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NJPW Power Struggle

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Power Struggle
The NJPW Power Struggle logo
NJPW Power Struggle logo
PromotionsNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
First eventPower Struggle (2011)

Power Struggle is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held since 2011 and aired domestically as a pay-per-view (PPV). From 2012 to 2014, the event also aired outside Japan as an internet pay-per-view (iPPV). Since 2015, the event has aired worldwide on NJPW's internet streaming site, NJPW World. The event is held in November and is the final major event before the annual January 4 Dome Show, NJPW's biggest event of the year.

Events

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# Event Date City Venue Attendance Main event Ref(s)
1 Power Struggle (2011) November 12, 2011 Osaka, Japan Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium 6,000 Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Toru Yano for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [1]
2 Power Struggle (2012) November 11, 2012 6,600 Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Yujiro Takahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [2][3]
3 Power Struggle (2013) November 9, 2013 6,400 Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Karl Anderson for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship [4][5][6]
4 Power Struggle (2014) November 8, 2014 7,500 Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship [7][8][9][10]
5 Power Struggle (2015) November 7, 2015 5,128 Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Karl Anderson for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship [11][12][13]
6 Power Struggle (2016) November 5, 2016 5,050 Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Jay Lethal for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship [14][15][16]
7 Power Struggle (2017) November 5, 2017 5,480 Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship [17][18]
8 Power Struggle (2018) November 3, 2018 5,441 Chris Jericho (c) vs. Evil for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship [19]
9 Power Struggle (2019) November 3, 2019 5,558 Jay White (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship [20]
10 Power Struggle (2020) November 7, 2020 2,834 Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Evil for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and IWGP Intercontinental Championship [21]
11 Power Struggle (2021) November 6, 2021 2,367 Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship [22]
12 Power Struggle (2023) November 4, 2023 4,046 Will Ospreay (c) vs. Shota Umino for the IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship [23]
13 Power Struggle (2024) November 4, 2024 Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shingo Takagi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Power Struggle". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ "NJPW 40th anniversary Power Struggle". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "新日本プロレス「Power Struggle」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. November 11, 2012. Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "Power Struggle". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "新日本プロレス「Power Struggle」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. November 9, 2013. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
  6. ^ Namako, Jason (November 11, 2013). "11/9 NJPW iPPV Results: Osaka, Japan (Okada/Anderson)". Wrestleview. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
  7. ^ "Power Struggle". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  8. ^ "新日本プロレス「Power Struggle」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  9. ^ "Show results: 11/8 New Japan "Power Struggle" - Nakamura vs. Shibata main event, ROH tag champs capture Tag Titles, new Bullet Club member, Styles vs. Yoshi Tatsu, more". Pro Wrestling Torch. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  10. ^ Meltzer, Dave (November 7, 2014). "New Japan Power Struggle live coverage from Osaka - More matches made for Tokyo Dome, New Bullet Club member, UWF dream match announced, 2 Osaka PPVs announced". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "Power Struggle". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  12. ^ Meltzer, Dave (November 6, 2015). "NJPW Power Struggle live results 2015: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Karl Anderson for IC title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  13. ^ "11/7 NJPW "Power Struggle" PPV – tourney finals, IC Title match, Styles vs. Nakamura set for Tokyo Dome". Pro Wrestling Torch. November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  14. ^ 戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents Power Struggle. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  15. ^ Rose, Bryan (November 4, 2016). "NJPW Power Struggle live results: Tetsuya Naito vs. Jay Lethal". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  16. ^ Macklin, Matthew (November 6, 2016). "Jay Lethal vs. Tetsuya Naito, junior tag tournament finals and more: 11/5 New Japan Power Struggle 2016 report". Pro Wrestling Insider. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  17. ^ "wateRouge by home Presents Power Struggle". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  18. ^ Currier, Joseph (November 5, 2017). "NJPW Power Struggle live results: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  19. ^ "九州三国志 presents POWER STRUGGLE ～SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2018～". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved November 3, 2018.
  20. ^ "POWER STRUGGLE~SUPER JR. TAG LEAGUE 2019". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved July 12, 2019.
  21. ^ "POWER STRUGGLE 2020". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  22. ^ "POWER STRUGGLE 2021". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  23. ^ "POWER STRUGGLE 2023". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
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