New Japan Pro Wrestling made their way to Osaka on March 13th for another night of New Japan Cup action. 2 spots in the quarterfinals were up for grabs as Callum Newman picked up the win over Hartley Jackson and Hirooki Goto defeated Jake Lee to advance to the next round.
On March 12, 2007, BUSHI, then known as T28, made his pro wrestling debut for All Japan Pro-Wrestling in a losing effort to Nobukazu Hirai.
Members of the Japanese pro wrestling community have been mourning the loss of Shinjuku FACE as news of its impending closure hit the headlines. However, the venue’s manager hopes that it won’t be long before a new location opens to fill the void.
The KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championships were on the line when DDT Pro-Wrestling returned to Shinjuku FACE on March 11th for their All or Nothing 2026 event. In the main event of the evening, the team of Takeshi Masada, Yuya Koroku & Daichi Satoh challenged the champions Yuki Ueno, To-y & Kaisei Takechi for the titles in a hard hitting contest.
NJPW continued the New Japan Cup in Takamatsu with another pair of second round matches. After the dust settled, the next two wrestlers heading into the quarter finals are Boltin Oleg and Ren Narita.
On March 10th at the New Japan Pro-Wrestling New Japan Cup 2026 event in Okayama, the current IWGP World Tag Team Champions Yuto-Ice & OSKAR defeated Aaron Wolf and his partner Masatora Yasuda in a non-title bout
STARDOM were back in Korakuen Hall for the quarter finals of the Cinderella Tournament, as well as a title defence from HANAKO. The tournament intensifies as the field narrows, with Hanan, Aya Sakura, Rina and Miyu Amasaki as the four participants left standing.
After weeks of begging and hounding the champion, Sayaka Kurara finally has her shot at Saya Kamitani and the World of Stardom Title. However, Kamitani has added a wrinkle to the match that Kurara will have to accept.
During a press conference held on March 10, All Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that judo athlete Genki Hanawa signed a trainee contract with the company.
The opening round of the inaugural UNIVERSE CUP took place at UNIVERSE MAGIC 2026 on March 9th at the legendary Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo. 4 first round matches took place on the card with representatives from WRESTLE UNIVERSE promotions Pro Wrestling NOAH, DDT, Michinoku Pro, ZERO1, BASARA, Ganbare Pro, Uptown, and MONDAY MAGIC competing in the tournament.
