NEVER Openweight Championship
Power Struggle also featured a match for the NEVER Openweight Championship with Tomohiro Ishii defending against Tomoaki Honma. After regaining the title from Togi Makabe on October 12 at King of Pro-Wrestling, Ishii was quickly challenged by Honma, leading to his first title defense. The two previously wrestled for the then vacant NEVER Openweight Championship on February 14, 2015, at The New Beginning in Sendai, where Ishii was victorious. They also met during the 2015 G1 Climax, where Honma picked up his only win of the tournament over Ishii. The win culminated a two-year storyline, where Honma wrestled 17 G1 Climax matches, before finally picking up his first ever win. Ishii welcomed Honma's challenge, considering the previous loss against him a "disgrace".