New Japan Pro-Wrestling NEVER Openweight Champion Aaron Wolf is having quite the remarkable rookie year. First, he is a two time NEVER Openweight Champion and won the belt the first time in his debut match. The second feat he accomplished was being the first rookie ever to enter the G1 Climax tournament.
The All Japan Pro-Wrestling Zennichi Jr. Festival 2026 which began on Aug. 9th with twelve entrants is now down to two competitors.
On August 24th, Pro Wrestling ZERO1’s Yuki Toki was revealed as the 10th and final participant for the promotion’s 2026 Tenkaichi Junior Tournament, which is set to begin in less than a month’s time.
The Pro Wrestling NOAH N-1 VICTORY tournament is set to begin on Sept. 12th in Korakuen Hall with the finals scheduled for Oct . 12 at the Yoyogi National Stadium Gymnasium #2. There are sixteen entrants in this years NOAH N-1 VICTORY tournament that broken into two Blocks with eight competitors each.
The All Japan Pro-Wrestling Zennichi Jr. Festival 2026 tournament has its first entrant into the championship match which is scheduled for Aug. 29th. The final night of Block A action took place on Aug. 25 at the Matsuyama City General Community Center & Planned Exhibition Hall with a crowd of 402 fans on hand for the AJPW SUMMER ACTION WARS 2026 event.
On Aug. 24th, STARDOM held a press conference as President Taro Okada and 19 year old STARDOM superstar Rina met with the media.
On Aug. 23rd, Rina defeated Starlight Kid to win the prestigious STARDOM 5★STAR GP tournament. At only 19 years old, Rina became the youngest competitor to ever win the tournament.
At Pro Wrestling NOAH’s KAWASAKI SUMMER VOYAGE 2026 on August 23rd, GHC200 Champion HAYATA secured his first defense of the new championship against Katsumi Inahata.
The Pro Wrestling NOAH N-1 VICTORY 2026 tournament is set to get underway on Sept. 12 at Korakuen Hall and run through Oct 4th.
On August 23rd, Manabu Soya and Yuki Iino defeated Yoshiki Inamura and Kazuyuki Fujita to secure their second defense of the GHC Tag Team titles at NOAH’s KAWASAKI SUMMER VOYAGE 2026. With all four combatants competing in NOAH’s N-1 VICTORY 2026, the match served as a preview for this year’s tournament.
