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New Japan 3/20/2026 Results

New Japan ran the penultimate event of the New Japan Cup today with the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Aore Nagaoka in Niigata 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 1906.

Match 1: Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi beat Taisei Nakahara & Ryusuke Taguchi. Takahashi pinned Nakahara.

Match 2: Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto beat Masatora Yasuda, Satoshi Kojima & Taichi. YOSHI-HASHI beat Yasuda with Butterfly Lock.

Match 3: Master Wato, El Desperado & Yoh beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho & DOUKI. Yoh pinned Kanemaru after Direct Drive.

Match 4: Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, HENARE & Jake Lee beat Daiki Nagai, Taiji Ishimori, Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi. Young pinned Nagai after Bite The Dust.

Match 5: Dick Togo, Don Fale & Ren Narita beat Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano & Aaron Wolf. Narita beat Honma with Hell’s Guillotine.

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

New Japan Cup Semifinals:
Match 7: Yuya Uemura beat Boltin Oleg.
Main Event: Callim Newman beat Shota Umino.
As a result, the Final is Uemura vs. Newman.

The Final is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET. This will be an exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan. (It may begin 30 minutes earlier though for a pre-show match)

New Japan 3/15/2026 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today with the first half of the Quarterfinals.

Today’s event was held at Aimesse Yamanashi in Yamanashi 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 1192.

Match 1: Kosei Fujira & Hartley Jackson beat Taisei Nakahara & YOSHI-HASHI. Fujita pinned Nakahara.

Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi & Don Fale beat Masatora Yasuda, Satoshi Kojima, Toru Yano & Arron Wolf. Kanemaru beat Yasuda with a figure 4.

Match 3: Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan, HENARE &Jake Lee beat Gedo, Drilla Moloney, OSKAR (The Grouch), Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) & Yota Tsuji. Young pinned Gedo after Bite The Dust.

Match 4: Zane Jay & Callum Newman beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Hirooki Goto. Newman pinned Mataumoso after Firebolt.

Match 5: Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tomoaki Honma & Shota Umino. Oiwa pinned Honma after The Grip.

New Japan Cup Quarterfinals:
Match 6: Boltin Oleg beat Ren Narita.
Main Event: Yuya Uemura beat Shingo Takagi.
As a result, the first Semifinals match will be Oleg vs. Uemura. The Semifinals are Friday.

The second half of the Quarterfinals is Tuesday at Big Palette Fukushima in Fukushima. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 3/14/2026 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today with the last day of Round 2.

Today’s event was held at Kinjo Futo Arena in Nagoya 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 1449.

Match 1: Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Daiki Nagai, Drilla Moloney, OSKAR (The Grouhc0 & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Akira pinned Nagai after Fireball.

Match 2: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Chase Owens & Don Fale beat Masatora Yasuda, Satoshi Kojima & Aaron Wolf. Owens pinned Yasuda after Last Testament.

Match 3: Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura. Tsuji pinned Honma after Dragon Soul Blaster.

Match 4: Zane Jay, Jake Lee & Callum Newman beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Lee pinned Matsumoto after FBS.

Match 5: Toru Yano & Boltin Oleg beat Dick Togo & Ren Narita. Yano pinned Togo.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 6: Shota Umino beat Yujiro Takahashi.
Main Event: Zack Sabre Jr. beat Ryohei Oiwa.
As a result, the final Quarterfinals match will be Umino vs. Sabre.

The Quarterfinals start tomorrow at Aimesse Yamanashi in Yamanashi. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

New Japan 3/13/2026 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today with the start of the second half of Round 2.

Today’s event was held at Kanaoka Park Gym 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 800.

Match 1: Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens beat Masatora Yasuda & Shota Umino. Owens pinned Yasuda after Last Testament. Post-match, an angle continued where Umino is seemingly trying to turn Yujiro back to face and away from House Of Torture.

Match 2: Kosei Fujita, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, Satoshi Kojima & YOSHI-HASHI. Fujita pinned Matsumoto with a German suplex hold.

Match 3: Toru Yano, Aaron Wolf & Boltin Oleg beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Don Fale & Ren Narita. Yano pinned Kanemaru.

Match 4: Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi beat Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura. Moloney pinned Honma after War Dragons.

Match 5: Zane Jay, Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Daiki Nagai, Gedo, OSKAR (The Grouch), Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) & Yota Tsuji. Young pinned Nagai after Bite The Dust.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 6: Callum Newman beat Hartley Jackson.
Main Event: Hirooki Goto beat Jake Lee.
As a result, the third Quarterfinals matxh will be Newman vs. Goto.

The next event is tomorrow at Kinjo Pier Arena in Nagoya to wrap up Round 2. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan 3/12/2026 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today with the second day of Round 2.

Today’s event was held at Takamatsu City General Gym in Kagawa and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. No YouTube today.

The announced paid attendance was 702.

Match 1: OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Chase Owens. Ice pinned Kanemaru after Cruella.

Match 2: Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney. Sabre beat Nagai with a front neck lock.

Match 3: Toru Yano, Aaron Wolf & Shota Umino beat Dick Togo, Don Fale & Yujiro Takahashi. Yano pinned Togo.

Match 4: Kosei Fujita & Hartley Jackson beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Fujita pinned Jay.

Match 5: Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Young pinned Matsumoto after Bite The Dust.

Match 6: Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Tomoaki Honma & Yuya Uemura. Tsuji pinned Honma after Dragon Soul Blaster (a combination Gene Blaster and Dragon Soul Lariat).

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 7: Ren Narita beat Satoshi Kojima.
Main Event: Boltin Oleg beat HENARE.
As a result, the second Quarterfinals match will be Narita-Oleg.

The next event is tomorrow at Kanaoka Park Gym in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 3/10/2026 Results (Updated)

New Japan began Round 2 of the New Japan Cup today in Okayama.

Today’s event was held at Shigeto Arena Okayama in Okayama 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 1233.

Match 1: OSKAR (The Grouch) & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby) beat Masatora Yasuda & Aaron Wolf. Ice pinned Yaauda after Ice High.

Match 2: Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan, HENARE & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsunoto, Toru Yano, Boltin Oleg, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Young pinned Matsumoto after Bite The Dust.

Match 3: Kosei Fujita & Hartley Jackson beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Jackson pinned Jay after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 4: Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita beat Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino & Satoshi Kojima. Owens pinned Honma after C Trigger.

Match 5: Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Daiki Nagai & Yota Tsuji. Oiwa pinned Nagai with a roll-through German suplex hold.

New Japan Cup Round 2:
Match 6: Shingo Takagi beat Don Fale.
Main Event: Yuya Uemura beat Drilla Moloney.
As a result, Takagi-Uemura is set for the Quarterfinals.

The next event is Thursday at Takamatsu City General Gym in Kagawa. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

UPDATE: Tokyo Sports reports there was a title change in England this past Sunday in Pro Wrestling EVE-Syuri lost the STRONG Women’s Championship to Alex Windsor. New Japan’s Japanese website has been updated to reflect this. Windsor becomes the 8th STRONG Women’s Champion.

New Japan TAMASHII 2/28/2026 Results

New Japan’s TAMASHII sub-label ran their latest event on 2/28, their first of the year showcasing training wrestlers from Australia, New Zealand & the Oceania region.

The event was held at Magere Arts Center in Auckland, New Zealand. There is/was no live or on demand broadcast but there is a chance some matches will be available on YouTube at a later date.

The paid attendance was not announced.

Match 1: Thor Keith beat Darryl Voll.

Match 2: Dorian Webber & Graham Hughes bear Bee Numan & Lance Adams.

Match 3: Nico Bell beat TJ Illes.

Match 4: Johnny Recon & Liam Erikson beat Don Fale & Maximillion.

Match 5: EC Brownie beat James Shaw.

Main Event: TAMASHII Tag Team Champions The Pretty Boys beat Kawa Kupa & Toa to retain the titles. V2 for the champs.

No word on when the next event will be.

New Japan 3/8/26 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today in Hyogo, finishing up Round 1 as the 24-man field is now down to 16.

Today’s event was held at Baycom General Gym in Hyogo 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 2511.

Match 1: Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura beat Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney. Uemura beat Nagai with a chicken wing.

Match 2; Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Tomoaki Honma & Boltin Oleg. Khan beat Honma with Domination Claw.

Match 3: Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto. Young pinned Matsumoto after Bite The Dust.

Match 4: Kosei Fujita & Hartley Jackson beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. Jackson pinned Jay after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 5: Toru Yano, Aaron Wolf & Satoshi Kojima beat Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Yano pinned Togo.

Match 6: Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Don Fale. Takagi pinned Kanemaru after Burning Dragon.

New Japan Cup Round 1:
Match 7: Shota Umino beat Chase Owens. As a result, Umino advances to Round 2 and will face Yujiro Takahashi.
Main Event: Ryohei Oiwa beat Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). As a result, Oiwa advances to Round 2 and will face Zack Sabre Jr.

The next event is Tuesday at Shigeto Arena in Okayama with the start of Round 2. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan 3/6/2026 Results (Updated)

On March 6, 1972, Antonio Inoki began the legacy of the “King Of Sports” as bis New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion held its first event in Tokyo. Today the promotion celebrated its 54th Anniversary with their traditional Flag Raising Anniversary event, held when and where it all began.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym 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 2949.

Match 1: Daiki Nagai & Drilla Moloney beat Masatora Yasuda & Yuya Uemura. Moloney pinned Yasuda after Drilla Killer.

Match 2: Jacob Austin Young, Francesco Akira, Great-O-Khan & HENARE beat Tatsuya Matsunoto, Toru Yano, Hirooki Goto & Boltin Oleg. Akira beat Matsumoto with a ground tarantula.

Match 3: Zack Sabde Jr. & Ryojei Oiwa beat Gedo & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Sabre pinned Gedo with a Japanese leg roll clutch hold.

Match 4: Yota Tsuji & Shingo Takagi beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Don Fale. Tsuji pinned Kanemaru after Gene Blaster.

Matxh 5: New Japan Anniversary Match: Sick Togo, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens & Ren Narita beat LEONA (Dradition), Tatsumi Fujinami (Dradition), Aaron Wolf, Shota Umino & Satoshi Kojima. Takahashi pinned LEONA after Pimp Juice.

New Japan Cup Round 1:
Match 6: Jake Lee beat YOSHI-HASHI by ref stoppage (technical submission). As a result, Lee advances to Round 2 and will face Hirooki Goto.
Match 7: Callum Newman beat OSKAR (The Grouch). As a result, Newman advances to Round 2 and will face Hartley Jackson.

Match 8: Robbie X & Taiji Ishimori beat IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles to win the titles. X & Ishimori become the 81st IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. X pinned Fujita after X Express. Next up: Akira & Young.

Main Event: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI beat Master Wato to retain the title. V2 for DOUKI. Next up: Yoh.

The next event is Sunday at Baycom General Gym in Hyogo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin Saturday at 11 PM PT/Sunday at 3 AM ET (remember this Sunday is the time change forward).

UPDATE: Both Junior Heavyweight title matches after the above challenges were made will happen on 4/2 at Korakuen Hall.

New Japan 3/5/2026 Results

New Japan continued the New Japan Cup today with the second day of Round 1.

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 pre-show match FOR FREE on YouTube.

The announced paid attendance was 1080.

Pre-show match: Masatora Yasuda beat Taisei Nakahara.

Match 1: Toru Yano, Aaron Wolf, Master Wato & Shota Umino beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi, DOUKI & Chase Owens. Wato beat Kanemaru with Vendeval

Match 2: Gedo & Shingo Takahi beat Dick Togo & Don Fale. Takagi pinned Togo after War Special.

Match 3: Jacob Austin Young, HENARE & Jake Lee beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI. Young beat Matsumoto with Imperial Prison.

Match 4: Drilla Moloney & OSKAR (The Grouch) beat Zane Jay & Callum Newman. OSKAR pinned Jay after a neck hanging bomb.

Match 5: Hartley Jackson, Zack Sabre Jr., Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles & Ryohei Oiwa beat Diaki Nagai, Yota Tsuji, Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori & Yuto Ice (Ice Baby). Sabre beat Nagai with a leg split with face lock.

New Japan Cup Round 1:
Match 6: Boltin Oleg beat El Phantasmo. As a result, Oleg advances to Round 2 and will face HENARE.
Main Event: Ren Narita beat Taichi. As a result, Narita advances to Round 2 and will face Satoshi Kojima.

The next event is the annual Anniversary Event, this year being the 54th Anniversary, tomorrow at Ota City General Gym. The event is always held on the date of and at the location of the promotion’s inaugural event, which was on March 6, 1972. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1:30 AM PT/4:30 AM ET.