NJPW The New Beginning

The New Beginning is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held since 2011 as a pay-per-view (PPV). From 2013 to 2014, the event also aired outside Japan as an internet pay-per-view (iPPV). Since 2015, the event has aired worldwide on NJPW's internet streaming site, NJPW World. The event is held in February, the month following NJPW's biggest annual event, the January 4 Dome Show, usually the culmination point of major storylines. As the name of the event suggests, it marks the beginning of a new year for the promotion.

The New Beginning
The NJPW New Beginning logo
NJPW The New Beginning logo
PromotionsNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
First eventThe New Beginning (2011)

Events

#EventDateCityVenueAttendanceMain eventRef(s)
1The New Beginning (2011)February 15, 2011Tokyo, JapanKorakuen Hall1,500Hiroshi Tanahashi and Prince Devitt vs. Kojima-gun (Satoshi Kojima and Taka Michinoku)[1]
2February 20, 2011Sendai, JapanSendai Sun Plaza Hall3,200Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[2]
3The New Beginning (2012)February 12, 2012Osaka, JapanOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium6,200Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[3][4]
4The New Beginning (2013)February 10, 2013Hiroshima, JapanHiroshima Sun Plaza Hall4,780Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Karl Anderson for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[5][6][7]
5The New Beginning in Hiroshima (2014)February 9, 20145,040Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship[8][9][10][11]
6The New Beginning in Osaka (2014)February 11, 2014Osaka, JapanOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium6,400Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[12][13][14]
7The New Beginning in Osaka (2015)February 11, 20157,500Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. A.J. Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[15][16][17]
8The New Beginning in SendaiFebruary 14, 2015Sendai, JapanSendai Sun Plaza Hall2,900Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yuji Nagata for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship[18][19][20]
9The New Beginning in Osaka (2016)February 11, 2016Osaka, JapanOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium5,180Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[21][22][23]
10The New Beginning in NiigataFebruary 14, 2016Nagaoka, JapanAore Nagaoka3,603Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kenny Omega for the vacant IWGP Intercontinental Championship[24][25][26]
11The New Beginning in Sapporo (2017)February 5, 2017Sapporo, JapanHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center5,545Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[27][28]
12The New Beginning in Osaka (2017)February 11, 2017Osaka, JapanOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium5,466Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Michael Elgin for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship[29][30]
13The New Beginning in Sapporo (2018)January 27, 2018Sapporo, JapanHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center4,862Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship[31]
14January 28, 20185,140Kenny Omega (c) vs. Jay White for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship[31]
15The New Beginning in Osaka (2018)February 10, 2018Osaka, JapanOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium5,481Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[31]
16The New Beginning USA (2019)January 30, 2019Los Angeles, California, U.S.Globe Theatre531LifeBlood (Juice Robinson and Tracy Williams) vs. Roppongi Vice (Beretta and Rocky Romero)[32]
17February 1, 2019Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.Grady Cole Center969Juice Robinson (c) vs. Beretta for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship[33]
18February 2, 2019Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.War Memorial Auditorium618LifeBlood (Juice Robinson, David Finlay and Tracy Williams) vs. Chaos (Beretta, Chuckie T. and Rocky Romero) in a six-man tag team elimination match[34]
19The New Beginning in Sapporo (2019)February 2, 2019Sapporo, JapanHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center4,868Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Jay White)[35]
20February 3, 20196,089Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Taichi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship[36]
21The New Beginning in Osaka (2019)February 11, 2019Osaka, JapanOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium5,570Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Jay White for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship[37]
22The New Beginning USA (2020)January 24, 2020St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.St. Petersburg Coliseum863Taguchi Japan (Hiroshi Tanahashi, David Finlay and Juice Robinson) and Rocky Romero vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga, Yujiro Takahashi and Jado) in an Eight-man tag team elimination match[38]
23January 26, 2020Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.War Memorial Auditorium560FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) and Rocky Romero vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga)[39]
24January 27, 2020Durham, North Carolina, U.S.Durham Armory637Taguchi Japan (Hiroshi Tanahashi, David Finlay and Juice Robinson) and Yoshi-Hashi vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga, Yujiro Takahashi and Jado)[40]
25January 30, 2020Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S.Charles F. Dodge City Center525Hiroshi Tanahashi and Rocky Romero vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga)[41]
26February 1, 2020Cumberland, Georgia, U.S.Coca-Cola Roxy at The Battery Atlanta855FinJuice (David Finlay and Juice Robinson) (c) vs. Guerrillas of Destiny (Tanga Loa and Tama Tonga) for the IWGP Tag Team Championship[42]
27The New Beginning in Sapporo (2020)February 1, 2020Sapporo, JapanHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center4,569Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the NEVER Openweight Championship[43]
28February 2, 20205,690Kazuchika Okada vs. Taichi[44]
29The New Beginning in Osaka (2020)February 9, 2020Osaka, JapanOsaka-jō Hall[45]11,411Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kenta for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship[46][47]
30The New Beginning in Nagoya (2021)January 30, 2021Nagoya, JapanAichi Prefectural Gymnasium2,156Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the NEVER Openweight Championship[48]
31The New Beginning in Hiroshima (2021)February 10, 2021Hiroshima, JapanHiroshima Sun Plaza Hall1,135Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Sho for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship[49]
February 11, 20212,007Kota Ibushi (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship[50]
32The New Beginning USA (2021)February 19, 2021Port Hueneme, California, U.S.Oceanview Pavilion0El Phantasmo vs. Lio Rush[51]
February 26, 2021Jon Moxley (c) vs. Kenta for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship[52]
33The New Beginning USA (2022)January 15, 2022Seattle, Washington, U.S.Washington Hall516Tom Lawlor (c) vs. Tyler Rust for the Strong Openweight Championship[53]
34The New Beginning in Nagoya (2023)January 22, 2023Nagoya, JapanAichi Prefectural Gymnasium1,650Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Great-O-Khan in a mixed martial arts rules match for the Provisional KOPW 2023 Championship[54]
35The New Beginning in Sapporo (2023)February 4, 2023Sapporo, JapanHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center3,073Shota Umino vs. Tetsuya Naito[55]
36February 5, 20233,316Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Yoh for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship[56]
37The New Beginning in Osaka (2023)February 11, 2023Osaka, JapanOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium4,055Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship[57]
38The New Beginning in Nagoya (2024)January 20, 2024Nagoya, JapanAichi Prefectural Gymnasium2,710Tama Tonga (c) vs. Evil in a Lumberjack match for the NEVER Openweight Championship[58]
39The New Beginning in Osaka (2024)February 11, 2024Osaka, JapanOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium5,400United Empire (Will Ospreay, Francesco Akira, TJP, Jeff Cobb and Henare) vs. Bullet Club War Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Alex Coughlin, Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney) in a Steel Cage match[59]
40The New Beginning in Sapporo (2024)February 23, 2024Sapporo, JapanHokkaido Prefectural Sports Center3,231David Finlay (c) vs. Nic Nemeth for the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship[60]
41February 24, 20245,355Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Sanada for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship[61]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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