Sunday’s NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 Night 1 event at the Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Japan featured Andrade El Idolo defeating Yota Tsuji to become the new IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion.
And New!! Andrade El Idolo has defeated Yota Tsuji to win the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. #njDONTAKU pic.twitter.com/kGcFn2yRjq
— BODYSLAM.NET | WWE & AEW Wrestling News (@BodyslamNet) May 3, 2026
Following the match, Andrade gave a speech to the crowd about his title victory and called out for a challenger to step up. This led to Drilla Moloney and Shoto Umino both coming out and arguing their way to the ring. After some words, Andrade stated that he would be willing to defend his title against both Moloney and Umino in a Triple Threat match.
#andNEW
— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) May 3, 2026
Destiny fulfilled in Fukuoka!
Andrade El Idolo survives an instant classic with Yota Tsuji to capture Global gold. Moloney and Umino answered the call next.#njDONTAKU report:https://t.co/r1x3xlGGZ1
Watch the replay:https://t.co/DKJMC9YC1r pic.twitter.com/F5G2mllQY7
This was Andrade’s first ever IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship victory in his NJPW career.
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