The New Beginning USA (2026)
| The New Beginning in USA | |||
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | February 27, 2026 | ||
| City | Trenton, New Jersey, USA | ||
| Venue | CURE Insurance Arena | ||
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The New Beginning in USA is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event will take place on February 27, 2026, in Trenton, New Jersey, USA at the CURE Insurance Arena.[1] It will be the 44th event under the New Beginning name and will stream live on NJPW World. This event will also feature the final NJPW match of David Finlay.
Production
Storylines
The New Beginning in Osaka featured professional wrestling matches that involves different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]
Matches
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | El Phantasmo (c) (with Jado) vs. Konosuke Takeshita | Singles match for the NJPW World Television Championship | ||||
| 2 | Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Boltin Oleg | Singles match for the Strong Openweight Championship | ||||
| 3 | Syuri (c) vs. Athena | Singles match for the IWGP Women's Championship[3] | ||||
| 4 | Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade El Ídolo | Singles match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship | ||||
| 5 | Ricochet (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori | Singles match for the AEW National Championship | ||||
| 6 | Knock Out Brothers (Yuto-Ice and Oskar) (c) vs. GOA (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) | Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship | ||||
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Notes
References
- ^ "Two title matches official for NJPW New Beginning in Osaka". NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING website. October 7, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 2, 2026). "Athena To Challenge Syuri For IWGP Women's Title At NJPW New Beginning USA". Fightful. Retrieved February 2, 2026.