NJPW “DESTRUCTION ‘10″, 10/11/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan
8,800 Fans - No Vacancy

1. Manabu Nakanishi beat Tama Tonga (6:11) with an Argentine backbreaker.
2. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask beat Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii (11:32) when Ishii was DQ’d.
3. Jushin Thunder Liger Return Match: Masato Tanaka , Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Thunder Liger, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma (9:55) when Tanaka used the Sliding D on Honma.
4. Special Singles Match: TAJIRI beat Toru Yano (6:48) with a small package hold.
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega beat Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) (15:05) when Ibushi used a Phoenix splash on Devitt to become the 27th champions.
6. NJPW vs. NOAH Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Koji Kanemoto beat Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Aoki (17:14) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Aoki.
7. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto beat Shinsuke Nakamura (16:08) with the Shouten Kai.
8. Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi beat Tetsuya Naito (19:59) with a Texas Cloverleaf hold.
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Satoshi Kojima beat Togi Makabe (c) (19:12) with a lariat to become the 55th champion.

* Ishii tried to tear off Tiger’s mask, leading the DQ, and it appears these two have a feud going.
* TAJIRI misted Yano before rolling him up for the win.
* The IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title match was said to be off the charts, with some going as far to label it the best match of 2010 and worth the PPV price alone. Definitely look out for this one soon! Devitt’s 2-crown reign comes to an end after he is pinned by his BOSJ final opponent, Ibushi, and the belts enter DDT custody!
* The G1 Tag League 2010 tandems were announced after the fifth match.
- Block A: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga, Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man, Yuji Nagata & Wataru Inoue, Super Strong Machine & King Fale, Masato Tanaka & Tomohiro Ishii.
- Block B: Hiroshi Tanahashi & TAJIRI, Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson), Shinsuke Nakamura & Daniel Puder, Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka, NO LIMIT (Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito), El Terrible & El Texano Jr.
* The New Japan vs. NOAH tag match was another excellent battle with Shiozaki just falling short of his target of avenging his G1 loss to Nagata.
* Goto scored a big win over Nakamura in what was described as yet another great match. Goto’s credentials for a title match went up with this victory.
* Tanahashi defeated Naito in yes, you guessed it, another fantastic match between two of New Japan’s most gifted wrestlers. Naito struggled in a Texas Cloverleaf hold for a while before giving up. The impression from this match was that Naito is going to go right to the top sooner or later.
* Makabe’s first IWGP Heavyweight Title reign went wrong in his V3 defense! G1 Climax 2010 winner Satoshi Kojima began his second reign as champion after an epic war which saw him counter lariat Makabe for a very hard fought victory.
* Despite Nakamura’s loss to Goto, Kojima nominated him as his V1 defense, as Shinsuke beat Kojima during the G1 making him a worthy challenger.
* The show was said to have been one to remember with each of the last five matches worth going out of your way to see.

The full card and match order for “DESTRUCTION ‘10″ on October 11th has been announced with some interesting additions. Yuji Nagata & Koji Kanemoto go to war with Pro Wrestling NOAH when they battle Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Aoki in a special tag match. Nagata and Shiozaki squared off in the G1 with Nagata victorious that day and Shiozaki is out for revenge. In an attempt to settle their grudge, Yano and TAJIRI again meet in a special singles match. And as announced recently, Jushin Thunder Liger returns in triumph after a very successful expedition to CMLL in Mexico, teaming with Wataru and Honma against the Complete Players.

New Japan heads to Yamagata before Sumo Hall with a standalone show featuring a special main event of Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Satoshi Kojima & Great Sasuke!

New Japan also announced NEVER.4, the fourth installment of its youth-centered brand, for November 18th at Shin-Kiba 1st RING.

NJPW “NEW JAPAN LIVE IN YAMAGATA”, 10/3/10
Yamagata Sports Center Sub Arena

1. Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kyosuke Mikami
2. Manabu Nakanishi vs. King Fale
3. Super Strong Machine & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano & Takashi Iizuka
4. Yuji Nagata, Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Jado & Gedo
5. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Tama Tonga vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Yujiro Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito
6. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Satoshi Kojima & Great Sasuke

NJPW “DESTRUCTION ‘10″, 10/11/10 (WPW/PPV)
Tokyo Ryogoku Kokugikan

1. Manabu Nakanishi vs. Tama Tonga
2. Giant Bernard, Karl Anderson & Tiger Mask vs. Takashi Iizuka, Yujiro Takahashi & Tomohiro Ishii
3. Jushin Thunder Liger Return Match: Jushin Thunder Liger, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Masato Tanaka , Jado & Gedo
4. Special Singles Match: Toru Yano vs. TAJIRI
5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Prince Devitt & Ryusuke Taguchi (c) vs. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega
6. NJPW vs. NOAH Special Tag Match: Yuji Nagata & Koji Kanemoto vs. Go Shiozaki & Atsushi Aoki
7. Special Singles Match: Hirooki Goto vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
8. Special Singles Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Tetsuya Naito
9. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Togi Makabe (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima