AJPW Champion Carnival Finals 4/16/06 results

Kensuke Sasaki won the 2006 Champion Carnival defeating Matt Morgan in the finals today. To get to the finals, Sasaki had to survive a brutal battle against Satoshi Kojima before taking on the giant gaijin Morgan. Morgan himself pulled a big upset defeating Keiji Mutoh in the semi finals to get to the finals. AJPW Champion Carnival – 4/16/06 Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2 Arashi & Nobukazu Hirai beat Nobutaka Araya & Kikutaro in 22’30 when Arashi pinned Kikutaro with a frog splash. 70% Masanobu Fuchi & AKIRA beat Kaz Hayashi & Katsuhiko Nakajima in 26’44 when Fuchi pinned Nakajima with a backdrop. 89% Champion Carnival - Semi-Final: Matt Morgan beat Keiji Mutoh in 11’50 with a chokeslam. 75% Champion Carnival - Semi-Final: Kensuke Sasaki beat Satoshi Kojima in 19’17 with a powerbomb. 86% Taiyo Kea & D-Lo Brown beat TARU & “brother” YASSHI in 18’50 when D-Lo pinned TARU with a Lo-Down. 70% AJPW Jr. Title: Shuji Kondo beat Ryuji Hijikata in 16’50 with a King Kong Lariat. 82% Champion Carnival - Final: Kensuke Sasaki beat Matt Morgan in 14’22 with a Northern Lights Bomb. 77%