Very very excited to hear that this was a good Carnival. Saw a good deal of the 2016 CC and while it did have a couple great little matches, it was a little lackluster. 2018 sounds fantastic and I'm going to check it out.

Yeah, this has been a really great CC. I started out cherry picking about 7-8 matches that I wanted to see and then, be satisfied. However, I just keep watching more and more. Shingo is killing it, Zeus has improved so much that I might try and watch all of his matches (simple but effective matches), KAI is a great addition, and Marufuji is seemingly having a great match every time.

 

The big guys like SUWAMA & Akiyama are still bringing it too. I've got to see more Hino & Ishikawa.

 

Not going to watch every match but, yeah this blows the last Carnival I saw outta the water.

Shuji-Shingo is definitely match of the tournament.

I agree! The 04/21 & 04/29 shows were extremely good with a couple ****+ matches each. If anyone wants to cherry pick a couple shows/matches, I would recommend those two then, the final. The 29th & Final were both a Korakuen so, the atmosphere is great. IIRC they looked like capacity crowds which bodes well for the future of AJPW.

Yep, reports showed that attendance was up from last year's CC.