NJPW Power Struggle Results – November 4, 2023
Location: Osaka Japan
Venue: Edion Arena
6 Man Tag Team Match
Team NJPW (Ryusuke Taguchi, Boltin Oleg & The DKC) vs. Team Dragon Gate (Strong Machine J, Mochizuki Jr & Yoshiki Kato) (Pre Show)
Boltin Oleg & Strong Machine J starts this match before Yoshiki Kato enters before The DKC & Ryusuke Taguchi works over Strong Machine J before Strong Machine J hits a powerslam.
Mochizuki Jr enters & nails a Mafia Kick on The DKC before Taguchi hits a top rope flying butt bump on Mochizuki Jr.
Mochizuki Jr fires back with a German suplex on Taguchi before Taguchi locks in Oh My & Garankle and Mochizuki Jr taps out.
Winners By Submission: Team NJPW (6:40)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
United Empire (Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb) vs. Young Blood (Yuto Nakashima & Oskar Leube)
Callum Newman & Yuto Nakashima starts this match before Jeff Cobb hits a standing moonsault on Nakashima before Nakashima hits a bodyslam on Cobb.
Oskar Leube drops Cobb with a shoulder tackle then Cobb hits a double Olympic Slam then Cobb teased doing a dive but pulls up.
Newman flips over the top rope then Cobb hits Tour Of The Islands on Leube to get the win for United Empire.
Winners: United Empire (4:41)
Rate: 6
Non Title Fatal 4 Way Match
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Bullet Club War Dogs (Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors) vs. TMDK (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) vs. Musashi & Yoh vs. El Desperado & Master Wato
Robbie Eagles got a roll up on Drilla Moloney before Bullet Club War Dogs hits a double team suplex on Master Wato for a near fall before Yoh & Musashi hit stereo Falcon Arrows.
Wato hit a flip dive onto 4 guys on the floor then El Desperado hits a back suplex on Musashi in the ring then goes for the cover but several people made the save.
Eagles locks in Ron Miller Special on Musashi but Desperado gets Fujita in LS Clero to get the win for his team.
Winners: El Desperado & Master Wato (5:36)
Rate: 7
6 Man Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi, Bushi & Titan) vs. Jett Setters (Kushida & Kevin Knight) & Tama Tonga
Titan & Kevin Knight starts this match with some fast lucha reversals then Kushida enters and he ties up Titan on the mat and works the left arm before Titan dove onto Kushida on the floor then Shingo Takagi enters and works over Kushida.
Kushida hit a Flatliner into the middle turnbuckle and he tags in Tama Tonga & he hits a series of blows on Takagi then they traded forearm blows before they each hits an exploder suplex.
Bushi enters and hits a double hurricanrana then he dove to the floor on Tonga then in the ring Tonga nails Tongan Twist on Takagi then Knight hits a dropkick on Titan.
Knight hits a springboard dive onto LIJ then back in the ring Tonga drops Bushi with a clothesline then hits Bushi with Gun Stun for the win.
Winners: Jett Setters & Tama Tonga (10:55)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
Just 2 Guys (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Sanada & Yuya Uemura) vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (2023 G1 Climax Winner Tetsuya Naito & Yota Tsuji)
Yuya Uemura & Yota Tsuji lock up to get this match started and Uemura grounded Tsuji before Sanada enters and stomps on Tsuji then on the floor Tetsuya Naito whips Uemura into the guardrail.
Naito enters the ring and hits a basement dropkick on Sanada and LIJ works over Sanada in their corner. Naito hits a hurricanrana for a near fall.
Sanada places Naito’s feet on the top rope and hits Magic Screw and they were both down.
Uemura enters and faces Tsuji & he hits a bulldog for a near fall before Tsuji hits a modified Falcon Arrow for a near fall then Uemura hits a German suplex then a 2nd one for a near fall.
Uemura hits a top rope crossbody on Tsuji then hits Gene Blaster out of nowhere on Uemura for the win.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japon (11:10)
Rate: 6
Tanga Loa vs. David Finlay
David Finlay attacks Tanga Loa was trying to get into the ring and they immediately brawled on the floor then Loa whips Finlay into the guardrails then in the ring Loa hits jab strikes to the throat and chest.
They brawled right back to the floor and Finlay buried Loa under guardrails before Loa dove back into the ring before being counted out before Finlay hits a DDT for a near fall and he was fully in control.
They brawled back to the floor with Loa whipping Finlay into the guardrail then in the ring Loa hits a 619 and a top rope missile dropkick for a near fall. They traded forearm strikes and Loa hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall.
Finlay hits a standing powerbomb for a near fall then Loa hit a swinging Boss Man Slam for a near fall. Finlay nails Loa over the head with the shillelagh while the ref was out of position then hits Into Oblivion for the win.
Winner: David Finlay (12:33)
Rate: 6
Great O Khan vs. Jon Moxley
Great O Khan snuck up behind Jon Moxley and flips him to the floor and they immediately brawled at ringside then they brawled far from ringside as the ref was counting them out & the ref counted to 20 and we have a double count-out
Winner: No One (Double Count Out) (1:07)
Rate: 1
After the match Moxley got on the mic and said I’m not leaving Japan without a piece of your ass then challenges him to a Falls Count Anywhere Match & O Khan accepts by throwing a chair at Moxley.
Falls Count Anywhere Match
Great O Khan vs. Jon Moxley
They brawled by a wall far from ringside & O Khan puts Moxley on a cart and slams it into rows of chairs before O Khan tossed guardrails onto Moxley and got a near fall.
Moxley tossed O Khan into the rows of empty chairs as fans are scurrying around and giving them room to work. They got onto the entrance ramp and O Khan hits a double arm suplex on Moxley for a near fall and he locks in a modified Anaconda Vice on the ramp.
Moxley shoves O Khan off the ramp with O Khan landing on Yuto Nakashima on the floor then Moxley pulls out a pair of scissors & he cuts the ponytail before O Khan locks in a Triangle Choke on the mat but Moxley escaped and applied a Figure 4.
O Khan locks in a cross armbreaker then they switched to trading kicks and Moxley hits elbow strikes to the side of the head for a near fall then they hit double clotheslines.
O Khan leapt off a chair and hits a Superman Punch for a near fall then O Khan scoops him up and hits Tenzan Tombstone Piledriver for a near fall then they brawled up the staircase, and O Khan tossed a chair at Moxley’s back.
Moxley kicks O Khan & he tumbled down the stairs to the bottom then Moxley nails Death Rider then locks in a rear naked choke on the floor and the ref calls for the bell.
Winner By Submission: Jon Moxley (14:10)
Rate: 6
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Titles Match
Chaos (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii) & Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. TMDK (Television Champion Zack Sabre Jr, Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls)
Tomohiro Ishii & Zack Sabre Jr starts this match with standing switches then Hiroshi Tanahashi & Mikey Nicholls enters and traded standing reversals. Shane Haste hits Tanahashi from behind and he slams Tanahashi onto the ring apron.
TMDK began working over Tanahashi before Tanahashi hits a 2nd rope crossbody on ZSJ before Haste & Nicholls accidentally clotheslined each other then Kazuchika Okada made the hot tag and hits some bodyslams then a DDT on Haste then a plancha on Nicholls.
In the ring Okada hit a neckbreaker over his knee on Haste and he locks in Money Clip before Haste hits a suplex by dropping Okada stomach first to the mat then Nicholls hits a sliding clothesline on Tanahashi. Okada hit a double DDT.
Ishii & ZSJ both tag back in & ZSJ hits a snap German suplex before Ishii hits a clothesline before ZSJ got an O’Connor Roll for a near fall and some more creative roll ups for near falls.
They got up and traded slaps and Ishii hits an enzuigiri and they were both down then Tanahashi re enters and hits dragon screw on each opponent and he was fired up. Tanahashi locks ZSJ in a mid ring Octopus then Okada hits a flapjack on Nicholls.
ZSJ got a backslide on Tanahashi for a near fall and he ties Tanahashi up on the mat but Ishii made the save. Okada hit a dropkick on Haste. Tanahashi hit a Sling Blade on Nicholls.
Chaos & Tanahashi slams ZSJ stomach first for a near fall then Tanahashi went for High Fly Flow but ZSJ moves. Nicholls & Haste hits Tank Buster.
ZSJ hits a running Penalty Kick on Tanahashi for a near fall then picks up Tanahashi but Tanahashi got an inside cradle to get the win.
Winners & Still NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions: Chaos & Hiroshi Tanahashi (16:15) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!!)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Finals Of The 2023 Super Junior Tag League
House Of Torture (KOPW 2023 Champion Sho & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) vs. Catch 22 (Francesco Akira & TJP)
Evil, Dick Togo & Yujiro Takahashi attacks Catch 22 from behind on the floor before the ref stops Catch 22 from diving to the floor so Francesco Akira leapt over the ref and onto the House Of Torture.
TJP got whips into a guardrail and TJP clutched neck before Yoshinobu Kanemaru hit a DDT onto the exposed floor as the ref nearly counted to 20 so Akira tossed TJP into the ring to avoid the count out.
Kanemaru immediately focused on TJP’s damaged neck then Sho locks in Snake Bite before Akira made the hot tag and hits a basement DDT as Kanemaru was tied in the tree of woe.
Akira hit an Asai Moonsault onto House Of Torture then hits a top rope crossbody onto Sho for a near fall then a German suplex for a near fall before Sho hits Shock Arrow on TJP.
Kanemaru hits a 2nd rope superplex and a lungblower on Akira and he locks in a Boston Crab and he switched to a leglock before TJP hits Mamba Splash on Kanemaru then Kanemaru pushes TJP into the ref knocking the ref down.
The rest of the House Of Torture ran back to ringside as they hopped in the ring and stomped on Catch 22 then Callum Newman & Jeff Cobb hits the ring and attacks Evil, Takahashi & Togo. Cobb threw Togo into Boltin Oleg’s arms and he ordered Oleg to carry him to the back.
Cobb puts Evil on his shoulders and took him to the back too. Kanemaru got his bottle of whiskey but Akira hit a superkick and it sprayed alcohol everywhere.
TJP sprayed alcohol in Kanemaru’s eyes and got a near fall then hits a tornado DDT before Catch 22 hits 2/2 to get the win.
Winners: Catch 22 (16:40)
Rate: 5
Junior Heavyweight Title Match
Hiromu Takahashi (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori
Hiromu Takahashi & Taiji Ishimori immediately traded rollups the on the floor Ishimori targets the left shoulder then he got back into the ring and removed some corner pads.
They got in the ring with Takahashi selling the shoulder injury then Ishimori hits a hurricanrana before Takahashi hit a shotgun dropkick from the ring apron to the floor sending Ishimori into the guardrail.
In the ring Takahashi hits a Falcon Arrow for a near fall then Ishimori hits a shoulder breaker over his knee and remained in charge before Takahashi hits a rolling elbow.
They traded German suplexes then hits double clotheslines and were both down before Ishimori sets up for Styles Clash but Takahashi escapes and hits Dynamite Plunger.
Ishimori hit a Lungblower move to the chest then Ishimori locks in Bone Lock but Takahashi nails Time Bomb for a near fall. Ishimori hit a low blow kick with the ref out of position then Gedo Clutch for a near fall and they were both down.
Takahashi fires back with a decapitating clothesline then Ishimori went back to Bone Lock on the mat and Takahashi flailed on the mat and eventually reached the ropes.
Takahashi hits a superkick then Ishimori hits a jumping knee to the chin before he hits Ishimori with Nameless Hiromu Roll for the win.
Winner & Still Junior Heavyweight Champion: Hiromu Takahashi (20:38) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
United States Title Match
Will Ospreay (c) vs. Shota Umino
Match starts off with some standing switches then Shota Umino went for an STF but Will Ospreay immediately scrambled to the ropes then Ospreay hits a hurricanrana then a plancha to the floor.
He whips Umino into the guardrail then sets up one of the tables at ringside before Umino hits a back body drop on the floor then in the ring Ospreay hit a Mafia Kick and some chops then a backbreaker over his knee for a one count.
Ospreay applied a double armbar and leans back on the arms. Umino fires back with a flying forearm then Umino hits elbow strikes to the side of the head. Ospreay fired back with a handspring back spin kick then a springboard flying forearm for a near fall.
Ospreay traps Umino’s head in the corner and hit some kicks to the face then he spit in his face so Umino hits a forearm strike that drops Ospreay.
Umino stomps on Ospreay in the ropes and the ref had to pull him off Ospreay. Umino nails a DDT onto the ring apron then they brawled on the floor with Umino whipping Ospreay into the guardrails.
He hit a shotgun dropkick that sent Ospreay flying over the guardrail and into the front row Umino whips Ospreay into rows of empty red chairs at ringside then Umino slams Ospreay’s head onto a table then he whips the table at Ospreay’s head.
Umino put that table side by side with the one he set up earlier in the match then set up for a Death Rider on the ring apron but Ospreay blocks it then in the ring Ospreay hits a top rope flying forearm to the back of the neck. Ospreay went for a running Shooting Star Press but Umino got his knees up.
Umino went for a dropkick but Ospreay caught him and hit a powerbomb before Ospreay went for OsCutter but Umino caught him with a dropkick and they were both down then Umino hit a running neckbreaker and a slingshot stunner.
Umino hits an exploder suplex then he hits his own OsCutter for a near fall. Ospreay hit a mid ring Spanish Fly and they were both down. Ospreay hits Helluva Kick then Leap Of Faith for a near fall.
They again fought on the ring apron where Ospreay hits a Tiger Driver off the apron and through 2 tables and they were both down on the floor then Umino got into the ring before the 20 count but Ospreay immediately hits a basement dropkick and an OsCutter for a near fall.
Umino ducks Hidden Blade to the back then Ospreay hits Hidden Blade to the jaw for a near fall then Umino got to his feet and they traded forearm strikes but Umino’s were weaker.
Ospreay hits a half nelson suplex and a superkick then Umino swung wildly and collapsed before Ospreay caught him with the Hook Kick to the mouth and a Buzzsaw Kick then Ospreay hit repeated forearms to the back of the head then to the face.
Ospreay hits another Hook Kick then Umino nails a clothesline right and he locks in the STF but Ospreay reached the ropes. Umino hit a twisting neckbreaker then Ospreay got him up for Storm Breaker but Umino avoids it and Umino hits a faceplant for a near fall.
Umino hits a DDT and a swinging DDT for a near fall then Umino nails a top rope Death Rider for a near fall then he hits own Hidden Blade and another Death Rider and they were both down then they traded headbutts.
They got up and traded forearm strikes while holding onto each other’s wrist before Umino hits a pop up European Uppercut then hits a Shotgun Dropkick.
Ospreay hits Hidden Blade then Tiger Driver for a near fall before Ospreay nails Hidden Blade to the back of the head then Storm Breaker for the win.
Winner & Still United States Champion: Will Ospreay (40:16) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 10 (Recommend)
After the match Moxley got in the ring and confronts Ospreay but David Finlay jumps in the ring and attacks both men with his shillelagh then Finlay stood over Ospreay and said they have unfinished business. He got a giant mallet/sledgehammer and destroyed both the United States & United Kingdom Titles then left the ring with Ospreay & Moxley still down.
