New Japan announced that three matches have officially been signed for “POWER STRUGGLE” which takes place on November 8th.
The first of these matches is a “Special Singles Match” between Yoshiatsu (Yoshi Tatsu) and AJ Styles. Yoshiatsu prevented Jeff Jarrett from interfering in the IWGP Heavyweight Championship match on the behalf of AJ Styles and thus they will collide at “POWER STRUGGLE”. This will be Yoshiatsu’s first match in New Japan in 7 years, as he signed with WWE in 2007 and was released from his contract this June.
The second confirmed match is a “Special Tag Match” that serves as a prelude to the main event of Wrestle Kingdom 9. IWGP Heavyweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi will team up with Kota Ibushi to take on Kazuchika Okada and YOSHI-HASHI. Both Tanahashi and Okada will be looking to gain momentum as the journey to Tokyo Dome begins!
The main event of “POWER STRUGGLE” has also been confirmed and it will be for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship. The reigning champion Shinsuke Nakamura will be making his first defense of the belt against his old rival Katsuyori Shibata. The two last faced off in singles competition during this year’s G1 Climax, but that was the first singles encounter between the two in ten years. Now with a championship belt on the line, the two rivals are bound to bring the competition to the next level.
Below is the card as of today…
NJPW “POWER STRUGGLE”, 11/08/2014 [Sat] 17:00 @ BODYMAKER Colosseum in Osaka
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Special Singles Match: Yoshiatsu vs. AJ Styles
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Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI
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IWGP Intercontinental Championship Match: [10th Champion] Shinsuke Nakamura vs. [Challenger] Katsuyori Shibata
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