This week’s NJPW coverage centers almost entirely on corporate news—the closure of the U.S. Dojo and a mysterious international project announcement—leaving the in-ring product virtually absent from the story pool. With no wrestler-specific feuds, matches, or angles detailed in these reports, rankability is extremely limited.
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#1. Naoki Sugabayashi
NJPW’s Chairman is the only wrestler-adjacent figure with direct coverage this week, appearing at MLW’s Saturday Night SuperFight to announce a major 2027 project with MLW and CMLL. His presence signals NJPW’s strategic positioning in the global wrestling landscape, making him the week’s most prominent NJPW-affiliated name—even if he’s not an active competitor.
