Wrestling Dontaku 2021

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Wrestling Dontaku 2021
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 3–4, 2021
CityFukuoka, Japan
VenueFukuoka Kokusai Center
AttendanceNight 1: 2,211[1]
Night 2: 2,367[2]
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Wrestling Dontaku 2021 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3 and 4, 2021, in Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center.[3] The event featured eleven matches, throughout both nights.[4] In the main event of the first night Jay White defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the NEVER Openweight Championship.[5] In the second night's main event, Will Ospreay defeated Shingo Takagi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.[5] This was the seventeenth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.

Production[]

Background[]

Since 2020, NJPW has unable to run events with a full arena capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions.[6]

Storylines[]

Each night of Wrestling Dontaku 2021 will feature six 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.[7]

Results[]

Night 1[]

No. Results[1] Stipulations Times
1 Bullet Club (Evil, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori and Dick Togo) defeated Toru Yano, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tiger Mask IV and Master Wato Eight-man tag team match 9:57
2 Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Sho and Yoh) defeated Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) Six-man tag team match 10:31
3 Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Sanada, Shingo Takagi and Tetsuya Naito) defeated United Empire (Will Ospreay, Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Aaron Henare) Eight-man tag team match 11:31
4 Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tanga Loa Singles match
Since Zack Sabre Jr. won, Dangerous Tekkers received a future IWGP Tag Team Championship match. 		15:12
5 Taichi defeated Tama Tonga Ladder match for the Iron Finger from Hell 27:11
6 Jay White defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship 39:01
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Night 2[]

No. Results[2][8] Stipulations Times
1 Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. and Douki) defeated Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Jado) by submission Six-man tag team match 10:00
2 Bullet Club (Yujiro Takahashi and Taiji Ishimori) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Master Wato Tag team match 10:42
3 United Empire (Great-O-Khan, Jeff Cobb and Aaron Henare) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Bushi, Sanada and Tetsuya Naito) Six-man tag team match 14:54
4 Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Bullet Club (Jay White, Evil and Dick Togo) Six-man tag team match 12:14
5 Will Ospreay (c) defeated Shingo Takagi Singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship 44:53
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2021.05.03 Wrestling Dontaku 2021". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "2021.05.04 Wrestling Dontaku 2021". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  3. ^ "NJPW Announces Wrestling Dontaku As Two-Night Event In May 2021". Fightful. December 6, 2020. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  4. ^ Murray, Dylan (May 2, 2021). "Preview: NJPW – Wrestling Dontaku 2021 Night One and Two". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Rose, Bryan (April 5, 2021). "NJPW Reveals Cards For Wrestling Dontaku And Satsuma no Kuni". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  6. ^ Satin, Ryan (June 8, 2020). "NJPW To Resume Operations This Month, First Show With Fans Again Announced". Pro Wrestling Sheet. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  7. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
  8. ^ Renner, Ethan (May 3, 2021). "NJPW WRESTLING DONTAKU NIGHT TWO LIVE RESULTS: OSPREAY VS. SHINGO". f4wonline.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

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