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New Japan 7/7/2026 Results

The end of another era in New Japan came today as Tiger Mask 4, the promotion’s longest-serving incarnation of the iconic comic book-based masked wrestler, called it a career today, retiring just 8 days before what would have been his 31st anniversary in the ring.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1490, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Shota Umino beat Taisei Nakahara, Toru Yano & Togo Makabe. Umino pinned Nakahara.

Match 2: Zane Jay, Francesco Akira, Jacob Austin Young, Great-O-Khan & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoh, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Lee pinned Matsunoto after Giant Killing.

Match 3: Jado, Boltin Oleg & Aaron Wolf beat Gedo, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Wolf beat Gedo with a triangle choke.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, DOUKI, SANADA & Ren Narita beat Masatora Tasuda, Master Wato, El Desperado, Taichi & Yuya Uenura Sho pinned Yasuda after a crossarm piledriver.

Match 5: Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Daiki Nagai, Taiji Ishimori, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Fujita pinned Nagai with a German suplex hold.

Match 6: Tiger Mask 4 Retirement Match 1: Tiger Mask 4 vs. Tom Billington went to a 5 minute time limit draw.

Main Event: Tiger Mask 4 Retirement Match 2: Tiger Mask 4 vs. Black Tiger 4 (Rocky Romero) went to a 5 minute time limit draw. Which led to…
Main Event (continued): Tiger Mask 4 beat Black Tiger 4 in 18 seconds.

The retirement ceremony that followed included a surprise appearance by the original Tiger Mask, Satoru Sayama. After the traditional 10 Bell Salute signifying his retirement, he was carried off by the main roster, a legend of the Junior Heavyweight division leaving as he should-a winner. Now we can wonder if there will be what would/should be a Tiger Mask 7 to fill the void in the promotion. (TM 5 is/was Ikuhisa Minowa in independents, TM 6 is an unknown who primarily does special appearances)

The next event is the G1 CLIMAX 36 Tournament, the biggest tournament of the year, starting Saturday at Now Arena in Chicago, IL. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET.

New Japan 7/6/2026 Results

New Japan finished the Road To G1 CLIMAX Tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1483. a legit sellout.

Match 1: Sho, DOUKI, SANADA & Ren Narita beat Masatora Yasuda, El Desperado, Taichi & Yuya Uemura. DOUKI pinned Yasuda after Earth Release Technique.

Match 2: Tatsuya Matsumoto, Hirooki Goto, Aaron Wolf & Boltin Oleg beat Daiki Nagai, Yuto Ice (Ice Baby), Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. Oleg pinned Nagai after KamikazeZ

Match 3: Dick Togo & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Jado & Tiger Mask and Gedo & Taiji Ishimori in a 3-way when Kanemaru pinned TM 4.

Match 4: G1 CLIMAX Qualifiers: OSKAR (The Grouch) beat Yujiro Takahashi. As a result, OSKAR is in the G1 and will be in Block B.

Match 5: G1 CLIMAX Qualifiers: Ryohei Oiwa beat El Phantasmo. As a result. Oiwa is in the G1 and will be in Block A.

Match 6: Gabriel Kidd beat IWGP Global Champion Shota Umino to win the title. Kidd becomes the 9th IWGP Global Champion. Although he threw the belt away afterwards after assaulting President Hiroshi Tanahashi, so…

Main Event: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoh beat Francesco Akira to retain the title. V1 for Yoh.

The next event is the Tiger Mask 4 retirement event tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET

New Japan 7/4/2026 Results

New Japan continued the Road To G! Climax Tour today in Yamagata.

Today’s event was held at Yamagaga Big Wing in Yamagata. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 1210.

Before the event began, Tomoaki Honma came out and announced his retirement. This is due to health concerns (he suffered a severe spinal injury in 2017 but fully recovered, however related concerns were noted recently). No specific date yet but he wants a hometown match beforehand.

Match 1: Dick Togo 1 & 2 beat Taisei Nakahara & Tiger Mask. 2 beat Nakahara with a crippler crossface. The final TM 4 farewell to fans followed as the final events of his career next week are both in Tokyo.

Match 2: Toru Yano & Togi Makabe beat Masatora Yasuda & Ryusuke Taguchi. Makabe pinned Yasuda.

Match 3: Master Wato & Shota Umio beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Aaron Wolf. Wato beat Matsumoto with Vendeval.

Match 4: El Desperado & Yuya Uemura beat Zane Jay & Great-O-Khan. Uemura pinned Jay after Lions Shiner.

Match 5: Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa beat Jado, Satoshi Kojima, Taichi & El Desperado. Savre beat Kojima.

Match 6: YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Yoh beat Jacob Austin Young, Jake Lee & Francesco Akira. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Young.

Main Event: Daiki Nagai, Taiji Ishimori, OSKAR (The Grouch), Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) & Yota Tsuji beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DOUKI, SANADA, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Tsuji pinned Kanemaru after Gene Blaster. Tsuji put Honma over post-match.

The tour-ender is Monday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

BREAKING: Another New Japan Veteran Retiring

At today’s New Japan event (non-televised), longtime wrestler Tomoaki Honma announced his retirement. It sounds like it will not be immediate as he wants to get to 30 years and have a hometown retirement match next year. Honma suffered a spinal injury that left him temporarily paralyzed in 2017 but recovered enough to return to action but more recent concerns have surfaced in exams and he decided to retire. Honma turns 50 in November and has mainly bern a part-timer post-pandemic.

More as it becomes available. Today’s results will be posted later today.

News: TAKAYAMANIA Main Event Announced

With tickets going on sale tomorrow, Minoru Suzuki has revealed the main event of TAKAYAMANIA EMPIRE 5, the annual fundraiser event for legendary wrestler Yoshihiro Takayama. This year it will be Suzuki & El Desperado vs. Naomichi Marufuji & HARASHIMA. All profits from ticket sales will be donated to Takayama’s wife to assist with his medical care & rehab

The event will be held on 9/7 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. It will be a live ABEMA broadcast in Japan, hopefully on demand on WRESTLE UNIVERSE afterwards.

New Japan 7/2/2026 Results

New Japan continued the Road To G1 CLIMAX Tour today in Saitama.

Today’s event was held at Tokorozawa Citizen Gym in Saitama. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 634.

Match 1: Daiki Nagai beat Taisei Nakahara.

Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho beat Masatora Yasuda & Ryusuke Taguchi. Kanemaru beat Yasuda with a figure 4.

Match 3: Tiger Mask, Toru Yano & Togo Makabe beat Tatsuya Matusnoto, El Desperado & Satoshi Kojima. Yano pinned Matsumoto. Afterwards, the TM 4 farewell rounds continued as his retirement tour enters the final week.

Match 4: Taichi & Yuya Uenura. Eat Jacob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan. Uemura pinned Young after Lions Shiner.

Match 5: Jado, Master Wato, Aaron Wolf & Shota Umino beat Kosei Fujita, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Umino pinned Jackson after Second Chapter.

Match 6: YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & Yoh beat Zane Jay, Jake Lee & Francesco Akira. YOSHI-HASHI pinned Jay after Shoto.

Main Event: Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, OSKAR (The Grouch), Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) & Yota Tsuji beat Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi, DOUKI, SANADA & Ren Narita. Tsuji pinned DOUKI after Gene Blaster.

The next event is Saturday at Yamagata Big Wing in Yamagata. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. This will be the last non-televised event for a while (probably until the end of August) as all G1 CLIMAX events will be live & on demand on New Japan World. 7/18 & 7/19 will be available OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY as they will be exclusive TV Asahi live broadcasts in Japan 7/22 will also be a live Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan. As a reminder, the 7/11 US event will be a NON-PPV New Japan World broadcast.

Forbidden Door 2026 NEAR LIVE Results (Updated)

New Japan & Stardom are in the US for this year’s AEW Forbidden Door event, also featuring CMLL. Results will be posted below as they become available.

Today’s event will be held at SAP Center in San Jose, CA and can be watched LIVE as a PPV on New Japan World IN JAPAN ONLY and on participating cable/satellite providers and-for subscribers-on HBO Max in the US (additional purchase required). You can also watch the pre-show FOR FREE on YouTube.

Pre-show:
Match 1: Drilla Moloney beat Daniel Garcia.
Match 2: Maika beat Skye Blue. As a result, Maika will be in a match for the vacant AEW TBS Championship this Wednesday. She also will miss Tuesday’s Stardom event in Tokyo but she was not on the card and was previously announced as being absent.
Match 3: AEW Women’s Tag Team Champions Megan Bayne & Lena Kross beat Thunder Rosa & Olympia to retain the titles. Kross pinned Rosa.

PPV:
Match 1: Matt & Nick Jackson beat Mistico & Mascara Dorada and Shingo Takagi & Titan in a 3-way when the Jacksons pinned Titan.

Match 2: Kenny Omega beat Zack Sabre Jr.

Match 3: AEW Continental Champion Jon Moxley beat Bandido to retain the title.

Match 4: IWGP Global Champion Shota Umino beat Pac to retain the title. V1 for Umino.

Match 5: AEW Women’s Champion Thekla beat Starlight Kid to retain the title.

Match 6: AEW Tag Team Champions Adam Copeland & Christian Cage beat David Finlay & Clark Connors to retain the titles. Copeland pinned Finlay after a spear following Jay White interference.

Not counting Konosuke Takeshita participation, the New Japan & Stardom portion of the event is now complete. All AEW for the last 3 scheduled matches.

Match 7: Owen Hart Cup Women’s Finals: Mercedes Mone beat Maya World to win the tournament.

Match 8: In a steel cage match, Mark Briscoe, Darby Allin, Konosuke Takeshita, Orange Cassidy, Roderick Strong & Kyle O’Reilly beat MJF, Kevin Knight, Kyle Fletcher, Kazuchika Okada, Jake Doyle & Andrade El Idolo. Briscoe pinned Foyle after Jay Driller.

Main Event: Owen Hart Cup Men’s Finals: Will Ospreay beat Swerve Strickland to win the tournament.

End Show. After another 6 hour ultra-marathon.

For New Japan, the next event is Thursday at Tokorozawa Citizen Gym in Saitama. There will be no live or on demand broadcast. Also, it has been decided that the 7/11 G1 CLIMAX 36 opening event in Chicago WILL NOT be a PPV. It will be LIVE on New Japan World for all paying monthly subscribers.

UPDATE: Next up for Umino: Gabriel Kidd. That match will happen on 7/6 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. The injured Boltin Oleg will also return on 7/6.

New Japan 6/23/2026 Results

New Japan continued the Road To G1 CLIMAX Tour today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo 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 1195.

Match 1: Masatora Yasuda, El Desperado & Yuya Uemura beat Taisei Nakahara, Toru Yano & Togi Makabe. Yasuda pinned Nakahara.

Match 2: Zane Jay, Jacob Austin Young, Great-O-Khan & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsunoto, Ryusuje Taguchi, Yoh & Hirooki Goto. Khan pinned Matsumoto.

Match 3: Satoshi Kojima & Shota Umino beat Hartlay Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa. Umino pinned Jackson after Second Chapter.

Match 4: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, DOUKI, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita beat Daiki Nagai, Shingo Takagi, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yota Tsuji by ref stoppage (technical submission). DOUKI beat Nagai.

Match 5: Francesco Akira beat Sho, Kosei Fujita & Master Wato in a 4-way by pinning Wato. As a result, Akira will face IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Yoh for the title on 7/6.

G1 CLIMAX Qualifiers:
Match 6: Aaron Wolf beat YOSHI-HASHI. As a result, Wolf is in the tournament and will be in Block B.
Main Event: Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Taichi. As a result, Ice is in the tournament and will be in Block A.
Upcoming matches will determine the last 2 participants. (Those matches will happen on 7/6)

The next event is the annual Forbidden Door crossover event with All Elite Wrestling, this year also featuring CMLL & Stardom, Sunday at SAP Center in San Jose, CA. Live streaming as a PPV will begin at 4 PM PT/7 PM ET. It will be available on New Japan World IN JAPAN ONLY and on participating cable/satellite providers & HBO Max in the US. Those who subscribe to HBO Max can pre-order there and possibly get a $10 discount.

As for Japan, the next event is 7/2 at Tokorozawa City Gym in Saitama. Broadcast plans TBA (the July streaming schedule has not yet been announced but I’m thinking no broadcasts until 7/6).

New Japan News: Partial 6/19/2026 CMLL Participation Results

New Japan and Mexico’s CMLL ran another FANTASTICAMANIA 2026 event Friday, this one in Mexico. New Japan has provided results from their participation in the event.

Friday’s event was held at Arena Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico and can be watched on demand on the CMLL YouTube channel, but it is currently paywalled behind what I believe is a $30/month (USD) membership tier. It may be un-paywalled at a later date or the matches may be added to New Japan World.

Match 1: Valiente Jr., Futuri & Max Starr beat YUTANI, OKUMURA & Shoma Kato. Valiente pinned Kato after Codiego Rojo (Code Red).

Match 3: Mascara Dorada, Templatio & Neon beat Titan, Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X. Dorada pinned X after a shooting star press.

Match 4: CMLL World Tag Team. Hampions Niebla Roja & Angel De Oro beat Dick Togo & SANADA to retain the titles.

Match 5: El Phantasmo beat Barbaro Cavernario.

Match 6: Konosuke Takeshita & Hechicero beat Ultimo Guerrero & Gran Guerrero. Takeshita pinned Ultimo Guerrero after Raging Fire.

Main Event: In a 2/3 Falls Match, Mistico, Tiger Mask & Blue Panther beat Averno, Blavk Toget & Volador Jr. 2-0. Fall 1: Mistico pinned Averno after La Mistica. Fall 2: TM 4 pinned Black Tiger after a tiger driver. This was TM 4’s final Mexico match before his retirement on 7/7. He was presented with a special commemorative CMLL Championship belt afterwards.

New Japan 6/21/2026 Results

New Japan continued the Road To G1 CLIMAX Tour today in Kanagawa.

Today’s event was held at Sagamihara City General Gym in Kanagawa. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast.

The announced paid attendance was 999.

Match 1: In a handicap match, Hartley Jackson beat Taisei Nakahara & Masatora Yasuda by pinning both.

Match 2: DOUKI & Sho beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato. DOUKI pinned Taguchi.

Match 3: Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa beat Jacob Austin Young & Jake Lee. Fujita beat Young with Neshin Special.

Match 4: Satoshi Kojima, Shota Umino & Aaron Wolf beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Umino pinned Matsumoto after a lariat.

Match 5: El Desperado, Yuya Uemura & Taichi beat Gedo, OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Uemura beat Gedo with a wrist lock.

Match 6: Zane Jay, Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Daiki Naai, Shingo Takagi & Yota Tsuji. HENARE pinned Nagai after a rolling sitdown powerbomb.

Main Event: Yoh, Master Wato & Togi Makabe beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Makabe pinned Kanemaru after a King Kong kneedrop. This was a hometown event and match for Makabe.

The next event is Tuesday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

In other news, there was an update regarding the rumored Shota Umino-Pac IWGP Global Championship match at next Sunday’s AEW Forbidden Door PPV: It’s now official. Also announced by New Japan was Shingo Takagi & Titan vs. Matt & Nick Jackson and Mistico & Mascara Dorada in a 3-way. The event will also be available as a PPV on New Japan World ONLY IN JAPAN. In the US it will be available on participating cable/satellite providers and on the HBO Max streaming service (HBO Max subscribers can preorder it for $39.99, a $10 discount).