Stipulation added to Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tanga Loa at NJPW Wrestling Dontaku

If Sabre Jr. wins, he and Taichi get a tag title opportunity but if he loses, they can never challenge for the tag titles again

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On the May 3rd NJPW Wrestling Dontaku show, Tama Tonga will meet Taichi in a Ladder match with the Iron Finger hanging in the balance. On that same show, their respective partners being Zack Sabre Jr. and Tanga Loa are going one-on-one in singles competition.

A stipulation has been added to Sabre Jr. versus Tanga Loa and if Zack wins, he and Taichi will get a shot at the Guerrillas of Destiny’s IWGP Tag Team Championships. If Zack loses, he and Taichi will not be able to challenge for the IWGP Tag Titles again.

As of this writing, here’s the updated cards for the May 3rd and May 4th Wrestling Dontaku shows:

May 3rd

  • NEVER Openweight Championship: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Jay White
  • Iron Finger from Hell Ladder Match: Taichi vs. Tama Tonga
  • Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Tanga Loa (If Zack wins, Dangerous Tekkers get a tag title shot. If Zack loses, Dangerous Tekkers can not challenge for the tag titles again)
  • Will Ospreay, Jeff Cobb, The Great O-Khan & Aaron Henare vs. Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, SANADA & BUSHI
  • Kazuchika Okada & Roppongi 3K vs. Minoru Suzuki, El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Toru Yano, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Tiger Mask & Master Wato vs. EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori & Dick Togo

May 4th

  • IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Will Ospreay (c) vs. Shingo Takagi
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: El Desperado (c) vs. YOH
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi, Toru Yano, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Ryusuke Taguchi & Master Wato vs. Jay White, EVIL, KENTA, Yujiro Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori
  • Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI vs. The Great O-Khan, Jeff Cobb & Aaron Henare
  • Kazuchika Okada & SHO vs. Minoru Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Guerrillas of Destiny & Jado vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi & DOUKI
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