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.
Storylines [ ]
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
References [ ]
^ 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 18, 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 .
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