Wrestling Dontaku 2022

Wrestling Dontaku 2022 was an 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 2000.

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
No. Results[3][4] Stipulations Times
1 Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr., and Taka Michinoku) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Shingo Takagi and Bushi) and Shiro Koshinaka by pinfall Six-man tag team match 10:15
2 Hiromu Takahashi defeated Yoh by pinfall Singles match 9:59
3 Tanga Loa (with Jado) defeated Yujiro Takahashi by pinfall Singles match 11:33
4 Six or Nine (Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato) (c) defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Douki) by pinfall Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship 9:10
5 Bullet 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 pinfall Three-way tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship 9:43
6 Tama Tonga (with Jado) defeated Evil (with Dick Togo) (c) by pinfall Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship 13:25
7 Taiji Ishimori defeated El Desperado (c) by submission Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship 14:40
8 Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Tomohiro Ishii[lower-alpha 1] by pinfall Singles match for the vacant IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship 23:20
9 Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated Tetsuya Naito by pinfall Singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship 34:12
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

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

References
  1. Renner, Ethan (January 5, 2022). "NJPW announces dome show, tentpole events for first half of 2022". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  3. "2022.05.01 Wrestling Dontaku 2022 | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". NJPW. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
  4. Guzzo, Gisberto (April 9, 2022). "NJPW Reveals Full Card For Wrestling Dontaku, Six Championships To Be Defended". Fightful. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
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