NJPW Destruction 2013

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NJPW "ROAD TO DESTRUCTION 2013", 05.09.2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA vs. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
2. Yuji Nagata & Takaaki Watanabe vs. Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Karl Anderson, Rey Bucanero & Tama Tonga
4. Togi Makabe & Captain New Japan vs. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale
5. Elimination Match: Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado vs. Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
6. Elimination Match: Satoshi Kojima, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & BUSHI vs. Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo


NJPW "ROAD TO DESTRUCTION 2013", 14.09.2013
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi vs. Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka
2. Tiger Mask & BUSHI vs. Alex Shelley & KUSHIDA
3. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Takaaki Watanabe vs. Yujiro Takahashi, Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
4. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan vs. Prince Devitt, Karl Anderson & Bad Luck Fale
5. Special Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin
6. CMLL World Tag Team Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Thunder Liger (c) vs. Rey Bucanero & Tama Tonga
7. Special Tag Match: Satoshi Kojima & Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada & Masato Tanaka


NJPW "DESTRUCTION", 29.09.2013
Kobe World Hall

1. Special Singles Match: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
2. Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Prince Devitt
3. NEVER Openweight Title: Masato Tanaka (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
4. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Shelton Benjamin
5. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima

[Tainted Eclipse]

not a very appealing card unfortunately

[Defrost]

I'm hoping a gimmick gets added to the Tanahashi vs Devitt match

[Psycho666Soldier]

I'm actually pretty interested in Kojima/Okada. That match on G1 Climax Day 9 was rad. I'd love to see what they do with a main event slot.

Nakamura/Benjamin has potential, Yano/Suzuki should be fun, but otherwise Kojima/Okada is the main one drawing me in.

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http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/2013/08/29/3-new-japan-ippvs-announced-for-september/


New Japan has announced THREE iPPVs for September, including of course the big Kobe World Hall show but also the two Korakuen shows leading in. 9/5 will be US$10, 9/14 will be US$15, and 9/28 will be US$25 on the Ustream page, each show pretty much priced by its importance level.

NJPW, 9/5/13 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley vs. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu
2. Yuji Nagata & Takaaki Watanabe vs. Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask vs. Karl Anderson, Tama Tonga & Rey Bucanero
4. Togi Makabe & Captain New Japan vs. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale
5. Special Elimination Match I: Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado vs. Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, TAKA Michinoku Kaientai Dojo & Taichi
6. Special Elimination Match II: Satoshi Kojima, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & BUSHI vs. Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka ZERO1, Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo

NJPW, 9/14/13 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu vs. TAKA Michinoku Kaientai Dojo & Taichi
2. Tiger Mask & BUSHI vs. KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley
3. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Takaaki Watanabe vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI
4. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Captain New Japan vs. Prince Devitt, Karl Anderson & Bad Luck Fale
5. Special Tag Match: Shinsuke Nakamura & Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin
6. CMLL World Tag Team Title: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Jushin Thunder Liger (c) vs. Tama Tonga & Rey Bucanero
7. Special Tag Match: Satoshi Kojima & Tetsuya Naito vs. Kazuchika Okada & Masato Tanaka ZERO1


NJPW “DESTRUCTION”, 9/28/13 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Kobe World Hall

1. Special Singles Match: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
2. Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Prince Devitt
3. NEVER Openweight Title (vs. IWGP Heavyweight Title shot): Masato Tanaka ZERO1 (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
4. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Shelton Benjamin
5. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima

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http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/


NJPW, 9/5/13 (Samurai! TV/iPPV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1,950 Fans – No Vacancy

1. KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley beat Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu (10:01) when Shelley used the Automatic Midnight on Komatsu.
2. Takashi Iizuka & YOSHI-HASHI beat Yuji Nagata & Takaaki Watanabe (11:34) when YOSHI-HASHI used a Swanton bomb on Watanabe.
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tiger Mask beat Karl Anderson, Tama Tonga & Rey Bucanero (12:12) when Liger used a brainbuster on Bucanero.
4. Prince Devitt & Bad Luck Fale beat Togi Makabe & Captain New Japan (8:32) when Devitt used a diving footstomp on Captain.
5. Special Elimination Match I: Minoru Suzuki, Shelton Benjamin, TAKA Michinoku Kaientai Dojo & Taichi beat Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Jado (16:54) when Benjamin used the Paydirt on Nakamura.
6. Special Elimination Match II: Kazuchika Okada, Masato Tanaka ZERO1, Yujiro Takahashi & Gedo beat Satoshi Kojima, Tetsuya Naito, Tomoaki Honma & BUSHI (22:34) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Honma.

* NWA World Heavyweight Champion, Rob Conway, nominated the legendary Jushin Thunder Liger as his next challenger for the title, having overcome Kojima and Nakanishi in defenses so far this year in the New Japan ring. Liger is, as we speak, a 2-crown champion holding the GHC Jr. Tag Team Title and CMLL World Tag Team Champion, so there is the possibility he could become a 3-crown champion in the near future.

[Defrost]

Liger does enough dates outside Japan that I'd give him an outside shot of beating Conway

[Cewsh]

That would pretty much skyrocket that title's worth in one go, that's for sure.

[Hero!]

I still have not watched any of conway's recent stuff. Is he good in the ring? I fucking love Liger, so I'm stoked at the potential of him holding titles on 3 different continents.

[Cewsh]

Conway blows in New Japan because the style is all wrong for him. He's fine in general.

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I think I am the only one watching this show outside Japan

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Tanahashi vs Devitt is now a Lumberjack Death Match

[Kev]

Is this the english show?

[Kev]

Eh, you know what I mean.

[Defrost]

No that was just a malicious and horrible rumor

[Kev]

You're the kid that tells everyone that there's no Santa Claus, aren't you

[Defrost]

Quite the opposite thinking back to my youth actually.

[Kev]

I don't understand why you're so against it.

It's not like it'd stop you from watching the show in Japanese if you were totally committed to it.

[Defrost]

I'm not totally against anything. Jim Ross is available I hear.

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NJPW “DESTRUCTION”, 9/29/13 (WPW/PPV/iPPV)
Kobe World Hall

0. Tiger Mask, BUSHI & Takaaki Watanabe vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & YOSHI-HASHI
1. Special Tag Match: KUSHIDA & Alex Shelley vs. TAKA Michinoku Kaientai Dojo & Taichi
2. NWA World Heavyweight Title: Rob Conway NWA (c) vs. Jushin Thunder Liger
3. Special 8 Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Captain New Japan & Mascara Dorada vs. Karl Anderson, Tama Tonga, Rey Bucanero & Bad Luck Fale
4. Special Singles Match: Toru Yano vs. Minoru Suzuki
5. Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Kazushi Sakuraba & Katsuyori Shibata
6. Lumberjack Death Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Prince Devitt
7. NEVER Openweight Title (vs. IWGP Heavyweight Title shot): Masato Tanaka ZERO1 (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito
8. IWGP Intercontinental Title: Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Shelton Benjamin
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima

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Liger lost. I'm sad.

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Damning with faint praise but that was the best Lumberjack match I've ever seen

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Devitt's twitter is awesome right now

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Shelton needs to knock it off with the bridges if he can't actually do them

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MARUFUJI!

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Okada needs to dye his hair

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Holy shit that main event was amazing

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Okada vs Tanahashi VI in Sumo Hall next month

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So it looks like Okada/Tana, Shinsuke/Marufui, Nagata/Sakuraba, Naito/Yujiro for next month

[Tainted Eclipse]

sounds kinda lame. well okada/tanahashi do have at least one match i really like, im somewhat interested in seeing that. dont know why they couldnt give sakuraba a better opponent when the last nagata match blew.

[BabyBooboo]

Nakamura/Marufuji should be awesome but Okada/Tanahashi VI sounds boring. Also not looking very big on Naito as G1 climax winner/Tokyo Dome main eventer. There's just something about his look and mannerisms that turn me off him.

I hope the recent news of the shakeup in ownership doesnt fuck with Laughter7, I need to see Shibata in some epic matches with Tanahashi/Nakamura before they (or he) blow up his run.

[McBain]

Card looks interesting, lots of familiar names.

[Judas Iscariot]

How was that death match?

[McBain]

The best lumberjack match ever according to some...

[Defrost]

By default to be fair

[Tainted Eclipse]

come to think of it, if buck robley vs. one man gang from mid south is as good as i remember that's the best lumberjack match ever. i am actually somewhat interested in seeing tanahashi/devitt, as long as its overbooked to fuck like their g1 match.

[Cewsh]

Finally watching this. Halfway through. I just caught Frosty saying Tanahashi/Okada and Nakamura/Marufuji and now I have to change my pants.

[Tainted Eclipse]

okada/kojima wasnt very good. their g1 match was a lot better, more compact without the boring first half.