The STARDOM 5★STAR GP was back in Korakuen Hall, with two lots of knockout rounds to decide the semi-finalists for this year’s tournament. The field was narrowed to the final four, Starlight Kid, Suzu Suzuki, Maika and Rina.
Back in Sept. 2023, Ryohei Oiwa left New Japan Pro-Wrestling to begin his excursion within the confines of Pro Wrestling NOAH.
On September 9th at NJPW Road to Destruction, fans will get to see Yushin Hatazawa in action for the first time as he begins his journey to make his mark within the promotion.
Shingo Takagi has laid out the challenge for some NJPW x AEW cross-promotional warfare at Destruction in Kobe. Looking to settle some scores, Takagi made it clear that he wants Claudio Castagnoli to face him in Kobe.
On August 17th, Pro Wrestling ZERO1 announced that Masato Tanaka is scheduled to be out of action following the promotion’s August 30th event in Yamanashi to undergo surgery for bilateral cubital tunnel syndrome.
NJPW is set to tour Japan’s northern major island in the build up to Destruction in Kobe. The biggest highlight of the tour is set to be YOH making his second defence of the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title against Taiji Ishimori.
With the G1 Climax complete, NJPW is looking ahead to their next big event, Destruction in Kobe on September 27th. The show is set to be headlined by Hirooki Goto challenging Yota Tsuji for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, with more titles and grudge matches also confirmed.
On August 16th, Pro Wrestling NOAH star Kaito Kiyomiya took to social media following former partner Ryohei Oiwa’s G1 Climax 36 victory to share a cryptic message ahead of his participation in this year’s N-1 VICTORY tournament.
On Aug. 16th, the “MARIGOLD BURNING DESIRE 2026” tour continued in Shibuya as the promotion invaded the Shibuya Ward Sports Center. The main event was a big six woman tag team bout that featured a number of current Marigold Champions.
At the Aug. 16th G1 Climax 36 Finals event, United Empire’s Callum Newman, HENARE & Great-O-Khan defeated the Unbound Co. trio of Yuto-Ice, OSKAR & Daiki Nagai. After the bout, Newman proceeded to attack Nagai which prompted Gedo to intervene. Gedo told Newman he had someone who could fix his attitude.
