Champion Carnival cards

[edgehead1984]

From SSS:

AJPW, 4/10/04
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Nobukazu Hirai, Ryuji Hijikata & Taichi Ishikari vs. Kunio Toshima, Shiori Asahi & Joe Aoyama
2. Honma & Miyamoto 6 Match Trial #1: Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto vs. BLUE-K & Gran Hamada
3. Satoshi Kojima & Masanobu Fuchi vs. TAKA Michinoku & Jamal
4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Taiyo Kea vs. Takao Omori
5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Nobutaka Araya
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Arashi
7. Champion Carnival - Block A: Keiji Muto vs. Kaz Hayashi

AJPW, 4/12/04
Zepp Tokyo

1. Nobukazu Hirai & Taichi Ishikari vs. TAKA Michinoku & Daigoro Kashiwa
2. Kaz Hayashi & Ryuji Hijikata vs. BLUE-K & Gran Hamada
3. Honma & Miyamoto 6 Match Trial #2: Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto vs. Toshiaki Kawada & Masanobu Fuchi
4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Taiyo Kea vs. Nobutaka Araya
5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Takao Omori
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Jamal
7. Champion Carnival - Block A: Keiji Muto vs. Arashi

AJPW, 4/13/04
Zepp Tokyo

1. Arashi & Gran Hamada vs. BLUE-K & Ryuji Hijikata
2. Nobukazu Hirai & Taichi Ishikari vs. TAKA Michinoku & GENTARO
3. Honma & Miyamoto 6 Match Trial #3: Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto vs. Takao Omori & Masanobu Fuchi
4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Nobutaka Araya
5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Taiyo Kea
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Kaz Hayashi vs. Jamal
7. Champion Carnival - Block A: Keiji Muto vs. Kensuke Sasaki

AJPW, 4/15/04
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Masanobu Fuchi & Gran Hamada vs. Nobutaka Araya & Taichi Ishikari
2. Nobukazu Hirai & Ryuji Hijikata vs. TAKA Michinoku & KAZMA
3. Honma & Miyamoto 6 Match Trial #4: Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto vs. Kensuke Sasaki & BLUE-K
4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Satoshi Kojima vs. Taiyo Kea
5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Takao Omori
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Arashi vs. Kaz Hayashi
7. Champion Carnival - Block A: Keiji Muto vs. Jamal

AJPW, 4/17/04
Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. Nobukazu Hirai vs. Joe Aoyama
2. Honma & Miyamoto 6 Match Trial #5: Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto vs. Masanobu Fuchi & Gran Hamada
3. Keiji Muto, Ryuji Hijikata & Taichi Ishikari vs. TAKA Michinoku , Taiyo Kea & BLUE-K
4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Nobutaka Araya vs. Takao Omori
5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Satoshi Kojima
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Kaz Hayashi vs. Kensuke Sasaki
7. Champion Carnival - Block A: Arashi vs. Jamal

AJPW, 4/20/04 (PPV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2

1. Champion Carnival - Semi Final: Block B 1st place vs. Block A 2nd place
2. Champion Carnival - Semi Final: Block A 1st place vs. Block B 2nd place
3. Champion Carnival - Final:

Block B is stacked...

[Luds]

Kojima to win the carnival, and lose to Kawada in the TC title match. Clasic Mutoh

[Pheonix_Chi25]

Kojima wins the carnival, Kojima beats Kawada, Kojima becomes new Ace for All Japan

[Sofa Kingdom]

Jamal will win it all.

[Luds]

That wasn't what I want to happen, Phoenix, that's what I think will happen with Mutoh.

And here are tyhe results for the 1st card:

BLOCK B: Omori > Kea in 14:02 with the Axe Bomber
BLOCK A: Sasaki > Arashi in 5:41 with a Northern Lights Bomb
BLOCK B: Kawada > Araya in 4:02 with a Kick
BLOCK A: Mutoh > Hayashi in 13:31 via Shining Wizard

[Peru-Yakuza]

Results (courtesy of All-Japan website):
1. Taka Michinoku, Teppei Ishizaka & Daigoro Kashiwa beat Nobukazu Hirai, Hideki Hosaka & Taichi Ishikari (13:42) when Taka submitted Ishikari with the Just (?) Facelock.
2. Blue K pinned Ryuji Hijikata (5:38)
3. Kaz Hayashi & Gran Hamada beat Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto (15:48) when Hayashi pinned Honma. (Hayashi & Hamada replace Kawada & Fuchi.)
CHAMPION CARNIVAL TOURNAMENT MATCHES:
4. Block B: Taiyo Kea [2] beat Nobutaka Araya [0] (7:16) after a Hawaiian Smasher.
5. Block A: Kensuke Sasaki [4] beat Jamal [0] (13:17) by countout.
6. Block A: Keiji Muto [4] beat Arashi [0] (10:34) after a Shining Wizard.
7. Block B: Satoshi Kojima [1] battled Takao Omori [3] to a time-limit draw (30:00)

If Kawada can make it to his CC match tomorrow, there's a ray of hope. Kojima-Omori looks like a match to get.

[edgehead1984]

1. TAKA Michinoku , Taiyo Kea & GENTARO beat Nobukazu Hirai, Hideki Hosaka & Taichi Ishikari (12:41) when Kea used a kneelift on Hosaka.
2. Arashi & Gran Hamada beat BLUE-K & Ryuji Hijikata (8:44) when Arashi used a powerbomb on Hijikata.
3. Honma & Miyamoto 6 Match Trial #3: Takao Omori & Masanobu Fuchi beat Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto (12:58) when Omori used an Axe Bomber on Miyamoto.
4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Taiyo Kea [4] beat Toshiaki Kawada [2] by forfeit.
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Jamal [2] beat Kaz Hayashi [0] (10:56) with a flying sausage.
5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Nobutaka Araya [2] beat Satoshi Kojima [1] (17:55) with a moonsault press.
7. Champion Carnival - Block A: Keiji Muto [5] vs. Kensuke Sasaki [5] went to a draw (30:00) when the time limit expired.

I say Omori gonna win it.

[Pheonix_Chi25]

Well, I was hoping for it Luds. Now I believe Omori is gonna win it, Omori got a heroes welcome from the crowd.

[Luds]

Well it sure doesn't look like Kojima winning it right now. Could be a setup for a huge comeback though...

[edgehead1984]

AJPW, 4/20/04 (PPV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2
1. Nobutaka Araya, Gran Hamada & Taichi Ishikari vs. Nobukazu Hirai, Hideki Hosaka & Ryuji Hijikata
2. Champion Carnival - Semi Final: Keiji Muto vs. Takao Omori
3. Champion Carnival - Semi Final: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kensuke Sasaki
4. Kendo Kashin vs. Akira Hokuto
5. Honma & Miyamoto 6 Match Trial #6: Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto vs. Genichiro Tenryu & Koichiro Kimura
6. Masanobu Fuchi 30th Anniversary Match: Masanobu Fuchi, Arashi & Kaz Hayashi vs. TAKA Michinoku , Taiyo Kea & Jamal
7. Champion Carnival - Final:

AJPW, 4/17/04
4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [5] beat Toshiaki Kawada [2] by forfeit.
5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Takao Omori [7] beat Nobutaka Araya [2] (12:22) with an Axe Bomber.
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Arashi [2] beat Jamal [4] (11:13) by referee stop.
7. Champion Carnival - Block A: Kensuke Sasaki [7] beat Kaz Hayashi [2] (14:41) with a lariat.

AJPW, 4/15/04

4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Takao Omori [5] beat Toshiaki Kawada [2] by forfeit.
5. Champion Carnival - Block A: Kaz Hayashi [2] beat Arashi [0] (9:27) with a crucifix hold.
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Jamal [4] beat Keiji Muto [5] (16:56) with a flying sausage.
7. Champion Carnival - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [3] beat Taiyo Kea [4] (18:44) with a lariat.

Congratulations to Fuchi on 30 years in wrestling.

[Luds]

Well we have to expect either Omori or Sasaki to face an All Japan wrestler. I'd go for Mutoh over Sasaki.

[edgehead1984]

Omori over Kojima, Luds or the other way around.

[Luds]

I sure hope I'm wrong, but I expect Sasaki to defeat Kojima. Unless they were palls in New Japan... Sasaki might give him a big win then

[Luds]

Sorry for the double post, I wanted to ensure that this was "new".

Here are the final results, card from SSS:

AJPW, 4/20/04 (PPV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2
5,800 Fans - Super No Vacancy

1. Nobutaka Araya, Gran Hamada & Taichi Ishikari beat Nobukazu Hirai, Hideki Hosaka & Ryuji Hijikata (13:28) when Araya used a moonsault press on Hosaka.
2. Champion Carnival - Semi Final: Keiji Muto beat Takao Omori (11:09) with a Frankensteiner.
3. Champion Carnival - Semi Final: Kensuke Sasaki beat Satoshi Kojima (16:51) with a Northern Light bomb.
4. Akira Hokuto beat Kendo Kashin (3:34) with a Northern Light bomb.
5. Honma & Miyamoto 6 Match Trial #6: Genichiro Tenryu & Koichiro Kimura beat Tomoaki Honma & Kazushi Miyamoto (12:03) when Tenryu used a powerbomb on Honma.
6. Masanobu Fuchi 30th Anniversary Match: TAKA Michinoku , Taiyo Kea & Jamal beat Masanobu Fuchi, Arashi & Kaz Hayashi (14:11) when Kea used a jumping kneelift on Fuchi.
7. Champion Carnival - Final: Keiji Muto beat Kensuke Sasaki (15:33) with a moonsault press.

[Pheonix_Chi25]

Why am I not surprised that Mutoh would win it all. And now he wants to face the G-1 Winner to crown the true Ace of Puroresu.