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All Japan Pro Wrestling

All Japan Pro Wrestling held its second Champion Carnival show today in Nagoya Congress Center.

The full results were:

• Dan Tamura, Franceso Akira and Hikaru Sato def. Atsuki Aoyagi, Izanagi and Rising HAYATO
• Hokuto Omori, TAJIRI and Yusuke Kodama def. Black Menso~re, Koji Iwamoto and Takao Omori
• Ryouji Sai and Yoshitatsu def. Daimonji So and Ryuki Honda
• Champion Carnival: Yuma Aoyagi def. Shotaro Ashino
• Champion Carnival: Koji Doi def. Kohei Sato
• Champion Carnival: Zeus def. Shuji Ishikawa
• Champion Carnival: Kento Miyahara def. Shinjiro Otani
• Champion Carnival: SUWAMA def. Jake Lee

Following today’s show, the updated Champion Carnival standings are:

1. Zeus (2-0 record): 4 points
2. Jake Lee (1-1 record): 2 points
-. Kento Miyahara (1-1 record): 2 points
-. Kohei Sato (1-1 record): 2 points
-. Koji Doi (1-1 record): 2 points
-. Shinjiro Otani (1-1 record): 2 points
-. Shuji Ishikawa (1-1 record): 2 points
-. SUWAMA (1-1 record): 2 points
-. Yuma Aoyagi (1-1 record): 2 points
10. Shotaro Ashino (0-2 record): 0 points

All Japan will hold its third Champion Carnival show tomorrow in Niigata. The full card is:

• Dan Tamura, Francesco Akira and Hikaru Sato vs. Atsuki Aoyagi, Izanagi and Rising HAYATO
• Ryuki Honda trial series: Koji Iwamoto vs. Ryuki Honda
• Black Menso~re, Takao Omori and Yoshitatsu vs. Hokuto Omori, TAJIRI and Yusuke Kodama
• Champion Carnival: Jake Lee vs. Koji Doi
• Champion Carnival: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Yuma Aoyagi
• Champion Carnival: Kento Miyahara vs. Shotaro Ashino
• Champion Carnival: SUWAMA vs. Zeus

New Japan Pro Wrestling

New Japan Pro Wrestling held its first Road to Wrestling Dontaku tour show today in the Yokohama Budokan.

The full results were:

• Yota Tsuji def. Gabriel Kidd
• El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru def. SHO, YOH and Yuya Uemura
• DOUKI, Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. def. Jado, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa
• Elimination: EVIL, Gedo, KENTA, Taiji Ishimori and Yujiro Takahashi def. Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI
• Elimination: BUSHI, SANADA, Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito def. Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Will Ospreay

New Japan will hold its second Road to Wrestling Dontaku tour show tomorrow in Act City Hamamatsu. The full card is:

• El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. SHO, YOH and Yota Tsuji
• DOUKI, Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Jado, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa
• EVIL, Gedo, KENTA, Taiji Ishimori and Yujiro Takahashi vs. Hirooki Goto, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI
• Aaron Henare, Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Will Ospreay vs. BUSHI, SANADA, Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito

DDT Pro-Wrestling

DDT Pro-Wrestling star Konosuke Takeshita appeared at All Elite Wrestling’s The House Always Wins house show last night.

Takeshita teamed with Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson, Michael Nakazawa and Nick Jackson against Matt Sydal, Mike Sydal, PAC, Penta El Zero M and Rey Fenix. He is scheduled to return to DDT at its show on May 4 in Korakuen Hall.

DDT will hold a show tomorrow in Korakuen Hall.

The full card is:

• Hideki Okatani vs. Toi Kojima
• Yusuke Okada vs. Yuya Koroku
• Akito, Kazuki Hirata, Keigo Nakamura and Makoto Oishi vs. Chris Brookes, Saki Akai, Yuki Iino and Yukio Naya
• Antonio Honda, Gorgeous Matsuno and Toru Owashi vs. Mad Paulie, Nobu Shimatani and Tetsuya Endo
• Daisuke Sasaki, Soma Takao and Yuji Hino vs. MAO, Shunma Katsumata and MAO
• KO-D Tag Team Championships: Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi (c) vs. HARASHIMA and Yuji Okabayashi
• KO-D Openweight Championship: Jun Akiyama (c) vs. Danshoku Dieno

DDT’s newest rookie Yuya Koroku will debut against Yusuke Okada.

Kazusada Higuchi and Yukio Sakaguchi will attempt their third defense of the KO-D Tag Team Championships against HARASHIMA and Yuji Okabayashi.

Jun Akiyama will attempt his second defense of the KO-D Openweight Championship against Danshoku Dieno in the main event.

Dragon Gate

Dragon Gate has announced the full cards for its The Gate of Passion tour shows on April 10, 11 and 12.

The full cards are:

April 10 in Kawagoe Espoir Isanuma
• Genki Horiguchi and Kzy vs. Jason Lee and Shun Skywalker
• Bokutimo Dragon and Ryo Saito vs. Diamante and Kaito Ishida
• Don Fujii, Shachihoko Boy and Ultimo Dragon vs. Ho Ho Lun, Masaaki Mochizuki and Takashi Yoshida
• Kagetora and Naruki Doi vs. Susumu Yokosuka and U-T
• Ben-K, Dragon Kid, Keisuke Okuda and YAMATO vs. Dia Inferno, Eita, KAZMA SAKAMOTO and SB KENTo

April 11 in Kiramesse Numazu
• Don Fujii and Ho Ho Lun vs. Keisuke Okuda and YAMATO
• Bokutimo Dragon, Ryo Saito and Shachihoko Boy vs. Masaaki Mochizuki, Takashi Yoshida and Ultimo Dragon
• Ben-K and Dragon Kid vs. KAZMA SAKAMOTO and SB KENTo
• Jason Lee and Shun Skywalker vs. Kagetora and Naruki Doi
• Dia Inferno, Diamante, Eita and Kaito Ishida vs. Genki Horiguchi, Kzy, Susumu Yokosuka and U-T

April 12 in Okazaki Tatsumigaoka Hall
• Genki Horiguchi and Susumu Yokosuka vs. Kaito Ishida and KAZMA SAKAMOTO
• Don Fujii, Problem Dragon and Ultimo Dragon vs. Ho Ho Lun, Kzy and U-T
• Bokutimo Dragon and Ryo Saito vs. Jason Lee and Shun Skywalker
• Kagetora and Naruki Doi vs. Masaaki Mochizuki and Takashi Yoshida
• Ben-K, Dragon Kid, Keisuke Okuda and YAMATO vs. Dia Inferno, Diamante, Eita and SB KENTo

Active Advance Pro Wrestling

Active Advance Pro Wrestling will hold a show tomorrow in 2AW Square.

The full card is:

• Ayumu Honda vs. Kaji Tomato vs. Ricky Fuji
• Shu Asakawa vs. Takuro Niki
• Chicharito Shoki vs. Kengo Mashimo
• Hiroshi Yamato and Kyu Mogami vs. Kunio Toshima and Tatsuya Hanami
• Ayato Yoshida, Kotaro Yoshino and Tank Nagai vs. Daiju Wakamatsu, Taishi Takizawa and Taylor Adams

Naka Shuma has been pulled from the show due to poor physical condition, although he tested negative for COVID-19. Chicharito Shoki will replace Shuma as Kengo Mashimo’s opponent in the third match.

GLEAT

GLEAT’s Soma Watanabe and Takanori Ito will face KANON and Ren Ayabe at JUST TAP OUT Professional Wrestling’s show tomorrow in Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.

The match was originally scheduled to take place at JTO’s show on January 15 in Korakuen Hall but it was cancelled after Watanabe tested positive for COVID-19.

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