Destruction (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on September 23, 2012, in Kobe, Hyōgo, at the Kobe World Memorial Hall. The event featured nine matches, two of which were contested for championships.[1][2][3] It was the sixth event under the Destruction name.
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.jpg) Promotional poster for the event, featuring Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, Shinsuke Nakamura, Togi Makabe, Tetsuya Naito and Hirooki Goto | |||
| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | September 23, 2012[1] | ||
| City | Kobe, Japan[1] | ||
| Venue | Kobe World Memorial Hall[1] | ||
| Attendance | 8,000[1] | ||
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Storylines edit
Destruction featured nine professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in the scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches.[4]
Event edit
The event featured the professional wrestling return match of both Katsuyori Shibata and Kazushi Sakuraba, two longtime mixed martial artists, who defeated Hiromu Takahashi and Wataru Inoue.[1] The event also featured outside participation from freelancer Daisuke Sasaki, Kaientai Dojo representative Kengo Mashimo and Pro Wrestling Noah representative Naomichi Marufuji, who unsuccessfully challenged Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship in the main event.[1] During the event, Kota Ibushi successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship against Ryusuke Taguchi.[1]
Results edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "NJPW 40th anniversary Destruction". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ a b "新日本プロレス「Destruction」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. September 23, 2012. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ a b "Destruction 2012". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- ^ Dark Angelita (September 23, 2012). "NJPW: Resultados "NJPW 40th Anniversary – Destruction" 23/09/2012". Superluchas (in Spanish). Retrieved July 5, 2016.