All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/17/2026 Champion Carnival 2026 Day 10

All Japan Pro Wrestling 5/17/2026 Champion Carnival 2026 Day 10

Day 9 is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/05/all-japan-pro-wrestling-552026-champion.html 

The announcer talks before the show. 2 Dragon Gate wrestlers will be in for the 6/18 show and the NWA World Title will be defended.

Champion Carnival 2026 Semi Final Match - Go Shiozaki vs. Madoka Kikuta

They lock up and let go. Go side headlocks him. They shoulder battle. Go chops him out of the ring. MK sends Go into the rails then stands on his taped up ribs. MK walks on his ribs. MK hits boots to the face then bites his hand. 

MK hits corner spears. MK shoulders him over. MK slaps him around then throws him down backwards. Go flying shoulders him. Go's nose is busted open. Go chop flurries him in the corner. MK then chops back.

MK flying hip attacks him off the apron. MK is up top and gets hit. Go headbutts him up there then superplexes him. MK leg lariats him down. MK flying hip attacks him. MK lariats him then Go lariats him down. MK flying hip attacks him then running hip attacks him. 

Go hits chops and MK laughs. They chop each other. MK hits a bunch of chops in a row and lariats him down. Go lariats him down. They lariat each other at the same time. MK flying hip attacks him. Go spinning lariats him. Go hits a go flasher for 2.

Go running lariats him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was alright. Go got chopped up and got his injured ribs worked on some. MK bullied him around for a bit and eventually lost to him. Go got his nosed busted open and with the his chest being all red, it added to the effect of him being the underdog. It would have been nice if MK worked the injured ribs a bit more though.

MK spits on him after.

Champion Carnival 2026 Semi Final Match - Hideki Suzuki vs. Rei Saito

HS jumps on his back with a sleeper to start then grabs another sleeper. Rei throws him over and slaps him. The ref makes them break. Rei yells at the ref then HS rolls him up and pins him.

Thoughts: I'm not shocked this happened. Someone was going to have to wrestle twice here so they made it short to make that easier. It's still lame, but I get it.

Hokuto-gun (Aizawa NO. 1, Hokuto Omori & Takashi) vs. HAVOC (Oddyssey, Shotaro Ashino & Xyon)

Odd shoves Takashi down and they shoulder battle. Odd doesn't budge much. Takahashi running throat thrusts him then hits a double throat thrust. Takashi then does it off the 2nd rope. Odd lariats him down. Aizawa is tagged in and he is totally dressed up like a woman for some reason. 

Aizawa offers Ashino a handshake and Ashino slaps his hand. Ashino then head chops him. Aizawa offers another hand shake then takes a euro. Aizawa dropkicks him. Ashino takes corner attacks.

Omori's partners powerbomb him on a failed tower of doom spot. Omori takes corner attacks. Ashino then karelin's lifts him for 2. Omori ddt's Ashino. Takashi gets in and hits throat thrusts on Ashino. Ashino running euros him. 

Takashi hits throat thrusts on his Ashino and Xyon then Odd runs him over. Takahashi knocks over Ashino and Xyon on the fall. Takashi enzugiri's Odd. Omori forerms Xyon then flying forearms him. Omori's team powerbomb Omori on a failed tower of doom spot. Omori pulls Odd over the top rope.

Omori cutters Xyon. Omori puts Ashino up top and he is lifted for the tower of doom spot again. Omori is about to get powerbombed by his partners again but Xyon sneaks inbetween and buckle bombs Omori. Odd bangs Takashi's and Aizawa's heads together. Odd then double side slams them.

Ashino is sent into Omori. Xyon hits shots on Omori then samon drops him for 2. Odd black hole slams Omori and Xyon top rope diving headbutts Omori. Xyon pins Omori.

Thoughts: Omori's team did all comedy here and got squashed as expected. It wasn't anything too interesting and wasn't very serious. 

Omori talks to his partners on the mic after. Aizawa then talks on the mic. Omori seems to disagree with Aizawa and walks off. Aizawa then says something to him on the mic. 

Yuma Aoyagi vs Yasutaka Yano

Yano was with Noah and got arrested and fired. He wasn't brought back once the case ended and AJPW has signed him.  

Yano wristlocks him and Yuma reverses it. Yano then puts the hold back on. Yuma side headlock takeovers him and is put in a headscissors. Yuma shoulders him over. Yano armdrags him then springboard diving armdrags him. Yano armdrags him and dropkicks him. 

Yano hits forearms and wristlocks Yuma. Yano rolls him then splashes his arm. Yuma tries to armdrag him but Yano rolls through and armdrags him into an armlock. Yuma slams him three times for 2. 

Yuma stomps him and Yano hits forearms. Yuma hits him in the spine with forearms. Yuma back body drops him for 2. Yano hits chest forearms. Yuma slams him then crabs him. 

Yano hits more chest forearms then he dropkicks Yuma over. Yano 2nd rope twisting crossbodies him then flying headscissors him. Yano topes him outside. They trade forearms. Yuma tilt-a-whirl backbreakers him. Yuma then crabs him and Yano ropebreaks. 

Yuma knees him in the gut and suplexes him for 2. Yano cradles him for 2. Yano backslides him for 2 then rolls him up for 2. Yuma knees him in the gut for 2. Yuma brainbusters him for 2. Yuma hits a fisherman's buster variation for 2. Yuma spinning fisherman buster's him and pins him.

Thoughts: Yuma won as expected. It basically a rookie vs vet match even though Yano is everything but a rookie. But that's Japanese politics. It was fine for what it was but a more competitive match would have been better. 

Titans Of Calamity (Ren Ayabe & Talos) & Shota Kofuji vs. Saito Brothers (Jun Saito, Naruki Doi & Senor Saito)

Jun has an eye patch on and he looks cool with it.

Shota beats up Senor before the match then throws Doi down too. Shota takes shots on Jun and Jun clubs him down. Ren then fights Jun outside and fights as well. Shota does an octopus to Senor in the ring. Rei rips up Ren's jacket with his mouth and Ren hits forearms on him for it. Ren sends Rei into the rails.

Shota hits forearms on Senor and top rope dropkicks him for 2. Shota takes a double back elbow then is tripped into a legdrop and basement dropkick. Shota's head is banged off Doi's foot. Doi double axe handles him off the top. Jun slams Shota.

Shota hits chest forearms then Jun suplexes him for 2. Shota rolls into a dropkick on Jun. Ren comes in and running back elbows Jun. He misses a facekick on him and Doi dropkicks Ren in the leg. Doi swining neckbreakers Ren then flipping sentons him. Ren slams Doi.

Talos corner splashes Doi then running facekicks him for 2. Doi eye rakes Tal. Doi and Senor dropkick Tal in the knees then get shouldered over by him.

Shota and Senor fight. Shota running forearms him. Senor takes a double boot then Shota springboard flying forearms him for 2. Doi hits doi fives on Shota and Senor running lariats Doi. Senor lariats Doi on accident then Shota hurricanrana's Senor for the win.

Thoughts: Shota got one of his first AJPW wins here. It wasn't anything too special otherwise. Shota and Senor were the main focuses in this and we didn't see a ton of the rest of the guys. It was average.

Jun and Ren fight outside after. Ren is sent into the post then Jun is sent into the rails.

Ren and Rei talk on the mic after. The Saito's and Ren/Talos stare down and it seems like a match between them is being set up. 

Daisuke Sekimoto, Hikaru Sato, Kengo Mashimo & Suwama vs. Kento Miyahara, Kuma Arashi, Ryuki Honda & Yuma Anzai

Yuma backs up Kengo on the ropes. Kengo wristlocks him then Yuma reverses it. Kengo side headlocks him then Yuma dropkicks him. Suwama comes in, making his return to AJPW after Evolution's defunding. Suwama and Kento lock up and go to the ropes. Kento chops him on the break. 

Suwama side headlocks Kento. Kento facekicks him then Suwama shoulders him over. Suwama kicks him in the back and they grab each other's throats. Yuma pounds on Suwama then Suwama double chops him down. Everyone goes out to fight. Suwana hits Yuma with a chair outside. Sato goes into the stands with Kuma. Suwama then beats up Yuma in the stands and chokes him with a towel.

They get back in the ring. Suwama chops and forearms Yuma. Yuma hits forearms on Sekimoto then Sekimoto chops him down. Sekimoto twists his neck with his feet. Kengo punches Yuma. They trade forearms. Yuma 2nd rope dropkicks him.  

Kuma and Sekimoto get in and shoulder battle. They trade chest shots and Sekimoto racks him. Kuma then racks him and torture rack drops him. Honda comes in and shoulders Sekimoto over. Honda corner lariats him. 

Honda leg chokes him on the 2nd rope and counts along on the break. Suwana sleepers Honda then just lets go of it. Suwama corner lariats Honda then suplexes him. Honda back body drops Suwama. They trade forearms. Honda running lariats him then Suwama running lariats him. 

Sato and Kento get in. Kento facekicks him. They trade forearms. Kento dropkicks him in the knee and the side of the head. Sato enzugiri's Kento and Kento pump kicks him. Yuma comes in and flying knees Sato for 2. 

Yuma takes an atomic drop then Suwama double chops Yuma down. Kengo buzzsaw kicks Yuma. Sato kicks Yuma in the chest for 2. Kento knees Sato in the head and Kuma 2nd rope sentons Sato. Yuma hits a gimlet on Sato and pins him for the win.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time. There were too many people involved for this to be anything great but we got to see a lot of different interactions here. They did okay with what they got. It never felt like a true tag match though.

Yuma talks on the mic after.

Honda attacks Suwama after. They go into the aisle and fight to the back. 

MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue & Seiki Yoshioka vs. Atsuki Aoyagi, Dan Tamura & Rising HAYATO

Rising wristlocks Ryo then Ryo reverses it. Rising headflips out and chops him. Rising chops Ryo then Ryo chest kicks him down. Rising casadora armdrags him then flying headscissors him out. 

Musashi and Dan get in. Musashi ducks a lock up. Musashi side headlock takeovers Dan then Dan shoulders him over. Musashi takes double boots in the corner. Rising chops Musashi then Musashi pulls him down by the hair. Atsuki takes a double basement dropkick. 

Musashi corner dropkicks Rising. Ryo hiptosses Rising and Seiki kicks Rising in the gut and back. Rising chops Seiki. Seiki kicks him in the back. Seiki spin kicks him then Rising dropkicks him in the corner. Dan comes in suplexes Seiki for 2. Seiki scissors kicks Dan.  Musashi comes in and trades hots with Dan. Dan chest clubs him. Musashi double stomps his back and basement dropkicks him. Musashi step up enzugiri's Dan and Dan gutwrench suplexes him. Ryo and Atsuki get in. Ryo chest kicks him down. 

Atsuki comes off the 2nd rope and is dropkicked in mid-air. Ryo takes a corner dropkick from Rising. Ryo takes a 2nd rope codebreaker then a backdrop + neckbreaker for 2. Ryo sends Atsuki over the top then enzugiri's Rising. Ryo PK's him and Atsuki. Seiki asai moonsaults everyone outside.

Ryo suplexes Atsuki for 2. Atsuki corkscrew kicks Ryo. Ryo spin kicks him in the gut. Atsuki handspring corkscrew kicks him. Atsuki is 2nd rope hurricanrana'd then Musashi top rope splashes him. Dan suplexes Ryo. Dan double lariats Musashi and Seiki. Ryo hits a double handspring cutter then lifting flatliners Atsuki for 2.  Ryo buzzsaw kicks him for 2. 

Ryo takes superkicks then Musashi including a double superkick. Ryo is lifted like a suplex and dropped backwards. Atsuki top rope 450's Ryo and pins him.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time. I would have liked for the action to be a bit faster here. What we got was okay but like the last tag match, we could have used more double teams and a longer finishing stretch.

Rising talks on the mic after.

Champion Carnival 2026 Final Match - Go Shiozaki vs. Hideki Suzuki

Go backs him up in the corner and they stare down. Go drops him with a lariat and holds his taped up ribs. Go clubs on HS outside and chops him. HS fires back and blocks some of his chops. Go knocks him down with a headchop. GO hits head punches. Go hits chops on HS then running knees him as he hangs over the apron. GO hits knee drops. 

HS knees him out of the corner and hanging headscissors him over the top rope. HS garvin stomps him in the ring. HS knee drops him for 1. HS cobra twists him. Go tries to ropebreak and hiptosses him out. Go goes with him. 

They each hit shots outside and both go into the rails. HS drops him ribs first on the rails. HS then hits knees on him against the rails outside. Go's nose is busted open again. HS hits shots to the gut and drops him ribs first on the rails.

HS clubs and stands on his ribs in the ring. HS hits facekicks. Go gets up and takes a knee to the face. HS spin kicks him in the gut twice. Go flying at him and is knee'd in the gut. Go 2nd rope diving shoulders him. HS blocks Go's chops and Go lariats him down.  

Go fisherman busters him for 2. HS backbreakers Go. HS hits shots to the spine. HS cobra clutches him. HS chickenwings him then releases the hold after a while. HS indian deatlocks him. HS then traps his arms so he can hit forearms to the gut. 

HS hits more forearms to the gut. Go hits a chop flurry then HS hits him in the gut. HS exploders him and dragon suplexes him. Go hits a go flasher. Go lariats him the backdrops him for 2. HS finlay rolls him then pedigrees him for 2. HS double underhook suplexes him for 2.

Go spinning forerms him then HS double underhook suplexes him for 2. Go lariats him. HS hits a shot to the gut and some kicks. HS double underhook suplexes him and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a longer match and not exactly the most action packed affair. Suzuki mostly worked Go's injured ribs here. Suzuki winning was a surprise and definitely an unexpected outcome. It was okay could have shed some time without anything really being lost.

Suzuki talks on the mic after. Kento Miyahara then comes out. They seem to set up a match and shake hands. 

Overall thoughts: The opener was alright and played into the final later on. Suzuki/Rei was a waste of time. Havoc's match was mostly comedy. Yano/Aoyagi was a fine rookie/vet match but Yano isn't a rookie. The Titans of Calamity tag wasn't that good.The 8-man was okay but it didn't quite feel like a tag match. The semi-main was alright but could have also used more tag match formatting instead of people coming in and out. The main was acceptable but a slower and longer match and Suzuki winning the Carnival was an odd result. I'd give this a 5 out of 10. There was nothing you really needed to see here and the card had a lot of filler on it. It was average.