Destruction '08


Destruction '08 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event took place on October 13, 2008, in Tokyo, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches, three of which were contested for championships. All Japan Pro Wrestling representatives Hiroshi Yamato, Kai and Satoshi Kojima, as well as the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion Keiji Mutoh, took part in the event as outsiders. It was the second event under the Destruction name.

Production

Storylines

Destruction '08 featured nine 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.

Event

During the event, No Limit won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the first time by defeating Prince Prince, while Pro Wrestling Zero1's Masato Tanaka lost the World Heavyweight Championship to Yuji Nagata, ending his year-long reign. In the main event, Keiji Mutoh made his fourth successful defense of the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura.

Results