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By Chris Vetter, ProWrestling.net Contributor... The post West Coast Pro “Evil Empire” results: Vetter’s review of Vinnie Massaro vs. LaBron Kozone for the WCPW Title, Johnnie Robbie vs. Laynie Luck for the WCPW Women’s Title appeared first on Pro Wrestling Dot Net.

Here are the 1st Round matches for the 2026 New Japan Cup, it gets started on March 4th & the final 1st Round matches end on March 8th. March 4th Yuya Uemura vs. Great O Khan (Winner meets Drilla Moloney on March 10th) Aaron Wolf vs. Don Fale (Winner meets Shingo Takagi on March 10th) Ma...

Here is a preview of the 2026 New Japan Cup, the tournament begins on March 4th & ends on March 21st. Yuya Uemura Entry: 4th Career Best: Quarter Finals (2025 lost to David Finlay) Worst: 1st Round (2020 lost to Yoshinobu Kanemaru & 2024 lost to Shingo Takagi) Great O Khan Entry: 6...

Bruce Lord and Karen Peterson review NJPW’s New Beginning USA, featuring Yota Tsuji making his third defense of the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Andrade El Idolo. Highlighted topics include the future of David Finlay, balancing NJPW and AEW talents and booking, production, and presen...

By Chris Vetter, ProWrestling.net Contributor... The post NJPW “The New Beginning USA” results (2/27): Vetter’s review of Yota Tsuji vs. Andrade for the IWGP Global Hvt. Title, Syuri vs. Athena for the IWGP Women’s Title, El Phantasmo vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the New Japan TV Title appeared first...

New Japan Pro Wrestling has made Yota Tsuji’s next defense of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship official. Tsuji will defend his title on April 4 at Sakura Genesis against the winner of the New Japan Cup, which is set to kick off on March 4. The brackets for the upcoming tournament are be...

NJPW New Beginning USA Results – February 27, 2026 Location: Trenton New Jersey Venue: Cure Insurance Arena Attendance: 2,605 fans David Finlay defeated Fred Rosser via Overkill (12:20) Strong Openweight Title Match NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion Boltin Oleg defeated Tomohiro Ishii (c) via...

On Friday, February 27th, West Coast Pro returned to Commerce, CA, for its big event, “Evil Empire.” The event aired live on the West Coast Pro YouTube channel. The main event saw Vinnie Massaro put his West Coast Pro Heavyweight Championship on the line against LaBron Kozone. We also saw The Crush...

There is a new NJPW World Television Champion. The NJPW World Television Championship was defended at NJPW ‘The New Beginning USA’ in Trenton, New Jersey, where El Phantasmo put his title on the line against Konosuke Takeshita. As per the World TV Title stipulation, the match carried a 15-minute tim...

A pair of new champions have been crowned tonight at New Japan Pro Wrestling’s The New Beginning USA show in Trenton, New Jersey. The first was Oleg Boltin, who pinned Tomohiro Ishii with a Verdict (F5) and Kamikaze (rolling fireman’s carry slam) to win the STRONG Openweight championship. It’...

It was a busy night for Syuri at NJPW New Beginning USA. Minutes after she defeated Athena to retain one championship, Alex Windsor challenged her for another at Pro Wrestling EVE’s Wrestle Queendom in March.  Syuri is the current IWGP Women’s Champion and New Japan STRONG Women’s Champion. She p...

RESULTS: David Finlay over Fred Rosser STRONG Openweight Championship: Oleg Boltin over Tomohiro Ishii © (Recommended) AEW National Championship: Ricochet © over Taiji Ishimori El Desperado & KUSHIDA over Alec Price & Jordan Oliver NJPW World Television Championship: Konosuke Takeshita over El Phan...

On February 27th, 2026 NJPW aired New Beginning USA live in Trenton New Jersey inside Cure Insurance Arena in front of 2,605 fans & can watch it on NJPW World (Under a PPV). David Finlay defeated Fred Rosser via Overkill (12:20) Strong Openweight Title MatchNEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team C...

The NJPW World Television Championship changed hands at New Beginning USA as El Phantasmo was unseated. Konosuke Takeshita is the new holder after pinning El Phantasmo during an overtime period to become the new champion. The two wrestled to a fifteen-minute draw, where the drama intensified during...

Oleg Boltin is the new STRONG Openweight Champion. Boltin defeated Tomohiro Ishii at the New Beginning USA card in Trenton, New Jersey, to end the nearly one-year reign of Tomohiro Ishii. The two had a terrific match, which was worked like a high-end G1 Climax match. It featured Ishii kicking out of...

SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... NJPW THE NEW BEGINNING USA PPV REPORT FEB. 27, 2026 TRENTON, NJ AIRED LIVE ON NJPW WORLD ON PPV Announcers: Walker Stewart & Veda Scott (1) FRED ROSSER vs. DAVID FINLAY  The ref was checking Rosser’s boots and Finlay ran into th...

New Japan Pro Wrestling presents The New Beginning USA tonight at the Cure Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey. Eight matches, including multiple championship bouts, are scheduled for the show. For the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, Yota Tsuji defends against Andrade El Idolo. Fo...

NJPW & CMLL Fantastica Mania Night 7 Results – February 27, 2026 Location: Tokyo Japan Venue: Korakuen Hall Attendance: 1,499  Averno defeated Shoma Kato via Armbar (10:27) 8 Man Tag Team Match House Of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Sho) & Hijo De Stuka Jr defeated Tatsuya Matsumot...

New Japan Pro Wrestling presents The New Beginning USA from the CURE Arena in Trenton, New Jersey tonight. The advertised card for the show has 8 matches including 6 championship matches. The show will be available for purchase on NJPW World PPV with no subscription required. Below is the previe...

By Chris Vetter, ProWrestling.net Contributor... The post NJPW “CMLL Fantastica Mania” results (2/26): Vetter’s review of Macara Dorada vs. Hechicero, Atlantis Jr. vs. Averno for the World Historic Light Heavyweight Championship appeared first on Pro Wrestling Dot Net.