We are nine days away from the official start of the All Japan Pro-Wrestling Champion Carnival 2026 tournament. Ahead of the prestigious tournament, AJPW held its ZENNICHI SPRING FAN FESTIVAL 2026 ~ ROAD TO CHAMPION CARNIVAL event on April 3rd at a sold out Shin-Kiba 1st RING in Tokyo.
On March 31st, long time Dragongate star Dragon Dia announced on X that he will be departing the promotion effective April 1st. Dia indicated that he and Dragongate had repeated discussions and the decision was made that it would be best for both parties to go separate ways.
Tiger Mask IV has announced that he is set to retire later this year. However, he is not riding off into the sunset just yet, declaring his intention to challenge for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship one more time.
NJPW had their final stop before Sakura Genesis, with a pair of title matches in the junior division topping the card. Taking place in Korakuen Hall, that division’s status quo remained in tact as DOUKI and Unbound Co. held onto their hardware.
At Pro Wrestling NOAH’s LEGACY RISE 2026 on April 1st in Korakuen Hall, TEAM 2000X’s Yoshi Tatsu made a bold claim about the future of the GHC Heavyweight Championship.
Pro Wrestling NOAH superstar KENOH has been feuding with former NJPW superstar Tetsuya Naito on and off for the past few years.
Marigold megastar Maya Iwatani will be forced to miss some in-ring action due to an ankle injury as announced by promotion today.
Pro Wrestling NOAH returned to Korakuen Hall on April 1st for their LEGACY RISE 2026 event with 1,012 fans in attendance. Former GHC Jr. Tag Team Champions Daga and Daiki Odashima faced off in the semi-main event in a match that was advertised to fans as THE LAST LESSON, a singles match between mentor and student.
NJPW are on the road to Sakura Genesis, making a stop in Saku. Shingo Takagi stood tall at the end of the night, and alluded to some world championship aspirations.
STARDOM are set to join the litany of wrestling promotions descending on Las Vegas later this month. Some big matches have been announced for STARDOM American Dream, including Saya Iida challenging Alex Windsor for the NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship.
