Overview

Sakura Genesis 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on April 4, 2026 at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. The show was headlined by an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match between Yota Tsuji and the winner of the 2026 New Japan Cup tournament, Callum Newman.

Cast

Yota Tsuji

Yota Tsuji

Callum Newman

Callum Newman

Oskar Münchow

OSKAR

Yuto Nakashima

Yuto-Ice

Ryohei Oiwa

Ryohei Oiwa

Luke James Uggles Eatwell

Zack Sabre Jr.

Konosuke Takeshita

Konosuke Takeshita

Shota Umino

Shota Umino

Hirooki Goto

Hirooki Goto

Nobuo Yoshihashi

YOSHI-HASHI

Oleg Igorevich Boltin

Oleg Boltin

Steven Owens

Chase Owens