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Tetsuya Naito wins gold in surprise Japanese wrestling return

Posted on by Joseph Currier

On New Year’s Day 2026, Tetsuya Naito captured gold in his surprise return to Japanese wrestling.

Los Tranquilos de Japon (Naito & BUSHI) defeated Naomichi Marufuji & Kenoh at NOAH The New Year to become the new GHC Tag Team Champions. For both Naito & BUSHI, it was their first match in Japan since departing NJPW in May 2025. The two had been working international indie dates since then with stops in the United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

The Tag Team title match was billed as Marufuji & Kenoh defending against BUSHI and a mystery partner. After teasing that Los Tranquilos de Japon trainee RYUSEI would be in the match, it was revealed that Naito himself was actually the partner.

Naito — one of NJPW’s most popular wrestlers of this era — departed the company in May after the two sides did not come to terms on a new contract. He was the leader of Los Ingobernables de Japon while with the promotion.

NJPW star Hiromu Takahashi was also in action at NOAH The New Year, losing the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship to AMAKUSA. Takahashi met up with his former LIJ stablemates backstage:

In their post-match comments, Naito & BUSHI did not reveal what’s next for them in NOAH. One team that could potentially challenge for their belts is The Good Brothers. Karl Anderson & Luke Gallows defeated Kaito Kiyomiya & Jack Morris at NOAH The New Year and then mentioned wanting to go after the GHC titles.

Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI cancel weekend indie appearance

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Los Tranquilos de Japon will not be making their scheduled indie appearance in Germany this weekend.

Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI were supposed to compete for wXw in Limbach-Oberfrohna this Saturday (November 15) on the promotion’s 25th anniversary tour. But wXw announced that, on short notice, Naito & BUSHI have had to cancel their appearance. Those who purchased meet and greets with Naito & BUSHI will have that money refunded, and wXw said the promotion still plans on giving fans a great show.

wXw’s statement regarding the cancellation said the deal for Naito & BUSHI to work the event was identical to the one they made when Los Traquilos de Japon wrestled for the promotion back in September. There were also plans for further collaborations between wXw and Naito & BUSHI, though the statement does not say if those will still be going ahead.

In their own statement, Naito & BUSHI apologized for the cancellation and said it was due to unavoidable circumstances.

“We deeply regret that due to certain unfortunate circumstances, we have decided to cancel our appearance,” Los Tranquilos de Japon wrote. “We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience and concern this has caused to all parties involved.”

Naito & BUSHI have competed in a limited number of dates globally since departing NJPW in May. They were part of Los Ingobernables de Japon in NJPW, with Naito being one of the top stars in the company. He and BUSHI have now rebranded to using Los Tranquilos de Japon as their team name. The two had been hoping to work a United States tour earlier this year, but that could not happen because of issues obtaining a work visa.

Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI reveal new team name

Posted on by Joseph Currier

Following their NJPW departures, former Los Ingobernables de Japon members Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI are adopting a new tag team name.

Naito made a blog post earlier this week saying that, because they do not own the rights to it, he and BUSHI will not be able to use the LIJ name in their post-NJPW careers. The duo revealed today that they will instead be going by “Los Tranquilos de Japon.”

Both Naito and BUSHI shared the new logo for their team today.

“Tranquilo” is a Spanish word that roughly translates to “calm down” or “don’t worry.” It’s a catchphrase Naito adopted after time in Mexico competing for CMLL.

Naito — one of NJPW’s top stars of this era — finished up with the promotion last month after the two sides did not come to terms on a new contract. With Naito leaving, BUSHI also departed NJPW at his own request.

Los Ingobernables de Japon no longer exists as a faction despite the other members remaining with NJPW.