New Japan Pro-Wrestling announces King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 lineup

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) has announced the match card and broadcast details for its ‘King of Pro-Wrestling 2026’ event, scheduled to take place on October 12, 2026, at the Ryogoku Kokugikan.

The event features several high-profile championship matches. The main event will be an IWGP Heavyweight Championship bout between champion Yota Tsuji and challenger Ryohei Oiwa, the winner of G1 Climax 36. Other major title fights include Gabe Kidd defending the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Shota Umino, and Wolf Aaron defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Kosei Fujita.

Additionally, the United Empire (Will Ospreay, HENARE, and Great-O-Khan) is set to defend the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship against the Unbound Company (Yuto-Ice, OSKAR, and Jeff Cobb). The event will be broadcast on TV Asahi with special guests including Teppei Arida, Mendy Sekiguchi, and Yuna 平.

Other scheduled matches include YOH defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Robby Eagles, and HENARE and Great-O-Khan defending the IWGP Tag Team Championship.