NJPW Power Struggle '93 Line Up

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**NOTE** Some of these match ups will be further explained come the next WPW posting.**

New Japan Pro Wrestling Presents

November 6th, 1993
Tokyo Japan@ Sumo Hall

Main Event
Champion Vs. Champion
IWGP Heavyweight Championship

Champion: "Mr. Puroresu" Genichiro Tenryu 2nd Defense (WAR)

Vs.

Greatest 18 Champion: "The Golden Lights" Hiroshi Hase

No DQ, No Count Out
GRUDGE MATCH

"Macho Body" Hiromichi Fuyuki (Fuyuki-gun)

Vs.

"Mr. Black" Masahiro Chono

IWGP Tag Team Championships

Champions: King's Road (Steve Williams & Johnny Ace) 1st Defense

Vs.

Former Champions: Hell Raisers (Power & Awesome Gladiator)

Winner Receives IWGP Title Shot at the Dome

"Villainous Bull" Hiroyoshi Tenzan

Vs.

"King Of Destruction" Shinya Hashimoto


Special 6 Man Tag

"Genius Wizard" Keiji Muto, "Super Rookie" Jun Akiyama & Super Strong Machine

Vs.

Scott "Flash" Norton, Satoshi Kojima, & Tatsutoshi Goto (Fuyuki-gun)

Diamond Studd Debut

"Diamond Studd" Scott Hall

Vs.

"Macho Dragon" Tatsumi Fujinami

IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship

Champion: Jushin "Thunder" Liger 6th Defense

Vs.

"El Padre De La Lucha Libre" Gran Hamada (Los Amigos)

PLUS...

Special Attraction
2 Out Of 3 Falls
Lucha Rules

Super Delfin (MPro) "El Jefe" Ultimo Dragon, & Jinsei Shinzaki (Los Amigos)

Vs.

Great Sasuke (MPro), Koji Kanemoto & El Samurai

Special Attraction

Terry Taylor & Osamu Kido

Vs.

JJ Jacks (Akira Nogami & Takayuki Iizuka)

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Awesome to see Sasuke returning, along with Delfin being worked onto the card. Should be fun.

Is Hall going to stick around for a lengthy gaijin run? Or is this just a few dates for a talent exchange type tour with WCW?

Tenzan against Hashimoto comes at a critical time (I think) for both guys. Well-worked into the structure of things, with Tenzan returning HOT - while Shinya is kind of rolling downhill after dropping the strap. Curious to see how it all unfolds. I have my predictions, but we'll wait & see. Either way, perfectly suitable contender's match right here. Definitely worth looking forward to.

Already said it once, but yeah. I figure the Tag Title battle will be the smash hit of the night. Could easily steal the show, even with Hase & Tenryu performing up top.

Heck, Chono versus Fuyuki has me stoked. I like the comedy shtick you've infused into Fuyuku's act here. But, more importantly, I think the gimmick combined with the stipulation of this particular match should allow them more freedom & range - in terms of what they can do out there. Could be a purely fun brawl, all in all.