United Empire’s hold on the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships ended at NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling, where Unbound Co. defeated the trio of Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan and HENARE to capture the titles. Unbound Co., made up of Jeff Cobb, Yuto-Ice and OSKAR, won the straps in what was United Empire’s first defense of the championship, according to Fightful.
The title match opened the card as the first championship bout of the 2026 edition of King of Pro-Wrestling, one of NJPW’s marquee annual shows. United Empire had entered the match as champions, and the loss marks a significant setback for the faction fronted by Ospreay, who remains a signed AEW talent while continuing to appear for NJPW as part of United Empire.
Despite dropping the titles alongside Great-O-Khan and HENARE, Ospreay did not leave the moment at a simple loss. According to POST Wrestling, Ospreay used the aftermath of the match to set up another tag title opportunity going forward, though the specifics of that follow-up challenge were not detailed by either outlet. The move suggests United Empire has no intention of ceding ground to Unbound Co. without a response, even as the three-man unit of Cobb, Yuto-Ice and OSKAR now stands as the group holding NJPW’s NEVER Six-Man gold.
For Jeff Cobb, the win places him back in championship gold within NJPW’s veteran-laden trios scene, teaming with Yuto-Ice and OSKAR under the Unbound Co. banner to unseat a well-established United Empire grouping. The faction change at the top of the NEVER Six-Man division adds a new storyline thread to King of Pro-Wrestling, with United Empire’s response to the loss and the nature of Ospreay’s follow-up challenge likely to shape the next chapter of the rivalry between the two factions.
Both reports confirm the title change occurred on the October 12, 2026 King of Pro-Wrestling broadcast, with Unbound Co. now recognized as NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions.
