Update on NJPW Power Struggle card

Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi and SANADA vs. Shota Umino are both set for NJPW Power Struggle — but only one of those matches will be for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

NJPW officially confirmed overnight that both bouts have been added to the Power Struggle card. The result of Sabre and SANADA’s title match at Royal Quest IV in London this Sunday (October 20) will determine which is for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

At King of Pro Wrestling earlier this week, Sabre defeated Tetsuya Naito to become IWGP World Heavyweight Champion for the first time in his career. SANADA, Takagi, and Umino then all confronted Sabre after the match. Sabre informed Takagi and Umino that SANADA was already first in line for a title shot — but we’d see who was next after that.

NJPW then ran an angle at a press conference where Sabre and SANADA drew names out of an envelope to determine their Power Struggle opponents. Sabre drew Takagi’s name, and SANADA drew Umino’s.

Power Struggle is being held in Osaka on Monday, November 4. Here’s what’s been announced for the event so far:

• Zack Sabre Jr. vs. Shingo Takagi (will be an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match if Sabre retains against SANADA at Royal Quest)
• SANADA vs. Shota Umino (will be an IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match if SANADA wins the title from Sabre at Royal Quest)
• Super Junior Tag League 2024 finals
• IWGP Global Champion David Finlay defends against Taichi
• IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI defends against Master Wato
• IWGP Tag Team Champions TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) defend against HENARE & Great-O-Khan
• Hiroshi Tanahashi & El Phantasmo vs. EVIL & Ren Narita

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