Knockouts Brothers & David Finlay announced for NJPW New Beginning USA
NJPW has officially announced both IWGP Tag Team Champions The Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice) and David Finlay for NJPW New Beginning USA 2026.
Their opponents were not revealed for the February 27 event at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, New Jersey.
Finlay has been in the news recently as his status as a free agent looms with him reportedly drawing interest from WWE where his father coaches at WWE NXT and his brother is under contract.
The three men will join Syuri, Tomohiro Ishii, Konosuke Takeshita, Oleg Boltin, and El Desperado as some of the talents announced for competing at the event. Syuri will enter the show as a double champion, while Ishii is set to compete as the men’s NJPW Strong Openweight Champion. IWGP Heavyweight Champion and Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji is also scheduled to be in action.
NJPW New Beginning USA lineup | February 27th, 2026
- El Phantasmo (c) vs. Konosuke Takeshita for the NJPW World TV Championship
- IWGP Women’s and NJPW STRONG Women’s Champion Syuri to compete
- Oleg Boltin to compete
- El Desperado to compete
- NJPW STRONG Openweight Champion Tomohiro Ishii to compete
- IWGP Tag Team Champions the Knockout Bros (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice) to compete
- David Finlay to compete
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