Yoshiki Kato ascended to the top of Dragongate in Korakuen Hall as he defeated Kzy for the Open the Dream Gate Title. However, it was also a night steeped in sadness as Dragongate paid tribute to one of their greatest performers the promotion had ever seen, PAC.
On Oct. 2nd. All Japan Pro-Wrestling held a press conference for its upcoming “RAISING AN ARMY MEMORIAL SERIES 2026” tour which celebrates the 54th year of the promotion.
A few STARDOM names had already been announced as taking part in this year’s Grand Prix de Amazonas. Now, they are set to receive more back-up as Mei Seira and Momo Watanabe join Team Internacional.
On Sept. 30th, the cherished pro-wrestling arena Shinjuku FACE hosted its last event as the venue has closed its doors forever. Shinjuku FACE has been plagued with structural problems which forced its closure after the lease expired.
At Pro Wrestling NOAH’s N-1 VICTORY 2026 Final on October 4th, Kouga and Daiki Odashima are set to take on the LTJ duo of Tetsuya Naito and RYUSEI in a special tag team match.
On October 1st, during an episode of CMLL Informa, the first match for the NJPW x CMLL Lucha Kingdom event at Arena Mexico on November 16th was announced.
On October 4th, the next chapter in the rivalry between Kaito Kiyomiya and OZAWA is set to take place. This time the two generational talents are set to do battle in the finals of Pro Wrestling NOAH’s N-1 VICTORY 2026 at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium 2nd Gymnasium in Tokyo.
Sendai Girls have kicked off this year’s edition of the Wild Horse Tournament in Shin-Kiba 1st RING. The tournament is for rookie wrestlers within the first three years of their in-ring debut, with last year’s won by Marvelous’ Senka Akatsuki.
Yesterday it was reported that newly crowned NJPW World Television Champion Shun Skywalker is considering relinquishing the title and leaving New Japan Pro-Wrestling after less than two months with the promotion.
The weeks leading up to the closure of Shinjuku FACE has seen various promotions taking part in the Countdown Series. Together, faces from across the puroresu world gathered to take part in the final event at the venue.
