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NJPW Destruction

Destruction 2007


 November 11, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 6,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Yujiro (6:40) when Inoue beat Taguchi.
  2. Togi Makabe pinned Milano Collection AT (9:39).
  3. Tiger Mask IV beat Ron Killings via forfeit.
  4. Tiger Mask IV & Bono Tiger (Akebono) beat Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma (6:20) when Bono pinned Honma.
  5. Christopher Daniels & Senshi beat Minoru & Prince Devitt (17:23) when Senshi pinned Minoru.
  6. Rhino pinned Toru Yano (9:18).
  7. Riki Choshu, Masahiro Chono, Super Strong Machine, Jushin Liger & Akira beat Takashi Iizuka, Takashi Uwano, Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Tetsuya Naito, & Taichi Ishikari (8:21) when Machine beat Uwano.
  8. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Dick Togo & Taka Michinoku beat Jado & Gedo (20:16) when Togo pinned Jado.
  9. Shinsuke Nakamura & Giant Bernard beat Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (16:45) when Nakamura forced Nakanishi to submit.
  10. IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Hirooki Goto (31:32) via submission.
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Destruction 2008


 October 13, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 7,800
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Wataru Inoue & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Milano Collection AT & Taichi Ishikari (7:04) when Taguchi pinned Ishikari.
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  2. Yujiro & Tetsuya Naito beat Minoru & Prince Devitt (11:34) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title when Yujiro pinned Minoru.
  3. Jado, Gedo, & Low-Ki beat Jushin Liger, Koji Kanemoto, & Tiger Mask IV (7:46) when Low-Ki pinned Liger.
  4. Togi Makabe, Toru Yano, & Tomohiro Ishii beat Satoshi Kojima, Kai, & Hiroshi Yamato (10:06) when Yano pinned Yamato.
  5. Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie beat Masahiro Chono & Hiroshi Tanahashi (10:24) when Nakanishi pinned Tanahashi.
  6. Giant Bernard pinned Hirooki Goto (13:44).
  7. Takashi Iizuka TKO Hiroyoshi Tenzan (21:24) in a "chain death" match.
  8. Yuji Nagata pinned Masato Tanaka (18:06) to win the Zero One Title.
  9. IWGP Champ Keiji Muto pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (21:39).
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Destruction 2009


 November 8, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 5,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Jado & Gedo beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt (9:32) when Gedo pinned Taguchi.
  2. Yoshihiro Tajiri pinned Kazuchika Okada (9:03).
  3. Manabu Nakanishi, Takao Omori, & Koji Kanemoto beat Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger & Akira (9:44) when Nakanishi forced Akira to submit.
  4. Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (11:00) when Nagata pinned Ishii.
  5. Tiger Mask IV beat Mistico (12:01) via submission to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.
  6. IWGP Tag Champs Team 3-D DCO Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson (15:42).
  7. Masato Tanaka pinned Hirooki Goto (14:28).
  8. Togi Makabe KO Takashi Iizuka (16:55) in a "chain death" match.
  9. IWGP Champ Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Hiroshi Tanahashi (22:47).
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Destruction 2010


 October 11, 2010 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 8,800
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Manabu Nakanishi beat Tama Tonga (6:11) via submission.
  2. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson, & Tiger Mask IV beat Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi, & Tomohiro Ishii (11:32) via DQ.
  3. Masato Tanaka, Jado, & Gedo beat Jushin Liger, Wataru Inoue, & Tomoaki Honma (9:55) when Tanaka pinned Honma.
  4. Tajiri pinned Toru Yano (6:48).
  5. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (15:05) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Title when Ibushi pinned Devitt.
  6. Yuji Nagata & Koji Kanemoto beat Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Aoki (17:14) when Nagata pinned Aoki.
  7. Hirooki Goto pinned Shinsuke Nakamura (16:08).
  8. Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tetsuya Naito (19:59) via submission.
  9. Satoshi Kojima pinned Togi Makabe (19:12) to win the IWGP Title.
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Destruction 2011


 October 10, 2011 in Tokyo, Japan
Sumo Hall drawing 5,500
Shown live on Japanese PPV
  1. Kyosuke Mikami & Hiromu Takahashi beat King Fale & Takaaki Watanabe (8:47) when Mikami forced Watanabe to submit.
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  2. Schwarz, Weiss, Tiger Mask IV, Kushida, & Killer Rabbit beat Takashi Iizuka, Jado, Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii, & Hideo Saito (7:53) when Kshida Kushida beat Gedo.
  3. Yujiro Takahashi pinned Tomoaki Honma (8:22).
  4. Lance Archer pinned Wataru Inoue (7:39).
  5. Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga beat Shinsuke Nakamura & Ultimo Guerrero (11:03) when Goto pinned Guerrero.
  6. Davey Richards & Rocky Romero beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (13:29) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweigh Tag Title when Richards pinned Devitt.
  7. Satoshi Kojima pinned Hiroyoshi Tenzan (10:08) with a lariat.
  8. Yuji Nagata beat Toru Yano (12:08) via submission.
  9. Masato Tanaka pinned MVP (12:30) to win the IWGP I-C Title.
  10. Minoru Suzuki pinned Togi Makabe (13:15).
  11. IWGP Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Tetsuya Naito (29:19).
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Destruction 2012


 September 23, 2012 in Kobe, Japan
World Hall drawing 8,000
Shown live on Japanese PPV & iPPV
  1. Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii beat Captain New Japan & Tama Tonga (9:16) when Ishii pinned Captain.
  2. Kushida, Alex Shelley, & Bushi beat Rocky Romero, Alex Koslov, & Gedo (9:37) when Shelley pinned Koslov.
  3. Low-Ki pinned Daisuke Sasaki (8:45).
  4. Minoru Suzuki, Lance Archer, & Harry Smith beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, & Yuji Nagata (12:02) when Suzuki pinned Nagata.
  5. Togi Makabe pinned Kengo Mashimo (9:02).
  6. Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata beat Wataru Inoue & Hiromu Takahashi (3:03) when Shibata pinned Takahashi.
  7. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Kota Ibushi pinned Ryusuke Taguchi (17:06).
  8. Hirooki Goto, Tetsuya Naito, & Karl Anderson beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazuchika Okada, & Yujiro Takahashi (15:08) when Goto pinned Okada.
  9. IWGP Heavyweight Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Naomichi Marufuji (23:35).
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Destruction 2013


 September 29, 2013 in Kobe, Japan
World Hall drawing 8,000
Shown live on iPPV
  1. Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi, & Yoshi Hashi beat Tiger Mask IV, Bushi, & Takaaki Watanabe (6:13) when Takahashi pinned Watanabe.
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  2. Kushida & Alex Shelley beat Taka Michinoku & Taichi (12:10) when Shelley pinned Michinoku.
  3. NWA World Champ Rob Conway pinned Jushin Liger (8:16).
  4. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Captain New Japan, & Mascara Dorada beat Karl Anderson, Tama Tonga, Rey Bucanero, & Bad Luck Fale (10:05) when Dorada pinned Bucanero.
  5. Toru Yano beat Minoru Suzuki (8:56) via countout.
  6. Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata beat Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (10:49) when Sakuraba pinned Nagata.
  7. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Prince Devitt (13:32) in a "lumberjack death" match.
  8. Tetsuya Naito pinned Masato Tanaka (18:10) to win the Never Openweight Title.
  9. IWGP I-C Champ Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Shelton Benjamin (12:07).
  10. IWGP Champ Kazuchika Okada pinned Satoshi Kojima (24:44).
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Destruction 2014


 September 21, 2014 in Kobe, Japan
World Hall drawing 8,000
Shown live on iPPV
  1. Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero, & Alex Koslov beat Yujiro Takahashi, Matt & Nick Jackson (7:51) when Romero pinned Nick.
  2. Alex Shelley, Maximo, & Bushi beat Taka Michinoku, El Desperado, & Taichi (2:43) via DQ.
  3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Liger, & Tomoaki Honma beat Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, Tiger Mask IV, & Captain New Japan (5:22) when Honma pinned Captain.
  4. Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano beat Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka (11:34) when Yano pinned Iizuka.
  5. Ryusuke Taguchi beat Kushida (14:55) via submission to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.
  6. Tetsuya Naito & Kota Ibushi beat AJ Styles & Tama Tonga (12:57) when Ibushi pinned Tonga.
  7. IWGP Tag Champs Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Kazuchika Okada & Yoshi Hashi (11:42) when Gallows pinned Hashi.
  8. Togi Makabe pinned Hirooki Goto (14:38).
  9. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Katsuyori Shibata (17:57).
  10. Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Bad Luck Fale (19:13) to win the IWGP I-C Title.
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Destruction 2015 in Okayama


 September 23, 2015 in Okayama, Japan
World Hall drawing 3,160
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Yohei Komatsu, & Sho Tanaka beat Tetsuya Naito, Manabu Nakanishi, David Finlay, & Jay White (7:47) when Nagata pinned White.
  2. Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish beat Jushin Liger & Mascara Dorada (8:31) when O'Reilly pinned Dorada.
  3. Tiger Mask IV submitted Steve Anthony (10:10) to win the NWA World Junior Heavyweight Title.
  4. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Matt Sydal beat Bad Luck Fale & Tama Tonga (10:00) when Tanahashi pinned Tonga.
  5. IWGP Tag Champs Karl Anderson & Doc Gallows beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (13:15) when Anderson pinned Kojima.
  6. Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi Hashi, Rocky Romero, & Beretta beat Hirooki Goto, Tomoaki Honma, Captain New Japan, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Alex Shelley (13:24) when Ishii pinned Captain.
  7. Kazuchika Okada & Toru Yano beat AJ Styles & Cody Hall (9:52) when Yano pinned Hall.
  8. Kenny Omega pinned Kushida (16:26) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.
  9. Never Openweight Champ Togi Makabe pinned Kota Ibushi (18:41).
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Destruction 2015 in Kobe


 September 27, 2015 in Kobe, Japan
World Hall drawing 6,120
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka beat Jay White & David Finlay (5:00) when Tanaka submitted White.
  2. Yuji Nagata, Jushin Liger, & Tiger Mask IV beat Manabu Nakanishi, Captain New Japan, & Juice Robinson (8:44) when Nagata pinned Juice.
  3. Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi Hashi, Rocky Romero, & Beretta beat Togi Mabake, Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Mascara Dorada (7:48) when Romero pinned Dorada.
  4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, & Matt Sydal beat Karl Anderson, Doc Gallows, & Kenny Omega (10:52) when Sydal pinned Omega.
  5. Tetsuya Naito pinned Katsuyori Shibata (11:49).
  6. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, & Kazushi Sakuraba beat AJ Styles, Tama Tonga, & Cody Hall (12:18) when Sakuraba submitted Hall.
  7. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish beat Kushida & Alex Shelley (16:17) when O'Reilly pinned Shelley.
  8. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Bad Luck Fale (16:37).
  9. Shinsuke Nakamura pinned Hirooki Goto (22:56) to win the IWGP I-C Title.
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Destruction 2016 in Tokyo


 September 17, 2016 in Tokyo, Japan
Ota Ward Gymnasium drawing 2,803
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Rocky Romero & Baretta beat David Finlay & Henare (5:57) when Baretta pinned Henare.
  2. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi beat Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan (6:30) when Nagata pinned Captain.
  3. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, & Tiger Mask IV beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, & Jushin Liger (8:53)when Honma pinned Liger.
  4. Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, & Gedo beat Tama Tonga, Tanga Roa, & Chase Owens (11:05) when Ishii pinned Roa.
  5. Kyle O'Reilly submitted Juice Robinson (12:05).
  6. Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi Hashi, & Will Ospreay beat Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, & Yujiro Takahashi (11:31) when Hashi pinned Takahashi.
  7. Tetsuya Naito, Seiya Sanda, & Evil beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, & Ryusuke Taguchi (13:12) when Sanada pinned Taguchi.
  8. Never Openweight Champ Katsuyori Shibata TKO Bobby Fish (16:41).
  9. Bushi pinned Kushida (21:03) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Title.
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Destruction 2016 in Hiroshima


 September 22, 2016 in Hiroshima, Japan
Sun Plaza Hall drawing 2,801
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Ricochet, & Matt Sydal beat Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Yoshitatsu, & Captain New Japan (8:20) when Kojima pinned Captain.
  2. Ryusuke Taguchi, Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish, & David Finlay beat Katsuyori Shibata, Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, & Tiger Mask IV (6:46) when O'Reilly pinned Tiger.
  3. Tama Tonga & Tanga Roa beat Rocky Romero & Baretta (8:35)when Tonga pinned Romero.
  4. Hirooki Goto & Tomohiro Ishii beat Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens (8:39) when Goto pinned Owens.
  5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, Kushida, & Juice Robinson beat Tetsuya Naito, Seiya Sanada, Evil, & Bushi (12:38) when Elgin pinned Evil.
  6. IWGP Tag Champs Jay & Mark Briscoe beat Matt & Nick Jackson (15:02) when Jay pinned Matt.
  7. ROH Champ Adam Cole pinned Will Ospreay (12:17).
  8. Kazuchika Okada pinned Bad Luck Fale (17:03).
  9. Kenny Omega pinned Yoshi Hashi (27:44).
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Destruction 2016 in Kobe


 September 25, 2016 in Kobe, Japan
World Hall drawing 5,432
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Ryusuke Taguchi, Tiger Mask IV, & Henare beat Will Ospreay, Rocky Romero, & Baretta (6:57) when Taguchi submitted Romero.
  2. Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens beat Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan (0:48) when Takahashi pinned Yoshitatsu.
  3. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Teruaki Kanemitsu (8:29) when Honma submitted Kanemitsu.
  4. Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish beat Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (9:43) when O'Reilly pinned Nakanishi.
  5. Satoshi Kojima, Ricochet, & David Finlay beat Adam Cole, Matt & Nick Jackson (14:18) to win the vacant Never Openweight Six Man Tag Title when Ricochet pinned Nick.
  6. Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, & Tanga Roa beat Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Jay & Mark Briscoe (12:27) when Tonga pinned Mark.
  7. Seiya Sanada, Evil, & Bushi beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kushida, & Juice Robinson (12:55) when Sanada pinned Robinson.
  8. Kazuchika Okada, Yoshi Hashi, Jado, & Gedo beat Naomichi Marufuji, Toru Yano, Daisuke Harada, & Atsushi Kotoge (14:31) when Karma pinned Harada.
  9. Tetsuya Naito pinned Michael Elgin (32:00) to win the IWGP I-C Title.
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Destruction 2017 in Fukushima


 September 10, 2017 in Fukushima, Japan
Azuma General Gymnasium drawing 2,056
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Yuji Nagata & Hirai Kawato beat Manabu Nakanishi & Shota Umino (5:47) when Nagata submitted Umino.
  2. Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi beat Tomoyuki Oka & Katsuya Kitamura (7:35) when Goto pinned Oka.
  3. Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens beat Beretta & Jado (7:36) when Takahashi pinned Jado.
  4. Juice Robinson & David Finlay beat Bad Luck Fale & Leo Tonga (5:04) when Robinson pinned Tonga.
  5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Kushida, Ryusuke Taguchi & Ricochet beat Takashi Iizuka, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taichi, & Taka Michinoku (10:40) when Taguchi pinned Michinoku.
  6. IWGP Tag Champs Raymond Rowe & Hanson beat Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr. and Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (11:09) in a "three way" matches when Rowe pinned Loa.
  7. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi beat Tomohiro Ishii & Will Ospreay (12:04) when Naito pinned Ospreay.
  8. Never Openweight Six Man Tag Champs Evil, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi beat Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, & Rocky Romero (14:00) When Bushi pinned Romero.
  9. Never Openweight Champ Minoru Suzuki pinned Michael Elgin (19:07) in a "lumberjack death" match.
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Destruction 2017 in Hiroshima


 September 16, 2017 in Hiroshima, Japan
Sun Plaza Hall drawing 3,601
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Hirooki Goto, Yoshi Hashi, & Jado beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin Liger, & Tiger Mask IV (7:20) when Hashi submitted Tiger Mask.
  2. Juice Robinson & David Finlay beat Bad Luck Fale & Leo Tonga (4:32) when Robinson pinned Tonga.
  3. Rocky Romero & Beretta beat Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens (6:55) when Beretta pinned Owens.
  4. Togi Makabe, Michael Elgin, & Kota Ibushi beat Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, & Taka Michinoku (8:09) when Ibushi pinned Iizuka.
  5. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Ryusuke Taguchi & Ricochet beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi (15:41) when Taguchi submitted Kanemaru.
  6. IWGP Tag Champs Raymond Rowe & Hanson beat Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr. and Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (11:05) in a "three way" match when Hanson pinned Smith.
  7. Tetsuya Naito, Evil, Seiya Sanada, Bushi, & Hiromu Takahashi beat Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay, & Gedo (12:17) when Bushi pinned Gedo.
  8. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champ Kushida pinned El Desperado (16:56).
  9. IWGP I-C Champ Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Zack Sabre, Jr. (30:13).
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Destruction 2017 in Kobe


 September 24, 2017 in Kobe, Japan
World Hall drawing 5,482
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hirai Kawato beat Katsuya Kitamura & Tomoyuki Oka (5:42) when Tenzan submitted Oka.
  2. Togi Makabe, Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV, Ryuske Taguchi, & Ricochet beat Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Taka Michinoku , Taichi, & El Desperado (7:17) when Makabe pinned Michinoku.
  3. Hirooki Goto & Yoshi Hashi beat Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens (5:41) when Hashi pinned Owens.
  4. Beretta pinned Yujiro Takahashi (13:21).
  5. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr. beat Raymond Rowe & Hanson and Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa (13:33) in a "three way" match to win the IWG Tag Title when Archer pinned Rowe.
  6. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin beat Kota Ibushi & David Finlay (12:01) when Elgin pinned Finlay.
  7. Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, & Rocky Romero beat Tetsuya Naito, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi (11:56) when Ishii pinned Bushi.
  8. Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay beat Evil & Hiromu Takahashi (12:39) when Ospreay pinned Takahashi.
  9. IWGP U.S. Champ Kenny Omega pinned Juice Robinson (32:55).
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Destruction 2018 in Hiroshima


 September 15, 2018 in Hiroshima, Japan
Sun Plaza Hall drawing 3,761
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV, & Kushida beat Ricky Romero, Sho, & Yoh (7:14) when Tiger Mask pinned Romero.
  2. Bad Luck Fale pinned Toa Henare (2:46).
  3. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr. beat Michael Elgin & Ayato Yoshida (8:53) when Smith pinned Yoshida.
  4. Beretta, Chuckie T, & Will Ospreay beat Kota Ibushi, Yujiro Takahashi, & Chase Owens (9:50) when Beretta pinned Owens.
  5. Never Openweight Six Man Tag Champs Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, & Taiji Ishimori beat Juice Robinson, David Finlay, & Ryusuke Taguchi (11:27) when Loa pinned Finlay.
  6. Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano, & Gedo beat Takashi Iizuka, Taichi, & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (10:42) via DQ.
  7. Tetsuya Naito, Evil, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi beat Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., El Desperado, & Taka Michinoku (12:12) when Evil pinned Michinoku.
  8. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, & Tomoaki Honma beat Kazuchika Okada, Jay White, & Yoshi Hashi (12:14) when Tanahashi pinned Hashi.
  9. IWGP Champ Kenny Omega pinned Tomohiro Ishii (30:55).
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Destruction 2018 in Beppu


 September 17, 2018 in Beppu, Japan
B-Con Plaza drawing 2,280
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi, & Yuya Uemura beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, & Yota Tsuji (9:08) when Nagata submitted Tsuji.
  2. David Finlay & Ren Narita beat Toa Henare & Shota Umino (6:38) when Finlay pinned Umino.
  3. Ayato Yoshida beat Takashi Iizuka (4:30) via DQ.
  4. Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV, Kushida, & Ryusuke Taguchi beat Will Ospreay, Ricky Romero, Sho, & Yoh (10:00) when Tiger pinned Romero.
  5. Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr. beat Beretta & Chuckie T (10:34) when Archer pinned Beretta.
  6. Zack Sabre Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & El Desperado beat Evil, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi (8:31) when Sabre pinned Evil.
  7. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, & Juice Robinson beat Kazuchika Okada, Jay White, Toru Yano, & Yoshi Hashi (13:01) when Robinson pinned Hashi.
  8. Taichi pinned Hirooki Goto (20:54) to win the Never Openweight Title.
  9. Tetsuya Naito pinned Minoru Suzuki (32:08).
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Destruction 2018 in Kobe


 September 23, 2018 in Kobe, Japan
Kobe World Hall drawing 6,454
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Yota Tsuji drew Yuya Uemura (10:00).
  2. Sho & Yoh beat Shota Umino & Ren Narita (8:46) when Yoh pinned Narita.
  3. Jushin Liger & Tiger Mask IV beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desperado (6:50) when Tiger pinned Kanemaru.
  4. Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, & Manabu Nakanishi beat Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Ayato Yoshida (9:56) when Nagata pinned Yoshida.
  5. Beretta & Chuckie T beat Lance Archer & Davey Boy Smith, Jr. (12:41) when Beretta pinned Archer.
  6. Jay White, Yoshi Hashi, & Will Ospreay beat Juice Robinson, David Finlay, & Toa Henare (9:05) when White pinned Henare.
  7. Tetsuya Naito, Evil, & Seiya Sanada beat Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., & Taka Michinoku (11:20) when Evil pinned Michinoku.
  8. Kushida pinned Bushi (16:41).
  9. Hiroshi Tanahashi pinned Kazuchika Okada (35:43).
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Destruction 2019 in Beppu


 September 15, 2019 in Beppu, Japan
B-Con Plaza drawing 2,430
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Karl Fredericks submitted Yota Tsuji (7:23).
  2. Shota Umino pinned Alex Coughlin (8:14).
  3. Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi, Ren Narita, & Yuya Uemura beat Manabu Nakanishi, Toa Henare, Clark Connors, & Michael Richards (11:18) when Taguchi submitted Richards.
  4. Jushin Liger, Sho, & Yoh beat Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Douki (10:35) when Sho pinned Douki.
  5. Kenta, Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori, & El Phantasmo beat Kota Ibushi, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Will Ospreay, & Robbie Eagles (9:17) when Kenta pinned Honma.
  6. Seiya Sanada, Shingo Takagi, & Bushi beat Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, & Rocky Romero (10:40) when Sanada pinned Romero.
  7. Tetsuya Naito & Evil beat Jay White & Chase Owens (11:11) when Naito pinned Owens.
  8. IWGP Tag Champs Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa beat Tomohiro Ishii & Yoshi Hashi (21:35) when Toga pinned Hashi.
  9. Zack Sabre, Jr. submitted Hiroshi Tanahashi (26:43) to win the RPW British Title.
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Destruction 2019 in Kagoshima


 September 16, 2019 in Kagoshima, Japan
Kagoshima arena drawing 4,004
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Yuya Uemura submitted Clark Connors (9:31).
  2. Ren Narita pinned Michael Richards (8:18).
  3. Manabu Nakanishi, Toa Henare, Karl Fredericks, & Alex Coughlin beat Yuji Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino, & Yota Tsuji (9:45) when Henare pinned Tsuji.
  4. Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi Hashi, Sho, & Yoh beat Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Bad Luck Fale, & Chase Owens (6:51) when Yoh pinned Tonga.
  5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, & Jushin Liger beat Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Douki (9:22) via DQ.
  6. Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, & Rocky Romero beat Seiya Sanada, Shingo Takagi, & Bushi (10:08) when Okada pinned Bushi.
  7. Tetsuya Naito & Evil beat Jay White & Yujiro Takahashi (11:50) when Evil pinned Takahashi.
  8. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Champs Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo beat Will Ospreay & Robbie Eagles (23:10) when Phantasmo pinned Eagles.
  9. Kota Ibushi pinned Kenta (26:23).
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Destruction 2019 in Kobe


 September 22, 2019 in Kobe, Japan
Kobe World Hall drawing 6,148
Shown live on NJPW World
  1. Yuji Nagata, Yota Tsuji, & Yuya Uemura beat Manabu Nakanishi, Alex Coughlin, & Michael Richards (10:05) when Tsuji submitted Coughlin.
  2. Clark Connors submitted Ren Narita (7:25).
  3. Karl Fredericks submitted Shota Umino (7:17) to win the Young Lions League 2019.
  4. Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, & Chase Owens beat Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, & Toa Henare (8:22) when Owens pinned Henare.
  5. Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Douki beat Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jushin Liger, Tiger Mask IV, & Rocky Romero (3:10) via DQ.
  6. Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi Hashi, Will Ospreay, Sho, & Yoh beat Kenta, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Taiji Ishimori, & El Phantasmo (9:40) when Yoh pinned Loa.
  7. Evil, Seiya Sanada, & Bushi beat Kazuchika Okada, Kota Ibushi, & Robbie Eagles (13:50) when Sanada pinned Eagles.
  8. Hirooki Goto pinned Shingo Takagi (20:27).
  9. Jay White pinned Tetsuya Naito (29:47) to win the IWGP I-C Title.
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