From April 6 to May 5, All Japan Pro Wrestling was set to host their annual Champion Carnival tournament. The competition was a round-robin style event that featured big names such as Davey Boy Smith Jr., Jake Lee, and Kento Miyahara; however, the promotion was forced to scrap the event due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This past Friday, AJPW President Takeki Fukuda confirmed that the Champion Carnival tournament will now take place in September, though don’t expect international talents for the event as the 18-man tournament will only feature Japanese participants (Transcript courtesy of Fightful.com):
“Foreigners who were invited will not be able to enter the tournament for the time being. So, it is expected that it will be held only with Japanese participants. Since they will have to negotiate from here, the schedule will depend on the future situation, so we can not inform you yet. However, we are planning to have a competition that does not disappoint everyone’s expectations, according to the participants announced last time”
In addition to Davey Boy Smith Jr, Joel Redman and Lucas Steel were also international wrestlers who were set to competed in the tournament. Thus far, the full list of competitors isn’t official, though the other 15 names that were set to fight from April 6 to May 5 will most likely rejoin the tournament in September.