Andrade El Idolo, Konosuke Takeshita, Yota Tsuji, Aaron Wolf, & More Set For NJPW New Year Dash 2026

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced the list of talent currently scheduled to make an appearance at their New Year Dash 2026 event on January 5, 2026 at the Ota City Gymnasium in Tokyo.

Among the notable talents announced for the upcoming event includes Andrade El Idolo, Konosuke Takeshita, Yota Tsuji, and Aaron Wolf.

NJPW’s official website:

Andrade El Idolo, Aaron Wolf, Takeshita, more set for action at Dash【WK20】

First event of a new era in Ota

On January 5, New Year Dash will see the start for 2026 in NJPW, and the start of a new era in professional wrestling. Already confirmed for the night in Ota is a match for the IWGP Tag team Championships as OSKAR and Yuto-Ice the Knockout Brothers defend the gold against World Tag League winners Ryohei Oiwa and Zack Sabre Jr.

The rest of the card, traditionally a mystery affair, is yet to be revealed and will depend heavily on the results of Wrestle Kingdom 20. Confirmed to be in action however will be Konosuke Takeshita and Yota Tsuji after their double title match on January 4, Aaron Wolf after his pro-wrestling debut in the Tokyo Dome, and Andrade El Idolo, who joins United Empire at Wrestle Kingdom. Currently confirmed for action in Ota so far are:

Hontai
Aaron Wolf
Boltin Oleg
Shota Umino
Yuya Uemura
Hirooki Goto
YOSHI-HASHI
Toru Yano
Tomohiro Ishii
Taichi
Satoshi Kojima
El Desperado
YOH
Master Wato

TMDK
Zack Sabre Jr
Ryohei Oiwa
Kosei Fujita

War Dogs
David Finlay
Gabe Kidd
Drilla Moloney
OSKAR
Yuto-Ice
Clark Connors
Taiji Ishimori

Unaffiliated
Yota Tsuji
Hiromu Takahashi
Shingo Takagi

United Empire
Callum Newman
Great-O-Khan
Andrade El Idolo
HENARE

HOUSE OF TORTURE
EVIL
Ren Narita
SANADA
Yujiro Takahashi
DOUKI
SHO
Yoshinobu Kanemaru

Don Callis Family
Konosuke Takeshita

Current card for NJPW New Year Dash 2026:

• IWGP Tag Team Championship – TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice) (c)