Promotional poster for the event, featuring caricatures of several NJPW wrestlers
Promotion
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Date
May 3, 2016[1]
City
Fukuoka, Japan[1]
Venue
Fukuoka Kokusai Center[1]
Attendance
5,299[1]
Event chronology
← Previous Road to Wrestling Dontaku
Next → Global Wars
Wrestling Dontaku chronology
← Previous 2015
Next → 2017
New Japan Pro-Wrestling events chronology
← Previous Invasion Attack 2016
Next → Global Wars
Wrestling Dontaku 2016 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 2016, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at Fukuoka Kokusai Center and featured ten matches, six of which were contested for championships. The show was headlined by Tetsuya Naito making his first defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Tomohiro Ishii. It was the thirteenth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.
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