Aaron Phillip Wolf

The opening night of New Japan Cup 2026 took place on March 4, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, marking the start of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)’s annual single-elimination tournament and featured two first-round matches.

The New Beginning in Osaka 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on February 11, 2026, at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Jake Lee for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

The fifth night of Road to The New Beginning 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on February 1, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~ was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and organized by Yuji Nagata, which took place on January 18, 2026 at Sakura Civic Gymnasium in Sakura, Chiba, Japan.

Wrestle Kingdom 20 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 4, 2026, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, featuring the official retirement match of Hiroshi Tanahashi versus his long-time rival Kazuchika Okada and a dual title match between IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita and IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji.