AJPW Champion Carnival 2006

BOO-YAH! RO&D leader Taiyo Kea won the All Japan Champion Carnival tournament last night, beating Voodoo Murders member super rookie Kohei Suwama in the finals! Kea had a tough road to the finals, with many doubting he'd even make it since Minoru Suzuki was also involved in the Carnival and many thought he'd win it to face Kojima next for the Triple Crown.
Could the slump Kea has been in lately finally come to and end? And as the last remaining disciple of Giant Baba's All Japan, will it finally be Kea's time to be champ?

Full Champion Carnival 2006 results:

AJPW Champion Carnival 4/20/06 (GAORA TV)
Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2
4,600 Fans - No Vacancy
0. Masanobu Fuchi, Ryuji Hijikata & NOSAWA Rongai beat Nobutaka Araya, Nobukazu Hirai & Kikutaro (8:14) when Rongai used an inside cradle on Kikutaro.
1. D-Lo Brown, Buchanan & Matt Morgan beat Kaz Hayashi, AKIRA & Akira Raijin (6:09) when Brown used the Low Down on Raijin.
2. Champion Carnival - Semi Final: Taiyo Kea beat Minoru Suzuki (11:24) with a cutback cradle.
3. Champion Carnival - Semi Final: Kohei Suwama beat Satoshi Kojima (15:12) by countout.
4. Kensuke Sasaki, Tomoaki Honma & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Arashi, Yutaka Yoshie & Brute Issei (10:49) when Sasaki used a lariat on Brute.
5. AJPW World Jr. Heavyweight Title: Shuji Kondo © beat MAZADA (17:59) with the King Kong Lariat (3rd defense).
6. Keiji Muto & Milano Collection A.T. beat TARU & "brother" YASSHI (10:04) when Muto used the Shining Wizard on YASSHI.
7. Champion Carnival - Final: Taiyo Kea beat Kohei Suwama (20:21) with the H50

AJPW Champion Carnival 4/17/06
Toyama Event Plaza
1,300 Fans - Super No Vacancy
1. Nobutaka Araya, Tomoaki Honma & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Ryuji Hijikata, Akira Raijin & Brute Issei (12:45) when Honma used a diving body press on Raijin.
2. AKIRA & Buchanan beat Arashi & Nobukazu Hirai (10:35) when Buchanan used the Iron Bomb on Hirai.
3. Champion Carnival - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [8] beat Matt Morgan [2] (10:30) with a triangle lock.
4. Champion Carnival - Block B: Minoru Suzuki [9] beat D-Lo Brown [5] (9:53) with a trunk-bundle sleeper hold.
5. Champion Carnival - Block A: Taiyo Kea [6] VS Yutaka Yoshie [5] (30:00) ended in a time limit draw.
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Kohei Suwama [7] beat Kensuke Sasaki [5] (12:28)by disqualification due to referee violence.
7. Keiji Muto, Kaz Hayashi & MAZADA beat TARU, Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI (13:41) when MAZADA used the Shoda Drop on YASSHI.

AJPW Champion Carnival 4/16/06
Kyoto KBS Hall
1,200 Fans - Super No Vacancy
1. Kaz Hayashi & Nobutaka Araya beat Akira Raijin & Brute Issei (12:33) when Araya used a moonsault press on Raijin.
2. Taiyo Kea & Matt Morgan beat Nobukazu Hirai & Ryuji Hijikata (9:37) when Morgan used the F16 on Hirai.
3. Minoru Suzuki & MAZADA beat Arashi & AKIRA (13:01) when MAZADA used a piledriver on AKIRA.
4. Champion Carnival - Block A: Yutaka Yoshie [4] beat Kohei Suwama [5] (16:06) with the diving body press.
5. Champion Carnival - Block A: Buchanan [2] beat Keiji Muto [5] (11:54) with the Iron Bomb.
6. Champion Carnival - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [6] vs. D-Lo Brown [5] (30:00) ended in a time limit draw.
7. Kensuke Sasaki, Tomoaki Honma & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat TARU, Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI (16:34) when Sasaki used the Northern Light Bomb on YASSHI.

AJPW Champion Carnival 4/13/06
Hyogo Prefectural Budokan
850 Fans
1. Matt Morgan & Buchanan beat Nobukazu Hirai & Akira Raijin (0:42) when Morgan used the F16 on Raijin.
2. Champion Carnival – Block B: D-Lo Brown [4] beat Arashi [2] (4:28) with the Low Down.
3. Minoru Suzuki & MAZADA beat Ryuji Hijikata & Katsuhiko Nakajima (12:22) when Suzuki used a sleeper hold on Hijikata.
4. Champion Carnival – Block A: Kensuke Sasaki [5] beat Yutaka Yoshie [2] (10:35) with a running elbow smash.
5. Champion Carnival – Block A: Keiji Muto [4] vs. Taiyo Kea [5] (30:00) ended in a time limit draw.
6. TARU, Kohei Suwama, Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI beat Satoshi Kojima, Kaz Hayashi, Tomoaki Honma & Brute Issei (15:25) when Suwama used the Last Ride on Brute.

AJPW Champion Carnival 4/12/06
Nagoya International Conference Hall
1,800 Fans - No Vacancy
1. Nobutaka Araya, Nobukazu Hirai & Brute Issei beat Akira Raijin, Ryuji Hijikata & MAZADA (14:15) when Issei used the Brute Bomb on Raijin.
2. Champion Carnival - Block B: Katsuhiko Nakajima [2] beat D-Lo Brown [2] (7:10) with a backslide.
3. Champion Carnival - Block B: Minoru Suzuki [5] beat Matt Morgan [2] (5:13) with a choke sleeper.
4. Champion Carnival - Block A: Kohei Suwama [4] beat Bull Buchanan [0] (17:18) with an ankle lock.
5. Yutaka Yoshie & Arashi beat Keiji Muto & Tomoaki Honma (15:27) when Yoshie used a diving body press on Honma.
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Taiyo Kea [4] beat Kensuke Sasaki [3] (18:35) with a cross-arm scissors lock.
7. Satoshi Kojima, Kaz Hayashi & AKIRA beat TARU, Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI (17:30) when AKIRA used the Musasabi Press on YASSHI.

AJPW Champion Carnival 4/11/06
Kira Messe Numazu - 1,200 Fans
1. Kaz Hayashi, Tomoaki Honma & Brute Issei beat Nobutaka Araya, Nobukazu Hirai & Akira Raijin (12:57) when Honma used a diving body press on Raijin.
2. Champion Carnival - Block B: Matt Morgan [2] beat Katsuhiko Nakajima [0] (5:46) with the F16.
3. Taiyo Kea & D-Lo Brown beat Minoru Suzuki & MAZADA (16:24) when D-Lo used the Low Down on MAZADA.
4. Champion Carnival - Block A: Kensuke Sasaki [3] beat Buchanan [0] (12:20) with the Northern Light Bomb.
5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [5] beat Arashi [2] (11:36) with a lariat.
6. Keiji Muto, Yutaka Yoshie, AKIRA & Ryuji Hijikata beat TARU, Kohei Suwama, Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI (18:20) when Yoshie used a Diving Body Press on YASSHI.

AJPW, 4/9/06 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
2,000 Fans - No Vacancy
1. Masanobu Fuchi, Kaz Hayashi & Ryuji Hijikata beat Nobutaka Araya, Nobukazu Hirai & Kikutaro (9:41) when Hayashi used the Samson Clutch on Kikutaro.
2. Champion Carnival - Block B: Arashi [2] beat Katsuhiko Nakajima [0] (7:18) with a jumping powerbomb.
3. Kensuke Sasaki, Tomoaki Honma & Brute Issei beat AKIRA, NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA (15:11) when Sasaki used a lariat on AKIRA.
4. Taiyo Kea, D-Lo Brown, Buchanan & Matt Morgan beat TARU, Kohei Suwama, Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI (15:37) when Suwama was disqualified for referee violence.
5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [3] vs. Minoru Suzuki [3] (30:00) ended in a time limit draw.
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Keiji Muto [3] beat Yutaka Yoshie [2] (18:22) with the Shining Wizard.

AJPW Champion Carnival 4/8/06
Nagaoka Welfare Hall
2,000 Fans
1. AKIRA, Ryuji Hijikata & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Nobukazu Hirai, Tomoaki Honma & Akira Raijin (15:17) when AKIRA used the Musasabi Press on Raijin.
2. Champion Carnival - Block B: D-Lo Brown [2] beat Matt Morgan [0] (7:32) with an inside cradle.
3. Champion Carnival - Block A: Taiyo Kea [2] beat Buchanan [0] (12:53) with the TKO.
4. TARU, Kohei Suwama, Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI beat Yutaka Yoshie, Arashi, Nobutaka Araya & Brute Issei (15:17) when Suwama used the Last Ride on Brute.
5. Minoru Suzuki & MAZADA beat Satoshi Kojima & Kaz Hayashi (17:52) when MAZADA used the Shoda Drop on Hayashi.
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Keiji Muto [1] VS Kensuke Sasaki [1] (30:00) ended in a time limit draw.


AJPW Champion Carnival 4/7/06 (GAORA TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,700 Fans
1. Masanobu Fuchi beat Kikutaro (2:13) with an inside cradle.
2. Matt Morgan & D-Lo Brown beat Nobutaka Araya & Nobukazu Hirai (4:10) when Morgan used the Mount Morgan Drop on Araya.
3. Kaz Hayashi, NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA beat TARU, Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI (9:08) when MAZADA used the Shoda Drop on YASSHI.
4. Champion Carnival - Block A: Yutaka Yoshie [2] beat Buchanan [0] (12:10) with a diving body press.
5. Champion Carnival - Block B: Minoru Suzuki [2] beat Arashi [0] (4:50) with a trunk bundle sleeper.
6. Champion Carnival - Block A: Kohei Suwama [2] beat Taiyo Kea [0] (10:15) with the Last Ride.
7. Champion Carnival - Block B: Satoshi Kojima [2] beat Katsuhiko Nakajima [0] (9:05) with a short ranged lariat.
8. Keiji Muto, AKIRA & Ryuji Hijikata beat Kensuke Sasaki, Tomoaki Honma & Brute Issei (19:23) when Muto used the Shining Wizard on Honma.