Power Struggle (2018)
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | November 3, 2018 | ||
| City | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | ||
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Power Struggle (2018) is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It will take place on November 3, 2018, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.[1] It will be the eighth event under the Power Struggle name.
Storylines
At Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall, Chris Jericho defeated Tetsuya Naito to win the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. After the match Jericho continued to attack Naito until Naito's Los Ingobernables de Japon stablemate Evil interfered. Jericho wouldn't be seen at NJPW events until King of Pro-Wrestling where right before Evil's match against Zack Sabre Jr., Jericho attacked Evil causing the match to be called a no contest. Backstage, Jericho challenged Evil and the match was made official.
At King of Pro-Wrestling, Will Ospreay got the pinfall victory over the NEVER Openweight Champion Taichi in a 6-Man Tag Match. With this victory Ospreay will challenge Taichi for the NEVER Openweight championship.
In the 2018 New Japan Cup, Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Tetsuya Naito in a first round match. On the final night of B Block action for the G1 Climax 28, Sabre Jr. defeated Naito. At King of Pro-Wrestling, Sabre Jr. attacked Evil after he was unable to compete in his match against him, Naito then came to the aid of Evil. A match between Naito and Sabre Jr. was made.
At King of Pro-Wrestling, Jay White, Gedo, and Jado turned on Chaos and joined Bullet Club OGs. Because of this, at Power Struggle, Jay White and Bad Luck Fale will team to take on Kazuchika Okada and Barreta of Chaos.
At King of Pro-Wrestling, Hiroshi Tanahashi successfully defended his Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate against Jay White and at the end of the night he confronted IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega. At Power Struggle, Omega will be teaming up with his Golden Lovers teammate Kota Ibushi to face Tanahashi and David Finlay.
Matches
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | Chris Jericho (c) vs. Evil | Singles match for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | ||||
| 2 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Zack Sabre Jr. | Singles match | ||||
| 3 | Taichi (c) vs. Will Ospreay | Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship | ||||
| 4 | Taguchi Japan (Hiroshi Tanahashi and David Finlay) vs. Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) | Tag team match | ||||
| 5 | Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Beretta) vs. Bullet Club OG (Jay White and Bad Luck Fale) | Tag team match | ||||
| 6 | TBD vs. TBD | Tag team match; finals of the 2018 Super Jr. Tag League | ||||
| 7 | Tomohiro Ishii (c) vs Minoru Suzuki | Singles match for RPW British Heavyweight Championship | ||||
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References
- ^ "POWER STRUGGLE ～SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2018～". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 10 October 2018.