AJPW Dream Power Series 2026 - Korakuen Hall - WrestleFile Historical Verdict

Hideki Suzuki and Yuma Aoyagi wrestled to a 15:00 time-limit draw in the March 15 Korakuen pre-show singles match. All Japan's official card records the result without a pinfall, submission or disqualification, so neither wrestler can be presented as a winner. Aoyagi's return to the ring was an important element of the presentation, but the unresolved score made the contest different from the elimination and championship outcomes later in the evening. Preserving two participant sides is useful for wrestler discovery; preserving the neutral result is equally important for accurate match history. The bout belongs to the existing major-event card, not to an additional event or separate chronology.

MAZADA beat Shota Kofuji with a small-package pin in 6:53 at the March 15 Korakuen card. Kofuji started with a slap and quick headscissors before MAZADA slowed the match, left the ring and drove the younger opponent into the guardrail when he followed. Kofuji later returned with a running elbow, crossbody and missile dropkick, then tried a fisherman's suplex. MAZADA survived the near fall and caught the follow-up attempt with the sudden cradle.

The original AJPW report described MAZADA as a veteran guest returning after an absence. Kofuji had sought his first singles victory over an established senior wrestler, but the finish illustrated the experience gap more clearly than an anonymous undercard loss. No junior tournament bracket spot or championship changed hands; this was a short singles match with a precisely documented pin.

Shotaro Ashino submitted Hokuto Omori with an ankle lock in 10:44, securing the eight-man victory for HAVOC teammates Go Shiozaki, Xyon and Oddyssey against Omori, Naruki Doi, Kota Sekifuda and Toshiyuki Sakuda. Omori's makeshift group fought back after HAVOC controlled the ringside exchanges. Doi, Sekifuda and Sakuda hit dives, and Omori rallied against Ashino with strikes and an RKO. Their coordinated Hokuto-gun Special even connected before HAVOC recovered.

With Xyon and Oddyssey clearing Omori's partners, Ashino attacked Omori with a back suplex and then applied the ankle lock for the recorded submission. This is Ashino over Omori, not a generic HAVOC pinfall. The postmatch faction banter pointed toward Champion Carnival identities, but the March 15 eight-person match itself carried no tournament block points or title change.

Kumaarashi, Daisuke Sekimoto, Masayuki Kono and Seigo Tachibana defeated Kento Miyahara, Ryuki Honda, Yuma Anzai and MUSASHI in 11:49 on March 15. All Japan lists a crossbody and pin as the finish for the winning quartet, which included Miyahara's next Triple Crown challenger Kumaarashi. The result made the earlier GAORA TV title switch part of the heavyweight championship buildup: Kumaarashi had won the secondary belt at Ota Ward and now led a winning team opposite the Triple Crown champion. Tachibana's participation also maintained the junior-title story on the same show as the Zennichi Junior Tag semifinals. This was a team preview, not a Triple Crown defense.

The first Zennichi Junior Tag Festival semifinal on March 15 at Korakuen Hall settled a genuine tournament advancement question. Ryo Inoue and Mochizuki Jr., competing as LOVE & UGLY, defeated Dan Tamura and Hikaru Sato in 15:53 after a buzzsaw kick and pin. Tamura and Sato had survived their opening round at Ota Ward, so this result removed a credible pairing rather than granting an uncontested final berth. The official All Japan card placed the semifinal immediately before the other deciding match, making both outcomes essential to understanding the March 20 final. LOVE & UGLY's progression also paid off the duo's tournament identity announced after their earlier victory over Naruki Doi and Senor Saito.

Atsuki Aoyagi and Rising HAYATO advanced to the Zennichi Junior Tag Festival final by beating Seiki Yoshioka and Yuya Susumu in 18:34 at Korakuen Hall on March 15. All Japan's official results record the finish as Sid Vicious followed by a pin, and identify the match as the second semifinal rather than a non-tournament tag. Aoyagi and HAYATO had scored a standout first-round main-event victory over Fuminori Abe and Seigo Tachibana in February. Reaching the final confirmed that earlier result was the beginning of a sustained tournament run, not an isolated headline. The result created the advertised final against LOVE & UGLY, who had qualified in the preceding match.

The Saito Brothers entered the March 15 Korakuen main event trying to complete their return together with a World Tag Team Championship victory. The attempt failed. Ren Ayabe and Talos retained against Jun and Rei Saito in 19:58 with Death Roulette and a pin, which All Japan lists as the 103rd champions' third successful defense. This was a distinct test from the February 23 challenge by Suwama and Hideki Suzuki: the reunion gave the challengers emotional momentum, but the defending team still produced the finish. With both junior tag semifinal winners decided earlier on the card, the match stood as the show's final championship result and confirmed the Titans of Calamity's reign would continue into spring.