Power Struggle (2012)


Power Struggle was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. 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. It was the second event under the Power Struggle name.

Production

Background

Following the success of King of Pro-Wrestling, the first NJPW pay-per-view available on the international market, the promotion's chairman Takaaki Kidani announced that Power Struggle would also air worldwide on PPV.

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.

Event

During the event both of NJPW's junior heavyweight titles changed hands; Time Splitters, winners of the 2012 Super Jr. Tag Tournament, captured the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from the Forever Hooligans, while Prince Devitt regained the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship from Low Ki. Meanwhile, K.E.S. successfully defended the IWGP Tag Team Championship against previous champions Tencozy, 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. 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.

Results