Originally published at https://www.postwrestling.com/2023/06/04/njpw-dominion-2023-review/
Karen Peterson & Bruce Lord review NJPW Dominion from Osaka-jo Hall where seven championship matches including a main event where SANADA defeated LIJ’s latest member in Yota Tsuji, Bullet Club’s latest talent acquisitions, the G1 Climax 33 entrants list, announced and the Road to Forbidden Door 2 begins.
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NJPW Dominion
Time/Date: Sunday, June 4, 2023
Venue: Osaka-jo Hall (Attendance: 7,040)
English Commentary Team: Kevin Kelly, Chris Charlton, & Gino Gambino
Event Lineup
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: SANADA © vs. Yota Tsuji
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships: Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Tomohiro Ishii © vs. Shota Umino, Jon Moxley & Claudio Castagnoli
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship: Hiromu Takahashi © vs. Master Wato (2023 BOSJ Winner)
NEVER Openweight Championship: David Finlay © (w/ Gedo) vs. El Phantasmo
Vacant IWGP Tag Team Championships Three Way Tag Team Match: Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI) vs. House of Torture (EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. United Empire (Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare)
NJPW World Television Championship: Zack Sabre Jr. © vs. Jeff Cobb
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships: Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA © vs. TJP & Francesco Akira
8-Man Tag Match: TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi & DOUKI vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi, BUSHI & Titán)
Tournament Final to determine #1 Contender to IWGP U.S. Heavyweight Title: Lance Archer vs. Will Ospreay
Kickoff Show — Young Lion Hat-trick Challenge: Oskar Leube vs. Ryohei Oiwa, Boltin Oleg & Yuto Nakashima
Big Announcements
Will Ospreay to Face Kenny Omega for IWGP US Championship
Dan Moloney Defects from United Empire
Bullet Club’s Ranks Grow Further
Bryan Danielson Calls Out Kazuchika Okada
G1 Climax 33 Participant Field Announced
Upcoming Schedule
All Together Again (6/9) Ryogoku Sumo Hall
Forbidden Door II (6/25) Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada
NJPW STRONG Independence Day (7/4-5) Korakuen Hall
G1 Climax 33 (7/15-8/13) – Finals at Ryogoku Sumo Hall
Photo Courtesy: NJPW
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