{"id":16459,"date":"2026-05-03T17:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/16459\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T17:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T17:30:10","slug":"aews-andrade-el-idolo-wins-new-japan-gold-at-wrestling-dontaku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/16459\/","title":{"rendered":"AEW\u2019s Andrade El \u00cddolo wins New Japan gold at Wrestling Dontaku"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Several AEW, or joint AEW\/New Japan, stars were in action on the card. Will Ospreay and Konosuke Takeshita warmed up for their title matches on Monday\u2019s Night Two (Ospreay with the same two United Empire OGs he teamed with on Night One, this time going after the NEVER 6-Man belts, Takeshita defending his NJPW TV title against Chase Owens).<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The main event was Andrade El \u00cddolo\u2019s second shot at Yota Tsuji\u2019s IWGP Global title. Tsuji defeated Andrade at February\u2019s The New Beginning in USA, but he couldn\u2019t do it a second time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Now familiar with one another, Tsuji and Andrade didn\u2019t waste any time going at one another\u2026 including with dueling \u201cTranquilo\u201d poses. Each man controlled the action at various stretches and got multiple nearfalls in the closing portion of the match. Tsuji came closest to victory with a Boston Crab, but Andrade got to the ropes and evaded a follow-up to send the homegrown rising star into the ring post with a DDT. El \u00cddolo\u2019s DM finisher gave us the title change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">It\u2019s the second IWGP belt Tsuji\u2019s dropped in a month; he lost the World title to Callum Newman in another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cagesideseats.com\/new-japan-pro-wrestling\/430932\/new-japan-title-change-iwgp-heavyweight-champ-callum-newman-youngest-ever-ospreay-united-empire-aew-attack-gabe-kidd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shocker at Sakura Genesis<\/a> on April 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The new champ was saying how both AEW and NJPW are in his blood when he confronted by both Shota Umino and Drilla Maloney. They both wanted the first shot of Andrade\u2019s reign and, being hardcore, he said he\u2019d take them both on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">We\u2019ve yet to learn when that match will happen, but the se\u00f1oritas should know that El \u00cddolo did it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Here all the results from Night One:<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Thoughts on Andrade\u2019s big win, how he\u2019s rebounded from a bad second WWE run, Tsuji\u2019s latest big loss, or anything else related to NJPW and Wrestling Dontaku in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">* Wrestling Dontaku takes place every year during Japan\u2019s \u201cGolden Week\u201d, which contains four public holidays and is often used by the Japanese for vacation travel. It\u2019s also known by it\u2019s much more descriptive name, Haru no \u014cgata Renky\u016b (\u6625\u306e\u5927\u578b\u9023\u4f11), which translates to \u201clong spring holiday series\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Several AEW, or joint AEW\/New Japan, stars were in action on the card. 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