NJPW Road To Wrestling Dontaku Night 4 Results – April 23, 2024
Location: Tokyo Japan
Venue: Korakuen Hall
6 Man Tag Team Match
IWGP Tag Team Champions Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi) & Shoma Kato vs. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens & Kenta)
Both teams brawled at the bell before Kenta locks Shima Kato in a Boston Crab but Kato reached the ropes then Chase Owens works over Kato.
Hirooki Goto enters and hits a back suplex on Owens and they traded forearm strikes.
Goto hits a neckbreaker over his knee on Owens.
Kato got the hot tag and hit a dropkick on Ishimori and it was his turn to apply a Boston Crab but Ishimori powers out. Kato re applied it but Ishimori reached the ropes.
Ishimori hits Divorce Court on the left arm and he locks in Bone Lock and Kato taps out.
Winners By Submission: Bullet Club (8:28)
Rate: 5
8 Man Tag Team Match
TMDK (Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste, Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr & Kosei Fujita) vs. Guerrillas Of Density (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo), El Desperado & Katsuya Murashima
Kosei Fujita insisted on starting so he turns around and realized that Hikuleo was across from him and he tried to tag out but he had no takers.
El Phantasmo hits a hurricanrana on Fujita then Shane Haste enters but Phantasmo hits a hurricanrana on him too.
ELP hits an enzuigiri on Haste then Hikuleo made the hot tag and hits a Mafia Kick on Haste.
Hikuleo hit a double clothesline on Haste & Mikey Nicholls then a double suplex.
El Desperado tags and battles Zack Sabre Jr before hitting a back suplex on ZSJ.
ZSJ ties him in an Octopus before Desperado locks in Numeros Dos before ZSJ turns it into a cross armbreaker. ZSJ hooks both arms and got a seatbelt cover for a near fall.
Desperado fired back with a spinebuster then ZSJ hits a Pele Kick to the left arm.
Fujita enters and focused on the damaged left arm.
Katsuya Murashima enters and brawled with Fujita then Fujita locks in a Boston Crab and Murashima taps out.
Winners By Submission: TMDK (9:30)
Rate: 6
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Titles Match
Be Bop Tag Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano) & Boltin Oleg (c) vs. House Of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Evil)
Boltin Oleg hits a double clothesline and a bodyslam before Hiroshi Tanahashi hits a 2nd rope crossbody on Evil. Toru Yano enters and immediately removed a corner pad.
He playfully slaps Evil on the back of the head before House Of Torture began working Yano over. Evil applied an abdominal stretch and grabs teammates’ hands for added pressure.
Evil got a near fall and the bell ‘rang’ to give him the victory but of course it was just House Of Torture shenanigans.
Yoshinobu Kanemaru hits a DDT on Yano on the floor then Oleg got the hot tag and he hits shoulder tackles.
He applied a belly 2 belly bearhug then turned it into a suplex on Kanemaru.
Dick Togo got tossed into the ring so Oleg gave him a gutwrench suplex.
Oleg then hits a gutwrench suplex on Kanemaru for a near fall.
Togo hits knife edge chop to Oleg’s groin for a near fall before Oleg hit a double suplex.
Tanahashi got the hot tag and he hits a 2nd rope summersault senton on Evil for a near fall then Evil hits a clothesline.
Evil briefly beat up Tanahashi on the floor and sent him right back into the ring.
Yujiro Takahashi hits an Angle Slam for a near fall then he got his cane but the ref confiscated it then Togo choked Tanahashi with his wire.
Takahashi set up for Pimp Juice but Yano made the save.
We had a series of several low blow before Oleg hits Kamikaze on Takahashi.
Tanahashi immediately hits High Fly Flow on Takahashi for the win.
Winners & Still NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions: Be Bop Tag Team & Boltin Oleg (12:54) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!)
Rate: 5
1st Match Of The Best Of 5 Series
Yota Tsuji vs. Gedo
Yota Tsuji hits Gedo with Gene Blaster to score the win.
Winner: Yota Tsuji (0:05) (LIJ: 1 BCWD: 0)
2nd Match Of The Best Of 5 Series
Bushi vs. Gabe Kidd
Bushi hits a dropkick at the bell and Gabe Kidd rolls to the floor.
Bushi follows and they brawled on the floor going past the guardrail and up into the crowd.
Kidd charged at Bushi but Bushi caught him with a basement dropkick to the knee.
They finally got back into the ring and Kidd took control of the offense.
Bushi caught him with a Rewind Kick then a Canadian Destroyer for a near fall.
Bushi sprayed mist in his eyes as Kidd bumped the referee.
Bushi got a backslide for a visual pin but we didn’t have a referee.
Kidd drills Bushi to the mat with Drill A Hole Piledriver for the win.
Winner: Gabe Kidd (9:22) (LIJ: 1 BCWD: 1)
Rate: 6
Champion vs. Champion 3rd Match Of The Best Of 5 Series
Junior Heavyweight Champion Clark Connors vs. NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi
Clark Connors looks like he was ready to charge at Shingo Takagi but then he rolls to the floor to stall.
In the ring Takagi hit some chops before Connors knocked him down with a shoulder tackle then they brawled back to the floor.
Connors grabs some ringside young boys and threw them on top of Takagi.
In the ring Connors hits a spear for a near fall.
He applied a Full Nelson on the mat and kept Takagi grounded.
Takagi fired back with a short arm clothesline then some jab punches and chops in the corner. He hits a 2nd rope elbow drop and a back suplex.
They traded headbutts and forearm strikes before Connors hits Jeep Flip then a powerslam for a near fall then a sliding dropkick for a near fall.
Takagi hits a powerslam then hits Made In Japan for a near fall.
He hits Pumping Bomber for the win.
Winner: NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi (10:54) (LIJ: 2 BCWD: 1)
Rate: 7
4th Match Of The Best Of 5 Series
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Drilla Moloney vs. Tetsuya Naito
Drilla Moloney & Tetsuya Naito immediately brawled to ringside and Moloney threw him into the guardrail.
In the ring Naito hits some punches before Moloney stood on Naito’s head and kept him grounded. Naito hit a basement dropkick to the back.
He hits a backbreaker over his knee and he locks in a leg scissors lock around the neck and shoulders.
They stood up and traded forearm strikes and Moloney hit a dropkick.
Moloney hits a double stomp on the chest for a near fall then Moloney accidentally bumped the ref. Naito hit an enzuigiri and a flatliner, and he re-applied a leglock around the neck.
David Finlay ran to ringside and distracted Naito as he lets go of the hold.
Jake Lee hops in the ring and traded forearm strikes with Naito.
Lee hits FBS then Maloney immediately hits Drilla Killa for the win.
Winner: Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Drilla Moloney (10:07) (LIJ: 2 BCWD: 2)
Rate: 6
After the match Lee puts 1 foot on Naito’s chest then he stomped on him before Hiromu Takahashi ran in for the save.
5th & Final Match Of The Best Of 5 Series
Hiromu Takahashi vs. David Finlay
David Finlay beat up Hiromu Takahashi on the floor then they got in the ring and the ref calls for the bell to begin the match.
They went right back to the floor where Finlay threw Takahashi head first into the ring post.
Finlay rolls Takahashi into the ring but the ref refused to count.
He nailed a backbreaker over his knee and playfully kicks at Takahashi.
Takahashi finally hits a headscissors takedown and he applied a modified Tarantula in the ropes.
Takahashi hits a running shotgun dropkick from the apron to the floor then he threw Finlay back into the ring.
Takahashi hits a basement dropkick but he was selling pain in his lower back.
Finlay hits another backbreaker over his knee for a near fall then spun Takahashi in his arms then hit another backbreaker over his knee.
Finlay went for a spear but Takahashi caught him and applied a Triangle Choke.
Takahashi got a roll up for a near fall and they were both down.
Finlay got his shillelagh but the ref saw it.
Takahashi hits a superkick and grabs the weapon but he did the Eddie spot.
Takahashi hits a clothesline then Dynamite Plunger for a near fall.
He hits a superkick and another clothesline before Takahashi hits a neckbreaker over his knee for a near fall. Finlay hits a clothesline then Dominator for a near fall.
Takahashi again applied a Triangle Choke but Finlay eventually stood up and threw him into the corner.
Finlay hit a neckbreaker over his knee for a near fall.
They got up and Finlay hit a series of European uppercuts and Takahashi remained on his feet for blow after blow before Finlay finally hits Overkill for the win.
Winner: David Finlay (18:01) (LIJ: 2 BCWD: 3)
Rate: 6
