The New Japan Pro-wrestling Best of the Super Jr. 33 tournament kicked off on May 14th with a sold out crowd in attendance at the famed Korakuen Hall.
The forbidden door continues to swing open as another international crossover event has been announced. Confirmed on the Supercard of Honor Zero Hour, STARDOM will be involved in a Global Wars event with Ring of Honor and CMLL.
Maki Itoh made her debut for STARDOM back in Jan. 2026 and it didn’t take long for her to bring the “Itoh Respect Army” into the promotion.
Deathmatch legend Jun Kasai will have his first match of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Best of the Super Jr. 33 on May 16th when he faces lucha Libre sensation Titan in Hachioji.
Back on April 25th, superstar Utami Hayashishita surprised the pro-wrestling world when she announced she would be departing Marigold after being with the Rossy Ogawa’s promotion from the beginning.
New Japan Pro Wrestling’s 33rd annual Best of the Super Jr. kicked off on May 14th, with 1,445 fans in attendance to witness nine block matches at the legendary Korakuen Hall.
On May 23rd, Marigold will present its next big event “MARIGOLD SHINE FOREVER 2026” at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.
Forbidden Door season is getting underway, with the first taste coming via the Owen Hart Foundation Tournament. The brackets were revealed on AEW Dynamite, featuring a pair of joshi stars.
Pro Wrestling NOAH held its “Legacy Rise 2026” event at Korakuen Hall on May 13th as 1,165 fans were in attendance. One of the bouts featured on the card saw the current GHC Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI face off against AMAKUSA & Black Menso~re in a non title encounter.
On May 13th, GHC Heavyweight Champion Shane Haste made good on his promise to have KENTA translate his victory speech when he defeated his White Raven Squad stablemate at NOAH LEGACY RISE 2026 in front of 1,165 Fans at Korakuen Hall.
