Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall was a
professional wrestling event promoted by
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 7, 2021, in
Osaka,
Osaka, at the
Osaka-jō Hall and is the thirteen event under the
Dominion name and seventh in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
The event was originally planned to take place on June 6, but was postponed to the following day due to the
state of emergency
A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state du ...
in Japan because of the
COVID-19 pandemic, although the name of the event was not changed. In the main event,
Shingo Takagi defeated
Kazuchika Okada to win the vacant
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches,
Kota Ibushi defeated
Jeff Cobb, and
El Desperado defeated
Yoh to retain the
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Production
Background
Since 2020, NJPW has unable to run events with a full arena capacity due to
COVID-19 restrictions. The event was originally scheduled to take place on June 6 but was postponed to June 7, due to the
state of emergency
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.
Storylines
Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall will feature
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.
On night 2 at
Wrestling Dontaku,
IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay successfully defended the title against
Shingo Takagi. Ospreay was planned to defend the championship against
Kazuchika Okada at Wrestle Grand Slam in the
Tokyo Dome but the event was postponed due to the state of emergency. On May 20, Ospreay vacated the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship due to a neck injury. During Road to Wrestling Grand Slam both Takagi and Okada challenged for the vacant title.
The match between Okada and Takagi for the vacant title was scheduled for Dominion.
Results
References
External links
The official New Japan Pro-Wrestling website
{{New Japan Pro Wrestling events, Dominion
2021
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2021 in professional wrestling
Events in Osaka
June 2021 events in Japan
Professional wrestling in Osaka
Sports events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic