Matches Revealed For ZERO1 Fire Festival 2026

By: Ian McCord

Pro Wrestling ZERO1 has revealed the full match lineup for the 2026 Fire Festival round-robin tournament, which is set to kick off on June 13th and conclude on August 7th.

Here is the full schedule and official matches for ZERO1’s Fire Festival 2026:

June 13 – Shin-kiba 1st RING

• Block A: Masato Tanaka vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan
• Block A: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Ryunosuke Nagai
• Block B: Hayabusa vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
• Block B: Tsugutaka Sato vs. Koji Doi

June 21 – Juroku Plaza Hall

• Block A: Junya Matsunaga vs. Kumaarashi
• Block B: Daichi Hashimoto vs. Chris Vice

June 28 – Shin-kiba 1st RING

• Block A: Masato Tanaka vs. Kumaarashi
• Block A: Junya Matsunaga vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan

July 4 – Azalea Taisho Hall 

• Block A: Junya Matsunaga vs. Ryunosuke Nagai
• Block A: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Kumaarashi
• Block B: Chris Vice vs. Katsuhiko Nakajima
• Block B: Hayabusa vs. Koji Doi

July 5 – KBS Hall

• Block A: Masato Tanaka vs. Shuji Ishikawa
• Block A: Kumaarashi vs. Ryunosuke Nagai
• Block B: Daichi Hashimoto vs. Koji Doi
• Block B: Chris Vice vs. Tsugutaka Sato

July 11 – TOKYO SQUARE in Itabashi

• Block A: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan vs. Ryunosuke Nagai
• Block B: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Daichi Hashimoto
• Block B: Hayabusa vs. Tsugutaka Sato
• Block B: Chris Vice vs. Koji Doi

July 18 – Shin-kiba 1st RING 

• Block A: Junya Matsunaga vs. Shuji Ishikawa
• Block A: Kuroshio TOKYO Japan vs. Kumaarashi
• Block B: Daichi Hashimoto vs. Tsugutaka Sato

July 25 – Yokohama Radiant Hall

• Block A: Masato Tanaka vs. Ryunosuke Nagai
• Block B: Hayabusa vs. Daichi Hashimoto
• Block B: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Koji Doi

July 26 – Urayasu Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay

• Block A: Junya Matsunaga vs. Masato Tanaka
• Block A: Shuji Ishikawa vs. Kuroshio TOKYO Japan
• Block B: Hayabusa vs. Chris Vice
• Block B: Katsuhiko Nakajima vs. Tsugutaka Sato

August 7 – Korakuen Hall 

• Fire Festival 2026 Championship Match: Block A Winner vs. Block B Winner

There are some exciting rematches set to take place in this year’s Fire Festival. Hayabusa will have the chance to avenge his loss to Katsuhiko Nakajima when the two battle on the opening night of the tournament on June 13th, and Masato Tanaka will get the opportunity to face the man who beat him for the ZERO1 World Heavyweight Championship, Junya Matsunaga, on July 26th.

As per tradition, the winner of the 2026 Fire Festival will receive the ceremonial Fire Sword.