New Japan’s first official Destruction show takes place on September 15th. Emanating from Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall the stellar card will feature two title bouts and a host of top NJPW stars.
The real headline grabber is the main event between Kenny Omega and Tomohiro Ishii. The two world class talents will be colliding for Omega’s IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Omega and Ishii had one of the best bouts from this year’s G1 Climax tournament, the match saw Ishii defeat Omega to earn this bout and main event of the first Destruction show of the tour. Whilst Ishii can be considered one of the best in NJPW it’s clear that Omega is here to stay as IWGP Champion heading into January’s Wrestle Kingdom so it’s very unlikely that he drops the title.
Here’s the full card for the first Destruction event which will be available to view on NJPWWorld.com:
- KUSHIDA, Tiger Mask IV & Jushin Thunder Liger vs Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH
- Bad Luck Fale vs Toa Henare
- Michael Elgin & Ayato Yoshida vs Davey Boy Smith Jr & Lance Archer
Will Ospreay, Beretta & Chuck Taylor vs Kota Ibushi, Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens - NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship Match –Â Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, & Taiji Ishimori (c) vs Juice Robinson, David Finlay & Ryusuke Taguchi
- Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano & Gedo vs Taichi, Takashi Iizuka & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI vs Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr, TAKA Michinoku & El Desperado
- Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI & Jay White
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship Match –Â Kenny Omega (c) vs Tomohiro Ishii
