2009 New Japan Pro-Wrestling pay-per-view event
Dominion 6.20 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 20, 2009, in Osaka , Osaka Prefecture , at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium . The event featured ten matches, two of which were contested for championships .[1] [2] [3] Go Shiozaki and Takashi Sugiura from Pro Wrestling Noah took part in the event as outsiders.[1] It was the first event under the Dominion name. The original promotional poster for the event created some controversy due to the usage of Nazi symbols.[4]
Storylines [ ]
Dominion 6.20 featured ten professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines . Wrestlers portrayed villains , heroes , or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]
Event [ ]
The event marked the culmination of a storyline rivalry between the fifth Black Tiger and the fourth Tiger Mask in a Mask vs. Mask match , where Tiger Mask was victorious. Post-match, Black Tiger was prevented from escaping by Koji Kanemoto , the former third Tiger Mask, and then unmasked by Tiger Mask, revealing veteran wrestler Tatsuhito Takaiwa.[6] American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) representatives Team 3D (Brother Devon and Brother Ray ) returned to NJPW at the event to successfully defend the IWGP Tag Team Championship against Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson .[1] In the main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi recaptured the IWGP Heavyweight Championship from Manabu Nakanishi and was afterwards challenged by Takashi Sugiura , setting up his first title defense.[1] [3]
Results [ ]
References [ ]
^ a b c d e f g h i j "Dominion 6.20" . New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
^ a b "Dominion 2009" . Pro Wrestling History . Retrieved August 14, 2015 .
^ a b c Golden, Hunter (June 24, 2009). "Rising Sun Soliloquy Newsletter #30" . Wrestleview . Retrieved July 5, 2016 .
^ Meltzer, Dave (May 11, 2009). "Mon. update: White on ESPN; Nazi symbols on wrestling poster; Storm wrestling for ROH; Super Hulk" . Wrestling Observer Newsletter . Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013 .
^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works" . HowStuffWorks, Inc . Discovery Communications . Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014 .
^ "Dominion 6.20" . New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013 .
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