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Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
Power Struggle is an annual
professional wrestling event promoted by
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held since
2011 and aired domestically as a
pay-per-view (PPV). From
2012 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 . The event is held in November and is the final major event before the annual
January 4 Dome Show , NJPW's biggest event of the year.
Events
#
Event
Date
City
Venue
Attendance
Main event
Ref(s)
1
Power Struggle (2011)
November 12, 2011
Osaka, Japan
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
6,000
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs.
Toru Yano for the
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
[1]
2
Power Struggle (2012)
November 11, 2012
6,600
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs.
Yujiro Takahashi for the
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
[2]
[3]
3
Power Struggle (2013)
November 9, 2013
6,400
Kazuchika Okada (c) vs.
Karl Anderson for the
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
[4]
[5]
[6]
4
Power Struggle (2014)
November 8, 2014
7,500
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs.
Katsuyori Shibata for the
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
5
Power Struggle (2015)
November 7, 2015
5,128
Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs.
Karl Anderson for the
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
[11]
[12]
[13]
6
Power Struggle (2016)
November 5, 2016
5,050
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs.
Jay Lethal for the
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
[14]
[15]
[16]
7
Power Struggle (2017)
November 5, 2017
5,480
Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs.
Kota Ibushi for the
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
[17]
[18]
8
Power Struggle (2018)
November 3, 2018
5,441
Chris Jericho (c) vs.
Evil for the
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
[19]
9
Power Struggle (2019)
November 3, 2019
5,558
Jay White (c) vs.
Hirooki Goto for the
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
[20]
10
Power Struggle (2020)
November 7, 2020
2,834
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs.
Evil for the
IWGP Heavyweight Championship and
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
[21]
11
Power Struggle (2021)
November 6, 2021
2,367
Shingo Takagi (c) vs.
Zack Sabre Jr. for the
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship
[22]
12
Power Struggle (2023)
November 4, 2023
4,046
Will Ospreay (c) vs.
Shota Umino for the
IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship
[23]
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
See also
References
^
"Power Struggle" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
^
"NJPW 40th anniversary Power Struggle" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
^
"新日本プロレス「Power Struggle」" . Sports Navi (in Japanese).
Yahoo! . November 11, 2012. Archived from
the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
^
"Power Struggle" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
^
"新日本プロレス「Power Struggle」" . Sports Navi (in Japanese).
Yahoo! . November 9, 2013. Archived from
the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013 .
^ Namako, Jason (November 11, 2013).
"11/9 NJPW iPPV Results: Osaka, Japan (Okada/Anderson)" . Wrestleview . Retrieved November 11, 2013 .
^
"Power Struggle" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014 .
^
"新日本プロレス「Power Struggle」" . Sports Navi (in Japanese).
Yahoo! . November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014 .
^
"Show results: 11/8 New Japan "Power Struggle" - Nakamura vs. Shibata main event, ROH tag champs capture Tag Titles, new Bullet Club member, Styles vs. Yoshi Tatsu, more" . Pro Wrestling Torch . November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 8, 2014 .
^
Meltzer, Dave (November 7, 2014).
"New Japan Power Struggle live coverage from Osaka - More matches made for Tokyo Dome, New Bullet Club member, UWF dream match announced, 2 Osaka PPVs announced" .
Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Archived from
the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014 .
^
"Power Struggle" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from
the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015 .
^
Meltzer, Dave (November 6, 2015).
"NJPW Power Struggle live results 2015: Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Karl Anderson for IC title" .
Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved November 7, 2015 .
^
"11/7 NJPW "Power Struggle" PPV – tourney finals, IC Title match, Styles vs. Nakamura set for Tokyo Dome" . Pro Wrestling Torch . November 7, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015 .
^
戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents Power Struggle .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2016 .
^ Rose, Bryan (November 4, 2016).
"NJPW Power Struggle live results: Tetsuya Naito vs. Jay Lethal" .
Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved November 5, 2016 .
^ Macklin, Matthew (November 6, 2016).
"Jay Lethal vs. Tetsuya Naito, junior tag tournament finals and more: 11/5 New Japan Power Struggle 2016 report" . Pro Wrestling Insider . Retrieved November 7, 2016 .
^
"wateRouge by home+ Presents Power Struggle" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved November 5, 2017 .
^ Currier, Joseph (November 5, 2017).
"NJPW Power Struggle live results: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kota Ibushi" .
Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Retrieved November 5, 2017 .
^
"九州三国志 presents POWER STRUGGLE ~SUPER Jr. TAG LEAGUE 2018~" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved November 3, 2018 .
^
"POWER STRUGGLE~SUPER JR. TAG LEAGUE 2019" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling . Retrieved July 12, 2019 .
^
"POWER STRUGGLE 2020" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling . Retrieved September 12, 2020 .
^
"POWER STRUGGLE 2021" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling . Retrieved October 14, 2021 .
^
"POWER STRUGGLE 2023" .
New Japan Pro-Wrestling . Retrieved August 27, 2023 .
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