Wrestling Dontaku 2022

2022 New Japan Pro-Wrestling event From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wrestling Dontaku 2022 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It was held on May 1, 2022, in Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka PayPay Dome,[1] marking the first time that Wrestling Dontaku was held at the venue since 2001.

PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 1, 2022
CityFukuoka, Japan
VenueFukuoka PayPay Dome
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Wrestling Dontaku 2022
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 1, 2022
CityFukuoka, Japan
VenueFukuoka PayPay Dome
Attendance8,162
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Storylines

Wrestling Dontaku featured eight professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[2]

Results

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No.Results[3][4]StipulationsTimes
1Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., and Taka Michinoku) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi and Bushi) and Shiro Koshinaka by pinfallSix-man tag team match10:15
2Hiromu Takahashi defeated Yoh by pinfallSingles match9:59
3Tanga Loa (with Jado) defeated Yujiro Takahashi by pinfallSingles match11:33
4Six or Nine (Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato) (c) defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Douki) by pinfallTag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship9:10
5Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens) defeated United Empire (Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb) (c) and Bishamon (Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi) by pinfallThree-way tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship9:43
6Tama Tonga (with Jado) defeated Evil (with Dick Togo) (c) by pinfallSingles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship13:25
7Taiji Ishimori defeated El Desperado (c) by submissionSingles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship14:40
8Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Tomohiro Ishii[a] by pinfallSingles match for the vacant IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship23:20
9Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito by pinfallSingles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship34:12
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Will Ospreay was initially scheduled to face Tanahashi but he was diagnosed with COVID-19 on April 28 and was replaced.

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