NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku results: United Empire vs. LIJ
NJPW continued the Road to Wrestling Dontaku tour today with a show at Korakuen Hall.
The top two matches pitted members of The United Empire against Los Ingobernables de Japon, with each unit winning a bout.
The tour continues with an untelevised event in Tochigi on Friday, then returns to Korakuen Hall with a 5:30 a.m. Eastern time show on NJPW World on Sunday morning.
Here are full results from today’s show:
Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Tomoaki Honma, SHO & YOH (12:02)
Suzuki submitted Honma with a heel hook.
Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Jado defeated Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI (9:21)
Tama pinned DOUKI after hitting a Gun Stun.
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI defeated EVIL, KENTA, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo (15:25)
YOSHI-HASHI used the Butterfly Lock for the submission win over Gedo.
Great-O-Khan & Jeff Cobb defeated Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI (9:30)
Cobb pinned BUSHI after hitting a Tour of the Islands.
Shingo Takagi & SANADA defeated Will Ospreay & Aaron Henare (18:07)
Shingo pinned Henare after hitting Last of the Dragon.
Here is the lineup for Sunday’s show:
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku night six, Sunday, April 18, 5:30 a.m. Eastern time on NJPW World —
- Tetsuya Naito & SANADA vs. Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare
- Shingo Takagi & BUSHI vs. Will Ospreay & Jeff Cobb
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI vs. EVIL, KENTA, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo
- Taichi, Zack Sabre Jr. & DOUKI vs. Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Jado
- Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Tomoaki Honma, SHO & YOH