All Participants Revealed For ZERO1’s 2026 Tenkaichi Junior Tournament

By: Ian McCord

On August 24th, Pro Wrestling ZERO1’s Yuki Toki was revealed as the 10th and final participant for the promotion’s 2026 Tenkaichi Junior Tournament, which is set to begin in less than a month’s time.

The 22nd Junior heavyweight tournament will be contested under a single-elimination format and will kick off on September 21st at the ZERO1 Dojo. The second round on September 26th and semifinals on October 3rd will take place at Tokyo Square in Itabashi, with the finals taking place on October 10th at Shin-Kiba 1stRING.

Here are all the participants for ZERO1’s 2026 Tenkaichi Junior Tournament:

• Vent Vert Jack
• Naruki Doi
• Sho Mizuno
• Reiya Igarashi
• Takuya Sugawara
• Hide Kubota
• Kosuke Sato
• Bryan Ishizaka
• Seigo Tachibana
• Yuki Toki

The first-ever Tenkaichi Junior Tournament took place in 2002 and was won by Wataru Sakata. Some past winners include Masato Tanaka, Munenori Sawa, Jonathan Gresham, and Fuminori Abe. Most recently in 2025, the tournament was won by freelancer VENY.

2026 Tenkaichi Junior Tournament festivities will begin on September 21st at the ZERO1 Dojo, with the champion being crowned on October 10th at Shin-Kiba 1stRING.