Various: Hiroshi Tanahashi Says for People to “Please Wait A Little Longer” for Announcement Of His Final Opponent, Mustafa Ali Provides Update on Injury He Suffered at 11/2 Indies Event in Germany, Indies/Misc.

Nov 4, 2025

Hiroshi Tanahashi Says for People to “Please Wait A Little Longer” for Announcement Of His Final Opponent

New Japan Pro Wrestling held a press conference on Tuesday in Japan featuring NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi as one of the guests. One of the topics discussed included Tanahashi providing an update on the upcoming announcement of who the final opponent will be for his retirement match at Wrestle Kingdom 20.

“Please wait a little longer. I’ve fought many different wrestlers throughout my career. I’ll make sure to announce who I want to be.”

Mustafa Ali Provides Update on Injury He Suffered at 11/2 Indies Event in Germany

This past Sunday’s event for GWF in Germany featured Peter Tihanyi defeating Mustafa Ali in a singles match. Following the match, Ali announced that he had suffered an injury.

Ali provided an update on Monday on Twitter stating that he is currently not expected to miss any of his upcoming scheduled bookings but he will be undergoing extensive rehab.

“Appreciate everyone reaching out. No dates/time will be missed just some extensive rehab. 🙏🏽”

Appreciate everyone reaching out. No dates/time will be missed just some extensive rehab. 🙏🏽 https://t.co/5wN4fvDON1
— Mustafa Ali (@MustafaAli_X) November 3, 2025

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Monday’s Crimson Nightmare event for Stardom in Tokyo, Japan featured Risa Sera issuing a challenge to Suzu Suzuki to be the opponent for her retirement match at Stardom’s event on January 12, 2026. Suzuki came out to the ring and accepted Sera’s challenge.

Monday’s Stardom Crimson Nightmare event in Tokyo also featured Konami defeating Starlight Kid to become the new Wonder of Stardom Champion.

Stardom talent Momo Watanabe recently announced that she will be taking a hiatus from her wrestling career in order to fully heal up from her current knee injury. Watanabe stated “I’m not crying anymore. I’m strong-willed, and I’m not the kind of person to get discouraged here. I’ll never give up. I won’t give up until I take the belt from Kamitani. I’ve been trying to manage it, but it seems I’ve reached my limit. I’m not at my best right now. That’s why, even though I’ve been giving my all with this knee, I don’t think I can become the strongest until I fix this knee. So I’m going to take a break for a while, and then I’ll come back stronger and definitely take the belt from Kamitani. I’ve decided that now. With H.A.T.E. as it is now, they’ll dominate STARDOM, right? So I’ll leave it to them. I’m going to rest for a bit.”

Stardom recently announced one new match for the card of their Dream Queendom 2025 event on December 29th in Tokyo, Japan:

World of Stardom Championship – Saori Anou vs. Saya Kamitani (c)

New Japan Pro Wrestling recently announced that they have currently sold 31,548 tickets for next year’s Wrestle Kingdom 20 event on January 4, 2026 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

NJPW announced one new match for the card of their Purge Night of Torture event on November 19th in Tokyo, Japan:

Six-Man Tag Team match – HOUSE OF TORTURE (Chase Owens, Don Fale, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. Masato Tanaka, Tomohiro Ishii, & Ikuto Hidaka

Boca Raton Championship Wrestling and Coastal Championship Wrestling recently announced that Eddie Kingston and Ortiz will be making an appearance for the company at their co-promoted YEOW! event on January 17, 2026 in Kissimmee, Florida. This upcoming event will be held in tribute to the late indies wrestler Jaka who passed away on September 7th due to a heart attack.

This past Sunday’s November Knockdown event for Boca Ration Championship Wrestling in Boca Raton, Florida featured Shayna Baszler defeating Lacy Lane to become the new BRCW Women’s Champion.

Pro Wrestling Revolver recently announced that Dezmond Xavier, former Wes Lee in WWE, will be making an appearance for the company at their Season Finale 2025 event on December 13th in Clive, Iowa.

Fightful Select reported that Daria Beranato, former Sonya Deville in WWE, has recently claimed that she is “effectively retired” from her wrestling career but is open to the idea of a potential return in the future.

Major League Wrestling recently announced one new match for the card of their MLW x Don Gato Lucha De Los Muertos event on November 20th in Charleston, South Carolina:

Shotzi vs. Pricilla Kelly