Go Shiozaki Scores Huge Win Over Kento Miyahara as the AJPW Champion Carnival 2026 Tournament Continued in Nagoya

By: Lewis Carlan

The All Japan Pro-Wrestling Champion Carnival 2026 continued on April 18th at Kinjo-Futo Arena Main Arena in Nagoya. The second night of tournament action drew 875 fans to the venue.

The main event was a big Block A showdown between the current AJPW Triple Crown Champion Kento Miyahara and Go Shiozaki. The last singles match between the two superstars occurred back in Oct 2025 when Shiozaki unsuccessfully challenged Miyahara for the Triple Crown Title.

Six months after his loss to Miyahara, Shiozaki was able to avenge that defeat as he scored a massive win over Miyahara and added two more points to raise his Champion Carnival 2026 total to four. It took a Shiozaki Strong Arm Lariat to finish off Miyahara at the 25:46 mark of the match.

With momentum now on his side, Shiozaki offered these backstage post-match comments:

From Go Shiozaki:

“I can really feel the spirit of All Japan Pro Wrestling. I think all the fans who came today truly grasped the history Kento Miyahara has built, his strength, and his passion. With today’s victory, the momentum is on my side. There’s no escaping this cycle of battles.”

In other action, Dragongate star Madoka Kikuta defeated Ryuki Honda and Yuma Aoyagi got past Jun Saito. Both bouts were Block B contests. With the loss, Jun Saito has now lost four straight singles matches as the former Triple Crown Champion continues to struggle.

Here are the full results for Champion Carnival 2026 Night 2 courtesy of purolove.com:

• Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising HAYATO, Shota Kofuji, Kengo Mashimo  & Seiki Yoshioka defeat Shotaro Ashino, Hokuto Omori, Ryo Inoue, Hiroki Murase & Jack Kennedy (6:10) after a Firebird Splash by Aoyagi against Inoue.
  
• Champion Carnival – Block B: Ren Ayabe [4] defeats Xyon [2] (7:19) with the Death Roulette.
  
• Champion Carnival – Block A: Oddyssey [2] defeats Rei Saito [2] (11:02) with a Diving Body Press.
  
• Champion Carnival – Block B: Daisuke Sekimoto [4] defeats Hideki Suzuki [0] (10:42) with the Big Bang Catastrophe.
  Seigo Tachibana, Kuma Arashi & MUSASHI defeat Dan Tamura, Yuma Anzai & Talos (10:22) after Tachibana’s Yankee Hammer against Tamura.
  
• Champion Carnival – Block B: Yuma Aoyagi [2] defeats Jun Saito [0] (14:26) by Referee Stop (End Game).
  
• Champion Carnival – Block B: Madoka Kikuta  [2] defeats Ryuki Honda [0] (17:51) with a Rolling Lariat.
  
• Champion Carnival – Block A: Go Shiozaki [4] defeats Kento Miyahara [0] (25:46) with a Strong Arm Lariat.

Current Tournament Block Standings

Block A

• Go Shiozaki [4]
• Rei Saito [2]
• Kengo Mashimo [2]
• Oddyssey [2]
• Kento Miyahara [0]
• Yuma Anzai [0]
• Kuma Arashi [0]
• Talos [0]

Block B:

• Ren Ayabe [4]
• Daisuke Sekimoto [4]
• Xyon [2]
• Madoka Kikuta [2]
• Yuma Aoyagi [2]
• Ryuki Honda [0]
• Jun Saito [0]
• Hideki Suzuki [0]

Night 3 of the AJPW Champion Carnival is set for April 19th at Umeda Sky Building Stella Hall as Kento Miyahara faces Yuma Anzai in the main event.