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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 schedules nine matches in Tokyo
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 is scheduled to take place at Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Nine matches are planned for the show.
The main event is IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji defending his title against Ryohei Oiwa, who won the 2026 G1 Climax.
It will be Tsuji’s second defense of his current reign; he defeated Hirooki Goto on September 27.
Other championship matches include YOH against Robbie Eagles and Gabe Kidd against Shota Umino.
Aaron Wolf and a team led by Will Ospreay are also scheduled to defend their respective titles.
The show’s matches span several NJPW championships, and live coverage is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.
Japan Standard Time.
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 is scheduled to take place at Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Nine matches are scheduled for the show.
IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji is scheduled to defend his title against 2026 G1 Climax winner Ryohei Oiwa.
YOH, Gabe Kidd and Aaron Wolf are also scheduled to defend their respective championships.
Live coverage is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Japan Standard Time.
- Who
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is holding the event. Nine matches are scheduled, including Yota Tsuji versus Ryohei Oiwa.
- What
- King of Pro-Wrestling 2026, a wrestling show featuring nine scheduled matches.
- When
- October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Yota Tsuji defeated Hirooki Goto in the previous defense of Tsuji’s current reign.
King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 is scheduled to take place in Tokyo.
Live coverage is scheduled to begin.
- Scheduled matches
- 9
- Venue
- Ryogoku Sumo Hall
- City and country
- Tokyo, Japan
- IWGP Heavyweight title match
- Yota Tsuji vs. Ryohei Oiwa
- Live coverage start
- 4 p.m. Japan Standard Time
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