Power Struggle (2018)

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Power Struggle (2018)
Promotion
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateNovember 3, 2018
CityOsaka, Japan
VenueOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium (Edion Arena Osaka)
Attendance5,441 [1]
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Power Struggle (2018) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on November 3, 2018, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium.[2] It was the eighth event under the Power Struggle name.

Storylines

Power Struggle featured 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.[3]

At

Los Ingobernables de Japón 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,

Taichi in a 6-Man Tag Match. With this victory Ospreay was meant to challenge Taichi for the NEVER Openweight championship, however, the match was cancelled due to Ospreay suffering an injury. Ospreay was replaced by Hirooki Goto
, who Taichi beat to win 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,

Barreta
of Chaos.

At King of Pro-Wrestling,

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 teamed up with his Golden Lovers teammate Kota Ibushi
to face Tanahashi and David Finlay.

The

Yoh), who qualified with the same number of wins.[4]

Results

No.Results
British Heavyweight Championship
19:21
8Tetsuya Naito defeated Zack Sabre Jr. (with Taka Michinoku)Singles match20:12
9Chris Jericho (c) defeated Evil by submissionSingles match for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship21:40
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ "POWER STRUGGLE – 大阪・大阪府立体育会館（エディオンアリーナ大阪）". www.njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  2. ^ "POWER STRUGGLE ～SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2018～". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original
    on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Datson, Andy (November 3, 2018). "NJPW POWER STRUGGLE 2018 – LIVE RESULTS". wrestletalk.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "POWER STRUGGLE – 大阪・大阪府立体育会館（エディオンアリーナ大阪）". www.njpw.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-05-23.
  6. ^ David, Neil (November 3, 2018). "NJPW POWER STRUGGLE 2018 (NOVEMBER 3) RESULTS & REVIEW". voicesofwrestling.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Giri, Raj (January 7, 2021). "NJPW Power Struggle (2018)". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  8. ^ NJPW. "2018.11.03 POWER STRUGGLE | NEW JAPAN PRO-WRESTLING". NJPW. Retrieved 2020-05-23.

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