New Japan Pro Wrestling 6/15/2025 Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall

New Japan Pro Wrestling 6/15/2025 Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall

House Of Torture (Don Fale, Ren Narita, SANADA & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Chase Owens, Clark Connors, Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori)

Fale is called "Don Fale" here. Sanada comes out in a Giant Gonzalez type of suit. Fale gets some offense in to start and throws Drilla out. he hits Taiji in the gut. Fale foot chokes Taiji and stands on his back. Yujiro hits legdrops on Taiji for 2. Ren rakes Taiji's face on the ropes then throws him out. Taiji is sent into the rails outside.

Taiji hits forearms on Ren then Ren chokes him. Ren snapmares him. Yujiro gets in and Taiji handspring corkscrew kicks him. Clark gets in and gets shots in on the heels. Clark suplexes Yujiro for 2. Fale pulls Clark out. Fale sends Drilla into the rails outside then Clark hits Fale with a tire. Clark then powerslams Yujiro.

Yujiro bites Clark's hand. Clark takes a stun gun then Yujiro facekicks him. Clark pounces Yujiro.

Drilla comes in and rolling spears Sanada. He headbutts him and blocks his low blow attempt. Drilla spinebusters Sanada. Sanada kicks the ref while in the air and magic screws Drilla. Drilla tries to hit Sanada with a guitar. Chase stops Drilla and kicks him in the crotch. Sanada hits Drilla with the guitar and pins Chase.

Thoughts: It was short and there wasn't much to it. I didn't like the wrestlers being able to use weapons in front of the ref and I didn't like the ref ignoring it. This was all about Chase's heel turn. 

El Phantasmo & Shota Umino vs. TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.)

Oiwa wristlocks Shota. Shota rolls out and reverses it. Shota side headlock takeovers him, Oiwa headscissors him and they repeat the spot with the roles reversed.

Zack and ELP go at it. ELP wristlocks him. Zack bridges out and they keep up the wristlocks. Zack upkicks him away and they stand off. Zack monkey flips ELP then ELP monkey flips him. They both bridge at each other on the mat then slap each other. Zack bow and arrows him then Oiwa sentons him while he's in the hold.

Oiwa yanks on ELP's arm then slams him. Oiwa falling splashes him for 2. Zack and Oiwa work ELP's limbs together then armbar him at the same time. ELP goes up and over Oiwa. Shota gets in and shoulders over his opponents. Shota slams Oiwa then tornado ddt's Zack.

Shota fisherman suplexes Oiwa. Shota stf's Oiwa and Zack neck twists Shota. ELP topes Zack outside. ELP asai moonsaults Oiwa but Oiwa gets his knees up. Oiwa does a backdrop on him for 2. Oiwa doctor bombs ELP for 2.

ELP lariats Oiwa. Shota comes in and trades pin attempts with Zack for 2 counts. They trade euros and Zack sleepers him. Oiwa sleepers ELP at the same time. Oiwa and Zack take stereo step up enzugiri's him.

Shota lariats Zack over. Oiwa germans ELP then Shota half-nelson suplexes Oiwa. Shota hits a big lariat on Zack for 2. Zack pele kicks Shota's arm then Shota bridges him off of his bridge pin attempt. They roll and Zack bridge pins him to win.

Thoughts: I liked this one. It was fast paced and the four were working well together. They did a bunch of reversals and mat wrestling in this one. It's a shame it didn't get more time as they were cooking and I would have liked to have seen what they could do.

Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuya Uemura

They mat wrestle and stand off. Yuya side headlock takeovers him. Tana headscissors him and they do the spot with the roles reversed. They armdrag each other. Yuya armdrags him then hits a low dropkick. Yuya keylocks him.

Tana hits forearms and Yuya dropkicks him. Tana flying forearms him then back body drops him. Tana slams him then 2nd rope swantons him. Tana dragon screws him. Tana hits a twist and shout. Tana slingblades him for 2.

Tana misses a top rope high fly flow. Yuya then misses one as well. Tana and Yuya trade forearms. Yuya goes up and over then armdrags and armbars him. Tana dragon suplexes him. Yuya then hurricanrana's him into an armbar. Tana then pins him off of it before Yuya even notices it.

Thoughts: I liked this. The two are rather alike and work styles that are similar and they made this worth. It was a faster paced match with them mirroring each others moves and I thought it was fun.

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title Match - Master Wato & YOH (c) vs. House Of Torture (DOUKI & SHO)

Douki was a surprise partner here, wrestling in Kanemaru's place.

Yoh and Wato get hit from behind before it starts. Douki bangs Wato's knee off the floor. Ren stomps Wato's knee. Wato's flying headscissors is blocked then he is dropkicked. Both of his knees are banged off the mat. Yoh is sent into the exposed buckle. Kanemaru then 2nd rope chops Yoh in the nuts.

Wato's knee is banged off the floor outside. Douki ddt's the leg then half crabs Yoh. Yoh tries to fight back and is kicked in the knee. Yoh tilt-a-whirl backbreakers Douki.

Wato hits a double bulldog on his opponents. Wato sends the heels into the exposed buckle then plancha's Kanemaru outside. He sends Kanemaru into the rails and top rope swantons Yoh. Sho spears Yoh then Douki double stomps Yoh. Douki then bangs Wato's knee off the floor outside.

Ren trips up Yoh then Wato trips up Douki. Wato facekicks Douki off the apron then tope con hilos him.
Douki takes a falcon arrow. Kanemaru pushes Wato off the top and Yoh is sent into the exposed buckle. Wato and Yoh hit superkicks on the heels. Yoh is sent into the ref. Kanemaru spits whiskey into Yoh's eye. Yoh is hit with a wrench. Douki hits Wato in the back of the leg with his stick. Douki then ties up Wato's legs and submits him.

Thoughts: It was half leg work on Wato and half cheating by the heels. The heels were allowed to do whatever they wanted as usual and the ref work here was awful as usual. It just was what it was but atleast there was logic to it.

Wato and Yoh get hit with Douki's stick after.

IWGP Tag Team Title Match - United Empire (Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan) (c) vs. Taichi & Tomohiro Ishii

CN and Tai facekick each other thne trade shots. CN running facekicks him and is kicked over. CN dropkicks him. CN chest kicks him down with Khan's help. CN then double stomps Ishii's back. CN hits mounted forearms on Tai and the ref pulls him off.

Khan knees Tai in the gut then monkey flips him. Khan fireman's carry takeovers him and hip throws him. Khan sits on Tai's neck on the top buckle. Khan mongolian chops Tai. Khan slaps Tai around. Tai hits chops.

Khan uppercuts him then Tai side kicks him. Khan takes corner attacks then Ishii shoulders CN over. Ishii suplexes Khan. Ishii chops him then Khan shoulder throws him. Ishii takes a kick to the arm then an armbar.

Ishii germans CN. Tai facekicks CN then running lariats him. Tai release backdrops CN for 2. Khan bangs Tai's head off the mat then running lariats Ishii. Khan rams Tai in the corner then face claws him. CN flying dropkicks Tai off the aprons. Khan then does a rare plancha on Ishii outside.

CN tope con hilos Tai outside. CN top rope double stomps Tai for 2. Tai takes a double team shot from his opponents. CN does a heel hook fisherman suplex on Tai for 2. Ishii shoulders CN over then lariats Khan. Ishii headbutts CN and CN takes a gamengiri + enzugiri combo. CN tornado ddt's Tai off of Ishii.

Khan germans Ishii. CN pumping knees Tai then Tai hits a big forearm on him. CN standing spanish flies Tai for 2. CN springboards and is superkicked in mid-air. CN is thrown up by Tai into an Ishii suplex. Tai air raid crashes CN and pins him.

Thoughts: It was a good one. The action was fast, they hit each other hard and they were a lot of fast spurts here. This was main event worthy even though it was just a midcard match. I would love to see this one again. 

They announced the G1 competitors for this year.  Both blocks could be pretty good but the A Block is going to be the weaker one with Finlay, Tana and Evil involved.

NEVER Openweight Title Match - Konosuke Takeshita (c) vs. Oleg Boltin

KT side headlocks Oleg and they shoulder battle. Oleg shoulders him over. Oleg corner splashes him then KT flying knees him. KT tope con hilos him outside. KT suplex lifts him on the apron and throws him into the ring.

KT top rope sentons Oleg's back for 2. KT forearms him in the spine. Oleg catches KT in the air and F-5's him over the top to the floor. They fight on the ramp. KT drops him with a forearm there. KT runs the ramp and they collide with lariats. Oleg karelin's lifts him down the ramp.

Oleg vader bombs KT for 2 in the ring. KT forearms him twice in the ring. KT then blue thunders him. KT boston crabs him. KT running lariats him. KT then germans him for 2. KT goes up top and is stuck. KT lariats him down off the 2nd rope. Oleg 2nd rope AA's him for 2.

KT guillotines him then Oleg back body drops him. They trade forearms. Oleg finlay rolls him for 2. They trade forearms. Oleg beats him to the punch on one then Oleg lariats him for 2.

KT dragon suplexes Oleg then drops him with a running forearm. Oleg dropkicks him then hits a finlay roll for the win.

Thoughts: I was surprised to see Oleg win here. I liked the match. It was similar to their New Beginning match with lots of lariats and forearms. KT did his flying and Oleg threw him around. This was good and was entertaining as expected.

They shake hands after.

Dog Collar Death Match - EVIL vs David Finlay

They tug over the chain. DF trips him with it and pounds on him. Evil tries to go out, DF pulls him back in and pounds on him. DF hits mounted corner punches and uses the post to choke him with the chain. DF hits a lariat flurry in the corner then whips him with the chain.

DF hangs Evil with the chain. DF is pulled off the apron into the rails. DF's and Evil's buddies get into a fight outside. Evil takes DF into the crowd and chokes him with the chain. DF is sent into the seats. DF hits punches to the head.

Evil wraps the chain around his mouth outside. DF's head is banged off the exposed buckle inside. DF is put in tree of woe. Evil's buddies choke DF with the chain while he hangs. DF is sent into the exposed buckles.

DF pulls the chain into Evil's crotch. DF then whips Evil with the chain. DF hits a big forearm on Evil. He then powerbombs Evil over the top rope onto his buddies.

DF hits mounted punches on Evil. Evil is sent into the rails. DF ties Evil around the post. DF bites Evil then DF is pulled into the post with the chain. DF has a chair put around his neck then he is pulled into the post.

Evil whips DF with the chain. Evil lariats him then hits darkness falls for 2. DF hits oblivion. DF buckle bombs him into the exposed buckle. DF then powerbombs him. DF hits another powerbomb. DF chokes him with the chain and Evil grabs the ref. Dick Togo interferes and chokes DF. Gedo then chokes Togo with a chain. Multiple people come in to fight. DF is hit with a push-up board and gets whiskey in the eyes. Chase running knees DF. Evil throws a table at DF's face. Fal 2nd rope splashes DF through a table.

Evil chokes DF with the chain. Evil sharpshooters DF while choking him with the chain. The ref then stops it.

Thoughts: It was a longer and slower match. Some blood and more aggressive brawling really would have helped this one. I think they had the general idea right but there wasn't much emotion or fire in this and it plateaued because of it. 

House of Torture poses after and DF is carried out on a stretcher.

IWGP Global Heavyweight Title Match - Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Gabe Kidd

Gabe forearms then backdrops him. Gabe tope con hilos him outside. Yota then fosbury flops him outside. They fight on the floor and get back in before being counted out. Gabe side headlocks him and shoulders him over. Yota hiptosses him then baseball slides him.

Gabe hits shots then Yota knees him in the gut. Yota slams and splashes him for 2. They trade forearms and Gabe goes down. Yota shoulders him over. Yota chops him in the corner and snapmares him. Yota then bodyscissors him.

Yota hits forearms and drops him. Yota is on the bottom rope and is pushed over the top. Yota gets back in and is lariated. Gabe hits chops then crossbodies him. Gabe corner lariats him and exploders him. Yota flatliners him then deadlift germans him. Yota flying pumping knees him in the corner. Yota then superkicks him for 2. Yota is laid on the top rope. Gabe dropkicks him. Gabe then tries to top rope sentons him but misses completely.

Gabe backdrops him for 2. Gabe slaps him then Yota chops back. Yota curbstomps him. Yota topes him outside then Gabe pump kicks him. Gabe 2nd rope moonsaults him then tombstones him.

Gabe brainbusters him for 2. Gabe giant swings him then crabs him. Yota ropebreaks. Gabe boots him in the face. They trade forearms and Yota chops him. Yota headbutts him in the chest. Gabe does an abdominal stretch and rolls him up for 2. Yota samurai drivers him then piledrivers him for 2.

Yota curbstomps him then hits the marlow crash for 2. Yota tries to spear him then runs into a jumping knee. Gabe piledrivers him for 2. Gabe tries a running knee. Yota knees him in the face and powerbombs him for 2.

Yota pumping knees him then Gabe rebound lariats him. Yota spears him for 2. Gabe blocks a spear and hits a double underhook ddt. Gabe piledrivers him and wins.

Thoughts: It was a slower and longer match and lost a lot of momentum due to it. It's not like the work was bad but it should have been more exciting than it was. I don't think they got the most out of some of the spears and piledrivers that they could have. I think if you cut 5 minutes or so off of this one it would have been a lot better.

Gabe gets on the mic after. He talks about some of the past stars and rivalries of NJPW and says it's Yota vs Gabe in 2025. Gabe says his struggles have been public. He says it means nothing as he's a champ now. Gabe calls out Hiroshi Tanahashi. He challenges him to a match.

IWGP World Heavyweight Title Match - Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shingo Takagi

They lock up. Goto backs him up on the ropes and Shingo side headlocks him. Goto side headlocks him. They shoulder battle then trade forearms and chops. Goto kicks him in the back. Shingo misses a senton, takes a side headlock takeover and headscissors Goto. They then stand off.

Shingo knees him off of a handshake. Goto hiptosses him then shoulders him over. Shingo stalls outside. Goto clubs on him then back elbows him. Goto elbow drops his back for 2 then elbows his face.

Goto hits forearms and boots. Goto corner lariats him. Shingo tornado ddt's him then lariats him over the top to the floor. Goto is sent into the rails and has his head banged off the apron. Shingo suplexes him on the ramp.

Shingo elbow drops and sentons him. Shingo hits knees to the body and shoulders him over. Shingo suplexes him for 2 and body scissors him. Shingo then hooks his head and Goto ropebreaks. Goto hits chops and Shingo chops back.

Shingo hits a chop and punch combo. Goto then lariats him. Goto spinning heels kicks him in the corner and backdrops him for 2. Shingo gets stuck bridged on the rail and Goto elbow slices him down. They trade strikes and Goto running lariats him. Shingo lariats him over. Shingo hits a twist and shout then sliding lariats him for 2. Shingo backdrops him then Goto hits an ushigoroshi. They collide with lariats. Shingo lariats him over then powerbombs him for 2.

Shingo hits a corner lariat. Goto gets hit up top and they headbutt battle there. Goto code red's him off the buckles for 2. Goto hits a GTW for 2. Shingo GTR's him then hits a made in Japan for 2. Shingo running lariats him. Shingo then hits a burning dragon for 2. 

Shingo hits lariats. They trade forearms then headbutt each other at the same time. Goto hits a shouten kai. Goto chest kicks him down then lariats him. Shingo rolls him up for 2. Goto hits a headbutt flurry and hits a GTR kai to win.

Thoughts: It was a decent and solid main just not great. It just never really kicked over the to the next level, but nothing was wrong with it. It was what you would expect and it delivered. Goto won as expected here as Shingo hasn't been presented as a true threat in a while. 

Goto then talks on the mic after to close the show.

Overall thoughts: I'd give it a 9 out of 10. Everything minus the opener was okay enough and the opener was a bit short anyway which helped. I'd say the tag title match was my favorite thing on the show. There's just not a lot to complain about with this card. It looked good on paper and delivered. I'd recommend seeing the Phantasmo tag and the tag title match as those were my favorite things on the show and I'd recommend the show as whole.