On Jan. 24th, Marigold megastar Mayu Iwatani celebrated 15 years in the world of Joshi Puroresu with a big event at Korakuen Hall. Nearly 1,200 fans packed the famed arena to help Iwatani commemorate the milestone at Marigold’s “MAYU IWATANI DEBUT 15TH ANNIVERSARY ~ ICON FOREVER.
STARDOM held its “15TH ANNIVERSARY STARDOM AWARD 2026 IN TAKADANOBABA DAY 1” event in front of 425 fans at the Belle Salle Takadanobaba venue.
On Feb. 11th, Yota Tsuji will defend his IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the first time as he faces the challenge of Jake Lee at THE NEW BEGINNING IN OSAKA.
Marvelous super rookie Senka Akatsuki won the first title of her young, promising career as she defeated YUNA to become the Sendai Girls Junior Champion.
The World of STARDOM Champion and 2025 Tokyo Sports MVP Saya Kamitani is set to return to action ahead of schedule after being out with health related issues.
On Jan. 25th, All Japan Pro-Wrestling will present it’s next big event “New Year Wars 2026” which is set to take place at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall #4.
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.
