Destruction '11 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on October 10, 2011, in Tokyo, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured eleven matches (including one dark match), three of which were contested for championships.[1][2][3] It was the fifth event under the Destruction name.
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| Promotion | New Japan Pro-Wrestling | ||
| Date | October 10, 2011[1] | ||
| City | Tokyo, Japan[1] | ||
| Venue | Ryōgoku Kokugikan[1] | ||
| Attendance | 6,500[1] | ||
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Storylines
editDestruction '11 featured eleven 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.[4]
Event
editThe event saw two titles change hands; No Remorse Corps (Davey Richards and Rocky Romero) won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the first time by defeating Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi), while Masato Tanaka captured the IWGP Intercontinental Championship from inaugural champion, MVP.[1] The event featured a surprise appearance by Yoshihiro Takayama, who attacked Togi Makabe after his match with Minoru Suzuki, setting up a match between the two for Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome.[1] In the main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi successfully defended the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito.[1] Post-match, he was attacked by Toru Yano, who stole his title belt, setting up the title match between the two for Power Struggle.[1]
Results
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Destruction'11". New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ a b "Destruction 2011". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Dark Angelita (October 10, 2011). "NJPW: Resultados "Destruction 2011" Nuevos IWGP Jr. Tag Team Champions". Superluchas (in Spanish). Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks, Inc. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2014.