NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022: Card, Date, Time, How To Watch
NJPW will return with Wrestling Dontaku 2022, 18th event in Wrestling Dontaku Series, on May 1, 2022. The event will return to Fukuoka Dome(Fukuoka Pay Pay Dome) in Fukuoka for the first time since 2001.
Kazuchika Okada will defend IWGP World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito in the main event. A new US Heavyweight Champion will be crowned as Hiroshi Tanahashi takes on Tomohiro Ishii. Tama Tonga challenges Evil for NEVER Openweight Championship while Taiji Ishimori challenges El Desperado for the Junior Heavyweight title. Tag team titles will be contested in a three-way match.
Keep reading to find out the complete details on NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022 event.
Event Info
- Show – NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
- Date – May 1, 2022
- Location – Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka, Japan
- Start Time – 4:00 AM EST / 5 PM JST
How To Watch
Like all the NJPW events airing from Japan, Wrestling Dontaku will also stream live on NJPW World Streaming service. The event will be available in both English and Japanese commentary.
Match Card
| No. | Match | Stipulation/Championship | Time | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Takagi, Bushi & Shiro Koshinaka vs Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & TAKA Michinoku | 6 Person Tag Team | 30 Min | Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & TAKA Michinoku |
| 2 | YOH vs Hiromu Takahashi | Singles Match | 30 Min | Hiromu Takahashi |
| 3 | Yujiro Takahashi vs Tanga Loga | Singles Match | 30 Min | Tanga Loga |
| 4 | Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato (c) vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & DOUKI | Tag Team Match ( IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships ) | 60 Min | Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato |
| 5 | United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan)(c) vs BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens) vs Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) | Three-Way Match ( IWGP Tag Team Championship ) | 60 Min | BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens) |
| 6 | Evil (c) vs Tama Tonga | Singles Match (Never Openweight Championship) | 30 Min | Tama Tonga |
| 7 | El Desperado (c) vs Taiji Ishimori | Singles Match ( IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship Match ) | 60 Min | Taiji Ishimori |
| 8 | Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Tomohiro Ishii | Singles Match ( Vacant IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship Match ) | 60 Min | Hiroshi Tanahashi |
| 9 | Kazuchika Okada (c) vs Tetsuya Naito | Singles Match ( IWGP World Heavyweight Championship ) | 60 Min | Kazuchika Okada |
