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] 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.

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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Storylines

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

Night 1
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
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
  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. 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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