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NJPW ‘Road To Destruction’ Yamaguchi Results (9.20)

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

Here’s the full results for the September 20th show in Yamaguchi:

  • Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura – This bout went to a Time Limit Draw 
  • Roppongi 3K (SHO & YOH) b. Ayato Yoshida & Shota Umino – YOH took the win after Umino tapped out in the Boston Crab
  • Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima & Tiger Mask b. Manabu Nakanishi, Ren Narita & Yuji Nagata – Tiger Mask hit the Tiger Driver on Narita to take the pinfall win
  • David Finlay, Juice Robinson & Ryusuke Taguchi b. Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA & Toa Henare – Finlay hit the Prima Nocta on Henare to take the pinfall win
  • Beretta, Will Ospreay & Chuckie T b. Suzuki-gun (Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) – Ospreay hit the Storm Breaker on Kanemaru to take the pinfall win
  • BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito b. El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Zack Sabre Jr. – BUSHI hit the MX on TAKA to take the pinfall win
  • Jay White, Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI b. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Hiroshi Tanahashi – Okada took the pinfall win after hitting the Rainmaker on Honma

NJPW ‘Road To Destruction’ Kumamoto Results (9.18)

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

Here’s the full results for the September 18th show in Kumamoto:

Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura (10:00) – The bout ended in a time limit draw
Ayato Yoshida & Ryusuke Taguchi b. Ren Narita & Shota Umino (8:29) – Taguchi hit the Dodon on Narita to gain the pinfall win
TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) & David Finlay b. Manabu Nakanishi, Toa Henare & Yuji Nagata (10:34) – Finlay hit the Prima Nocta on Henare to secure the pinfall win for his team
Jushin Thunder Liger, KUSHIDA & Tiger Mask b. CHAOS (Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH) (8:26) – Tiger Mask hit a Clutch Hold on Rocky Romero for the win
Suzuki-gun (Davey Boy Smith Jr., El Desperado & Lance Archer) b. CHAOS (Beretta & Will Ospreay) & Chuckie T (9:45) – Archer pinned Chuckie T following the Killer Bomb to secure the win for his team
Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) b. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Zack Sabre Jr. (11:41) – BUSHI hit the MX on TAKA to take the pinfall win
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe b. CHAOS (Jay White, Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI) (14:46) – Robinson hit the 

Pulp Friction on YOSHI-HASHI to secure the win for his team

NJPW ‘Road To Destruction’ Yamaguchi Results (9.16)

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

Here’s the full results for the September 16th show in Yamaguchi:

Ryusuke Taguchi & Shota Umino b. KUSHIDA & Yuya Uemura (10:12) – Umino took the win after making Uemura tap to the Boston Crab
 
CHAOS (Rocky Romero, SHO & YOH) b. Jushin Thunder Liger, Ren Narita & Tiger Mask (7:23) – SHO took the pinfall win over Narita with a German Suplex Hold
Suzuki-gun (El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) b. CHAOS (Gedo & Will Ospreay) (8:13) – Desperado hit Gedo with the Pinche Loco for the pinfall win
CHAOS (Jay White, Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI) b. David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson & Togi Makabe (13:26) – White hit the Blade Runner on Finlay for the pinfall win
Suzuki-gun (Davey Boy Smith Jr., Lance Archer & Taichi) b. CHAOS (Beretta & Hirooki Goto) & Chuckie T(10:52) – Archer took the pinfall win over Chuckie T following the Killer Bomb 
Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) b. Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, Takashi Iizuka & Zack Sabre Jr.) (16:56) – BUSHI took the pinfall win for his team after hitting the MX on TAKA

NJPW ‘Road To Destruction’ Osaka Results (9.13)

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

Here’s the full results for the September 13th show in Osaka:

Yota Tsuji vs Yuya UemuraThis bout ended in a draw

Chase Owens & Yujiro Takahashi b. Ren Narita & Shota Umino – Takahashi took the win after hitting the Pimp Juice on Narita 

Ayato Yoshida, David Finlay, Michael Elgin & Juice Robinson b. Taiji Ishimori, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga & Bad Luck Fale – Finlay took the win over Tanga Loa with the Granby Roll

Gedo & Hirooki Goto b. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi – Goto took the pinfall win over TAKA following the GTR

BUSHI, SANADA, EVIL & Tetsuya Naito b. El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemura, Takashi Iizuka & Minoru Suzuki – EVIL took the pinfall win over Iizuka following a Magic Killer

Beretta, YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano & Kazuchika Okada b. Toa Henare, Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe & Hiroshi Tanahashi – Beretta hit the Dudebuster on Henare for the win

Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega b. Will Ospreay & Tomohiro Ishii – Ibushi took the pinfall win over Ospreay following the Golden Trigger

NJPW ‘Road To Destruction’ Kyoto Results (9.12)

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

Here’s the full results for the September 12th show in Kyoto City Gymnasium:

Ren Narita & Shota Umino b. Ayato Yoshida & Yota Tsuji (8:22) – Narita took the submission win after making Tsuji tap to the Boston Crab

David Finlay & Juice Robinson b. BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale & Taiji Ishimori) (4:54) – Finlay and Robinson took the win via DQ

BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) b. David Finlay, Juice Robinson, Toa Henare & Togi Makabe (4:12) – Tanga Loa took the win over Henare after hitting the Apesh*t

Suzuki-gun (Taichi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) b. CHAOS (Gedo & Hirooki Goto) (10:12) – Kanemaru took the pinfall win over Gedo after hitting the Deep Impact

Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) b. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka) (11:01) – SANADA took the pinfall win over Taka Michinoku after the Magic Killer

Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin b. CHAOS (Beretta & Kazuchika Okada) (17:54) – Elgin took the pinfall win over Beretta with the Elgin Bomb

CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay & YOSHI-HASHI) b. BULLET CLUB (Chase Owens, Kenny Omega & Yujiro Takahashi) & Kota Ibushi (20:13) – Ishii took the win after Omega went over the top rope

NJPW ‘Road To Destruction’ Yokkaichi City Results (9.11)

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

Here’s the full results for the September 11th show in Yokkaichi City:

Shota Umino & Yota Tsuji b. Ren Narita & Yuya Uemura (8:00) – Umino took the win via Boston Crab after Uemura submitted

Chase Owens b. Ayato Yoshida (5:55) – Owens took the pinfall win with the Package Driver

BULLET CLUB (Bad Luck Fale, Taiji Ishimori, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) b. David Finlay, Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin & Tomoaki Honma (9:10) – Tama Tonga took the pinfall win over David Finlay following the Gun Stun

CHAOS (Gedo & Hirooki Goto) b. Suzuki-gun (Taichi & Takashi Iizuka) (11:01) – CHAOS took the win here by DQ

Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito) b. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) (10:50) – BUSHI took the win over Taka Michinoku after hitting the MX

CHAOS (Beretta, Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI) b. Henare, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Togi Makabe (13:46) – Beretta hit the Dudebuster on Henare for the pinfall win

CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & Will Ospreay) b. Golden Lovers (Kenny Omega & Kota Ibushi) & Yujiro Takahashi (9:59) – Ishii hit the Vertical Brain Buster on Takahashi for the pinfall win

Satoshi Kojima Talks ACL Injury and In-Ring Return

Last night’s Blue Justice VIII ‘Road To Destruction’ event saw the return of legendary Japanese star Satoshi Kojima. The NJPW veteran tagged alongside Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Manabu Nakanishi in a winning effort against Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Juice Robinson and David Finlay.

This was Kojima’s return to the ring since his ACL injury in January. After the main event Kojima took to the microphone to discuss his long road to get back into the ring. He stated “These last 8 months which I missed were very long and tough for me. But at the same time there was joy and happiness too. I learned that there are always good things waiting for you if you keep going. For those who are struggling with issues in life please watch us, and feel alive. Thank you.

You can check out the full results from the Blue Justice VIII event here. The show included bouts between Los Ingobernables and Bullet Club, Kazuchika Okada and Hiroshi Tanahashi and CHAOS vs The Golden Lovers/Bullet Club.

You can keep up with our complete New Japan coverage here

NJPW Road To Destruction ‘Blue Justice VIII’ Results (9.9)

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

September 9th’s ‘Road To’ event was dubbed Blue Justice VIII in tribute to Yuji Nagata (it’s an annual tradition) and saw the return of Satoshi Kojima from an ACL injury that kept him out of action since January.

Here’s the full results for the September 9th show in Togane Arena:

Yota Tsuji vs Yuya Uemura – This bout went to a draw
Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, and Taiji Ishimori b. Michael Elgin, Ayato Yoshida, Shota Umino, and Ren Narita – Ishimori took the pinfall win for his team over Narita

Taichi and Desperado b. Hirooki Goto and Gedo – Desperado took the pinfall win after hitting the Pinche Loco

Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, and BUSHI b. Minoru Suzuki, Iizuka, Kanemaru, and Taka Michinoku – BUSHI took the pinfall win for his team after hitting the MX on Taka

Kazuchika Okada and YOSHI-HASHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toa Henare – YOSHI-HASHI took the submission win after using the Butterfly Lock on Henare

Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Trent, and Will Ospreay b.Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Yujiro Takahashi, and Chase Owens – Trent took the win after hitting the Dudebuster on Chase Owens

Manabu Nakanishi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, and Satoshi Kojima b. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Juice Robinson, and David Finlay – Kojima took the pinfall win after hitting the Lariat on Finlay

NJPW Road To Destruction Korakuen Hall Results (9.7)

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

Here’s the full results for the September 7th show in Korakuen Hall:

  • Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi b. Shota Umino and Ren Narita – Owens took the win after hitting the Package Driver on Narita
  • Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, Bad Luck Fale and Taiji Ishimori b. Juice Robinson, David Finlay, Michael Elgin and Ayato Yoshida – Tanga Loa took the win for his team after pinning Yoshida
  • Beretta b. Toa Henare – Beretta hit the Dudebuster to take the pinfall win
  • Hirooki Goto and Gedo b. Taichi and Taka Michinoku – Goto took the pinfall win after hitting the GTR on TAKA
  • Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA and BUSHI b. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado – EVIL took the pinfall win over Iizuka
  • Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI b. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomoaki Honma and Togi Makabe – Yano took the win for his team after rolling up Honma with a schoolboy
  • The Golden Lovers b. Tomohiro Ishii and Will Ospreay – Ibushi took the pinfall win after the Golden Trigger

NJPW Road To Destruction Nagoya Results (9.5)

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows – and 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld.

Here’s the full results for the September 5th show in Nagoya:

NJPW Road To Destruction Results (Night 1)

  • Yota Tsuji and Ren Narita b. Yuya Uemura and Shota Umino. Narita took the win after submitting Uemura with the Boston Crab
  • Yujiro Takahashi b. Ayato Yoshida. Takahashi took the win after hitting the Pimp Juice on Yoshida.
  • Taiji Ishimori, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga and Bad Luck Fale b. Toa Henare, David Finley, Michael Elgin and Juice Robinson. Tama Tonga took the win after hitting the Gun Stun on Henare.
  • YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto b. Takashi Iizuka and Taichi. Goto took the win after hitting the GTR on Iizuka.
  • BUSHI, Sanada, EVIL and Tetsuya Naito b. TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Minoru Suzuki. BUSHI took the win for his team after hitting the MX on TAKA.
  • Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe and Hiroshi Tanahashi b. Gedo, Toru Yano and Kazuchika Okada. Makabe took the win after hitting the King Kong Knee Drop on Gedo.
  • Will Ospreay, Berreta and Tomohiro Ishii b. Chase Owens, Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega. Ishii took the win for his team after hitting the Vertical Brain Buster on Chase Owens. He challenges Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship on September 15th at Destruction in Hiroshima.

Road To Destruction Schedule on NJPWWorld.com

The full G1 Climax tournament was available in English for the first time ever this year and now New Japan’s Destruction shows in September will be getting the ‘Western’ treatment. Play by Play commentator Kevin Kelly confirmed which shows be would be commentating live via Twitter.

The Road to Destruction shows on September 7th, 8th and 9th will only be available in Japanese live. The September 15th, 17th and 23rd events in Hiroshima, Beppu and Kobe will be available in English. Kelly will be recording commentary for the ‘Road To’ events in post production.

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Full Card for NJPW Road To Destruction Nagoya (09/05)

New Japan Pro Wrestling’s September scheduling is usually dominated by the DESTRUCTION shows, 2018 is no different. This year’s lineup of shows will of course feature to ‘Road To’ shows, some of which will be available on NJPWWorld. Here’s the full lineup for the September 5th show in Nagoya:

  • Yuya Uemura and Shota Umino vs Yota Tsuji and Ren Narita
  • Ayato Yoshida vs Yujiro Takahashi
  • Toa Henare, David Finley, Michael Elgin and Juice Robinson vs Taiji Ishimori, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga and Bad Luck Fale
  • YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto vs Takashi Iizuka and Taichi
  • BUSHI, Sanada, EVIL and Tetsuya Naito vs TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Minoru Suzuki
  • Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Gedo, Toru Yano and Kazuchika Okada
  • Will Ospreay, Berreta and Tomohiro Ishii vs Chase Owens, Kota Ibushi and Kenny Omega

The full G1 Climax tournament was available in English for the first time ever this year and now New Japan’s Destruction shows in September will be getting the ‘Western’ treatment. Play by Play commentator Kevin Kelly confirmed which shows be would be commentating live via Twitter.

The Road to Destruction shows on September 7th, 8th and 9th will only be available in Japanese live. The September 15th, 17th and 23rd events in Hiroshima, Beppu and Kobe will be available in English. Kelly will be recording commentary for the ‘Road To’ events in post production.