacks for 2. They forearm each other and MK suplexes him. Ren dragon suplexes him then hits a full-nelson bomb for 2. Ren hits a spinning sitout gordbuster and wins.

Thoughts: It was alright. It was mostly all strike based here and MK tried to get something out of Ren, but he's really lacking any personality or spirit and there was only so much that could be done. The outside brawling didn't help this one much as is usually the case.

Champion Carnival 2025 Block B Match - Yuma Aoyagi vs. Yuma Anzai

Aoyagi wristlocks him then they trade hammerlocks. Aoyagi does a headlock takeover, gets headscissored and they stand off. Anzai shoulders him over then Aoyagi dropkicks him. Anzai hits forearms then Aoyagi eye rakes him.

Aoyagi sleepers him then legdrops him. Aoyagi hits euros on him. Anzai sits on top and is pushed down. Anzai flying knees him off the apron. They fight outside and forearm each other.

Anzai hits knees on Aoyagi as he hangs over the apron. Anzai then sleepers him. They trade strikes Anzai 2nd rope kneepresses him for 2. Aoyagi misses a dropkick then hits one. Aoyagi flying forearms him.

Aoyagi top rope crossbodies Anzai for 2. Aoyagi hits forearms then take a belly to belly suplex. Anzai hits another belly to belly for 2. Anzai dropkicks Aoyagi then facelocks him. They go up on the buckles and Aoyagi top rope dropkicks him. They trade forearms and Aoyagi dropkicks him. Anzai germans him then Aoyagi brainbusters him.

They trade forearms for a bit. Aoyagi rock bottoms him. Aoyagi hits a top rope elbow drop for 2. Aoyagi then does a grounded guillotine + kimura. Aoyagi gets caught going up top. Anzai step up knees him on the top then double underhook superplexes him. Anzai flying knees him from behind then from the front for 2.

They trade forearms and Aoyagi lariats him. Aoyagi twisting brainbusters him then fisherman busters him for 2. Aoyagi crucifix bombs him then backrolls him with a bridge. Anzai flying knees him and germans him. Aoyagi escapes a gimlet and rolls him up to win.

Thoughts: It was a decent main. It wasn't anything you'd remember and they didn't do anything too special, but they worked together well and did fine with this. Aoyagi winning was a bit of an upset but he probably needed a win at this point.

Aoyagi talks on the mic to end the show. 

Overall thoughts: It was a smaller show with only 6 matches, but after 12 days, I'm fine with that. The main or Honda/Blanc might have been the best match here but it was a pretty average day all around. There was nothing you really need to see here but nothing was awful. I'd give it a 5 out of 10 total and wouldn't recommend it.