Korakuen Hall erupted into a frenzy on August 9th when the Uncontrollable Tetsuya Naito defeated Shane Haste to capture the GHC Heavyweight Championship for the first time in his career.
NJPW took the G1 Climax to the Yokohama Budokan for Day 13 of the tournament, with the B Block race staying tight. Callum Newman and Ren Narita both picked up important wins to get themselves tied on ten points at the top of the block.
On Aug. 9th, Marigold will present its next big event “Summer Destiny 2026” at the Ota City General Gymnasium. One of the featured matches will see Mayu Iwatani return from injury after 4 months as she teams with Victoria Yuzuki, who is also returning from injury.
STARDOM took the 5★STAR GP to Sapporo, with the Red Stars taking the focus today. After a rocky start to her tournament, Utami Hayashishita gained a vital two points in the main event to keep her campaign alive.
The field continues to narrow in the TJPW Tokyo Princess Cup, with the quarter-finals held in the Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall. The final four have been decided and the semi-finals are set for August 16th.
Pro Wrestling ZERO1 made its return to Korakuen Hall on August 7th for the finals of the 2026 Fire Festival. At the event, Katsuhiko Nakajima made good on his word and defeated Masato Tanaka to claim his first Fire Sword and win the annual round-robin tournament.
On August 7th, Pro Wrestling ZERO1 will make its return to the legendary Korakuen Hall for the Finals of the 2026 Fire Festival tournament.
NJPW packed the house in Korakuen Hall for the twelfth day this year’s G1 Climax. In what is arguably the biggest win of his career, Boltin Oleg pinned the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Yota Tsuji.
KAIRI was released from her WWE contract back in April, and fans have been speculating where the joshi star may appear next. In a recent interview with Ring Plus, KAIRI shared that she has received offers from promotions all around the world, and has even met with some in Japan.
Uhaa Nation A.K.A. former WWE star Apollo Crews is set to make his return to Dragongate after being away for eleven years. Nation is scheduled to appear on the Sept. 12th Dragongate event at the EBARA WAVE Arena Ota in Tokyo.
