# NJPW Destruction

Destruction is an annual professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event has been held since 2007 as a pay-per-view (PPV). From 2013 to 2014, the event also aired outside Japan as an internet pay-per-view (iPPV). Since 2015, the event has aired worldwide on NJPW's internet streaming site, NJPW World. Destruction is currently held in late September as the first major event after the conclusion of the G1 Climax, with several matches at the event often stemming from previous matches in the G1 Climax. Destruction also continues the road to the January 4 Dome Show, which starts at the G1 Climax.
Recently, Destruction events have not featured IWGP Heavyweight Championship matches, instead being headlined by matches either for another major title, such as the IWGP Intercontinental Championship, or for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate, which is the prize for winning the G1 Climax. IWGP Heavyweight Championship matches are, instead, typically featured at King of Pro-Wrestling, which is held soon after in early October. The 2018 Destruction event was the first time since 2013 (and the first time since NJPW started doing multiple Destruction Events) that featured an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match and the first time to not include an IWGP Intercontinental Championship match since 2012. From 2007 until 2011 the event was held at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo but since 2012 the event has been held at various different venues, mainly at World Memorial Hall in Kobe. The tour was absent from 2020 until 2022 and will return in 2023 with one of the events being held at Ryōgoku Kokugikan, making this the first time since 2011 the event will take place at the venue.

## Events

| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Attendance | Main event |
| 1 | Destruction '07 | November 11, 2007 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | 6,500 | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 2 | Destruction '08 | October 13, 2008 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | 9,000 | Keiji Mutoh (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 3 | Destruction '09 | November 8, 2009 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | 7,500 | Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 4 | Destruction '10 | October 11, 2010 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | 8,800 | Togi Makabe (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 5 | Destruction '11 | October 10, 2011 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | 6,500 | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 6 | Destruction (2012) | September 23, 2012 | Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Memorial Hall | 8,000 | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Naomichi Marufuji for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 7 | Destruction (2013) | September 29, 2013 | Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Memorial Hall | 8,000 | Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Satoshi Kojima for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 8 | Destruction in Kobe (2014) | September 21, 2014 | Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Memorial Hall | 8,000 | Bad Luck Fale (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship |
| 9 | Destruction in Okayama (2014) | September 23, 2014 | Okayama, Japan | Convex Okayama | 3,600 | Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate |
| 10 | Destruction in Okayama (2015) | September 23, 2015 | Okayama, Japan | Momotaro Arena | 3,160 | Togi Makabe (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the NEVER Openweight Championship |
| 11 | Destruction in Kobe (2015) | September 27, 2015 | Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Memorial Hall | 6,120 | Hirooki Goto (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship |
| 12 | Destruction in Tokyo | September 17, 2016 | Tokyo, Japan | Ota City General Gymnasium | 2,803 | Kushida (c) vs. Bushi for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship |
| 13 | Destruction in Hiroshima (2016) | September 22, 2016 | Hiroshima, Japan | Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall | 2,801 | Kenny Omega vs. Yoshi-Hashi for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate |
| 14 | Destruction in Kobe (2016) | September 25, 2016 | Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Memorial Hall | 5,432 | Michael Elgin (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship |
| 15 | Destruction in Fukushima | September 10, 2017 | Fukushima, Japan | Azuma Gymnasium | 2,056 | Minoru Suzuki (c) vs. Michael Elgin for the NEVER Openweight Championship |
| 16 | Destruction in Hiroshima (2017) | September 16, 2017 | Hiroshima, Japan | Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall | 3,601 | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship |
| 17 | Destruction in Kobe (2017) | September 24, 2017 | Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Memorial Hall | 5,482 | Kenny Omega (c) vs. Juice Robinson for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship |
| 18 | Destruction In Hiroshima (2018) | September 15, 2018 | Hiroshima, Japan | Hiroshima Sun Plaza Hall | 3,760 | Kenny Omega (c) vs. Tomohiro Ishii for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship |
| 19 | Destruction in Beppu (2018) | September 17, 2018 | Beppu, Japan | Beppu B-con Plaza | 2,280 | Tetsuya Naito vs. Minoru Suzuki |
| 20 | Destruction in Kobe (2018) | September 23, 2018 | Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Memorial Hall | 6,454 | Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Kazuchika Okada for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate |
| 21 | Destruction in Beppu (2019) | September 15, 2019 | Beppu, Japan | Beppu B-con Plaza | 2,430 | Hiroshi Tanahashi (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for British Heavyweight Championship |
| 22 | Destruction in Kagoshima | September 16, 2019 | Kagoshima, Japan | Kagoshima Arena | 4,004 | Kota Ibushi vs. Kenta for the Tokyo Dome IWGP Heavyweight Championship challenge rights certificate |
| 23 | Destruction in Kobe (2019) | September 22, 2019 | Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Memorial Hall | 6,148 | Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Jay White for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship |
| 24 | Destruction in Kobe (2023) | September 24, 2023 | Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Memorial Hall | 4,212 | Will Ospreay (c) vs. Yota Tsuji for the IWGP United Kingdom Heavyweight Championship |
| 25 | Destruction in Ryogoku | October 9, 2023 | Tokyo, Japan | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | 5,002 | Sanada (c) vs. Evil in a lumberjack match for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship |
| 26 | Destruction in Kobe (2024) | September 29, 2024 | Kobe, Japan | Kobe World Memorial Hall | 4,528 | Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Great-O-Khan for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match ||||||||