NJPW New Beginning in Osaka live results: Yota Tsuji vs. Jake Lee
New Japan Pro Wrestling presents The New Beginning in Osaka on Wednesday, February 11.
In the main event, Yota Tsuji is set to defend the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Jake Lee.
OSKAR and Yuto Ice, the Knockout Brothers, defend the IWGP Tag Team Championships against Shota Umino and Yuya Uemura.
The NEVER Openweight Championship will be defended when Aaron Wolf faces Ren Narita. Elsewhere on the card, David Finlay is scheduled to go one-on-one with Callum Newman.
A number one contender’s match for the IWGP Global Championship will see Gabe Kidd take on Andrade El Idolo.
NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions Hiroki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, and Oleg Bolton defend their titles against TMDK’s Zack Sabre Jr., Ryohei Oiwa, and Hartley Jackson.
This year’s event will also feature the final match of Hiromu Takahashi as part of his deal with NJPW. He teams with Taiji Ishimori against Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young.
Live coverage of The New Beginning in Osaka begins at 1 a.m. Eastern Time.
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Pre-Show
Togi Makabe & Toru Yano defeated Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato
Murashima’s sturdiness knocked down Yano and Makabe upon each early collision; Kato joined him for a few. Yano took advantage of Makabe’s hurling of Kato, tossing the Young Lion into an exposed turnbuckle. The veterans bullied Kato for an extended period until he pulled out a dropkick. Murashima wore down Makabe to enable a Boston Crab.
Makabe quelled any hope for a comeback with a King Kong Lariat and Inside Cradle. He finished off Murashima with a King Kong Kneedrop for the three-count.
Post-match: A short moment of silence honored the late Tadao Yasuda, who passed away on February 8, 2026.
(Best of luck to Murashima during his excursion.)
Main Card
Unbound Co. (Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori) defeated United Empire (Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young)
Young cut off Takahashi’s fanfare from the crowd. However, Ishimori joined Takahashi for dropkicks onto the young American. Akira punctured the wind from Ishimori’s lungs with a Missile Dropkick. Takahashi rebounded with a Flying Crossbody to Akira. He used the referee to disorient Akira via hurricanrana. Akira’s chest absorbed a series of chops before he bit Takahashi’s arm.
Takahashi dodged Akira’s Fireball Knees and used the Italian’s momentum against him courtesy a Pop-Up Powerbomb. Takahashi equalized Akira with a Dynamite Plancha. Ishimori centered Young with a Bone Lock, keeping him firmly in place to submit the American with a tap out.
Post-match: Akira assaulted Takahashi at the end of the match. Robbie X thwarted Akira’s Con-chair-to with a Cutter.
(Fantastic final NJPW showing for Takahashi (for now). He didn’t overstay his welcome in the match, hit all the notes he needed to, and let Ishimori pick up the win. Akira got some good moments here, an emphasis on his mean streak during United Empire’s new direction.)
War Dragons (Drilla Moloney & Shingo Takagi) defeated United Empire (Great-O-Khan & HENARE)
United Empire spared not even a second when they isolated Takagi. It was for naught, as Takagi reconvened with Moloney to drop HENARE to the mat. Khan positioned Moloney to the corner and blasted his vulnerable arm with a chairshot and swung on Takagi. The Dragons slingshot their foes into one another and united for elbow drops on their carcasses.
HENARE unleashed hellish chops to Moloney and struck him with a Rugby Punt. Thanks to Takagi chopping away at HENARE, Moloney gored the New Zealander. The pair finished off HENARE with a War Dragon for the pinfall.
Post-match: An emotional Moloney announced he re-signed with NJPW.
(Nicely physical match. That’s two losses so far for United Empire, however. I imagine Andrade el Idolo, Callum Newman, and/or Jake Lee will probably get a win. They have to, to make the group look strong.)
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