Power Struggle (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 11, 2012, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Bodymaker Colosseum and featured nine matches, five of which were contested for championships.[1][2][3] It was the second event under the Power Struggle name.
Production[]
Storylines[]
Power Struggle featured nine 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.[4]
Event[]
During the event both of NJPW's junior heavyweight titles changed hands; Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida), winners of the 2012 Super Jr. Tag Tournament, captured the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from the Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero), while Prince Devitt regained the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship from Low Ki.[1] Meanwhile, K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) successfully defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship against previous champions Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima), and Shinsuke Nakamura successfully defended the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Karl Anderson, after which he nominated Kazushi Sakuraba his challenger for Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome.[1] The event also saw Kazuchika Okada retain his IWGP Heavyweight Championship certificate against Hirooki Goto, while Hiroshi Tanahashi retained the title itself against Yujiro Takahashi, setting up the main event between the two for Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome.[1]
Results[]
| # | Results[1][2][3] | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida) defeated Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) (c) | Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | 06:20 |
| 2 | CHAOS (Jado, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and Yoshi-Hashi) defeated Captain New Japan, Jushin Thunder Liger, Manabu Nakanishi, Negro Casas and Tiger Mask | Ten-man tag team match | 07:50 |
| 3 | Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki and Taichi) (with Taka Michinoku) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Yuji Nagata | Tag team match | 09:53 |
| 4 | K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) (c) (with Taka Michinoku) defeated Tencozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima) | Tag team match for the IWGP Tag Team Championship | 13:12 |
| 5 | Prince Devitt defeated Low Ki (c) | Singles match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship | 13:45 |
| 6 | Laughter7 (Katsuyori Shibata and Kazushi Sakuraba) defeated Always Hypers (Togi Makabe and Wataru Inoue) | Tag team match | 05:26 |
| 7 | Kazuchika Okada (with Gedo) defeated Hirooki Goto | Singles match for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge right certificate | 15:43 |
| 8 | Shinsuke Nakamura (c) defeated Karl Anderson | Singles match for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | 17:36 |
| 9 | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Yujiro Takahashi | Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | 25:06 |
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 NJPW 40th anniversary Power Struggle (in Japanese). New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 新日本プロレス「Power Struggle」 (in Japanese). Sports Navi. Yahoo! (2012-11-11). Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. Retrieved on 2013-10-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Power Struggle 2012 . Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved on 2015-08-14.
- ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. How Pro Wrestling Works . HowStuffWorks, Inc.. Discovery Communications. Retrieved on 2014-09-13.
