Wrestling Dontaku 2019

Wrestling Dontaku 2019 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3 and 4, 2019, in Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center.[3]

Wrestling Dontaku 2019
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 3-4, 2019
CityFukuoka, Japan
VenueFukuoka Kokusai Center
Attendance10,116 (total)
Night 1: 4,011[1]
Night 2: 6,105[2]
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The first night of the event featured eight matches, with two championships at stake, while the second night featured a championship match out of eight matches overall. The main event of the first night was Dragon Lee defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion against Taiji Ishimori,[4] and the second night's main event was Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Sanada.[4] This was the sixteenth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.

Storylines

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Each night of Wrestling Dontaku 2019 featured eight 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.[5]

Results

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Night 1

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No.Results[6]StipulationsTimes
1Ren Narita, Shota Umino and Tomoaki Honma defeated Toa Henare, Yota Tsuji and Yuya UemuraSix-man tag team match10:46
2Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, Taka Michinoku and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask, Jyushin Thunder Liger and Yoshi-HashiEight-man tag team match9:57
3Chaos (Toru Yano and Will Ospreay) and Togi Makabe defeated Bullet Club (Hikuleo, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)Six-man tag team match7:25
4Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) and Kota Ibushi defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito, Bushi and Shingo TakagiSix-man tag team match11:31
5Chaos (Hirooki Goto and Mikey Nicholls) and Juice Robinson defeated Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens and Jay White)Six-man tag team match11:23
6Los Ingobernables de Japón (Evil and Sanada) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) by referee stoppageTag team match16:52
7Taichi defeated Jeff Cobb (c)Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship17:50
8Dragon Lee (c) defeated Taiji IshimoriSingles match for IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship25:53
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 2

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No.Results[7]StipulationsTimes
1Ren Narita and Shota Umino defeated Yota Tsuji and Yuya UemuraTag team match7:36
2Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, Taka Michinoku and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask, Jeff Cobb, Toa Henare and Yoshi-HashiTen-man tag team match11:16
3Jyushin Thunder Liger and Most Violent Players (Toru Yano and Togi Makabe) defeated Bullet Club (Jado, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa)Six-man tag team match7:40
4Chaos (Hirooki Goto and Mikey Nicholls), Juice Robinson and Tomoaki Honma defeated Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Hikuleo and Jay White)Eight-man tag team match11:57
5Bullet Club (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) defeated Dragon Lee and Will OspreayTag team match9:58
6Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito) defeated Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) and Kota IbushiSix-man tag team match13:47
7Tomohiro Ishii defeated EvilSingles match23:08
8Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated SanadaSingles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship38:03
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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  1. ^ 濵かつ Presents レスリングどんたく 2019 – 福岡・福岡国際センター 2019/5/3 | 新日本プロレスリング
  2. ^ 濵かつ Presents レスリングどんたく 2019 – 福岡・福岡国際センター 2019/5/4 | 新日本プロレスリング
  3. ^ "Big matches in 2019 are now announced!!". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. January 4, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Renner, Ethan (April 9, 2019). "NJPW RELEASES CARDS FOR WRESTLING DONTAKU TOUR". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
  5. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  6. ^ 2019.05.03 Hamakatsu PRESENTS Wrestling Dontaku 2019 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING
  7. ^ 2019.05.04 Hamakatsu PRESENTS Wrestling Dontaku 2019 | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING
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