Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | June 7, 2021 | ||
| City | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Osaka-jō Hall | ||
| Attendance | 3,045[1] | ||
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Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 7, 2021, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and is the thirteen event under the Dominion name and seventh in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
The event was originally planned to take place on June 6, but was postponed to the following day due to the state of emergency in Japan because of the COVID-19 pandemic, although the name of the event was not changed. In the main event, Shingo Takagi defeated Kazuchika Okada to win the vacant IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Kota Ibushi defeated Jeff Cobb, and El Desperado defeated Yoh to retain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Production[edit]
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| English Commentators | Kevin Kelly |
| Chris Charlton | |
| Rocky Romero | |
| Japanese Commentators | Shinpei Nogami |
| Milano Collection A.T. | |
| Katsuhiko Kanazawa | |
| Kazuyoshi Sakai | |
| Togi Makabe | |
| Miki Motoi | |
| Jushin Thunder Liger | |
| Masahiro Chono | |
| Ring announcers | Makoto Abe |
| Kimihiko Ozaki | |
| Referees | Kenta Sato |
| Marty Asami | |
| Red Shoes Unno |
Background[edit]
Since 2020, NJPW has unable to run events with a full arena capacity due to COVID-19 restrictions.[2] The event was originally scheduled to take place on June 6 but was postponed to June 7, due to the state of emergency.[3]
Storylines[edit]
Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall will feature professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
On night 2 at Wrestling Dontaku, IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay successfully defended the title against Shingo Takagi.[5] Ospreay was planned to defend the championship against Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Grand Slam in the Tokyo Dome but the event was postponed due to the state of emergency.[6][7] On May 20, Ospreay vacated the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship due to a neck injury.[8] During Road to Wrestling Grand Slam both Takagi and Okada challenged for the vacant title.[9] The match between Okada and Takagi for the vacant title was scheduled for Dominion.[10]
Results[edit]
| No. | Results[10] | Stipulations | Times[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori, Evil, Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens, and El Phantasmo) (with Dick Togo) defeated Chaos (Sho, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi-Hashi) and Hiroshi Tanahashi | Ten-man tag team match | 11:50 | ||
| 2 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Sanada, Tetsuya Naito and Bushi) defeated Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Taichi and Douki) | Six-man tag team match | 11:31 | ||
| 3 | El Desperado (c) (with Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Yoh (with Sho) | Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship | 23:40 | ||
| 4 | Kota Ibushi defeated Jeff Cobb (with Great-O-Khan) | Singles match | 14:54 | ||
| 5 | Shingo Takagi defeated Kazuchika Okada | Singles match for the vacant IWGP World Heavyweight Championship | 36:06 | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "2021.06.07 Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Satin, Ryan (June 8, 2020). "NJPW To Resume Operations This Month, First Show With Fans Again Announced". Pro Wrestling Sheet. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "Dominion in Osaka Jo Hall postponed to June 7". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed (13 January 2006). "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
- ^ Renner, Ethan (May 3, 2021). "NJPW WRESTLING DONTAKU NIGHT TWO LIVE RESULTS: OSPREAY VS. SHINGO". f4wonline.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 4, 2021). "IWGP World Heavyweight Title Bout Set For NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam". Fightful. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 7, 2021). "NJPW Postpones Wrestle Grand Slam Due To State Of Emergency". Fightful. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (May 20, 2021). "WILL OSPREAY VACATES IWGP WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE DUE TO NECK INJURY". f4wonline.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (May 26, 2021). "NJPW Road To Wrestle Grand Slam Results (5/26): Kazuchika Okada Appears, LIJ Team In Main Event". Fightful. Retrieved June 2, 2021.
- ^ a b Renner, Ethan (May 28, 2021). "NJPW TO CROWN NEW IWGP WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION AT DOMINION". f4wonline.com. Retrieved June 2, 2021.