NJPW Wrestling Dontaku Night 2 Results – May 4, 2024
Location: Fukuoka Japan
Venue: Fukuoka Convention Center
Tag Team Match
Katsuya Murashima & Togi Makabe vs. Naoki Sakurajima & Jett Wee (Pre Show)
Katsuya Murashima & Naoki Sakurajima starts this match before Jett Wee grounded Murashima.
Sakurajima ties Murashima in an abdominal stretch then Togi Makabe enters.
He tossed Wee off the top rope to the mat then he hits King Kong Knee Drop for the win.
Winners: Katsuya Murashima & Togi Makabe (7:08)
Rate: 5
Non Title Match
Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) vs. Tiger Mask IV & Shoma Kato (Pre Show)
TMDK beats up Shoma Kato then Shane Haste hit a senton for a near fall.
Tiger Mask got in and hits some quick kicks on Haste and Tiger Mask locks in a Rings of Saturn on the mat but Haste’s feet reached the ropes. Kato applied a Boston Crab.
Mikey Nicholls applied his own Boston Crab.
TMDK hits a double team neckbreaker on Tiger Mask then a team powerbomb on Kato for the win.
Winners: Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions TMDK (8:08)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
Just 5 Guys (KOPW 2024 Champion Yuya Uemura & Douki) vs. United Empire (Francesco Akira & Great O Khan)
Douki & Francesco Akira starts this match and Akira hits a dropkick.
Yuya Uemura enters and hits some chops on Akira before Akira hits a double stomp on Uemura’s chest.
Great O Khan tags in and battled Uemura and he hits Mongolian Chops.
Akira & Douki tagged back in and they traded forearm strikes and Douki ties him in the Douki Chokey.
They rolled around on the mat when Akira got Douki in the Jorge Rivera Special for the win.
Winners: United Empire (7:54)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
United Empire (Television Champion Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman) vs. TMDK (Zack Sabre Jr & Kosei Fujita)
Jeff Cobb & Kosei Fujita starts this match with Fujita hitting a series of forearm strikes.
Callum Newman enters & ran the ropes and hits a Mafia Kick on Fujita.
Fujita hits some dropkicks then Zack Sabre Jr tags in and he immediately tied Newman’s arms in a straitjacket hold around his own throat but Newman’s foot reached the ropes.
Cobb tags in and whips ZSJ into a corner and Cobb hits a closed fist punch to the ribs and ZSJ collapsed then he tagged out.
Fujita hits a springboard dropkick for a near fall before Cobb hits a running crossbody.
Newman re enters and hits a dropkick into the corner then a snap suplex and a Penalty Kick for a near fall but Newman was selling a neck injury.
Fujita hits a German suplex dumping Newman on that injured neck.
ZSJ tags back in and snaps Newman’s neck between his ankles before Newman got a roll up for a near fall.
ZSJ locks in a front guillotine choke and he turned it into a triangle choke but Newman powered out.
ZSJ ducks a spin kick to the head and he hits Zack Driver for the win.
Winners: TMDK (9:27)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
House Of Torture (Junior Heavyweight Champion Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Evil) vs. Guerrillas Of Density (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo), El Desperado & Shota Umino
House Of Torture attacks Guerrillas Of Density, El Desperado & Shota Umino before the bell and both teams brawl.
Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru traded offense in the ring as the others were on the floor. Evil stretched Desperado and grabs teammates’ arms for added leverage.
Those two tugged on each other’s hair and Desperado hit a spinebuster.
Hikuleo tags in and hits a Mafia Kick on Yujiro Takahashi, a snake eyes on Kanemaru then a Mafia Kick on Kanemaru. El Phantasmo hits a springboard Swanton Bomb and a Lionsault on Evil.
Togo hits knife edge chop to Umino’s groin before Takahashi grabs his cane but Umino hit a dropkick before he could use it.
Desperado kicked the ropes to crotch Togo then Desperado hit a flip dive through the ropes onto House Of Torture.
ELP hits an top rope moonsault onto everyone on the floor.
In the ring Umino hits a swinging face plant on Takahashi then Blaze Blade to the back of his head then Death Rider for the win.
Winners: Guerrillas Of Density, El Desperado & Shota Umino (7:26)
Rate: 4
Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Hiroshi Tanahashi & Boltin Oleg vs. Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku & Taichi)
Boltin Oleg & Taka Michinoku starts this match with Oleg drops him with a shoulder tackle.
Oleg tossed him around in his arms and hits a gutwrench suplex.
Taichi entered and hits some spin kicks to Oleg’s thighs.
Just 5 Guys works over Oleg in their corner with Michinoku hitting a basement dropkick to Oleg’s back.
Taichi applied a half crab but Oleg reached the ropes.
Oleg hits a shotgun dropkick on Taichi and he made the hot tag to Hiroshi Tanahashi.
Tanahashi hits a dragon screw on Michinoku a bodyslam and hits a 2nd rope summersault senton for a near fall. Michinoku hits a superkick for a near fall.
He tied up Tanahashi on the mat and cranked back on his head.
Oleg enters and hit another gutwrench suplex on Michinoku.
Tanahashi hits a Sling Blade on Michinoku then High Fly Flow for the win.
Winners: NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Hiroshi Tanahashi & Boltin Oleg (8:57)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
Bullet Club (Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo) vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Yota Tsuji & Bushi)
LIJ attacks Bullet Club and they all brawled then Yota Tsuji bodyslams Clark Connors.
Gedo drags Tsuji to the floor and slams him back first into the guardrail.
Bullet Club kept Tsuji in their corner before Hiromu Takahashi enters and hits a headscissors takedown on Taiji Ishimori.
Ishimori fired back with a handspring back spin kick on Takahashi and they were both down.
Tetsuya Naito tags in and he traded forearm strikes with Drilla Moloney.
Bushi hits a dive through the ropes as Naito hit a tornado DDT on Moloney then Destino for the win.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japon (9:56)
Rate: 6
IWGP Tag Team Titles Match
Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi) (c) vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens & Kenta)
Hirooki Goto & Chase Owens starts this match and Owens hits a senton.
Yoshi Hashi enters and hits a delayed vertical suplex on Kenta.
Goto hits a back suplex on Owens before Owens set up for a Package Piledriver but Goto escaped. Yoshi Hashi hits Headhunter on Owens .
Goto hit a neckbreaker over his knee on Kenta and they were all down.
Kenta hits a chair shot to Goto’s back as the ref was out of position and Bullet Club beat down Goto then Goto hits a double clothesline.
Bishamon set up for Shoto but Owens escaped and hit a low blow on Goto.
Owens got a jackknife cover for the win.
Winners & New IWGP Tag Team Champions: Bullet Club (12:44) (NEW CHAMPIONS!!!!)
Rate: 5
NEVER Openweight Title Match
Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Gabe Kidd
Shingo Takagi & Gabe Kidd charged at each other at the bell and immediately traded forearm strikes. Takagi backed him into a corner and hit a series of chops.
They brawled to the floor where Kidd whips Takagi into a guardrail.
They slammed chairs into each other and Shingo was suplexed on the floor.
In the ring Kidd was in charge as he was arguing with El Desperado who was at ringside.
Takagi hits a chop that dropped Gabe then they traded chops.
Kidd bites the forehead before Takagi hits a suplex for a near fall.
Takagi now bit Kidd’s head before Kidd hits a suplex and they were both down.
They traded Saito Suplexes then Kidd hits a brainbuster for a near fall.
Kidd hits a top rope superplex before Takagi hits Made in Japan for a near fall.
They hit simultaneous clotheslines. Takagi hits some knife edge chops to the throat.
Kidd hits some short arm clotheslines then Kidd hits a clothesline but only got a one count.
Takagi hits Pumping Bomber then Kidd hits Drill A Hole Piledriver but Takagi pops up and hits a forearm strike and they were both down.
They traded forearm strikes while on their knees then they got to their feet and Takagi drops him with a forearm. Kidd hits a slap to the face and a 2nd Drill A Hole Piledriver.
However he was groggy and was slow to make a cover and only got a near fall.
Takagi hits a sliding clothesline but Kidd pops to his feet.
Takagi hits Pumping Bomber then an Tiger Driver for a near fall then hits Last Of The Dragon for the win.
Winner & Still NEVER Openweight Champion: Shingo Takagi (21:23) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 9 (Recommend)
Global Title Match
Nic Nemeth (c) vs. David Finlay
David Finlay stays on top of the ramp to brawl with Nic Nemeth as they worked their way to ringside and kept brawling on the floor.
They got in the ring and the ref called for the bell to begin and Nemeth was in charge.
Finlay mounted Nemeth and hit some punches to the face and he shoved the ref to the mat. They rolled to the floor where Finlay slams Nemeth into the guardrail.
Now back in the ring, Finlay was in charge of the offense.
He easily tossed Nemeth across the ring and he posed on the ropes.
Nemeth hits an Angle Slam and they were both down then Nemeth hits a series of elbow drops to the chest.
He hits a top rope elbow drop for a near fall.
They went to the floor where Finlay tossed Nemeth head first into the ring post.
However Finlay charged at Nemeth but Nemeth moved and Finlay crashed through a guardrail. Nemeth rolled back in to avoid being counted out.
Finlay hits some European uppercuts as Nemeth hit some punches.
Finlay hits a neckbreaker over his knee for a near fall.
Nemeth jumps on his back and applied a sleeper but Finlay climbed the ropes and fell backward to the mat to escape.
Nemeth went for Danger Zone but Finlay was able to hold onto the ropes.
Nemeth hits a superkick for a near fall before Finlay hit a powerbomb for a near fall.
He hits a 2nd one then Overkill to get the win.
Winner & New Global Champion: David Finlay (15:34) (NEW CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 6
IWGP World Heavyweight Title Match
Jon Moxley (c) vs. Ren Narita
House Of Torture attacks Jon Moxley so Shota Umino helps fend them off.
Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Sho hits an unprotected chair shot over Shota’s head before Moxley whips Narita into guardrails then they brawled up an aisle and into the crowd.
Narita hits a leaping knee off the apron to the floor on Moxley then he whips him into the guardrail.
They got into the ring where Moxley peeled up Narita’s shirt and repeatedly chopped him.
Narita hits a brainbuster for a near fall.
Back to the floor, where Ren whipped Moxley into rows of empty chairs.
In the ring, Moxley hits a Curb Stomp then Moxley dove through the ropes and barreled onto Narita.
2 tables were set up side by side on the floor and Moxley hits a uranage off the apron slamming Narita through them.
Back in the ring Narita hits a running knee before Moxley hit a clothesline and they were both down. Moxley hit a release suplex for a near fall.
Moxley held Narita’s wrists and repeatedly stomped on his face.
Nartia grabs his push up bar then he shoved the ref, but Moxley applied a sleeper.
Narita pushed Moxley back into the corner, slamming the referee, and the ref was down.
Sho & Kanemaru jumped in the ring but Desperado ran into the ring and cracked the table shards over Sho’s head.
Desperado drags both guys to the back then Narita hits Moxley in the head with the push up bar.
Narita rolls the ref into the ring and got a near fall Moxley hits a Stunner.
They got up and traded forearm strikes before Narita applied a rear naked choke and he switched to a Cobra Twist.
Narita hit a German suplex for a near fall then a northern lights suplex with a bridge for a near fall. Moxley hits a 2nd rope superplex and he got a near fall.
He hits elbow strikes to the side of the head then he tied up Narita and cranked back on the head.
The lights went out & when they came back on Evil & Dick Togo were in the ring and they stomped on Moxley.
They hit a Magic Killer on Moxley then Togo choked Moxley with his wire.
Shota Umino ran back to the ring & he brawled with Evil & Togo and he hits a DDT on Evil on the ring apron. Umino whips Narita at Moxley & Moxley hits a DDT.
The ref rolled back into the ring then Moxley spiked him with a Death Rider for the win.
Winner & Still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion: Jon Moxley (25:18) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 4
