After failing to make it out of the block stage in the G1 Climax, Shingo Takagi blamed his poor run on AEW’s Claudio Castagnoli and challenged him to a match at NJPW Destruction in Kobe. On the ‘Road to’ event in Korakuen Hall, Takagi got his answer from the Death Riders’ ‘Emissary of Violence’.
On September 18th, Chris Ridgeway and Drew Parker will be returning to GLEAT as a unit under the banner North x Wales Strong. The duo is set to challenge for the G-INFINITY Championship at Underground Pro Wrestling 1st Season Episode 5 at Basement Monstar Oji in Tokyo.
The fifth installment of TAKAYAMANIA EMPIRE took place at the soon to be renovated Korakuen Hall on September 7th, with El Desperado reuniting with his former mentor, Minoru Suzuki, in the main event.
STARDOM TO THE WORLD is on the horizon, with a main event of Suzu Suzuki defending the World of Stardom Championship against Natsuko Tora. As well as other major title matches, the full card for the event on September 12th has been confirmed.
Former longtime New Japan Pro-Wrestling superstar Hiromu Takahashi made his WWE debut in Aug. 2026 and aligned himself with Shinsuke Nakamura. Takahashi underwent a name change is is now known as KYOKI while competing for the WWE.
With the STARDOM 5★STAR GP in the books, the joshi promotion were back with an event in Korakuen Hall. As well as an action-packed card, STARDOM handed out the tournament awards to those who impressed over the summer.
Maki Itoh has been attempting to make her “Itoh Respect Army” an official unit with STARDOM since May 2026. Back in July, the “Itoh Respect Army”, which consists of Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa & Rian, ambushed STARDOM President Taro Okada in his office with signs reading “Make Itoh Respect Army An Official Unit”
On September 5th, Pro Wrestling ZERO1 returned to TOKYO SQUARE in Itabashi, where a new member of the roster was added in the form of Koji Doi.
Top teams from two joshi promotions are on course to collide in London on October 2nd. At Pro Wrestling EVE’s Global Thunder Queens Attack, Sendai Girls’s Anita Vaughan and Safire Reed will face off with ChocoPro’s Mei Suruga and Emi Sakura.
On Aug. 16th, New Japan Pro-Wrestling saw the return of a powerhouse superstar as Jeff Cobb made an appearance in the promotion for over a year. Cobb’s had left NJPW was back in April 2025 to join the WWE where he wrestled under the name JC Mateo as part of The Bloodline.
