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NJPW Power Struggle 2017 Card Finalized With Omega vs Beretta

Posted: Oct 31st, '17, 14:00
by cero2k
Source: f4wonline.com

Another title match was confirmed for Power Struggle as NJPW rounded out the show's card.

In his biggest match since moving up to heavyweight, Trent Barreta will challenge for Kenny Omega's IWGP United States Championship. The match was set up when Barreta challenged Omega at NJPW's road to Power Struggle show on Sunday.

This will be Omega's third defense of the title since winning it in Long Beach this summer. He previously retained against Juice Robinson at Destruction in Kobe and against YOSHI-HASHI at ROH's Global Wars: Chicago iPPV. Barreta also defeated Yujiro Takahashi in his first singles match at heavyweight at Destruction in Kobe.

There will be four title matches at Power Struggle, which will take place at the Edion Arena in Osaka on Sunday morning. The wrestler who has been billed in vignettes as "Switchblade" will be revealed at the show as well. Here's a look at the finalized card:

IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi defending against Kota Ibushi

IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega defending against Trent Barreta

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay defending against Marty Scurll

NEVER Openweight Champion Minoru Suzuki defending against Toru Yano in a bullrope match

Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo vs. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi

Sho & Yoh vs. Ryusuke Taguchi & ACH in the finals of the Super Junior Tag Team Tournament

Togi Makabe, Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima vs. Cody, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens

Juice Robinson, Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask IV, KUSHIDA & Hirai Kawato vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, El Desperado & Taka Michinoku

The Young Bucks vs. Dragon Lee & Titan

David Finlay vs. Katsuya Kitamura

Re: NJPW Power Struggle 2017 Card Finalized With Omega vs Beretta

Posted: Oct 31st, '17, 14:00
by cero2k
aside from that legends match, this looks like a really solid card

Re: NJPW Power Struggle 2017 Card Finalized With Omega vs Beretta

Posted: Oct 31st, '17, 14:41
by KILLdozer
That Trent Baretta dude's still around? Lol hm.

What was the other one? Kaylen Croft?

Re: NJPW Power Struggle 2017 Card Finalized With Omega vs Beretta

Posted: Oct 31st, '17, 15:01
by cero2k
KILLdozer wrote: Oct 31st, '17, 14:41 That Trent Baretta dude's still around? Lol hm.

What was the other one? Kaylen Croft?
of course he's around, he's everywhere, he's awesome, yet another great wrestler that WWE has no idea what to do with and completely misuse

Re: NJPW Power Struggle 2017 Card Finalized With Omega vs Beretta

Posted: Oct 31st, '17, 15:46
by Big Red Machine
cero2k wrote: Oct 31st, '17, 15:01
KILLdozer wrote: Oct 31st, '17, 14:41 That Trent Baretta dude's still around? Lol hm.

What was the other one? Kaylen Croft?
of course he's around, he's everywhere, he's awesome, yet another great wrestler that WWE has no idea what to do with and completely misuse
Actually they dd know what to do with him, they just stopped doing it for no reason.

Re: NJPW Power Struggle 2017 Card Finalized With Omega vs Beretta

Posted: Nov 1st, '17, 06:34
by KILLdozer
Remind me, what WERE they doing with him again?

Re: NJPW Power Struggle 2017 Card Finalized With Omega vs Beretta

Posted: Nov 1st, '17, 07:42
by cero2k
KILLdozer wrote: Nov 1st, '17, 06:34 Remind me, what WERE they doing with him again?
Dudebusters

Re: NJPW Power Struggle 2017 Card Finalized With Omega vs Beretta

Posted: Nov 1st, '17, 08:40
by KILLdozer
cero2k wrote: Nov 1st, '17, 07:42
KILLdozer wrote: Nov 1st, '17, 06:34 Remind me, what WERE they doing with him again?
Dudebusters
Of course, but what was it after that?

Re: NJPW Power Struggle 2017 Card Finalized With Omega vs Beretta

Posted: Nov 1st, '17, 09:32
by cero2k
KILLdozer wrote: Nov 1st, '17, 08:40
cero2k wrote: Nov 1st, '17, 07:42
KILLdozer wrote: Nov 1st, '17, 06:34 Remind me, what WERE they doing with him again?
Dudebusters
Of course, but what was it after that?
he did nothing in smackdown for a while when Croft got fired, then to NXT, teamed with Yoshi Tatsu, feuded with Hero, got injured and started the "Where's Trent?" thing and he got released before ever coming back.