A new match has been announced for Destruction in Kobe.
Jay White will challenge Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP Intercontinental title on September 22. The two clashed in the B Block finals earlier this month, with White getting the win.
The main events for the other two Destruction shows, which take place in Beppu on September 15 and Kagoshima on September 16, have yet to be announced.
Along with the Intercontinental title match, the Young Lions Cup tournament was announced for the Destruction tour, pitting LA Dojo trainees against the Japanese dojo. The tour will run through the Kobe show, where the winner will be announced.
Additionally, a ten man tag team match will take place on September 8 to celebrate Yuji Nagata’s 35th year of being a wrestler, both amateur and professional. He will team with Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi and Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Jado, Yujiro Takahashi, Tanga Loa, Tama Tonga and Bad Luck Fale.
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NJPW announced this morning that the Young Lion’s Cup tournament will be held throughout the Destruction tour set to take place next month.
The tournament will consist of eight young lions, mostly from NJPW’s two dojos. Clark Connors, Karl Fredericks and Alex Coughlin will represent the LA Dojo, while Shota Umino, Ren Narita, Yota Tsuji and Yuya Uemura will represent the Japan dojo.
Michael Richards, from Bad Luck Fale’s dojo in New Zealand, will round out the tournament. He made his debut for NJPW back at Southern Showdown, when he lost a six-man tag team match with other Fale Dojo members.
Katsuya Kitamura won the last Young Lion's Cup, which took place back in September of 2017. Umino and Narita also competed in this tournament.
The round-robin tournament will start on September 4, with the final matches taking place at the Destruction in Kobe event on September 22.
The full list of matches can be seen below:
