TJPW have announced today that Up Up Girls member Shino Suzuki will be taking a break from all wrestling and idol activities per doctor’s advice. There is currently no timetable for her return.
Pro Wrestling NOAH was in Shinjuku FACE for Monday Magic, with an unfortunate headline coming as the biggest news from the event. Mayu Iwatani, who is in the midst of recovering from injury, appeared to vacate the GHC Women’s Championship.
Aja Kong capped 40 years in professional wrestling on Saturday night, flooring Yuki Kamifuku with a backfist (uraken) to win the main event of her self-produced anniversary show Yume no Utage ~ Dream & Festival at Toyosaki Seaside Park’s Chura SUN Beach. Kong teamed with Hikaru Shida, Kaori Yoneyama, and Ryo Mizunami to defeat Saori Anou, Nagisa Nozaki, VENY, and Kamifuku (with Maya Yukihi cornering) in 20:40 in front of an outdoor crowd ringed by food trucks under the Okinawan sky.
On May 17th, Hideki Suzuki etched his name in the history books after winning All Japan Pro-Wrestling’s Champion Carnival 2026 in front of 3,055 Fans at Ota Ward General Gymnasium.
The third day of block action in the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors took place in the Yoyogi National Gymnasium #2. The wildcard of the tournament, Jun Kasai, earned his first ever BOSJ points in a violent clash with TMDK’s Kosei Fujita.
On May 17th, Naomichi Marufuji had his first defense of the GHC National Championship taking on TEAM 2000X’s Tadasuke in the main event of NOAH LETHAL ODYSSEY TOUR 2026 in Nagoya.
STARDOM President Taro Okada took a moment in Korakuen Hall to announce the joshi promotion’s newest partnership. They have teamed up with American promotion Major League Wrestling, with STARDOM stars set to compete for them in June.
STARDOM stopped in Korakuen Hall for their final event ahead of QUEENS DYNASTY on May 23rd. While the final preview matches took place across the card, Maki Itoh challenged Sayaka Kurara to one more contest before they clash for the World of Stardom Championship.
Pro Wrestling ZERO1’s Fire Festival 2026 begins on June 13th at Shin-Kiba 1stRING, with a big rematch between Hayabusa and Katsuhiko Nakajima set for the opening night.
NJPW and the Best of the Super Juniors took over the Esforta Arena Hachioji for the second day of tournament action. Since the announcement of his involvement, NJPW fans have been eager to see how Jun Kasai would mesh with the field, with his opening match with Titan demonstrating his violent tendencies.
