NJPW: Destruction in Kobe Results, Winners, and Video Highlights (23rd September, 2018)

Okada and Tanahashi wrestled each other to another spectacular match
Okada and Tanahashi wrestled each other to another spectacular match

#3 Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask vs Suzuki Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru and El Desperado)

Despite battling each other to a short seven-minute contest, both teams definitely did pull all the stops and did a lot throughout the entirety of the match, with the veteran team of Liger and Tiger Mask pulling off the upset win.

Despite jumping Liger and Tiger Mask from the back on the entrance ramp, the Suzuki Gun duo of Desperado and Kanemaru weren't able to capitalize, as Tiger Mask caught Kanemaru with a Crucifix into a pinfall at the closing stages of the match to pull off the upset win, which the crowd were totally invested into.

Following the match, Liger and Tiger posed with the Jr. Tag Team Championships and challenged Kanemaru and Desperado to a championship match at a later date.

Results: Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask def. Suzuki Gun


#4 Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, and Manabu Nakanishi vs Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi, and Ayato Yoshida

There were plenty of notable veterans on show for this eight-man tag team match, as both teams had their fair share of moments throughout the match. Lots of action throughout the match, Makabe hit Nagata with a powerslam in the closing stages and then tagged in Yoshida.

A charged-up Yoshida managed to connect with two PKs on Nagata and had a near fall at two-count, however, the veteran Blue Justice eventually managed to hit a running knee in the corner and followed it up with a High Angle Suplex for the pin on Yoshida.

Result: Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, and Manabu Nakanishi def. Tomoaki Honma, Togi Makabe, Ryusuke Taguchi, and Ayato Yoshida


#5 Best Friends (Chuckie T and Beretta) vs Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer)

Having already faced-off against each other at Destruction in Hiroshima, The Best Friends and Killer Elite Squad once again went at it, in what was an absolutely intense match. Both teams started off real fast, with The Best Friends once again proving why they're currently one of the finest tag teams in the business.

K.E.S, meanwhile, showed their immense power and took control of the match in the early stages. After a while, Chuck Taylor started showing his dropkick skills, before eventually being cut-off by Smith, who initially attempted The Hart Attack, but wasn't able to execute it.

However, later in the match, it was Beretta who eventually fell victim to a Hart Attack, as Chuckie T came into the rescue and broke things up at a two count. Archer and Smith then hit the Killer Bomb on Beretta and just when it looked it like K.E.S was once again on the verge of picking up another win over Best Friends, the former IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion turned Lance Archer's pinfall attempt into a crucifix and eventually stole the win.

Result: Best Friends def. Killer Elite Squad

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