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Saturday, March 26, 2005

AJPW Champion Carnival 2005 schedule

The full list of participants and match listings for this year's Champion Carnival has been announced and looks to be really interesting.
Looking at the brackets, Block A has a tougher path then Block B.
In Block B, I can see Suwama, Palumbo & Buchanan losing most of their matches, and either of the later two giving Suwama his sole win of the Carny. I expect Jamal only to go down to Kawada & Mutoh, whereas Mutoh & Kawada will go to a 30-min draw against each other.
Block A is harder to call. Kondo might look big in Dragon Gate, but compared to the AJPW guys he is SMALL. That puts him at a disadvantage, but will definately have strong showings like Kaz Hayashi did last year.
Hate to say it, but Kea is the dark horse of this block. Sure he's high on the AJPW food chain, but with the imminant push of Giant Bernard as a monster gaijin, I don't see him beating anyone other than Kondo & Arashi. As for Bernard, I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't take any direct loses and loses by count-out or double count-out draws.
I expect Sasaki to do well like last year, but how well depends now since his stock in AJPW has fallen a bit with the influx of gaijin talent.
And then there's Kojima. The reigning Triple Crown champion HAS to do well and make the finals to solidify his position and push so the fans can take him as a legitimate champion. He CANNOT lose any of his matches, except maybe the finals.

BLOCK A:
- Satoshi Kojima
- Kensuke Sasaki
- Love Machine Arashi
- Taiyo Kea
- Shuji Kondo
- Giant Bernard

BLOCK B:
- Keiji Muto
- Toshiaki Kawada
- Kohei Suwama
- Jamal
- Buchanan
- Chuck Palumbo

AJPW, 4/9/05 (GAORA TV/TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Kensuke Sasaki
2. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Love Machine Arashi vs. Shuji Kondo
3. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Keiji Muto vs. Buchanan
4. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Kohei Suwama
5. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Jamal vs. Chuck Palumbo

AJPW, 4/10/05 (Samurai! TV Near-Live)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Shuji Kondo
2. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Giant Bernard
3. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Love Machine Arashi vs. Taiyo Kea
4. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Keiji Muto vs. Toshiaki Kawada
5. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Jamal vs. Buchanan

AJPW, 4/13/05
Matsuyama ITEM
1. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Taiyo Kea
2. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Love Machine Arashi
3. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Shuji Kondo vs. Giant Bernard
4. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Kohei Suwama vs. Buchanan
5. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Chuck Palumbo

AJPW, 4/14/05 (GAORA TV/TV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium #2
1. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Love Machine Arashi
2. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Shuji Kondo
3. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Taiyo Kea vs. Giant Bernard
4. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jamal
5. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Keiji Muto vs. Kohei Suwama
6. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Buchanan vs. Chuck Palumbo

AJPW, 4/16/05
Sunpia Matsumoto
1. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Satoshi Kojima vs. Giant Bernard
2. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Taiyo Kea vs. Shuji Kondo
3. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Jama;
4. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Keiji Muto vs. Kohei Suwama
5. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Buchanan vs. Chuck Palumbo

AJPW, 4/17/05
Niigata City Gymnasium
1. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Kensuke Sasaki vs. Taiyo Kea
2. Champion Carnival '05 - Block A: Love Machine Arashi vs. Giant Bernard
3. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Keiji Muto vs. Chuck Palumbo
4. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Toshiaki Kawada vs. Buchanan
5. Champion Carnival '05 - Block B: Kohei Suwama vs. Jamal

AJPW, 4/20/05 (PPV/GAORA TV/TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2
1. Champion Carnival '05 - Semi Final:
2. Champion Carnival '05 - Semi Final:
3. Champion Carnival '05 - Final:

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