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00:00Destruction.
00:02The strongest has been decided.
00:04The summer of Gekido has come to an end.
00:08The autumn of destruction has come.
00:16The first match, Dragon Dyer vs. Ryusuke Taguchi.
00:19Umido Shota vs. Tiger Mask vs. Nagata Yuji.
00:25The second match, Francisco Akira vs. Calum Newman.
00:31Jeff Cobb vs. BUSHI Takahashi Hiromu.
00:35Tsuji Yota.
00:39The third match, a special single match.
00:43In the tag match,
00:46Goto Hirooki, who won the game kit with Strong Musou 1.
00:52This time, it's a one-on-one match.
00:55To the friends who want to be number one,
00:58raise your spirits!
01:02The fourth match, Takami Chinoku vs. Taichi Sanada.
01:06X vs. Fujita Kousei vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
01:11We have a new team member.
01:13Big X.
01:15Who is X?
01:18The fifth match, a six-man tag match.
01:25In the 39th Noboribetsu tournament,
01:29the first defense of the hellish festival.
01:33Orchin Oreck vs. Yano Toru vs. Tanahashi Hiroshi.
01:38This is it.
01:40This is not a place like this.
01:42We have to do it in a proper place.
01:45SHO vs. Yujiro Takahashi.
01:48The self-proclaimed president, EVIL, has appeared again.
01:52If I win the belt, I'll auction it off for 100 million yen.
01:57A fierce battle between the Dark Death Company and the Orochimaru family.
02:03Watch the whole thing.
02:08The IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match.
02:13The strongest challenger has been defeated.
02:17The first defense was a success.
02:21However...
02:23Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
02:26Yoshinobu Kanemaru returns to the ring with a fierce attack.
02:33It's not a face, it's not a face.
02:37I'll show you what it's like to be a champion in Kobe, where I started a year ago.
02:47The Neva Musametsu Championship match.
02:51The time has come.
02:54Congratulations.
02:57I'm 41 years old.
02:59It's my 20th anniversary.
03:02I want to fight a great guy.
03:06Shingo Takagi.
03:13It smells just like me.
03:19Henare, it's you.
03:23Two souls collide.
03:29If I'm with you, I'll lose again and again.
03:37The semi-final IWGP Global Heavyweight Championship match.
03:43I'll never give up.
03:48I'm Yoshihashi.
03:59I'll win everything.
04:02I'll stand up again and again.
04:07I'll show you the power of two souls.
04:11The main event.
04:13The IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
04:17This summer, I defeated Naito Tetsuya.
04:23Great-O-Khan.
04:25He's going to conquer the world.
04:29I want to hear the Great-O-Khan chant again.
04:36I want to hear the Great-O-Khan chant.
04:38I want to hear the Great-O-Khan chant.
04:43I want to hear the Great-O-Khan chant.
04:46I'll stand up again.
04:50I'll defeat you and take the world.
04:55Destruction in Kobe.
05:19I'll stand up again.
05:21I'll defeat you and take the world.
05:25Destruction in Kobe.
05:27I'll stand up again.
05:29I'll defeat you and take the world.
05:33Destruction in Kobe.
05:35I'll stand up again.
05:37I'll defeat you and take the world.
05:41Destruction in Kobe.
05:43I'll stand up again.
05:45I'll defeat you and take the world.
05:48Destruction in Kobe.
05:50I'll stand up again.
05:52I'll defeat you and take the world.
05:55Destruction in Kobe.
05:57I'll stand up again.
05:59I'll defeat you and take the world.
06:02Destruction in Kobe.
06:04I'll stand up again.
06:06I'll defeat you and take the world.
06:09Destruction in Kobe.
06:11I'll stand up again.
06:13I'll defeat you and take the world.
06:17He managed to throw out Zack Sabre Jr.
06:19Yeah, you're right about that.
06:21What, Zack Sabre Jr. in two matches over the past calendar month?
06:25He might be kicking off Destruction, but he might be main eventing before the year is out.
06:32In the meantime, I'm intrigued, Walker, with the fact that Dragon Dyer in a Tsuguchi Dair poncho.
06:38Of course, Dragon Dyer was introduced to us.
06:40That's the Super Juniors when Tsuguchi was our engine.
06:43Then Tsuguchi inspired Dyer to beat Kushida in the last night of the tournament.
06:48And here we've got a little connection.
06:50Let's not forget, folks, Super Junior Tag League coming up in the month of October.
06:55But I think there's a lot of talk about different connections.
06:58Here's a connection from right in front of our eyes.
07:00I wouldn't mind seeing it whatsoever.
07:01Ryusuke Tsuguchi could lead Dragon Dyer to even more victories past his victory over Kushida and best the Super Junior 31.
07:08But before we come to Super Junior Tag League, we come to this here tonight.
07:12It is Destruction in Kobe 2044.
07:15And we should mention, of course, Dragon Dyer.
07:17It took a long time for him to get his first win in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
07:21But showing up tonight as champion.
07:23Dream Gate champion over in our pals at Dragon Gate.
07:30The Brave Gate champion.
07:32Too many gates.
07:35Well, Shotomu's looking to knock down walls, to bust through gates.
07:38Whatever it takes to make his way to the top of New Japan Pro Wrestling.
07:41However, coming off of what he considers himself to be a poor performance in G1 Climax 34.
07:47All that being considered, the injury that Shotomu had walked in with for G1 34 on the race.
07:53Yeah, indeed, you're right.
07:54I think a lot of that talk was about that injury.
07:57And of course, came in with a loss to Callum Newman.
08:00Ever since Callum Newman and Shotomu, they've been jacking jaws a little bit.
08:04On the Brave Gate champion.
08:07Dragon Gate.
08:08Infinite Empty Diamond.
08:10Dragon Dyer!
08:16The series with that Brave Gate championship belt.
08:31Ryutiguchi can ride that skateboard Walker.
08:33The real question is, did Dragon Dyer bring him that skateboard?
08:36Or has Toguchi had that in the pawn shop the whole time?
08:41The famed Toguchi pawn shop.
08:44The Chibuya, I'll take that.
08:46Thank you for the house torture.
08:59Well, we could be looking at the newest member of Toguchi.
09:02A pawn in Dragon Dyer.
09:04And we could be looking at a future champion in Shota Umino.
09:07Not at this point, but one day very, very soon.
09:09You can only imagine.
09:12A lot of ifs and maybes in the meantime.
09:15A lot of buts too.
09:17That's Toguchi for you.
09:24Well, talk about champions.
09:27Here's one of the greats.
09:35About to celebrate a massive 40 years of a life in Wrestling Walker.
09:41That'll be the next time we're here with you live in English on NJPW World.
09:45Next Sunday, October 6th, Blue Justice 14.
09:49What a great main event we'll have for you next week in Togane.
09:52Yeah, you're right about that.
09:53Yuji Nagata and Jun Akiyama go two-on-two with Goshi Azaki and Atsushi Kotage
09:59in a special tag team matchup.
10:02And you know that Yuji Nagata is feeling great.
10:04He's feeling healthy.
10:05He is excited to be in the presence for his own event coming up on October 6th.
10:10The former Eurasian Tag Team Champions, Yuji Nagata and Jun Akiyama back together again.
10:38Come together on those rare occasions.
10:40One of the best, one of the most unsung great Tokyo Dome main events of all time,
10:45in my opinion, 2001 in October.
10:47Nagata and Jun Akiyama versus Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Muto.
10:53And so you've got all of that history coming together.
10:57Always a great time to be in Togane Chiba for Blue Justice.
11:02And it's going to be one-in, two-out on each side.
11:06You've seen Dragon die since Juna this year.
11:09Best of the Super Junior 31 win over Kushida, his only victory on the entire tour.
11:17And how about a way to start this off?
11:18Here's Ryusuke Toguchi and it is Yuji Nagata.
11:23As we get into the opening goings of this match tonight, Chris,
11:26we want to acknowledge what's to come in our main event here tonight.
11:29Of course, the IWGP World Heavyweight title on the line.
11:31Tetsuya Naito seeks out V2 against Great Okada.
11:35It's going to be a tall task ahead of him, no doubt.
11:37Great Okada has definitely taught a big game and made the point in that great video
11:44on the official English YouTube this past week,
11:47talking about how he carries or can carry that IWGP standard.
11:53I think this is in the IWGP spirit.
11:56IWGP can mean multiple things.
11:58It might remind you Toguchi, former junior tag team champion.
12:0269th, in fact.
12:04Talk about all the time.
12:05Oh, going to be talking about that one for a long time as well.
12:11An upcoming Blue Justice event, October 6th.
12:14Every single time we get into this point of the year,
12:16Yuji Nagata, you see a little bit more fire.
12:19Well, he takes great pleasure.
12:21Look out, Nagata locked two already.
12:27Not quite all the way in.
12:28Toguchi trying to drive his fingers and wedge some of that gap.
12:32And now, makes the bottom rope.
12:35Yuji Nagata, it's not just Blue Justice by name.
12:38It's not just Blue Justice.
12:40It's not just Blue Justice.
12:42It's not just Blue Justice.
12:44It's not just Blue Justice.
12:46It's not just Blue Justice by name.
12:48It's not just, hey, pick out a few opponents.
12:50Nagata throws his all into promoting that event.
12:54He assumes all of that financial risk.
12:57And he really is so proud of the Togei area of Chiba.
13:02And it's always one of the highlights of the calendar here in New Japan.
13:08We are very excited to present that to you live in English, October 6th.
13:11Myself and Chris Charlton.
13:12Holma has made the tag in the meanwhile.
13:14And is taking it right to that chest of Ryusuke Toguchi.
13:19As into the cover here.
13:20Off the back elbow.
13:21And it's just going to be two for the time being.
13:25Nice knockdown.
13:26Goes straight into the cover every time.
13:27Why not?
13:28Yeah, I mean, it might get you the three.
13:31Here's a guy walking the toys a little bit.
13:33A little bit of extra salt.
13:35So he gets both Tiger Masks.
13:37No doubt about that.
13:38Tiger Mask has actually seen a lot of tag team competition.
13:41Over the road to destruction.
13:42Alongside Tomoki Holma.
14:01And we're taking it strike for strike here.
14:03This could very well be.
14:05A super junior tag league preview.
14:07That we see.
14:09Maybe.
14:10Who's to know?
14:11It's super.
14:12It's a little bit generous.
14:14Superb.
14:15Never turn your back on your opponent.
14:17Toguchi did so twice to Tiger Mask.
14:18Oh, wow.
14:19Taking it right to Tiger Mask here.
14:21Front shot.
14:22It's going to hit those ropes.
14:23Does Toguchi.
14:24No.
14:25And it does not work out in the end.
14:27The definition of an insanity walk.
14:29Oh, wait.
14:30Here we go.
14:31Different result that time.
14:35I love it.
14:36Toguchi wants to make that tag here.
14:37And it's going to go straight to Dragon Gate Zone.
14:39Here's Dragon Daiya.
14:42Yeah, scored his first win in New Japan in June over Kushida.
14:46And then just a month later, 21st of July.
14:49Defeated Hyo to become Open the Brave Gate champion over at Dragon Gate.
14:55See a lot of potential.
14:56So much promise in Dragon Daiya.
14:59Just like that.
15:01Standing moonsault into the cover.
15:02And it's only two.
15:03Rotation on that.
15:04Saw the knees hit that midsection of Tiger Mask there.
15:06Yeah, that's rough.
15:07And that is a pair of knees in a midsection that has had a lot of distress.
15:13Tiger Mask.
15:14Oh, man.
15:16Suffered from stomach issues in the past.
15:21Or might be.
15:22Might be feeling sick here.
15:23Hold on a minute.
15:24Four Ds?
15:25No.
15:26One of that D, D, D, D, T.
15:27And instead, it is a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.
15:31Tiger Mask did just a couple of years ago had a similar bout with diverticulitis
15:35that's kept Kenny Omega on the shelf.
15:37You know, and it really was an ugly, ugly situation where Tiger Mask has risen
15:42back through the ranks.
15:44And rise up.
15:45And Tiger.
15:49Tiger driver there.
15:54Shota wants in.
15:56Shota wants in.
15:57Everyone's going to be looking for the tag here.
15:59Mask out to Homma.
16:00And here's Shota Umino.
16:07The majority on this road to destruction remain untelevised.
16:11But I've heard murmurings.
16:13I've heard rumors all throughout that Shota Umino still has a bone to pick
16:17with Calvin Newman.
16:19Well.
16:20We've seen those two come to blows all throughout the tournament.
16:23We've seen those two come to blows all throughout multi-man tag team action
16:26throughout the road to destruction.
16:28And, well, you have to wonder if Newman sits anywhere on Umino's mind.
16:31Yeah, you know, I mean, Calvin, you know, grabbed the mic after one of those
16:34live events.
16:35So I hear and said, well, hey, Shota, you beat me when you were on excursion
16:39in England.
16:40I got a win over you in the G1.
16:42So we're one and one.
16:43And Shota basically said, well, pick a time and place.
16:46Oh, look at that.
16:48Taguchi always knows the time and place.
16:49Cover here for Umino.
16:51Broken up by Nagata.
16:53Usually it's the wrong time and the wrong place.
16:54But he was in the right one that time.
16:56I didn't say it was a good time.
16:58It's always a good time with Ryusuke Taguchi around, Chris.
17:01Well, for who is that?
17:04What's gotten into you?
17:05You're a little cynical today.
17:06Good lord.
17:12Umino trying to fire up Honma here.
17:16Oh, man.
17:18And when there's fire, you get burnt.
17:20Tomohaki Umino takes down Umino.
17:23So Umino not feeling happy, but the rest of us will be.
17:26Very happy.
17:27Kolbe called.
17:28Keshi connects.
17:31Cover here for Honma.
17:33And it is two.
17:37Not just the IWGP World Heavyweight title that's on the line tonight,
17:40but what four other championship matches.
17:42Everything in the never division on the line between the six-man tag
17:45and the never open weight.
17:47Oh, man, that's the second time those hips haven't lied for Taguchi.
17:50Taguchi.
17:52And Taguchi shows out for the junior division.
17:55Oh, no.
17:56Kokeshi to the rear.
17:58That steel meets steel.
17:59Oh, my.
18:02I think Honma won out.
18:04Oh, wait.
18:06Double hip attack here.
18:07I'm starting to like this combination of Dragon Dai and Ryusuke Taguchi.
18:11Cover here.
18:12Two only.
18:21Yeah.
18:23I think things are spelling disaster for Tomoaki Honma.
18:27Could be looking.
18:28Death Rider.
18:29Schoolboy roll up here for Honma.
18:31And it's two.
18:35Wow.
18:36Look at that.
18:37Umino right back up with that drop kick.
18:39And right back on the attack.
18:41Double underhook here, Chris.
18:43You know what it means.
18:44Death Rider.
18:51And that is it here tonight in our opening match.
19:01I think to your point earlier on, Walker, you were talking about that injury that Shoto Umino carried with him into the G1.
19:08Definitely affected his campaign.
19:10I think Shoto Umino wanted to have a little bit extra.
19:13There was a great snap on that drop kick before the Death Rider.
19:19He wants to show the people, show Honma as well, that he's 100% now if he wasn't before.
19:37Well, how about this?
19:38A new start for Shoto Umino.
19:40A new start for Dragon Daiya as Open the Brave Gate champion in here in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
19:46Just know if anything more comes out of that.
19:48But so much to come anew in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
19:52Potential for five new champions here on the evening.
19:59I think we're comparing cheeks here.
20:02You and I were doing that earlier on in the locker room.
20:04I know.
20:05I'm very proud of mine.
20:07Proud of yours too.
20:08Yeah.
20:11I mean, nobody knows what the Super Junior Tag League lineups will be at this point in time.
20:17Right.
20:18But if Dragon Daiya can free up a few dates, I think Dragon Daiya and Toguchi, that'll be a hell of a combination.
20:25Yeah.
20:26Youthful vigor of Daiya, the experience of Toguchi.
20:31Well, sad to say, Chris, all the conversation of new.
20:34I do not believe that Dragon Daiya is the newest member of TMDK.
20:38However, we are set here tonight to find out who the new member of TMDK is.
20:43X will be filled.
20:45It marks the spot.
20:46We're going to be seeing that come up later on in six-man tag team action as well.
20:49When TMDK take on Just Five Guys.
20:56Shoto Umino is going to be intrigued as to who the new member of TMDK is.
21:00After all, with the wins he's had.
21:02Oh, wait.
21:03Put a pin in that.
21:04No.
21:05Okay.
21:06Discretion is the better part of valor.
21:07He can't do it.
21:08He just doesn't want to.
21:09Right.
21:12I mean, this ramp is cursed.
21:37Well, it's time, Walker.
21:47It's time, folks.
21:48Thank you so much for joining us once again.
21:50Destruction in Kobe 2024.
21:52Chris Charlton.
21:53Walker Stewart.
21:54Once again, our main event here tonight.
21:56World heavyweight title on the line.
21:57Oh, my goodness.