A new match has been added to NJPW Wrestling Dontaku.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that NJPW Wrestling Dontaku on May 4 will include the return of the Frontier Zone. Katsuya Murashima and Togi Makabe of NJPW will face Jet Wei and Naoki Sakurajima.
From NJPW:
Another match has been added to the card when Dontaku hits the Fukuoka International center on May 4, as the second of the two day festival will see us return to the Frontier Zone.
This time, Katsuya Murashima and Togi Makabe will represent NJPW in the face of new faces from Kyushu Pro-Wrestling. Kyushu pro have already been represented in the Frontier Zone before the World Tag League finals last December, but this time, new faces include Jet Wei, currently in his second excursion to Kyushu from his home in PUZZLE. With PUZZLE itself having been represented at Wrestling World 2024 this past weekend, how will Wei represent his host and home promotions, as well as his home country?
Wei’s partner will be Naoki Sakurajima. A 16 year veteran of the independent scene, Sakurajima brings a no nonsense hard hitting style to the ring, which has seen him compete in Osaka Pro, IGF, Wrestle-1 and others. Will he make a powerful mark on May 4? Don’t miss the Frontier Zone at Dontaku!
Fans can see the lineups for both nights below.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku (5/3)
- IWGP Global Championship: Nic Nemeth (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi
- NJPW World TV Championship: Zack Sabre Jr (c) vs. Jeff Cobb
- Yota Tsuji vs. David Finlay
- El Desperado, Shota Umino, & Jon Moxley vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (Ren Narita, EVIL, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, & Tetsuya Naito) vs. BULLET CLUB (Gedo, Drilla Moloney, Clark Conners, & Gabe Kidd)
- Ryusuke Taguchi, YOSHI-HASHI, & Hirooki Goto vs. BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori, Chase Owens, & KENTA)
- Jado, El Phantasmo, & Hikuleo vs. TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Shane Haste, & Mikey Nicholls)
- Just Five Guys (Yuya Uemura, Taichi, & SANADA) vs. United Empire (Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, & Great-O-Khan)
- Just Five Guys (TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI) vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO & Yujiro Takahashi)
- Katsuya Murashima & Togi Makabe vs. Shoma Kato & Boltin Oleg
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku (5/4)
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Ren Narita
- NEVER Openweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Gabe Kidd
- IWGP Tag Team Championships: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) (c) vs. BULLET CLUB (KENTA & Chase Owens)
- Nic Nemeth & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Taichi & SANADA
- Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Shingo Takagi, & Tetsuya Naito) vs. BULLET CLUB (Gedo, Drilla Moloney, Clark Conners, & David Finlay)
- El Desperado, Jado, El Phantasmo, & Hikuleo vs. HOUSE OF TORTURE (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, & EVIL)
- TMDK (Kosei Fujita & Zack Sabre Jr.) vs. United Empire (Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb)
- Just Five GUys (DOUKI & Yuya Uemura) vs. United Empire (Francesco Akira & Great-O-Khan)
- Boltin Oleg & Shoma Kato vs. TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls)
- Frontier Zone: Katsuya Murashima & Togi Makabe vs. Jet Wei & Naoki Sakurajima
Fightful will have coverage of NJPW Wrestling Dontaku once it airs on May 3 and May 4.
