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Wrestle Kingdom 20 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 4, 2026, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, featuring the official retirement match of Hiroshi Tanahashi versus his long-time rival Kazuchika Okada and headlined by a dual title match between IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Konosuke Takeshita and IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji.

Wrestle Kingdom 19 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 4, 2025, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Battle in the Valley 2025 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on January 11, 2025, at the San Jose Civic in San Jose, California, headlined by El Desperado (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

The NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on March 6, 2025 at the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

Sakura Genesis 2025 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on April 5, 2025 at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by Hirooki Goto (c) vs. David Finlay for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship

The ninth and final night of the tournament took place on March 20, 2025, at the Aore Nagaoka in Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, and featured the final match to crown the New Japan Cup 2025 winner.

Wrestling Dontaku 2025 – Night 1 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on May 3, 2025, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, Japan, and was headlined by a Dog Pound Cage Match pitting War Dogs against House of Torture, with the losing team forced to leave Bullet Club.

NJPW Wrestling RedZone in Hiroshima 2025 was a special event produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), held on April 26, 2025, at the Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall in Hiroshima, Japan.

Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-Jo Hall was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on June 15, 2025, at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, headlined by Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW Tanahashi Jam was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event produced by Hiroshi Tanahashi and held on June 29, 2025, at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi & Naomichi Marufuji vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa.