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The New Beginning USA (2026)
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. It was the 44th event under the New Beginning name and streamed live on NJPW World.
| The New Beginning in USA | ||
|---|---|---|
| New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| February 27, 2026 | ||
| Trenton, New Jersey, United States | ||
| CURE Insurance Arena | ||
| 2,605 | ||
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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. 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.
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.
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Finlay defeated Fred Rosser by pinfall | Singles match | 12:21 | |
| Boltin Oleg defeated Tomohiro Ishii (c) by pinfall | Singles match for the Strong Openweight Championship | 14:02 | |
| Ricochet (c) defeated Taiji Ishimori by pinfall | Singles match for the AEW National Championship | 14:29 | |
| El Desperado and Kushida defeated Bustah and The Brain (Alec Price and Jordan Oliver) by pinfall | Tag team match | 13:58 | |
| Konosuke Takeshita (with Rocky Romero) defeated El Phantasmo (c) (with Jado) by pinfall | Singles match for the NJPW World Television Championship | 17:44 | |
| Knock Out Brothers (Yuto-Ice and Oskar) (c) defeated GOA (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) by pinfall | Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship | 17:58 | |
| Syuri (c) defeated Athena by pinfall | Singles match for the IWGP Women's Championship | 17:55 | |
| Yota Tsuji (c) defeated Andrade El Ídolo by Submission | Singles match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship | 26:41 | |
| (c) | – the champion(s) heading into the match | ||
| (c) | – the champion(s) heading into the match |
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