AJPW 2/12 Results

All Japan Pro Wrestling “2016 Excite Series ~ Jr. BATTLE OF GLORY”, 2/12/2016 [Fri] 19:00 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

(1) A BLOCK: SUSHI vs. Soma Takao
◆Winner: Soma (8:56) via counter pin-fall.
~ Soma [1 win = 2 points]
~ SUSHI [1 loss = 0 points]

(2) B BLOCK: Ryuji Hijikata vs. Kazuki Hashimoto
◆Winner: Kazuki (12:02) with a Dojime Sleeper Hold.
~ Kazuki [1 win = 2 points]
~ Hijikata [1 loss = 0 points]

(3) A BLOCK: Hikaru Sato vs. Atsushi Maruyama
◆Winner: Hikaru (12:51) with a Modified Cross Armbar.
~ Hikaru [1 win = 2 points]
~ Maruayama [1 loss = 0 points]

(4) B BLOCK: Atsushi Aoki vs. Takeshi Minamino
◆Winner: No Contest (5:01) Double Ring Out.
~ Aoki [1 R-O = 0 points]
~ Minamino [1 R-O = 0 points]



~ All Japan also announced that they will be returning to Okinawa on 3/21.
~ A Triple Crown title match will be scheduled.
~ Daichi Hashimoto will be competing in the Match tour, this will mark the first time he is back in All Japan in 5 years. Deathmatch wrestler and shoot fighter Masashi Takeda will be competing as well.
~ The March tour will also feature Super Tiger competing, previously announced, in which he will be teaming with Jun Akiyama.


(5) Jake Lee vs. Naoya Nomura
◆Winner: Lee (9:36) following a High Angle Backdrop.

(6) Jun Akiyama, Takao Omori & Masanobu Fuchi vs. Shuji Ishikawa, Ultimo Dragon & Shigehiro Irie
◆Winner: Dragon (13:51) with a La Magistral on Fuchi.

(7) GAORA TV Championship Match: [7th Champion] Yohei Nakajima vs. [Challenger] Yuma Aoyagi
◆Winner: Yohei (12:57) following a Jumping Spin Kick.
~ 2nd successful title defense.
~ SUSHI came out to challenge the champion following the match.
~ Yohei did not look to have given him an answer. (Probably given that SUSHI lost today.)

(8) Triple Crown Championship Decision Match: Kento Miyahara vs. Zeus
◆Winner: Miyahara (23:20) with the Shutdown style German Suplex Hold.
~ Miyahara becomes the 55th generation champion.
~ Miyahara becomes the youngest Triple Crown Champion in history at 26 years old, he turns 27 at the end of the month.
~ Takao Omori came to challenge the new champion for his first defense.
~ Miyahara declared that he is not aiming to achieve the glory of the past but to create something new for this generation right now.