AJPW Unveils 2026 Champion Carnival Participants

The participants are unveiled.

On April 12th, All Japan Pro Wrestling will kick off its 2026 Champion Carnival tournament. The 16 competitors in the tournament have been unveiled.

Those names are listed as follows:

• Rei Saito
• Kento Miyahara (Triple Crown Heavyweight Champion)
• Go Shiozaki
• Hideki Suzuki
• Jun Saito
• Ryuki Honda
• Ren Ayabe
• Yuma Anzai
• Kengo Mashimo
• Daisuke Sekimoto
• Kuma Arashi
• Madoka Kikuta
• XYON
• Oddyssey
• Cyrus
• Talos

The tournament will wrap on May 17th, and the winner will secure a shot at the AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship.