Storylines Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

dominion 6.11 in osaka-jo hall featured ten professional wrestling matches involved different wrestlers pre-existing scripted feuds , storylines. wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events built tension , culminated in wrestling match or series of matches.

kazuchika okada, made sixth defense of iwgp heavyweight championship in main event

dominion 6.11 in osaka-jo hall main evented kazuchika okada making sixth defense of iwgp heavyweight championship against kenny omega. rematch wrestle kingdom 11 in tokyo dome, okada defended title against omega in match earned critical acclaim, including six-star rating (on scale of 0 five) dave meltzer of wrestling observer newsletter. following wrestle kingdom 11, omega took hiatus njpw reassess [his] future , stating weighing options . despite interest wwe, omega decided remain njpw , returned promotion in late february. upon return, omega set himself deadline claim iwgp heavyweight championship, planning champion when njpw presents g1 special in usa shows in long beach, california on july 1 , 2, 2017. quickest way title shot through 2017 new japan cup, plan derailed tomohiro ishii, eliminated him tournament in first round. meanwhile, okada continued defending iwgp heavyweight championship, defeating minoru suzuki , new japan cup winner katsuyori shibata. on may 3 @ wrestling dontaku 2017, omega avenged loss new japan cup defeating tomohiro ishii , following main event of show, okada defended iwgp heavyweight championship against omega s bullet club stablemate bad luck fale, nominated champion next challenger @ dominion 6.11 in osaka-jo hall. okada stated decided nominate omega due wanting face strongest possible challenger. match officially announced 2 days later. in out-of-character interview, omega stated thought revisit [the match] , recognized there comes time in business when s important move numbers, put asses in seats, saying goes, , have come out guns blazing .

dominion 6.11 in osaka-jo hall feature rematch wrestle kingdom 11 in tokyo dome, tetsuya naito defend iwgp intercontinental championship against hiroshi tanahashi. after defending title against juice robinson on april 29, naito challenged tanahashi, had defeated los ingobernables de japon stablemate evil earlier same day. naito, however, tried turn down tanahashi s challenge, noting , evil tied 1–1 in series against each other. tanahashi had lost naito @ wrestle kingdom 11, compelled challenge him rematch due disliking how naito treating championship belt, throwing , kicking around. others jushin thunder liger had voiced displeasure on naito s actions. match officially announced on may 5. on may 18, njpw announced tanahashi had ruptured right biceps tendon during recent tour of north america, stated scheduled return ring in time dominion 6.11. in weeks leading dominion 6.11 in osaka-jo hall, naito criticized njpw s decision introduce iwgp united states heavyweight championship, stating had same concept intercontinental championship. feeling intercontinental championship worth less ¥10 coin, naito stated if won @ dominion, wanted title retired , if not accepted njpw, vacate title. tanahashi appeared @ njpw s june 3 show, stating going ready dominion, while adding going save iwgp intercontinental championship naito.

minoru suzuki, defended never openweight championship in lumberjack deathmatch @ event

the never openweight championship defended @ dominion 6.11 in osaka-jo hall champion minoru suzuki taking on challenger hirooki goto. suzuki captured title goto on april 27 el desperado, member of suzuki-gun stable. afterwards, goto repeatedly requested rematch suzuki. on may 3, suzuki called out goto , entire chaos stable, declaring war between , goto s stables. on may 8, njpw announced rematch between suzuki , goto, adding match contested under lumberjack deathmatch rules, ring surrounded members of chaos , suzuki-gun.

on may 8, njpw announced matches both of promotion s tag team championships dominion 6.11 in osaka-jo hall. in iwgp tag team championship match, war machine (hanson , raymond rowe) set face guerrillas of destiny (tama tonga , tanga loa). war machine made first title defense on may 3 in three-way match, involving tencozy (hiroyoshi tenzan , satoshi kojima) , guerrillas of destiny. after pinning tenzan retain title, war machine attacked behind guerrillas of destiny, led champions challenging tonga , loa confront them face-to-face. in iwgp junior heavyweight tag team championship match, roppongi vice (beretta , rocky romero) defend against young bucks (matt jackson , nick jackson). match made result of challenge made romero after , beretta captured title suzuki-gun s taichi , yoshinobu kanemaru on april 27.

dominion 6.11 in osaka-jo hall feature match between cody , michael elgin. after debuting njpw on january 4, 2017, cody has picked singles match wins on juice robinson , david finlay. after defeating finlay on may 3, cody challenged njpw find him stronger opponent, led promotion announcing on may 8 face elgin @ dominion 6.11. both elgin , young bucks make njpw returns, after being sidelined earlier in year due size of promotion s roster.

kushida, winner of 2017 best of super juniors , number 1 contender iwgp junior heavyweight championship

on june 3, kushida defeated ospreay in finals win 2017 best of super juniors (bosj) tournament, second bosj win in 3 years. afterwards, kushida, while acknowledging bosj not technically tournament number 1 contendership, stated wanted face hiromu takahashi iwgp junior heavyweight championship. kushida had been njpw s top junior heavyweight wrestler until emergence of takahashi in 2017. after losing iwgp junior heavyweight championship takahashi on january 4 @ wrestle kingdom 11, kushida received rematch title on april 9 @ sakura genesis 2017, suffered humiliating loss being defeated in 116 seconds. kushida started resurgence in may capturing ring of honor (roh) world television championship during njpw s north american tour , confidence boosted during bosj, when met wwe s william regal, praised 2015 best of super juniors final match kyle o reilly. after completing comeback winning bosj, kushida again set sights on takahashi, promising avenge previous losses. prior bosj final, takahashi stated had chosen ospreay, had eliminated him tournament, challenger @ dominion 6.11. despite this, njpw elected make kushida number 1 contender, officially announcing match between him , takahashi dominion 6.11 on june 5. takahashi left press conference match announced in tears, after failing overturn decision.

on june 5, njpw announced never openweight 6-man tag team championship defended @ dominion 6.11 in osaka-jo hall in five-team gauntlet match defending champions los ingobernables de japon members bushi, evil , sanada taking on bullet club s bad luck fale, hangman page , yujiro takahashi, chaos tomohiro ishii, toru yano , yoshi-hashi, suzuki-gun s taichi, yoshinobu kanemaru , zack sabre jr. , taguchi japan s juice robinson, ricochet , ryusuke taguchi. marked second never openweight 6-man tag team championship gauntlet match of 2017; previous took place @ wrestle kingdom 11 in tokyo dome , won los ingobernables de japon trio.