The New Beginning in Osaka (2026)
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | February 11, 2026 | ||
| City | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | ||
| Attendance | 5,507 | ||
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The New Beginning in Osaka was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on February 11, 2026, in Osaka at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.[1] It was the forty-second event under the New Beginning name and the tenth to take place in Osaka.
Nine matches were contested at the event, including one on the pre-show. In the main event, Yota Tsuji defeated Jake Lee to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Knock Out Brothers (Oskar and Yuto-Ice) defeated RoughStorm (Shota Umino and Yuya Uemura) to retain the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Ren Narita defeated Aaron Wolf to win the NEVER Openweight Championship, and Callum Newman defeated David Finlay. The event also featured the final NJPW match of Hiromu Takahashi.
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
Notes
References
- ^ Currier, Joseph (January 6, 2026). "Two title matches official for NJPW New Beginning in Osaka". F4wonline.com. Retrieved January 7, 2026.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Michaels, Corey (February 10, 2026). "NJPW New Beginning in Osaka live results: Yota Tsuji vs. Jake Lee". Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online. Retrieved February 11, 2026.
- ^ Vetter, Chris (February 11, 2026). "NJPW "The New Beginning in Osaka" results (2/11): Vetter's review of Yota Tsuji vs. Jake Lee for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, Gabe Kidd vs. Andrade El Idolo, AEW trio issues a challenge". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved February 12, 2026.