Wrestling Review : NJPW – Death Vegas Invitational (2026)

New Japan Pro Wrestling

Death Vegas Invitational

Las Vegas, Nevada

04.16.2026

Singles Match
Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Fuminori Abe

Opening this show with a 17 minute technical match is an idea for sure. ZSJ can do these in his sleep though and is one of / if not the best in the world at this. 

3 / 5

Cute Sexy Hardcore Three Way Match
Effy vs. Jimmy Lloyd vs. ISHIN

This felt shorter then 8 minutes and was sort of a whole lot of nothing. Effy continues to not impress me most of the time. 

2.5 / 5

Runway Rush And Crash A Drop Dead Gorgeous Three Way Tag Team Match
KUSHIDA & YAMATO vs. MxM (Mansoor & Mason Madden) vs. Bustah And The Brain (Alec Price & Jordan Oliver)

The signal wasn’t on for most this match but what it was on for was just fine. 

2.5 / 5

High-Stakes Heartbreak Jackpot Tag Team Match
Dragon Kid & Starlight Kid vs. El Phantasmo & Maika

Never a big fan of comedy matches but this broke up the card a little. Just wish it was less comedy more wrestling. 

2 / 5

House Rules Hardcore Match
Daisuke Sasaki & Gedo vs. Gringo Loco & Joey Janela

This was a solid hardcore match. Gringo doesn’t do many this extreme, while it wasn’t extreme by the main events standards, so this was solid. Janela continues to seemingly be in his prime right now.

3 / 5

Love & Pieces Three Way Death Match
Masashi Takeda & Rina Yamashita vs. El Desperado & Jun Kasai vs. The H8 Club (Matt Tremont & Nick Gage)

As expected, this was a lot of fun. Gage looks great but took it easier than normal here. Otherwise this was 3 teams of some of the worlds best deathmatch wrestlers going at it. Nothing out of the ordinary, a lot of tubes and glass, but it was a fun way to end the card with groups of people that aren’t all commonly meeting.

4 / 5