The New Beginning (2011)

The New Beginning (2011)
Promotional poster for the event
Information
Promotion	New Japan Pro Wrestling
Date	000000002011-02-20-0000February 20, 2011
Attendance	3,200
Venue	Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
City	Sendai, Japan
Pay-per-view chronology
Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome The New Beginning (2011) New Japan Cup 2011
The New Beginning chronology
The New Beginning (2011) The New Beginning (2011) The New Beginning (2012)

The New Beginning (2011) was a series of two professional wrestling pay-per-views (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The events took place on February 15 and 20, 2011. The first was held in Tokyo at Korakuen Hall and the second in Sendai, Miyagi, at the Sendai Sun Plaza Hall. They were the first events held under the New Beginning name.

Both of the New Beginning events featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

The first event, which mainly built to matches on the second event, featured nine matches. During the event, the IWGP Tag Team Champions Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson defeated their upcoming challengers Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man in singles matches. In the main event, IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Prince Devitt defeated their upcoming challengers, Kojima-gun representatives Satoshi Kojima and Taka Michinoku.