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| ⚫ | }}'''Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall (2020)''' is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW). The event will take place on July 12, 2020, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and was the twelfth event under the [[NJPW Dominion|Dominion]] name and sixth in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall. The event was headlined by [[Tetsuya Naito]] defending the [[IWGP Intercontinental Championship|IWGP Intercontinental]] and [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]]s against [[EVIL]]. |
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| ⚫ | '''Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall (2020)''' is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by [[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] (NJPW). The event will take place on July 12, 2020, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and was the twelfth event under the [[NJPW Dominion|Dominion]] name and sixth in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall. The event was headlined by [[Tetsuya Naito]] defending the [[IWGP Intercontinental Championship|IWGP Intercontinental]] and [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]]s against [[EVIL]]. |
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The event will air on NJPW's streaming service [[NJPW World]]. The event was originally scheduled to take place on June 14, 2020, but the event was rescheduled to July 11 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with some restrictions in the attendance, after the Japanese Government lifted the State of Emergency. |
The event will air on NJPW's streaming service [[NJPW World]]. The event was originally scheduled to take place on June 14, 2020, but the event was rescheduled to July 11 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with some restrictions in the attendance, after the Japanese Government lifted the State of Emergency. |
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The event was originally to take place on June 14, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, other wrestling promotions began to cancel or postpone their shows in an attempt to prevent further spreading of the COVID-19 virus. At the end of February, following recommendations by the Japanese Ministry of Health regarding the coronavirus outbreak, NJPW canceled the events between March 1 and March 15 including the promotion's Anniversary Event and the first and the second round of [[New Japan Cup#2020|New Japan Cup]]. On March 23, NJPW also canceled the 2020 [[Sakura Genesis]] event, which was originally scheduled to take place on March 31. On April 8, NJPW canceled more events from April 11 through May 4, leading to the cancelation of both nights of 2020 [[Wrestling Dontaku]] and would also cancel the whole [[Best of the Super Juniors]] tournament as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 6. Various wrestlers such as [[David Finlay]], [[El Phantasmo]], the [[Guerrillas of Destiny]] ([[Tama Tonga]] and [[Tanga Loa]]), [[Jay White]], [[Juice Robinson]], [[Will Ospreay]], [[Rocky Romero]], and [[Robbie Eagles]] were unable to work on NJPW events due to travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, NJPW wrestlers and staff created the ''NJPW Together'' project in order to do bring content to NJPW World with interviews and old archived matches. On May 6, NJPW announced that their [[Wrestle Dynasty]] event would be postponed to 2021, due to the effects of the 2019-20 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On June 8, during an online press conference, NJPW Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi announced that the promotion would start to held shows on June 15, starting with the ''Together Project Special'' and the return of the 2020 New Japan Cup between June 16 and July 11, with all shows being held behind closed doors. It was also that the finals of the New Japan Cup and the Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall would be the first shows to allow fans into the arena, but only a third of the venue's normal capacity, after the Japanese Government lifted some restrictions on many regions in Japan. On July 11, it was announced that [[Minoru Suzuki]] would be appearing at the event as a cautionary measure, after developing a fever, leading the match card to be changed. Suzuki had previously been tested negative for the virus and had since had no contact with any other wrestlers. |
The event was originally to take place on June 14, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, other wrestling promotions began to cancel or postpone their shows in an attempt to prevent further spreading of the COVID-19 virus. At the end of February, following recommendations by the Japanese Ministry of Health regarding the coronavirus outbreak, NJPW canceled the events between March 1 and March 15 including the promotion's Anniversary Event and the first and the second round of [[New Japan Cup#2020|New Japan Cup]]. On March 23, NJPW also canceled the 2020 [[Sakura Genesis]] event, which was originally scheduled to take place on March 31. On April 8, NJPW canceled more events from April 11 through May 4, leading to the cancelation of both nights of 2020 [[Wrestling Dontaku]] and would also cancel the whole [[Best of the Super Juniors]] tournament as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 6. Various wrestlers such as [[David Finlay]], [[El Phantasmo]], the [[Guerrillas of Destiny]] ([[Tama Tonga]] and [[Tanga Loa]]), [[Jay White]], [[Juice Robinson]], [[Will Ospreay]], [[Rocky Romero]], and [[Robbie Eagles]] were unable to work on NJPW events due to travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, NJPW wrestlers and staff created the ''NJPW Together'' project in order to do bring content to NJPW World with interviews and old archived matches. On May 6, NJPW announced that their [[Wrestle Dynasty]] event would be postponed to 2021, due to the effects of the 2019-20 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On June 8, during an online press conference, NJPW Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi announced that the promotion would start to held shows on June 15, starting with the ''Together Project Special'' and the return of the 2020 New Japan Cup between June 16 and July 11, with all shows being held behind closed doors. It was also that the finals of the New Japan Cup and the Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall would be the first shows to allow fans into the arena, but only a third of the venue's normal capacity, after the Japanese Government lifted some restrictions on many regions in Japan. On July 11, it was announced that [[Minoru Suzuki]] would be appearing at the event as a cautionary measure, after developing a fever, leading the match card to be changed. Suzuki had previously been tested negative for the virus and had since had no contact with any other wrestlers. |
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Revision as of 23:29, 11 July 2020
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall (2020) is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event will take place on July 12, 2020, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and was the twelfth event under the Dominion name and sixth in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall. The event was headlined by Tetsuya Naito defending the IWGP Intercontinental and IWGP Heavyweight Championships against EVIL.
The event will air on NJPW's streaming service NJPW World. The event was originally scheduled to take place on June 14, 2020, but the event was rescheduled to July 11 due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with some restrictions in the attendance, after the Japanese Government lifted the State of Emergency.
The event also featured two other championship matches, with Shingo Takagi defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Sho, and Golden☆Ace (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kota Ibushi) defending the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Dangerous Tekkers (Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr.) as part of the nine-match card.
Production
Background
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall (2020) was officially announced on January 4, 2020, during Wrestle Kingdom 14 in Tokyo Dome. The event is NJPW's biggest between Wrestle Kingdom 14 and July–August's G1 Climax. The event will air through NJPW's internet streaming site, New Japan Pro Wrestling World, and featured English commentary.
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Minoru Suzuki, who was forced to miss the event, developing a fever
The event was originally to take place on June 14, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, other wrestling promotions began to cancel or postpone their shows in an attempt to prevent further spreading of the COVID-19 virus. At the end of February, following recommendations by the Japanese Ministry of Health regarding the coronavirus outbreak, NJPW canceled the events between March 1 and March 15 including the promotion's Anniversary Event and the first and the second round of New Japan Cup. On March 23, NJPW also canceled the 2020 Sakura Genesis event, which was originally scheduled to take place on March 31. On April 8, NJPW canceled more events from April 11 through May 4, leading to the cancelation of both nights of 2020 Wrestling Dontaku and would also cancel the whole Best of the Super Juniors tournament as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on May 6. Various wrestlers such as David Finlay, El Phantasmo, the Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa), Jay White, Juice Robinson, Will Ospreay, Rocky Romero, and Robbie Eagles were unable to work on NJPW events due to travel restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. During this time, NJPW wrestlers and staff created the NJPW Together project in order to do bring content to NJPW World with interviews and old archived matches. On May 6, NJPW announced that their Wrestle Dynasty event would be postponed to 2021, due to the effects of the 2019-20 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. On June 8, during an online press conference, NJPW Chairman Naoki Sugabayashi announced that the promotion would start to held shows on June 15, starting with the Together Project Special and the return of the 2020 New Japan Cup between June 16 and July 11, with all shows being held behind closed doors. It was also that the finals of the New Japan Cup and the Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall would be the first shows to allow fans into the arena, but only a third of the venue's normal capacity, after the Japanese Government lifted some restrictions on many regions in Japan. On July 11, it was announced that Minoru Suzuki would be appearing at the event as a cautionary measure, after developing a fever, leading the match card to be changed. Suzuki had previously been tested negative for the virus and had since had no contact with any other wrestlers.
Storylines
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall (2020) featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.