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2/27 NJPW NEW BEGINNING USA RESULTS FROM TRENTON, NJ

By Mike Johnson on 2026-02-27 23:18:00

New Japan Pro Wrestling New Beginning USA results from The CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, NJ.

Estimated attendance 2,500-3,500.

AEW's Mina Shirakawa and Cheeseburger were at the event.

*David Finlay pinned Fred Rosser.

*Boltin Oleg defeated Tomohiro Ishii to win the NJPW STRONG Openweight Championship

*AEW National Champion Ricochet pinned Taiji Ishimori.

*El Desperado & MLW National Openweight Champion KUSHIDA defeated Alec Price & Jordan Oliver when Desperado pinned Price.

*Konosuke Takeshita (with Rocky Romero) pinned El Phantasmo to become the new NJPW World Television Champion.

*IWGP Tag Team Champions The Knockout Brothers defeated The Gates of Agony.

*IWGP Women's Champion Syuri pinned defeated ROH Women's Champion Athena.

*IWGP Heavyweight & Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji forced Andrade el Idolo to submit.

Tsuji thanked the fans for coming and attending a NJPW show after the bout.  The crowd chanted "New Japan."  He showed respect to Andrade after the bout.  He said right now is his time and this is his era.  He said there are many great wrestling promotions, naming WWE, AEW, TNA and ROH but said New Japan is the best.   He thanked fans again for coming.

The New Japan Cup kicks off 3/4.

They pushed The G1 Climax would kick off in Chicago this July.

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