STARDOM continued their 15th Anniversary tour with a second day in Osaka for New Year Stars. Amidst the inter-faction tag matches, Maika seemingly alluded to a desire for Syuri’s NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship.
Back on Jan. 4th, New Japan Pro-Wrestling legend Hiroshi Tanahashi competed in his final match at Wrestle Kingdom 20 in front of over 49,000 fans at a sold out Tokyo Dome.
Marigold star Kizuna Tanaka suffered a severe injury at the Jan 17th MARIGOLD NEW YEAR GOLDEN GARDEN 2026 at the 176 BOX venue in Osaka.
Saya Kamitani made pro-wrestling history in 2025 as she broke barriers by being named the first woman ever to win the Tokyo Sports MVP Award.
STARDOM continued their New Year Stars tour in Osaka on their path towards their anniversary show. The show saw an all H.A.T.E main event as the anticipation for Rina’s upcoming challenge of Konami’s Wonder of Stardom title builds.
The TJPW Max Heart tournament got underway in the Yokohama Radiant Hall. With four teams already having a bye into the second round, eight more teams were looking to book their place into the next stage of the tournament.
All Japan Pro-Wrestling’s next big event is scheduled for Jan. 18th at Shinkiba 1stRING in Tokyo. The main event will see Kento Miyahara team with Hideki Suzuki & Ryuki Honda as they face Talos, Ren Ayabe & Yuma Anzai.
On Jan. 12th, Utami Hayashishita joined forces with Marigold World Champion Miku Aono as they faced the tandem of GHC Women’s Champion and Marigold Superfly Champion Mayu Iwatani & Marigold United National Titleholder Victoria Yuzuki in a huge tag team battle at MARIGOLD NEW YEAR GOLDEN GARDEN 2026.
Former New Japan Pro-Wrestling and current AEW superstar Kazuchika Okada made his first return to NJPW in Japan after nearly two years on Jan. 4th at Wrestle Kingdom 20.
