After skipping their traditional west coast visit first, much to my dismay after attending last year, New Japan begins their 2026 US slate today with the second event of their unique same-day doubleheader, “THE NEW BEGINNING IN USA”. On paper it’s a blowout event and more with 6 title matches being advertised-5 of them are New Japan title matches. First up is a STRONG Openweight Championship match as Tomohiro Ishii defends against Boltin Oleg. The second one is NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo defending the title against Konosuke Takeshita. Third, IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) defend their titles against the All Elite Wrestling duo of Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun. In the Semfiinal, IWGP Women’s Champion Syuri is challenged by Athena in a potential show-stealer. And finally, the main event will be Yota Tsuji defending the IWGP Global Championship against Andrade El Idolo. But not the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, at least not that we know of.
Today’s event will be held at Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton, NJ and can be watched LIVE as a PPV on New Japan World in Japanese & English. The PPV is available outside Japan for $19.99 US and in Japan for 2990 Japanese yen (just under $20).and includes the live broadcast and unlimited on demand replays until 4/30/2026 (subject to change). A paid monthly New Japan World subscription IS NOT REQUIRED to buy the PPV. There are 8 matches scheduled and with 6 title matches there is marathon potential and potentially a late night ahead for those attending given the start time-it could run as long as 6 hours but I’m guessing the total running time will be closer to 4 hours. Also, due to potential delays in my post-work commute and an early start time for me there could be a delay of a few minutes in early results as I would be watching from the beginning and playing catch-up.
Today’s lineup:
Fred Rosser vs. David Finlay
STRONG Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii vs. Boltin Oleg for the title
AEW National Champion Ricochet vs. Taiji Ishimori for the title
KUSHIDA & El Desperado vs. Alec Price & Jordan Oliver
NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the title*
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions OSKAR & Yuto Ice vs. Toa Liona & Bishop Kaun for the titles
IWGP Women’s Champion Syuri vs. Athena for the title
IWGP Global Champion Yota Tsuji vs. Andrade El Idolo for the title**
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*-You will also be able to watch this match on demand FOR FREE on YouTube at a later date.
**This match is only for the Global title and not the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. The next Heavyweight title defense was announced yesterday for SAKURA GENESIS on 4/4 in Tokyo against the 2026 New Japan Cup winner.