Wrestling Dontaku 1995 | |||
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Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
Date | May 3, 1995[1][2] | ||
City | Fukuoka, Japan[1] | ||
Venue | Fukuoka Dome[1][2] | ||
Attendance | 52,000[2] | ||
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Wrestling Dontaku (1995) was the third Wrestling Dontaku professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), 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]
In the main event, Keiji Mutoh defeated Shinya Hashimoto to capture the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, ending Hashimoto's year-long reign which had started at the previous year's Wrestling Dontaku. In other prominent matches, Antonio Inoki and Kōji Kitao defeated Genichiro Tenryu and Riki Choshu, Ric Flair defeated Hiroshi Hase, Shiro Koshinaka and Terry Funk defeated Hiromichi Fuyuki and Masahiro Chono, The Steiner Brothers (Rick Steiner and Scott Steiner) defeated Hawk Warrior and Scott Norton and Sabu defeated Koji Kanemoto to capture the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.[1][2]