Universe Cup
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| Universe Cup | |
|---|---|
| Promotions | CyberFight |
| Brands | See below |
| Date | March 9 – April 6, 2026 |
| City | Tokyo, Japan |
| Venue | Shinjuku Face |
The Universe Cup, also promoted as the 1st Universe Cup (第1回 UNIVERSE CUP, Daiikkai Yunibāsu Kappu), was a professional wrestling tournament organized by CyberFight. The tournament featured eight wrestlers from various promotions and brands broadcast on CyberFight's streaming service, Wrestle Universe.
Naomichi Marufuji of Pro Wrestling Noah won the tournament by defeating Sanshiro Takagi of DDT Pro-Wrestling in the final.
On January 19, 2026, at Pro Wrestling Noah's Monday Magic Rising Sun Season ep. 1, Nosawa Rongai announced that an eight-man tournament would be held between March and April and broadcast on CyberFight's video on demand service Wrestle Universe.[1] The tournament would showcase the different promotions and brands that are regularly broadcast on Wrestle Universe.[2][3] The participants and first round match-ups were announced on February 9.[4]
| Entrant | Representing |
|---|---|
| Great Mummy | Monday Magic |
| The Great Sasuke | Michinoku Pro Wrestling |
| Hayabusa | Pro Wrestling Zero1 |
| Yumehito Imanari | Ganbare☆Pro-Wrestling |
| Isami Kodaka | Pro-Wrestling Basara |
| Kuroshio Tokyo Japan | Pro-Wrestling Uptown |
| Naomichi Marufuji | Pro Wrestling Noah |
| Sanshiro Takagi | DDT Pro-Wrestling |
Tournament
The tournament was held across two shows on March 9 and April 6 at Shinjuku Face.
| First round March 9 | Semifinals April 6 | Final April 6 | ||||||||||||
| Sanshiro Takagi | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Great Mummy | 8:23 | |||||||||||||
| Sanshiro Takagi | Pin | |||||||||||||
| The Great Sasuke | 14:47 | |||||||||||||
| Isami Kodaka | 12:24 | |||||||||||||
| The Great Sasuke | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Sanshiro Takagi | 17:33 | |||||||||||||
| Naomichi Marufuji | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Naomichi Marufuji | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Kuroshio Tokyo Japan | 9:12 | |||||||||||||
| Naomichi Marufuji | Sub | |||||||||||||
| Hayabusa | 14:52 | |||||||||||||
| Hayabusa | Pin | |||||||||||||
| Yumehito Imanari | 14:06 | |||||||||||||
