2017's Destruction in Kobe may have been the best Destruction show ever, topped by a lengthy main event between Kenny Omega and perpetual underdog Juice Robinson for the IWGP United States Championship. Attracting a sellout audience of 5482, today's show is surely a major achievement for Omega as a singles star and Juice as an up-and-comer.
1. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Hirai Kawato def. Monster Rage (Tomoyuki Oka and Katsuya Kitamura) in 5:42 via Anaconda Vice
2. Taguchi Japan (Ryusuke Taguchi, Ricochet, Togi Makabe, Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask IV) def. Suzuki-gun (TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Takashi Iizuka) in 7:17 via King Kong Knee Drop
3. CHAOS (YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto) def. Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens) in 5:41 via KARMA
4. Special Singles Match: Baretta def. Yujiro Takahashi in 13:21 via Dudebuster
5. IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship: Killer Elite Squad (Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.) def. Guerrillas Of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Roa) and War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) (c) in 13:34 via Killer Bomb - NEW CHAMPIONS!
6. Love and Power (Hiroshi Tanahashi and Michael Elgin) def. Kota Ibushi and David Finlay in 12:01 via Elgin Bomb
7. CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano and Rocky Romero) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, SANADA and BUSHI) in 11:56 via Vertical Fall-style Brainbuster
8. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada and Will Ospreay) def. Los Ingobernables de Japon (EVIL and Hiromu Takahashi) in 12:39 via OsCutter
[Post-match, Okada taunted the laid-out EVIL ahead of their title match in Sumo Hall next month]
9. IWGP United States Championship: Kenny Omega (c) def. Juice Robinson in 32:55 via top-rope One-Winged Angel - FIRST SUCCESSFUL TITLE DEFENSE!
[Post-match, Omega thanked the Kobe audience for a sellout attendance]
[Backstage, YOSHI-HASHI made clear that he intends to challenge for Omega's title at an upcoming show]