AJPW World Tag Team Champs Ren Ayabe & Talos Set For First Defense on Feb. 1st as EXCITE SERIES 2026 Tour Kicks Off

By: Lewis Carlan

The All Japan Pro-Wrestling EXCITE SERIES 2026 tour is set to get underway on Feb. 1st with a big event at the Okinawa Nippon Budokan.

The main event will see the AJPW World Tag Team Champions Ren Ayabe & Talos A.K.A Titans of Calamity making their first defense of the titles against the Hokuto-gun tandem of Hokuto Omori & Kuma Arashi.

The two teams met face to face a a recent press conference to promote the event.

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Ayabe & Talos won the coveted titles on Jan. 2nd when they defeated Xyon & Oddyssey at New Year Wars 2026. They were challenged by Omori and Arashi shortly after.

In a recent interview with Monthly Puroresu, Talos gave his assessment of Omori & Arashi and concluded by saying they don’t stand a chance against the Titans of Calamity.

From Talos:

“How do I rate them? Well I’m not one to overlook any champions here in AJPW because I know the competition they face everyday and I know how tough those two are personally from being their teammate. So as wrestlers and champions I rate them very highly. But when it comes to this match and their chance of victory against The ToC? I’d say they don’t stand a chance.”

Omori, for his part, posted on X recently and vowed that he and Arashi will take the belts on Feb. 1st.

Here is the full line of matches set for the opening night of the AJPW EXCITE SERIES 2026 tour:

• Main Event: AJPW World Tag Team Championship: Ren Ayabe & Talos (c) vs. Hokuto Omori & Kuma Arashi
• Kento Miyahara. Hideki Suzuki & Dan Tamura vs. Jun Saito, Yuma Anzai & Ryo Inoue
• Atsuki Aoyagi vs. Senser Mask
• Go Shiozaki & Shotaro Ashino vs. Ryuki Honda & Rising HAYATO
• Cyrus vs. MUSASHI vs. Aizawa No. 1
• Seiki Yoshioka vs. Shota Kofuji

This event will air live on AJPW TV subscription streaming service on Feb. 1.

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