Rocky Romero revealed as Konosuke Takeshita’s partner for NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

  • Ian Carey
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Rocky Romero is now officially part of the Don Callis Family.

Romero joined the faction on AEW Collision last night, aligning with his Roppongi Vice teammate Trent Beretta and attacking Tomohiro Ishii. NJPW has since confirmed that Romero will be the mystery partner previously advertised to team with Konosuke Takeshita at Wrestling Dontaku on May 3 and 4.

Takeshita & Romero vs. Jado & El Phantasmo is set for night one of Wrestling Dontaku, and Takeshita & Romero vs. ELP & Oleg Boltin is scheduled for night two.

“Now Romero and Takeshita are united under the Callis Family banner and set to tag at Dontaku. But against ELP and Jado on May 3, and then Phantasmo with Boltin Oleg on May 4 — has Rocky bitten off more than he can chew?” an article on NJPW1972.com asks.

The updated lineups for Wrestling Dontaku are below.

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

  • Dogpound Steel Cage Match: 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.
  • Jado & El Phantasmo vs. Konosuke Takeshita & Rocky Romero
  • 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
  • Stardom showcase: Wrestlers from Stardom face each other
  • 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