My Fire Pro Wrestling World Results: NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 8 (Apr.W4.19.Wed)

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2019

Day 8

Wednesday.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)(1 Defense)(Since Apr.W2.19.Sun)

KICKING OFF THE SHOW WITH PREVIEW NOTES: Veteran NJPW Dads guide the Young Lions in another classic Yurakuen opener. Keeps Yuji Nagata active ahead of his likely NEVER Six-Man involvement.

MATCH #1

6-Man Tag Match

20 MINUTES LIMIT

Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata & Shota Umino vs Ren Narita, Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

WINNERS: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 20:00

Rating: 78%

PREVIEW NOTES: Direct continuation from Days 6 & 7, keeping CHAOS vs Suzuki-gun undercard heat alive.

MATCH #2

6-Man Tag Match

20 MINUTES LIMIT

CHAOS (Rocky Romero & YOSHI-HASHI) & Tomoaki Honma vs Suzuki-gun (Taichi, TAKA Michinoku & Zack Sabre Jr.)

WINNERS: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 20:00

Rating: 85%

PREVIEW NOTES: Bandido again stands opposite El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru, teasing an IWGP Jr. title defense. Minoru Suzuki’s presence keeps his rivalry with Tomohiro Ishii hot, even without them in the same match.

MATCH #3

6-Man Tag Match

20 MINUTES LIMIT

Jushin Thunder Liger, Bandido & Tiger Mask vs Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
WINNERS: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 20:00

Rating: 70%

PREVIEW NOTES: Two top singles champions share the ring here in Bad Luck Fale and Beretta. Chase Owens maintains his storyline with Juice Robinson, and Taiji Ishimori targets Bandido’s IWGP Jr. belt down the line.

MATCH #4

6-Man Tag Match

30 MINUTES LIMIT

Beretta, Juice Robinson & Mikey Nicholls vs BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens & Taiji Ishimori)
WINNERS: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 30:00

Rating: 93%

PREVIEW NOTES: This match builds toward Makabe/Yano challenging G.O.D. for the IWGP Tag titles at Wrestling Hinokuni 2019. Jay White vs Hirooki Goto friction continues, setting up a possible singles clash.

MATCH #5

8-Man Tag Match

30 MINUTES LIMIT

CHAOS (Hirooki Goto & Toru Yano), Toa Henare & Togi Makabe vs BULLET CLUB (Hikuleo, Jay White, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
WINNERS: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 30:00

Rating: 90%

PREVIEW NOTES: Ishii/EVIL and YOH/BUSHI rivalries stay front and center. Ibushi and Naito get more time in-ring together, hinting at future IC title contention.

MATCH #6

6-Man Tag Match

30 MINUTES LIMIT

CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & YOH) & Kota Ibushi vs Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL & Tetsuya Naito)

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

Method: Submission from Naito on Ishii

Finish: Rolling Cross Legbreaker

Time: 20:01

Rating: 78%

PREVIEW NOTES: Okada vs SANADA remains the top singles story heading into day two of Wrestling Dontaku. SHO vs Shingo keeps the IWGP Jr. Tag feud hot, making the match important for both divisions.

MATCH #7

MAIN EVENT

SPECIAL

Tag Match

60 MINUTES LIMIT

CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & SHO) vs Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA & Shingo Takagi)

WINNERS: Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA & Shingo Takagi)

Method: Pinfall from SANADA on SHO

Finish: Punching Lariat

Time: 40:28

Rating: 100%

Show Rating: 84.85%