All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/6/2025 Champion Carnival 2025 Day 11
Day 10 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2025/05/all-japan-pro-wrestling-4292025.html
Aigle Blanc, Mike D Vecchio & Xyon vs. Atsuki Aoyagi, Taishin Nagao & Yuma Aoyagi
AB = Aigle Blanc, AA = Atsuki Aoyagi, X = Xyon
AB side headlocks AA and shoulders him over. AB flips over AA. AA is caught on a handspring then crucifixes him for 1. AB side headlock takeovers him, is put in a headscissors and they stand off.
Mike and Yuma go at it. Yuma kicks him on the handshake then wristlocks him. Mike flips out of it using the ropes and armdrags him. Mike facekicks him. AB and Yuma go at it.
Yuma hits forearms and takes an upkick. AB headscissors drops him into a headscissors. AB chops him. Yuma hits forearms on X and X forearms him back. X does a bad spinning forearm for 2. Yuma uranages him.
Nagao gets in and hits dropkicks on X. X hits a big punch then 2nd rope dropkicks him. X takes corner attacks. X then blocks top rope dropkicks with his forearms. X catches Nagao's top rope crossbody then spinning samoan drops him for 2. Mike springboard elbows Yuma. Mike and AB then do stereo topes outside.
Nagao rolls up X for 2. X blocks his sunset flip then spinning headbutts him. X pump kicks him for 2. X hits a flying tackle on Nagao and wins.
Thoughts: It was short and just filler. We didn't get much of anyone here and Xyon's offense didn't look good like usual.
Dan Tamura, MUSASHI & Ryo Inoue vs. ELPIDA (Rising HAYATO, Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai)
Yuma wristlocks Ryo. Ryo rolls out and reverses it on him. Yuma side headlocks him. Yuma shoulders him over then forearms him. Yuma does a side headlock takeover, Ryo headscissors him and they stand off.
Rising and Musashi go at it. They trade wristlocks him. Rising headflips out and chops him. Rising armdrags him then is armdragged. Rising spinning headscissors him. Rising poses in the ring and is kicked.
Rising hits shots on Musashi then Musashi chops him down. Dan drops Rising gut first on the ropes and Rising flips. Rising single leg dropkicks Ran. Honda gets in and shoulders over Dan. Honda corner lariats him then leg chokes him on the ropes. Honda then counts along with the ref.
Honda spinebusters Dan for 2. Dan samoan drops Honda. Musashi chops Honda down when he gets in. Rising double stomps Honda's back then basement dropkicks him for 2. Musashi step up enzugiri's Honda then Honda lariats him. Musashi suplexes Honda.
Ryo and Yuma fight. Ryo hits chest kicks and facekicks him. Ryo corner dropkicks him. Yuma takes corner attacks then Ryo chest kicks him for 2. Yuma dropkicks Ryo then double underhook suplexes him for 2.
Ryo spin kicks Yuma in the gut and ddt's him for 2. Ryo is tripped into the ropes and Rising slingshot ddt's him on the apron over the middle rope. Ryo takes a lariat + german combo for 2. Rising does a springboard plancha outside. Ryo rolls up Yuma for 2 then high kicks him. Yuma flying knees Ryo for 2. Yuma hits a gimlet on him and wins.
Thoughts: It was a good one. It was fast paced with a lot of action. Ryo and Yuma really matched well in this one and Ryo looked on his level with his various kicks. This also got a decent bit of time.
Champion Carnival 2025 Block B Match - Hokuto Omori vs. Ren Ayabe
Ren tries to pin him with one finger. Omori hits chest forearms and Ren slams him for 2. Ren then does a high crab. Omori ropebreaks. Omori double boots him out of the corner and Ren forearms him. Omori ddt's him. Omori dropkicks him in the knee.
Ren forearms him then Omroi hits a spinning forearm. Omori suplexes him. Omori goes up top and is thrown down. Ren hits a running facekick in the corner for 2. Ren goes for a hold but Omori ropebreaks.
Omori hits forearms then they trade forearms. Ren facekicks him. Omori spinning forearms him. Omori hits a dragon suplex for 2. Omori comes off the top and Ren gets his knees up. Omori hits a cutter then Ren hits a great dropkick. Ren then full-nelson slams him for 2. Ren hits a spinning falcon arrow and wins.
Thoughts: It went longer than it should have and Omori got a lot more in than he should have. It was a little better than anything but still nothing too good.
Champion Carnival 2025 Block B Match - Madoka Kikuta vs. Rei Saito
They try to boot each other early. Rei shoves him off the lock up then they lock up again. MK grabs him by the face. They trade chops. They shoulder battle and Rei shoulders him over. MK spits at Rei when Rei tries to chop him. MK slaps him then is chopped down hard. MK gets on the 2nd rope and Rei double chops him in the butt, sending him down to the floor.
They trade chops outside and Rei chokes him with a towel. MK eye rakes him. Rei chops the post when MK moves. MK kicks Rei's hand around the rail. MK then hip attacks the hand against the rail. Rei's hand is banged off the apron and MK hits Rei with a book from a fan. MK walks on Rei's chest inside. MK goes for a slam but Rei falls down on him. Rei hits chops and chops him down. Rei stands on MK's back and gut. Rei then butt drops him.
Rei misses a corner charge then MK shoulders him over. MK hits chops on Rei. MK stomps Rei's foot and running hip attacks him for 2. MK hits lariats on Rei. Rei crossbodies him for 2. MK jumping hip attacks Rei. MK then 2nd rope hip attacks Rei for 2. Rei hits chops and MK chops him back. Rei hits machine gun chops on MK then MK running lariats him for 2. Rei slaps him off a spinning lariat attempt. MK tries a jumping hip attack but is backdropped. Rei then hits a big slap for 2. Rei htis a nice shotei and wins.
Thoughts: I didn't like it. It went long and was slow. They had MK work Rei's hand but then both forgot about it and they had the match they usually have. I was disappointed as I expected a good one out of this and we didn't get it.
Champion Carnival 2025 Block A Match - Kengo Mashimo vs. Takashi Yoshida
TY = Takashi Yoshida
TY clean breaks him and offers a handshake. They lock up again. Ken clean breaks him. TY offers a handshake. They shake hands and Ken boots him. Ken side headlocks him. They shoulder battle. TY uppercuts him then throws him down backwards. TY throat thrusts him outside and sends him into the rails.
TY chokes him with tape outside. TY grabs the ref and kicks the middle rope into Ken's crotch as he comes in. TY rakes Ken's eyes on the ropes then Ken does it to him. TY hits his hand down on Ken's nose then Ken does it to him.
Ken atomic drops him, TY throat thrusts him then Ken gamengiri's him. Ken running back elbows him. TY hits throat thrusts then double throat thrusts him. TY enzugiri's him. TY sentons him for 2. Ken armbars him and switches to the fujiwara armbar.
Ken hits kicks to the chest and back. TY chops him. TY double throat thrusts him and Ken facekicks him. TY falls down and kicks him low for 2. Ken high kicks him and TY lariats him. TY hits a running lariat for the win.
Thoughts: At least Ken was smart enough to use dirty tactics here with TY, who had been using them all tournament. It was the typical TY match and wasn't that great as usual. There was little but throat thrusts here.
TY celebrates big for his win after.
Champion Carnival 2025 Block A Match - Shotaro Ashino vs. Kuma Arashi
Sho wristlocks him then Kuma side headlocks him. Sho takes him down by the wrist and armlocks him. Kuma armdrags him. Kuma does his yell and shoulders Sho over. Sho armdrags him then euros him. Kuma flying headscissors Sho out. Sho twists Kuma's foot on the apron then bangs it off the apron. Sho forearms the ankle then bangs Kuma's leg off the rail. Sho wraps Kuma's foot around the rails then kicks the rail.
Sho bangs Kuma's ankle off the mat then elbow drops it. Sho then pulls on it. Sho calf crushers Kuma. Sho goes for the STF and Kuma ropebreaks. Kuma hits a crossbody then he sentons Sho for 2. Sho euros him then takes a samoan drop. Kuma 2nd rope sentons Sho for 2.
Kuma racks Sho then samoan drops him. Sho hits a high german. They trade forearms. Sho euros him and Kuma running back elbows him. Sho hits a flying euro. Sho germans him for 2 then hits another. Sho hits triple germans for 2 then ankle locks Kuma.
Sho runs at him and is lariated. Kuma john woo's him then hits a sitout dominator for 2. Kuma hits a top rope senton on Sho and wins.
Thoughts: Kuma could have sold his ankle a little better here but I liked it overall. Sho worked the ankle for most of the match and we got some hoss style wrestling in between. This is one of the longest matches Kuma has had in AJPW and I hope he gets more as he put out a good performance here.
Champion Carnival 2025 Block A Match - Davey Boy Smith Jr. vs. Hideki Suzuki
Davey takes him down and grabs the ankle. HS gets on top then HS goes for the arm. They get back up and Davey goes for the kimura. Davey rolls him up then gets his back. HS top wristlocks him then yanks on the leg. Davey armdrags him and does a head and arm hold. HS monkey flips him. Davey does a straightjacket choke.
HS keylocks him. Davey grabs the ankle then HS does another top wristlock. Davey gets his back and sleepers him. Davey front facelocks him and crucifixes him right into the ropes.
Davey side headlocks him. HS backbreakers him off of it. Davey powerslams him then does another front facelock. Davey fisherman suplexes him for 2. HS back body drops him then does an octopus. HS enzugiri's him then Davey backslides him for 2. Davey tries a bridge but it is blocked then HS bridge pins him to win.
Thoughts: It was all technical and mat wrestling as expected. There were only a few actual moves that weren't takedowns, submissions or pin attempts in this. I didn't think it was that interesting.
Champion Carnival 2025 Block A Match - Kento Miyahara vs. Jun Saito
They lock up and Jun clean breaks him. Jun side headlocks him. Ken facekicks him. Jun then does a headscissors and they standoff. Jun wristlocks him. Ken reverses it. Jun htis him in the gut and they each hit kicks to the face.
Jun knees him outside. Ken is sent into the rails then he trios Jun into the rails. Ken headbutts Jun several times outside. Jun is sent into the rails. He then shoulders Ken over outside. Ken then is sent into the rails. Jun chokes Ken with a towel.
Jun boots Ken in the gut in the corner then foot chokes him. Jun running back elbows him then elbow drops him for 1. Jun plays with his hair while doing a foot choke to Ken. Jun delay suplexes Ken for 2.
Ken dropkicks him in the knee and the side of the head. Jun running facekicks him in the corner. Ken no sells it and they trade forearms. Ken facekicks him then Jun chokeslams him for 2.
Ken cradles him then catches him with a triangle. Jun ropebreaks. Jun 2nd rope chokeslams him for 2. Jun hits a big slap then running knees him for 2. Ken lariats him. Jun lariats him then hits a jackhammer for 2.
Ken throws him off of him and hits a pumping knee. Jun then spears him. Jun sliding knees/kicks him then facekicks him. Ken hits a flying knee then straightjacket germans him for the win.
Thoughts: There wasn't any great logic to it but the match structure was okay. There weren't any real heels or faces here and Jun didn't play his size up much. They had a traditional main event style match here and Jun showed some promise in this one.
Ken then talks on the mic after and poses.
Overall thoughts: The opener was filler. The second match got a decent bit of time and was a good one. Omori vs Ren was acceptable. Kikuta/Rei was a low and slow disappointment. Yoshida/Kengo was the same match we always see with Yoshida. I liked Kuma/Shotaro and they didn't go too long with Davey/Suzuki but I didn't like it that much. The main was okay. I'd give this a 5 out of 10 as there was a mix of good, average and bad here.
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