AJPW 1st Champion Carnival (Night 17)

 took place in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi. The event took place on April 14, 1973. It was an event put on by All Japan Pro Wrestling.

Results

 * Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
 * (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
 * Singles Match: Akio Sato vs. Mitsuo Momota - Time Limit Draw (15:00)
 * Singles Match: Samson Kutsuwada defeats Munenori Higo (13:21)
 * Singles Match: Motoshi Okuma defeats Baron Scicluna (13:24)
 * Tag Team Match: Caripus Hurricane & Mad Russian defeat Masio Koma & Matty Suzuki (16:46)
 * Champion Carnival 1973 Semi Final Match: Mark Lewin defeats The Destroyer (20:44)
 * Singles Match: Thunder Sugiyama defeats Moose Morowski (18:28)
 * Tag Team Best Two Out Of Three Falls Match: Giant Baba & Hiro Matsuda defeat Antonio Pugliese & Curtis Iaukea [2:1] (14:40)
 * Matsuda defeated Pugliese (9:13)
 * Iaukea defeated Matsuda (11:58)
 * Giant Baba defeated Iaukea (14:40)