The New Japan Pro-Wrestling ROAD TO G1 CLIMAX tour continued at the Yamagata Big Wing with 1,210 fans in attendance for the event.

Back in May, Maki Itoh vowed to make her unit “Itoh Respect Army” an official STARDOM faction by the end of 2026. The “Itoh Respect Army” currently consists of Maki Itoh, Kikyo Furusawa and Rian, who joined the unofficial STARDOM faction at the end of May.

Ring of Honor Women’s Champion Athena has held the the coveted title for nearly four years and has made an incredible 37 straight successful title defenses. It appears that the champion has an idea who she would like to be her 38th challenger for her title.

At a special press conference on July 2nd, the main event of TAKAYAMANIA EMPIRE V was announced, with the featured bout being a special tag team match between Minoru Suzuki and El Desperado taking on Naomichi Marufuji and HARASHIMA.

TJPW are coming up on their annual summer tournament, the Tokyo Princess Cup. The promotion have confirmed the entrants and the schedule for the 13th edition of the competition.

Forbidden Door may have come and gone, but the spirit of crossover competition is still in the air. On this week’s edition of AEW Collision, STARDOM’s young prospect Rina is set to make her debut for the American promotion, while other NJPW roster members are scheduled to compete.

On June 28th, Starlight Kid participated in her first AEW/NJPW/STARDOM/CMLL Forbidden Door event as she challenged Thekla for the AEW Women’s Championship in San Jose, California.

On July 1st, GLEAT held its GLEAT 5th Anniversary Inaugural Event Sonic Wrestling In Ariake with an eight bout event at Tokyo SGC Hall Ariake.

AJPW announced today that they will have a memorial ceremony for Joe Doering who had a storied twelve year career with the promotion.

Back on May 26th, Utami Hayashishita made her return to STARDOM after spending two years with Marigold. Hayashishita immediately set her sights on Saya Kamitani upon her return to the promotion where she got her start as a pro-wrestler.