Destruction (2019)
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | September 15, 2019 September 16, 2019 September 22, 2019 | ||
| City | Beppu, Ōita, Japan Kagoshima, Japan Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | ||
| Venue | Beppu B-Con Plaza Kagoshima Arena Kobe World Hall | ||
| Attendance | 2,430[1] (Beppu) 4,004[2] (Kagoshima) 6,148[3] (Kobe) | ||
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Destruction (2019) was a series of professional wrestling events promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In 2019, NJPW promoted three events: Destruction in Beppu on September 15, Destruction in Kagoshima on September 16 and Destruction in Kobe on September 22. These were events twenty-one to twenty-three in the Destruction chronology.
Production
Background
2019 is the fourth consecutive year in which NJPW hold three events under the Destruction name. From 2007 to 2013 NJPW held one event per year, expanding to two shows in 2014 and to three shows in 2016.
Storylines
The three Destruction events featured nine professional wrestling matches each that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portray villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
Results
Destruction in Beppu
Destruction in Kagoshima
| No. | Results[2] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Yuya Uemura defeated Clark Connors by submission | Singles match in the 12th Young Lion Cup | 9:31 | ||
| 2 | Ren Narita defeated Michael Richards | Singles match in the 12th Young Lion Cup | 7:18 | ||
| 3 | Manabu Nakanishi, Toa Henare, Karl Fredericks and Alex Coughlin defeated Yugi Nagata, Ryusuke Taguchi, Shota Umino and Yota Tsuji | Eight-man tag team match | 9:45 | ||
| 4 | Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi-Hashi, Sho and Yoh) defeated Bullet Club (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens) | Eight-man tag team match | 6:51 | ||
| 5 | Hiroshi Tanahashi, Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma) and Jyushin Thunder Liger defeated Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Douki) by disqualification | Eight-man tag team match | 9:22 | ||
| 6 | Chaos (Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto and Rocky Romero) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japón (Sanada, Shingo Takagi and Bushi) | Six-man tag team match | 10:08 | ||
| 7 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Tetsuya Naito and Evil) defeated Bullet Club (Jay White and Yujiro Takahashi) | Tag team match | 11:50 | ||
| 8 | Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo) (c) defeated The Birds of Prey (Will Ospreay and Robbie Eagles) | Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | 23:10 | ||
| 9 | Kota Ibushi defeated Kenta | Singles match for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate | 26:23 | ||
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Destruction in Kobe
| No. | Results[3] | Stipulations | Times | ||
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| 1 | Yuji Nagata, Yota Tsuji and Yuya Uemura defeated Manabu Nakanishi, Alex Coughlin and Michael Richards by submission | Six-man tag team match | 10:05 | ||
| 2 | Clark Connors defeated Ren Narita by submission | Singles match in the 12th Young Lion Cup | 7:25 | ||
| 3 | Karl Fredericks defeated Shota Umino by submission | Singles match in the 12th Young Lion Cup | 7:17 | ||
| 4 | Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens) defeated Great Bash Heel (Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma) and Toa Henare | Six-man tag team match | 8:22 | ||
| 5 | Suzuki-gun (Zack Sabre Jr., Minoru Suzuki, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Douki) defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jyushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask and Rocky Romero by disqualification | Eight-man tag team match | 3:10 | ||
| 6 | Chaos (Tomohiro Ishii, Yoshi-Hashi, Will Ospreay, Sho and Yoh) defeated Bullet Club (Kenta, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo) | Ten-man tag team match | 9:40 | ||
| 7 | Los Ingobernables de Japón (Sanada, Evil and Bushi) defeated Chaos (Kazuchika Okada and Robbie Eagles) and Kota Ibushi by submission | Six-man tag team match | 13:50 | ||
| 8 | Hirooki Goto defeated Shingo Takagi | Singles match | 20:27 | ||
| 9 | Jay White (with Gedo) defeated Tetsuya Naito (c) | Singles match for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship | 29:47 | ||
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References
- ^ a b "2019.09.15 Destruction in Beppu". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "2019.09.16 Destruction in Kagoshima". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "2019.09.22 Destruction in Kobe". New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Retrieved October 9, 2017.