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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.
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[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.
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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.
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Results
References
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"NJPW 40th anniversary Destruction".
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
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"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.
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"Destruction 2012". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
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^ Grabianowski, Ed.
"How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc.
Discovery Communications. Archived from
the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
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^ 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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