At a press conference on Tokyo today, several promotions including New Japan, Pro Wrestling NOAH, DDT, Tokyo Joshi Pro and Stardom came together under the new United Japan Pro Wrestling banner. The biggest item coning out of this was the return of ALL TOGETHER, the joint event between multiple promotions held twice in the past as a charity fundraiser effort. To be held on 5/6 at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, the event will be a fundraiser for Noto Peninsula disaster recovery efforts and include New Japan, NOAH, DDT, Dragon Gate, Big Japan and Stardom participation. The event will be a live PPV worldwide, streaming on ABEMA on Japan and TBA elsewhere.
A second UJPW event will be held on 6/16 in Hokkaido and will focus on other promotions not able to participate in the 5/6 event.
It should be noted that, at this time, the only major Japanese promotion that does not appear to be part of the UJPW is All-Japan. No presence at the presser and no mentions on their website.
One match for 5:6 has already been announced by NOAH: Daisuke Sekimoto & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jeff Cobb & Masa Kitamiya. HOSS FIGHT ALERT!!!
More as it becomes available.
UPDATE: Second match announced: Naomichi Marufuji, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Sanshiro Takagi vs. EVIL, Ren Narita & Yujiro Takahashi.
And a third match: Yuki Ueno, Kaito Kiyomiya & Shota Umino vs. Yuya Uemura, Konosuke Takeshita & Shun Skywalker.
