During today’s G1 Climax 36 Semifinal / Hiroyoshi Tenzan Retirement event, AI Antonio Inoki made an announcement on the big screen in the arena.
He was following up on the reveal that WrestleMania Kingdom will take place at the Tokyo Dome on January 4th in 2026 and 2027.
“How are you doing?! If you have energy, you can do anything! If you have energy, you can even make it to New Japan’s G1 Climax!”, the AI began.
I am the original AI Antonio Inoki. President Tanahashi, please take care of the future of New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Is Tenzan retiring, too? You worked hard up until now. Thank you for your service,” he continued.
AI Antonio Inoki recognized that next year is NJPW’s 55th anniversary.
“Time flies,” he said. “I want the wrestlers to continue to do their best and show us amazing matches.”
He then bid farewell to the crowd.
“Now, heading toward next year’s 55th anniversary, I’d like to close with the usual famous chant. Raise your voices with all your might, and let’s push through this hot summer! Here we go! One! Two! Three! Daaa!” he said repeating his famous chant.
In February of this year, Keisuke Inoki, the younger brother of Antonio and President of the Inoki Genki Factory, announced that his company and AVITA Inc. would be building an “Android Inoki” and will be launching it on his birthday, February 20th.
“This project is an initiative to embody the presence of Antonio Inoki—who left behind remarkable achievements and ideas that should be passed on to future generations—by utilizing humanoid and AI technologies as its foundation,” stated Keisuke. “It won’t the be the real Antonio so I hope everyone will see it from a different perspective,” he said at the time.
