The New Beginning USA (2026)

The New Beginning in USA
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateFebruary 27, 2026
CityTrenton, New Jersey, United States
VenueCURE Insurance Arena
Attendance2,605
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The New Beginning in USA was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on February 27, 2026, in Trenton, New Jersey at the CURE Insurance Arena.[1] It was the 44th event under the New Beginning name and streamed live on NJPW World.

Eight matches were contested at the event. In the main event, Yota Tsuji defeated Andrade El Ídolo to retain the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Syuri defeated Athena to retain the IWGP Women's Championship, Knock Out Brothers (Yuto-Ice and Oskar) defeated GOA (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) to retain the IWGP Tag Team Championship, and Konosuke Takeshita defeated El Phantasmo in overtime to win the NJPW World Television Championship. The event also featured 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]

Results

No.Results[4]StipulationsTimes[5]
1David Finlay defeated Fred Rosser by pinfallSingles match12:21
2Boltin Oleg defeated Tomohiro Ishii (c) by pinfallSingles match for the Strong Openweight Championship14:02
3Ricochet (c) defeated Taiji Ishimori by pinfallSingles match for the AEW National Championship14:29
4 El Desperado and Kushida defeated Bustah and The Brain (Alec Price and Jordan Oliver) by pinfallTag team match13:58
5Konosuke Takeshita (with Rocky Romero) defeated El Phantasmo (c) (with Jado) by pinfallSingles match for the NJPW World Television Championship17:44[a]
6Knock Out Brothers (Yuto-Ice and Oskar) (c) defeated GOA (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) by pinfallTag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship17:58
7Syuri (c) defeated Athena by pinfallSingles match for the IWGP Women's Championship[3]17:55
8Yota Tsuji (c) defeated Andrade El Ídolo by SubmissionSingles match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship26:41
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Notes

  1. ^ The match originally ended in a 15 minute time-limit draw, but was continued for a fixed time period of 5 minutes.

References

  1. ^ "Two title matches official for NJPW New Beginning in Osaka". NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING website. October 7, 2025. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. ^ Lambert, Jeremy (February 2, 2026). "Athena To Challenge Syuri For IWGP Women's Title At NJPW New Beginning USA". Fightful. Retrieved February 2, 2026.
  4. ^ Michaels, Corey (February 27, 2026). "NJPW The New Beginning USA live results: Yota Tsuji vs Andrade el Idolo". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 28, 2026.
  5. ^ Vetter, Chris (February 28, 2026). "NJPW "The New Beginning USA" results (2/27): Vetter's review of Yota Tsuji vs. Andrade for the IWGP Global Hvt. Title, Syuri vs. Athena for the IWGP Women's Title, El Phantasmo vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the New Japan TV Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net.
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