Kento Miyahara And Yuma Anzai Exchange Comments At Press Conference Ahead Of Their AJPW Triple Crown Title Showdown

By: Lewis Carlan

On Dec. 31, All Japan Pro-Wrestling will present it’s year end Zennichi New Year’s Eve 2025 event at the Yoyogi National Stadium 2nd Gymnasium. The main event of AJPW Zennichi New Year’s Eve 2025 will see Kento Miyahara putting his Triple Crown Championship on the line against former champion Yuma Anzai.

A press conference was held for the AJPW year end event on Dec. 28th as Miyahara and Anzai came face to face one last time ahead of their huge title bout.

Photo Credit: AJPW

The two superstars exchanged comments during the press conference. Anzai has stated in the past that he will be the one to bring a new era into AJPW by defeating Miyahara at Zennichi New Year’s Eve 2025.

Miyahara addressed that during the press conference with these comments:

From Kento Miyahara:

“You’ll understand on New Year’s Eve. You’re not the man who changes the era. The man who is changing the era is Kento Miyahara.” (Translated via Google Translate)

Anzai, for his part, believes he is the future of AJPW and indicated that he could take the promotion to new heights as the Triple Crown Champion.

From Yuma Anzai:

“If it were me, I believe I could take All Japan Pro Wrestling beyond the world of professional wrestling and deliver it even further” (Translated via Google Translate)

Both champion and challenger concluded the press conference by coming face to face in an intense stare down.

Kento Miyahara is in his seventh reign as the AJPW Triple Crown Champion and his defense against Anzai will be the third of his current reign.

Yuma Anzai is a former Triple Crown Champion holding the coveted belt from March 30th 2024 through August 17th 2024.

For the full match line-up for AJPW Zennichi New Year’s Eve 2025 click here.

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