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