The New Beginning in Sapporo (2018) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 27 and 28, 2018, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center. The first night of the event featured nine matches, two of which were contested for championships, while the second night featured two championship matches out of nine matches overall. In the main event of the first night, Minoru Suzuki faced Hiroshi Tanahashi to challenge for the IWGP Intercontinental Champion, and on the second night Jay White faced Kenny Omega to challenge for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion. This was the thirteenth event under the New Beginning name and the second to take place in Sapporo.
as Hiroshi Tanahashi
as Minoru Suzuki
as Jay White
as SHO
as YOH
as Kenny Omega
as Matt Jackson
as Nick Jackson
as Gedo
as Hirooki Goto
as Kazuchika Okada
as BUSHI
as EVIL
as SANADA
as Will Ospreay
as YOSHI-HASHI
as Hiromu Takahashi
as Tetsuya Naito
as David Finlay
as Juice Robinson
as Kota Ibushi
as Cody
as Hangman Page
as Marty Scurll
as Bad Luck Fale
as Tama Tonga
as Tanga Loa
as Ryusuke Taguchi
as Toa Henare
as Togi Makabe
as Tomohiro Ishii
as Toru Yano
as Chase Owens
as Yujiro Takahashi
as Hiroyoshi Tenzan
as Jushin Thunder Liger
as KUSHIDA
as Manabu Nakanishi
as Tiger Mask
as El Desperado
as Taichi
as TAKA Michinoku
as Takashi Iizuka
as Yoshinobu Kanemaru
as Michael Elgin
as Katsuya Kitamura