Destruction '07

Destruction '07
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateNovember 11, 2007[1]
CityTokyo, Japan[1]
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan[1]
Attendance6,500[1]
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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.

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]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Koji Kanemoto and Wataru Inoue defeated Ryusuke Taguchi and YujiroTag team match06:40
2Togi Makabe defeated Milano Collection A.T.Singles match09:39
3Tiger Mask defeated Ron Killings via forfeitSingles match—
4Bono Tiger and Tiger Mask defeated G.B.H. (Tomoaki Honma and Tomohiro Ishii)Tag team match06:20
5Triple X (Christopher Daniels and Senshi) defeated RISE (Minoru and Prince Devitt)Tag team match17:23
6Rhino defeated Toru YanoSingles match09:18
7Legend (Akira, Jyushin Thunder Liger, Masahiro Chono, Riki Choshu and Super Strong Machine) defeated Mitsuhide Hirasawa, Taichi Ishikari, Takashi Iizuka, Takashi Uwano and Tetsuya NaitoTen-man tag team match08:21
8Dick Togo and Taka Michinoku (c) defeated Gedo and JadoTag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship20:16
9RISE (Giant Bernard and Shinsuke Nakamura) defeated Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji NagataTag team match16:45
10Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) defeated Hirooki Goto by submissionSingles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship31:32
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Destruction '07". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Destruction 2007". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e 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.
  4. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  5. ^ Meltzer, Dave (November 19, 2007). "Wrestling Observer Newsletter". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 11. ISSN 1083-9593.