A massive match has been confirmed for the upcoming MARIGOLD SHINING ATTACK 2026 event on May 16th at Korakuen Hall.
Mayu Iwatani is the definition of the word megastar. For fifteen years, Iwatani has enjoyed tremendous success as a pro-wrestler. She has been arguably the best Joshi pro-wrestler in the world for many years.
Back on April 4th, AEW superstar Will Ospreay made his long awaited Japan in-ring return to New Japan Pro Wrestling as he teamed with fellow United Empire members Great-O-Khan & HENARE as they faced and defeated El Desperado, Yuya Uemura & Taichi at SAKURA GENESIS in Tokyo.
There is new talent that will be on their way to Marigold in the near future. Rossy Ogawa revealed that new wrestlers will be on their way to his promotion. Ogawa stated that there was an individual who was set to debut with another company but ultimately decided to compete in Marigold.
The International Lightweight Tag Team Championships will be on the line when ZERO1 returns to Urayasu on May 2nd. Champions Yuki Toki and Van Vert Jack are scheduled to defend the titles against the team of Fuminori Abe and The Great Sasuke.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling will be without the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion DOUKI for the remainder of the DONTAKU tour which concludes on May 4th.
Punches were thrown and tables were broken on April 28th as literal mayhem ensued at Pro Wrestling NOAH’s press conference for SPRING MAYHEM RYOGOKU 2026.
Big Japan Pro-Wrestling held its BIG JAPAN 31 BEYOND THE SURVIVOR event on April 29th at the Yokohama Budokan with a crowd of 1,255 fans in attendance.
The Road to Wrestling Dontaku stopped off at the Saga Arena on April 29th for NJPW Wrestling Hizen no Kuni. There were 1,058 fans in attendance to see Tiger Mask challenge DOUKI for the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship in a Lumberjack match.
Maki Itoh A.K.A. “The Cutest Wrestler In The World” officially became a member of the STARDOM roster back on Jan. 10th. Not long after her debut match on Jan. 11th, Itoh formed an alliance with rising star Kikyo Furusawa.
