Power Struggle (2013) was a

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(PPV) event promoted by

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(NJPW). The event took place on November 9, 2013, in

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, at the Bodymaker Colosseum and featured ten matches (including one

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), five of which were contested for championships. It was the third event under the Power Struggle name.

Storylines

Power Struggle featured ten

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that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed

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, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.

Event

The opening match of the event saw

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(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson), who had made their NJPW debuts just the previous month by winning the 2013 Super Jr. Tag Tournament, defeat Suzuki-gun ( Taichi and

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) for the

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. The fourth match was a two-fall three-way match for both the IWGP and the

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, pitting IWGP champions Tencozy (

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and

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) against NWA champions K.E.S. ( Davey Boy Smith Jr. and

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) and the

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(NWA) team The IronGodz, made up of the debuting Jax Dane and NWA World Heavyweight Champion Rob Conway, who made his fourth NJPW appearance at the event. Tencozy was defeated in both falls, with The IronGodz taking the first to win the NWA title and K.E.S. the second to regain the IWGP title. The event also featured former rivals

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and Yuji Nagata teaming up for the first time to defeat Takashi Iizuka and

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en route to a match against Daniel and

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at Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome,

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defeating Tomohiro Ishii in a rematch from the 2013 G1 Climax and

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making his third successful defense of the

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against

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in a match, which had the added stipulation that Nakamura would have had to join Suzuki-gun had he lost the title. Post-match, Nakamura nominated Tanahashi as his next challenger, setting up the first main event match for Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome. Two of the top matches of the event saw

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successfully defend the NEVER Openweight Championship and his certificate for an

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match against previous champion

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and

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successfully defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against

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in a rematch of the finals of the 2012 G1 Climax, setting up the second of a double main event for Wrestle Kingdom 8 in Tokyo Dome between Okada and Naito.

Results

References

External links

The official New Japan Pro-Wrestling website
{{New Japan Pro Wrestling events, Power Struggle

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