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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | November 7, 2020 | ||
| City | Osaka, Japan | ||
| Venue | Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium | ||
| Attendance | 2,834 [1] | ||
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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.
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]
| No. | Results [5] [6] [7] | Stipulations | Times [1] | ||
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| 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 | ||
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