Dominion is an annual
professional wrestling event promoted by
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held annually since
2009 as a
pay-per-view (PPV). From
2013 to
2014, the event also aired outside
Japan as an Internet pay-per-view (iPPV). Since
2015, the event has aired worldwide on NJPW's Internet streaming site,
NJPW World. Dominion is the first major event following the
Best of the Super Juniors tournament and usually includes a match, where the tournament winner challenges for the
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, assuming the champion has not won the tournament. In recent years, Dominion has developed into one of NJPW's showcase events and it is considered the biggest event since the
January 4 Dome Show.[1] The first six Dominions took place in June. In 2015, the event was moved to July, but was moved back to June the following year. Originally the event was held at
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (also known as Bodymaker Colosseum) until 2014; since 2015, the event has been held at
Osaka-jō Hall. The 2020 event was scheduled to be held on June 14 but was postponed to July 12 to allow the rescheduled
New Japan Cup to take place, this is the first time since 2015 that Dominion took place in July.
^Originally scheduled for June 6, the event was postponed by a day to reflect changes to the state of emergency in place in Osaka (due to the
COVID-19 pandemic).[30]
^Meltzer, Dave (May 2, 2016). "May 2, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Death of Chyna, new UFC 200 main event, plus tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Campbell, California. p. 34.
ISSN1083-9593. The Dominion show will be the biggest event for the company since the Tokyo Dome, and for the past several years has been one of the company's showcase events.
Dominion is an annual
professional wrestling event promoted by
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held annually since
2009 as a
pay-per-view (PPV). From
2013 to
2014, the event also aired outside
Japan as an Internet pay-per-view (iPPV). Since
2015, the event has aired worldwide on NJPW's Internet streaming site,
NJPW World. Dominion is the first major event following the
Best of the Super Juniors tournament and usually includes a match, where the tournament winner challenges for the
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, assuming the champion has not won the tournament. In recent years, Dominion has developed into one of NJPW's showcase events and it is considered the biggest event since the
January 4 Dome Show.[1] The first six Dominions took place in June. In 2015, the event was moved to July, but was moved back to June the following year. Originally the event was held at
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium (also known as Bodymaker Colosseum) until 2014; since 2015, the event has been held at
Osaka-jō Hall. The 2020 event was scheduled to be held on June 14 but was postponed to July 12 to allow the rescheduled
New Japan Cup to take place, this is the first time since 2015 that Dominion took place in July.
^Originally scheduled for June 6, the event was postponed by a day to reflect changes to the state of emergency in place in Osaka (due to the
COVID-19 pandemic).[30]
^Meltzer, Dave (May 2, 2016). "May 2, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Death of Chyna, new UFC 200 main event, plus tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter.
Campbell, California. p. 34.
ISSN1083-9593. The Dominion show will be the biggest event for the company since the Tokyo Dome, and for the past several years has been one of the company's showcase events.