Destruction '07
Destruction '07 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 11, 2007, in Tokyo, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches, two of which were contested for championships.[1][2][3] The event featured outside participants from American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).[1] It was the first event under the Destruction name.
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Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
Date | November 11, 2007[1] | ||
City | Tokyo, Japan[1] | ||
Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan[1] | ||
Attendance | 6,500[1] | ||
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Production
Storylines
Destruction '07 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
The event featured outside participants from American promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), with whom NJPW had a working relationship at the time. In addition to Christopher Daniels, Rhino and Senshi, Ron Killings was also scheduled to wrestle at the event, but did not make the event.[1][3] The event saw Shinsuke Nakamura make his return to the ring after a shoulder injury, which had sidelined him since the previous August.[1][3] During the event, Dick Togo and Taka Michinoku successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against former four-time champions, Gedo and Jado, and Hiroshi Tanahashi successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hirooki Goto.[1][3]
Results
No. | Results[1][2][3][5] | Stipulations | Times[1] |
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1 | Koji Kanemoto and Wataru Inoue defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and Yujiro | Tag team match | 06:40 |
2 | Togi Makabe defeated Milano Collection A.T. | Singles match | 09:39 |
3 | Tiger Mask defeated Ron Killings via forfeit | Singles match | N/A |
4 | Bono Tiger and Tiger Mask defeated G.B.H. (Tomoaki Honma and Tomohiro Ishii) | Tag team match | 06:20 |
5 | Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Senshi) defeated RISE (Minoru and Prince Devitt) | Tag team match | 17:23 |
6 | Rhino defeated Toru Yano | Singles match | 09:18 |
7 | Legend (Akira, Jyushin Thunder Liger, Masahiro Chono, Riki Choshu and Super Strong Machine) defeated Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Taichi Ishikari, Takashi Iizuka, Takashi Uwano and Tetsuya Naito | Ten-man tag team match | 08:21 |
8 | Dick Togo and Taka Michinoku (c) defeated Gedo and Jado | Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | 20:16 |
9 | RISE (Giant Bernard and Shinsuke Nakamura) defeated Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata | Tag team match | 16:45 |
10 | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Hirooki Goto by submission | Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship | 31:32 |
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References
- "Destruction '07". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- "Destruction 2007". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- 新日本プロレス「Destruction '07」. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). November 11, 2007. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
- Meltzer, Dave (November 19, 2007). "Wrestling Observer Newsletter". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 11. ISSN 1083-9593.