Itoh Respect Army faction member Rian has been struggling throughout the tournament. The 21 year old rising star has competed in five STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026 matches and has lost them all.

STARDOM took the 5★STAR GP back to Korakuen Hall for the ninth leg of the tournament. In the main event, Saya Kamitani and Momo Watanabe finally met in the ring after the tensions have been brewing since the latter’s return to action.

On August 9th, Shane Haste will defend the GHC Heavyweight Championship in what may be the most high-profile match of his 20 plus year career when he takes on Tetsuya Naito at NOAH’s LEGACY RISE 2026.

The New Japan Pro-Wrestling G1 Climax 36 tournament continued on Aug. 2nd at the Fukuoka International Center with an announced crowd of 2,306 in attendance.

All Japan Pro Wrestling presented its “ALL JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING FESTIVAL 2026” on Aug 2nd as a sold out crowd of 880 fans packed the Tokyo Dome Tachikawa Tachihi arena for the event.

The MARIGOLD BURNING DESIRE 2026 tour continued on Aug. 2nd as an announced crowd of 422 fans filled the Arcrea Himeji for the event.

The STARDOM 5★STAR GP 2026 rolled on as the tournament hit Utsunomiya at the Light Cube Utsunomiya Grand Hall with another sold out crowd on hand for the event.

On Aug. 1st, Sendai Girls Pro-Wrestling invaded Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo with a sold out crowd on hand for the event. The featured bout saw the Sendai Girls World Champion Chihiro Hashimoto face the Sendai Girls Junior Champion Spike Nishimura in a non-title encounter.

NJPW took the G1 Climax to Hiroshima for the tenth day of action, focusing on the A Block. While the rest of the pack tried to catch up, Konosuke Takeshita asserted his place at the top of the leaderboard with a statement win over Hirooki Goto.

On Aug. 1st, the MARIGOLD BURNING DESIRE 2026 tour continued with a stop in Hiroshima at the Hiroshima City Industrial Exhibition Hall East Building with over 200 fans in attendance for the event.