Power Struggle (2021)

Power Struggle
Promotional art work of the event
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateNovember 6, 2021
CityOsaka, Japan
VenueOsaka Prefectural Gymnasium
Attendance2,367[1]
Event chronology
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G1 Climax 31
Road to Power Struggle
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World Tag League/Best of the Super Jr. 28
Battle in the Valley
Power Struggle chronology
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2020
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2023

Power Struggle was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It took place on November 6, 2021, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. It was the eleventh event under the Power Struggle chronology.

Storylines

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Other on-screen personnel
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

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.[2]

Results

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No.Results[4][5][6][7]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Suzuki-gun (Douki and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated Kosei Fujita and Ryohei Oiwa by submissionTag team match4:33
2Bullet Club (Tanga Loa, Jado & Gedo) defeated Tiger Mask and Great Bash Heel (Tomoaki Honma and Togi Makabe)Six-man tag team match5:07
3Los Ingobernables de Japón (Hiromu Takahashi, Bushi and Sanada) defeated Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi and Yuji NagataSix-man tag team match7:05
4House of Torture[broken anchor] (Sho, Yujiro Takahashi and Evil) (with Dick Togo) defeated Chaos (Yoshi-Hashi, Tomohiro Ishii and Hirooki Goto) (c)Six-man tag team match for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship13:46
5Toru Yano (c) defeated Great-O-KhanAmateur Rules match for the provisional KOPW 2021 Trophy[3]6:00
6El Desperado defeated Robbie Eagles (c) by submissionSingles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship18:20
7Kenta defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi (c)Singles match for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship23:44
8Kazuchika Okada (certificate holder) defeated Tama Tonga (with Jado)Singles match for the Tokyo Dome IWGP World Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate25:13
9Shingo Takagi (c) defeated Zack Sabre Jr.Singles match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship30:27
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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  1. ^ a b "2021.11.06 Power Struggle | New Japan Pro-Wrestling". NJPW (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  2. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
  3. ^ "Amateur Wrestling Match Set For Osaka After KOPW Vote". NJPW. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  4. ^ Hamilton, Ian (November 6, 2021). "Hamilton's New Japan Power Struggle 2021 11.06.2021 Review". 411mania.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  5. ^ Gagnon, Joshua (November 6, 2021). "NJPW Power Struggle (2021)". wrestlinginc.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  6. ^ Edwards, Scott (November 6, 2021). "#AndNEW: Three New Champions Crowned at NJPW Power Struggle". lastwordonsports.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  7. ^ Renner, Ethan (November 6, 2021). "New champions crowned at NJPW Power Struggle". f4wonline.com. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
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