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Power Struggle (2024)
Power Struggle was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It took place on November 4, 2024, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. It was the thirteenth event under the Power Struggle chronology. Storylines Power Struggle featured 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. Results References External linksThe official New Japan Pro-Wrestling website {{New Japan Pro Wrestling events, Power Struggle 2024 in professional wrestling 21st century in Osaka 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–presen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Puroresu, Japanese professional-wrestling Professional wrestling promotion, promotion founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, and based in Nakano, Tokyo. It is currently majority owned by card-game company Bushiroad, with TV Asahi and Amuse Inc. owning minority shares of the promotion. Naoki Sugabayashi has served as the promotion's Chairman since September 2013, while Hiroshi Tanahashi has served as the president of the promotion since December 2023. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, NJPW is the largest and longest-running professional wrestling promotion in Japan. Their biggest event is the January 4 Tokyo Dome Show (currently promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom banner) held each year since 1992. In addition to promoting professional wrestling matches, NJPW has also showcased mixed martial arts fights on some of its live events. The promotion was owned by Yuke's from 2005 until 2012. It was then sold to Bushiroad in 2012, which parlayed its entry to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ninja Mack
Brenden McAleavey (born December 31, 1989), better known by his ring name Ninja Mack, is an American professional wrestler currently performing for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he is a one-time GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion and one-time GHC Openweight Hardcore Champion. He also worked for Game Changer Wrestling and Ring of Honor. Early life Born on Long Island, Mack was raised in Cypress, Texas. He has an athletic background, as he competed in amateur wrestling at Cypress Creek High School, and later worked as a gymnastics coach at Cypress Academy of Gymnastics. He also toured with Cirque du Soleil, as well as with other circuses in the United States, Mexico, Venezuela and Belgium. Professional wrestling career Mack was trained by Booker T, and debuted for Booker's promotion Reality of Wrestling (ROW) in December 2014 under the ring name Brendan Skye. He would continue to make appearances for the Houston promotion over the next two years. He initially wrestled on the independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kushida (wrestler)
is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, better known by his mononymous ring name Kushida (stylized as KUSHIDA). He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). He is best known for his tenures with NJPW, where he is a former six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a four-time and current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (twice with Time Splitters teammate Alex Shelley and twice with Kevin Knight). He was the winner of the 2015 and 2017 Best of the Super Juniors tournaments, the 2016 Super J-Cup, and the 2017 Pro Wrestling World Cup, a tournament co-promoted by NJPW with What Culture Pro Wrestling (WCPW) and Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro). Kushida previously made appearances for NJPW's American partner Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former ROH World Television Champion. In 2019, Kushida signed with WWE, who assigned him to perform on the 205 Live and NXT brands. In WWE, he is a former one-time NXT Cruiserweight Champion. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Knight (wrestler)
Kevin Knight (born January 1, 1997) is an American professional wrestler. He is signed to the American professional wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), where he is one-half of the tag team Jet Speed with "Speedball" Mike Bailey. He is also signed to the Japanese promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion. He has also made appearances for promotions such as Major League Wrestling (MLW), Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), and Ring of Honor (ROH). Professional wrestling career Early career (2019–2020) Knight made his debut on August 2, 2019, wrestling for a range of Canadian and American independent promotions for the majority of late-2019 and early-2020. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2020–present) Young Lion (2020–2022) Knight entered the New Japan Pro-Wrestling LA Dojo in 2020 as a Young Lion, training under Katsuyori Shibata. Knight made his NJPW debut on Dece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiji Ishimori
is a Japanese Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of Bullet Club and its List of Bullet Club members#War Dogs, War Dogs sub-group. Ishimori is a three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, and is also a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion alongside former Bullet Club teammates Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa. Ishimori is best known for his 12-year stint with Pro Wrestling Noah, where he became one of the most decorated Cruiserweight (professional wrestling), junior heavyweights in the promotion's history, holding the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship three times, while also setting the record for the longest reign with the championship at 405 days during his first reign. Ishimori also held the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship a record six times, and won the promotion's Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League a record four times. He is also known for his work in Impact Wrestling, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie X
Robert Bell (born 6 January 1995), better known by his ring name Robbie X is an English professional wrestler. He is currently performing on the British independent circuit, particularly for Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro), where he is a former Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion. He also appears in the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of Bullet Club and its War Dogs sub-group. Professional wrestling career British independent circuit (2007–present) Robbie X made his professional wrestling debut in 2008 for One Pro Wrestling, before featuring for promotions including ''This is Wrestling, Gerry Norton Promotions'', Southside Wrestling Entertainment, ''Real Deal Wrestling, Dynamic Pro Wrestling and Shooting Star Wrestling'' between 2008 and 2012. Robbie X's first title win came on 28 October 2012, when he defeated Jonathan Gresham, Martin Kirby and champion Marty Scurll to win the ''SWE Speed King Title'' in an elimination match. On 17 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Moloney (wrestler)
Daniel Joseph Moloney (born February 9, 1997) is an English professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he performs under the ring name Drilla Moloney. He is a member of Bullet Club and its War Dogs subgroup. He is a former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion alongside Clark Connors. Moloney also makes appearances for various British promotions such as Progress Wrestling, TNT Extreme Wrestling and prior to 2024, Revolution Pro Wrestling. In NJPW, Moloney was a former member of the United Empire stable for a brief time before betraying them for Bullet Club at Dominion ( ). Professional wrestling career Progress Wrestling (2018–present) Moloney made his debut in Progress Wrestling at ''PROGRESS Chapter 80: Gods And Monsters'' on December 8, 2018, where he unsuccessfully challenged Trent Seven for the Progress Atlas Championship. He competed in various event gimmicks, such as at ''PROGRESS Chapter 89: 26th May 1988'', a comedic eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clark Connors
Connor Deutsch (born October 6, 1993), better known by his ring name Clark Connors, is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of the Bullet Club stable and its List of Bullet Club members#Sub-groups, War Dogs subgroup. In NJPW, Connors is a former 2-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions with his tag partner, Dan Moloney (wrestler), Drilla Moloney. Also in NJPW, Connors was the winner of the 2020 Lion's Break Crown. Connors also makes appearances on the independent circuit, where he is the current DEFY World Championship, DEFY World Champion. Professional wrestling career Early career (2017–2018) Connors made his debut on April 15, 2017, working mainly for Canadian independent promotions such as NWA All-Star Wrestling, All-Star Wrestling and West Coast Wrestling Connection. He also appeared for DEFY Wrestling, in his home state of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabe Kidd
Gabriel Michael McMenamin (born 24 April 1997) is an English people, English Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He is working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Gabe Kidd, is a member of the Bullet Club and its List of Bullet Club members#Sub-groups, War Dogs sub-group, and is the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship, IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion in his first reign. He is also a former Strong Openweight Championship, Strong Openweight Champion and Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship, Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion. He also makes appearances for partner promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Professional wrestling career Early career (2011–2019) McMenamin made his debut in 2011 under the name Kid Danger and at that time, he wrestled under a mask to conceal his age. In 2013, McMenamin switched to the name of Gabriel Kidd. On 29 April 2017, Kidd won the WCPW Internet Championship, one of the titles of WhatCulture, WhatCulture Pro Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bullet Club
, stylized as BULLET CLUB and sometimes shortened to BC, is a professional wrestling Glossary of professional wrestling terms#stable, stable primarily appearing in the Japanese Professional wrestling promotion, promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In the United States, the group currently appears on events run by the company's U.S. subsidiary, New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America, as well as U.S. partner promotions Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA, formerly Impact Wrestling) and All Elite Wrestling (AEW). The group additionally appears on events promoted by Tamashii, NJPW's Australasian affiliate, as well as on events of other Australasian Independent circuit, independent promotions. The group was formed in May 2013 when Irish wrestler Finn Bálor, Prince Devitt betrayed his Japanese partner Ryusuke Taguchi and came together with American wrestler Karl Anderson and Tongan wrestlers Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga to form a Heel (professional wrestling), villainous stable of fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six-man Tag Team Match
Much like the singles match, tag team professional wrestling matches can and have taken many forms. Just about any singles or melee match type can be adapted to tag teams; for example, hardcore tag team matches are commonplace. Tag team ladder match and variations are also frequently used as a title feud blow-off match. Stipulations, such as " I quit" or " loser leaves town" may also be applied. The following are match variations that are specific to tag team wrestling. Multiple wrestlers teamed matches Tag team matches can range from two teams of two fighting, to multiple person teams challenging each other. Such examples are six-man tag team matches (known as "Trios" in Lucha Libre and "Triple Tag" in British wrestling) or eight-man tag team matches, in which two teams of three or two teams of four fight in a standard one fall tag team match. ''Relevos Australianos'' A six-man tag team match between two teams of three wrestlers. Each team has one wrestler designated as team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinfall
In professional wrestling, a pin is a move where a wrestler holds an opponent's shoulders to the mat in an attempt to score a fall. A pinfall is a common victory condition, where the attacker pins an opponent and the referee makes a three count before the opponent gets released from the pin. Background The origin of the pinfall is the pin from amateur wrestling, whereby pinning an opponent to the mat will result in an automatic victory despite any points scored. However, while an amateur wrestling pin need be only one or two seconds, the count in professional wrestling is based on the referee's arm gestures, regardless of how much actual time elapses, and is to three slaps of the mat. The count is broken (a near-fall) if the opponent manages to raise one or both of their shoulders off the mat, commonly by ''kicking out'' (throwing their legs up to cause their shoulders to rise from the mat). In some positions, a wrestler may ''bridge'' (arching their back so that only their fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
