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Wrestling Dontaku 1995
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 3, 1995[1][2]
CityFukuoka, Japan[1]
VenueFukuoka Dome[1][2]
Attendance52,000[2]
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The third Wrestling Dontaku was held on May 3, 1995, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, at the Fukuoka Dome. The event featured eleven matches, two of which were contested for championships.[1][2] For the third year in a row, wrestlers from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) took part in the event.[1] The event saw Sabu capture the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship from Koji Kanemoto and Keiji Mutoh capture the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Shinya Hashimoto, ending his reign which had started at the previous year's Wrestling Dontaku.[1][2]

Results

No.Results[1][2]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Yuji Nagata defeated Manabu NakanishiSingles match13:29
2El Samurai and Takayuki Iizuka defeated Akira Nogami and Norio HonagaTag team match13:45
3Wild Pegasus defeated Too Cold ScorpioSingles match12:00
4Sabu defeated Koji Kanemoto (c)Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship16:39
5Junji Hirata defeated Hiro SaitoSingles match06:04
6The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Hawk Warrior and Scott NortonTag team match18:52
7Shiro Koshinaka and Terry Funk defeated Hiromichi Fuyuki and Masahiro ChonoTag team match13:40
8Ric Flair defeated Hiroshi HaseSingles match22:52
9Antonio Inoki and Kōji Kitao defeated Genichiro Tenryu and Riki ChoshuTag team match10:57
10Kensuke Sasaki defeated Hiroyoshi TenzanSingles match11:20
11Keiji Mutoh defeated Shinya Hashimoto (c)Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship21:13
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Wrestling Dontaku 1995". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Keller, Wade (May 3, 2015). "NJPW Flashback - Ric Flair headlines New Japan's "Wrestling Dontaku" 20 yrs. ago today, plus Great Muta in main event, Sabu, Benoit, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 3, 2015.