On April 25th, Utami Hayashishita presented the pro-wrestling world with a surprise announcement as she revealed she would be leaving Marigold.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling will be without the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion DOUKI for the remainder of the DONTAKU tour which concludes on May 4th.
Punches were thrown and tables were broken on April 28th as literal mayhem ensued at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s press conference for SPRING MAYHEM RYOGOKU 2026.
Big Japan Pro-Wrestling held its BIG JAPAN 31 BEYOND THE SURVIVOR event on April 29th at the Yokohama Budokan with a crowd of 1,255 fans in attendance.
The Road to Wrestling Dontaku stopped off at the Saga Arena on April 29th for NJPW Wrestling Hizen no Kuni. There were 1,058 fans in attendance to see Tiger Mask challenge DOUKI for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship in a Lumberjack match.
Maki Itoh A.K.A. “The Cutest Wrestler In The World” officially became a member of the STARDOM roster back on Jan. 10th. Not long after her debut match on Jan. 11th, Itoh formed an alliance with rising star Kikyo Furusawa.
On April 26th, COSMIC ANGELS unit member Sayaka Kurara shocked the pro-wrestling world when she ended the 483 day World of STARDOM Championship reign of Saya Kamitani.
In January of 2025, Pro Wrestling ZERO1 announced their plans to reintroduce one of the most beloved characters back into the world of puroresu, The Phoenix, Hayabusa.
The momentum STARDOM has been enjoying over the past year appears to be a speeding train with no intention of slowing down. On April 26th, STARDOM set an attendance record for the promotion as 8,015 fans filled the Yokohama Arena for ALL STAR GRAND QUEENDOM 2026.
The IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, Yota Tsuji, is set to make his next defense of the title on May 3rd against AEW star Andrade El Idolo on the first night of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestling Dontaku 2026.
