Overview

The first 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 19, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, marking the opening of the 2026 Young Lion Cup and featuring two first-round matches of the tournament. The event was headlined by Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Shota Umino & Yuya Uemura in an IWGP Tag Team Title #1 Contendership Match.