Wrestling Dontaku 2021 Explained

Wrestling Dontaku 2021
Promotion:New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date:May 3–4, 2021
Venue:Fukuoka Kokusai Center
City:Fukuoka, Japan
Attendance:Night 1: 2,211
Night 2: 2,367
Liveevent:y
Lastevent:Sakura Genesis
Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2021
Nextevent:Road to Dominion
Event:Wrestling Dontaku
Lastevent2:2019
Nextevent2:2022

Wrestling Dontaku 2021 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3 and 4, 2021, in Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center.[1]

The event featured eleven matches, throughout both nights.[2] In the main event of the first night Jay White defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to win the NEVER Openweight Championship.[3] In the second night's main event, Will Ospreay defeated Shingo Takagi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.[3] This was the seventeenth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.

Production

Role:!
Name:
English CommentatorsKevin Kelly
Chris Charlton
Rocky Romero
Japanese CommentatorsShinpei Nogami
Milano Collection A.T.
Katsuhiko Kanazawa
Kazuyoshi Sakai
Togi Makabe
Miki Motoi
Jushin Thunder Liger
Masahiro Chono
Ring announcersMakoto Abe
Kimihiko Ozaki
RefereesKenta Sato
Marty Asami
Red Shoes Unno

Background

Since 2020, NJPW has unable to run events with a full arena capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions.[4]

Storylines

Each night of Wrestling Dontaku 2021 will feature six professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]

Results

Night 2

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NJPW Announces Wrestling Dontaku As Two-Night Event In May 2021 . December 6, 2020 . May 3, 2021 . Fightful.
  2. Web site: Preview: NJPW – Wrestling Dontaku 2021 Night One and Two. lastwordonsports.com. Dylan. Murray. May 2, 2021. May 3, 2021.
  3. Web site: NJPW Reveals Cards For Wrestling Dontaku And Satsuma no Kuni. Rose . Bryan . April 5, 2021 . May 3, 2021 . Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
  4. Web site: NJPW To Resume Operations This Month, First Show With Fans Again Announced . Satin . Ryan . June 8, 2020. January 31, 2021 . Pro Wrestling Sheet.
  5. Web site: How Pro Wrestling Works . Grabianowski . Ed . April 10, 2017 . HowStuffWorks, Inc. . Discovery Communications.