On April 26th, STARDOM will present its next major event ALL STAR GRAND QUEENDOM 2026 at the Yokohama Arena. The main event will see the World of STARDOM Champion Saya Kamitani defend the title against Sakaya Kurara.
The 1st UNIVERSE CUP is set to continue at UNIVERSE MAGIC 2026 on April 6th at Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo. In one of the semi-final matches, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Naomichi Marufuji is scheduled to take on ZERO1’s Hayabusa.
TJPW were in Fukuoka, an event that acted as a homecoming for Miyu Yamashita. After scoring the win in the main event, Yamashita took the microphone and made a tearful tribute to her late mentor.
It was an emotional event in Korakuen Hall as DDT held a retirement ceremony for Kazusada Higuchi. Fans and wrestlers alike were left in tears as Higuchi closed the book on his storied career, as well as the final match for his stable, Harimao.
Pro Wrestling NOAH superstar Kaito Kiyomiya fired a shot back at Tetsuya Naito over comments he made regarding the drawing power of some of NOAH’s top stars.
Tetsuya Naito is apparently enjoying his time in Pro Wrestling NOAH. The former NJPW superstar and now freelancer made his debut for NOAH back on Jan. 1st at NOAH The New Year 2026 as he and fellow LOS TRANQUILOS de JAPON unit member BUSHI defeated KENOH & Naomichi Marufuji for the GHC Tag Team Championship.
TJPW headed to Fukuchiyama as the first show after GRAND PRINCESS, the hometown of Mifu Ashida. The wrestling cheerleader was in the main event, teaming with the promotion’s new top champion, Yuki Arai.
After drip-feeding the entrants over the past few days, NJPW have now revealed the full lineup for Best of the Super Juniors 33. As well as seasoned tournament veterans, a number of competitors make their BOSJ debut, including names brought in from outside NJPW.
On April 3rd at ZERO1’s 25th Anniversary event, 11 participants were announced for this year’s Fire Festival tournament. Katsuhiko Nakajima would make a surprise appearance at the event to announce his participation in the promotions yearly round-robin competition.
Callum Newman has reached the pinnacle of NJPW, defeating Yota Tsuji to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. United Empire stood tall at the end of Sakura Genesis, proudly gathered around their newly minted world champion.
