The opening night of New Japan Cup 2026 took place on March 4, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, marking the start of New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW)’s annual heavyweight single-elimination tournament and featured two first-round matches.
as Great-O-Khan
as Yuya Uemura
as Don Fale
as Aaron Wolf
as Hartley Jackson
as Kosei Fujita
as Robbie Eagles
as Ryohei Oiwa
as Zack Sabre Jr.
as Gedo
as Robbie X
as Taiji Ishimori
as Yota Tsuji
as Yuto-Ice
as Master Wato
as Taichi
as Tomoaki Honma
as Dick Togo
as DOUKI
as Ren Narita
as Callum Newman
as HENARE
as Jake Lee
as Zane Jay
as Daiki Nagai
as Drilla Moloney
as OSKAR
as Shingo Takagi
as El Phantasmo
as Jado
as Oleg Boltin
as Toru Yano
as Masatora Yasuda
as Shota Umino
as Chase Owens
as Yujiro Takahashi
as Taisei Nakahara
as Tatsuya Matsumoto
as Chris Charlton - English Commentary
