Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall was a
professional wrestling
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event promoted by
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
(NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Founded on January 13, 1972, by Antonio Inoki, the promotion was sold to Yuke's, who later sold it to Bushiroad in 2012. TV Asahi and Amuse, Inc. own minority sha ...
(NJPW). The event took place on July 12, 2020, in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
,
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
, at the
Osaka-jō Hall
is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of Osaka, Japan. The hall opened in 1983 and can seat up to 16,000 people. Built on a site area of 36,351 square meters, part of its form uses stone walls, modeled after those of the Cast ...
and was the twelfth event under the
Dominion
The term ''Dominion'' is used to refer to one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire.
"Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 1926 ...
name and sixth in a row that took place at the Osaka-jō Hall.
Production
Background
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall was officially announced on June 9, 2019, during
Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 9, 2018 at the Osaka-jō Hall, in Osaka. It is the tenth event under the Dominion name and the fourth in a ro ...
. It was scheduled to take place on June 14, 2020, but was postponed to July 12, to allow the rescheduled
New Japan Cup __NOTOC__
The New Japan Cup (NJC) is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) since 2005. It is considered the second most prominent heavyweight tournament in NJPW, after the G1 Climax w ...
tournament to take place instead, as the tournament was originally planned to be held earlier in the year but was cancelled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Due to the pandemic, the arena was limited to one-third capacity.
Storylines
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall featured
professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and
storylines. Wrestlers portray
villains
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,
heroes, or
less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.
Results
See also
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2020 in professional wrestling
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The COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the professional wrestling industry worldwide in 2020. Many promotions cancelled or postponed booked events ...
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List of NJPW major events
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Past events 2007
2008
2009 ...
References
External links
Official New Japan Pro-Wrestling website
{{New Japan Pro Wrestling events, Dominion
NJPW Dominion
2020 in professional wrestling
July 2020 events in Japan
Professional wrestling in Osaka
Events in Osaka
Sports events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic