Wrestling Dontaku 1993

Wrestling Dontaku 1993
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateMay 3, 1993[1]
CityFukuoka, Japan[1]
VenueFukuoka Dome[1]
Attendance55,000[1]
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Wrestling Dontaku 1993 was the first Wrestling Dontaku professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 1993, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at the Fukuoka Dome. As part of working relationships between NJPW and American promotions World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Federation (WWF), WCW's Sting and WWF's Brutus Beefcake, Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart took part in the event. Professional wrestlers from Japanese promotion Wrestle and Romance (WAR) also appeared at the event.[1]

The event featured ten professional wrestling matches.[1] The main event was a tag team match featuring Japanese wrestling's top four wrestlers as Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami teamed to take on Genichiro Tenryu and Riki Choshu. Inoki and Fujinami won the match. The event also featured a "dream match" between Hulk Hogan, the reigning WWF Champion, and The Great Muta, the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Wrestling Dontaku 1993". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ Johnson, Mike (September 3, 2010). "YouTube wrestling classic: when Hogan met Muta, champion vs. champion". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved December 3, 2014.