NJPW Announces Cards For Destruction Tour & King Of Pro Wrestling
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NJPW has announced the cards for all three Destruction shows that are coming up next month and two of the top matches for October’s King Of Pro Wrestling. The shows in September and October will feature the fallout from the G1 tournament, with wrestlers who got wins over title holders getting their title shots. Plus, G1 Climax 27 winner Tetsuya Naito will be defending his title shot, as it tradition.
Destruction in Fukushima (September 10th, 3:00 a.m. EDT)
NEVER Openweight Title
Minoru Suzuki vs Michael Elgin.
NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Title
EVIL, SANADA, & BUSHI vs Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, & Rocky Romero.
Tomohiro Ishii & Will Ospreay vs Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi,
Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs Kenny Omega and Bad Luck Fale.
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Titles
War Machine vs Guerrillas of Destiny vs Killer Elite Squad.
Elimination Match
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi & Ricochet vs Takashi Iizuka, TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Taichi.
Baretta and Jado vs Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens.
Tomoyuki Oka & Katsuya Kitamura vs Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI.
Yuji Nagata & Hirai Kawato vs Manabu Nakanishi & Shota Umino.
Destruction in Hiroshima (September 16th, 5:00 a.m. EDT)
IWGP Intercontinental Championship
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Zack Sabre Jr.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship
KUSHIDA vs El Desperado.
Kazuchika Okada, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Will Ospreay, & Gedo vs Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA, BUSHI, & Hiromu Takahashi.
Juice Robinson & David Finlay vs. Kenny Omega & Bad Luck Fale.
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title
War Machine vs Guerrillas of Destiny vs Killer Elite Squad.
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title
Ricochet & Ryusuke Taguchi vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Taichi.
Kota Ibushi, Michael Elgin, & Togi Makabe vs Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, & TAKA Michinoku.
Roppongi Vice vs Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens.
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin “Thunder” Liger, & Tiger Mask vs Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI, & Jado.
Destruction in Kobe (September 24th, 3:00 a.m. EDT)
IWGP United States Championship
Kenny Omega vs Juice Robinson.
Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay vs EVIL & Hiromu Takahashi.
Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, & Rocky Romero vs Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, & BUSHI.
IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Title
War Machine vs Guerrillas of Destiny vs Killer Elite Squad.
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Ryusuke Taguchi, & Ricochet vs Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, & Taichi.
Hirooki Goto, Trent Barreta, & YOSHI-HASHI vs Bad Luck Fale, Yujiro Takahashi, & Chase Owens.
Togi Makabe & David Finlay vs Michael Elgin & Katsuya Kitamura.
Jushin “Thunder” Liger vs Tiger Mask vs TAKA Michinoku & El Desperado.
Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Hirai Kawato vs Tomoyuki Oka & Shota Umino.
King of Pro Wrestling (October 9th)
IWGP Heavyweight Championship
Kazuchika Okada vs EVIL.
G1 Climax Title Shot
Tetsuya Naito vs Tomohiro Ishii.
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