Events
# |
Event |
Date |
City |
Venue |
Attendance |
Main event |
Ref(s) |
1 |
Wrestling Dontaku 1993 |
May 3, 1993 |
Fukuoka |
Fukuoka Dome |
55,000 |
Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami versus Genichiro Tenryu and Riki Choshu |
[3] |
2 |
Wrestling Dontaku 1994 |
May 1, 1994 |
53,500 |
Antonio Inoki versus The Great Muta |
[4] |
3 |
Wrestling Dontaku 1995 |
May 3, 1995 |
52,000 |
Shinya Hashimoto (c) versus Keiji Mutoh for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[5][6] |
4 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2000 |
May 5, 2000 |
25,000 |
Power Warrior (c) versus The Great Muta for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[7] |
5 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2001 |
May 5, 2001 |
Kazunari Murakami and Naoya Ogawa versus Manabu Nakanishi and Riki Choshu |
[8] |
6 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2009 |
May 3, 2009 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
5,500 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) versus Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[9][10][11] |
7 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2010 |
May 3, 2010 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
6,000 |
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) versus Togi Makabe for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[12] |
8 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2011 |
May 3, 2011 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
6,500 |
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) versus Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[13] |
9 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2012 |
May 3, 2012 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
6,500 |
Kazuchika Okada (c) versus Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[14][15] |
10 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2013 |
May 3, 2013 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
6,800 |
Kazuchika Okada (c) versus Minoru Suzuki for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[16][17][18] |
11 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2014 |
May 3, 2014 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
7,190 |
Kazuchika Okada (c) versus A.J. Styles for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[19][20][21] |
12 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2015 |
May 3, 2015 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
5,180 |
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) versus Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship |
[22][23][24] |
13 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2016 |
May 3, 2016 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
5,299 |
Tetsuya Naito (c) versus Tomohiro Ishii for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[25][26][27] |
14 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2017 |
May 3, 2017 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
6,126 |
Kazuchika Okada (c) versus Bad Luck Fale for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[28][29] |
15 |
Wrestling Dontaku 2018 |
May 3, 2018 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
4,066 |
Kenny Omega versus Hangman Page |
[1] |
May 4, 2018 |
Fukuoka Kokusai Center |
6,307 |
Kazuchika Okada (c) versus Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
[1] |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match |
2000
The fourth Wrestling Dontaku, first in five years, was held on May 5, 2000, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Dome. The event featured eight matches, two of which were contested for championships.[7] The event opened with the finals of the 2000 Young Lion Cup, where Kenzo Suzuki defeated Shinya Makabe,[7] who later became better known as Togi Makabe, winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.[32] In the semi-main event, Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata successfully defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Kazunari Murakami and Naoya Ogawa, while in the main event, Kensuke Sasaki, using his Power Warrior persona, defeated The Great Muta to retain the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 濵かつ Presents レスリングどんたく 2017. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Hakata Dontaku Minato Matsuri". Asianbeat. Archived from the original on August 25, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Wrestling Dontaku 1994". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Wrestling Dontaku 1995". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Keller, Wade (May 3, 2015). "NJPW Flashback - Ric Flair headlines New Japan's "Wrestling Dontaku" 20 yrs. ago today, plus Great Muta in main event, Sabu, Benoit, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Wrestling Dontaku 2001". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ レスリングどんたく 2009. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ 新日本プロレス「レスリングどんたく2009」. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). May 3, 2009. Archived from the original on May 7, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ↑ Golden, Hunter (May 4, 2009). "New Japan "Donkatu 2009" results!". Wrestleview. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ↑ レスリングどんたく2010. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ レスリングどんたく 2011. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "NJPW 40th anniversary レスリングどんたく 2012". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
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- ↑ レスリングどんたく 2013. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ 新日本プロレス「レスリングどんたく2013」. Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. May 3, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ "Show results - 5/3 NJPW Dontaku PPV: U.S. stars lose titles or title matches, Okada's first IWGP Title defense, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. May 4, 2013. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ レスリングどんたく 2014. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ 新日本プロレス「レスリングどんたく 2014」. Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Show results - 5/3 New Japan "Wrestling Dontaku" PPV: A.J. Styles captures IWGP World Title, plus NWA & more title matches". Pro Wrestling Torch. May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ↑ "レスリングどんたく 2015". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ "新日本プロレスレ「レスリングどんたく 2015」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (May 3, 2015). "New Japan Dontaku live coverage 5-3 Fukuoka - RPG Vice vs. Bucks vs ReDRagon, Nakamura vs. Goto, Omega vs. Shelley and Maria teases Karl Anderson". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ↑ レスリングどんたく 2016. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ Rose, Bryan (May 3, 2016). "NJPW Wrestling Dontaku results: Super Juniors lineups; IWGP champ Naito vs. Ishii". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ "5/3 NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Results – big title changes, big stars from New Japan, ROH, Bullet Club, Naito's faction". Pro Wrestling Torch. May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ 濵かつ Presents レスリングどんたく 2017. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ↑ Rose, Bryan (May 2, 2017). "NJPW Wrestling Dontaku live results: Okada faces Bad Luck Fale". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 3, 2017.
- ↑ Johnson, Mike (September 3, 2010). "YouTube wrestling classic: when Hogan met Muta, champion vs. champion". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ ""WCW International" World Heavyweight Title". Puroresu Dojo. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ↑ 真壁 刀義. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.