The New Beginning USA 2026 Results & Review BY Ryan Balkwill

Promotion: New Japan Pro Wrestling

Date: February 27, 2026

City: Trenton, New Jersey, USA

Venue: CURE Insurance Arena

TV station/network: NJPWWorld.com

Commentary by: Walker Stewart & Veda Scott

Overall Show Score: 7/10

Pros: Dave Finlay score the win in his suppose final NJPW Match. Boltin Oleg winning the Strong Openweight Championship & Yota Tsuji retain he’s Global Heavyweight Championship.

Cons: Ricochet / Taiji Ishimori failed to deliver in my opinion. A other time limit draw just happened. Konosuke Takeshita doesn’t need the NJPW World Television Championship. GOA failed to win the Tag Team Championship. Athena failed thw win the Women’s Championship & there’s too much AEW representation all over this ever.

Matches:

Singles match:                                                                                                                                                                    David Finlay vs. Fred Rosser.                                                                                                                                      Winner: David Finlay won by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                   Rating: Pretty Good


Singles match
 for the Strong Openweight Championship:                                                        Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs. Boltin Oleg.                                                                                                                   Winner: Boltin Oleg won the Strong Openweight Championship by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                   Rating: Good

Singles match for the AEW National Championship:                                               Ricochet (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori.                                                                                                                          Winner: Ricochet retained his National Championship by [onfall.                                                                                                                                                                                             Rating: Alright  

Tag team match:                                                                                                                                                                               El Desperado and KUSHIDA vs. Alec Price and Jordan Oliver.                                                                   Winners: El Desperado and KUSHIDA won by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                 Rating: Pretty Good

Singles match for the NJPW World Television Championship:                                           El Phantasmo (c) (with Jado) vs. Konosuke Takeshita.                                                                           Winner: Konosuke Takeshita won the NJPW World Television Championship by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                   Rating: Great

Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship:                                                 Knock Out Brothers (Yuto-Ice and Oskar) (c) vs. GOA (Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona). Winners: Knock Out Brothers keep their IWGP Tag Team Championship by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                  Rating: Fine


Singles match
 for the IWGP Women’s Championship:                                                  Syuri (c) vs. Athena.                                                                                                                                                   Winner: Syuri heep her IWGP Women’s Championship by pinfall.                                                                                                                                                                                    Rating: Good

Main Event:

Singles match for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship:                                   

Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Andrade El Ídolo.                                                                                                                          Winner: Yota Tsuji retain he’s IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship by submission.                                                                                                                                                                                    Rating: Very Good

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