New Japan Pro Wrestling
Wrestling Dontaku at Fukuoka
May 3, 2015
Two big title changes here at Wrestling Dontaku, with the Young Bucks regaining their belts before the Ring of Honor co-produced shows this summer, and Shinsuke Nakamura dropping the Intercontinental title to Hirooki Goto.
Next up is the Best of the Super Juniors tournament kicking off at Korakuen Hall on May 22nd. And of course, NJPW Dominion is what we’re building towards on July 7th, with AJ Styles vs. Okada for the world title.
(1) SIX MAN TAG. Yuji Nagata, Jushin Liger, Mascara Dorada & Tiger Mask def. Manabu Nakanishi, Kushida, Ryusuke Taguchi & Captain New Japan.
(2) Kota Ibushi & Komatsu def. Tetsuya Naito & Sho Tanaka.
(3) SIX MAN TAG. Honma, Kojima & Hiroyoshi Tenzan def. The Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga & Cody Hall).
(4) IWGP JR. TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH. The Young Bucks def. RPG Vice (c) & reDragon in a triple threat match to become the new champions.
(5) IWGP JR. HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH. Kenny Omega (c) def. Alex Shelley. Tons of interference from the Young Bucks. Kushida tried to even the odds, but it ultimately wasn’t enough. Omega did a post-match promo about beating everyone there is to beat, and teases entering the Best of the Super Juniors tournament out of boredom. Great heel work. He says he can’t join the tournament because he’s already champion of the juniors division, so the winner gets him and the title shot on 7/5.
(6) INTERGENDER TAG. Maria Kanellis, Mike Bennett & Matt Taven def. The Bullet Club (Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows & Amber Gallows). This furthered the Anderson/Maria flirting thing, but ended up with Anderson turning on her and throwing her into a punch from Gallows.
(7) SIX MAN TAG. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Shibata & Togi Makabe def. Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba. This was your standard “throw all the singles programs in a big tag match to get everyone on the card” semi-main event. Shibata and Sakuraba was the best of the three programs by far. Tanahashi got the win with a hair pull and small package, like Yano has been doing to him. Sweet justice.
(8) AJ Styles & Yujiro Takahashi def. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI. The build to Styles vs. Okada is coming along nicely. They had a post-match scuffle with Styles trying to DDT him on the belt, Okada escaping and trying for the Rainmaker, Styles escaping and bailing up the ramp. Okada tried to pose with the IWGP title but the ref took it and gave it AJ.
(9) IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH. MAIN EVENT. Hirooki Goto def. Shinsuke Nakamura (c) to become the new champion!
