Power Struggle (2020)
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2020 New Japan Pro-Wrestling event
| Power Struggle | |
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| Promotional poster of the event | |
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling |
| Date | November 7, 2020 |
| City | Osaka, Japan |
| Venue | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium |
| Attendance | 2,834[1] |
| Event chronology | |
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| Power Struggle chronology | |
Power Struggle was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on November 7, 2020, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.[2] [3] It was the tenth event under the Power Struggle name.
Storylines
[edit ]Power Struggle features six professional wrestling matches that involve wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in matches.[4]
Results
[edit ]| No. | Results[5] [6] [7] | Stipulations | Times[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toru Yano defeated Zack Sabre Jr. by countout | No corner pads match to determine the provisional KOPW 2020 | 12:11 |
| 2 | Shingo Takagi defeated Minoru Suzuki (c) | Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship | 18:56 |
| 3 | Kazuchika Okada defeated Great-O-Khan by referee stoppage | Singles match | 12:58 |
| 4 | Kenta defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi by submission | Singles match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate | 19:57 |
| 5 | Jay White (with Gedo) defeated Kota Ibushi | Singles match for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental championships challenge rights certificate | 18:47 |
| 6 | Tetsuya Naito (c) defeated Evil (with Dick Togo) | Singles match for both the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | 33:08 |
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match | |||
References
[edit ]- ^ a b "2020.11.07 POWER STRUGGLE | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". New Japan Pro-Wrestling . Retrieved November 7, 2020.
- ^ "POWER STRUGGLE". New Japan Pro-Wrestling . Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Rose, Bryan (September 14, 2020). "NJPW ANNOUNCES POWER STRUGGLE, ROAD TO POWER STRUGGLE DATES". Figure Four Online. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ Lambert, Jeremy (November 7, 2020). "IWGP G1 Briefcase Changes Hands At NJPW Power Struggle". fightful.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Hamilton, Ian (November 7, 2020). "Jay White Gains Possession of G1 Title Shot Briefcase at Power Struggle". 411mania.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Lopez, Joshua (November 7, 2020). "NJPW Power Struggle 2020 Results". wrestlingheadlines.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.