Show is available on NJPWWorld.com 1st MATCH: Ren Narita & Shota Umino vs. Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji Narita and Uemura start the match. They lock up. They chain wrestle. Uemura gets Narita on the ropes. They break. Uemura slaps Narita’s chest. Narita unloads on Uemura. Narita chokes Uemura in the corner. Umino tags n. Umino stomps away on Uemura. Umino bodyslams Uemura. Narita tags in. Narita and Umino hit stereo shoulder tackles. Narita covers for two. Narita dominates Uemura with stiff chops and slaps. Umino tags in. Umino hits a hiptoss. Umino covers for two. Umino bodyslams Uemura. Umino locks in a Boston Crab. Uemura fights to the ropes. Umino hits a back elbow. Umino hits a sliding dropkick. Umino covers for two. Uemura fights back. Tsuji tags in. Tsuji and Umino take turns pummeling each other. Tsuji hits a rebound dropkick. Uemura and Tsuji attack Umino. Tsuji hits a back body drop. Tsuji covers for two. Umino and Narita double team Tsuji. Umino hits a missile dropkick. Umino covers for two. Umino hits a Fisherman Suplex for the pinfall in 7:36. WINNERS: Shota Umino & Ren Narita After the match, Narita beat the snot out of Yuya Uemura. 2nd MATCH: Jeff Cobb, YOSHI-HASHI, Toa Henare, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Suzuki-gun (Taichi, Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) Suzuki-gun doesn’t attack at the bell. This isn’t a bit. They actually let the match start. Everyone beats up TAKA Michinoku to start. YOSHI-HASHI puts on Taguchi’s scrum helmet, and positions himself on the top rope. TAKA fights back. Suzuki pulls YOSHI-HASHI out of the ring. Everyone Brawls On The Outside. TAKA gets back in the ring. Kanemaru tags in. Kanemaru and Desperado take turns dismantling YOSHI-HASHI. Suzuki tags in and continues the assault on YOSHI-HASHI. Taichi and Cobb tag in. Cobb dominates Taichi with his strength. Cobb hits a standing moonsault. Cobb covers but the pin is broken up. Cobb hits a double Saito Suplex on Kanemaru & Desperado. Henare tags in. Henare pummels Taichi. Henare hits a stalling suplex. Suzuki-gun beats up Henare. Taichi gets a nearfall. Wild brawl breaks out. Henare gets a nearfall on Taichi. Taichi counters Toa Bottom. Taichi hits a Backdrop Suplex. Taichi hits a Thrust Kick for the pinfall in 11:16. WINNERS: Taichi, Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & TAKA Michinoku<doc-sep>What's the story? Despite having signed an exclusive deal with All Elite Wrestling, former six-time WWE World Champion, Chris Jericho once again shocked the entire world today when he challenged Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the culmination to Wrestling Dontaku. In case you didn't know... Chris Jericho's last NJPW appearance was at Wrestle Kingdom 13 when he lost the IWGP Intercontinental Championship back to Tetsuya Naito in a grueling rematch. Following the conclusion to NJPW's biggest show of the year, Jericho signed a deal with Cody Rhodes, The Young Bucks, and Tony Khan's wrestling promotion, All Elite Wrestling. In the lead-up to AEW's first ever show Double or Nothing, Jericho is currently preparing himself for a Wrestle Kingdom 12 rematch against Kenny Omega. Omega and Jericho initially collided at the Tokyo Dome with the latter challenging 'The Best Bout Machine' for the IWGP US Championship. The heart of the matter At tonight's Wrestling Dontaku show, reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion, Kazuchika Okada marked his first successful title defense since re-capturing the title from Jay White at MSG, as 'The Rainmaker' defeated his arch-rival Sanada in yet another classic bout en route to retaining his championship belt. Following his historic win, Okada started addressing the Fukuoka audience, as he was abruptly interrupted by the returning Chris Jericho, who cut yet an impressive promo and claimed that he will be challenging Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at this year's Dominion show. Chris Jericho challenges for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on June 9 DOMINION! ! “苦痛を与える男”クリス・ジェリコが IWGPヘビー級王座へ挑戦表明！ メインイベント終了後、@IAmJericho からの衝撃メッセージ動画が！6月9日 #njDOMINION でのIWGPヘビー級王座挑戦を強烈にアピール。 pic.twitter.com/oGYKMufK1f — njpwworld (@njpwworld) May 4, 2019 What's next? Chris Jericho is currently a member of the AEW roster; his return is definitely something we didn't expect and it'll also be interesting to see if this somehow leads to a working relationship between AEW and NJPW. Nevertheless, the title match between Jericho and Okada is yet to be made official but it is only a matter of time.<doc-sep>
After weeks of events leading up to it, Wrestling Dontaku is finally here. Night one has come and gone for New Japan Pro Wrestling. The co-main event featured a title change, as Taichi defeated Jeff Cobb for the NEVER Openweight Championship. Cobb won the title from Will Ospreay at the G1 Supercard last month. The main event featured Dragon Lee defeating Taiji Ishimori to retain his IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. Below are the full results: * Dragon Lee (c) def. Taiji Ishimori – IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship * Taichi def. Jeff Cobb (c) – NEVER Openweight Championship * EVIL and SANADA def. Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii – EVIL had Ishii in a submission and the referee called for the stoppage * Juice Robinson, Hirooki Goto and Mikey Nicholls def. Jay White, Chase Owens and Bad Luck Fale – Juice pinned Owens following a Pulp Friction * Kota Ibushi, SHO and YOH def. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and BUSHI – Ibushi pinned BUSHI following a Kamigoye * Will Ospreay, Togi Makabe and Toru Yano def. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Hikuleo – Ospreay pined Hikuleo following an Oscutter * Minoru Suzuki, Taka Michinoku, El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru def. Jushin Thunder Liger, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask and YOSHI-HASHI – Taka Michinoku pinned Tiger Mask following a Michinoku Driver * Tomoaki Honma, Shota Umino and Ren Narita def. Toa Henare, Yota Tsuji and Yuya Uemura – Narita pinned Uemura following a bridging belly-to-belly suplex After Dragon Lee’s bout, he cut a promo telling Hiromu Takahashi that the title is waiting for him once he returns from his injury. Wrestling Dontaku continues on Saturday, May 4 with night two. This will be taking place inside the Fukuoka Convention Center. The main event will feature Kazuchika Okada defending his IWGP Heavyweight Championship against SANADA.