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New Japan 12/22/25 Results (Updated)

New Japan wrapped up their 2025 with the final event of the Road To TOKYO DOME Tour and the Hiroshi Tanahashi retirement road, the last event before his retirement match at Tokyo Dome.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World FOR FREE!!! No account or paid subscription required! No YouTube as a result.

The announced paid attendance was 1515, a legit sellout.

Match 1: NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo beat TBA, revealed at match time to be Ryusuke Taguchi, to retain the title. V5 for Phantasmo. Next up: Possibly DDT wrestler Chris Brookes, who attacked Phantasmo post-match and issued the challenge. According to DDT’s official English social media, the challenge is for Tokyo Dome.

Match 2; Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Tiger Mask, Satoshi Kojima & Taichi. YOSHI-HASHI pjnned TM 4.

Match 3: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita, SANADA & EVIL beat Master Wato, Yoh, Toru Yano, Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino. Narita pinned Wato. Afterwards, a House Of Torture beatdown commenced until DDT’s Kaisei Takechi made the save, surely to the delight of female fans in attendance.

Match 4: Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Gedo, Hiromu Takahashi & David Finlay. Newman pinned Gedo after Overkill. Afterwards, Newman revealed one of the two TBA for United Empire in the 10-man tag at Tokyo Dome…Andrade El Idolo. Supposedly Andrade has a 1 year no-compete clause due to being let go again by WWR for drug program violations but I’d heard a “one-time exception” was being negotiated by his legal team. This must be it.

Match 5: Sho & DOUKI beat KUUKAI & El Desperado and Daiki Nagai & Taiji Ishinori in a 3-way when DOUKI pinned Nagai.

Match 6: Yota Tsuji, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Tsuji pinned Jackson after Gene Blaster.

Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Kosei Fujita. Afterwards, Tanahashi said farewell to the venue where he made his debut and performed one final Korakuen epic air guitar show to send the fans home happy.

2025 has now come to a close for New Japan and the Hiroshi Tanahashi Retirement Road has reached the final stop because…

The next event, the first of 2026, is WRESTLE KINGDOM 20 in TOKYO DOME, the biggest annual event in Japanese pro wrestling and maybe biggest in the world after WWE WrestleMania, on 1/4 at the Tokyo Dome. The event is a legit advance sellout. Live streaming EXCLUSIVELY on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin on 1/3 at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. This will be a live & exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan only. Additionally, a special program looking back at Tanahashi’s career will be aired on New Japan World FOR FREE Wednesday beginning at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: It’s now official. Phantasmo-Brookes has been added to Tokyo Dome and will be a pre-show match.

Also, the full field for the battle royal for the NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championship match on 1/4 has been announced: Master Wato, Yoh & Toru Yano will defend the titles against these 7 teams-Shota Umino/Yuya Uemura/Kaisei Takechi (DDT), Hirooki Goto/YOSHI-HASHI/Boltin Oleg, Zack Sabre Jr./Ryohei Oiwa/Hartley Jackson, Togi Makabe/Ryusuke Taguxhi/Tiger Mask, Clark Connors/OSKAR/Yuto Ice, Tomohiro Ishii/Taichi/Satoshi Kojima, Ren Narita/Yoshinobu Kanemaru/SANADA. 2 teams will start and a new team enters every minute. When one wrestler is eliminated that entire trio is out. Eliminations are by pinfall, submission or over the top rope. Last team left wins the match and the titles

New Japan 12/21/25 Results

New Japan ran their last outside-Tokyo event of the year today and the last such event of Hiroshi Tanahashi’s career as they went to Tochigi for the second and penultimate event of the Road To TOKYO DOME Tour.

Today’s event was held at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi 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 1323, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Sho & DOUKI beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & KUUKAI (Michinoku Pro) by ref stoppage. DOUKI beat Matsumoto with Italian Stretch 32.

Match 2: Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe beat Zane Jay & Katsuya Murashima. Makabe pinned Jay after a King Kong kneedrop.

Match 3: Shoma Kato, Master Wato, Yoh & Toru Yano beat Masatora Yasuda, Tiger Mask, Satoshi Kojima & Taichi.Wato pinned Yasuda after a swan dive uppercut.

Match 4: Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto, Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, SANADA, Ren Narita & EVIL. Uemura pinned Takahashi with a Kannuki suplex hold.

Match 5: Jacob Austion Young, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Daiki Nagai, Hiromu Takahashi & SHingo Takagi. Newman pinned Nagai after Time Bomb.

Match 6: Taiji Ishimori, Yota Tsuji, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Tsuji pinned Jackson after Gene Blaster.

Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat El Desperado. Afterwards, Tanahashi said his final farewell to the fans including epic air guitar despite a seemingly painful knee to sent the crowd home happy. And sad too as it’s the last time they’ll see Tanahashi compete.

The tour-ender, and the final event of 2025, is tomorrow at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET, and EVERYONE will be able to watch the full event live & on demand FOR FREE!!!

News: 2025 PWI Tag Team 100 Announced (SPOILERS!)

The last of what is now a year-end awards trilogy from Pro Wrestling Illustrated came out today, as we go down from 500 (wrestlers) to 250 (women) and now 100 (tag teams). The second PWI Tag Team 100 list was revealed today and features both men’s and women’s teams. Naturally I’ve browsed the list already so below are the top ranked teams and how various Japan-based teams fared.

Because this is only in digital format and the print edition will not be out for another 3 weeks or so, those waiting for the latter should stop here to avoid SPOILERS! Otherwise, click below.

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New Japan 12/18/25 Results (Updated)

New Japan began the Road To TOKYO Dome Tour today, a quick weekend tour that marks the end of the promotion’s 2025 and start of the final farewell for Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma in Gunma and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. Originally there was to be no live or on demand broadcast but thankfully plans changed. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1291, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Zane Jay, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask beat Masatora Yasuda, Tomoaki Honma & Togo Makabe. TM 4 beat Yasuda with a chicken wing.

Match 2: Tatsuya Matsunoto, Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Shoma Kato, Yoh, Master Wato & Toru Yano. Oleg pinned Kato.

Match 3: Yujiro Takahashi, Sho & DOUKI beat Katsuya Murashima, KUUKAI (Michinoku Pro) & El Desperado. DOUKI beat Murashima with Italian Stretch 32.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SANADA, Ren Narita & EVIL beat Satoshi Kojima, Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino. SANADA pinned Kojima.

Match 5: Gedo, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan. Takagi pinned Young.

Match 6: Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Dakki Nagai, Taiji Ishimori, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Jackson pinned Nagai after Death Valley Bomb.

Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hiromu Takahashi. Afterwards, Tanahashi gave his final sendoff to the Gunma fans including one more air guitar to send the crowd home happy (hopefully…and surely a little sad as it’s the last time they’ll see him competing).

The next event-also Tanahashi’s final event outside of Tokyo-is Sunday at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

UPDATE: In other news…Based on official social media posts, a STRONG Tag Team Championship match between Los Hermanos Chavez & West Coast Wrecking Crew may be happening on 1/2 at Arena Mexico in Mexico City.

New Japan 12/18/25 Results

New Japan began the Road To TOKYO Dome Tour today, a quick weekend tour that marks the end of the promotion’s 2025 and start of the final farewell for Hiroshi Tanahashi.

Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma in Gunma and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. Originally there was to be no live or on demand broadcast but thankfully plans changed. You can also watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1291, a legit sellout.

Match 1: Zane Jay, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tiger Mask beat Masatora Yasuda, Tomoaki Honma & Togo Makabe. TM 4 beat Yasuda with a chicken wing.

Match 2: Tatsuya Matsunoto, Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Shoma Kato, Yoh, Master Wato & Toru Yano. Oleg pinned Kato.

Match 3: Yujiro Takahashi, Sho & DOUKI beat Katsuya Murashima, KUUKAI (Michinoku Pro) & El Desperado. DOUKI beat Murashima with Italian Stretch 32.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SANADA, Ren Narita & EVIL beat Satoshi Kojima, Taichi, Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino. SANADA pinned Kojima.

Match 5: Gedo, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji beat Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan. Takagi pinned Young.

Match 6: Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Dakki Nagai, Taiji Ishimori, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Jackson pinned Nagai after Death Valley Bomb.

Main Event: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hiromu Takahashi. Afterwards, Tanahashi gave his final sendoff to the Gunma fans including one more air guitar to send the crowd home happy (hopefully…and surely a little sad as it’s the last time they’ll see him competing).

The next event-also Tanahashi’s final event outside of Tokyo-is Sunday at Light Cube Utsunomiya in Tochigi. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET.

DEVELOPING: Tokyo Sports Award Winners Announced

Tokyo Sports has announced their annual Pro Wrestling Award winners for 2025 on social media. Here are the winners:
MVP (top prize): Saya Kamitani, Stardom (First time ever a woman has won)
Match Of The Year: Kaito Kiyomiya vs. OZAWA, Pro Wrestling NOAH, 1/1/2025
Best Tag Team: OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby), New Japan
Special Achievement Award: Konosuke Takeshita, New Japan/DDT/All Elite Wrestling
Fighting Spirit Award: Sareee, Independent/Freelancer
Technique Prize: Hiroshi Tanahashi, New Japan
Women’s Grand Prize: Kamitani
Rookie Of The Year: Kaisei Takechi, DDT

Quick thoughts on the MVP: In my eyes there were only two real right choices-Kamitani and Takeshita. Either was a right choice but they nicely chose to recognize 2025 as the year of our PHENEX QUEEN in Stardom, and she undoubtedly was the top Japanese women’s wrestler in Japan (not counting the obvious ones that are on WWE or AEW full-time), but you can’t overlook everything Takeshita has accomplished between Japan and the US, that said his not being in Japan as much could have shifted the balance towards Kamitani but that Special Achievement for Takeshita is well-deserved. Rookie is a toss-up, Takechi no doubt was the most popular and with the biggest impact on DDT but one can only wonder what could have been had we not lost All-Japan rookie Taishin Nagao.

New Japan News: Final Tokyo Dome Card Announced, More (Updated)

New Japan today announced the final card for Tokyo Dome on 1/4…the main event of a light card with only 7 matches will be Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada in Tanahashi’s retirement match. That means the semifinal as Match 6 will be the double title match between IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita & IWGP Global Champion Yota Tsuji. Match 5 is the Aaron Wolf Debut Match of NEVER Openweight Champion RVIL vs. Aaron Wolf for the title. Match 4 will be El Desperado vs. Kosei Fujita, Taiji Ishinori & Sho for the next IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship shot against DOUKI, meaning for the first time in a few years Desperado is not leaving Tokyo Dome as champion. Match 3 is Shingo Takagi, David Finlay, Gabriel Kidd, Drilla Moloney & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Great-O-Khan, Callum Newman, HENARE, TBA & TBA. Match 2 is IWGP Women’s Champion Syuri vs. STRONG Openweight Champion Saya Kamitani for the titles. This also confirms Kamitani’s title defense in Stardom on 13/29 is only for the World Of Stardom Championship. Finally the opening match is a Tonado Battle Royal for the NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championship. Participating teams besides champions Master Wato, Toru Yano & Yoh are TBA but one participant is confirmed-DDT wrestler Kaisei Takechi as “The Rampage” will male his New Japan debut.

Not happening at the Dome-an IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match. World Tag League winners Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. appeared at today’s traditional post-tournament presser and announced they will not take the title shot at Tokyo Dome in deference to Tanahashi. That match will happen at New Year Dash!! on 1/5 at Ota City General Gym instead.

In other news which raises the possibility of a last-second Dome addition, NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo vs. TBA for the title is set for 12/19 at G Messe Gunma in Gunma. Another open challenge with perhaps a 1:4 title match hinted at if Phantasmo remains champion. Although there will be no live or on demand broadcast of the 12/15 event, the title match will be made available on demand FOR FREE on YouTube at some point after the event.

UPDATE: The promotion has changed course on broadcast plans for the next 2 events-originally to be non-televised at all, they will now be available LIVE and on demand on New Japan World. Additionally, the 12/22 Korakuen Hall event will now be available to everyone FOR FREE!

Correction: The original post incorrectly stated 12/14 as the next NKPW WORLD TV Championship match. It is 12/19.

New Japan Pro Wrestling 12/14/25 LIVE Results (Updated)

New Japan wraps up the World Tag League today with the Finals, which will see the winners get an IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match in the near future. Whether or not it’s at Tokyo Dome may depend on who wins between Gabriel Kidd & Yota Tsuji and Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. If it’s the former, maybe not because Tsuji is already set for a major double title match on 1/4 against Konosuke Takeshita-while not unprecedented I can’t see a double happening. If Oiwa & Sabre win I think it will happen. When the whole card was announced in the last 24 hours they added 2 additional title matches-EVIL managed to talk his way into a(nother) NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championship match so he, SANADA & Ren Narita will challenge Master Wato, Yoh & Toru Yano for the titles and perhaps try to spoil Yoh’s granted Tokyo Dome title defense. Also El Phantasmo will defend the NJPW WORLD TV Championship against TBA in what is an open challenge. And of course another Hiroshi Tanahashi final farewell to fans in the area.

Today’s event will be held at Grand Messe Kumamoto in Kumamoto and can be watched LIVE OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY on New Japan World in Japanese and English. This will be a live & exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan, which will be simulcast on New Japan World (the stream will be blocked in Japan, including on demand until the Asahi window ends, which I think is 2-3 days then those in Japan can watch online on demand). You will also be able to watch the first 2 matches FOR FREE on YouTube. There are 8 matches total with the main event being no time limit for the Tag League finals, so how long it may run ould partly depend on TV but I anticipate 3 hours at a minimum.

Today’s lineup:
NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo vs. TBA for the title (open challenge)*
Tatsuya Matsumoto, Katsuya Murashima, Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs. Masatora Yasuda, Alex Zayne, Lance Archer, Satoshi Kojima & Taichi
Shoma Kato, Shuji Ishikawa & El Desperado vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Don Fale & Sho
Taiji Ishimori, Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi vs. DOUKI, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi
Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Daiki Nagai, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby)
Hiromu Takahashi & David Finlay vs. Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan
NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Master Wato, Yoh & Toru Yano vs. Ren Narita, SANADA & EVIL for the titles
World Tag League Finals: Gabriel Kidd & Yota Tsuji vs. Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.

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Updates below will begin at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET.

*-This match will also be made available for viewing FOR FREE on YouTube at a later time/date.

10 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Grand Messe Kumamoto in Kumamoto, Japan. This event is airing in Japan as part of and perhaps the final installment of WORLD PRO WRESTLING LIVE 2025 on TV Asahi. No guest on commentary yet but we will have one later.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. Capacity depends on the setup, if it’s the smaller main setup the listed capacity is 3200, for the larger setup it’s 8000. I’m guessing they’ll use the former and I’ll predict near 3000. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 2686, a full house/near sellout)

The matches begin at 10:05 PM PT/1:05 AM ET.

Match 1: NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo vs. TBA for the title (open challenge). TBA is Hartley Jackson. 15 minute time limit
Result: NJPW WORLD TV Champion El Phantasmo beat Hartley Jackson to retain the title. V4 for Phantasmo.

Match 2: Tatsuya Matsumoto, Katsuya Murashima, Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs. Masatora Yasuda, Alex Zayne, Lance Archer, Satoshi Kojima & Taichi. 20 minute time limit
Result: Masatora Yasuda, Alex Zayne, Lance Archer, Satoshi Kojima & Taichi beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, Katsuya Murashima, Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Kojima pinned Matsumoto after a lariat.

The YouTube broadcast ends here.

Match 3: Shoma Kato, Shuji Ishikawa & El Desperado vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Don Fale & Sho. 20 minute time limit
Result: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Don Fale & Sho beat Shoma Kato, Shuji Ishikawa & El Desperado. Sho pinned Kato.

Match 4: Taiji Ishimori, Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi vs. DOUKI, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi. 30 minute time limit
Taiji Ishimori, Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi beat DOUKI, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi. Takagi pinned Owens.

Match 5: Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Daiki Nagai, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). 30 minute time limit
Result: Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Daiki Nagai, OSKAR & Yuto Ice. Tanahshi pinned Nagai after High Fly Flow. Afterwards, Tanahashi with microphone for a final farewell to the local fans.

Match 6: Hiromu Takahashi & David Finlay vs. Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan. 30 minute time limit
Result: Hiromu Takahashi & David Finlay beat Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan by DQ. Newman DQ’d. Chair use. Afterwards, Findlay with microphone in English. Challenge issued to United Empire for Tokyo Dome.

Match 7: NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Master Wato, Yoh & Toru Yano vs. Ren Narita, SANADA & EVIL for the titles. 1 Hour time limit
Result: NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Champions Master Wato, Yoh & Toru Yano beat Ren Narita, SANADA & EVIL to retain the titles. Yoh pinned SANADA. V3 for the champs.

Tanahashi comes back out to be the guest on commentary for the last match.

Main Event: World Tag League Finals: Gabriel Kidd & Yota Tsuji vs. Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. No time limit
Result: Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gabriel Kidd & Yota Tsuji to win the tournament. Oiwa pinned Kidd after The Grip. As a result, Oiwa & Sabre will get an IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match in the near future, possibly at Tokyo Dome.

The next event is Friday at G Messe Gunma in Gunma to start the short year-ending Road To TOKYO DOME Tour. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. The only televised event will be the tour-ender.

UPDATE; Following up on the Finlay challenge issued, Tokyo Sports reports it will be a 10-man tag match at Tokyo Dome AND the absent HENARE will return then. The match would likely be Bullet Club & The Unaffiliated (former Los Ingobernables de Japon) vs. United Empire.

New Japan 12/12/25 Results

Before I start with today’s first post, I send thoughts & prayers to those in northeastern Japan that have been affected by the recent string of major earthquakes this week that is continuing today, with a smaller but moderate (by US standards) one that hit closer to Tokyo. Japan is very resilient and prepared for quakes such as this, as noted by an image I saw of train structure being damaged in the Tohoku region disrupting services and how public reaction has NOT been negative, but still as an outsider and one living in the earthquake-prone US west coast it’s still concerning. Anyway, on to the wrestling…

New Japan ran the penultimate day of the World Tag League today with the second Semifinal.

Today’s event was held at Sun arena Sendai in Kagoshima and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1423.

Match 1: Daiki Nagai, Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Nagai pinned Matsumoto.

Match 2: Alex Zayne & Lance Archer beat Zane Jay & Boltin Oleg. Archer pinned Jay after Blackout.

Match 3: Yosjonobu Kanemary, SANADA & Ren Narita beat Shoma Kato, Shuji Ishikawa & El Desperado. Narita beat Kato with a kneebar.

Match 4: Dick Togo 2/Sho, Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi, Don Fale & EVIL beat Katsuya Murashima, Toru Yano, Yuya Uemura, Shota Umino & Hiroshi Tamahashi. EVIL beat Murashima with a scorpion deathlock Afterwards, EVIL demanded there be a NEVER 6-Man Tag Team Championshop match Sunday.

Match 5: Jacob Austin Young, Callum Neeman & Great-O-Khan beat Gedo, Hiromu Takahashi & David Finlay in 42 seconds. Newman pinned Gedo after Excalibur. Afterwards, Finlay demanded a rematch on Sunday.

Match 6: Hartley Jackson, Ryoheo Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Satoshi Kojima, Taichi & El Phantasmo. Sabre pinned Kojima after a backpack driver.

Main Event: World Tag League Semifinals: Gabriel Kidd & Yota Tsuji beat OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Kidd pinned OSKAR after War Blaster. As a result, Kidd & Tsuni advance to the Finals to face Oiwa & Sabre and now it’s virtually guaranteed to be for an IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship shot. Maybe not at Tokyo Dome if Kidd/Tsuji win though.

The Final is Sunday at Grand Messe Kumamoto in Kumamoto. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin Saturday at 10 PM PT/1 AM ET. This will be a live & exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.

In other news, it was announced that Tokyo Dome on 1/4 is now a legit advance sellout and no further tickets will be made available. What we won’t know until the day is that number and the setup-the Dome has a normal capacity of 65,000 which is primarily for baseball. The event will be broadcast live on New Japan World outside Japan and on TV Asahi in Japan.

New Japan 12/10/25 Results

New Japan continued the World Tag League today with the first half of the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Dejima Messe Nagasaki in Nagasaki and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1282, a legit sellout with possible standing room tickets also sold.

Match 1: Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Owens pinned Kato after Last Testament.

Match 2: Masatora Yasuda, Satoshi Kokima & Taichi beat Tatsuya Matsunoto, Shuji Ishikawa & El Desperado. Taichi pinned Matsunoto after a jumping high kick.

Match 3: Jacob Austin Young, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Zane Jay, Alex Zayne & Lance Archer. Newman pinned Jay after Excalibur.

Match 4: Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Dick Togo 2 (Sho), Don Fale & EVIL. Tanahashi pinned Togo/Sho after High Fly Flow.

Match 5: El Phantasmo, Yuya Uemura & Shota Umino beat Yosjinobu Kanemaru, SANADA & Ren Narita. Unino beat Kanemaru with STF.

Match 6: Gedo, Hiromu Takahashi, David Finlay, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Daiki Nagai, Drilla Moloney, Shingo Takagi, Gabriel Kidd & Yota Tsuji. Ice pinned Nagai after Ice High.

Main Event: World Tag League Semifinals: Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Sabre pinned Goto. As a result, Sabre & Oiwa advance to the Finals and will face Friday’s OSKAR/Ice-Kidd/Tsuji winner.

The second Semifinal is Friday at Sun Arena Sendai in Kagoshima. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.