The All Japan Pro-Wrestling Champion carnival is about to begin.
For those unfamiliar with the annual tournament, AJPW’s tournament began in 1973 and is one of the longest and most prestigious tournaments in professional wrestling history. It’s a round-robin format (like the G1 Climax) where all the wrestlers fight each other once. The winner gets two points and the loser gets none. Should the match result in a draw then both wrestlers are awarded a single point.
Once every wrestler has faced each other, the final two wrestlers will be determined based on who has the highest points. Of course, the winner of the finals will get an opportunity to face the world heavyweight champion.
This year’s tournament has 18 participants. Nine of those wrestlers will be in Block A and Nine of them will be in Block B. Check the release list of names and the schedule for these tournament matches. The All Japan Pro-Wrestling Champion Carnival is expected to start on April 9th and end on May 19th. On paper, this should be another tremendous year for the AJPW tournament.
Check out the confirmed names and scheduled below. Thus far, the matches have yet to be confirmed:
Block A:
- Kento Miyahara
- Jun Saito
- Hideki Suzuki
-Shotaro Ashino
- Kuma Arashi
- Kengo Mashimo
- Xyon
- Takashi Yoshida
- Davey Boy Smith Jr.
Block B:
- Yuma Aoyagi
- Rei Saito
- Hokuto Omori
- Yuma Anzai
- Ryuki Honda
- Ren Ayabe
- Aigle Blanc
- Mike D Vecchio
- Madoka Kikuta
Champion Carnival 2025 Schedule:
April 9 (Wed) 18:30 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall [Opening Match] - LIVE on AJPW.tv
April 12 (Sat) 17:00 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Island City Forum - LIVE on AJPW.tv
April 13 (Sun) 17:00 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Industrial Hall, East Exhibition Hall
April 19 (Sat) 17:00 Niigata, Sanjo City Welfare Hall
April 20 (Sun) 17:00 Saitama, Tokorozawa Sakura Town
April 23 (Wed) 18:30 Tokyo, Korakuen Hall - LIVE on AJPW.tv
April 26 (Sat) 17:00 Aichi, Port Messe Nagoya 2nd Exhibition Hall - LIVE on AJPW.tv
April 27 (Sun) 17:00 Osaka, Edion Arena Osaka 2nd Stadium
April 28 - LIVE on AJPW.tv (Mon) 18:30 Kagawa, Takamatsu Symbol Tower
April 29 (Tues, National Holiday) 13:00 Okayama Convention Center, Okayama
May 6th (Tue, Holiday) 18:30 Korakuen Hall, Tokyo - LIVE on AJPW.tv
May 10th (Sat) 15:00 APA Hotel & Resort Sapporo, Hokkaido - LIVE on AJPW.tv
May 11th (Sun) 13:00 APA Hotel & Resort Sapporo, Hokkaido - LIVE on AJPW.tv LIVE on AJPW.tv May 18th (Sun) 16:00 Ota Ward General Gymnasium, Tokyo [Championship Match] LIVE on AJPW.tv