Will Ospreay Set to Compete at NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026

Former IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay is set to return to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) this April.

NJPW will present its annual Sakura Genesis event on April 4, 2026. Earlier today, Will Ospreay confirmed on social media that he will be in action at the event.

The Aerial Assassin will join United Empire’s HENARE and Great-O-Khan for a six-man tag team contest against Yuya Uemura, Taichi, and El Desperado.

4月4日、両国国技館。

ユナイテッド・エンパイアのオリジナルメンバーが、2年ぶりに再集結した。

プロレス界で一番好きなアリーナ、そして何よりも故郷に帰る私を応援してください。

ありがとう pic.twitter.com/lYr1F2ClUV

— Will Ospreay • ウィル・オスプレイ (@WillOspreay) March 27, 2026

Ospreay’s most recent appearance in NJPW came at New Year’s Dash 2026, where he promised Callum Newman that he would help the United Empire once he was medically cleared to return to the ring. However, Newman attempted to attack Ospreay from behind but was ultimately stopped by his stablemates.

Newman recently won the New Japan Cup, following which he took shots at Ospreay during the press conference. He is set to challenge Yota Tsuji for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Sakura Genesis.

NJPW Sakura Genesis will emanate from Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. Below is the updated card:

* Kickoff Match: KUSHIDA & Masatora Yasuda vs. Tatsuya Matsumoto & Taisei Nakahara
* Aaron Wolf, YOH, Toru Yano & Master Wato vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (DOUKI, Don Fale, SHO & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
* Unbound Co. (Shingo Takagi, Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X) vs. United Empire (Jake Lee, Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young)
* Tiger Mask & Togi Makabe vs. T.M.D.K. (Kosei Fujita & Hartley Jackson)
* United Empire (Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan & HENARE) vs. Yuya Uemura, Taichi & El Desperado
* Oleg Boltin, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto (c) vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (Ren Narita, Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi) for the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Championship
* Knock Out Brothers (Yuto-ICE & OSKAR) (c) vs. T.M.D.K. (Zack Sabre Jr. & Ryohei Oiwa) for the IWGP World Tag Team Championship
* Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Shota Umino for the NJPW World TV Title
* Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Callum Newman for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship