IWGP World title bout, five other matches set for NJPW Power Struggle

  • Ian Carey
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Five matches are set for NJPW Power Struggle and an IWGP World Title bout will take place on the show as well although it’s not yet clear who champion and challenger will be.

The event takes place on Monday, November 4, 2024, at The EDION Arena in Osaka. On Tuesday, NJPW announced five matches that are now scheduled for the show, including the finals of the Super Junior Tag League, which kicks off on October 24.

New IWGP World Champion Zack Sabre Jr. spoke at a press conference earlier today about his first title defense coming up at Royal Quest on October 20 against SANADA. Shingo Takagi and Shota Umino both interrupted to make their claims for future title shots since each of them beat ZSJ in the G1. It was then decided that ZSJ and SANADA would draw names and defend the title against the name they drew should they be the champion come Power Struggle.

“Sabre and SANADA both pulled names from an envelope to determine potential title challengers for Power Struggle on November 4,” NJPW1972.com reads.

ZSJ pulled out Takagi’s name, so should ZSJ retain against SANADA at Royal Quest, it will be ZSJ vs. Takagi at Power Struggle. Should SANADA defeat ZSJ at Royal Quest, he will defend the belt against Umino at Power Struggle.

David Finlay will defend the Global Championship against Taichi in a match that was set up this weekend at King of Pro Wrestling. After successfully defending his title against Hirooki Goto, Finlay mockingly challenged Yuya Uemura for his next defense (Uemura defeated him in the G1), knowing that Uemura was not medically cleared. Finlay’s challenge brought out Taichi to defend his stablemate, and NJPW has made a match between the two official.

Master Wato returned from an ACL injury at King of Pro Wrestling. He came out to defend DOUKI from an attack by House of Torture but he then challenged the IWGP Junior Heavyweight champion to a title match, which is now official for Power Struggle.

Hiroshi Tanahashi and El Phantasmo will team up to take on House of Torture’s EVIL and Ren Narita. This follows EVIL attacking Tanahashi at King of Pro Wrestling as Tanahashi was announcing that he will retire on January 4, 2026.

The IWGP Tag Team Champions Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste will also defend their titles against United Empire’s HENARE and Great-O-Khan.

NJPW Power Struggle lineup for November 4, 2024 —

  • Either: IWGP World Champion Zack Sabre Jr. defends against Shinto Takagi or SANADA defends against Shota Umino
  • Super Junior Tag League Finals
  • IWGP Global Champion David Finlay defends against Taichi
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI defends against Master Wato
  • IWGP Tag Team Champions TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) defend against HENARE & Great-O-Khan
  • Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo vs. EVIL & Ren Narita