Will Ospreay Return Appearance Set for NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026

New Japan Pro Wrestling announced one new match for the card of Sakura Genesis 2026, which takes place on April 4th at the Ryogoku Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

This new match announced was a Six-Man Tag Team match of Yuya Uemura, Taichi, & El Desperado vs. United Empire (Will Ospreay, HENARE, & Great-O-Khan).

This will be Ospreay’s first appearance for NJPW since this past January’s New Year Dash 2026 event and his first match for NJPW since February of 2024.

Current card for NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026:

• IWGP Heavyweight Championship – Callum Newman vs. Yota Tsuji (c)
• IWGP Tag Team Championship – TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. Knockout Bros. (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice) (c)
• NJPW World Television Championship – Shota Uminio vs. Konosuke Takeshita (c)
• NEVER Six-Man Tag Team Championship – HOUSE OF TORTURE (Ren Narita, Chase Owens, & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Bishamontin (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, & Boltin Oleg) (c)
• Six-Man Tag Team match – Yuya Uemura, Taichi, & El Desperado vs. United Empire (Will Ospreay, HENARE, & Great-O-Khan)