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Tickets are now available for NJPW TAMASHII: FIRST REIGN 🎟️

We return to Auckland's Ōtāhuhu Intermediate on Saturday, 10 October, for a historic night as the inaugural NJPW TAMASHII Openweight Champion will be crowned.

🏆 FIRST REIGN
📅 Saturday 10 October 2026
📍 22–24 Luke Street, Ōtāhuhu
🚪 Doors 6PM | Bell 6:30PM

🎟️ Tickets available now via Eventfinda https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/new-japan-tamashii-presents-first-reign/auckland/otahuhu

Who will become the first to reign?

FIRST REIGN | 10 OCTOBER 2026 👑

For the first time, the NJPW TAMASHII Openweight Championship will be on the line.

On Saturday 10 October, TAMASHII returns to Ōtāhuhu Intermediate for FIRST REIGN, where history will be made and the inaugural Openweight Champion will be crowned.

The road has begun. Now it leads to one prize.

🏆 NJPW TAMASHII Openweight Championship
📅 Saturday 10 October
📍 22–24 Luke Street, Ōtāhuhu
🚪 Doors 6PM | Bell 6:30PM
🎟️ Tickets available soon via Eventfinda

Who will become the first to reign?

ROAD TO FIRST REIGN | BEHIND THE SCENES 🎥

Go behind the scenes of NJPW TAMASHII: Road to First Reign.

The day begins at 10AM at the NZ Dojo as the crew dismantle and load the ring before heading to Ōtāhuhu Intermediate for setup and production.

Follow the crew through preparations, the action inside the ring, and the final pack-down at the end of the night.

🎥 Watch now on YouTube
https://youtu.be/NV3sfUobr24?si=d4GIzHdd84yHKdW3

THANK YOU, ŌTĀHUHU

Thank you to everyone who supported NJPW TAMASHII: Road to First Reign on Saturday night.

To the fans who came through the doors, the wrestlers, referees, commentary team, photographers, event staff and everyone working behind the scenes, thank you for being part of the night.

Our thanks to Ōtāhuhu Intermediate for hosting us, and to our good friend Graham Hughes and his production team for their work in bringing the event together.

It was fitting to bring Road to First Reign to Ōtāhuhu, the home of the NZ Dojo. The Dojo's weekly LION'S DEN live shows launched at Ōtāhuhu Intermediate in 2023, providing wrestlers at various stages of their development with opportunities to gain experience in front of a live audience.

We also thank the wrestlers from across New Zealand and Australia who have come on board with TAMASHII, contributing their experience alongside those developed through the NZ Dojo.

Thank you, Ōtāhuhu. Next stop, FIRST REIGN, October 10.

Photo taken before doors opened.

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🔥 TOMORROW | ROAD TO FIRST REIGN 🔥

Tomorrow, NJPW TAMASHII comes to Ōtāhuhu as the road towards crowning the first-ever TAMASHII Openweight Champion begins.

Four Openweight Championship Qualifying Matches lead a seven-match card, with every winner advancing towards FIRST REIGN at the Māngere Arts Centre on October 10.

OPENWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFYING MATCHES

⚔️ JOHNNY RECON vs. JL GOLD
⚔️ TJ ILLES vs. MAGIC MARK
⚔️ TRENT HOOPER vs. PRETTY RICH
⚔️ DON FALE vs. SEAN TOHI

TAG TEAM MATCH

⚔️ BRONNY BERTRAM & VINNIE VAIN vs. HORUS & DARRYL VOLL

SIX-MAN TAG TEAM MATCH

⚔️ SONI TUPOU, TROY DANIELS & LANCE ADAMS vs. THE ACADEMY
(GRAHAM HUGHES, BEE NUMAN & DORIAN WEBBER)

TAG TEAM MATCH

⚔️ IZZY KINLOCH & FITI vs. JOSEPH KRUZ & SLIM KAISA

History starts tomorrow in Ōtāhuhu.

NJPW TAMASHII: Road to First Reign
📍 22-24 Luke Street, Ōtāhuhu, Auckland
📅 Saturday, August 29
🚪 Doors: 6:00pm | 🔔 Bell: 6:30pm
🎟 Tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/new-japan-tamashii-pro-wrestling-first-reign/auckland/otahuhu

📢 CARD UPDATE | ROAD TO FIRST REIGN

Due to unforeseen circumstances, there has been a change to tomorrow night’s tag team match.

IZZY KINLOCH makes his NJPW TAMASHII debut, teaming with FITI against the returning JOSEPH KRUZ and SLIM KAISA.

NJPW TAMASHII: Road to First Reign
📍 22-24 Luke Street, Ōtāhuhu, Auckland
📅 Saturday, August 29
🚪 Doors: 6:00pm | 🔔 Bell: 6:30pm
🎟 Tickets: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/new-japan-tamashii-pro-wrestling-first-reign/auckland/otahuhu