Old rivals Shinsuke Nakamura and Katsuyori Shibata headline next month’s “POWER STRUGGLE” in Osaka as Shinsuke defends his IWGP Intercontinental Title against Shibata in the main event. Also on that show, Yoshitatsu (Naofumi Yamamoto who it appears will keep his WWE name) will make his in-ring return to New Japan after 7 years, facing AJ Styles in a singles match.

And to no surprise, Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Title has been confirmed as the “WRESTLE KINGDOM 9″ main event. This will be the second time (previously in 2013) that this match has headlined the annual 1/4 show.

NJPW “POWER STRUGGLE”, 11/8/14 (WPW)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Special Singles Match: Yoshitatsu vs. AJ Styles
2. Special Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi vs. Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI
3. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata

NJPW “WRESTLE KINGDOM 9 IN TOKYO DOME”, 1/4/15 (WPW)
Tokyo Dome

1. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada

Here are details from New Japan on how people outside of Japan can watch the upcoming “POWER STRUGGLE” PPV on 11/11. After watching the 10/8 Sumo Hall show on USTREAM, I found the video quality and value for money to be great and recommend what should be another good show from New Japan.

Time & Date of LIVE iPPV
Nov. 11 (Sun), 2012, starting at 17:00 (Japan std. time) – till the end of all the matches.

Information on the site, price etc.
Price: US$25
Start of sale : Nov. 3rd, 2012
Area: All over the world (except for Japan and the other specific area)
URL: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/njpw1972
* The above URL page will become available in a couple of days.

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NJPW “POWER STRUGGLE”, 11/11/12 (WPW)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Wataru Inoue vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata
2. IWGP Tag Team Title: Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith Jr. (c) vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima
3. Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Title #1 Contender Match: Kazuchika Okada vs. Hirooki Goto
4. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Karl Anderson
5. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Yujiro Takahashi

“POWER STRUGGLE” will live up to its name as today’s full card announcement for the 11/12 Osaka super-show confirmed that all five IWGP titles will be on the line and each one will have a New Japan vs. enemy faction theme. G1 Tag League 2011 winners Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer are granted their IWGP Tag Team Title match quickly as they face the most successful champions in the title’s 26 year history, Bad Intentions. This will be Bernard & Anderson’s V10 defense of the belts and although they already hold the defense record, reaching double figures would be a massive achievement for the two and is something they will want to do. 11 matches make up the show with two special tag matches also added today, including one-time tag partners from long ago Makabe and Takayama renewing their feud. The full card for 11/13 Kyoto was also announced.

* Correction from yesterday – the NJPW/CMLL shows will be on the 21st and 22nd of January, not the 23rd and 24th. Thanks to Walt for emailing me that correction.

NJPW “POWER STRUGGLE”, 11/12/11 (WPW/PPV)
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. Tama Tonga & Killer Rabbit vs. Jado & Gedo
2. Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Takashi Iizuka & Hideo Saito
3. Yuji Nagata vs. Tomohiro Ishii
4. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Yoshihiro Takayama & Taichi
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Davey Richards & Rocky Romero (c) vs. Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA
6. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title: Prince Devitt vs. TAKA Michinoku
7. Special Tag Match: MVP & Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura & Yujiro Takahashi
8. Special Singles Match: Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Satoshi Kojima
9. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Masato Tanaka (c) vs. Hirooki Goto
10. IWGP Tag Team Title: Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (c) vs. Minoru Suzuki & Lance Archer
11. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Toru Yano

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN KYOTO”, 11/13/11 (Samurai! TV)
Kyoto KBS Hall

1. Hiromu Takahashi vs. Takaaki Watanabe
2. Tama Tonga vs. Kyosuke Mikami
3. Special 8 Man Tag Match I: Prince Devitt, Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask & KUSHIDA vs. Davey Richards, Rocky Romero, Jado & Gedo
4. Satoshi Kojima vs. King Fale
5. Special 8 Man Tag Match II: Togi Makabe, Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tomoaki Honma vs. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue vs. Takashi Iizuka, Hideo Saito & Tomohiro Ishii
7. Special 8 Man Tag Match III: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, MVP & Tetsuya Naito vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Masato Tanaka & Yujiro Takahashi