Overview

The second night of Road to The New Beginning 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 20, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and featured two Young Lion Cup 2026 Semi-Final Matches as well as an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match. The event was headlined by DOUKI (c) vs. El Desperado for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

Top Cast

Tatsuya Hayama

DOUKI

Kyosuke Mikami

El Desperado

Kosei Fujita

Kosei Fujita

James McMath

Robbie Eagles

Sho Tanaka

SHO

Yoshinobu Kanemaru

Yoshinobu Kanemaru

Callum Newman

Callum Newman

Francesco Akira Begnini

Francesco Akira

Tomoyuki Oka

Great-O-Khan

Lee Jae-kyung

Jake Lee

Jacob Austin Criger

Jakob Austin Young

Keiji Takayama

Gedo