NJPW partners with Street Fighter film for King of Pro Wrestling, source says

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is collaborating with the upcoming Street Fighter film for its King of Pro Wrestling 2026 event on Monday, October 12, at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, with the movie scheduled for a worldwide release on October 16, wrestlingnewssource.com reported.

The promotional partnership places the movie’s logo directly on the ring mat and corner posts inside the arena. The cross-promotion highlights three professional wrestlers appearing in the video game adaptation: NJPW star Hirooki Goto playing E. Honda, alongside WWE stars Cody Rhodes as Guile and Roman Reigns as Akuma.

While the promotional details are set, Goto currently has no match announced for the Sumo Hall card. He enters the event following an unsuccessful challenge against IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji at Destruction in Kobe, according to f4wonline.com.

Yota Tsuji Defends IWGP Heavyweight Championship on October 12

Yota Tsuji headlines the October 12 event by defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against G1 Climax 2026 winner Ryohei Oiwa.

Four championship bouts have been confirmed for the card so far. Yota Tsuji puts the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on the line against Ryohei Oiwa, while Gabe Kidd defends the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship against Shota Umino.

Aaron Wolf defends the NEVER Openweight Championship against Kosei Fujita, and the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions HENARE, Great-O-Khan, and Will Ospreay defend their titles against the team of Yuto-Ice, OSKAR, and Jeff Cobb.

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