All Japan Pro-Wrestling held its latest event of its ongoing SUPER POWER SERIES 2026 tour on June 18th at a sold out Korakuen Hall.
With Forbidden Door less than two weeks away, a major crossover title challenge between AEW and NJPW has been issued. PAC has called out the new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Shota Umino, daring to be his first challenger for the white belt.
The first semi-final of the women’s AEW Owen Hart Foundation Tournament took place on Dynamite, with Hazuki of STARDOM taking on Mercedes Mone. Hazuki ended up on the losing side, and was later attacked by the AEW Women’s World Champion, Thekla.
On July 18th, at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s SUMMER EPIC 2026 in Osaka, former GHC Heavyweight Champion Kaito Kiyomiya is set to clash with former IWGP Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito in a special singles match billed as the Uncontrollable vs. The Prince of Madness.
On June 16th, the finals to Pro Wrestling NOAH’s NEO GLOBAL TAG LEAGUE 2026 took place at Korakuen Hall. There were 1,009 fans in attendance to witness A Block winners Karl Anderson and Doc Gallows take on the winners of B Block, Manabu Soya and Yuki Iino, to crown the tournament champions.
Maki Itoh’s unit Itoh Respect Gundan has been riding a wave of momentum lately. The faction added a member recently as Rian aligned herself with Itoh and Kikyo Furusawa as the Itoh Respect Gundan became a trio.
Pro Wrestling ZERO1’s Hayabusa picked up one of the biggest wins of his career on June 13th, defeating Katsuhiko Nakajima in the opening round of the 2026 Fire Festival while unveiling his new finishing move, the Wrist Clutch Falcon Arrow.
The All Elite Wrestling/New Japan Pro-Wrestling/CMLL/STARDOM collaboration event Forbidden Door is two weeks away as it’s scheduled for June 28th in San Jose, California.
On June 18th, All Japan Pro-Wrestling will hold its next major event SUPER POWER SERIES 2026 at the famed Korakuen Hall. AJPW has announced on their website that the event is a complete sell out.
