Death Vegas Invitational

Death Vegas Invitational
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateApril 16, 2026
CityParadise, Nevada, United States
VenueHorseshoe Las Vegas
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Death Vegas Invitational (stylized as Death Vegas Invitacional), was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It took place on April 16, 2026 at Horseshoe Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada and aired live on Triller TV, while also being simulcasted on NJPW World in conjunction with Game Changer Wrestling's (GCW) Collective.

Production

Other on-screen personnel
Role: Name:
Commentators Jordan Castle
Veda Scott
Ring announcers Takuro Shibata

Background

On June 24, 2025, NJPW held the Death Pain Invitational at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan and was NJPW's first show which primarily focused on death match wrestling.[1] Prior to this show, NJPW had rarely sanctioned death matches except for one-off occasions like on October 4, 1987 when NJPW owner Antonio Inoki fought Masa Saito in a Ganryujima island death match for 1 hour with the match ending with Inoki getting the win with a TKO.[2] Another death match would be sanctioned on December 18, 1991 on Ganryujima island between Hiroshi Hase and Tiger Jeet Singh which ended with Hase getting the victory. Death matches would continue to be held on occasion including on the Riki Choshu Revival pay-per-view at Yokohama Arena on July 30, 2000 between Atsushi Onita and Riki Choshu, Destruction '09 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo between Togi Makabe and Takashi Iizuka,[3] on July 30, 2022 during Music City Mayhem at the Nashville Fairgrounds between Jon Moxley and El Desperado,[4][5] and on July 5, 2023 during Independence Day at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo between Jon Moxley and El Desperado.[6] On January 4, 2026, it was announced that NJPW would hold its first event at the Collective at Horseshoe Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada on April 16, 2026.[7] On April 5, 2026, NJPW announced that the show would be simulcasted live on NJPW World.[8][9]

Storylines

Death Vegas Invitational featured professional wrestling matches that involves different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[10] Storylines were produced on Game Changer Wrestling and New Japan Pro-Wrestling's various shows.

Results

No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[11]
1Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Fuminori Abe by pinfallSingles match16:50
2Ishin defeated Effy and Jimmy Lloyd by pinfallThree-way match8:19
3Kushida and Yamato defeated MxM Collection (Mansoor and Mason Madden) and Bustah and The Brain (Alec Price and Jordan Oliver) by pinfallRunway Rush and Crash A Drop Dead Gorgeous three-way tag team match10:08
4El Phantasmo and Maika defeated Dragon Kid and Starlight Kid by pinfallTag team match12:32
5Gringo Loco and Joey Janela defeated Daisuke Sasaki and GedoHouse Rules hardcore tag team match18:43
6The H8 Club (Nick Gage and Matt Tremont) defeated Masashi Takeda and Rina Yamashita, and El Desperado and Jun Kasai by pinfallLove and Pieces three way tag team deathmatch14:24

References

  1. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (June 24, 2025). "NJPW Death Pain Invitational Results (6/24): El Desperado vs. Jun Kasai".
  2. ↑ Oliver, Greg. "From the Olympics to the Pros". SLAM! Wrestling.
  3. ↑ "クアーズ ライト Presents Destruction'09". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  4. ↑ Fritts, Chris (July 30, 2022). "NJPW Music City Mayhem live results: Jon Moxley vs. El Desperado". F4WOnline.
  5. ↑ "Final Death: Five matches from NJPW's Hardcore History 【NJoA】". NJPW. June 29, 2023.
  6. ↑ "NJPW STRONG Independence Day Results (7/5): New champions crowned". POST Wrestling. 5 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Lambert, Jeremy (January 4, 2026). "Death Vegas Invitacional, Spring Break, Bloodsport, WrestleCon SuperShow, More Announced For The Collective 2026". Fightful.
  8. ↑ "Death Vegas Invitacional on NJPW World PPV April 16! 【NJoA】". NJPW. April 5, 2026.
  9. ↑ Thompson, Andrew (April 6, 2026). "Death Vegas Invitacional To Air On NJPW WORLD". Fightful.
  10. ↑ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  11. ↑ Vetter, Chris (April 17, 2026). "New Japan Pro Wrestling "Death Invitational Vegas" results (4/16): Vetter's review of El Desperado and Jun Kasai vs. Rina Yamashita and Masashi Takeda vs. Matt Tremont and Nick Gage in a three-way deathmatch". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 17, 2026.
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