New champion crowned at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night one
Andrade El Idolo is the new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion.
He defeated Yota Tsuji for the title today at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night one in Fukuoka, Japan.
The finish of the match saw Andrade hit two DMs on his opponent, the first into the ring post and the second to the mat before scoring the pinfall.
It’s the second title loss for Tsuji in under a month, as he also dropped the IWGP World Heavyweight title to Callum Newman at Sakura Genesis on April 4.
Following the match, Andrade asked who his first challenger would be. This brought out both Shota Umino and Drilla Maloney. Andrade then said he would defend the title against both of them in a three-way match, although a date has not been announced.
This was the seventh title change in the history of the Global title, which dates back to Wrestle Kingdom 18 in 2024. Andrade is the fifth wrestler to win the title and becomes the sixth champion in the belt’s lineage.
Full coverage of night one of Wrestling Dontaku is available here. Quick results are below.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku night one results for May 3, 2026
- IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion Yota Tsuji lost his belt to Andrade El Idolo
- NEVER Openweight Champion Ren Narita retained against Oleg Boltin
- Aaron Wolf defeated Don Fale
- Shingo Takagi, Drilla Moloney, Taiji Ishimori, Robbie X, & Daiki Nagai defeated Callum Newman, Jake Lee, Francesco Akira, Jakob Austin Young, & Zane Jay
- Konosuke Takeshita & Shota Umino defeated Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi
- Will Ospreay, HENARE, & Great-O-Khan defeated Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, & Tatsuya Matsumoto
- Yuya Uemura, Taichi, El Desperado, & Místico defeated Ryohei Oiwa, Hartley Jackson, Robbie Eagles, & Kosei Fujita
- OSKAR & Yuto-Ice defeated Tomoaki Honma & Masatora Yasuda
- Toru Yano, YOH, & Master Wato defeated Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Taisei Nakahara
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