Overview - NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
Date of release
Budget
Budget data not disclosed
Revenue
Revenue data not disclosed
Spoken Languages
- English
- 日本語
Production companies
Name: New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Production country Japan
Overview
The first night of Road to The New Beginning 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 19, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, marking the opening of the 2026 Young Lion Cup and featuring two first-round matches of the tournament. The show was headlined by Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii vs. RoughStorm (Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura) in an IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Match.
Cast
Name: Maki Taichiro
Character: Taichi
Popularity: 0.4679
Name: Tomohiro Ishii
Character: Tomohiro Ishii
Popularity: 0.4001
Name: Shota Umino
Character: Shota Umino
Popularity: 0.2523
Name: Yuya Uemura
Character: Yuya Uemura
Popularity: 0.2348
Name: Hartley Jackson
Character: Hartley Jackson
Popularity: 0.0239
Name: Ryohei Oiwa
Character: Ryohei Oiwa
Popularity: 3.5097
Name: Luke James Uggles Eatwell
Character: Zack Sabre Jr.
Popularity: 0.389
Name: Hirooki Goto
Character: Hirooki Goto
Popularity: 2.819
