| 1 | 30.09.2025 | artisticxavier | 7.0 | |
| 2 | 15.08.2025 | hhcc5489 | 7.0 | |
| 3 | 30.08.2024 | yanis17 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 25.12.2023 | RyanKras16 | 7.0 | |
| 5 | 30.11.2023 | Burner | 7.0 | |
| 6 | 13.01.2023 | MMGoose | 8.0 | |
| 7 | 23.12.2020 | Strong Zero Machine | 7.0 | |
| 8 | 19.04.2020 | LatinoHeat93 | 7.0 | Tanahashi vs SANADA klares MotN(****1/4), Ahibata vs Evil nettes Slugfest was gneua die richtige Cardplatzierung hatte (***3/4), Ishi& Yoshi-Hashi vs Guerilla of Destiny war eine echte Überraschung und das beste Match von GoD(***1/2), Das Jr Tag League Final war echt klasse (***3/4), Das Jr Match zwischen BUSHI vs KUSHIDA war OK, das After Math umso geiler klasse inzinierung rund um Takahashis Rückkehr nach seiner Excursion. ME war dann ein solides Match mehr aber auch nicht (***1/4), . Die letzte große Show im Jahr 2016 hatte sehr gute Momente und kleinere Downphasen Insgesamt war Power Struggle definitiv eine gute Show |
| 9 | 05.01.2019 | Damian | 4.0 | One of the weakest New Japan events I have ever seen, with only Tanahashi having a **** star or more match. The GOD vs. Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi was much better than expected. Everything else was at best ok at worst trash. Main event was really bad and predictable. |
| 10 | 12.08.2017 | Justt | 8.0 | |
| 11 | 09.05.2017 | Crippler Crossface | 8.0 | |
| 12 | 03.03.2017 | see base 2cubed | 8.0 | Another really strong card . The final of the Jr. Tag tournament far out shined the grandeur of the tournament itself . Lethal did well in the main , aside from one communication issue . This card moved things towards the Dome in nice fashion . Matches worth watching : Angel de Oro, Fuego, Ryusuke Taguchi & Titan vs. David Finlay, Jushin Thunder Liger, Ricochet & Tiger Mask , Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) (c) vs. CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI) , BUSHI (c) vs. KUSHIDA , BULLET CLUB (Adam Cole, Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson) vs. CHAOS (Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay) , Katsuyori Shibata (c) vs. EVIL , Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. SANADA , Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Jay Lethal and my top match was ACH & Taiji Ishimori vs. Roppongi Vice (Beretta & Rocky Romero) . |
| 13 | 03.01.2017 | WCWler | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 02.01.2017 | SlothFacts | 9.0 | |
| 15 | 17.12.2016 | InactiveGuru | 6.0 | |
| 16 | 12.12.2016 | Evolve3891 | 8.0 | Another good NJPW show although in my opinion a bit down compared to most of their big shows during the year. A very good card as NJPW once again showed why they are by far the best wrestling promotion on the planet. The only bad thing I can say about the show is that Im kindve sick of New Japans opening matches which always seem to be a throw away match although when i compare them to most standard WWE matches they are much better than those. Another good show in a great year for the wrestling promotion of the year. |
| 17 | 30.11.2016 | ILoveProWrestling01 | 6.0 | The Three First Matches were the typical NJPW undercard, GOD/Ishii AND Hashi was Great, Very Fun Fast Paced Action (***1/2), Super Junior Tag Tournament 2016 Final Match was Good (***1/4), Bushi/Kushida - Nothing Special (**1/2), Bullet Club vs Chaos was good (***1/4), Evil/Shibata - Very Good Match and Great Psychology in Shibata's Shoulder(****), Sanada/Tanahashi - Great Match (***3/4), Naito vs Lethal was an Absolutely MEH (**1/2) |
| 18 | 21.11.2016 | TRowan | 9.0 | |
| 19 | 19.11.2016 | GaryOak69 | 8.0 | |
| 20 | 15.11.2016 | jboyaquar | 6.0 | After being WoW'd by 'KOPW, ' this show left me flat. Neither of the T Dome Main events were featured in a way that garnered my interest. As this was the final 'Big' show before Jan 4th, one would think the (very entertaining but less so than the 30th) eight man would present Okada/Omega in a manner to allow its prospective audience to get a feel for their joined essence by introducing them within a 1st act/elementary setting, but their interaction was still limited to sequences and third-act denouncements. I thought Omega would have more of N Jackson's swag after pinning the champ but he seemed lost in thought/not as someone who just pinned his nemesis. In addition, watching ginger-Tana semi-waddle to the ring (after a solid 3 1/2 with the still-prime though distant SANADA) and almost recite his challenge as an obligation, and not as the last defender of NJPW sekigun honor/dignity, was disheartening. Granted, I saw these two live in their physical prime at 'KOPW' '11 so I may be harsher than the average fan... and the T Dome match should serve as Naito's crowning achievement so that should be different. Regarding the matches, the IWGP tag title will be higher on the card than the Jr. Tag title so I thought those matches were out-of-order. Even so, the's fan's desire to be that crowd that sees Y-H win a title, and his ability to wring-out close falls, were a hilight. The crowd's boo'ing of Kushida rubbed his match the wrong way. 3 good, 2 pretty good... nothing great. |
| 21 | 13.11.2016 | Undisputed | 8.0 | Good November show. Main event was good, undercard was solid and the most important matches was very good. RPG Vice who winning junior heavyweight tournament is suprise but match was good and I prefere ACH & Ishimori team. |
| 22 | 12.11.2016 | Paiero | 8.0 | |
| 23 | 10.11.2016 | HudE | 7.0 | |
| 24 | 10.11.2016 | MAGICIAN | 7.0 | Der Opener war schwach (*¼). Das danach war ziemlich schlecht (¾*). Ishii & YOSHI vs. GoD hat mich echt überzeugt, war ein echt gutes Match, jedoch mit falschen Siegern (***½)! RPG Vice vs. ACH & Ishimori im Turnierfinale war ein ziemlich starkes Tag Match mit sehr beeindruckender Schlussphase (***¾). Danach folgt das standardmäßige KUSHIDA Match, alles an sich gut, aber nichts besonders und gegen Ende hin langweilig (***¼). Das Booking sollte man hier zusätzlich am besten auch hinterfragen. Kamaitachi ist dann die Zeitbombe, sehr enttäuschend. BULLET CLUB vs. CHAOS war ein starkes, sehr unterhaltsames 8 Man Tag Match mit spannender Schlussphase. Sehr gut gemacht, dass Omega Okada pinnt (***¾). EVIL vs. Shibata war das erwartete Match, das mich dann doch gegen Ende hin sehr überrascht hat und mich mit einer starken Schlussphase doch überzeugen konnte. Jedoch auch hier wieder dämliches Booking mit dem falschen Sieger (***½). SANADA vs. Tanahashi war ein wirklich hervorragendes Match. Sehr schöner Anfang, Storytelling gefällt mir sehr (wie eigentlich bei jedem Tanahashi Match), Beinbearbeitung wie immer gut, Schlussphase extrem spannend und sehr gut gestaltet. Sehr sehr gutes Match, insgesamt knappe (****¼+MotN). Der ME war dann leider echt enttäuschend. Das was in den 24 Minuten geschah, hätte man auch locker in 15 Minuten bringen können. Das war so einfach deutlich zu wenig. Die Schlussphase war auch leider sehr kurz. Das einzige richtige Highlight dieses Matches war die Elgin Bomb von Lethal. Ansonsten war das alles sehr solides Wrestling, leider dennoch enttäuschend (***¼). Insgesamt sind das dann 7, 00 von 10 Punkten - 'sehr solide'. |
| 25 | 10.11.2016 | Typhix | 7.0 | |
| 26 | 08.11.2016 | Glover | 7.0 | The first three matches were standard NJPW opening tags with mostly-good talent. The Tag matches were both good, with the Jr. Tag being a bit too long and with perplexing winners (***1/4) and the Heavyweight Tag Titles being more hype due to the stakes and how much the crowd loves YOSHI and Ishii (***3/4). KUSHIDA vs BUSHI was a solid match, better than their last, which saw KUSHIDA work somewhat around the boos he was receiving, both winning over part of the crowd and acting a tad heel to justify them (***1/2). Kamaitachi returning was awesome, barring that he isn't keeping the name "Kamaitachi". 8-Man tag was decent, fun stuff (***1/4). Shibata vs EVIL was the war I wanted it to be, and showed why EVIL is so damn good at what he does, and rightfully gave him the NEVER Title (****1/4). Tanahashi vs SANADA did some interesting things towards the beginning, but slowed down and did some weird things and spots that made no sense, particularly SANADA doing a moonsault where he lands on his feet after Tana worked his leg all match (he still sold it, but it made him look like an idiot); still a very nice match (***1/2). Naito vs Lethal was the most basic main event I've seen all year; technically sound, but was 25 minutes of nothing. Unlike your average Okada main event, it didn't start in the middle, dip in quality and then spike up for the finish; no, this match, plateaued REALLY early and stayed there for 25 minutes. I like both guys, but this was not their best showings, nor their best match together (***, perhaps ***1/4). A bunch of solid matches with one stand-out great match on this show, with some decent build towards the Dome show. |
| 27 | 07.11.2016 | Robert Taylor | 7.0 | Das Dark Match war in Ordnung und Juice bekommt mal einen Sieg, auch gut. Opener war ebenfalls in Ordnung. Die nächsten 4 Matches habe ich noch live gesehen. Bullet Club vs. GBH & Tatsu war wieder nichts und die Story will ich einfach nicht sehen. GOD vs. Yoshihashi & Ishii fand ich zu meiner Überraschung richtig gut, das beste Match von GOD bisher. Das liegt aber auch daran, dass sie mit Ishii und Yoshi endlich Gegner bekommen, die auch mal over sind und in ihrer Rolle richtig gut. Roppongi Vice vs. ACH & Ishimori war ebenfalls ganz gut, Ishimori bringt frischen Wind in die Division und die Story mit Beretta und Romero scheint auch endlich beendet zu sein. Kushida und Bushi haben ein besseres Match als noch im September, ganz ordentlich aber ich frage mich warum Bushi den Titel erst gewonnen hat, wenn er ihn direkt wieder verliert. Scheint wie ein Sytem zu sein, dass der erste Run als Champion oftmals sehr kurz ist, siehe Naito oder auch Okada damals. Himoru Takahashi als Time Bomb fand ich gelungen, mal sehen was er hier zeigen kann, da er wirklich lange weg war. Im Eight Man Tag hampeln mir die Bucks und Cole zu viel rum. An sich nicht schlecht und durch den Sieg von Omega über Okada auch von Bedeutung aber diese rumgehampel hat mich genervt. EVIL hier mit dem überraschenden Sieg, gutes Match und ich dachte eigentlich die Verteidigung wäre nur Formsache. Mir gefällt es. Tanahashi vs. Sanada fand ich auch echt gut, vielleicht sogar MOTN. Wenn Sanada sich langfristig an New Japan bindet und sie ihm einen Vertrag geben, kann man noch große Dinge von ihm erwarten. Main Event ist ebenfalls sehr ordentlich. Es ist nicht einfach für einen Wrestler bei New Japan gleich im 3. Match seiner Japan-Karriere einen Main Event zu bestreiten aber Lethal hat hier einen guten Job gemacht, wie ich finde. |
| 28 | 07.11.2016 | ferrante207 | 9.0 | |
| 29 | 07.11.2016 | Grissom | 6.0 | |
| 30 | 07.11.2016 | HHH Pedigree | 7.0 | |
| 31 | 07.11.2016 | gre4ka43 | 9.0 | |
| 32 | 06.11.2016 | DerHitman | 8.0 | |
| 33 | 06.11.2016 | Willie Jones | 8.0 | |
| 34 | 06.11.2016 | Luv all wrestling | 9.0 | High end show of the year contender. The multi man tags were better then normal, even Boner vs Yoshi Tatsu wasn't completely horrendous. GOD had one of the best IWGP Tag Title Defences in a long time, EVIL got his first championship in a fun brawl with a hot crowd, Bushi and Kushi had their best match yet, Tana and Sanada had a great match the Jr tag match was sick. The main event was pretty meh, due to a dead crowd and long match time. |
| 35 | 06.11.2016 | SoaDown90 | 8.0 | |
| 36 | 06.11.2016 | themadsamurai | 9.0 | |
| 37 | 06.11.2016 | WJA1989 | 8.0 | |
| 38 | 06.11.2016 | patyis | 7.0 | |
| 39 | 06.11.2016 | newnoise87 | 7.0 | |
| 40 | 06.11.2016 | seriousbusiness | 8.0 | |
| 41 | 06.11.2016 | strongstyle77 | 7.0 | MotN war Tanahashi/SANADA (****1/4), Main Event war ein bisschen enttäuschend. Auch fand ich es unnötig, dass man Bushi den Titel gegeben hat, der Titelwechsel war unnötig wenn ihn Kushida direkt wieder gewinnt. Sonst eine gute Show, besonders das IWGP TT Match hat mich überrascht zwischen Guerillas of Destiny & Ishii/Yoshi-Hashi (****)... Guter Build up insgesamt für den Tokyo Dome! |
| 42 | 06.11.2016 | hbg | 8.0 | |
| 43 | 06.11.2016 | Hunter Dunn | 9.0 | Really great show. Very entertaining from start to finish. 6 man **1/4. 8 man **1/2. BC vs GBH/Tatsu **1/2. GOD vs Tacos/Ishii was great. Even Tanga Roa did a good job. All guys worked hard and made a really good match ***3/4. ACH/Ishimori vs RPG was an awesome high energy match. Surprised RPG won but I'm not mad as they've been great as of late. We haven't got a RPG vs Bucks match in awhile so I'm excited ****. KUSHIDA vs BUSHI was a great match, better than their Destruction one. Surprised to see KUSHIDA get so many boos ***3/4. Dreamteam vs CHAOS was great. Really fun action with a great end ***3/4. EVIL vs Shibata was great, surprised at the result ***3/4. Tanahashi vs SANADA was fantastic and as expected MOTN, they have great chemistry. SANADA will be a huge star for NJPW in the future ****1/4. Lethal vs Naito was good. Didn't find it as bad as some did. Thought it could've been better but I enjoyed it ***1/2. Great show overall and an incredible build to WK11 |
| 44 | 05.11.2016 | DriesBerrens | 8.0 | |
| 45 | 05.11.2016 | Kradelios | 8.0 | |
| 46 | 05.11.2016 | Vacant 21 | 8.0 | |
| 47 | 05.11.2016 | NastyYaffa | 3.0 | Just like w/ pretty much every New Japan show, the first 3 matches were total filler & nothing matches - once we get to the "actual" card, you got G. O. D. taking on Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI & it was pretty good, definitely the best the Guerrillas have looked together so far (**3/4), RPG Vice vs. ACH & Ishimori was meh, pretty much the usual from the junior tag division - nothing new & nothing that stood out about it (*), BUSHI/KUSHIDA was really, really good, loved KUSHIDA's performance in it & I am glad that he has the title again (***3/4), Bullet Club vs. CHAOS was pretty boring, the only things that I liked about it were the little Okada/Omega interactions & the Gedo 1-on-4 spot (*1/2), EVIL/Shibata was very good, on par with their underrated G1 match - loved the aggression shown by EVIL & Shibata was excellent as usual (***1/2), Tanahashi/SANADA = real good with some well executed storytelling, tied for the MOTN honors w/ BUSHI/KUSHIDA (***3/4), the main event between Naito & Lethal was better than expected, I hated their ROH match, and this one went even longer so I expected myself to hate it, but it was OK (**). Overall not quite seeing the show-of-the-year-candidate hype, but Power Struggle '16 was an ok, yet forgettable show. 3 matches worth watching, but not must see. |
| 48 | 05.11.2016 | IssouChancla | 8.0 | |
| 49 | 05.11.2016 | CrossFaceX | 6.0 | |
| 50 | 05.11.2016 | King of Strong Style | 8.0 | Eine gute Show mit 2-3 schwachen Punkten. Die ersten Multi Man waren ok aber auch eher unintressant. Danach aber folgen 5 gute Matches die alle 3 1/2+ sind, klarer MOTN Tanahashi vs. SANADA. Das Booking hat aber ein paar Schwächen warum musste BUSHI Champion werden um es gleich wieder zu verlieren? KUSHIDA hätte einfach Champion bleiben sollen. Aber alles in allem dennoch eine gute Show |
| 51 | 05.11.2016 | xAnchors | 8.0 | |
| 52 | 05.11.2016 | RainmakerF7 | 9.0 | Excellent show, would've been a top tier show of the year if it wasn't for the underwhelming main event. The opening 8 man tag was a lot of fun, good stuff (***) and the Geek Club/GBH & Tatsu wasn't actually THAT bad (**). The G. O. D/Ishii & Yoshi-Hashi match was probably the best tag title match in what, forever? It was goddamn awesome (**** 1/4), the best G. O. D has ever looked by far. ABS & Flips vs RPG Vice was another excellent match (****). BUSHI/KUSHIDA was very good, great story and the post-match was awesome as well obviously (*** 1/2). CHAOS/Elite was a lot of fun, great 8 man tag (*** 3/4). Shibata/EVIL was an excellent hard hitting match, really enjoyed this (****). Tanahashi/SANADA was easily Match of the night, as good as their G1 match, phenomenal match (**** 1/2). Naito/Lethal was a really good main event but it was still very underwhelming, not on the level of a typical NJPW main event (*** 1/4). This show ruled. PS: I am not really sure if the guy who gave this show 3 watched a different show or he just hates his life. |
| 53 | 05.11.2016 | hunterp | 8.0 | |
| 54 | 05.11.2016 | King of Darkness | 8.0 | Einige sehr unerwartete Ergebnisse aber trotzdem echt starker PPV. Deswegen verstehe ich nicht wieso einige Leute 3 pkt geben nur weil das Booking nicht passt! |
| 55 | 05.11.2016 | Codebreaker | 6.0 | Die erste Hälfte war ziemlich zäh. 8 Man Tag der Jr. HW war noch kurzweilig , aber halt zu kurz. ACH/Ishimori leider mit ihrem schwächsten Match, das sie in diesem Turnier hatten. BUSHI Title-Run war komplett überflüssig und die Paarung mit KUSHIDA funktioniert irgendwie überhaupt nicht. EVIL/Shibata mit blöden Ende. Tanahashi vs. SANADA mit weitem Abstand MotN. Main Event hätte man lieber kürzer und kompakter bringen sollen. Nichts was jetzt komplett schlecht war (außer BONE SOLDIER), aber wirklich gut war nur der Co-Main Event. |
| 56 | 05.11.2016 | JacobsBawks | 8.0 | There are a lot of things I was disappointed with, particularly all of the title matches minus the GoD match which all sat below four stars. The non-title multi-man matches were a lot of fun, and the IWGP Tag Title match was the best match for that title in years and was the best match of the night. The CHAOS team did a lot of carrying, but GoD is starting to show big improvement, ****. KUSHIDA/BUSHI was easy to follow but was nasty and had a weird pace, ***1/2. EVIL/Shibata bordered on great, but lacked the expected viciousness, ***3/4. ACH-Ishimori/RPG Vice wasn't bad but it went on for too long and wasn't as exciting a match as you'd expect from the teams involved, ***1/4-1/2. Tanahashi/SANADA had decent moments and a good story about one-upping each other, but the constant Dragon Sleeper attempts slowed the match down and overall is lacked anything special, ***1/2. The show was already four hours old by the time the main event started. The crowd was worn out by then, and so was I. The action was decent but it died a slow death. ***1/2 is the absolute highest I can give it, but that'll likely go down. Overall, a very consistent show with fun matches that really fizzled out at the end. |
| 57 | 05.11.2016 | Jobbs | 6.0 | evilOpening tags were meh as usual although I did enjoy the Jr 8 man tag bout. Tag titles and Jr Tag Tourney Finals were both good and really good. Team Okada vs Team Omega was really good and very enjoyable as well (***1/2). KUSHIDA/BUSHI bored me to death and Kamaitachi as the time bomb mystery just sucked. I'd say if it wasn't for the finish I'd give EVIL/Shibata MOTN (***1/2). Last two matches were decent but they went longer then they should've tbh. So overall good show with ACH & Ishimori vs RPG Vice being my MOTN (***3/4). |
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