All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/18/2025 Champion Carnival 2025 Day 14

All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/18/2025 Champion Carnival 2025 Day 14

Day 13 is here:  

Champion Carnival 2025 Semi Final Match - Kento Miyahara vs. Ryuki Honda

They lock up. Ken is backed up on the ropes and Honda clean breaks. Ken wristlocks him then Honda reverses it. Ken side headlock takeovers him, is headscissored and they stand off.

Ken facekicks him and chops him outside. Honda is sent into the rail and shoulders him over. Honda hits shots on him outside. Honda chokes him on the rail. Honda sends him into the rail and is dropped throat first on it. Ken then headbutts him outside.

They get back in. Ken facekicks him then Honda suplexes him. Honda hits forearms then corner lariats him. Honda hits a spinebuster for 2. Ken facekicks him out of the corner and they trade forearms. Honda then spears him.

Ken rolls him up for 2. Honda hits forearms then running forearms him for 2. Honda running lariats him. Ken flying pumping knees him. Honda then takes him over and tries a pin. Ken then crucifixes him out of it and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a very average match. The finish was weak and they wasted a bunch of time outside which didn't provide much entertainment and lead to nothing.

Champion Carnival 2025 Semi Final Match - Hideki Suzuki vs. Rei Saito

HS hits him as HS enters the ring then he puts a sleeper on him. One of the ring boys breaks it up. The bell rings and Rei does sumo palm strikes. They slap each other and Rei throws him down. Rei does more sumo palm strikes. Rei drops him with a slap then slaps him more. Rei chokes him in the corner then slap flurries him. The ref then tries to break it up with HS down. Rei then wins by knockout.

Thoughts: It was a short one to prevent Rei from being too tired for the final match later in the night. It was entertaining at least. I didn't like Suzuki attacking him before the bell and being allowed to get away with it.

Kengo Mashimo, Madoka Kikuta, Seigo Tachibana & Shuji Kondo vs. Atsuki Aoyagi, Davey Boy Smith Jr., Ren Ayabe & Ryo Inoue

Davey and Kengo lock up. Ken is thrown off the waistlock then Ken eye rakes him. Davey slams him then misses a legdrop. Ken misses a kick and they stand off. Seigo and Atsuki go at it. Atsuki side headlocks him then shoulders him over twice. They trade armdrags and Atsuki dropkicks him out.

Seigo atomic drops him then running facekicks him. Atsuki takes a double back elbow. Seigo wants to do more with Ken but Ken just kicks him. Kondo gets in and clubs on Atsuki. Atsuki takes an atomic drop into a facekick. Kondo hits forearms. AA handsprings but takes a kubinage. Atsuki is popped up and dropkicks him.

Ren comes in and hits forearms and a flying neckbreaker on Kondo. Ren running corner facekicks him. Ren is hit with a double shoulderblock. Madoka hits chops on Ren and Ren no sells them. Ren forearms and facekicks him for 2.

MK takes corner attacks and a Davey powerslam. Atsuki 2nd rope moonsults outside on multiple people. Madoka and Ryo trade forearms. Ryo kicks him and hits a ddt for 2. Ryo spinning enzugiri's him then Madoka lariats him. Madoka hits a flying hip attack then running lariats him for 2. Madoka spinning lariats him and wins.

Thoughts: It was a shorter one with everyone getting their section in and not much else. What we got was fine but this needed double the time it got to be anything.

Madoka talks on the mic after.

AJPW TV Six Man Tag Team Title Match - Baka No Jidai (Fuminori Abe, Hikaru Sato & Yuma Aoyagi) (c) vs. Hokuto-gun (Hokuto Omori, Kuma Arashi & Takashi Yoshida)

Yoshida's team is all wearing the same pants as him. Yoshida and Abe lock up and Yoshida clean breaks him. Yoshida offers a handshake and gets his hand kicked. They lock up again and Abe clean breaks him.

Yoshida shakes his partners hands, Abe tries to shake Yoshida's hand and is kicked. Yoshida grabs him by the nose. Yoshida rakes his face on the ropes. Kuma and Yoshida sit on Abe's face in the corner. Abe breaks up a 2 on 1 and dragon screws Omori.

Everyone goes out to fight with Sato and Yoshida going up in the stands. Yuma messes with Kuma's hair outside. Abe spinning toe holds Omori. Omori is tripped into an elbow drop on the back. Omori ddt's Abe. Yoshida comes in and hits chops to the throat on all opponents. He enzugiri's Sato then hits a double lariat on his opponents.

Kuma sentons Yuma and Abe for 2. Kuma racks AbeSato throws something in to Tkuma and Abe urakens Kuma. Sato hits leg kicks on Kuma and enzugiri's him. Sato sunset flips him and ankle locks him. Sato hammerlocks Kuma then rolling hammerlocks him. Kuma samoan drops him to escape.

Omori and Yuma get in and trade forearms. Yuma dropkicks him. Yuma brainbusters Omori for 2. Yoshida comes in and his throat chops on his opponents again then all of them throat chop him. They then nail each other on accident. Yoshida then hits throat chops on them.

Kuma tries to powerbomb Omori so he can suplex Yuma. They successfully do it after failing all tour. Abe and Sato are slammed onto Yuma. Yuma hits forearms then is lariated by Yoshida. Kuma sitout dominators Yuma. Omori dragon suplexes Yuma. Omori hits a top rope splash on Yuma and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't that great. It had comedy, weak brawling outside and way too many Yoshida throat chops for my liking. Yoshida won here so that means we are going to have to see him again which sucks.

Omori talks on the mic after with his team.

Dan Tamura, Shotaro Ashino & Xyon vs. Saito Brothers (Jun Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito)

Sho and Jun go at it. Sho goes for the ankle lock, Jun rolls out and misses a low dropkick. Xyon and Doi get in. Doi tries shoulderblocks and gets nowhere. Doi side headlocks him then Xyon knocks him over with a double forearm block. Xyon lifts him by the throat. Doi eye rakes him and dropkicks him in the knee. Xyon then hits a double lariat on him and Senor.

Dan gets in. He corner shoulders Senor and suplexes him for 2. Senor throws him out. Doi hits shots on Dan outside then Dan is whipped into a Jun facekick. Dan takes a double back elbow then is held for a basement dropkick to the face. Jun slams and elbow drops Dan for 2.

Jun then poses on Dan. Jun stalling suplexes Dan. Dan 2nd rope diving shoulders Jun. Sho comes in and hits euros on Jun. He then running euros him. Sho then karelin's lifts Jun for 2. Jun shoulders him over for 2.

Sho trips Jun into an ankle lock. Jun is whipped into a Sho euro for 2. Xyon gets caught with a chokeslam while coming off the top. Xyon takes corner attacks then takes a Jun facekick. Xyon takes attacks from his opponents then Dan karelin's lifts him. Dan and Doi hit back elbows then Doi hits doi fives on him. Dan then hits a big lariat. jun facekicks Dan.

Jun is thrown into a Sho german. Senor stomps on Xyon's foot then takes a pump kick. Xyon twisting death valley drivers Senor then flying lariats him for 2. Xyon then gets the win.

Thoughts: It wasn't too much of note here. Xyon got a rare win which was a surprise. It wasn't the longest but we saw enough of it and it wasn't that great.

All Asia Tag Team Title Match - ELPIDA (Rising HAYATO & Yuma Anzai) (c) vs. Aigle Blanc & Mike D Vecchio

AB springboard and side headlock takeovers Rising off of it. Rising hits shots to the gut then AB flips over him as he backrolls. AB then mocks Rising's pose. Rising then asai moonsaults and does his pose at him. Rising spinning headscissors him and poses then is basement dropkicked. Yuma comes in to help and is up kicked. AB 2nd rope moonsaults outside onto his opponents and odes Rising's pose. Mike then tope con hilos both opponents outside.

Mike springboard elbows Rising then slams him. Rising superkicks AB on the apron then gets hit by Mike. AB draong suplexes Yuma on the apron and Mike suplexes Rising on the apron. Mike chops Rising down inside then AB headscissors drops Rising. AB then grabs an armlock off of it.

Mike gorilla presses Rising into a powerslam for 2. Mike boots Rising in the gut and chops him. Rising ducks a shot and hits a dropkick. AB and Yuma get in and trade forearms. Yuma belly to belly suplexes him for 2. Yuma hits a flying dropkick then AB hits a twisting suplex. Yuma flying knees him for 2.

Yuma facelocks him. Mike hits a double jump double os cutter on his opponents. AB slips on a springboard and does a double facepalm off of it. Mike then gorilla presses AB out onto his opponents outside. AB does a coast to coast dropkick on Rising then Mike top rope elbow drops Rising. Rising takes an electric chair blockbuster. Mike hits a punch and strike flurry on a downed Rising in the corner. Mike then hits a hard boot to the face.

AB tries to irish whip Rising but Rising is out of it. AB slaps Rising then Rising trips him into a Yuma knee on the ropes. Rising ddt's him over the middle rope onto the apron. AB then takes a springboard dropkick + german combo.

Mike and Yuma trade forearms. Mike crossbodies Yuma over the top but gets his leg stuck in the ropes during it. 

Rising misses a top rope moonsault on AB. They trade forearms. Rising is on the 2nd rope and takes a dangerous 2nd rope german. Rising single leg dropkicks him then falcon arrows him. AB cradles him on the pin attempt for 2. AB tombstones Rising but Rising no sells it and gets a 2 count on him. AB flying facekicks Rising. AB then misses a 450. Rising then cradle tombstones AB for 2. Rising top rope moonsaults AB and wins.

Thoughts: I was okay with it up until the end. They had a really stupid finishing stretch here with dangerous moves like 2nd rope germans and cradle tombstones not meaning much. That hurt which was an otherwise more toned down match by Blanc's standards. I didn't like this one.

Atsuki Aoyagi pitches for a tag title shot after.

AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Title Match - MUSASHI (c) vs. Seiki Yoshioka

They trade forearms to start. Mu double stomps his back then armdrags and back elbows him. SY running boots him. SY is pulled down face first on the apron then sent into the rails. SY running boots him then sends him into the rails. They trade forearms outside.

They trade forearms inside. SY kicks him in the back then ddt's him for 2. SY crossfaces him. Mu hits forearms then SY kicks him in the chest. Mu backdrops him. Mu double stomps his back and shotgun dropkicks him for 2.

SY is tripped into the ropes then Mu 2nd rope diving knee drops him in the back. Mu 2nd rope splashes him. SY facekicks him then scissors kicks him. SY asai moonsaults him outside. SY pumping knees him then kicks him in the back. SY PK's him for 2. Mu does some kind of bad crucifix bomb for 2. Mu is stuck hanging on the 2nd rope and SY double stomps his back. SY falcon arrows him for 2. They fight up top and Mu spanish flies him.

SY facekicks him. Mu chops him then SY facekicks him again. They try to superkick each other at the same time. They hold each other's arms and forearm each other. They headbutt each other and both go down to their knees. They then headbutt each other at the same time and both go down.

SY cubrstomps him for 2. Mu exploders him four times. Mu exploders him into the buckles. Mu hits a top rope splash for 2. SY la mistica drops him then rolls him up for 2. Mu germans him then is german'd back. They german each other and SY high kicks him.

Mu rolls him up for 2. SY superkicks him and Mu superkicks back. They trade superkicks. SY hits a couple in a row for 2. Mu superkicks him twice. Mu goes up top and hits a frogsplash on the back. Mu top rope frogsplashes his chest for 2. 

SY sunset flips him then does like a styles clash powerbomb for 2. SY hits kicks to the head and shining wizards him. SY hits another styles clash powerbomb and wins.

Thoughts: I didn't like the spanish fly not meaning much here and there was a lot of no selling. Other than that, they got a lot of time and got to go all out here in creating a classic. I didn't think it was that great but they tried. 

Dan Tamura comes out to challenge Seiki for the title after.

Champion Carnival 2025 Final Match - Kento Miyahara vs. Rei Saito

They lock up. Ken is backed up and they let go. Ken side headlocks him. They shoulder each other. Ken facekicks him then Rei shoulders him over. Ken is sent into the rails. Rei foot chokes him then chokes him with a towel. Rei tries to charge him against the post but ends up going into it. Ken pulls Rei's taped up arm around the post and rail.

Rei's arm is sent into the post then Ken armbreakers it. Rei chops him outside and chops him against the post. Rei then running shoulders him against the post. Rei foot chokes him outside. Rei chops him over then stands on his chest. Rei butt drops him for 2. Ken dropkicks him in the knee and the side of the head. Ken tries to lift him for a slam but Rei falls on him. Rei sleepers him. 

Ken ropebreaks and boots him out of the corner. Rei superplexes him. Ken no sells it. Ken then suplexes him. Ken hits forearms and Rei chops back. Ken triangles him. Ken pumping knees him then takes a chokeslam for 2. Ken sunset flips him then la magistral's him for 2. Ken then germans him.

Ken running knees him for 2. Rei hits a big slap then crossbodies Ken for 2. Rei powerbombs him for 2. Keny flying pumping knees him twice then does a pumping knee for 2. Rei running shotei's him for 2. Rei then powerbombs him and wins.

Thoughts: Ken worked Rei's arm early when they went outside like they do in all of Rei's matches. The arm work was forgotten about quickly and they just had the usual match from there. This was an easy story to tell here and they botched it. I didn't think this was that good.

Rei talks on the mic after and brings Jun Saito in. I think they set up a match. Rei then drinks beer and celebrates.

Overall thoughts: It wasn't one of All Japan's better shows. The main and semi main weren't that great and neither was tag title match. Kento/Honda was average as well and Rei/Suzuki was too short. I wouldn't recommend this one at all and would give it a 4 out of 10.