New Japan Pro-Wrestling superstar Shingo Takagi will miss a few weeks of action due to an injury as announced today on the NJPW website.

NJPW have announced another match for the next Stateside show, The New Beginning USA. Oleg Boltin will challenge Tomohiro Ishii for the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship.

STARDOM returned to Korakuen Hall on their New Year Stars tour, headlined by an all H.A.T.E main event as Rina challenged for Konami’s Wonder of STARDOM Championship. The night also saw the return of Saya Kamitani, taking everyone by surprise.

NJPW were back in Korakuen Hall for the second date on their Road to The New Beginning tour. The junior titles were on the line inside Korakuen Hall, with DOUKI defending the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship defending against El Desperado, whilst the Ichiban Sweet Boys defended their junior tag belts.

STARDOM headed to Takamatsu for the latest leg of the New Year Stars tour. As Rina closes in on her Wonder of Stardom title match later this week, she gained some much needed momentum against the champion and her stablemate, Konami.

The current IWGP Tag Team Champions OSKAR & Yuto-Ice found out today who will be the challengers for their third title defense.

NJPW are set to collaborate with CMLL and MLW to bring Fantastica Mania to the United States, adding another date on NJPW’s 2026 slate of North American shows. FantasticaMania USA is set to take place on April 12th in Charleston, South Carolina. 

Mayu Iwatani’s first defense of her GHC Women’s Championship is set.

STARDOM continued their 15th Anniversary tour with a second day in Osaka for New Year Stars. Amidst the inter-faction tag matches, Maika seemingly alluded to a desire for Syuri’s NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship.

Back on Jan. 4th, New Japan Pro-Wrestling legend Hiroshi Tanahashi competed in his final match at Wrestle Kingdom 20 in front of over 49,000 fans at a sold out Tokyo Dome.