NJPW World TV title match added to Wrestling Dontaku, BOSJ blocks revealed

  • Ian Carey
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A change has been made to the lineup for night one of Wrestling Dontaku.

El Phantasmo will now defend his newly regained NJPW World TV title against Konosuke Takeshita on the show. Takeshita and Rocky Romero were originally scheduled to face ELP and Jado in a tag match, but plans shifted after ELP defeated Great-O-Khan for the TV title on Tuesday’s show. Following the win, ELP cut a promo challenging Takeshita to face him at Wrestling Dontaku.

The two are also scheduled to face off at NJPW Resurgence on May 9, with Takeshita defending the NEVER Openweight Championship.

“Takeshita-Chan, I don’t want to wait until Resurgence. Fukuoka, Dontaku, you are my first challenger, Konosuke Takeshita. And then, at Resurgence, we do it for your title, the NEVER title. And you will never beat me again,” ELP said at Hizen no Kuni after beating O-Khan.

NJPW has also confirmed the “Loser Leaves Bullet Club” stipulation for the War Dogs vs. House of Torture Dogpound Steel Cage match that headlines the May 3 show in Fukuoka.

Here are the updated lineups for Wrestling Dontaku:

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku – May 3 at the Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka, Japan

  • Dogpound Steel Cage Match (Losing team must leave Bullet Club): WAR Dogs (David Finlay, Gabe Kidd, Drilla Maloney, Clark Connors & Taiji Ishimori) vs. House of Torture (EVIL, SHO, SANADA, Ren Narita, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
  • Shingo Takagi vs. Shota Umino
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
  • NJPW World TV Champion El Phantasmo defends against Konosuke Takeshita
  • Ryusuke Taguchi, YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs. Jakob Austin Young, Great-O-Khan & Callum Newman
  • TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, Tomohiro Ishii & Yuya Uemura vs. BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji
  • Master Wato, YOH, Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano vs. Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles, Hartley Jackson & Ryohei Oiwa
  • Katsuya Murashima vs. Daiki Nagai

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku – May 4 at the Fukuoka International Center in Fukuoka, Japan

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hirooki Goto defends against Callum Newman
  • IWGP Global Champion Yota Tsuji defends against Yuya Uemura
  • TAKA Michinoku, Taichi, Tomohiro Ishii & Shota Umino vs. BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi
  • TAJIRI, Chikuzen Ryota, YOH, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hartley Jackson, Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.
  • El Phantasmo & Oleg Boltin vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Rocky Romero
  • Maika, Hazuki & Koguma vs. Starlight Kid, AZM & Yuna Mizumori
  • Master Wato & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Jakob Austin Young & Great-O-Khan
  • Batten Burabura & Mentai Kid vs. Gedo & Taiji Ishimori
  • Katsuya Murashima & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Jet Wei & Hitamaru Sasaki

NJPW has also announced the blocks and schedule for the Best of the Super Juniors 32 tournament, which kicks off on May 10 in Chiba.

NJPW BOSJ 32 Block A

  • Master Wato – Fifth entry, first in two years. Winner in 2023.
  • Hiromu Takahashi – 10th entry, sixth consecutive. Winner in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
  • KUSHIDA – 12th entry, third consecutive. Winner in 2015 and 2017.
  • Kosei Fujita – Second entry, second consecutive. Career best: 3-6 record in 2024.
  • Ninja Mack – Second entry, second consecutive. Career best: 4-5 record in 2024.
  • Robbie X – BOSJ debut (replacing BUSHI)
  • Francesco Akira – Fourth entry, fourth consecutive. Career best: 4-5 record in 2022 and 2023.
  • Clark Connors – Fourth entry, fourth consecutive. Career best: 4-5 record in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Current DEFY world champion.
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru – Eighth entry, fifth consecutive. Career best: 4-3 record in 2017.
  • Dragon Dia – Second entry, second consecutive. Career best: 1-8 record in 2024.

NJPW BOSJ 32 Block B

  • El Desperado – Ninth entry, sixth consecutive. Winner in 2024, current IWGP junior heavyweight champion.
  • Ryusuke Taguchi – 21st entry, first in two years. Winner in 2012.
  • Robbie Eagles – Seventh entry, seventh consecutive. Career best: 5-4 record in 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2024.
  • YOH – Seventh entry, first in two years. Career best: finalist in 2021.
  • Kevin Knight – Third entry, third consecutive. Career best: 4-5 record in 2024.
  • Taiji Ishimori – Ninth entry, eighth consecutive. Career best: finalist in 2018 and 2024.
  • Titan – Sixth entry, fourth consecutive. Finalist in 2023.
  • SHO – Eighth entry, eighth consecutive. Career best: 6-3 record in 2020.
  • Nick Wayne – Debut entry.
  • MAO – Debut entry.

NJPW BOSJ 32 Night One lineup for Saturday, May 10, 2025:

  • A Block: KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi
  • A Block: Dragon Dia vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • A Block: Kosei Fujita vs. Francesco Akira
  • B Block: El Desperado vs. Titan
  • B Block: Nick Wayne vs. SHO

NJPW BOSJ 32 Night Two lineup for Sunda, May 11, 2025:

  • A Block: Ninja Mack vs. Robbie X
  • A Block: Master Wato vs. Clark Connors
  • B Block: Kevin Knight vs. MAO
  • B Block: YOH vs. Robbie Eagles
  • B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori