On Aug. 23rd, Rina defeated Starlight Kid to win the prestigious STARDOM 5★STAR GP tournament. At only 19 years old, Rina became the youngest competitor to ever win the tournament.
At Pro Wrestling NOAH’s KAWASAKI SUMMER VOYAGE 2026 on August 23rd, GHC200 Champion HAYATA secured his first defense of the new championship against Katsumi Inahata.
The Pro Wrestling NOAH N-1 VICTORY 2026 tournament is set to get underway on Sept. 12 at Korakuen Hall and run through Oct 4th.
On August 23rd, Manabu Soya and Yuki Iino defeated Yoshiki Inamura and Kazuyuki Fujita to secure their second defense of the GHC Tag Team titles at NOAH’s KAWASAKI SUMMER VOYAGE 2026. With all four combatants competing in NOAH’s N-1 VICTORY 2026, the match served as a preview for this year’s tournament.
Yota Tsuji has been representing NJPW across Southeast Asia, appearing at Vietnam Pro Wrestling and hosting a training seminar. At VPW The Rumble, Tsuji invited one of their top stars, Ares, to the NJPW Dojo.
The All Japan Pro-Wrestling Zennichi Jr. Festival 2026 Tournament rolled on as SUMMER ACTION WARS 2026 tour landed in Kurume on Aug. 23rd. AJPW welcomed a crowd of 539 fans to the Jibasan Kurume for the event.
After weeks of competition, the STARDOM 5★STAR GP culminated in the Ryogoku Kokugikan. Of the four women that entered the final day in contention, Rina rose above the rest to win the whole thing, becoming the youngest to ever do so.
TJPW were back in Korakuen Hall for the grand final of this year’s Tokyo Princess Cup tournament. After just over a month of competition, the International Princess Champion, Suzume, emerged as the victor, holding the trophy aloft.
On Aug. 23rd, Pro Wrestling NOAH presented its latest event, “KAWASAKI SUMMER VOYAGE 2026” at the Culttz Kawasaki with a crowd of 1,575 in attendance.
On August 9th, Marigold superstar and current Superfly Champion Mayu Iwatani made her return to in-ring action at MARIGOLD SUMMER DESTINY 2026 after being out with an injury for four months.
