Power Struggle (2020)

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Power Struggle
Power Struggle 2020 poster.jpg
Promotional poster of the event
Promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateNovember 7, 2020
City Osaka, Japan
Venue Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Attendance2,834 [1]
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Power Struggle chronology
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2019
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2021

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.

Contents

Storylines

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

No.Results [5] [6] [7] StipulationsTimes [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 certificate19:57
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

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