NJPW Power Struggle 2023 Results – Nov. 4, 2023 – Shota Umino vs. Will Ospreay

November 4, 2022
Osaka, Japan – Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
English Commentary – Walker Stewart, Chris Charlton, and Robbie Eagles

Quick Match Results

1. Pre-show: Frontier Zone match – Boltin Oleg, The DKC, & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Dragongate (Mochizuki Jr., Yoshiki Kato, & Strong Machine J) via Oh My & Garankle (submission 6:40)
2. Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima vs. United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Callum Newman) defeated Oskar Leube & Yuto Nakashima via Tour of the Islands (pinfall 4:41)
3. Four-way Tag Team match – El Desperado & Master Wato defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors), YOH & MUSASHI, and Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) via El Es Culero (pinfall 5:36)
4. Tama Tonga & Intergalactic Jet Setters (KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight) defeated Shingo Takagi, BUSHI, & Titan via Gun Stun (pinfall 10:55)
5. Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito defeated Just Five Guys (Yuya Uemura & SANADA) via Gene Blast (pinfall 11:10)
6. David Finlay defeated Tanga Loa via Into Oblivion (pinfall 12:36)
7. Great-O-Khan vs. Jon Moxley went to a Double Countout (1:07)
   • Following the match, Moxley grabbed a microphone and gave an angry promo directed towards Great-O-Khan stating that he was not leaving Japan without getting a “piece of your ass” first. Moxley then issued a challenge for an impromptu Falls Count Anywhere match. Great-O-Khan accepted after chucking a barricade at Moxley.
8. Falls Count Anywhere match – Jon Moxley defeated Great-O-Khan via Bulldog Choke (ref stoppage 14:10)
9. NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship – Tomohiro Ishii, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Kazuchika Okada (c) defeated TMDK (Shane Haste, Mikey Nicholls, & Zack Sabre Jr.) via Roll-Up (pinfall 16:15)
   • Following Tanahashi pinning Sabre Jr. for the victory, Tanahashi and Sabre Jr. had staredown moment teasing that Tanahashi wants a shot at Sabre Jr’s NJPW World Television Championship in the future and potentially at next year’s Wrestle Kingdom 18 show.
   • Following TMDK, Tanahashi, and Ishii leaving, the lights went out and when they came back on, Bryan Danielson made a surprise video appearance on the giant screen. Danielson proceeded to call out Okada for a rematch between the two at next year’s Wrestle Kingdom 18 show. Danielson stated that he wanted revenge for Okada breaking his bones twice and promised to break Okada’s arm the next time they meet. Okada responded accepting Danielson’s challenge for Wrestle Kingdom 18.
10. Super Junior Tag League 2023 Finals – Catch 2/2 defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru & SHO via 2×2 (pinfall 16:40)
    • Following the match, Catch 2/2’s Francesco Akira and TJP were presented with the trophies for winning this year’s Super Junior Tag League tournament. Akira then grabbed a microphone but before he could give a post-match promo, Bullet Club War Dog’s Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney ran out and attacked Catch 2/2. Connors and Moloney both gave promos trashing atch 2/2 and saying that the whole tournament was a waste of time since Catch 2/2 has no chance to beat them at Wrestle Kingdom 18. Moloney proceeded to spit on the trophy and Connors air humped it before tossing it away. Bullet Club War Dogs then resumed their attack on Catch 2/2 that was quickly stopped by United Empire’s Callum Newman and Jeff Cobb who ran out to save their fellow group members.
11. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship – Hiromu Takahashi (c) defeated Taiji Ishimori via Hiromu Roll (pinfall 20:38)
    • Following the match, Takahashi gave a promo and stated that he would be deciding his official challenger for his next title defense at Wrestle Kingdom 18. Takahashi called out El Desperado, who was sitting in the Japanese commentary booth, and offered him the shot for his belt. El Desperado entered the ring and responded accepting Takahashi’s challenge.
12. IWGP United States (UK) Heavyweight Championship – Will Ospreay (c) defeated Shota Umino via Stormbreaker (pinfall 40:16)
    • Following the match, Ospreay and Jon Moxley got into a heated confrontation in the ring over the IWGP US (UK) title setting up a match between the two for Wrestle Kingdom. David Finlay ran out to interrupt and attacked both of them and Umino with a shillelagh. Finlay then grabbed a microphone and gave a promo stating to not ignore him as a potential challenger for Wrestle Kingdom only to then say that Ospreay’s belts were meaningless. Finlay then grabbed a large mallet and proceeded to smash the IWGP US and UK titles to pieces and left after some words by Gedo.

An eye for an eye, an arm for an arm on the mind of the American Dragon!@bryandanielson has challenged Kazuchika Okada for Wrestle Kingdom 18!

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— NJPW Global (@njpwglobal) November 4, 2023