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.

Destruction '07
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateNovember 11, 2007[1]
CityTokyo, Japan[1]
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan[1]
Attendance6,500[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]
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
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

References
  1. "Destruction '07". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  2. "Destruction 2007". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  3. 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 18, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  5. Meltzer, Dave (November 19, 2007). "Wrestling Observer Newsletter". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. p. 11. ISSN 1083-9593.
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