Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall
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 Promotional poster for the event, featuring various NJPW wrestlers | ||||
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro Wrestling | |||
| Date | June 19, 2016[1] | |||
| Venue | Osaka-jō Hall[1] | |||
| City | Osaka, Japan[1] | |||
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Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event is scheduled to take place on June 19, 2016, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall. This will be the eighth event under the Dominion name and second in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
Production
Background
In July 2015, NJPW returned to the Osaka-jō Hall for the first time in 21 years, drawing a full capacity crowd for Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall, which was dubbed a "great success" for the company.[2] On January 4, 2016, NJPW made the official announcement of a return to Osaka-jō Hall the following June.[3][4]
Storylines
Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]
Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall will be main evented by Tetsuya Naito defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Kazuchika Okada.[1] This is a rematch from April's Invasion Attack 2016, where Naito defeated Okada to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Naito's win came following outside interference from his Los Ingobernables de Japón (L.I.J.) stablemates Bushi, Evil and the debuting Sanada,[6] which led to the continuation of a storyline rivalry between L.I.J. and Okada's Chaos stable over the next tour.[7] On May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2016, Naito made his first successful defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Chaos member Tomohiro Ishii. After the match, Okada, who had defeated L.I.J. member Sanada earlier in the event, entered the ring and had a staredown with Naito, indicating he wanted the next title shot.[8][9] The match was made official for Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall three days later.[1] Naito invited NJPW owner Takaaki Kidani to come witness the match,[9] having earlier accused him of being in cahoots with Okada.[10]
Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall will also feature a ladder match for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship between champion Kenny Omega and challenger Hiroshi Tanahashi.[1] Earlier in the year, the IWGP Intercontinental Championship had been vacated following Shinsuke Nakamura's departure from NJPW, leading to a match on February 14, 2016, at The New Beginning in Niigata, where Omega defeated Tanahashi to become the new champion.[1][11] Over the next months, Omega and Tanahashi faced off in several matches involving the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[1] The first title match took place on March 20 and saw Tanahashi, Michael Elgin and Juice Robinson fail in their attempt to capture the title from Omega and his Bullet Club stablemates The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).[12] Tanahashi and Elgin then replaced Robinson with Yoshitatsu and on April 10 at Invasion Attack 2016, the three defeated Omega and The Young Bucks to become the new NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions.[6] After a successful title defense against Omega and two other Bullet Club members, Bad Luck Fale and Yujiro Takahashi, on April 23,[13] Tanahashi, Elgin and Yoshitatsu lost the title back to Omega and The Young Bucks on May 3 at Wrestling Dontaku 2016.[8] Tanahashi had originally challenged Omega to an IWGP Intercontinental Championship rematch on April 27, but was turned down by the champion, who kicked Tanahashi low, raised a ladder on top of him and climbed on top of it, before stating that he never wanted to face Tanahashi again.[14] After the match at Wrestling Dontaku 2016, Tanahashi repeated his challenge. Initially, Omega again turned down the challenge, but then added that if Tanahashi agreed to a ladder match, he would grant him the title shot. The two climbed up on the opposite sides of a ladder and shook hands to set the match up,[8] which was made official three days later.[1] This marks the first-ever ladder match in NJPW history.[1][15]
Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall will also feature Yuji Nagata defending the NEVER Openweight Championship against Katsuyori Shibata in a rematch from Wrestling Dontaku 2016.[1] On February 11 at The New Beginning in Osaka, NJPW's veteran wrestlers, the so called "third generation", came together to announce an "uprising", which Katsuyori Shibata, the reigning NEVER Openweight Champion, took exception to.[1] After successfully defending the title against Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Shibata failed in his third defense against third generation's last representative with the 48-year old Yuji Nagata becoming the new NEVER Openweight Champion at Wrestling Dontaku 2016.[1] Three days after the event, NJPW announced a rematch between the two for Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall.[1]
Matches
| No. | Matches[1][16] | Stipulations | |
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| 1 | Yuji Nagata (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata | Singles match for the NEVER Openweight Championship | |
| 2 | Kenny Omega (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi | Ladder match for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | |
| 3 | Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Kazuchika Okada | Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | |
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 【6.19大阪城・主要カード！ 】内藤の牙城に前王者・オカダが挑戦！オメガvs棚橋のIC王座戦は初のラダーマッチに！永田と柴田のNEVER再戦も実現！. New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). May 6, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ 【新日・大阪城決戦】木谷オーナーが総括「１００点満点」. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). July 6, 2015. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ 【新日】上半期のビッグマッチ日程発表. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). January 5, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Caldwell, James (January 4, 2016). "New Japan announces 2016 Schedule". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- 1 2 Meltzer, Dave (April 9, 2016). "NJPW Invasion Attack live results: Kazuchika Okada vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Championship". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ オカダが怒りのSanada制裁予告. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). April 13, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- 1 2 3 Rose, Bryan (May 3, 2016). "NJPW Wrestling Dontaku results: Super Juniors lineups; IWGP champ Naito vs. Ishii". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- 1 2 【レスリングどんたく】内藤が３０分超死闘制しＩＷＧＰ初防衛 Ｖ２戦はオカダ決定的. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ 【新日４・１０両国】ＮＪＣ覇者・内藤 悲願のＩＷＧＰ初戴冠誓う. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). March 14, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (February 13, 2016). "NJPW New Beginnings: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kenny Omega for the IWGP IC Title". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Rose, Bryan (March 21, 2016). "New Japan Road to Invasion Attack results: ROH TV Champion Ishii vs. Evil". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ "4/23 New Japan in Tokyo Results – Team Elgin vs. Bullet Club Six-man Tag Title match, Naito’s faction vs. Chaos elimination main event". Pro Wrestling Torch. April 23, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Rose, Bryan (April 27, 2016). "NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2016 results: Kenny Omega vs. Michael Elgin I-C title match". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ 【レスリングどんたく】ケニー・オメガ 棚橋とラダーマッチで激突へ. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Meltzer, Dave (May 6, 2016). "NJPW announces top 3 matches for 6/19 PPV". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved May 6, 2016.