My Fire Pro Wrestling World Results: NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 6 (Apr.W4.19.Mon)

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2019

Day 6

Monday.April.Week 4.2019

Yurakuen Hall

Referee: Red Shoes Unno

CHAMPIONS

IWGP HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Bad Luck Fale (1x)(4D)(Since Sep.W2.18.Sat)

IWGP INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION: Kazuchika Okada (1x)(1D)(Since Apr.W1.19.Sat)

IWGP UNITED STATES HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Beretta (1x)(2D)(Since Fri.Feb.W0.19)

NEVER OPENWEIGHT CHAMPION: Minoru Suzuki (2x)(3D)(Since Sun.Dec.W1.18)

IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION: Bandido (1x)(0D)(Since Apr.W1.19.Sat)

IWGP TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)(1x)(1D)(Since Feb.W3.19.Sat)

IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Shingo Takagi)(1x)(1D)(Since Sat.Feb.W0.19)

NEVER OPENWEIGHT SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Ryusuke Taguchi (2x)(0 Defenses)(Since Apr.W2.19.Sun)

KICKING OFF THE SHOW WITH PREVIEW NOTES: Opener pitting New Japan Dads against Young Lions. Gives the crowd a warm start before the faction-heavy card kicks in.

MATCH #1

6-Man Tag Match

20 MINUTES LIMIT

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Tomoaki Honma vs Shota Umino, Yota Tsuji, & Yuya Uemura

WINNERS: Shota Umino, Yota Tsuji, & Yuya Uemura!

Method: Critical KO from Uemura on Honma!

Finish: Bridging Double Arm Suplex

Time: 18:38

Rating: 74%

PREVIEW NOTES: Bandido gets the opportunity to pick up some momentum going into his first title defense (possibly against Taiji Ishimori) as Suzuki-gun’s junior unit tries to scout the champion for a potential challenge.

MATCH #2

6-Man Tag Match

20 MINUTES LIMIT

Jyushin Thunder Liger, Bandido & Tiger Mask vs Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & TAKA Michinoku)

WINNERS: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 20:00

Rating: 78%

PREVIEW NOTES: The rivalry between CHAOS and Suzuki-gun continues from Sengoku Lord. Tomohiro Ishii is being saved for the bigger tag match later, but Mikey Nicholls fills the slot after failing to win the IWGP Intercontinental title. Minoru Suzuki and Ishii tension builds through proxy battles.

MATCH #3

6-Man Tag Match

20 MINUTES LIMIT

CHAOS (Rocky Romero, YOSHI-HASHI & Mikey Nicholls) vs Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Taichi & Zack Sabre Jr.)

WINNERS: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 20:00

Rating: 83%

PREVIEW NOTES: The IWGP Intercontinental Champion Kazuchika Okada and SANADA’s rivalry heats up before SANADA’s IWGP Heavyweight shot at Wrestling Dontaku 2019. Ishii and EVIL tease their eventual NEVER-level feud. SHO & YOH vs Shingo & BUSHI tension ahead of future Jr. Tag title matches.

MATCH #4

8-Man Tag Match

30 MINUTES LIMIT

CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii & SHO) & Kota Ibushi vs Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito)

WINNERS: Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA, EVIL, BUSHI & Tetsuya Naito)

Method: Submission from SANADA on Ibushi

Finish: Skull End

Time: 21:04

Rating: 73%

PREVIEW NOTES: Chase Owens recently beat the IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Juice Robsinson at Sengoku Lord in a non-title match, giving him swagger. Marty Scurll targets Beretta, hinting at a possible US title challenge.

MATCH #5

Tag Match

30 MINUTES LIMIT

Beretta & Juice Robinson vs BULLET CLUB (Chase Owens & Marty Scurll)
WINNERS: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 30:00

Rating: 88%

PREVIEW NOTES: It’s the first defense for Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, and Ryusuke Taguchi since winning the belts. It sets up the eventual IWGP Tag Team title defense vs G.O.D. at Wrestling Hinokuni.

MATCH #6

NEVER OPENWEIGHT SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

6-Man Tag Match

60 MINUTES LIMIT

Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Hikuleo)

WINNERS and STILL NEVER OPENWEIGHT SIX-MAN TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Togi Makabe, Toru Yano & Ryusuke Taguchi

Method: Submission from Taguchi on Hikuleo

Finish: Leg Hook Cross Kneebreaker

Time: 48:28

Rating: 100%

MATCH #7

MAIN EVENT

SPECIAL

Tag Match

30 MINUTES LIMIT

BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale & Taiji Ishimori) vs Los Ingbernables de Japn (Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi)

WINNERS: BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale & Taiji Ishimori)

Method: Ring Out from Ishimori on Takagi

Finish: Samoan Drop from Fale

Time: 22:32

Rating: 88%

Show Rating: 83%