The All Star Junior Festival, featuring wrestlers from over 20 promotions, took place earlier on Wednesday.
The show was organized by New Japan Pro Wrestling, and was produced by NJPW talent Hiromu Takahashi, who also competed in the six-man main card opener.
The pay-per-view showcased talent from, among others, New Japan Pro Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, CMLL, Pro Wrestling NOAH, DDT Pro-Wrestling, Dragon Gate, and GLEAT.
A portion of the proceeds from the PPV will be donated in support of Shinjiro Otani, who suffered partial paralysis after a spinal injury in April 2022.
Jushin “Thunder” Liger made a surprise appearance to read a message from Otani.
Rocky Romero also appeared, saying he wants to bring the All Star Junior Festival to the United States.
ジュニア最高！
#ASJF2023 pic.twitter.com/k4llUq6XBx— 高橋ヒロム / Hiromu Takahashi (@TIMEBOMB1105) March 1, 2023
Full results from Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
- Pre-show: YOH (NJPW), Soma Watanabe (GLEAT) & Kazuma Sumi (DDT) def. Fuminori Abe (DDT), Akira Jumonji (JTO) & Ryo Hoshino (Zero1)
- Hiromu Takahashi (NJPW), AMAKUSA (NOAH) & Fujita Hayato (Michinoku Pro) def. HAYATA (NOAH), YAMATO (Dragon Gate) & Kazuki Hashimoto (BJW)
- Mao (DDT) & Isami Kodaka (Basara) def. SHO (NJPW) & Onyro (666 Pro)
- Shinjiro Otami Support Match: Yoshinobu Kanemaru (NJPW) & Taka Michinoku (JTO), Tatsuhito Takaiwa (Free), Jun Kasai (Freedom Pro) & Minoru Tanaka (GLEAT) def. Musashi (Michinoku Pro), Shoki Kitamura (Zero1), LEONA (Dradition), Chicarito (2AW) & Kota Sekifuda (BJW)
- Hikaru Sato (Pancrase Mission/AJPW), Ryusuke Taguchi (NJPW) & Yumehito Imanari (Ganbare Pro) def. The Great Sasuke (Michinoku Pro), Tigers Mask (Osaka Pro) & Batten Burabura (Kyushu Pro)
- Triple Threat Tag Team Match: El Desperado (NJPW) & Volador Jr (CMLL) def. Yuki Ueno (DDT) & El Lindaman (GLEAT), DOUKI (NJPW) & HANAOKA (Secret Base)
- Mistico (CMLL), Billy Ken Kid (Osaka Pro), Alejandro (NOAH) & Gurukun Mask (Ryukyu Dragon) def. BUSHI (NJPW), Dragon Kid (Dragon Gate), Atlantis Jr (CMLL) & Black Menso-re (AJPW)
- CIMA (GLEAT) def. Kazuki Hirata (DDT)
- Fatal Five-Way Match: Taiji Ishimori (NJPW) def. Ninja Mack (NOAH), YO-HEY (NOAH), Soberano Jr (CMLL) & Shun Skywalker (Dragon Gate)
- Main Event: Master Wato (NJPW) def. Atsuki Aoyagi (AJPW)
