Junya Matsunaga vs. Kuma Arashi Ends in Time Limit Draw on Day 2 of ZERO1’s Fire Festival 2026

By: Ian McCord

Pro Wrestling ZERO1’s Fire Festival 2026 continued on June 21st at the Gifu Juroku Plaza, with ZERO1 World Heavyweight Champion Junya Matsunaga taking on Kuma Arashi on the tournament’s second day.

Block A’s Junya Matsunaga and Kuma Arashi battled in the main event in Gifu, with both wrestlers determined to walk away with points on the board, refusing to leave the event empty handed. In a way both got their wish, with the match hitting its 30 minute time limit, causing the match to end in a draw. Both wrestlers were awarded 1 point for their efforts.

After the event, Kuma Arashi took to social media to give props to Matsunaga and also claim that from this point forward he plans to win the rest of his tournament matches and go on to claim the Fire Festival Sword.

From Kuma Arashi:

“The first official match ended in a draw. Junya Matsunaga! I’ve definitely taken note of you. From here on out, we’re going to win every single match and secure our spot in the finals! And I, Kuma Arashi, will be the one to claim the Fire Festival Sword! Don’t take your eyes off Kuma Arashi!!!”

(English Translation via DeepL)

Matsunaga and Arashi weren’t the only ones who ended the day with 1 point. Elsewhere on the card, Block B’s Yuko Miyamoto and Daichi Hashimoto tournament match ended in a double countout in just under 15 minutes, resulting in both wrestlers receiving 1 point.

ZERO1’s Fire Festival 2026 returns on June 28th at Shin-Kiba 1stRING with 2 Block A matches including, Masato Tanaka vs. Kuma Arashi and Junya Matsunaga vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan scheduled for the event.

Here are the full results from ZERO1’s Fire Festival Day 2 on June 21st courtesy of purolove.com:

• ZERO1 vs. Yanagase Pro-Wrestling: Bryan Ishizaka defeats Lowther (9:25) with a Santo Niño.
• Takuya Sugawara & Kouki Iwasaki defeat Katsuhiko Nakajima & Naoya Murata (9:48) after Iwasaki hits a Texas Clover Hold on Murata.
• ZERO1 vs. Yanagase Pro-Wrestling: Hide Kubota, Jack Kennedy, and Kenta Kosugi defeat Masato Tanaka, Hayabusa, and Yuki Toki (16:20) following a Perfect Combustion by Kosugi on Toki.
• Fire Festival – Block B: Yuko Miyamoto vs. Daichi Hashimoto – Double Countout (14:42).
• Fire Festival – Block A: Junya Matsunaga [1] vs. Kuma Arashi [1] – Time Limit Draw (30:00).

Fire Festival Standings:

Block A:

• Masato Tanaka [2]
• Shuji Ishikawa [2]
• Junya Matsunaga [1]
• Kuma Arashi [1]
• Ryunosuke Nagai [0]
• Kuroshio TOKYO Japan [0]

Block B:

• Hayabusa [2]
• Koji Doi [2]
• Yuko Miyamoto [1]
• Daichi Hashimoto [1]
• Katsuhiko Nakajima [0]
• Tsugataka Sato [0]