On May 3rd, New Japan Pro-Wrestling will present Wrestling Dontaku 2023 at the sold out Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka, Japan.
This event will feature five championship matches and it will mark the 30th anniversary of NJPW Wrestling Dontaku.
The main event will see the current IWGP World Heavyweight Champion SANADA making his first defense of the title against IWGP Jr Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi.
応援してくれるみんなと、L・I・J全員のパワーをもらって、IWGP世界ヘビー級王座を獲りにいくよ。
#njDONTAKU pic.twitter.com/7T20ABL9c2
— 高橋ヒロム / Hiromu Takahashi (@TIMEBOMB1105) May 2, 2023
The NEVER Openweight Championship will be on the line as the champion Tama Tonga defends the title against Bullet Club leader David Finlay.
It seems like @Tama_Tonga can't get rid of Bullet Club no matter how hard he tries! At #njdontaku he'll be defending his NEVER Openweight Championship against the new self-proclaimed leader of Bullet Club @THEdavidfinlay! pic.twitter.com/rxzY32Fj35
— Wrestle Inn (@WrestleInn) May 2, 2023
Also – Zack Sabre Jr will defend the NJPW World TV Title against Jeff Cobb and KENTA puts his STRONG Openweight Title on the line against Hikuleo.
The NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Ren Narita have a tough challenge ahead of them as they defend against Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Here is the full line lineup for NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023:
- Main Event: IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: SANADA (c) vs. Hiromu Takahashi
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Tama Tonga (c) vs. David Finlay
- NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championship: El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Ren Narita (c) vs Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & Hiroshi Tanahashi
- NJPW World TV Championship: Zack Sabre Jr.(c) vs. Jeff Cobb
- STRONG Openweight Championship: KENTA (c) vs. Hikuleo
- Just 5 Guys (DOUKI, Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs Los Ingobernables De Japon (Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI)
- Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA & Shota Umino vs United Empire (Aaron Henare, Francesco Akira & TJP)
- TMDK (Mikey Nicholls, Shane Haste & Kosei Fujita) vs United Empire (Mark Davis, Kyle Fletcher & Great-O-Khan)
- CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano & YOH) vs HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL, Dick Togo, Yujiro Takahashi & Dick Togo)
- Dark Match: Ryohei Oiwa Hattrick Challenge
This event will air live on NJPW World subscription streaming service.
