Back on Jan. 10th, the pro-wrestling world was given an unexpected surprise when freelancer star Maki Itoh appeared at a STARDOM event to announce that she has joined the promotion as a full time competitor.
TJPW arrived in Aioi Hall for their next step towards GRAND PRINCESS. Miu Watanabe and Yuki Arai clashed in tag team action, with Watanabe earning a statement win ahead of their Princess of Princess Championship match.
On Feb. 28th, the Dragon Gate GLORIOUS GATE 2026 tour kicked off with an event at the EDION Arena Osaka #2.
STARDOM were back in Korakuen Hall to round off an eventful February in the promotion. At the top of the card, Konami defended the Wonder of Stardom title against Hina, and managed to secure a successful 4th defence.
NJPW made their first trip to the United States this year for The New Beginning USA in Trenton, New Jersey. There was plenty of gold on the line throughout the card, with Yota Tsuji and Syuri hanging onto their titles in the top two matches.
When Marvelous superstar Takumi Iroha formed a tag team with freelancer superstar Sareee, fans knew they would be a incredible team and a true force in the world of professional wrestling.
STARDOM wants to keep their momentum overseas and they will return to Las Vegas, Nevada, one year later to celebrate an event during Wrestlemania week in 2026. STARDOM AMERICAN DREAM 2026 in Las Vegas has been confirmed to be held in the Pearl Theater at The Palms on April 17.
NJPW and CMLL’s joint Fantastica Mania 2026 tour came to an end in Korakuen Hall. The main event saw Mistico facing off with Soberano Jr. for the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Title, whilst the show also marked Shoma Kato’s final appearance in Japan before heading to Mexico on excursion.
Pro Wrestling ZERO1 returns February 28th with an event at TOKYOSQUARE in Itabashi. The night of action is set to be headlined by Katsuhiko Nakajima vs Junya Matsunaga in a special singles match that was made official earlier this month after Nakajima made his presence felt at the Zero1 Dojo.
It was announced via social media on February 19th that Inoki Genki Factory, AVITA Corporation, and SMBC Value Creation have joined forces to create a robot version of Antonio Inoki. The plan is to create an AI Inoki paired with a highly advanced humanoid robot version of the New Japan Pro-Wrestling Founder.
