New Japan Pro Wrestling 2/26/2026 CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 Day 6

New Japan Pro Wrestling 2/26/2026 CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 Day 6

Six Or Nine (Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi) & Tatsuya Matsumoto vs. Los Viajeros Del Espacio (Futuro & Valiente Jr.) & Masatora Yasuda

Tat and Masa go at it. Masa waistlock takedowns him  and Tat rolls out. RT and Val then get in. Val headflips over him and RT gooes around. Val walks up the ropes and rolls on the top to try to escape a wristlock. Val rolls in and hits a dropkick that sends him out.

Fut and Wato come in and Fut flips off the top. Fut springboard armdrags him. Wato hip attacks him. RT and Tat hit hip attacks on Fut. Wato hits Masa from behind and Masa is triple teamed. Masa is tripped into a basement dropkick. Val is triple teamed in the corner. Tat is sent into RT's butt in the corner twice.

Masa flying headscissors Wato out. Val tope con hilos his opponents outside. Masa goes for a dive and Tat euros him. Fut springboard crossbodies Tat. Tat dropkicks Fut and slams him. Tat running battering rams him for 2. 

Tat goes up and over Fut. Fut handsprings, backflips and powerslams Tat. Fut top rope moonsaults Tat for the win.

Thoughts: Taguchi goofed around here like usual. Other than than, it was an acceptable opening. We got some young lions stuff and a little flying before going home.

Titan vs. Shoma Kato

They trade chops and shoulderblock battle. Titan dropkicks him out then topes him. Titan sharpshooters Kato. Titan kicks him in the back for 2. Kato hits forearms and chops. Titan ducks a lariat and jumping back kicks him. Kato dropkicks him. 

Kato running back elbows him then suplexes him for 1. Kato armbars him and Titan rope breaks. Kato yanks on the arm. Titan hits a hard chop and Kato chops back. Kato flying forearms him in the corner then hiptosses him. Titan pele kicks him. Kato avoids a top rope double stomp and turns it into a crab. Titan sharpshooters him and bridges during it to submit him.

Thoughts: It was only 4 minutes or so but I liked it. The two worked well together and hit some hard chops.

CozyMAX (OKUMURA & Satoshi Kojima) & Tiger Mask vs. House Of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi) & Magnus

HoT attack the faces before the bell. Oku and YK trade. Oku armdrags him then back elbows him. Koji and Yujiro go at it. Yujiro wants a handshake then bites Koji's hand. Yujiro shoulders Koji over and stomps him. Yujiro hits chops on Koji then Koji shoulders him over. Tiger and Mag go at it. Tiger hits kicks. 

Tiger stomps Mag and hits punches. Mag forearms him over. Mag rips at Tigr's mask. Oku is sent into the exposed buckles. Oku lariats Yujiro and tilt-a-whirl backbreakers YK. Oku cutters Mag.

Koji hits a chop flurry on Mag in the corner then he chops the other heels there too. Koji flying forearms Mag in the corner. Koji ddt's Yujiro. Tiger back body drops mag then topes him. Yk dropkicks Koji in the knee. Koji cutters him. 

Yujiro yanks on Koji's arm then bangs his knee off the mat. YK figure fours Koji. Mag green mists the ref when Tiger ducks. Tiger kicks Mag in the gut then tiger drivers him. Mag pop up low blows Tiger then pulls his mask off and pins him.

Thoughts: They didn't get a ton of time here and we had a dumb finish with Mag spitting mist in the ref's eyes yet not being DQ'd. It was mostly everyone hitting their signature spots.

Mima Shimoda covers up Tiger's face after and Mag grabs her and suplexes her. Mag says Tiger calls himself a legend but legends can die. They fight and Tiger's mask is pulled off again. Mag says he's the only true tiger in NJPW and says he's Black Tiger. Mag hits Tiger's team with a turnbuckle pad after. 

Shingo Takagi & Ultimo Guerrero vs. United Empire (Templario & Zane Jay)

Zane comes out and complains about the music being played for him. He asks if we remember him smacking the young lion's cup over Nagai's head. He says he's no young lion anymore. Shingo Takagi wore a UG style mask out and is being called "Hatsuratsu Guerrero".

UG hits Temp with a towel or something then Temp hits him and Shingo too. Things slow down. Temp kicks away UG's handshake. UG takes him down by the arm. Temp escapes and they stand off. Temp trips him then headflips out of a wristlock. Temp armdrags UG. UG monkey flips Temp then they trade armdrags. They stand off.

Zane boots Shingo from behind and side headlocks him. They shoulder battle and Shingo knocks him over. Zane takes a double gorilla press drop. UG is pushed into Shingo. Zane trips UG then UG's crotch is pulled into the post. Zane unties UG's mask. 

Zane overshoots a dropkick and almost dropkicks UG in the back.Singo is tripped and takes a basement dropkick for. UG double Japanese armdrags his opponents. Shingo lariats Zane over the top. Zane and Temp are sent into each other outside.

Temp is swept off the apron the takes a baseball slide off of it. Zane is chopped up in the corner by his opponents then takes a double basement dropkick. Shingo then does UG's taunt with him. Temp rope walks and diving ardmrags UG. Temp flying headscissors Shingo.

UG corner lariats Temp then Temp corner lariats him. Temp flying headscissors UG then topes him outside. Zane dropkicks Shingo out. He teases a dive but just gives everyone the finger. Zane fallaway slams Shingo. Zane goes up top and is crotched. Shingo superplexes Zane. Zane dropkicks him then is lariated. Shingo hits a made in Japan on Zane and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a bit weird as everyone but Zane were faces here. We had a little screwing around here and it was mostly average. 

Temp and UG fight after. Shingo knocks Temp down and UG boots Temp out.

Atlantis, Mistico & Stigma vs. Hijo de Stuka Jr., SHO & Soberano Jr.

Sob has a white hood on and attacks Mist from the crowd as he enters. Mist is sent into the rails. Sob then pulls off 2 masks to get to his regular mask. Sob boots Mist outside and Stuka unties Atlantis' mask. Mist is rammed crotch first into the post. Sob headbutts Stig in the crotch.

Stuka is a double hiptossed into the ropes into a splash on Stig. Sob then pulls Stig's mask off some. Stig is thrown out. Atlantis is triple teamed. Atlantis takes corner attacks then a double basement dropkick. Sob bites Mist's fingers. Mist is then triple stomped on. Sob kicks Mist in the leg. 

Sob rolls into a dropkick into Mist's crotch. Stuka rips at Stig's mask then dropkicks him out. Atlantis held for shots then double booted out. Sob then kickcs Mist in the thight and puts his foot in his crotch. Sho basement dropkicks Mist's butt.

Mist is held for chops. Mist handsprings into the ropes and hits a double armdrag. Mist headscissors Sob then pops up Stig into a double dropkick. Atlantis plancha's Sob off the apron. Stig and Mist then hit topes outside.

Stig lariats Stuka then dragon screws him and Sho. Stig tilt-a-whirl armdrags Sob out. Mist and Stuka go at it. Sob kicks Mist from the apron then Mist is double stomped on. Sob and Stuka trade chops with Mist in a comedy spot then Sob and Stuka tease going at it before hugging. Mist then takes a double boot.

Mist does a headscissors + armdrag combo. Mist springboard double back elbows the heels. Mist 619's Stuka then springboard diving headscissors Stuka. Mist tilt-a-whirl armdrags Stuka. Mist chops Sho, walks up the buckles, rope walks and corkscrew diving armdrags him. 

Atlantis and Stuka trade chops. Stuka pounds on him then Atlantis armdrag him. Atlantis double Japanese armdrags the heels and tilt-a-whirl backbreakers all 3 opponents. Stig tope con hilos Sho outside then Mist tornillo's Sob. Atlantis submits Stuka with la atlantida.

Thoughts: It got a lot of time and was mostly the Mistico show here as he was the focus point. It had some comedy and they Sob/Mist as they will have a match tomorrow. It was an okay match overall. 

Sob tries to get kisses form girls in the audience after and Mist holds his title up at him.

World Historic Light Heavyweight Title Match - Atlantis Jr. (c) vs. Averno

AJ has a new mask with a dragon on it and new pants. He has someone with him who they say is Titan but may be the future El Hijo del Atlantis. Averno has Magnus with him.

Av clean breaks AJ on the ropes. Av throws him by the arm. AJ ankle locks him then AJ armdrags him. They stand off. AJ reverse headscissors him and armdrags him. AJ flying headscissors Av out. AJ goes out and is booted. AJ's head is banged off a table.

Av unties AJ's mask on the buckles. Mag hits Atlantis as he hangs from the buckles. AJ is rammed crotch first into the post. Av chops AJ and unties his mask. AJ enzugiri's Av from the corner then 2nd rope diving headscissors him. AJ then topes Av outside.

AJ monkey flips Av then step up enzugiri's him. AJ flying headscissors him off the buckles. AJ rolls up Av for 2. Av is thrown down face first from the 2nd rope for 2. AJ tries to handspring on the apron outside and Av pulls him down face first. AJ top rope crossbodies Av but Av rolls through and goes for a pin. Av overhead belly to bell suplexes AJ into the buckles and AJ lands pretty poorly on his head.

Av flying armbars him and AJ ropebreaks. Av is on the apron and AJ flips into the ropes into a double stomp on him. Magnus gets on the apron then AJ topes Av and Mag. AJ flipping crucifix drivers him for 2. AJ puts him in la atlantida. Av rolls him up and does la magistral for 2. Av is caught on an up and over and takes a spinning deadeye. Av hits a 2nd rope angel's wings on him for 2. 

AJ superkicks him. AJ pulls him up into a powerslam for 2. AJ misses a forgsplash then Av hits 2 angel's wings. Av rolls him into a reverse figure four. AJ then taps out.

Thoughts: It was surprising to see Averno win here and see him get cheered. It didn't quite have the structure to it with Averno no working the leg or anything up to the submission victory. Atlantis took a bad looking belly to belly into the buckles and did some offense he doesn't usually do here. It was acceptable but the structure and story wasn't really there for this. 

Hechicero vs. Mascara Dorada

They shake hands. Hech takes him down and corner lariats him. MD backrolls off the top into an armdrag on Hech. Hech fakes an injury then goes after MD and tries a pin. Hech reverses a hurricanrana and headflips out of one. MD flips out of a hurricanrana. 

MD goes for the leapfrog and is pulled down. Hech ties up MD's legs with MD hanging over his back. MD spinning headscissors Hech from his shoulders. MD swings the post into a headscissors on Hech. MD then topes him into an armdrag outside.

Hech dragon screws MD around the 2nd rope. Hech stomps on MD's leg while it's over the 2nd rope. Hech ties up MD's legs and pulls. Hech yanks on MD's leg. MD does some flips and seated moonsaults into an armdrag on Hech. MD superkicks Hech then AA's him. 

MD takes a boot to the face. Hech swinging hammerlock backbreakers MD. They go out and Hech drops MD onto the commentary table. Hech lifts him into the alabama slam position and drops him face first on the apron. They fight on the bleachers and Hech is knocked over them. MD climbs the entrance way and top rope moonsaults Hech. 

They fight on the buckles. MD headbutts him down then top rope 450's him for 2. Hech rolls him into a grounded armbar. Hech then ties up one arm and cranks the other arm back. MD ropebreaks.

Hech blocks a headscissors then MD canadian destroyers him for 2. Hech and MD trade shots. Hech dropkicks MD. MD headscissors drops Hech. MD rope walk ssp's Hech on his back and wins.

Thoughts: I wasn't a fan of this. It was just a dumb match where they did random stuff for the most part. They both did flips early. MD got dropped face first on the apron then moonsaulted Hech off the entrance way. They got back in and none of that meant much. Hech then grabbed an armhold for a bit, MD canadian destroyers him for 2 and they fought more before MD won. This match was so easy to do too with the technical Hech and the high flying MD.

MD talks on the mic after then poses in the crowd.

Overall thoughts: The first half of this wasn't much of note but I liked what we got of Kato vs Titan. Mistico's match was okay and maybe the best thing on here. Atlantis/Averno was acceptable but it wasn't what it could have been as the story wasn't there. The main had very poor structure and they really just did whatever they wanted in the second half of this. I'd give this a 4 out of 10 as I thought it was a bit of a below average show and shockingly, it was the guys who work together all the time who had the biggest problems bringing the quality.