My Fire Pro Wrestling World Results: NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 9 (Apr.W4.19.Fri)

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2019

Day 9

Friday.April.Week 4.2019

Takafumi City Gym

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: Young Lion showcase, core to the undercard identity.

MATCH #1

6-Man Tag Match

20 MINUTES LIMIT

Ren Narita & Shota Umino vs Yota Tsuji & Yuya Uemura

WINNERS: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 20:00

Rating: 71%

MATCH #2

6-Man Tag Match

20 MINUTES LIMIT

Tiger Mask, YOSHI-HASHI & Henare vs Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)

Mid-Match: Henare Critical KO'ed Kanemaru with the Bottom Drop

WINNERS: N/A

Method: Draw

Finish: N/A

Time: 20:00

Rating: 75%

PREVIEW NOTES: Bad Luck Fale leads BULLET CLUB as IWGP Heavyweight champ, with G.O.D. still reigning in the tag division.

MATCH #3

8-Man Tag Match

20 MINUTES LIMIT

CHAOS (Mikey Nicholls & Toru Yano), Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe vs BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale, Chase Owens, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
WINNERS: CHAOS (Mikey Nicholls & Toru Yano), Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe

Method: Ring Out from Yano on Owens

Finish: Ring Out

Time: 06:53

Rating: 52%

Post-match: SANADA appears on the ramp, staring down Fale. He doesn’t attack, but the body language clearly sets him up as the next challenger for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.

PREVIEW NOTES: This match keeps Jeff Cobb active in the NEVER scene, as he is gunning for a potential NEVER title shot at Suzuki after the tour.

MATCH #4

Tag Match

30 MINUTES LIMIT

Jeff Cobb & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Suzuki-gun (Taichi & TAKA Michinoku)
WINNERS: Jeff Cobb & Ryusuke Taguchi

Method: Pinfall from Taguchi on Taichi

Finish: Turning Body Press

Time: 14:23

Rating: 82%

PREVIEW NOTES: Will Ospreay works heavyweight here, Bandido defends the IWGP Jr. belt elsewhere on tour. Jay White vs Goto tension escalates, Ishimori stares down Bandido to set up Jr. title challenge.

MATCH #5

6-Man Tag Match

30 MINUTES LIMIT

CHAOS (Hirooki Goto & Will Ospreay) & Bandido vs BULLET CLUB (Hikuleo, Jay White & Taiji Ishimori)
WINNERS: BULLET CLUB (Hikuleo, Jay White & Taiji Ishimori)

Method: Ring Out from Hikuleo on Bandido

Finish: Ring Out

Time: 15:48

Rating: 68%

PREVIEW NOTES: Okada/SANADA program continues toward Dontaku. Ibushi/Naito IC title tension teased as a post-Dontaku feud. Okada and SANADA’s staredown adds weight to SANADA’s earlier challenge to Fale, hinting at future rivalries.

MATCH #6

6-Man Tag Match

30 MINUTES LIMIT

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

WINNERS: CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii) & Kota Ibushi

Method: Pinfall from Ibushi on SANADA

Finish: Golden Trigger (w/Okada)

Time: 25:08

Rating: 93%

MATCH #7

MAIN EVENT

IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP

Tag Match

60 MINUTES LIMIT

Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI & Shingo Takagi)(c) vs Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH)

WINNERS and IWGP Jr. HEAVYWEIGHT TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS: Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH)

Method: Critical KO from SHO on BUSHI

Finish: Package Piledriver

Time: 19:25

Rating: 92%

Show Rating: 76.14%