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NEW JAPAN PRO WRESTLING ANNOUNCES TALENT LINEUP FOR NEW YEAR'S DASH 2026

By Mike Johnson on 2025-12-31 12:37:00

New Japan Pro Wrestling:

Andrade El Idolo, Aaron Wolf, Takeshita, more set for action at Dash 【WK20】

First event of a new era in Ota

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On January 5, New Year Dash will see the start for 2026 in NJPW, and the start of a new era in professional wrestling. Already confirmed for the night in Ota is a match for the IWGP Tag team Championships as OSKAR and Yuto-Ice the Knockout Brothers defend the gold against World Tag League winners Ryohei Oiwa and Zack Sabre Jr. 

The rest of the card, traditionally a mystery affair, is yet to be revealedand will depend heavily on the results of Wrestle Kingdom 20. Confirmed to be in action however will be Konosuke Takeshita and Yota Tsuji after their double title match on January 4, Aaron Wolf after his pro-wrestling debut in the Tokyo Dome, and Andrade El Idolo, who joins United Empire at Wrestle Kingdom. Currently confirmed for action in Ota so far are:

Hontai

Aaron Wolf

Boltin Oleg

Shota Umino

Yuya Uemura 

Hirooki Goto 

YOSHI-HASHI

Toru Yano

Tomohiro Ishii

Taichi

Satoshi Kojima

El Desperado

YOH

Master Wato

TMDK

Zack Sabre Jr

Ryohei Oiwa

Kosei Fujita

War Dogs

David Finlay

Gabe Kidd

Drilla Moloney

OSKAR

Yuto-Ice

Clark Connors

Taiji Ishimori

Unaffiliated

Yota Tsuji

Hiromu Takahashi

Shingo Takagi

United Empire

Callum Newman

Great-O-Khan

Andrade El Idolo

HENARE

HOUSE OF TORTURE

EVIL

Ren Narita 

SANADA

Yujiro Takahashi

DOUKI

SHO

Yoshinobu Kanemaru

Don Callis Family

Konosuke Takeshita

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