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| ⚫ | The Great Voyage shows featured nine professional wrestling matches expect Great Voyage in Nagoya - Masashi Aoyagi Retirement Ceremony featured seven matches and each 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. |
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| − | 2016 was the first year in which NJPW holds three events under the Destruction name. From 2007 to 2013, NJPW held one Destruction event per year, expanding to two shows in 2014 and 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/japan/newjapan/destruction.html | title = NJPW Destruction | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling History}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.wrestleview.com/misc-news/50879-9-23-njpw-results-okayama-japan-okada-anderson | title = 9/23 NJPW Results: Okayama, Japan (Okada/Anderson) | last=Namako | first=Jason | date=September 23, 2014 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=Wrestleview}}</ref> |
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| + | === Nagoya and Tokyo === |
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| + | Following [[NJPW]]'s [[Wrestle Kingdom 9|Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome]], [[Suzuki-gun]] declared war on [[Naomichi Marufuji]] and [[TMDK]] for them coming to [[Toru Yano]]'s aid at the event. Afterwards, on January 10, the entire Suzuki-gun stable made a surprise appearance for Pro Wrestling Noah, occupying the ring after the main event where Marufuji had successfully defended his GHC Heavyweight Championship against [[Satoshi Kojima]]. While Suzuki hit Marufuji with his finishing move, the ''Gotch-Style Piledriver'', his stablemates attacked everyone who tried to enter the ring to stop him, including the new [[GHC Tag Team Championship|GHC Tag Team Champions]] TMDK and [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship|GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion]] [[Atsushi Kotoge]]. Afterwards, Kotoge and Marufuji got their matches. |
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| + | === Yokohama === |
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| − | [[File:Kushidajr4.jpg|thumb|upright|[[KUSHIDA]], who defended the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] in the main event of Destruction in Tokyo]] |
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| + | In April, Suzuki-gun and Noah entered the [[Global Tag League|2015 Global Tag League]], K.E.S made it to the finals of the tournament, where, on May 4, they were defeated by the eventual winners of the tournament [[Dangan Yankies]] ([[Masato Tanaka]] and [[Takashi Sugiura]]). Afterwards Tanaka and Sugiura challenged K.E.S for the titles and was later made offcial. |
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| + | === Osaka === |
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| − | The Destruction shows featured nine professional wrestling matches each 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.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/pro-wrestling.htm | title = How Pro Wrestling Works | last=Grabianowski | first=Ed | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=HowStuffWorks, Inc. | publisher=[[Discovery Communications]]}}</ref> |
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| + | During the year of 2015, [[War Machine]] ([[Hanson]] and [[Raymond Rowe]]) had been in a cross-promotional feud with K.E.S, afterwards on August 22, War Machine defeated K.E.S in a non-title match and challenged them to a match for the GHC Tag Team Champions, which K.E.S accepted. |
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| + | After [[Minoru Suzuki]], defended the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Yoshihiro Takayama, Takashi Sugiura, who earlier in the event had defeated [[Shelton Benjamin|Shelton X Benjamin]] in their personal grudge match, stepped up as Suzuki's next challenger |
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| − | Destruction in Tokyo was main evented by [[KUSHIDA]] defending the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship]] against [[BUSHI]].<ref name="CardsPWT">{{cite web | url = http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/08/22/new-japan-sets-huge-title-matches-post-g1-climax-okada-vs-marufuji-omegas-tokyo-dome-rights-new-roh-world-champ-adam-cole-roh-stars-big-title-matches/ | archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20160822142504/http://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/08/22/new-japan-sets-huge-title-matches-post-g1-climax-okada-vs-marufuji-omegas-tokyo-dome-rights-new-roh-world-champ-adam-cole-roh-stars-big-title-matches/ | title = New Japan sets huge title matches post-G1 Climax – Okada vs. Marufuji, Omega’s Tokyo Dome rights, new ROH World champ Adam Cole & more ROH stars in big title matches | last=Caldwell | first=James | archivedate=August 22, 2016 | date=August 22, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}}</ref><ref name="CardsWON">{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/daily-updates/daily-update-njpw-bayley-raw-ratings-improve-razor-ramon-goldberg-219246 | title = Daily Update: NJPW, Bayley to Raw, Ratings improve, Razor Ramon, Goldberg | date=August 23, 2016 | accessdate=August 23, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> The two previously faced off for the title on February 14 at [[The New Beginning in Niigata]], where KUSHIDA retained the title.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-new-beginnings-hiroshi-tanahashi-vs-kenny-omega-iwgp-ic-title-207526 | title = NJPW New Beginnings: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs Kenny Omega for the IWGP IC Title | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | authorlink=Dave Meltzer | date=February 13, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Afterwards, Bushi began eyeing a rematch opportunity with Kushida, which eventually came during the [[Best of the Super Juniors#2016|2016 Best of the Super Juniors]] tournament, where Bushi defeated Kushida in their final round-robin match on June 6, eliminating the reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship from the finals of the tournament. Following the match, Bushi made a challenge for a title match,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-best-super-juniors-report-block-winners-determined-tomorrows-finals-214116 | title = NJPW Best of the Super Juniors results: Block winners determined for tomorrow's finals | last=Rose | first=Bryan | date=June 6, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> which was made official on August 22, the day after Kushida had won the [[Super J-Cup#2016|2016 Super J-Cup]].<ref name="DestructioninTokyoCard">{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=17213 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6jxBmXKZe | script-title=ja:【9月17 日（土）大田区大会・全カード決定！】Kushidaの“IWGPジュニア”にBushiが挑戦！“NEVER選手権”柴田vsフィッシュも実現！ | archivedate=August 22, 2016 | date=August 22, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> In the buildup to the title match, NJPW noted the similarities between the two wrestlers with both being 33-years old and having come to NJPW from other organizations (Kushida from [[SMASH]] and Bushi from [[All Japan Pro Wrestling]]).<ref name="DestructioninTokyoCard" /> Despite having already been granted the title shot by NJPW, BUSHI suggested he would boycott the match unless he was nominated as the challenger by KUSHIDA himself. After being pinned by Bushi in a six-man tag team match on September 12, KUSHIDA officially appointed Bushi as his next challenger.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/592537/ | script-title=ja:【新日】IWGPジュニア王者Kushida 正式にBushiを挑戦者指名 | date=September 13, 2016 | accessdate=September 13, 2016 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> Destruction in Tokyo would also feature another title match, where [[Katsuyori Shibata]] defended the [[NEVER Openweight Championship]] against [[Bobby Fish]].<ref name="CardsPWT" /><ref name="CardsWON" /> This match was made as a result of events that took place at a Ring of Honor (ROH) event in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 20, where Fish successfully defended the ROH World Television Championship against Shibata.<ref name="DestructioninTokyoCard" /> Fish would be the first junior heavyweight wrestler to challenge for the NEVER Openweight Championship since April 2014.<ref name="CardsPWI">{{cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/104251/detailed-new-japan-pro-wrestling-destruction-event-previews.html?p=1 | title = Deailed New Japan Pro Wrestling Destruction event previews | last=Crockett | first=Paul | date=August 22, 2016 | accessdate=August 23, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}</ref> In the week leading to the title match, Shibata was sidelined with a cervical spine injury, forcing him to miss NJPW's September 14 and 15 events.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/593294/ | script-title=ja:【新日】ＮＥＶＥＲ王者・柴田 頸椎負傷で青森大会を緊急欠場 | date=September 14, 2016 | accessdate=September 14, 2016 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> However, it was announced that the title match would go on as scheduled.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/593958/ | script-title=ja:【新日】柴田勝頼 １７日のＮＥＶＥＲ防衛戦強行 | date=September 16, 2016 | accessdate=September 16, 2016 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> |
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| + | Through late July and early August, Suzuki-gun and Noah took part in the [[Global Junior League#2015|2015 Global Junior Heavyweight League]], wrestling in separate blocks. Although both Desperado and Michinoku managed to secure early wins, losses on the final day of the tournament prevented them from making it to the finals. The winner of the tournament, Daisuke Harada, issued a challenge to Taichi for the [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship]]. |
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| − | [[File:Omegawithbriefcase.jpg|thumb|upleft|[[Kenny Omega]], who defended his status as the number one contender to the [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] in the main event of Destruction in Hiroshima]] |
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| − | Destruction in Hiroshima was main evented by [[Kenny Omega]] taking on [[Yoshi-Hashi]].<ref name="DestructioninHiroshimaCard">{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=17216 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6jxC0bjbV | script-title=ja:【9月22 日（木・祝）広島・全カード決定！】メインはケニーvsYoshi！ オカダvsファレ！ オスプレイvsアダム・コール！ ブリスコ兄弟vsヤングバックス！ | archivedate=August 22, 2016 | date=August 22, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] | language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="CardsPWT" /> On August 14, Omega defeated [[Hirooki Goto]] in the finals to win the [[G1 Climax#2016|2016 G1 Climax]], becoming the first foreigner to win the annual tournament.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/580952/ | script-title=ja:【新日Ｇ１】初出場初優勝！ケニー・オメガが史上初の外国人覇者に | date=August 15, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> During the tournament, Omega suffered three losses, against NEVER Openweight Champion Katsuyori Shibata, [[IWGP Intercontinental Championship|IWGP Intercontinental Champion]] Michael Elgin and Yoshi-Hashi.<ref name="CardsPWI" /> Omega's loss against Yoshi-Hashi in their opening match on July 22 was considered a major upset,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.pwinsider.com/article/103547/new-japan-pro-wrestling-2016-g1-climax-day-2-report.html?p=1 | title = New Japan Pro Wrestling 2016 G1 Climax day 2 report | last=Macklin | first=Matthew | date=July 22, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}</ref> and after winning the tournament Omega called the loss humiliating and nominated Yoshi-Hashi as the first challenger for his G1 Climax winning prize; a contract for an [[IWGP Heavyweight Championship]] match on January 4, 2017, at [[January 4 Dome Show#Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome|Wrestle Kingdom 11 in Tokyo Dome]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/580988/ | script-title=ja:【新日】Ｇ１覇者ケニー 防衛戦の相手にYoshi-Hashi指名 | date=August 15, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> The match was made official on August 22.<ref name="DestructioninHiroshimaCard" /> Other featured matches included reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion [[Kazuchika Okada]] taking on [[Bad Luck Fale]]. During the 2016 G1 Climax, Fale defeated Okada, who afterwards demanded a rematch with him. Due to Okada already being set to defend the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against [[Naomichi Marufuji]] on October 10 at [[King of Pro-Wrestling (2016)|King of Pro-Wrestling]], the title would not be on the line in the match with Fale.<ref name="DestructioninHiroshimaCard" /> However, Fale stated that if he were to win at Destruction in Hiroshima, he wanted a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at NJPW's New Zealand event on November 12.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/591507/ | script-title=ja:オカダがファレに“豪快雪辱”を宣言 | date=September 10, 2016 | accessdate=September 10, 2016 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> Also on the card, reigning ROH World Champion [[Adam Cole]] returned to NJPW, taking on 2016 Best of the Super Juniors winner [[Will Ospreay]].<ref name="DestructioninHiroshimaCard" /><ref name="CardsPWT" /><ref name="CardsWON" /> This would mark Cole's singles match debut in NJPW.<ref name="CardsPWI" /> On August 29, NJPW announced that the match would be contested for Cole's title.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=17255 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6k7T6e7Ns | script-title=ja:9.22広島大会で“ROH世界王者”A・コールにオスプレイが挑戦！ 9.25神戸大会のエルガンvs内藤は“インターコンチ選手権”に！【DR16】 | archivedate=August 29, 2016 | date=August 29, 2016 | accessdate=August 29, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> Destruction in Hiroshima's only title match would see [[The Briscoe Brothers]] ([[Jay Briscoe]] and [[Mark Briscoe]]) defend the [[IWGP Tag Team Championship]] against [[The Young Bucks]] (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson).<ref name="DestructioninHiroshimaCard" /><ref name="CardsPWT" /> The Young Bucks made a challenge for the "heavyweight" tag team title on August 21 after successfully defending the [[IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] against [[The Motor City Machine Guns]].<ref name="DestructioninHiroshimaCard" /><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/super-j-cup-2016-finals-live-results-will-ospreay-vs-matt-sydal-218911 | title = Super J-Cup 2016 finals live results: Will Ospreay vs. Matt Sydal | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | authorlink=Dave Meltzer | date=August 20, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> Though the two teams work in different weight divisions in NJPW, they had a history with each other from ROH, where the tag team division has no weight limits.<ref name="DestructioninHiroshimaCard" /> This match would mark the first time in NJPW history that the reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions challenge for the IWGP Tag Team Championship.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=1197&c=9306 | title = Destruction in Hiroshima | accessdate=September 22, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> |
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| − | Destruction in Kobe was main evented by [[Michael Elgin]] taking on [[Tetsuya Naito]].<ref name="DestructioninKobeCard">{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=17215 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/6jxC1EcIv | script-title=ja:【9月25 日（日）神戸・全カード決定！】エルガンvs内藤！ オカダvs丸藤がタッグ戦！“6人タッグ王者”小島＆リコシェ＆サイダルにコール＆バックスが挑戦！ | archivedate=August 22, 2016 | date=August 22, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> The match was originally announced as a "potential" IWGP Intercontinental Championship match, provided that Elgin first successfully defended the title against Donovan Dijak at an ROH event on August 27.<ref name="DestructioninKobeCard" /><ref name="CardsPWI" /> Elgin went on to defeat Dijak to make the main event of Destruction in Kobe for the title.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://pwinsider.com/article/104345/-ring-of-honor-field-of-honor-results-from-brooklyn-ny.html?p=1 | title = Ring of Honor Field of Honor results from Brooklyn, NY | last=Johnson | first=Mike | date=August 27, 2016 | accessdate=August 28, 2016 | work=Pro Wrestling Insider}}</ref> The match stemmed from the 2016 G1 Climax, where Naito defeated Elgin.<ref name="DestructioninKobeCard" /> Afterwards, Elgin offered a title match to Naito, who accepted. Though he took part in the tournament to crown the inaugural IWGP Intercontinental Champion in May 2011, this would mark Naito's first ever shot at the title.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/583066/ | script-title=ja:新日・内藤 エルガンの指名受諾！ＩＣ王座に照準 | date=August 19, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> The event also featured outside participation from the [[Pro Wrestling NOAH]] promotion with [[Atsushi Kotoge]], [[Daisuke Harada]] and Naomichi Marufuji teaming with [[Toru Yano]] to take on the [[CHAOS]] quartet of [[Gedo]], [[Jado]], Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi.<ref name="DestructioninKobeCard" /> The match not only built up the IWGP Heavyweight Championship match between Okada and Marufuji, but also a [[GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship]] match between champions Kotoge and Harada and challengers Gedo and Jado.<ref name="DestructioninKobeCard" /> Toru Yano, who teamed with the Noah trio in the match, was also a member of Chaos, but held the [[GHC Tag Team Championship]] with Marufuji in Noah.<ref name="DestructioninKobeCard" /><ref name="CardsPWI" /> This led to problems between Yano and Marufuji with the latter beginning to question his partner's ultimate allegiance in the week leading to Destruction in Kobe.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/prores/mens_prores/595673/ | script-title=ja:【ノア】越境タッグ王者 丸藤＆矢野組に亀裂！？ | date=September 21, 2016 | accessdate=September 21, 2016 | work=[[Tokyo Sports]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> The event's second title match was scheduled to feature [[Matt Sydal]], [[Ricochet]] and [[Satoshi Kojima]] defending the [[NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship]] against the [[Bullet Club]] trio of Adam Cole and The Young Bucks.<ref name="DestructioninKobeCard" /><ref name="CardsPWT" /> The champions had won the title on July 3 by defeating another Bullet Club trio, made up of The Young Bucks and Kenny Omega.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.f4wonline.com/japan/njpw-kizuna-road-2016-live-results-katsuyori-shibata-defends-never-title-young-bucks-kenny | title = NJPW Kizuna Road 2016 live results: Katsuyori Shibata defends NEVER title, Young Bucks, Kenny Omega | last=Meltzer | first=Dave | authorlink=Dave Meltzer | date=July 2, 2016 | accessdate=August 22, 2016 | work=[[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]]}}</ref> However, on the day of the show, the champions were stripped of the title due to Sydal failing to make the show because of travel issues with David Finlay replacing him in a new match for the now vacant title.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=17429 | script-title=ja:【お知らせ】マット・サイダル選手が飛行機トラブルのため9.25神戸大会を欠場。デビッド・フィンレー選手が代打出場でNEVER6人タッグは「王座決定戦」に変更 | date=September 25, 2016 | accessdate=September 25, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> Destruction in Kobe's undercard was also set to feature the culmination of a storyline, where [[Yoshitatsu]] had announced a fan poll on Twitter to decide whether [[Captain New Japan]] would get to remain a member of his anti-Bullet Club stable Hunter Club. Yoshitatsu had formed the group the previous April with Captain as its first member, but had recently become upset with his stablemates poor performances, which led to himcreating the poll.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=1110&c=8554 | title=Invasion Attack 2016 | accessdate=September 25, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] | language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game2.php?e=1189&c=9403 | title = Road to Destruction | accessdate=September 25, 2016 | work=[[New Japan Pro Wrestling]] | language=Japanese}}</ref> |
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| + | On August 22, [[Daisuke Harada]] and [[Atsushi Kotoge]] announced they were reuniting for the [[Global Junior Heavyweight Tag League|2015 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League]] which would mark their first match together as a tag team in four years. On September 22, Harada and Kotoge finished their round-robin block in the NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League with a record of three wins and one loss, winning their block and advancing to the finals. Meanwhile, El Desperado and Taka Michinoku made it to the finals of the 2015 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League. Later that same day, they defeated the reigning Desperado and Mchinoku in the finals to win the tournament. |
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Revision as of 15:41, 31 July 2020
Great Voyage was an event promoted by Pro Wrestling NOAH annually since 2000. In 2015, NOAH produced five events under the Great Voyage name that were on different days. The events featured a lot of title matches that were contested for GHC championships. These were tenth under the Great Voyage name. The event featured the storyline of Pro Wrestling Noah battling against Suzuki-gun.
Production
Storylines
The Great Voyage shows featured nine professional wrestling matches expect Great Voyage in Nagoya - Masashi Aoyagi Retirement Ceremony featured seven matches and each 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.
Nagoya and Tokyo
Following NJPW's Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome, Suzuki-gun declared war on Naomichi Marufuji and TMDK for them coming to Toru Yano's aid at the event. Afterwards, on January 10, the entire Suzuki-gun stable made a surprise appearance for Pro Wrestling Noah, occupying the ring after the main event where Marufuji had successfully defended his GHC Heavyweight Championship against Satoshi Kojima. While Suzuki hit Marufuji with his finishing move, the Gotch-Style Piledriver, his stablemates attacked everyone who tried to enter the ring to stop him, including the new GHC Tag Team Champions TMDK and GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion Atsushi Kotoge. Afterwards, Kotoge and Marufuji got their matches.
Yokohama
In April, Suzuki-gun and Noah entered the 2015 Global Tag League, K.E.S made it to the finals of the tournament, where, on May 4, they were defeated by the eventual winners of the tournament Dangan Yankies (Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura). Afterwards Tanaka and Sugiura challenged K.E.S for the titles and was later made offcial.
Osaka
During the year of 2015, War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) had been in a cross-promotional feud with K.E.S, afterwards on August 22, War Machine defeated K.E.S in a non-title match and challenged them to a match for the GHC Tag Team Champions, which K.E.S accepted.
After Minoru Suzuki, defended the GHC Heavyweight Championship against Yoshihiro Takayama, Takashi Sugiura, who earlier in the event had defeated Shelton X Benjamin in their personal grudge match, stepped up as Suzuki's next challenger
Through late July and early August, Suzuki-gun and Noah took part in the 2015 Global Junior Heavyweight League, wrestling in separate blocks. Although both Desperado and Michinoku managed to secure early wins, losses on the final day of the tournament prevented them from making it to the finals. The winner of the tournament, Daisuke Harada, issued a challenge to Taichi for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship.
Nagoya
On August 22, Daisuke Harada and Atsushi Kotoge announced they were reuniting for the 2015 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League which would mark their first match together as a tag team in four years. On September 22, Harada and Kotoge finished their round-robin block in the NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League with a record of three wins and one loss, winning their block and advancing to the finals. Meanwhile, El Desperado and Taka Michinoku made it to the finals of the 2015 NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League. Later that same day, they defeated the reigning Desperado and Mchinoku in the finals to win the tournament.
Events
Great Voyage in Nagoya
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Yoshinari Ogawa, Zack Sabre Jr. and Jonah Rock defeated Masashi Aoyagi, Hide Kubota and Yasu Kubota | Six-man Tag Team match | 5:29 |
| 2 | Akitoshi Saito, Genba Hirayanagi and Quiet Storm defeated Choukibou-gun (Hajime Ohara, Kenoh and Mitsuhiro Kitamiya) | Six-man Tag Team match | 8:29 |
| 3 | Choukibou-gun (Takeshi Morishima and Maybach Taniguchi) defeated BRAVE (Katsuhiko Nakajima and Taiji Ishimori) | Tag team match | 7:16 |
| 4 | Suzuki-gun (Taichi and El Desperado) defeated Atsushi Kotoge and Hitoshi Kumano | Tag team match | 13:05 |
| 5 | Shelton Benjamin defeated Muhammad Yone | Singles match | 7:01 |
| 6 | Takashi Sugiura defeated Takashi Iizuka by disqualification | Singles match | 8:30 |
| 7 | Minoru Suzuki defeated Daisuke Harada | Singles match | 8:51 |
| 8 | Naomichi Marufuji defeated Taka Michinoku | Singles match | 10:22 |
| 9 | K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) defeated TMDK (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) (c) | Tag team match for the GHC Tag Team Championship | 29:04 |
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Great Voyage in Tokyo
Great Voyage in Yokohama
Great Voyage in Osaka
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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| 1 | Yoshihiro Takayama, Muhammad Yone, Akitoshi Saito and Quiet Storm defeated Kenoh, Hajime Ohara, Genba Hirayanagi and Captain Noah | Eight-man Tag Team match | 8:10 |
| 2 | Suzuki-gun (Taka Michinoku and El Desperado) defeated Mitsuhiro Kitamiya and Kota Umeda | Tag Team match | 10:33 |
| 3 | Buffalo and Billyken Kid defeated Super Crazy and Hitoshi Kumano | Tag Team match for the NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League tournament | 8:10 |
| 4 | Yoshinari Ogawa and Zack Sabre Jr. defeated Taiji Ishimori and Masamune | Tag Team match for the NTV G+ Cup Junior Heavyweight Tag League tournament | 13:01 |
| 5 | Shelton Benjamin defeated Katsuhiko Nakajima | Singles match | 13:08 |
| 6 | Maybach Taniguchi defeated Takashi Iizuka | No Disqualification match | 11:53 |
| 7 | Taichi (c) defeated Daisuke Harada | Singles match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship | 18:37 |
| 8 | K.E.S. (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) (c) defeated War Machine (Hanson and Raymond Rowe) | Tag team match for the GHC Tag Team Championship | 18:40 |
| 9 | Minoru Suzuki (c) defeated Takashi Sugiura | Singles match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship | 29:19 |
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Great Voyage in Nagoya - Masashi Aoyagi Retirement Ceremony
| # | Results | Stipulations | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Genba Hirayanagi and Captain Noah defeated Mitsuhiro Kitamiya and Shiro Tomoyose | Tag Team match | 10:41 |
| 2 | Choukibou-gun (Maybach Taniguchi and Hajime Ohara) defeated Yoshinari Ogawa and Quiet Storm | Tag Team match | 8:44 |
| 3 | Akitoshi Saito and Shiro Koshinaka defeated Yoshihiro Takayama and Takuma Sano | Tag Team match Masashi Aoyagi Retirement Honorary Match |
7:21 |
| 4 | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Hitoshi Kumano defeated Yuji Nagata and Sho Tanaka | Tag Team match | 14:42 |
| 5 | Taiji Ishimori defeated Kenoh | Singles match | 7:53 |
| 6 | Naomichi Marufuji, Muhammad Yone and Takashi Sugiura defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka and Taichi) | Six-man tag team match | 14:54 |
| 7 | Momo no Seishun Tag (Atsushi Kotoge and Daisuke Harada) defeated Suzuki-gun (Taka Michinoku and El Desperado) (c) | Tag team match for the GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship | 24:39 |
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