NJPW Dominion delivered five title changes and set the table for G1 Climax 36, leaving the landscape completely reshuffled — and the fallout is still reverberating 24 hours later.
#1. Yota Tsuji
The story of the week, full stop. Tsuji reclaimed the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Callum Newman at Dominion, and he’s already stirring the pot by threatening to boycott Forbidden Door and calling out AEW’s roster. He’s simultaneously the hottest champion in the industry and its most polarizing figure right now.
🏆 IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
↑ Rising
#2. Callum Newman
He lost the big one after just 71 days — and then reportedly injured his shoulder in the process. Newman’s trajectory takes a hit on two fronts this week, but the volume of coverage on his exit alone keeps him near the top. The question now is severity of injury and whether he factors into Forbidden Door at all.
↓ Sliding
#3. Will Ospreay
Ospreay isn’t even in NJPW anymore, but he’s generating headlines off Tsuji’s Forbidden Door boycott talk — firing back hard, calling Tsuji “insecure” and taking shots at the entire current NJPW roster’s drive. That kind of cross-promotional heat keeps him relevant in every NJPW conversation this week.
↑ Rising
#4. Gabe Kidd
Surprise return at Dominion, attacking IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Shota Umino on behalf of the Death Riders. He’s confirmed his Death Riders allegiance publicly, and with a fresh feud against Umino seemingly locked in, Kidd is back in the mix in a meaningful way after months on the shelf.
↑ Rising
#5. Shota Umino
He’s the target of Gabe Kidd’s return attack, which means NJPW is building something around their IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion. Being chosen as the focal point of a Death Riders angle is a major vote of confidence — Umino’s profile just got a significant boost.
🏆 IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship
↑ Rising
#6. YOH
New IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion following his Dominion win over DOUKI, and NJPW is already building his first defense around a four-way contender’s match on June 23rd. It’s a fast turnaround that signals the junior division is getting some real attention heading into the G1 season.
🏆 IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
↑ Rising
#7. HENARE
HENARE and Great-O-Khan won the IWGP Tag Team Championships at Dominion AND secured their spots in G1 Climax 36 in the same night. Double payoff, double momentum — United Empire is firmly back on the map even with the uncertainty around Callum Newman’s injury clouding their Forbidden Door plans.
🏆 IWGP Tag Team Championship
↑ Rising
#8. Great-O-Khan
Paired with HENARE in the tag title win, O-Khan shares the momentum from Dominion’s tag division shakeup. His involvement in the G1 play-in picture adds another layer — this is arguably the most relevant he’s looked in some time.
🏆 IWGP Tag Team Championship
↑ Rising
#9. Konosuke Takeshita
Defended the NJPW World TV Championship against SANADA at Dominion per the results coverage. Takeshita holding gold in NJPW while remaining an AEW regular keeps him in a unique cross-promotional spotlight, and a successful defense cements his standing.
🏆 NJPW World TV Championship
#10. Aaron Wolf
NEVER Openweight Champion Wolf is teaming with Yuji Nagata and Josh Barnett at Blue Justice XVIII on June 20th, giving him visibility in the week ahead. It’s a smaller story, but holding the NEVER title and appearing on a marquee indie-adjacent card keeps him on the radar as G1 season heats up.
🏆 NEVER Openweight Championship
Keep an eye on DOUKI — he dropped the Junior Heavyweight title at Dominion and is now on the outside looking in, but former champions with unfinished business tend to resurface fast once the G1 field is fully set.
