At New Year Dash, SANADA alluded to taking some time away from NJPW. Today, the promotion has formally announced that SANADA is on indefinite leave.

The current World of STARDOM champion Saya Kamitani will be taking an extended leave of absence due to health issues as announced today by STARDOM.

TJPW have announced the potential challengers that will meet Miu Watanabe for the Princess of Princess Championship at TJPW GRAND PRINCESS 2026. Six members of the roster will compete in a survival elimination match on January 10th.

In its usual spot on the day after Wrestle Kingdom, NJPW New Year Dash bucked some tradition by announcing the card ahead of time. However, there was no shortage of surprises and shocking developments for NJPW fans.

The storied and legendary career of Hiroshi Tanahashi came to an emotional end at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 on Jan. 4th at a sold out crowd of over 46,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome.

On Jan. 4th, New Japan Pro-Wrestling held it’s biggest event of the year Wrestle Kingdom 20 with a sold out crowd of 46, 913 on hand for the show.

TJPW held their annual Tokyo Joshi Pro event in a packed Korakuen Hall, filling the top of the card with some big title matches. Miu Watanabe bested the challenging Suzume to keep her reign as Princess of Princess Title in tact, whilst MIRAI was crowned as the new International Princess Champion.

The past year had been counting down to this, WRESTLE KINGDOM 20 and the retirement of The Ace of the Universe, Hiroshi Tanahashi. Taking place in a sold out Tokyo Dome, Tanahashi went to war with Kazuchika Okada one last time to close out his legendary career.

The All Japan Pro-Wrestling NEW YEAR WAR 2026 tour continued on Jan 3rd as 1,205 fans filled Korakuen Hall for the event.

STARDOM kicked off their 2026 with a double event in Shinjuku FACE for NEW YEAR DREAM. With a fresh start to the year, many of the STARDOM roster are setting themselves goals, with the Neo Genesis stable making their desire for championship gold clear.