It was an event that outshone anything the bland and boring WWE and the incoherent and directionless AEW has done this year.
Power Struggle proved that NJPW can outshine North America’s Big Two and did so while setting up their biggest show of the year: Wrestle Kingdom.
To be fair, many AEW stars are involved in NJPW’s version of WrestleMania but they are being used more precisely and with purpose rather than they are in AEW.
MJF appeared via video screen laying out a challenge once again to NJPW superstar Oiwa Fujita of TMDK.
After Fujita and Hartley Jackson beat Lee Johnson and Blake Christian at Power Struggle, MJF appeared on the Big Screen laying down a Wrestle Kingdom challenge.
“It is the one true champion, Maxwell Jacob Freeman, again. As you know, I am from the only country that matters: The United States of America while you hail from Japan which is a Third World country. I come from AEW, a place where the best wrestle. You come from New Japan, a place where the best leave. I’m a World Champion. I have beaten every name in this industry: Ospreay, Omega, Moxley, just to name a few. Meanwhile, you lost to that skinny, fat dork, Tsuji. A fake champion and he beat the ever-loving s–t out of you like you owed him money,” said MJF.
“Yet, here I am. Here I am once again offering you the opportunity of a lifetime to wrestle me for the only championship that matters, the Triple B. Hell, I will even sweeten up the deal. I will let you wrestle me on the one show that everyone in New Japan kills to be on: Wrestle Kingdom. If you choose to accept my challenge I will beat you in the middle of the ring, in the middle of that crappy Tokyo Dome with a move that is as simple as a headlock takeover,” he added.
He then mocked Fujita some more before signing off.
“So, Oiwa. They call you The Grip. I find that name to be quite apropos because if you wrestle me, when I am done with you, you will have embarrassed yourself, your company and your country. So they only thing you will be gripping is a sword to commit seppuku (hara-kiri) because a big Hebrew,” he said kissing his ring.
Fujita grabbed a microphone and gave his response.
“This is the second time you have sent a video message. The weakest dogs sure do bark a lot. I will make you submit in the Tokyo Dome and don’t you dare disrespect NJPW,” he answered.
MJF wasn’t the only superstar sending a video message. A man in a hoodie appeared on the Big Screen after YOH, Hyo and Shota Umino defeated the House of Torture (SHO, Dick Togo and Yujiro Takahashi).
The mysterious figure addressed Yoh, the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.
Speaking in Japanese the figure said: “You haven’t faced me in a title match. How dare you call yourself a champion. I am next. At the Tokyo Dome I will challenge for that belt but I have a condition. I am a fantastic wrestler and if I give you the honor of wrestling me and you lose to me, you can never be in that ring again. If you lose to me, you will be thrown out of NJPW. I am going to take that belt and make that match your last in New Japan. I am going to beat you up.”
The person on the Big Screen then appeared attacking Yoh. Yoh ducked their belt shot and punched them in the “lower abdomen”. Yoh ripped off the mask and hoodie to reveal…Sho.
“If you have something to say you can say it to my face,” said Yoh agreeing to the match but he also wants to add a stipulation of his own.
If Sho loses to Yoh, he has to leave the House of Torture.
In another stunner of a development, Outbound Co. (Taiji Ishimori and Robbie X) defeated TMDK (Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita) to win Super Junior Tag League 2026.
As they were celebrating, Mistico came out with the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships. Since El Desperado is currently injured and they cannot defend the titles, Mistico wants to vacate the titles and prepares to hand them over to Outbound Co. since they earned a match for the belts at Wrestle Kingdom. Mistico just demands a match for the belts in future.
Eagles and Fujita are called back into the ring by Ishimori.
Ishimori thinks a better solution is a three-way match for the vacant titles. Everyone agrees, including Mistico.
In the main event, Gabe Kidd defeated Taichi to retain the IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship. Kidd demanded that NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi put the belt around his waist.
The Ace did so and they shook hands. Kidd punched Tanahashi in the face and threw the belt to the arena floor. He then piledrove Tanahashi.
“You piece of s–t! Get out of here!” yelled commentator Walker Stewart.
Yuya Uemura stormed the ring unloading on Kidd.
“I will not let you do what you want with NJPW any more! I am going to put an end to you! Wherever it is! Whenever it is! Fight me!” Uemura declared.
Moxley attacked Uemura from behind with a Death Rider. They then stomped the crap out of Uemura until Shingo Takagi came down to fight off Moxley.
Kidd helped Moxley Death Driver Shingo as Kidd piledrove Uemura.
Kidd rolled The Ace in the ring.
On the microphone, Moxley said the Death Riders have no more time and no respect for NJPW.
NJPW Power Struggle 2026 Results
Aaron Wolf, Master Wato and KUUKAI versus The United Empire (Francesco Akira, Jakob Austin Young and Zane Jay)
Wato and KUUKAUI leap onto Akira and Jay on the floor so that Wolf can powerslam Young for a two count. Young rolls up Wolf holding his trunks for two. Judo throw into a cross-arm breaker. Young taps out.
Winners: Aaron Wolf, Master Wato and KUUKAI
Mistico, KUSHIDA and Masatora Yasuda versus Unbound Co. (Titan, Gedo and Daiki Nagai)
Gedo tries to get a quick win by rolling up Kushida but he kicks out. Yasuda breaks up the Gedo Clutch on Kushida. Yasuda and Mistico leap on Titan and Nagai on the floor. Kushida puts Gedo in the Hoverboard Lock as Yasuda puts Nagai in a Boston Crab. Mistco puts Titan in La Mistica. Gedo taps out.
Winners: Mistico, KUSHIDA and Masatora Yasuda
TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa and Hartley Jackson) versus The Swirl (Lee Johnson and Blake Christian)
Johnson hoists up Oiwa but is put into the Grip and then clotheslined down for The Grip again. Johnson taps out.
Winners: TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa and Hartley Jackson)
Yuya Uemura, Toru Yano, Ryusuke Taguchi and Kazuma Sumi versus The House of Torture (Ren Narita, Shun Skywalker, DOUKI and Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
The House targets Uemura’s knees throughout the match. Kanemaru puts him in the figure four. The match breaks down with everyone brawling on the floor except the two men in the ring. Kanemaru hits a Deadbolt Suplex and a Lion Shiner body press from the top rope for the pin.
Winners: Yuya Uemura, Toru Yano, Ryusuke Taguchi and Kazuma Sumi
YOH, Hyo and Shota Umino versus House of Torture (SHO, Dick Togo and Yujiro Takahashi)
The House brings out Hyo’s stuffed tiger/leopard mascot plushie, MyonMyon, in a cage to the ring. Yoh and Hyo bring Umino to the ring crawling and on a leash.
Sho holds up a document The House drew up saying that MyonMyon is their property. Sho has handcuffs and says he will perform a citizen’s arrest on their opponents if they come close to MyonMyon.
Sho and Hyo free MyonMyon but are attacked by the House.
As Sho distracts the official, Togo chokes out Yoh with his garotte. Later on in the match, Sho tries to do it again by grabbing the official’s shirt but the referee actually slaps him. The crowd is stunned.
As Togo hides his garotte by running around the ring, the official and Hyo are on all fours chasing him around. Togo eventually hands it off to Sho who sneaks it out of the ring. Hyo gives Togo a stunner rolling him up for the pin.
Yoh and Hyo rescue MyonMyon and handcuff Togo in the middle of the ring.
Winners: YOH, Hyo and Shota Umino
The United Empire (Shingo Takagi and Jeff Cobb) versus The Death Riders (Jon Moxley and Wheeler Yuta)
A chop from Cobb sends Yuta bouncing off the ropes. Cobb just picks up Yuta like a small child heaving him right across the ring. As Moxley and Yuta have the Empire in submission holds, Cobb picks up Yuta and drops him on Moxley. As Moxley and Shingo brawl on the floor, Cobb puts Yuta away with a Tour of the Islands.
Moxley storms the ring attacking Cobb and Shingo. Shingo bites Moxley’s head.
Shingo takes the microphone and tells Moxley it doesn’t end tonight. He wants to fight him at Wrestle Kingdom.
Winners: The United Empire (Shingo Takagi and Jeff Cobb)
Knock-Out Brothers (Yuto-Ice and OSKAR) (c) versus The United Empire (Will Ospreay and Callum Newman) – IWGP Tag Team Championship Match
Ice fights off Ospreay. A buzzsaw kick to the head stuns him. Ice helps Oskar to his feet. They drop Ospreay with KOB. Ospreay kicks out.
Ice gives Ospreay a roundhouse kick. Oskar chokeslams him. Newman dives in to save the match. Ice and Newman trade punches. Oskar slips in behind putting Newman in a sleeper.
Newman escapes giving Oskar a stunner. Ice blocks a Newman low-blow. Pop-up, kick to the face by Ice on Newman. Newman bails from the ring.
KOB! KOB!
Ospreay nails Ice with a running Hidden Blade. Oskar tries to chokeslam Ospreay. Ospreay flips out of it hitting him with a Hidden Blade.
Ospreay attempts to get Oskar up for a Storm Breaker but cannot. Newman rushes into the ring with a steel chair hitting Oskar from behind.
The official calls for the bell. Ospreay is stunned.
“We could have won!” shouts Ospreay.
As Oskar gets up, Newman throws the chair into his face.
Ospreay and Newman get into a shoving match. That turns into fisticuffs and that turns into a brawl.
“Hey! F–k, this! You think your the leader? You think you can come back and do whatever you want to do? Let’s make it official. Callum Newman, the prince and Will Ospreay, the king, at the Tokyo Dome!” he says before walking off.
Winners: …and still IWGP Tag Team Champions via disqualification, Knock-Out Brothers (Yuto-Ice and OSKAR).
Yota Tsuji (c) (IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match) versus Kenny Omega versus Boltin Oleg – Three-Way Match
Oleg has Tsuji up for the Kamikaze. Tsuji escapes and takes Oleg out with a Fireblaster spear. Tsuji goes for a pin. Omega hits him with a running knee strike. Omega piledrives Tsuji but Tsuji puts his foot on the ropes. Omega gives Oleg the One-Winged Angel.
Omega signals to the crowd that he isn’t finished yet. He pins Tsuji with a V-Trigger and a One-Winged Angel.
Winner: Kenny Omega
After the match, Omega tells the crowd that he just beat NJPW’s champion and challenges Tsuji to put up the title against him at Wrestle Kingdom.
Outbound Co. (Taiji Ishimori and Robbie X) versus TMDK (Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita) – Super Junior Tag League 2026 Final
Fujita and Eagle double kick X right out of the ring. Fujita has Ishimori up on his shoulders so Eagles can give him a stunner. Ishimori kicks out.
X double Pele Kicks both TMDK members. Ishimori has Fujita pinned with the Gedo Clutch. Eagles pushes X on top of Ishimori. X escapes a Turbo Backpack with a springboard stunner on Eagles.
Fujita lifts up Ishimori but Ishiomori rolls up Fujita for the pin.
Winners: Outbound Co. (Taiji Ishimori and Robbie X)
Gabe Kidd (c) vs. Taichi – IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship Match
Tachi almost has Kidd down for the count rolling him up. Kidd rushes across the ring. Taichi blasts him with a super kick. Taichi is too exhausted to cover Kidd though.
Taichi! Taichi!
Taichi finally lays an arm over Kidd but it is too late. Kidd kicks out. Taichi goes to pick up Kidd. Kidd just falls to the mat.
Kidd regains control on the top rope stunning Taichi with a Destroyer from the top rope. A big clothesline and another piledriver has Taichi kicking out at two. Taichi stays down after Kidd’s driver.
Winner: …and still IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, Gabe Kidd.
