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From Ryogoku Sumo Hall, Tokyo, Japan:
1 - Master Wato and Togi Makabe vs. Kosei Fujita and Hartley Jackson
Jackson pins Makabe after a Jagged Edge.
2 - Robbie X, Taiji Ishimori and Shingo Takagi vs. Jakob Austin Young, Francesco Akira and Jake Lee
Jake Lee comes to the ring wearing a clown mask, with full clown make up underneath, similar to Heath Ledger's Joker.
Takagi pins Young after hitting Last of the Dragon.
3 - Tiger Mask, Toru Yano, YOH and Aaron Wolf vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SHO, DOUKI and Don Fale
Wolf forces Kanemaru to tap out to a Hangman's Choke.
Fale attacks Wolf after the match, but Wolf hits him with a big Olympic Slam.
They announce the official lineup for Best of the Super Junior 26 as follows:
A Block
DOUKI
Master Wato
Ryusuke Taguchi
Francesco Akira
Robbie X
Nick Wayne (AEW)
Titan (CMLL)
Valiente Jr. (CMLL)
Kosei Fujita
Jun Kusai (Freedoms)
B Block
YOH
El Desperado
Daisuke Sasaki (DDT)
KUSHIDA
Robbie Eagles
Jacob Austin Young
Taiji Ishimori
Hyo (Dragon Gate)
SHO
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Looks like a good line up from multiple promotions.
4 - El Desperado, Taichi and Yuya Uemura vs. Great O-Khan, HENARE and Will Ospreay
Ospreay's neck and shoulders are taped up.
Ospreay hits the Hidden Blade and a Storm Breaker on Taichi and gets the pin.
After the match, O-Khan and HENARE tried to beat down to Desperado and offered Ospreay to take a shot. Ospreay refused. O-Khan and HENARE kicked Umura, Taichi and Desperado out of the ring.
United Empire's turn on Ospreay is foreshadowed.
5 - NEVER Openweight 6-Man Championship: YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto and Boltin Oleg vs. Chase Owens, Yujiro Takahashi and Ren Narita
Oleg traps Narita in the Torture Rack. Bishomon hit Shoto on Takahashi. YOSHI-HASHI pins Takahashi.
Oleg, YOSH-HASHI and Goto retain the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Championship.
After the match, Oleg demands a title shot against Ren Narita for the NEVER Openweight Championship.
6 - NJPW World TV Championship: Konosuke Takeshita vs. Shota Umino
Both men fought to the 15 minute draw.
They tried to do a little too much. Umino is a good athlete but more of a grounded wrestler. Umino went for a Poisonrana. Takeshita was able to take the move, but Umino could not execute it properly and it looked sloppy and Takeshita almost came down on his head.
Umino continues to show the crowd that he can compete with the top stars.
After the match, a man in a mask comes to ringside and distracts Takeshita. Chase Owens attacks Takeshita and leaves him laying. Umino makes the save.
7 - IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: OSKAR and Yuto-Ice vs. Ryohei Oiwa and Zack Sabre, Jr.
Good match. Yuto hits a punch to Oiwa's jaw. Yuto hits Cruela on Oiwa. Yuto pins Oiwa.
The Knockout Brothers retain the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
Yuto calls out Bishomon at first. But HENARE and O-Khan came to the ring. They make a challenge for the Tag Team Championship. Bishomon come to the ring. Bishomon want a shot and they will fight United Empire for that shot. Yuto says they will face the winner.
8 - IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Yota Tsuji vs. Callum Newman (winner of the New Japan Cup 2026)
They played a cool video showing all the IWGP Champions since Antonio Inoki.
All of United Empire comes to the ring in black suits. No Andrade El Idolo.
Good match. Tsuji goes for a curb stomp but Newman moves out of the way and the referee eats the curb stomp. Zane Jay tries to give Newman a chair. Ospreay stops him and begs him not to cheat. Tsuji hits a Hidden Blade on Newman. Tsuji hits a Gene Blaster on Newman. Two count by another referee. Tsuji goes for another Gene Blaster but Newman hits a Hidden Blade to Tsuji's face. Tsuji hits a Destroyer and a Gene Blaster. Two count. Tsuji misses another Gene Blaster and Newman hits Excalibur. Tsuji hits a Tornado DDT and a Marlow Crash. Two count. Tsuji with a side slam suplex. Two count. Newman hits Kiss the Crown and the Princes Curse. Two count. They trade reversals. Newman hits a low blow and hits his new finisher Make Way.
Newman pins Tsuji.
Callum Newman wins the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. He becomes the youngest ever IWGP World Champion in history.
Hiroshi Tanahashi comes to the ring and presents the belt to Newman. Ospreay congratulates Newman and puts the belt on Newman.
Tsuji is on the apron and is attacked by a masked man. The man piledrives Tsuji on the floor. It turns out to be Gabe Kidd wearing an AEW shirt. Shingo Takagi comes out to help Tsuji but gets laid out by Kidd. Kidd holds up the IWGP Global Title and leaves with the belt.
Takagi gets in the ring and challenges Newman for the World Title. Newman accepts.
The Ryogoku crowd chants for Newman. United Empire gathers in the ring and poses with the new Champion.
In the interview area, Ospreay asks for help with his issues in AEW. Newman says lets talk about it.
So, the new IWGP World Heavyweight Champion and United Empire is going to be subservient to Will Ospreay and AEW? New Japan better be careful on how this is perceived in the big picture.
Thank you for reading.
James Kurokawa
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