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Power Struggle (2023)

Power Struggle was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It took place on November 4, 2023, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium. It was the twelfth event under the Power Struggle chronology.

Power Struggle featured professional wrestling matches that will involve 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.

After retaining the IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship against Zack Sabre Jr. at Royal Quest III On October 14 at Royal Quest III, Will Ospreay called out anyone to challenge him for the title. Shota Umino then came out and accepted Ospreay's challenge which Ospreay granted Umino a title shot at Power Struggle under the condition that Great-O-Khan would face Jon Moxley, which Umino accepted.

After Hiromu Takahashi successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship at Destruction in Ryōgoku, Taiji Ishimori returned and attacked Takahashi and challenged him to a match at Power Struggle.

After Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Tomohiro Ishii) and Hiroshi Tanahashi successfully defended the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship at Destruction in Ryōgoku, Ishii offered a title shot to TMDK which they accepted.

The event also featured the finals of the 2023 Super Junior Tag League. The tournament matches took place during the Road to Power Struggle tour between October 21 until November 2. On November 2, Catch 2/2 (Francesco Akira and TJP) defeated Intergalactic Jet Setters (Kushida and Kevin Knight) in the semi-finals to advanced to the finals while House of Torture (Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru) defeated El DespeWato (El Desperado and Master Wato) to also advance. Both teams finished the tournament with a record of six wins and three losses, setting up the finals of the tournament.

At Destruction in Ryogoku, David Finlay lost the NEVER Openweight Championship to Tama Tonga. At Royal Quest III, Finlay was pinned by Tanga Loa in a six-man tag team match. A match was scheduled between Finlay and Loa for Power Struggle.

The event started with a preshow match broadcast live on the NJPW World stream, in which Boltin Oleg, Ryusuke Taguchi and The DKC outmatched Dragongate's Strong Machine J, Mochizuki Jr. and Yoshiki Kato in six-man tag team action.

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