Knockouts Brothers & David Finlay Appearances Announced for NJPW The New Beginning USA 2026
New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that IWGP Tag Team Champions Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice) and David Finlay will be making an appearance at their The New Beginning USA 2026 event, which takes place on February 27th at the CURE Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.
More additions to New Beginning USA February 27!
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) January 15, 2026
Representing Unbound Co., David Finlay and IWGP Tag team Champions the Knockout Brothers join the action!@curearena TICKETS https://t.co/bTJqdj66AB#njpw #njnbgusa pic.twitter.com/WIjJL7XwI5
Current card for NJPW The New Beginning USA 2026:
- NJPW World Television Championship – Konosuke Takeshita vs. El Phantasmo (c)
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion and IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji to appear
- IWGP Women’s Champion and NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion Syuri to appear
- IWGP Tag Team Champions Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice)
- Tomohiro Ishii, Boltin Oleg, El Desperado, and David Finlay to appear
Current Card for Thursday’s TNA Impact! AMC Premiere Show
TNA Wrestling recently announced the card for Thursday’s TNA Impact! premiere show on AMC at the Curtis Culwell Center in Garland, Texas.
Current card for January 15th TNA Impact! AMC premiere show:
- TNA World Championship – Mike Santana vs. Frankie Kazarian (c)
- TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Championship – The Elegance Brand (M & Heather By Elegance) vs. The IInspiration (Jessie McKay & Cassie Lee) (c)
- Six-Man Tag Team – Elijah & The Hardys (Matt & Jeff Hardy) vs. Order 4 (Mustafa Ali & The Great Hands (Jason Hotch & John Skyler))
- Perez Hilton to appear
- AJ Styles to appear
- TNA International Champion Channing “Stacks” Lorenzo to appear
- Bully Ray to be guest commentator for TNA World Championship match
Current Card for Thursday’s ROH TV Show
Ring of Honor recently announced the card for Thursday’s ROH TV show on HonorClub.
Current card for January 15th ROH TV show:
- ROH Women’s World Television Championship Proving Ground match – Robyn Renegade vs. Red Velvet (c)
- Mixed Six-Person Tag Team match – MxM TV (Taya Valkyrie, Mansoor, & Mason Madden) vs. Shane Taylor Promotions (Trish Adora & The Infantry (Carlie Bravo & Capt. Shawn Dean))
- Eight-Man Tag Team match – The Frat House (Jacked Jameson, Griff Garrison, Cole Karter, & Preston Vance) vs. Q.T. Marshall, Aaron Solo, & The Von Erichs (Ross & Marshall Von Erich)
- Spanish Announce Project (Serpentico & Angelico) vs. Grizzled Young Veterans (James Drake & Zack Gibson)
- The Swirl (Blake Christian & Lee Johnson) vs. Dark Order (Evil Uno & Alex Reynolds)
- Kiran Grey vs. Shane Taylor
- Lance Archer vs. mystery opponent
Misc. Wrestling News & Notes
WrestleCon recently announced that WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle will be making an appearance for the company at their WrestleCon Las Vegas convention on April 16-19, 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Major League Wrestling recently announced Okumura, Mark Coffey, and Joe Coffey are the next official competitors for this year’s Battle Riot match at their Battle Riot VIII event on January 29th in Kissimmee, Florida.
UFC President Dana White announced on Twitter that UFC recently signed a five-year sponsorship deal with Meta to officially rename their UFC Apex venue in Las Vegas, Nevada to its new name of Meta Apex going forward.
Marigold recently announced that they will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of Mayu Iwatani’s wrestling career debut at their New Year Golden Garden 2026 event on January 24th in Tokyo, Japan.
1 Fall Wrestling recently announced that HOOK will be making several appearances for the company at their events on January 30th to February 1st in Georgia.
As noted before, former WWE wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr. was charged in April of 2023 with several criminal charges by the United States Department of Justice over his involvement in embezzling welfare funds as part of a larger welfare scandal in the State of Mississippi. PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that DiBiase Jr. appeared in a court for his trial this past Monday. During the trial, John Davis, former executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, testified for the prosecution stating that DiBiase Jr. knew he was taking money meant for needy families. Prosecutors reportedly claimed that Davis had directed millions of dollars to DiBiase and his brother, Brett, and showed text messages between Davis and the brothers as evidence. The text messages reportedly showed that Davis had told them that Mississippi would send them nationwide to teach leadership courses and that all states used TANF funds to create training programs. Despite being paid for it, DiBiase Jr. had never rendered those services. DiBiase’s attorneys claimed DiBiase is innocent and Davis was the mastermind of the fraud. DiBiase’s attorneys also claimed that there are actually hours of video proving that the services were rendered.
Bushiroad President Takaaki Kidani recently posted a photo of him and Kazuchika Okada on Twitter and stated that he recently had a chat with Okada following Okada traveling to Japan for NJPW’s Wrestle Kingdom 20 event earlier this month. Kidani stated “There was a lot of confusion in the dome, but we were able to talk at length. Thank you for your hard work, the biggest event of the century.“
Minoru Suzuki recently announced on Twitter that he is currently accepting indies bookings for this April’s WrestleMania 42 weekend in Las Vegas, Nevada. Suzuki stated “Any promotions that need me at Mania Week this year please get in touch. KAZE NI NAREeee JapanWrestlingBookings@gmail.com“
Reby Hardy, former wrestler and wife of Matt Hardy, recently responded to a TikTok video that had been posted by fans who had recently trespassed and revealed the home address of The Hardy Compound where she and her family resides. Hardy stated “Don’t do this. Everybody here has said this so many times: nobody likes this, nobody wants this. Don’t do this. Hardy Boyz are not gonna come outside and talk to you. Actually, they’re gonna call me every time. They’re gonna call me, and I’m gonna fight people, and I’m tired of doing it.Would you wanna be on high alert every single time you stepped outside your front door, like, ‘oh, is there people here?’ Like, that’s crazy. This is not like we live in Hollywood, and there’s like bus tours. Like, ‘come see where these famous people live.’ We live in the middle of nowhere. Don’t do this, don’t encourage this. Nobody wants this. Don’t do this.” (Transcript h/t: F4WOnline.com)
Absolute Intense Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Alive Out Of Habit event on January 23rd in Cleveland, Ohio:
- Katie Arquette vs. Isla Dawn
Game Changer Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their Code Of The Streets event on January 17th in Dallas, Texas:
- 2026 Jersey J-Cup Qualifier Six-way match – Auron West vs. Jimmy Lloyd vs. Max Heights vs. Oro vs. Vengador vs. Gavin Ash
Jersey Championship Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their co-promoted Superpower Slam benefit event with Orange Crush and GCW on February 1st in New York City, New York:
- Jetspeed (Kevin Knight & “Speedball” Mike Bailey) Janelasus (Joey Janela & Megan Bayne)
AEW: The Beast Mortos Announces He Has Graduated & Officially Becomes a Lawyer, Darby Allin on Brody King Being “He’s A Guy Who I Thought Should Have Been In AEW From Year One”, MJF on His Upcoming Bandido Match
WWE RAW Notes: Judgement Day vs. Rhea Ripley & IYO SKY for WWE Women’s Tag Titles Set for 1/24 SNME Show, Bron Breakker Suspended “Indefinitely” After Dragon Lee & Penta Attack, WWE World Title Match & More for 1/19 Show Card
Various: Mike Santana Addresses His & Frankie Kazarian’s Past Time at AEW Saying “We Were At A Place That Tried To Drain The Passion Out Of What We Love The Most” on 1/8 TNA Impact! Show, Lacey Lane Aligns with Cru on 1/8 ROH TV Show, Indies/Misc.
