NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 night seven results, updated standings

There is now a four-way tie at the top of A Block following NJPW Best of the Super Juniors night seven.

El Desperado, Blake Christian, Titan, and Clark Connors all have 4-2 records and eight points. Tuesday’s event featured Desperado, Titan, and Connors picking up victories. Christian lost his second straight tournament match.

Here are the quick results from today’s show:

– A Block match: El Desperado defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru

– A Block match: Titan defeated Kevin Knight

– A Block match: HAYATA defeated Blake Christian

– A Block match: Clark Connors defeated BUSHI

– A Block match: TJP defeated Kosei Fujita

– KUSHIDA, Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia defeated Drilla Moloney, Taiji Ishimori & Gedo

– SHO & Yujiro Takahashi defeated DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku

– Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji defeated Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima

Six Best of the Super Juniors events are left before the finals are held at NJPW Dominion on June 9. The next show is on Wednesday (May 22) with both the A Block and B Block in action.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 standings —

A Block:

  • El Desperado (4-2): 8 points
  • Blake Christian (4-2): 8 points
  • Titan (4-2): 8 points
  • Clark Connors (4-2): 8 points
  • Kevin Knight (3-3): 6 points
  • HAYATA (3-3): 6 points
  • BUSHI (2-4): 4 points
  • TJP (2-4): 4 points
  • Kosei Fujita (2-4): 4 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (2-4): 4 points

B Block:

  • KUSHIDA (4-1): 8 points
  • Taiji Ishimori (3-2): 6 points
  • Hiromu Takahashi (3-2): 6 points
  • Robbie Eagles (3-2): 6 points
  • Drilla Moloney (3-2): 6 points
  • DOUKI (3-2): 6 points
  • SHO (2-3): 4 points
  • Ninja Mack (2-3): 4 points
  • Francesco Akira (2-3): 4 points
  • Dragon Dia (0-5): 0 points

NJPW reveals Best of the Super Juniors 31 block assignments

NJPW has revealed the block assignments for the upcoming Best of the Super Juniors 31 tournament. 

The 20-man field will be broken into two blocks, A Block and B Block. Participants are awarded 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The competitor with the top points total in their block will advance to the finals. 

After suffering injuries in a bicycle accident, Ryusuke Taguchi has also been pulled from the tournament and will be replaced by Dragon Gate’s Dragon Dia. 

Best of the Super Juniors 31 kicks off on Saturday, May 11, with the tournament finals set for Dominion on Sunday, June 9. 

The matchups for each night of tournament action have also been revealed. Details are here, and in the embedded video below.

The block assignments: 

A Block —

  • El Desperado
  • Kevin Knight
  • BUSHI
  • Titan
  • TJP
  • Kosei Fujita
  • Blake Christian
  • Clark Connors
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • HAYATA

B Block —

  • KUSHIDA
  • Hiromu Takahashi
  • DOUKI
  • Francesco Akira
  • Robbie Eagles
  • Taiji Ishimori
  • Drilla Moloney
  • SHO
  • Dragon Dia
  • Ninja Mack

NJPW reveals Best of the Super Juniors 31 lineup

NJPW has revealed the lineup for the Best of the Super Juniors 31 tournament. 

This year’s BOSJ kicks off on May 11, with the tournament finals set for Dominion on June 9 in Osaka-Jo Hall. 

20 competitors have been announced for the tournament. Block assignments have yet to be unveiled. 

The tournament field includes four first-time entrants –Kosei Fujita, Blake Christian, Ninja Mack, & HAYATA. The current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion SHO, plus two former tournament winners in Ryusuke Taguchi (2012) and Hiromu Takahashi (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022) will also enter the tournament.

16 of the 20 competitors from last year’s tournament will return this year, with the exceptions being KUSHIDA, Lio Rush, Mike Bailey, and Master Wato.

The announced Best of the Super Juniors 31 lineup: 

  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion SHO
  • Hiromu Takahashi 
  • Ryusuke Taguchi
  • El Desperado
  • Kevin Knight
  • YOH
  • BUSHI
  • Titan
  • TJP 
  • Francesco Akira
  • DOUKI
  • Robbie Eagles
  • Taiji Ishimori
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Clark Connors
  • Drilla Moloney
  • Kosei Fujita
  • Blake Christian
  • Ninja Mack
  • HAYATA

YOH suffered an apparent separated shoulder in his IWGP Junior Heavyweight title match against SHO at Saturday’s Sakura Genesis event, which could necessitate a replacement.