- New Japan revealed that this summer, it will run it's first show in Hawaii for eighteen years. Masahiro Chono announced the idea, saying that if this plan is realized, it will be New Japan's first convention there since December, 1985. Chono has plans for a big show, and wants the IWGP Heavyweight Title on the line. This would be the first IWGP Heavyweight Title match in America since Scott Norton's unofficial defense over Lodi (something New Japan refuses to recognize, and for good reason) on 11/9/98.

- Inoki's 5/1 Tokyo Dome show won't have any fighting/wrestling/combat at all, and is just going to be a "night of fun" for him. There will be a lot of singing, dancing, and such, with guest appearances from celebrities and wrestlers. It won't act as a prelude to New Japan's show, but rather as a rival.

- Jun Akiyama said that he would consider teaming with rival, Kenta Kobashi, to intercept Yoshihiro Takayama & Bob Sapp if they invaded NOAH as a tag team. Akiyama thinks they may be the only team able to stop the combined force of Takayama and Sapp.

- BattlARTS boss, Yuki Ishikawa, returns to All Japan for "EXCITE SERIES 2003". He was named as the "X" partner for Honma and Miyamoto in tags, after Takagi works his portion of the tour. Ishikawa worked a couple of shows after the All Japan split in summer of 2000, his most notable match there being when he teamed with Jinsei Shinzaki against Toshiaki Kawada & Maunakea Mossman before a record low crowd for major league promotions at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on 7/11/00.

- Some rumoured outsider names for this year's Best of the Super Jr. (NONE of these are confirmed): Curry Man (Michinoku Pro), Takehiro Murahama (Osaka Pro), Gamma (Osaka Pro), Super Delfin (Osaka Pro), Yoshinobu Kanemaru (NOAH), Tsuyoshi Kikuchi (NOAH), Naomichi Marufuji (NOAH), KENTA (NOAH), Azteca (KAGEKI), Dr. Wagner Jr. (EMLL), Black Tiger 3 (EMLL), and Super Crazy (EMLL).