Andrade El Idolo, Konosuke Takeshita, More Set For NJPW New Year Dash

NJPW has announced a number of stars including Andrade El Idolo and Konosuke Takeshita for their New Year Dash 2026 show. NJPW announced several stars who will be in action at the show, which takes place the day after Wrestle Kingdom 20.

The only confirmed match for the show is Knockout Brothers defending the IWGP Tag Team Championships against Ryohei Oiwa and Zack Sabre Jr. The remaining announced talent are below. NJPW said in the announcement:

On January 5, New Year Dash will see the start for 2026 in NJPW, and the start of a new era in professional wrestling. Already confirmed for the night in Ota is a match for the IWGP Tag team Championships as OSKAR and Yuto-Ice the Knockout Brothers defend the gold against World Tag League winners Ryohei Oiwa and Zack Sabre Jr.

The rest of the card, traditionally a mystery affair, is yet to be revealedand will depend heavily on the results of Wrestle Kingdom 20. Confirmed to be in action however will be Konosuke Takeshita and Yota Tsuji after their double title match on January 4, Aaron Wolf after his pro-wrestling debut in the Tokyo Dome, and Andrade El Idolo, who joins United Empire at Wrestle Kingdom. Currently confirmed for action in Ota so far are:

* Aaron Wolf
* Boltin Oleg
* Shota Umino
* Yuya Uemura
* Hirooki Goto
* YOSHI-HASHI
* Toru Yano
* Tomohiro Ishii
* Taichi
* Satoshi Kojima
* El Desperado
* YOH
* Master Wato
* Zack Sabre Jr
* Ryohei Oiwa
* Kosei Fujita
* War Dogs
* David Finlay
* Gabe Kidd
* Drilla Moloney
* OSKAR
* Yuto-Ice
* Taiji Ishimori
* Yota Tsuji
* Hiromu Takahashi
* Shingo Takagi
* Callum Newman
* Great-O-Khan
* Andrade El Idolo
* HENARE
* EVIL
* Ren Narita
* SANADA
* Yujiro Takahashi
* DOUKI
* SHO
* Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* Konosuke Takeshita

NJPW New Year Dash takes place on January 5th from Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo.