The New Beginning is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held since 2011 as a pay-per-view (PPV). From 2013 to 2014, the event also aired outside Japan as an internet pay-per-view (iPPV). Since 2015, the event has aired worldwide on NJPW's internet streaming site, NJPW World. The event is held in February, the month following NJPW's biggest annual event, the January 4 Dome Show, usually the culmination point of major storylines. As the name of the event suggests, it marks the beginning of a new year for the promotion.
Events #EventDateCityVenueAttendanceMain eventRef(s)Tokyo, JapanHiroshi Tanahashi and Prince Devitt vs. Kojima-gun (Satoshi Kojima and Taka Michinoku)Sendai, JapanHiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima for the IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipOsaka, JapanHiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipHiroshima, JapanHiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Karl Anderson for the IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipHiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental ChampionshipOsaka, JapanKazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipHiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipSendai, JapanShinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yuji Nagata for the IWGP Intercontinental ChampionshipOsaka, JapanKazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipNagaoka, JapanHiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kenny Omega for the vacant IWGP Intercontinental ChampionshipSapporo, JapanKazuchika Okada (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipOsaka, JapanTetsuya Naito (c) vs. Michael Elgin for the IWGP Intercontinental ChampionshipSapporo, JapanHiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Intercontinental ChampionshipKenny Omega (c) vs. Jay White for the IWGP United States Heavyweight ChampionshipOsaka, JapanKazuchika Okada (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipLifeBlood (Juice Robinson and Tracy Williams) vs. Roppongi Vice (Beretta and Rocky Romero)Juice Robinson (c) vs. Beretta for the IWGP United States Heavyweight ChampionshipLifeBlood (Juice Robinson, David Finlay and Tracy Williams) vs. Chaos (Beretta, Chuckie T. and Rocky Romero) in a six-man tag team elimination matchSapporo, JapanKazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Jay White)Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Taichi for the IWGP Intercontinental ChampionshipOsaka, JapanHiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Jay White for the IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipTaguchi Japan (Hiroshi Tanahashi, David Finlay and Juice Robinson) and Rocky Romero vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga, Yujiro Takahashi and Jado) in an Eight-man tag team elimination matchFinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) and Rocky Romero vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga)Taguchi Japan (Hiroshi Tanahashi, David Finlay and Juice Robinson) and Yoshi-Hashi vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga, Yujiro Takahashi and Jado)Hiroshi Tanahashi and Rocky Romero vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga)FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) (c) vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga) for the IWGP Tag Team ChampionshipSapporo, JapanHirooki Goto (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the NEVER Openweight ChampionshipKazuchika Okada vs. TaichiOsaka, JapanTetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kenta for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental ChampionshipNagoya, JapanShingo Takagi (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the NEVER Openweight ChampionshipHiroshima, JapanHiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Sho for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipKota Ibushi (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental ChampionshipPort Hueneme, California, USAOceanview Pavilion0El Phantasmo vs. Lio RushJon Moxley (c) vs. Kenta for the IWGP United States Heavyweight ChampionshipSeattle, Washington, USAWashington Hall516Tom Lawlor (c) vs. Tyler Rust for the Strong Openweight ChampionshipThe New Beginning in Nagoya (2023)Nagoya, JapanAichi Prefectural GymnasiumShingo Takagi (c) vs. Great-O-Khan in a mixed martial arts rules match for the Provisional KOPW 2023 ChampionshipThe New Beginning in Sapporo (2023)Sapporo, JapanShota Umino vs. Tetsuya NaitoHiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Yoh for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight ChampionshipThe New Beginning in Osaka (2023)Osaka, JapanKazuchika Okada (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP World Heavyweight ChampionshipThe New Beginning in Nagoya (2024)Nagoya, JapanAichi Prefectural GymnasiumTama Tonga (c) vs. Evil in a Lumberjack match for the NEVER Openweight ChampionshipThe New Beginning in Osaka (2024)Osaka, JapanUnited Empire (Will Ospreay, Francesco Akira, TJP, Jeff Cobb and Henare) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney) in a Steel Cage matchThe New Beginning in Sapporo (2024)Sapporo, JapanHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center3,231David Finlay (c) vs. Nic Nemeth for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship5,355Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP World Heavyweight ChampionshipThe New Beginning in Osaka (2025)Osaka, Japan5,502Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP World Heavyweight ChampionshipThe New Beginning in Osaka (2026)Osaka, Japan5,507Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Jake Lee for the IWGP Heavyweight ChampionshipThe New Beginning USA (2026)Trenton, New Jersey, USA2,605Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade El Ídolo for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
See also
List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling pay-per-view events
References
External links The official New Japan Pro-Wrestling website The New Beginning at ProWrestlingHistory.com