Full Match Line-Up For The AJPW Champion Carnival 2026 Tournament Kick-Off On April 12

By: Lewis Carlan

The All Japan Pro-Wrestling prestigious Champion Carnival 2026 will kick-off on April 12th at Korakuen Hall. The tournament will run through May 17th with the finals taking place at Ota Ward General Gymnasium in Tokyo.

There are sixteen competitors participating in this years Champion Carnival tournament and they are broken into two blocks.

A Block

• Rei Saito
• Kento Miyahara
• Go Shiozaki
• Yuma Anzai
• Kuma Arashi
• Kengo Mashimo
• Talos
• Oddyssey

B Block

• Hideki Suzuki
• Ren Ayabe
• Jun Saito
• Ryuki Honda
• Daisuke Sekimoto
• Madoka Kikuta
• Xyon
• Yuma Aoyagi

The main event for Night 1 of the tournament will feature a huge bout between two of the favourites to win Champion Carnival 2026 as Go Shiozaki battles Yuma Anzai in a A Block match-up.

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Jun Saito is set for big B Block showdown with Ren Ayabe as the two will clash on opening night of the tournament.

Here is the full match line-up for AJPW Champion Carnival 2026 Opening Night:

• Main EvenT/ A Block: Yuma Anzai vs. Go Shiozaki
• B Block: Jun Saito vs, Ren Ayabe
• B Block: Xyon vs. Hideki Suzuki
• Kento Miyahara, Ryuki Honda, Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising HAYATO vs. Odyssey, Shotaro Ashino, MUSASHI, Ryo Inoue
• A Block: Talos vs. Kengo Mashimo
• B Block: Yuma Aoyagi vs. Daisuke Sekimoto
• A Block: Kuma Arashi vs. Rei Saito
• Dan Tamura, Hokuto Omori & Hikaru Sato vs. Seigo Tachibana, Seiki Yoshioka & Shota Kofuji

All AJPW Champion Carnival 2026 events can be viewed on AJPW.TV subscription streaming service.