New Japan ran the penultimate event of CMLL FANTASTICAMANIA 2026 today in Tokyo.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was also a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.
The announced paid attendance was 1480, a legit sellout.
There was a super-last-second change to the card due to Shingo Takagi being pulled off the event. Family circumstances. Also out tomorrow. Hatsuratsu (?) Guerrero was the replacement.
Match 1: Masatora Yasuda, Valiente Jr. & Futuro beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi. Futuro pinned Matsumoto after Salto Del Tiempo.
Match 2: Titan beat Shoma Kato.
Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Magnus beat Tiger Mask, OKUMURA & Satoshi Kojima. Magnus pinned TM 4. Afterwards, Magnus unmasked TM 4 again, as he apparently has done the last couple events. (With TM 4 retiring later this year I do wonder if he will unmask then. But Jushin Liger never has so there’s no precedent outside of TM 2 & 3 doing so-they were Mitsuharu Misaes & Koji Kanemoto, respectively. TM 1? Not sure if Satoru Sayama ever unmasked)
Match 4: Hatsuratsu Guerrero & Ultimo Guerrero beat Zane Jay & Templario. Hatsuratsu pinned Jay after MADE IN JAPAN. Hmmmm…
Match 5: Stigma, Atlantis & Mistico beat Sho, Hijo de Stuka Jr. & Soberano Jr. Atlantis pinned Stuka after Atlantida.
Match 6: Averno beat CMLL World Historic Light Heavyweight Champion Atlantis Jr. to win the title.
Main Event: Mascara Dorada beat Hechicero.
The tour-ender is tomorrow, the first half of a doubleheader for the promotion. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET. The second event is their first US event of the year in Trenton, NJ, which will be live as a PPV at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET. The PPV can be pre-purchased now for $19.99 US. A New Japan World paid subscription is mot required to buy the PPV.