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NJPW BOSJ 28 night one results: El Desperado vs. SHO

Posted on by Ethan Renner

The 28th NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament began today in Korakuen Hall in Tokyo. 

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado took on SHO in the main event, while Hiromu Takahashi faced YOH in the semi-main. 

The other tournament action was comprised of El Phantasmo vs. Master Wato, Robbie Eagles vs. Ryusuke Taguchi, DOUKI vs. BUSHI, plus Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Taiji Ishimori. 

Ryohei Oiwa and Yuto Nakashima faced off in the non-tournament opener. 

Here are today’s results: 

Ryohei Oiwa & Yuto Nakashima went to a time limit draw

Best of the Super Juniors: DOUKI defeated BUSHI

DOUKI got the upset win by pinfall with Suplex De La Luna.

Best of the Super Juniors: Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Taiji Ishimori

Kanemaru stole a countout win using underhanded tactics.

Best of the Super Juniors: Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Robbie Eagles

Taguchi pinned Eagles with Dodon. 

Best of the Super Juniors: Master Wato defeated El Phantasmo

Wato got the upset win with a jackknife cradle.

Best of the Super Juniors: Hiromu Takahashi defeated YOH

Hiromu got a flash cradle for the pin. 

Best of the Super Juniors: SHO defeated El Desperado

SHO won with a Shock Arrow after interference from Yujiro Takahashi and Dick Togo.

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NJPW reveals participants for Best of the Super Juniors 28

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NJPW has revealed the full list of entrants for this year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament.

The tournament will kick off at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo this Saturday and end with the finals being held at Tokyo’s Sumo Hall on Wednesday, December 15. It’s a single-block tournament featuring 12 participants, with the two wrestlers who have gained the most points then facing off in the finals.

Here are the entrants for the tournament:

  • El Desperado
  • SHO
  • Hiromu Takahashi
  • YOH
  • Master Wato
  • El Phantasmo
  • Ryusuke Taguchi
  • Robbie Eagles
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • Taiji Ishimori
  • BUSHI
  • DOUKI

Desperado is the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion. He won the title from Eagles at Power Struggle this past Saturday.

If Desperado doesn’t win Best of the Super Juniors, the tournament will likely set up a challenger for him as we enter Wrestle Kingdom season.

Desperado vs. SHO will be the main event as Best of the Super Juniors begins this Saturday. Takahashi vs. YOH, Phantasmo vs. Wato, Eagles vs. Taguchi, Ishimori vs. Kanemaru, and BUSHI vs. DOUKI are the other tournament matches.

The Best of the Super Juniors is taking place alongside this year’s World Tag League tournament. The participants for Tag League have yet to be revealed.

Korakuen Hall will host the opening night of Tag League action this Sunday, and the shows will alternate between Best of the Super Juniors and Tag League events throughout the tour. That will lead to the finals of both tournaments taking place at Sumo Hall on December 15.

NJPW announces Best of the Super Juniors 28, World Tag League 2021

Posted on by Bryan Rose

This year’s World Tag League and Best of the Super Juniors tournaments will run concurrently for the second year in a row.

NJPW confirmed the two tournaments this morning. They will start on November 13 in Korakuen Hall and will conclude on December 15 in Ryogoku Sumo Hall. This will be the 28th installment of the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, which dates back to 1994. NJPW has ran the World Tag League since 2012.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic forcing NJPW to postpone the Best of the Super Juniors tournament last May, the company decided to run both BOSJ and the World Tag League concurrently last year. Hiromu Takahashi won last year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament, defeating Desperado to win the tournament for a second time. The Guerillas of Destiny defeated FinJuice to win the World Tag League tournament for the first time.

NJPW’s next tournament is the 31st G1 Climax, which starts on September 18 in Osaka and concludes on October 21 at Budokan Hall in Tokyo.