NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023 Match Ratings

Written By Chris Scott Moore

Sanada and Hiromu (Credit-njpw1972.com)

Here’s how we rated the featured matches of New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Wrestling Dontaku from Fukuoka. Curious how we rank matches? We’ve got a rubric for that.

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku - 5/3/2023

  • Hikuleo def. KENTA to win the Strong Openweight Championship: ★★

  • Zack Sabre Jr. drew Jeff Cobb to remain NJPW World TV Championship: ★★★

  • Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tomohiro Ishii def. Minor Suzuki, El Desperado, and Ren Narita to win the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship: ★★

  • David Finlay def. Tama Tonga to win the NEVER Openweight Championship: ★★★

  • SANADA def. Hiromu Takahashi to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: ★★★

Tana, Okada, and Ishii (Credit-njpw1972.com)

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