Various: June’s NXT TakeOver Status Update, NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 Card, Indies

May 2, 2019

June’s NXT TakeOver Event Status Update

As noted before, WWE cancelled plans to hold the next NXT TakeOver event on June 8th in San Jose, California due to recent changes made to their schedule for the next Saudi event.

WWE announced during last night’s NXT television tapings at Full Sail University that the next NXT Takeover event will be taking place on June 1st but did not reveal the official location for the event.

Dave Meltzer reported in this week’s Wrestling Observer Newsletter that WWE is currently planning for this event to take place at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Meltzer also reported that WWE is also considering the idea of holding the next TakeOver event in Atlanta, Georgia as a possible option instead.

PWInsider’s Mike Johnson reported that an official decision regarding the location of this event is expected to be made by Triple H this Monday.

Full Card for NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 Day One

Here is the full card for NJPW’s Wrestling Dontaku 2019, which takes place this Friday at the Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Japan. The event’s card features eight matches and airs live on New Japan World starting at 5:00AM EST.

Ren Narita, Shota Umino, & Tomoaki Honma vs. Yuya Uemura, Yota Tsuji, & Toa Henare
Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask, Jushin Thunder Liger, & YOSHI-HASHI vs. TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Minoru Suzuki
Will Ospreay, Toru Yano, & Togi Makabe vs. Hikuleo & Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
Kota Ibushi & Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH) vs. Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, & Tetsuya Naito
Mikey Nicholls, Juice Robinson, & Hirooki Goto vs. Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale, & Jay White
Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada vs. EVIL & SANADA
Never Openweight Championship – Taichi vs. Jeff Cobb (c)
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – Taiji Ishimori vs. Dragon Lee (c)

Misc. Wrestling News & Notes

Gino “Juicy” Gambino reportedly will likely be given more commentary work in NJPW within the near future, according to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Dave Meltzer reported that both NJPW officials and talent had a lot of praise for Gambino’s commentary work with Kevin Kelly during this past week’s set of events.

The National Wrestling Alliance announced that Colt Cabana will be defending his NWA National Heavyweight Championship at ROH’s War of the Worlds 2019 event on May 12th in Villa Park, Illinois. Cabana will be facing off against James Storm at the event.

Impact Wrestling reportedly has signed Rich Swann to a new two-year deal with the company, according to PWInsider.