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Match Card Change for 9/24 in Kobe: Tanahashi and Ibushi face-off in a tag battle! The IWGP Tag title 3-Way bout to be fought as a Tornado Match! Beretta faces his 1st challenge as a heavyweight: Yujiro Takahashi!

SEP.20.2017

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Match Card Change for 9/24 in Kobe: Tanahashi and Ibushi face-off in a tag battle! The IWGP Tag title 3-Way bout to be fought as a Tornado Match! Beretta faces his 1st challenge as a heavyweight: Yujiro Takahashi!

Following the whirlwind action of Destruction in Hiroshima on 9/16, changes have been made to the lineup of matches scheduled for 9/24 in Kobe.

With IWGP Intercontinental Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi haven chosen Kota Ibushi as his next challenger, the two are scheduled to face off in a tag team battle! Tanahashi will be joined by Michael Elgin as they go up against Ibushi and David Finlay!

 Chaotic scenes after their brawl in Hiroshima saw all 3 heavyweight tag teams at each other’s throats ready to thrown down. After deliberation, the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team title match scheduled for Destruction in Kobe has now been amended to a Tornado Match!

After Tama Tonga’s demands for a “real fight” in their final encounter in Kobe for the IWGP Tag title, War Machine, G.O.D. and K.E.S. all agreed the best way to settle things was with a no-disqualification, no holds barred Tornado Match! With no tags and no count-outs, expect anarchy in and out of the ring as these three tag team powerhouses clash! While two victories have already gone to War Machine, it’s anyone’s match now that the rule book has been thrown out!

And in another major adjustment to the card: Beretta goes up against the Bullet Club’s Yujiro Takahashi in the ex-Roppongi Vice star’s first challenge as a heavyweight! The Tokyo Pimp has made his feelings known loud and clear, telling Beretta “You think you’re a heavyweight now? This is where the REAL pro-wrestling is!” How will Beretta respond in the ring when it’s one-on-one?!

Catch all these exciting matches and more on 9/24! Destruction in Kobe will be live with English commentary from Kevin Kelly and Don Callis, only on NJPW World! http://njpwworld.com/

View the updated Match Lineup here: https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/10111?showCards=1

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