On September 29th, 2024 NJPW aired Destruction In Kobe live in Kobe Japan inside Kobe World Hall in front of 4,528 fans & can watch it on NJPW World.
Note: This review is shorter then normal as it be the last few mins of the match.
6 Man Tag Team Match
Tiger Mask IV, Tomoaki Honma & Yuji Nagata vs. Shota Umino, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia
Shota Umino enters and battled Tomoaki Honma & Honma hits Kokeshi on Umino.
Umino hits Death Rider on Honma for the win.
Winners: Shota Umino, Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia (7:30)
Rate: 6
6 Man Tag Team Match
United Empire (Television Champion Jeff Cobb, Callum Newman & Francesco Akira) vs. Los Ingobernables De Japon (Hiromu Takahashi, Yota Tsuji & Bushi)
Jeff Cobb & Yota Tsuji re entered and traded forearm strikes.
Cobb hit a uranage, a diving forearm and hits a standing moonsault.
Francesco Akira feigned a knee injury and Hiromu Takahashi immediately targeted it.
Takahashi put him in essentially a standing Figure 4 and Akira taps out.
Winners By Submission: Los Ingobernables De Japon (7:25)
Rate: 6
Non Title Match
Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd vs. Hirooki Goto
Gabe Kidd clotheslined them both to the floor and he whips Hirooki Goto into the guardrail and they brawled into the crowd. The ref calls for the bell for a double count out.
Winner: No One (Double Count Out) (1:44)
Rate: 1
Non Title No DQ Match
Strong Openweight Champion Gabe Kidd vs. Hirooki Goto
Hirooki Goto hits a spinning heel kick to the jaw and he threw the spike to the floor.
Gabe Kidd bites his forehead and hit another back suplex before Kidd hits a clothesline.
Goto hits a Death Valley Driver move for a near fall then hits a swinging side slam then GTR for the win.
Winner: Hirooki Goto (8:24)
Rate: 7
6 Man Tag Team Match
TMDK (2024 G1 Climax Winner Zack Sabre Jr, Kosei Fujita & Ryohei Oiwa) vs. Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku, Sanada & Taichi)
Kosei Fujita hits a springboard dropkick on Taka Michinoku then hits a spin kick to Michinoku’s forehead.
Ryohei Oiwa hits a back suplex on Michinoku then The Grip for the win.
Winners: TMDK (6:30)
Rate: 6
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Titles Match
Be Bop Tag Team (Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano) & Boltin Oleg (c) vs. House Of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi, Evil & Sho)
Hiroshi Tanahashi hits dragon screw on each member of House Of Torture.
Ren Narita appeared out of nowhere and hits Be Bop Tag Team & Boltin Oleg with his push up bar.
El Phantasmo hit the ring and helps beat up House Of Torture then hits CRII on Yujiro Takahashi.
Tanahashi immediately hits High Fly Flow on Takahashi for the win.
Winner & Still NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champions: Be Bop Tag Team & Boltin Oleg (11:10) (STILL CHAMPIONS!!!)
Rate: 4
Junior Heavyweight Title Match
Douki (c) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Yoshinobu Kanemaru hits a 2nd rope DDT for a near fall at 18:00. Douki hit an enzuigiri, then a clothesline.
He hits Sho then he dove onto him. He hits Daybreak on Kanemaru in the ring for a near fall.
Douki hits Suplex De La Luna for the win.
Winner & Still Junior Heavyweight Champion: Douki (20:08) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 7
NEVER Openweight Title Match
Henare (c) vs. Shingo Takagi
Henare & Shingo Takagi traded clotheslines and headbutts then they started trading open hand slaps to the face.
Takagi hits a headbutt and a knee to the collarbone then Pumping Bomber but Henare kicked out at one.
A 2nd Pumping Bomber got a near fall then hits Last Of The Dragon to put away Henare.
Winner & New NEVER Openweight Champion: Shingo Takagi (19:23) (NEW CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Global Title Match
David Finlay (c) vs. Yoshi Hashi
Yoshi Hashi hits a suplex for a near fall then hits a top rope Swanton Bomb for a near fall.
David Finlay hits a Stunner then Oblivion for a near fall.
He hits a Buckle Bomb and a discus forearm then a standing powerbomb for a near fall.
Yoshi Hashi blocks Overkill to the sternum and got a roll up for a near fall.
Finlay hits Overkill for the win.
Winner & Still Global Champion: David Finlay (19:23) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 7
IWGP World Heavyweight Title Match
Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. KOPW 2024 Champion Great O Khan
Great O Khan hits a Mafia Kick before Tetsuya Naito hits an enzuigiri.
They fought on the top rope and Naito hits a Frankensteiner. O Khan hits a backbreaker over his knee.
Naito hit a Destino before the 2nd one was blocked and O Khan hits a flatliner.
Naito hits a 2nd Destino for a near fall before he hits the 3rd Destino for the win.
Winner & Still IWGP World Heavyweight Champion: Tetsuya Naito (30:54) (STILL CHAMPION!!!)
Rate: 5
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