Fantastica Mania USA was a professional wrestling event co-produced by Major League Wrestling (MLW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on April 12, 2026 at Festival Hall in Charleston, South Carolina and served as a taping for MLW Fusion.
Production Background The Fantastica Mania event series was the result of the partnership between Japanese-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) promotions who had been exchanging talent for short or long periods of time for several years before 2011.
On May 11, 2024, NJPW had announced that they would be bringing their cross-promotional Fantastica Mania show to the United States for the first time at the Mt. Pleasant High School in San Jose, California. The event was streamed live on NJPW World as a pay-per-view event with Veda Scott and Miguel Castro on commentary and the main event match being a Revelos Increibles tag team match featuring Douki and Mistico fighing against Rocky Romero and Volador Jr..
On January 19, 2026, MLW announced that they would be co-producing the 2026 edition of Fantastica Mania USA and that it would serve as a television taping for their weekly show, MLW Fusion.
Storylines The card consisted of matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by MLW, NJPW, and CMLL's writers. Storylines were played out at MLW, NJPW, and CMLL events, and across the promotions' social media platforms along with MLW's weekly show MLW Fusion.
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