Golden Weekend Is Here
New Japan Pro-Wrestling will present Wrestling Dontaku on May 3rd & 4th. Three titles will be defended, plus the mysterious “X” will debut. both shows will be available on NJPWWorld.com.
5/3 Wrestling Dontaku: Night 1
5am ET
- Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs. Toa Henare, Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji
- YOSHI-HASHI, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Will Ospreay vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Hikuleo
- Kota Ibushi, SHO & YOH vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI)
- Hirooki Goto, Juice Robinson & Mikey Nicholls vs. Bullet Club (Jay White, Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens)
- CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL & SANADA)
- NEVER Openweight Championship Match: Jeff Cobb (c) vs. Taichi
- IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship Match: Dragon Lee (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori
5/4 Wrestling Dontaku: Night 2
2am ET
- Ren Narita & Shota Umino vs. Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji
- Jeff Cobb, YOSHI-HASHI, Toa Henare, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Jado)
- Hirooki Goto, Juice Robinson, Mikey Nicholls & Tomoaki Honma vs. Bullet Club (Jay White, Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Hikuleo)
- Dragon Lee & Will Ospreay vs. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori & X*)
- Kota Ibushi, SHO & YOH vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi & BUSHI)
- Tomohiro Ishii vs. EVIL
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. SANADA
*El Phantasmo
SANADA and Kazuchika Okada clash once more, with the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on the line, Saturday at #njdontaku.
Every time they meet, SANADA comes closer to toppling Okada. Can he do it with the richest prize at stake? Or will it rain in Fukuoka? https://t.co/IG0EWxApp7 pic.twitter.com/u8shQIer24— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) May 2, 2019
Bullet Club Rings In Sixth Anniversary With Debut Of “X”
Bullet Club is adding a new Jr. Heavyweight to their ranks. Currently unnamed, El Phantasmo is set to make his NJPW debut on May 4th. Teaming with Taiji Ishimori, ELP’s debut continues Bullet Club’s tradition of huge debuts during Wrestling Dontaku.
Bullet Club’s biggest debut was the faction itself, forming during Wrestling Dontaku in 2013. The debut of “X” will be much more personal for X’s partner Ishimori, as this year’s Wrestling Dontaku marks the 1-year anniversary of Ishimori’s Bone Soldier persona.
The second night of #njdontaku on Saturday is huge!
Dragon Lee and Will Ospreay form a dream team against Taiji Ishimori and 'X'. We've seen the videos. Will this mysterious newcomer live up to the hype? #njpwhttps://t.co/dMscBeZ8LX pic.twitter.com/OIE9tVRZDQ
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) May 1, 2019
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