NJPW Releases Destruction Tour Cards: Kenny Omega Defends IWGP Title Against Tomohiro Ishii, Kazuchika Okada Battle Hiroshi Tanahashi
NJPW released the cards their upcoming Destruction Tour.
The end of tour shows feature some major bouts, including Kenny Omega against Tomohiro Ishii. Ishii defeated Omega in the G1 tournament in an instant classic match. Another major match sees Hiroshi Tanahashi defending the G1 Climax contract against Kazuchika Okada. The two battled to the tie, giving Tanahashi the Block, during the G1. The other end of tour show is headlined by Tetsuya Naito battling Minoru Suzuki.
Road to Destruction (9/7, Korakuen Hall)
Golden Lovers vs. Tomohiro Ishii and Will Ospreay
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma vs. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano and YOSHI-HASHI
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA and BUSHI vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado
Hirooki Goto and Gedo vs. Taichi and Taka Michinoku
Beretta vs. Toa Henare
Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin, David Finlay and Ayato Yoshida vs. Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Taiji Ishimori
Chase Owens and Yujiro Takahashi vs. Ren Narita and Shota Umino
Road to Destruction (9/8, Korakuen Hall)
Hiroshi Tanahashi and Juice Robinson vs. Kazuchika Okada and Beretta
Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi and Yujiro Takahashi
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, BUSHI and SANADA vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, El Desperado and TAKA Michinoku
Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI vs. Taichi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Togi Makabe, Michael Elgin, David Finlay and Toa Henare vs. Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Taiji Ishimori
Ayato Yoshida vs. Chase Owens
Shota Umino and Yuya Uemura vs. Ren Narita and Yota Tsuji
Road to Destruction (9/9, Chiba)
Manabu Nakanishi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata and Satoshi Kojima v. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Juice Robinson and David Finlay
Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Beretta and Will Ospreay vs. Kenny Omega, Kota Ibushi, Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens
Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toa Henare vs. Kazuchika Okada and YOSHI-HASHI
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA and BUSHI vs. Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Taka Michinoku
Hirooki Goto and Gedo vs. Taichi and El Desperado
Michael Elgin, Ayato Yoshida, Shota Umino and Ren Narita vs. Bad Luck Fale, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa and Taiji Ishimori
Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
Destruction in Hiroshima (9/15)
Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the IWGP title
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma vs. Kazuchika Okada, YOSHI-HASHI and Jay White
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA and BUSHI vs. Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr., TAKA Michinoku and El Desperado
Hirooki Goto, Toru Yano and Gedo vs. Taichi, Takashi Iizuka and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Gorillas of Destiny and Taiji Ishimori vs. Juice Robinson, David Finlay and Ryusuke Taguchi for the NEVER six man tag team titles
Will Ospreay, Chuckie T and Beretta vs. Kota Ibushi, Yujiro Takahashi and Chase Owens
Michael Elgin and Ayato Yoshida vs. Killer Elite Squad
Bad Luck Fale vs. Toa Henare
Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask and KUSHIDA vs. Rocky Romero, SHO and YOH
Destruction in Beppu (9/17)
Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki
Hirooki Goto vs. Taichi for the NEVER Openweight title
Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma and Juice Robinson vs. Kazuchika Okada, Toru Yano, YOSHI-HASHI and Jay White
EVIL, SANADA and BUSHI vs. Zack Sabre Jr., Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado
Beretta and Chuckie T vs. Killer Elite Squad
Jushin Thunder Liger, Tiger Mask, KUSHIDA and Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Will Ospreay, Rocky Romero, SHO and YOH
Ayato Yoshida vs. Takashi Iizuka
David Finlay and Ren Narita vs. Toa Henare and Shota Umino
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima and Yota Tsuji vs. Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi and Yuya Uemura
Destruction in Kobe (9/23)
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP title shot at the Tokyo Dome
KUSHIDA vs. BUSHI in a IWGP Jr. title tournament semi-final match
Tetsuya Naito, EVIL and SANADA vs. Minoru Suzuki, Zack Sabre Jr. and Taka Michinoku
Juice Robinson, David Finlay and Toa Henare vs. Jay White, YOSHI-HASHI and Will Ospreay
Chuckie T and Beretta vs. Killer Elite Squad
Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Ryusuke Taguchi and Ayato Yoshida vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi
Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask vs. El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Roppongi 3K vs. Shota Umino and Ren Narita
Yota Tsuji vs. Yuya Uemura
Fighting Spirit Unleashed (9/30, Long Beach)
Juice Robinson vs. Cody for the IWGP United States title
The Young Bucks vs. Guerillas of Destiny for the IWGP tag team titles
Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll in a IWGP Jr. title tournament semi-final match