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NJPW Announces Five Title Matches for Dominion 2026 at Osaka-jo Hall

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New Japan Pro-Wrestling has confirmed the opening slate for Dominion 2026, set for June 14 at Osaka-jo Hall, with Callum Newman defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Yota Tsuji in the main event. The match is a rematch of Sakura Genesis where Newman first captured the title, and Tsuji earned this return shot after pinning Newman in a tag match earlier in the week.

Six matches have been announced so far, five of them for gold, including Andrade El Idolo’s first defense of the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship in a three-way against Shota Umino and Drilla Moloney, IWGP Tag Team Champions Yuto-Ice & OSKAR vs. Great-O-Khan & Henare, NEVER Openweight Champion Ren Narita vs. Aaron Wolf, and NJPW World Television Champion Konosuke Takeshita vs. SANADA, plus a non-title tag pitting Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa against Yuya Uemura & Taichi. The show will air live on NJPW World with English commentary as the promotion heads into its Best of the Super Juniors tour beginning May 14.

Originally reported by Wrestling Observer: https://www.f4wonline.com/news/new-japan/five-title-matches-official-for-njpw-dominion/.

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STARDOM Issues Injury Updates for Mei Seira and Anne Kanaya

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World Wonder Ring STARDOM announced that two-time High Speed Champion Mei Seira will miss the promotion’s May 16 show to undergo treatment for an injury, with a return timeline to be shared at a later date. The company did not disclose further details about the nature of her injury.

STARDOM also reported an injury to Anne Kanaya, confirming she will be sidelined from upcoming appearances while she recovers; the promotion has not provided a specific timetable for her return. Both absences could affect upcoming cards as STARDOM evaluates replacements and issues further updates.

Originally reported by Fightful: https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/stardom-announces-injury-updates-on-mei-seira-anne-kanaya.

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Masami Inahata Sidelined with Lower Back Injury

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DDT Pro-Wrestling prospect Masami Inahata has been sidelined after suffering a lower back injury. The 20-year-old missed United Japan Pro-Wrestling’s FACE THE NEXT event on May 12 and will also be absent from DDT’s May 16 show as he undergoes treatment.

Inahata, who began his in-ring career in 2024, is one of the promotion’s young talents and will remain off the card while medical staff evaluate his recovery timeline. No return date has been announced at this time.

Originally reported by Fightful: https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/ddt-pro-wrestlings-masami-inahata-sidelined-with-back-injury.

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