To mark his 44th birthday, Kota Ibushi took to social media to share a lofty goal he has set himself. The Golden Star has announced that he intends to build his own wrestling venue.
Utami Hayahishita is set to depart Marigold on May 23rd as she leaves the promotion she has been with since its inception two years ago.
Following her departure from Marigold, Utami Hayashishita discussed what went into that decision in a recent interview. She also touched on her outlook on the next chapter in her career.
NJPW brought the Best of the Super Juniors to Korakuen Hall for the fourth day of block action. The field is finally starting to separate, with CMLL’s Titan maintaining an undefeated run to lead A Block.
Today is a celebratory day for Rossy Ogawa’s Marigold as the promotion has reached it’s two year anniversary.
On May 23rd, Pro Wrestling NOAH’s NEO GLOBAL TAG LEAGUE 2026 is set to begin at KBS Hall in Kyoto. In one of the featured bouts of the evening, GHC Tag Team Champions Tetsuya Naito and BUSHI will take on Masa Kitamiya and Takashi Sugiura.
MONDAY MAGIC returned on May 18th with INSIDE OUT SEASON ep1 at its homebase of Shinjuku FACE, with a new trio forming following the main event of the evening.
TJPW have announced today that Up Up Girls member Shino Suzuki will be taking a break from all wrestling and idol activities per doctor’s advice. There is currently no timetable for her return.
Pro Wrestling NOAH was in Shinjuku FACE for Monday Magic, with an unfortunate headline coming as the biggest news from the event. Mayu Iwatani, who is in the midst of recovering from injury, appeared to vacate the GHC Women’s Championship.
Aja Kong capped 40 years in professional wrestling on Saturday night, flooring Yuki Kamifuku with a backfist (uraken) to win the main event of her self-produced anniversary show Yume no Utage ~ Dream & Festival at Toyosaki Seaside Park’s Chura SUN Beach. Kong teamed with Hikaru Shida, Kaori Yoneyama, and Ryo Mizunami to defeat Saori Anou, Nagisa Nozaki, VENY, and Kamifuku (with Maya Yukihi cornering) in 20:40 in front of an outdoor crowd ringed by food trucks under the Okinawan sky.
