Destruction '10

Destruction '10
PromotionNew Japan Pro-Wrestling
DateOctober 11, 2010[1]
CityTokyo, Japan[1]
VenueRyōgoku Kokugikan[1]
Attendance8,800[1]
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Destruction '10 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on October 11, 2010, in Tokyo, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches, two of which were contested for championships.[1][2][3][4]

DDT Pro-Wrestling representatives Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi and Pro Wrestling Noah representatives Atsushi Aoki and Go Shiozaki worked the event as outsiders.[1] It was the fourth event under the Destruction name.

Storylines

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Destruction '10 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.[5]

Event

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During the event, Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi captured the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) in the first title switch of the event.[1][4] In the main event, 2010 G1 Climax winner and freelancer Satoshi Kojima defeated Togi Makabe to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship for the second time.[1][4]

Reception

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The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match was later named the 2010 Match of the Year by Tokyo Sports.[6]

Results

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No.Results[1][2][3][4]StipulationsTimes[1]
1Manabu Nakanishi defeated Tama TongaSingles match06:11
2Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson) and Tiger Mask defeated Chaos (Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii and Yujiro Takahashi) by disqualificationSix-man tag team match11:32
3Complete Players (Gedo, Jado and Masato Tanaka) defeated Jyushin Thunder Liger, Tomoaki Honma and Wataru InoueSix-man tag team match09:55
4Tajiri defeated Toru YanoSingles match06:48
5Golden☆Lovers (Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi) defeated Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) (c)Tag team match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship15:05
6Koji Kanemoto and Yuji Nagata defeated Atsushi Aoki and Go ShiozakiTag team match17:14
7Hirooki Goto defeated Shinsuke NakamuraSingles match16:08
8Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Tetsuya Naito by submissionSingles match19:59
9Satoshi Kojima defeated Togi Makabe (c)Singles match for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship19:12
(c) – the champion(s) heading into the match

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Destruction'10". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  2. ^ a b "新日本プロレス「Destruction'10」". Sports Navi (in Japanese). Yahoo!. October 11, 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2010. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Destruction 2010". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d 新日本プロレス「Destruction'10」. Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). October 11, 2010. Archived from the original on October 15, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.
  6. ^ 東京スポーツ プロレス大賞. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). Retrieved January 20, 2014.
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