Stardom News: Full 2026 Cinderella Tournament Field Announced

Stardom has announced the full list of participants for the 2026 Cinderella Tournament, their major March tournament geared towards younger & less-experienced wrestlers. That is not necessarily the case this year as the field is a massive 32 wrestlers for the single-elimination bracket format event. It’s not the entire roster participating but just about anyone who currently is not a champion is. With that out of the way…

The field: Hanan, Saya Iida, Momo Kohgo, Yuria Hime, Bea Priestley, Natsupoi, Saori Anou, Yuna Mizumori, Sayaka Kurara, Aya Sakura, Ami Sohrei, Saki Kashima, Hina, Lady C, Tomoka Inaba, Ranna Yagami, Kiyoka Kokatsu, Miyu Amsaki, Rina Yamashita, Akira Kurogame, Rina, Fukigen, Azusa Inaba, Xena, HANAKO, Waka Tsukiyama, Rian, Anne Kanaya, Kikyo Furusawa, Fuwa-chan, Tabata.

Kurara won last year’s tournament and the prize of a Cinderella-like gown and crown plus a World Of Stardom Championship match. We can easily take out a few names who aren’t going to win (This is Fukigen for one, I think the only rookie/sophomore with any shot is Kurogame, Kashima is not winning because she’s retiring, Yamashita…right…I can’t see Priestley winning) but if I had to pick one I want to see win, I’ll throw a huge underdog pick out there…Rian. She hasn’t gotten the Cosmic Angels push/Tam Nakano rub like Kurara has but she’s on the verge of breaking through. Although who I really want to win is HANAKO. She is one of those who clearly is the future of Stardom along with Hanan & her sisters (Hina & Rina).

The tournament will run over 5 events between 3/6-3/15. Bracket & matches TBA.

New Japan 2/24/2026 Results

New Japan began the home stretch of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2026 today in Osaka.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gyn 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 905, a full house/near sellout.

There was a last-minute change to Match 4 due to Valiente Jr. being pulled off the event. Right knee injury suffered yesterday. Status uncertain for the rest of the tour. Tatsuya Matsumoto was the replacement.

Match 1: Stigma beat Daiki Nagai.

Match 2: Tiger Mask & Satoshi Kojima beat Masatora Yasuda & Hijo de Stuka Jr. TM 4 pinned Yaauda with a tiger suplex hold.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho & Yujiro Takahashi beat Shoma Kato, Master Wato & OKUMURA. Sho pinned Kato. This was the first of a few send-off matches for Kato, who after this week is headed to CMLL for his Young Lion training excursion.

Match 4: Bone Soldier Jr., Shingo Takagi, Philip Marlowe Jr. & Titan beat Tatsuya Matsunoto, Ryusuke Taguchi, El Desperado & Futuro. Titan pinned Matsumoto after La Lanza.

Match 5: Soberano Jr., Hechicero & Ultimo Guerrero beat Templario, Atlantis Jr. & Atlantis. Hechicero pinned Atlantis after Hechicero Special.

Main Event: FANTASTICAMANIA Tag Team Tournament Finals: Mascara Dorada & Mistico beat Magnus & Averno to win the tournament. Mistico pinned Magnus after La Mistica

The next event is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. This will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan

Ganbare Pro 2/22/2026 Results (Updated)

Ganbare Pro ran their latest event yesterday in Tokyo.

Yesterday’s event was held at Takashimadaira Community Center in Tokyo and will be available on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE Thursday.

The announced paid attendance was 187.

There were last-minute changes tot he card due to Yuna Manase being pulled off the event. Broken collarbone suffered in training last week. Out indefinitely but she revealed on social media she will have surgery on 3/3 so it’s going to be weeks and probably months. (Although a social media post from Manase since hints at surgery being postponed due to illness)

Match 1: Reiya Igarashi beat antaro Motojima.

Match 2: Moeka Haruhi beat Papillon Akemi & Hora-chan in a 3-way by pinning Akemi.

Match 3: Takuya Wada & PSYCHO beat Ken Ohka & Shota Kawakami. Wada beat Kawakami with an armbar.

Match 4: Shuichiro Katsumura, Yuya Susumu & YuuRI beat Akira Shoji, Tyson Maeguchi & Chanyota. Susumu beat Maeguchi with a crossface.

Match 5: Yumehito Imanari & Shinichiro Tominaga beat Keisuke Ishii & Chou-un Shiryu. Tominaga pinned Shiryu.

Main Event: Mizuki Watase beat Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Champion Masaaki Mochizuki to win the title. Watase becomes the 10th Spirit Of Ganbare World Openweight Champion.

The next event is Sunday at Hirano Kumin Hall in Osaka. On demand broadcast date TBA.

UPDATE: Next up for the World Openweight Title: Takuya Wada. That match will happen on 3/7 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring.

Stardom 2/23/2026 Results

Stardom finished up their long weekend of house shows today in Okayama.

Today’s event was held at Okayama Convention Center 3rd Floor Hall in Okayama and will be available on demand on Stardom World at a later date. There was no live broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 636, a legit sellout. So they only announce it now for non-livestreamed events?

Match 1: HANAKO & Waka Tsukiyama vs. Akira Kurogame & Yuria Hime went to a 20 minute time limit draw.

Match 2: Ruaka beat Maki Iroh & Lady C in a 3-way by pinning C.

Match 3: India Sioux & Tabata (CMLL) beat Hanan & Momo Kohgo. Tabata pinned Kohgo after a senton moonsault.

Match 4: Maika & Rian beat Hazuki & Fuwa-chan. Maika pinned Fuwa-chan after Michinoku Driver 2.

Match 5: Starlight Kid, AZM, Mei Seira, Miyu Amasaki & Saki Kashima beat Natsupoi, Yuna Mixumori, Aya Sakura, Sayaka Kurara & Anne Kanaya. Kid beat Kanaya with Black Tiger Leg Murder.

Main Event: Syuri, Ami Sohrei & Hina beat Konami, Natsuko Tora & Rina. Hina pinned Konami with Gedo Clutch.

The next event is Saturday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on Stardom World will begin Friday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

Sumo-March 2026 Banzuke Announced

After being delayed a day because today (yesterday Japan time) was a holiday, the Japan Sumo Association has now announced the updated Banzuke (rankings) for the March 2026 Grand Sumo Tournament. Here are the full rankings for the top 2 tiers and other notes:

Makuuchi (top tier):
Yokozuna-Hoshoryu, Onosato
Ozeki-Aonishiki (January Champion), Kotozakura
Sekiwake-Kirishima, Takayasu
Komusubi-Wakamotoharu, Atamifuji
Maegashira 1-Wakatakakage, Yoshinofuji
Maegashira 2-Fujinokawa, Churanoumi
Maegashira 3-Hiradoumi, Oho
Maegashira 4-Daieisho, Takanosho
Maegashira 5-Abi, Kotoshoho
Maegashira 6-Ichiyamamoto, Onokatsu
Maegashira 7-Oshoma, Hakunofuji
Maegashira 8-Ura, Shodai
Maegashira 9-Tokihayate, Tamawashi
Maegashira 10-Gonoyama, Roga
Maegashira 11-Shishi, Oshoumi
Maegashira 12-Asakoryu, Asanoyama
Maegashira 13-Tobizaru, Fujiseiun
Maegashira 14-Chiyoshoma, Nishikifuji
Maegashira 15-Midorifuji, Mitakeumi
Maegashira 16-Asahakuryu, Kinbozan
Maegashira 17-Fujiryoga, Kotoeiho
Notes: The big story is Aonishiki being on Yokozuna watch as he goes for 3 straight championships and potential promotion. Next up is Atamifuji, whose playoff loss in January finally gets him into Sanyaku as he is Komusubi for the first time alongside Wakamotoharu, who protected his rank on the final day of January after an 0-5 start. No change at Sekiwake-Kirishima has a chance at promotion back to Ozeki if he wins the championship. Yoshinofuji was perhaps only denied Komusubi by Wakamotoharu’s promotion-saving win and Atamifuji’s playoff loss. Fujinokawa & Abi are notable big movers up while Tamawashi will keep his Iron Man streak going from the middle of the chart. There were rumblings about Aomori’s top tier representation streak being in danger of ending due to Nishikifuji’s demotion because of late withdrawal but it’s safe for now as he only fell to M14. But he needs to compete and do decent or hope Takerufuji can get back up from Juryo this time, which is possible. Fujiseiun was also rightfully promoted up from Juryo for the first time, and they made up for January’s snub by taking him up to M13 and also coming up is Fujiryoga at M17 for his rookie effort.

Juryo:
Juryo 1-Ryuden, Sadanoumi
Juryo 2-Asasuiryu, Tomokaze
Juryo 3-Daiseizan, Wakanosho (January Champion)
Juryo 4-Nishinoryu, Takerufuji
Juryo 5-Kagayaki, Shirokuma
Juryo 6-Hitoshi, Kayo
Juryo 7-Meisei, Kyokukaiyu
Juryo 8-Shonannoumi, Kitanowaka
Juryo 9-Tamashoho, Hatsuyama
Juryo 10-Dewanoryu, Tohakuryu
Juryo 11-Kazuma, Toshinofuji
Juryo 12-Nishikigi, Tsurugisho
Juryo 13-Shimazuumi, Fujitensei
Juryo 14-Kazekeno, Kotokuzan
Notes: Ryuden was once again demoted from the top tier while Sadanoumi came closer to going back up than I expected as they are the J1s this time. January Champion Wakanosho went from J11 to J3 this time. At the bottom, Toshinofuji (fka Seihakuho) & Fujitensei are the Shin-Juryo rikishi while Fujitensei is also kaimei, as his promotion comes with a new shikona (ring name) for the former Fukuzaki, while Shimazuumi is Sai-Juryo returning from the lower tiers. A slight surprise that Nishikigi gets one more chance to stay Juryo while Tsurugisho staves off demotion-induced retirement for another tournament.

Lower tier notes: In the Makushita Enho is within promotion range, climbing up to Ms4. That means he needs 5+ wins for a chance at that long-hoped-for Juryo return. Himukamaru is at Ms1 after demotion to Juryo but with a chance to return quickly, alongside Tochitaikai. Hakuyozan was demoted from Juryo to Ms2 alongside Okaryu, who climbs to a career-best with Juryo in reach. January champion Nobehara is up to Ms6 with a chance at promotion too. The Sandanme has the “new normal” 80 ranks & 160 total wrestlers. The Jonidan slims down just a little to 100 ranks & 200 wrestlers, with both Isrgahama January Jonokuchi unbeatens, champion Asahifuji (their next super-prospect) & runner-up Aoifuji, slotting in high at Jd8, while the Jonokuchi has 21 ranks with 42 wrestlers and what looks like 7 debuts, and the net’s favorite “lovable loser” Moriurara at Jk14 (also getting more popularity thanks to Otake Beya starting a YouTube channel a few months ago).

The March Tournament runs from 3/8-3/22 at Osaka Prefectural Gym in Osaka. All tickets are already sold out. Remember the time change forward in the US starts on 3/8 so everything is an hour later than usual for TV/streaming.

New Japan 2/23/2026 Results

New Japan continued the CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2026 Tour today with the last non-televised event for a while.

Today’s event was held at Aichi Prefectural Budokan in Aichi. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1287.

Match 1: Yujiro Takahashi & Hijo de Stuka Jr. beat Masatora Yasuda & Futuro. Stuka pinned Yasuda after a hanmerlock DDT.

Match 2: Daiki Nagai, Bone Soldier Jr., Shingo Takagi, Philip Marlowe Jr. & Titan beat Shoma Kato, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi, OKUMURA & Satoshi Kojima. Soldier beat Taguchi with Bone Lock.

Match 3: Magnus & Ultimo Guerrero beat Stigma & Templario. Guerrero pinned Stigma after Guerrero Special.

Match 4: Atlantis vs. Tiger Mask went to a 10 minute time limit draw.

Match 5: Yoshinobu Kaemaru, Averno & Hechicero beat Valiente Jr., Atlantis Jr. & Mascara Dorada. Averno pinned Dorada after Devil Wings.

Main Event: Sho & Soberano Jr. beat El Desperado & Mistico. Soberano pinned Mistico.

The next event is tomorrow at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET

All-Japan 2/23/2026 Results (Updated)

All-Japan wrapped up the Excite Series 2026 Tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on AJPW.TV. This will also be a taped GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan at a later date.

The announced paid attendance was 2237.

Match 1: Ryuki Honda beat Hokuto Omori.

Match 2: Atsuki Aoyagi, Rising Hayato & Yuma Anzai beat Ryo Inoue, Kengo Mashimo & Fuminori Abe. Anzai pinned Abe after Gimlet.

Match 3: Kumaarashi beat GAORA TV Champion Daisuke Sekimoto to win the title. Kumaarashi becomes the 33rd GAORA TV Champion.

Match 4: Rei Saito Return Match: Rei Saito, Naruki Doi (Independent/Freelancer), Senor Saito & Makoto Oishi (Independent/Freelancer) beat Go Shiozaki, Shotaro Ashino, Xyon & Odyssey. Rei Saito pinned Xyon. In backstage comments afterwards, Ashino revealed that he & Shiozaki will soon be headed to 2AW to challenge for the 2AW Tag Team Championship.

Zennichi Jr. Tag Festival Semifinals:
Match 5: Dan Tamura & Hikaru Sato beat Kota Sekifuda & Toshiyuki Sakuda. Sato beat Sakuda with an armbar.
Match 6: Seiki Yoshioka & Yuya Susunu beat MUSASHI & Shota Kofuji. Yoshioka pinned MUSASHI after Niten First Class.

Match 7: All-Japan World Tag Team Champions Ren Ayabe & Talos beat Suwama & Hideki Suzuki to retain the titles. Ayabe pinned Suzuki after Des Roulette. V2 for the champs. Next up: DOOM…the Saitos. That match will happen on 3/15 at Korakuen Hall.

Main Event: All-Japan Triple Crown Champion Kento Miyahara beat Jun Saito to retain the Triple Crown. V5 for Miyahara. Next up: Kumaarashi. That match will happen on 3/20 at Esforta Arena Hachioji.

The next event is NEW AGE CHRONICLE Z THE FINAL, the final Rising Hayato Produced event, on 3/8 at Shin-Kiba 1st Ring. Broadcast plans TBA but I anticipate it being live on AJPW.TV.

UPDATE: 3/8 is now a legit advance sellout. Also, the 3/15 and 3/20 title matches are now official (announcements were made after the event). It should be noted that Kumaarashi-Miyahara will only be for the Triple Crown and not the GAORA TV Championship.

Dragon Gate 2/23/2026 Results

Dragon Gate ran a special blowout event today called UNO! DOS!! TRES!!! DRAGONGATE!!!

Today’s event was held at Fukuoka International. Enter in Fukuoka and can be watched on demand on DRAGONGATE NETWORK. This was also a live GAORA SPORTS broadcast in Japan. You can also watch the first match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The paid attendance has not yet been announced.

Match 1: Luis Mante beat Kazuma Kimura.

Match 2: Strong Machine J & U-T beat Masaaki Mochizuki & Don Fujii, Susumu Yokosuka & KAGETORA and Problem Dragon & Punch Tominaga in a 4-way when J pinned Tominaga.

Match 3: Toru Owashi (DDT) beat Jiro Shinbashi.

Match 4: Open The Brave Gate Champion Ryoya Tanaka beat Genki Horiguchi to retain the title. V8 for Tanaka.

Match 5: Open The Twin Gate Champions JACKY KAMEI & Riiita beat Marcus Mathers & Dragon Dia to retain the titles. KAMEI pinned Dia after JACKY Knife. V2 for the champs.

Match 6: Shun Skywalker, Honare, El Cielo, Masa Kitamiya (Pro Wrestling NOAH) & Takashi Sugiura (Pro Wrestling NOAH) beat BIGBOSS Shimizu, KAI, ISHIN, Kota Minoura & Yuki Yoshioka. Skywalker pinned Shimizu after a huracanrana.

Match 7: Kzy, GuC & @KEY beat YAMATO, Dragon Kid & BxB Hulk then beat Open The Triangle Gate Champions Hyo, Ben-K & Mochizuki Junior in a 3-way elimination match to win the titles. Kzy, Guc & @KEY become the 98th Open The Triangle Gate Champions.

Main Event: Open The Dream Gate Champion Madoka Kikuta beat Yuki Yoshioka to retain the title. V4 for Kikuta.

The next event is PRIME ZONE+ Vol. 18 Friday at Kobe Lapis Hall in Kobe. Live streaming on DRAGONGATE NETWORK will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.’

Pro Wrestling NOAH 2/23/2026 LIVE Results

Pro Wrestling NOAH finishes up the preliminary round of the NOAH Jr. Tag League today with a holiday matinee in Fukuoka. 5 teams still have a chance at the top 2 spots that advance to the Finals, and while Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura have a 2-point advantage they’re not clear by any means. The other 4 teams are at 8 points which could make for some complicated tiebreaker scenarios.

Today’s event will be held at Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka and can be watched LIVE on WRESTLE UNIVERSE. There will be no commentary. There are 8 matches scheduled today so it may run a little longer than a normal house show although the tournament matches are only 15 minute time limits, so I’ll predict the running time will be around 2 1/4 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Kaito Kiyomiya & Harutoki vs. Kenoh & Yuto Koyanagi
Galeno vs. Midori Takahashi
Naomichi Marufuji, Mohammed Yone & Hiroto Tsuruya vs. KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya Endo
NOAH Jr. Tag League:
Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69 vs. Eita & Katsumi Inahata
AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re vs. Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka
Mark Trew & Kieron Lacey vs. Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura
Yoshiki Inamura, Manabu Soya & Hajime Ohara vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura
NOAH Jr. Tag League: Daga & Daiki Odashima vs. Dragon Bane & Alejandro

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET. The live stream is scheduled to begin 10 minutes before the event.

7:50 PM PT UPDATE: The live stream has begun. We should be going to the venue in 5-10 minutes.

7:55 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Acros Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. There is no commentary.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. The setup appears to be for around 500 (I think the full capacity for wrestling is 650-700) and while the crowd is still filing in right now it’s a mixed bag. I’ll guess it’ll be a little on the low side for a holiday midday Monday and say it’ll be around 350. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 559. Really late arriving crowd I guess, but we also couldn’t see much on hard camera)

The matches will begin shortly.

The matches begin right on time at 8 PM PT/11 PM ET.

Match 1: Kaito Kiyomiya & Harutoki vs. Kenoh & Yuto Koyanagi. 15 minute time limit
Result: Kaito Kiyomiya & Harutoki beat Kenoh & Yuto Koyanagi. Kiyomiya pinned Koyanagi after a jumping knee strike.

Match 2: Galeno vs. Midori Takahashi. 15 minute time limit
Result: Galeno beat Midori Takahashi. Short match possibly cut shorter by a potential Takahashi injury. Neck or shoulder. We’ll see.

Match 3: Naomichi Marufuji, Mohammed Yone & Hiroto Tsuruya vs. KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya Endo. 20 minute time limit
Result: KENTA, HAYATA & Tetsuya Endo beat Naomichi Marufuji, Mohammed Yone & Hiroto Tsiruya. KENTA beat Tsuruya with a front neck lock.

NOAH Jr. Tag League:
Match 4: Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69 vs. Eita & Katsumi Inahata. Both are out of contention. 15 minute time limit
Result: Eita & Katsumi Inagata beat Atsushi Kotoge & Hi69. Inahata pinned Hi69.
Eita/Inahata finish 1-5-1, 3 pts. Kotoge & Hi69 finish 2-5, 4 pts.

Match 5: AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re vs. Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka. Tadasuke/Masaoka must win to stay in conteintion. 15 minute time limit
Result: AMAKUSA & Black Menso-re beat Tadasuke & Jun Masaoka. AMAKUSA pinned Masaoka.
AMAKUSA/Menso-re finish 1-5-1, 3 pts. Tadasuke/Masaoka finish 4-3, 8 pts. They now need an absolute miracle and then some to have any chance at finishing top 2 due to tiebreakers-they only beat Dragon Bane & Alejandro.

Intermission. The event will resume in 10-15 minutes (as of 9 PM PT/midnight ET).

The matches resume at 9:14 PM PT/12:15 AM ET.

Match 6: NOAH Jr. Tag League: Mark Trew & Kieron Lacey vs. Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura. The winner, if there is one, advances to the Finals. 15 minute time limit
Result: Alpha Wolf & Kai Fujimura beat Mark Trew & Kieron Lacey. Wolf pinned Lacey after Wolf Driver.
Wolf/Fujimiura finish 6-1, 12 pts. Trew/Lacey finish 4/3, 8 pts. As a result, Wolf/Fujimura finish 1st and will advance to the Finals.

Match 7: Yoshiki Inamura, Manabu Soya & Hajime Ohara vs. OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura. 30 minute time limit
Result: OZAWA, Masa Kitamiya & Takashi Sugiura beat Yoshiki Inamura, Manabu Soya & Hajime Ohara. OZAWA pinned Ohara after Big Ben Edge.

Main Event: NOAH Jr. Tag League: Daga & Daiki Odashima vs. Dragon Bane & Alejandro. The winner, if there is one, advances to the Finals. 15 minute time limit
Result: Dragon Bane & Alejandro beat Daga & Daiki Odashima. Alejandro pinned Odashima after Zero Gravity.
Bane/Alejandro finish 5-2, 10 pts. Daga/Odashima finish 4-3, 8 pts. As a result, Bane/Odashima finish 2nd and advance to the Finals.
The Final will be Wolf/Fujimura vs. Bane/Alejandro. The winner likely will face Daga/Odashima in the near future for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.

The Final is Sunday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on WRESTLE UNIVERSE will begin Saturday at 6:30 PM PT/9:30 PM ET.

Sumo-Note Regarding March 2026 Banzuke

Normally the Banzuke for the March Grand Sumo Tournament would be announced today (Monday Japan time). However, because Monday is a holiday in Japan, the Banzuke announcement is DELAYED and will be announced Tuesday, so that post will come Monday afternoon US time, likely between 2-6 PM PT.