On September 8th, 2024 NJPW aired the 2nd Night of Road To Destruction live in Tokyo Japan inside Korakuen Hall in front of 1,384 fans & can watch it on NJPW World.
Note: This review is shorter then normal as it be the last few mins of the match.
Daiki Nagai vs. Masatora Yasuda
Masatora Yasuda grapevined the leg but Daiki Nagai reached the ropes then Nagai hits a dropkick.
Nagai applied a Boston Crab and Yasuda flailed on the mat but held on until the time limit expired.
Winner: No One (Time Limit Draw) (10:00)
Rate: 5
6 Man Tag Team Match
United Empire (KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan, Jakob Austin Young & Callum Newman) vs. Katsuya Murashima, Tiger Mask IV & Shoma Kato
Katsuya Murashima hit a dropkick on Callum Newman before Tiger Mask IV got the hot tag and hit some roundhouse kicks. TM hit a Tiger Driver on Newman.
Jakob Austin Young got in and hit a leg lariat on Shoma Kato.
Kato hit a dropkick for a near fall then Young hits an enzuigiri then Jacob Slider for the win.
Winners: United Empire (7:36)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
House Of Torture (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Ren Narita) vs. Shota Umino & Jado
Shota Umino got the hot tag and hits a flying forearm on Ren Narita then a fisherman’s suplex for a near fall. He hit a dropkick but sold pain in his shoulder.
Jado tags back in & Narita applied a leglock and Jado taps out.
Winners By Submission: House Of Torture (9:12)
Rate: 4
Tag Team Match
Mad Bastards (Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd & Jake Lee) vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Tomoaki Honma
Jake Lee & Tomoaki Honma both tagged in & Lee sidesteps a flying headbutt attempt.
Lee hit a high back suplex for a near fall then Lee hit a spin kick to Honma’s head for a near fall.
Lee finally hits FBS but he picked up Honma rather than pin him & hits D4C for the victory.
Winners: Mad Bastards (6:58)
Rate: 6
8 Man Tag Team Match
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions Be Bop Tag Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano) & Boltin Oleg & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. House Of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo, Evil & Sho)
Dick Togo hit a double knife edge chop to Boltin Oleg’s groin before Ryusuke Taguchi got in and hit some flying butt bumps on Sho. Sho swung his wrench but Taguchi ducked it.
Yujiro Takahashi took his walking staff and jabs it into Taguchi’s ass.
Sho immediately rolls up Taguchi for the tainted pin.
Winners: House Of Torture (10:01)
Rate: 3
Tag Team Match
Just 5 Guys (Junior Heavyweight Champion Douki & Taka Michinoku) vs. Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori & Gedo)
Taiji Ishimori hits a flying double knees in the corner on Douki then a shoulder breaker over his knee.
Taka Michinoku re enters and hits a superkick on Ishimori and tied him up on the mat but Ishimori escaped and applied a Bonelock.
Ishimori hit a handspring back spin kick on Michinoku then reapplied the Bone Lock and Michinoku taps out.
Winners By Submission: Bullet Club (9:15)
Rate: 5
Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito & Bushi) vs. TMDK (2024 G1 Climax Winner Zack Sabre Jr & Kosei Fujita)
Bushi tags in and hit a basement dropkick on Zack Sabre Jr’s knee.
He dove through the ropes and barreled into ZSJ’s chest.
In the ring ZSJ applied a front guillotine choke but Tetsuya Naito made the save.
Bushi went for Fable but ZSJ reversed it & ties him in a bow and arrow & locked up an arm and Bushi taps out.
Winners By Submission: TMDK (9:53)
Rate: 7
Tag Team Match
United Empire (NEVER Openweight Champion Henare & Francesco Akira) vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi)
Francesco Akira hits a double stomp on Shingo Takagi’s stomach then a modified Code Red for a near fall.
Takagi hits a Death Valley Driver and a Pumping Bomber for a near fall then hits Made In Japan for the win.
Winners: Los Ingobernables De Japon (11:01)
Rate: 7
Television Title Match
Jeff Cobb (c) vs. Yota Tsuji
Yota Tsuji leapt off the top rope but Jeff Cobb caught him and hits Spin Cycle.
Cobb leapt off the top rope and hits Marlow Crush on Tsuji’s head for a near fall.
Cobb hits Gene Blaster on Tsuji & he took his time making a cover and only got a near fall.
Tsuji got a roll up for a near fall before Cobb hits a clothesline for a near fall.
He sidesteps Tsuji’s Gene Blaster attempt.
Cobb put Tsuji on his shoulders and spun him to the mat for a near fall and the time limit expired.
Winner: No One (Time Limit Draw) (15:00) (Cobb retains)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
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