All Japan Pro Wrestling 4/26/2026 Champion Carnival 2026 Day 6

All Japan Pro Wrestling 4/26/2026 Champion Carnival 2026 Day 6

Day 5 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/04/all-japan-pro-wrestling-4252026.html

Ryuki Honda, Hokuto Omori, Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO vs Shotaro Ashino, MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue & Shota Kofuji

Atsuki and Ryo go at it. Ryo wristlocks him and Atsuki reverses it. Ryo side headlocks him. Ryo shoulders him over. They dodge shots. Ryo side headlock takeovers him. Atsuki headscissors him. Musashi and Omori get in. Omori ducks a chop. Musashi dropkicks him in the knee and does a basement dropkick. 

Ashino tags in. He hits karelin's lift on Omori for 2. Omori dropkicks him in the knee. Omori ddt's him. Honda gets in and shoulders Ashino over. Honda corner lariats Ashino then chokes him on the ropes with his leg. They trade forearms.

Ashino pop up euros him and flying euros him. Shota comes in and dropkicks Honda. Shota running forearms Rising down. Rising dropkicks him. Shota takes corner attacks. Omori's team tries a tower of doom and Omori is powerbombed down like usual. Ryo handspring double cutters Rising and Honda. Musashi tope con hilos outside. Shota top rope dropkicks Rising for 2.

Shota fisherman suplexes him for 2. Shota rolls up Rising for 2. Rising tombstones him for 2. Rising asai moonsaults Shota and pins him.

Thoughts: It was your usual opener. They kept it moving and got out before it got too stale at least but it was nobody's greatest effort. Everyone did their segment then got out. It was acceptable.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block B Match - Daisuke Sekimoto vs Xyon

They lock up and test strength. They shoulderblock battle. Xyon shoulders him over. Xyon running back elbows him in the corner. Xyon goes up and over then hits a corner spear. Sek is sent into the buckles and goes down.

Xyon is sent out. Sek double axe handles his back and clubs his chest. Sek is sent into the rails. Sek is sent into the rails. Xyon backdrops him on the apron. Xy pulls Sek's arms back. Xy cobra clutches him. Sek shoulders him over then corner spears him. Sek suplexes him and sentons him. Sek splashes him for 2. Sek crabs him. 

Sek racks him. Xyon hits some strikes and death valley drivers him for 2. Xyon misses a top rope splash. Sek basement dropkicks him then does an AA into a bodypress and wins.

Thoughts: It was short, simple and average. Xyon didn't bring a lot to this. They didn't even really stiff each other much. 

Xyon is interviewed after. He says it doesn't get any easier and it's another loss. He says sometimes you can only take so much. He says he gives 110% everytime. He says the real victory is fighting with his brother Nagao (not sure who he means). He says he will always fight for him. 

Daisuke Sekimoto is interviewed after.  

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A Match - Kengo Mashimo vs Rei Saito

They lock up. Ken boots him in the gut and side headlocks him. They shoulder battle. Ken drops down and Rei walks on him. Rei shoulders him over. Ken armlocks him. Rei rams him into the corner and sends him into the rails. Rei running shoulder blocks him against the post. 

Ken hits chest clubs on Rei. Rei chops him multiple times. Rei blocks a roll up then Rei butt drops him for 2. Rei is pulled over the top and has his arm banged off the top rope. Rei's shoulder is sent into the post. Ken lifts up a floor mat then drives Rei's shoulder into the exposed floor. Ken comes off the top and drives Rei's shoulder into the mat. Ken hits kicks to the arm.

Rei hits chops. Rei shoulders him over for 2. Rei slaps him then crossbodies him. Rei chokeslams him for 2. Ken rolling armbars him. Ken then submits him.

Thoughts: It was a shorter on and it was mostly all armwork from Ken. It made sense but it wasn't that exciting.  

Both do interviews after. 

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A Match - Kuma Arashi vs Go Shiozaki

Go and Kuma lock up. Kuma clean breaks him on the ropes. Go side headlocks him. They shoulder battle. Kuma runs through a chop then shoulders him over. Kuma is sent into the rails outside. Go chokes him on the rails. Kuma drops Go through first on the top rope. Kuma stands on Go's gut. Kuma sentons him.

Kuma foot chokes him. Go hits facekicks then flying shoulders him. Go hits a chop flurry in the corner. Go running lariats him for 2. Kuma torture rack drops him for 2. Go hits a lariat then Kuma dropkicks him. 

Go double boots him out of the corner. Go 2nd rope twisting suplexes him. Go lariats him down for 2. Go hits a go flasher for 2. Go spinning chops him in the back of the neck. Kuma is sat up top. Go goes for a 2nd rope backdrop and Kuma bodypresses him down. Kuma running lariats Go for 2.

Kuma top rope sentons Go and picks up the win.

Thoughts: This was a big upset here as Kuma was not expected to win. I liked the match. Go didn't do a lot but chops. Kuma used his weight against him and won. This is one of Kuma's biggest AJPW wins.

Both do interviews after. 

Dan Tamura and Hideki Suzuki vs Seigo Tachibana and Hyo Ogawa

Dan and Seigo go at it. Dan side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Dan side headlock takeovers him. Seigo headscissors him and gets taken over again. Hyo gets in and backs up Dan in the corner. HS gets in. Hyo chops him and side headlocks him. They shoulder battle and Hyo knocks him over. HS kicks him hard in the chest. 

Dan camel clutches Hyo and Hyo ropebreaks. HS forearms Hyo in the gut. Hyo suplexes him then flying shoulders him. Hyo backdrops him. Hyo falling headbutts him for 2. Hyo giant swings him. Both get dizzy and both tag out. Seigo and Dan trade forearms. Seigo atomic drops him then Dan flying shoulders him. Seigo knocks him off the apron then tope con hilos him outside. 

Dan fights off both opponents. Dan takes a lariat. Dan double leg grapevines Seigo's legs. Hyo tries to break it up. Dan and Seigo trade forearms. Seigo spears him then olympic slams him for 2. 

Seigo rolls him up for 2. Dan lariats him then powerbombs him for the win.

Thoughts: Dan and Seigo kind of carried this one and had some okay exchanges here. Hyo did some light comedy here. It was acceptable.

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A Match - Oddyssey vs Yuma Anzai

Odd shoves Yuma over. They lock up again an Yuma backs him up on the ropes. Yuma hits chest forearms then clubs on him. Odd shoulders him over and dances. Yuma flying knees him to send him off the apron then jumps off the apron for a flying knee outside on him. Yuma is sent into the rails and has his head banged off of them. Yuma flying forearms him off the rail then Odd bodyblocks him down.

Odd rams Yuma's back into the post and backdrops him on the apron. Odd elbow drops Yuma in the ring for 2. Odd clubs Yuma's chest. Odd misses a corner charge. Yuma hits dropkicks on him. Yuma double boots him out of the corner and 2nd rope dropkicks him for 2.  

Yuma facelocks him. Odd running lariats him then hits shots in the corner. Odd side slams him for 2. Yuma flying knees Odd. Odd misses a crossbody. Yuma facelocks him. Odd throws Yuma off his back. Yuma rolls him up twice for 2. Yuma running knees him in the face and the back of the head. Yuma hits another flying knee for 2. Odd black hole slams Yuma. Odd 2nd rope splashes him and pins him.

Thoughts: Big upset here with Off beating Yuma. It was what you would expect with Odd using his size on Yuma and Yuma doing his usual offense. It was okay enough but not super exciting. I think it would have been better if it were a few minutes shorter and if the pace was picked up.

Odddyssey says he's finally back on track. He says Yuma is no joke but says today goes to him and HAVOC.

Yuma is interviewed after. 

Champion Carnival 2026 Block B Match - Yuma Aoyagi vs Ren Ayabe

They lock up. Ren backs him up on the ropes and messes with his head. Yuma wristlocks him and Ren wristlocks him back. Ren hammerlocks him and Yuma reverses it. Ren side headlocks him. Ren shoulders him over. Yuma dropkicks him then is shouldered over. They go out. Ren elbows him in the neck and sends him into the post. Yuma hits chest clubs and Ren forearms him. Yuma is sent into the post. Yuma ddt's him on the floor twice.

Yuma hits euros outside. Yuma is sent into the rails several times. Yuma hits chest clubs inside and is back body dropped for 2. Ren crabs him and Yuma ropebreaks. Yuma hits chest forearms. Yuma flying forearms Ren down.

Yuma 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him then top rope crossbodies him. Yuma does a grounded guillotine and Ren ropebreaks. Ren facekicks him off the apron, sending him out. Ren throws Yuma off the apron to the floor. Ren helluva kicks him and flying neckbreakers him for 2. Yuma takes another corner facekick. They forearm each other and Yuma lariats him. Ren suplexes him.

Ren boots Yuma while he's down. They trade forearms. Yuma dropkicks him. Yuma flying forearms him in the corner. Yuma goes up top and is hit and headbutts down. Yuma top rope dropkicks him for 2. Yuma grounded guillotine chokes him. 

They go on the buckles and Ren superplexes him down for 2. Ren full nelson sitout slams him for 2. Yuma rolls him up for 2 counts. Ren flying forearms him and tornado ddt's him. Yuma germans him for 2. Ren facekicks him and Yuma rolls him up for 2. Ren knees him in the gut then dragon suplexes him for 2. Yuma rolls him into another grounded guillotine. Ren taps out.

Thoughts: It was an acceptable bout. It wasn't anything over exciting but it made sense with Yuma going for the guillotine multiple times and eventually winning with it. This was a very slow paced bout.  

Champion Carnival 2026 Block A Match - Talos vs Kento Miyahara

They lock up and Tal pushes him. Ken ducks a lock up and poses. Tal want a test of strength. Ken stomps his foot and hits flying shoulders. Tal shoulders him over. Tal bangs Ken's head off the rails outside and clubs him there. Tal charges at him against the post but Ken moves and Tal goes into it. 

Ken headbutts him outside. Ken is caught coming off the apron and Tal rams him back first into the post. Ken is thrown into rails and into the stage. Ken is then thrown into the post. Tal chokes him on the ropes. Tal corner splashes him then running facekicks him. Ken dropkicks him in the knee and the side of the head. Ken is caught coming off the 2nd rope with a bearhug. Tal running facekicks him then side slams him for 2. 

Tal goes for the chokeslam and Ken slips out. Ken rolls him up for 2. Ken pumping knees him twice for 2. Tal hits snake eyes on him and facekicks him for 2. Tal hits a big chokeslam and wins.

Thoughts: It was basically a one sided squash. Ken got one comeback in and not a lot else. Seeing Ken get whooped like this is a rare sight.

Talos says he has come to the hall of Giant Baba and says Baba's one of the best giants ever. He ays anyone at any time can be a victim of his.

Ken is interviewed after.

Talos is interviewed after. Talos says he's 2-2 and picked up one of the biggest wins in Baba's hometown. He says to keep an eye out for him and he's never done.

Overall thoughts: The opener was acceptable. Sekimoto/Xyon was average and a little bit of a disappointment. Kengo/Rei made sense but was boring. I liked Go/Kuma. Dan Tamura's tag match was acceptable and Yuma/Oddyssey was okay enough. I was alright with Aoyagi/Ren and the main was sadly a squash. I'd give it a higher 5 out of 10 as the show was alright enough but there was nothing you need to see here.