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NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 32 night three results, updated standings

Posted on by Ian Carey

The Best of the Super Juniors continued on Wednesday with 10 tournament matches at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo.

Two huge upsets closed out the show.

In the main event, Kosei Fujita defeated four-time BOSJ winner Hiromu Takahashi. He used his new finisher, the Thrill Ride (a reverse Attitude Adjustment–like move), to pick up the win. After the match, Fujita said he’s learned a lot from Takahashi and also promised to win the whole tournament.

AEW’s Nick Wayne pulled off a big upset when he defeated IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and defending BOSJ winner El Desperado in the semi-main event. The story of the match was Desperado targeting Wayne’s knee, which left Wayne unable to perform several moves near the finish. Wayne also fought out of a Numero Dos despite the injury. The finish saw Wayne go for a Killswitch, but Desperado countered and sent him into the turnbuckle. Wayne then hit Wayne’s World followed by a Tiger Destroyer (a Canadian Destroyer with double underhooks) for the win.

“This wasn’t just an upset—it was a statement win for the 19-year-old prodigy,” wrote NJPW1972.com of Wayne’s victory.

Earlier in the show, Francesco Akira defeated Ninja Mack in the second bout with his Fireball finisher. Moments earlier, both Mack and Akira landed on their feet after a top rope hurricanrana. As Mack posed after the move, Akira caught him with a meteora. El Phantasmo, who was on commentary, said Mack may have been too focused on creating another “viral moment” like the one from his first match, when he backflipped across the arena. That could be a storyline for him throughout the tournament.

At the end of night four, only Kosei Fujita, Nick Wayne, Robbie Eagles, and MAO remain undefeated.

NJPW BOSJ 32 night three results from Wednesday, May 14:

  • A Block: Kosei Fujita (4 points) defeated Hiromu Takahashi (2 points)
  • B Block: Nick Wayne (4 points) defeated El Desperado (2 points)
  • A Block: Master Wato (2 points) defeated Dragon Dia (2 points)
  • B Block: SHO (2 points) defeated YOH (0 points)
  • A Block: Yoshinobu Kanemaru (2 points) defeated Clark Connors (2 points)
  • B Block: MAO (4 points) defeated Taiji Ishimori (0 points)
  • A Block: Robbie X (2 points) defeated KUSHIDA (0 points)
  • B Block: Robbie Eagles (4 points) defeated Kevin Knight (0 points)
  • A Block: Francesco Akira (2 points) defeated Ninja Mack (2 points)
  • B Block: Titan (2 points) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi (2 points)

A Block:

  • Kosei Fujita (2-0) 4 points
  • Hiromu Takahashi (1-1) 2 points
  • Dragon Dia (1-1) 2 points
  • Ninja Mack (1-1) 2 points
  • Clark Connors (1-1) 2 points
  • Master Wato (1-1) 2 points
  • Robbie X (1-1) 2 points
  • Francesco Akira (1-1) 2 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1-1) 2 points
  • KUSHIDA (0-2) 0 points

B Block:

  • Nick Wayne (2-0) 4 points
  • MAO (2-0) 4 points
  • Robbie Eagles (2-0) 4 points
  • El Desperado (1-1) 2 points
  • Ryusuke Taguchi (1-1) 2 points
  • Titan (1-1) 2 points
  • SHO (1-1) 2 points
  • YOH (0-2) 0 points
  • Kevin Knight (0-2) 0 points
  • Taiji Ishimori (0-2) 0 points

Upcoming schedule:

The Best of the Super Juniors 32 continues tomorrow with another show at Korakuen Hall.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 32 lineup for night four on Thursday, May 15, 2025:

  • A Block: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Francesco Akira
  • B Block: El Desperado vs. Taiji Ishimori
  • A Block: Master Wato vs. Kosei Fujita
  • B Block: Titan vs. MAO
  • A Block: Robbie X vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • B Block: Robbie Eagles vs. Nick Wayne
  • A Block: KUSHIDA vs. Ninja Mack
  • B Block: YOH vs. Kevin Knight
  • A Block: Dragon Dia vs. Clark Connors
  • B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. SHO

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 32 night two results, updated standings

Posted on by Ian Carey

The Best of the Super Juniors 32 continued on Sunday.

Night two of this year’s tournament took place from Iwanuma, Miyagi and featured matches in both the A and B Blocks.

Ninja Mack backflipped his way to a victory against Robbie X in the first tournament match on the show. He countered a springboard move with a Shuriken Kick for the win. He opened the bout by backflipping from the ring, and all the way down the entrance ramp before kicking his opponent. NJPW1972.com would later write that Mack likely has a lock on “moment of the tournament.”

MAO picked up a win over Kevin Knight with a Iai Kick in the second tournament match. The two shook hands after the bout.

Clark Connors was on the show after having wrestled in Ontario, California at NJPW Resurgence on Friday. He defeated Master Wato with a No Chaser in his first tournament match on Sunday.

Robbie Eagles made YOH tap to a Ron Miller Special in the semi main event. He targeted YOH’s leg during the bout leading to the submission. YOH now gets to go through the rest of the round-robin with a storyline-injury.

Today’s main event saw Ryusuke Taguchi pick up a win in his hometown of Iwanuma. He defeated Taiji Ishimori, who is also from Miyagi, via a modified ankle lock Taguchi has named “Oh My and Garankle.”

NJPW later posted an English translation of Taguchi’s post-match comments:

“Thank you for the chants. Thank you for so many of you showing up here in Iwanuma, and thank you for all the support. The elementary and middle school kids were able to come here for free today, so we got so much support from the kids. For you to understand how pro-wrestling can give you strength is something that brings me so much joy so I hope you found a new hobby today. There are so many more great wrestlers for you to discover and follow. My opponent Ishimori today, as well as YOH and MAO are from Miyagi prefecture. We produce a lot of great wrestlers but I guess the Saito brothers are most famous. I’ll do my best to be as famous as them. Right now Goto is in the lead of the Goto Revolution and he wants us to join, so I will. The G in IWGP stands for Goto, and the t in ‘the’ in Best of the Super Juniors stands for Taguchi. I am the PR ambassador of Iwanuma and the world saw how great Iwanuma is today! Everyone! The T in the ‘the’ in Best of the Super Juniors stands for Taguchi!”

NJPW BOSJ 32 night two results:

  • B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Taiji Ishimori
  • B Block: Robbie Eagles defeated YOH
  • A Block: Clark Connors defeated Master Wato
  • B Block: MAO defeated Kevin Knight
  • A Block: Ninja Mack defeated Robbie X
  • Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi defeated Hartley Jackson & Kosei Fujita
  • Daiki Nagai & Nick Wayne defeated El Desperado & Shoma Kato
  • Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young defeated Dragon Dia & Katsuya Murashima

Block Standings:

A Block:

  • Hiromu Takahashi (1-0) 2 points
  • Dragon Dia (1-0) 2 points
  • Kosei Fujita (1-0) 2 points
  • Ninja Mack (1-0) 2 points
  • Clark Connors (1-0) 2 points
  • Master Wato (0-1) 0 points
  • Robbie X (0-1) 0 points
  • KUSHIDA (0-1) 0 points
  • Francesco Akira (0-1) 0 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (0-1) 0 points

B Block:

  • El Desperado (1-0) 2 points
  • Nick Wayne (1-0) 2 points
  • MAO (1-0) 2 points
  • Ryusuke Taguchi (1-0) 2 points
  • Robbie Eagles (1-0) 2 points
  • YOH (0-1) 0 points
  • Kevin Knight (0-1) 0 points
  • Taiji Ishimori (0-1) 0 points
  • Titan (0-1) 0 points
  • SHO (0-1) 0 points

Upcoming schedule:

The tournament continues on Wednesday with a show from Korakuen Hall.

NJPW BOSJ 32 night three on Wednesday, May 13::

  • A Block: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kosei Fujita
  • B Block: El Desperado vs. Nick Wayne
  • A Block: Master Wato vs. Dragon Dia
  • B Block: YOH vs. SHO
  • A Block: Clark Connors vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • B Block: MAO vs. Taiji Ishimori
  • A Block: KUSHIDA vs. Robbie X
  • B Block: Kevin Knight vs. Robbie Eagles
  • A Block: Ninja Mack vs. Francesco Akira
  • B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Titan

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 32 night one results

Posted on by Ian Carey

The Best of the Super Juniors 32 kicked off today in Chiba.

Matches from both the A and B Blocks were featured on the show.

The first tournament match of the night featured AEW’s Nick Wayne making his tournament debut against House of Torture’s SHO. Wayne picked up the win with a Prodigy Plex. He had the crowd behind him as well, after SHO insulted the fans and attempted multiple low blows throughout the bout.

The semi-main event of the evening saw four-time tournament winner Hiromu Takahashi against two-time tournament winner KUSHIDA. The finish of the match saw KUSHIDA almost score the victory after the two excahnged pinning combinations just before Takahashi locked in Maximum The Holding (A cloverleaf type submission) and made KUSHIDA tap.

The main event of the night saw IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado against CMLL’s Titan. This is the fourth year in a row that the two have met in the tournament, having been in the same block for 3 and meeting in the semifinals of BOSJ 30. Desperado made Titan tap to his Numero Dos stretch-muffler submission hold on Saturday. The two rivals are now 2-2 in singles matches against one another. After the match, Desperado said he wants to defend the IWGP Junior Heavyweight title against TItan at some point, be it in Japan or Mexico. He also said that he’s only won BOSJ twice, and still considers himself as chasing the tournament’s all-time most-decorated competitor, Takahashi, who has won it four times (Jushin Liger won it three times.)

NJPW BOSJ 32 night 1 results:

  • B Block: El Desperado (2points) defeated Titan (0points)
  • A Block: Hiromu Takahashi (2points) defeated KUSHIDA (0points)
  • A Block: Kosei Fujita (2points) defeated Francesco Akira (0points)
  • A Block: Dragon Dia (2points) defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru (0points)
  • B Block: Nick Wayne (2points) defeated SHO (0points)
  • YOH & Toru Yano defeated Harley Jackson & Robbie Eagles
  • Master Wato, Kevin Knight & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Shawn Kato, Ryohei Oiwa & Taiji Ishimori
  • Katsuyori Murashima & Ninja Mack defeated Takoyakid & Robbie X

Block Standings:

A Block:

  • Hiromu Takahashi (1-0) 2 points
  • Dragon Dia (1-0) 2 points
  • Kosei Fujita (1-0) 2 points
  • Master Wato (0-0) 0 points
  • Ninja Mack (0-0) 0 points
  • Robbie X (0-0) 0 points
  • Clark Connors (0-0) 0 points
  • KUSHIDA (0-1) 0 points
  • Francesco Akira (0-1) 0 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (0-1) 0 points

B Block:

  • El Desperado (1-0) 2 points
  • Nick Wayne (1-0) 2 points
  • Ryusuke Taguchi (0-0) 0 points
  • Robbie Eagles (0-0) 0 points
  • YOH (0-0) 0 points
  • Kevin Knight (0-0) 0 points
  • Taiji Ishimori (0-0) 0 points
  • MAO (0-0) 0 points
  • Titan (0-1) 0 points
  • SHO (0-1) 0 points

Upcoming schedule:

NJPW BOSJ 32 night two on Sunday, May 11::

  • B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori
  • B Block: YOH vs. Robbie Eagles
  • A Block: Master Wato vs. Clark Connors
  • B Block: Kevin Knight vs. MAO
  • A Block: Ninja Mack vs. Robbie X
  • Shingo Takagi & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Hartley Jackson & Kosei Fujita
  • Shoma Kato & El Desperado vs. Daiki Nagai & Nick Wayne

NJPW BOSJ 32 night three on Wednesday, May 13::

  • A Block: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kosei Fujita
  • B Block: El Desperado vs. Nick Wayne
  • A Block: Master Wato vs. Dragon Dia
  • B Block: YOH vs. SHO
  • A Block: Clark Connors vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • B Block: MAO vs. Taiji Ishimori
  • A Block: KUSHIDA vs. Robbie X
  • B Block: Kevin Knight vs. Robbie Eagles
  • A Block: Ninja Mack vs. Francesco Akira
  • B Block: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Titan

NJPW reveals show schedule for Best of the Super Juniors 2025

Posted on by Joseph Currier

With the tournament just a couple of months away, NJPW has revealed the full show schedule for Best of the Super Juniors 2025.

The tournament features 13 events in total, beginning in Chiba on May 10 and ending in Tokyo on June 1. NJPW has not announced the participants yet. It will include “the world’s best junior heavyweights” battling it out over the three-week tournament.

Here is the full list of dates:

  • Saturday, May 10 at YohaS Arena in Chiba
  • Sunday, May 11 at Iwanuma Municipal Gymnasium in Miyagi (venue debut)
  • Wednesday, May 14 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
  • Thursday, May 15 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
  • Saturday, May 17 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium #2 in Tokyo
  • Sunday, May 18 at EsForte Arena in Hachioji
  • Tuesday, May 20 at G Messe in Gunma
  • Thursday, May 22 at EDION Arena Osaka #2 in Osaka
  • Saturday, May 24 at Acrie Himeji in Hyogo
  • Sunday, May 25 at Port Messe Nagoya in Aichi (venue debut)
  • Tuesday, May 27 at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka
  • Thursday, May 29 at Region Plaza Joetsu in Niigata
  • Sunday, June 1 at Ota-ku Gymnasium, Tokyo

El Desperado — the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion — was the winner of Best of the Super Juniors 2024. He has a title defense against Francesco Akira coming up at NJPW’s 53rd Anniversary show on March 6.

The BOSJ winner will be in line for a future title shot if the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion does not win the tournament.

Semifinals set for NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 is down to its final four.

The last night of B Block action took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo on Friday with Taiji Ishimori and DOUKI securing their spots in the semifinals. With a victory over Hiromu Takahashi, Ishimori topped B Block with a 7-2 record and 14 points. DOUKI defeated Robbie Eagles to finish second with a 6-3 record and 12 points.

On Monday (June 3), Korakuen Hall will host both semifinal matches. It will be El Desperado vs. DOUKI and Ishimori vs. TJP. The winners advance to face each other in the finals, which will headline NJPW Dominion on Sunday, June 9.

Desperado (6-3, 12 points) won A Block while TJP (5-4, 10 points) finished in second.

None of the four wrestlers remaining have won Best of the Super Juniors before. Desperado and Ishimori have made it to the finals but lost.

The winner of the tournament will be in line for a title shot against IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion SHO, who won the title from Desperado this February with a countout victory.

Big Audio Nightmare: Marigold debut show, Stardom & Best of the Super Juniors recaps

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The Big Audio Nightmare is back as Mike Sempervive & I talk about everything happening in the very busy world of Japanese wrestling.

This week’s topics include:

  • A full review of Marigold’s debut show and what worked, what didn’t, and where they go from here
  • BOZILLA
  • A look back at Stardom’s recent Flashing Champions PPV
  • Our thoughts on the recent Best of the Super Juniors action
  • The All Together show and what the future of inter-promotional shows may be
  • The latest happenings in AJPW, Pro Wrestling NOAH, and more

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Francesco Akira to miss remainder of NJPW BOSJ tournament due to injury

Posted on by Ethan Renner

Francesco Akira is out of the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 tournament.

NJPW announced late Tuesday that Akira will miss the remainder of this year’s BOSJ due to a left knee injury suffered on Sunday’s show.

Akira suffered the knee injury in a B Block bout on Sunday against Drilla Moloney.

With Akira unable to continue in B Block, his opponents will be awarded forfeit victories for their scheduled bouts. The current BOSJ standings are here.

The promotion first announced that Akira was pulled from Tuesday’s show where he was scheduled for a tag bout, with his status for the remainder of the tournament up in the air pending medical evaluation. After being evaluated, NJPW made the announcement:

Thank you for supporting New Japan Pro-Wrestling.

After missing his match in Himeji May 21 due to a left knee injury, medical evaluation has determined that Francesco Akira should miss the remainder of the Best of the Super Jr. 31 series.

We apologise to fans who were looking forward to seeing Akira wrestle, and appreciate your understanding.

Akira’s forthcoming league matches will be cancelled, and points awarded to his opponents via forfeit.

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

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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

Best of the Super Juniors finals to main event NJPW Dominion

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The Best of the Super Juniors finals are set to headline one of NJPW’s biggest events of the year.

It was confirmed today that the finals of Best of the Super Juniors 31 will be the main event of NJPW Dominion on Sunday, June 9. The show is taking place from Osaka-jo Hall and will air live on NJPW World.

The announcement means that the Best of the Super Juniors finals are going on last instead of the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship match between Jon Moxley and EVIL.

We don’t know who will be competing in the Best of the Super Juniors finals yet. There are still eight tournament shows left before Dominion. At the moment, Blake Christian has a 4-0 record and leads the A Block. KUSHIDA and Taiji Ishimori are tied for the B Block lead with 3-1 records.

Here’s everything that’s been confirmed for Dominion so far:

NJPW Dominion 2024 (Sunday, June 9) —

  • Best of the Super Juniors finals
  • IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Jon Moxley defends against EVIL
  • NEVER Openweight Champion Shingo Takagi defends against Henare
  • KOPW 2024 title holder Yuya Uemura defends against Great-O-Khan
  • NJPW World Television Champion Jeff Cobb defends against Tomohiro Ishii
  • Four-way tornado elimination match for both the IWGP Tag Team titles and NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team titles: KENTA & Chase Owens (IWGP Tag Team Champions) vs. Hikuleo & El Phantasmo (Strong Openweight Tag Team Champions) vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls

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

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Night five of NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament consisted of 10 matches with A Block and B Block both in action.

After a pre-show angle where he was attacked by SHO, Hiromu Takahashi got his revenge by defeating SHO in the main event. There were also victories for Kevin Knight, Francesco Akira, Blake Christian, Robbie Eagles, BUSHI, DOUKI, HAYATA, Drilla Moloney, and Kosei Fujita.

Here are the quick results:

– B Block match: Hiromu Takahashi defeated SHO

– A Block match: Kevin Knight defeated El Desperado

– B Block match: Francesco Akira defeated Taiji Ishimori

– A Block match: Blake Christian defeated Titan

– B Block match: Robbie Eagles defeated KUSHIDA

– A Block match: BUSHI defeated TJP

– B Block match: DOUKI defeated Ninja Mack

– A Block match: HAYATA defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru

– B Block match: Drilla Moloney defeated Dragon Dia

– A Block match: Kosei Fujita defeated Clark Connors

Blake Christian, first place in A Block, is the only wrestler who still has a perfect record in the tournament. KUSHIDA and Ishimori took their first losses today but are still tied for the B Block lead.

The tournament is back in action on Sunday (May 19) with another show featuring both blocks.

It was announced today that the Best of the Super Juniors finals will be the main event of NJPW Dominion on June 9. There are eight tournament shows left before that.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 standings —

A Block:

  • Blake Christian (4-0): 8 points
  • Titan (3-1): 6 points
  • Kevin Knight (3-1): 6 points
  • El Desperado (2-2): 4 points
  • Kosei Fujita (2-2): 4 points
  • Clark Connors (2-2): 4 points
  • HAYATA (2-2): 4 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1-3): 2 points
  • BUSHI (1-3): 2 points
  • TJP (0-4): 0 points

B Block:

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

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

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Taiji Ishimori and KUSHIDA maintained their perfect B Block records as night four of NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 took place on Thursday.

In the main event of the show, Ishimori defeated Robbie Eagles. KUSHIDA was victorious earlier in the night against Francesco Akira. Ishimori and KUSHIDA are tied for the early B Block lead with 3-0 records and six points.

Hiromu Takahashi, SHO, and Drilla Moloney also got wins on Thursday. This was Takahashi’s first victory of the tournament.

Here are the quick results:

– B Block match: Taiji Ishimori defeated Robbie Eagles

– B Block match: Hiromu Takahashi defeated Dragon Dia

– B Block match: SHO defeated Ninja Mack

– B Block match: Drilla Moloney defeated DOUKI

– B Block match: KUSHIDA defeated Francesco Akira

– BUSHI, Titan & Tetsuya Naito defeated TJP, Blake Christian & Callum Newman

– Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi defeated HAYATA & Tomoaki Honma

– El Desperado, Boltin Oleg & Katsuya Murashima defeated Kevin Knight, Tiger Mask & Shoma Kato

There are Best of the Super Juniors shows on Saturday (May 18) and Sunday (May 19) this weekend. Each of those nights will feature a full slate of tournament action with both A Block and B Block matches.

Best of the Super Juniors runs through June 9 when the finals will be held at NJPW Dominion. The winner of the tournament will likely be in line for a shot at SHO’s IWGP Junior Heavyweight title.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 standings —

A Block:

  • Blake Christian (3-0): 6 points
  • Titan (3-0): 6 points
  • Kevin Knight (2-1): 4 points
  • El Desperado (2-1): 4 points
  • Clark Connors (2-1): 4 points
  • Kosei Fujita (1-2): 2 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1-2): 2 points
  • HAYATA (1-2): 2 points
  • TJP (0-3): 0 points
  • BUSHI (0-3): 0 points

B Block:

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

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

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Five A Block matches took place as Niigata hosted NJPW Best of the Super Juniors action on Wednesday.

El Desperado, Clark Connors, Titan, Blake Christian, and Kevin Knight all picked up victories on night three of the tournament. Here are the quick results:

– A Block match: El Desperado defeated BUSHI

– A Block match: Clark Connors defeated TJP

– A Block match: Titan defeated HAYATA

– A Block match: Blake Christian defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru

– A Block match: Kevin Knight defeated Kosei Fujita

– Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Tomoaki Honma & Dragon Dia-

– Francesco Akira & Callum Newman defeated KUSHIDA & Tiger Mask

– DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku defeated Drilla Moloney & Gedo

– SHO & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Ninja Mack & Katsuya Murashima

With that, Blake Christian and Titan are leading the pack early tied with six points. Knight, Desperado, and Connors are next with four points. Fujita, Kanemaru, and HAYATA have two points. In last place, TJP and BUSHI are both still winless.

Best of the Super Juniors continues on Thursday with the B Block in action. The tournament runs through June 9, when the finals will be held at NJPW Dominion.

The winner of the tournament will likely be in line for a shot against IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion SHO.

Here are the updated standings:

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 standings —

A Block:

  • Blake Christian (3-0): 6 points
  • Titan (3-0): 6 points
  • Kevin Knight (2-1): 4 points
  • El Desperado (2-1): 4 points
  • Clark Connors (2-1): 4 points
  • Kosei Fujita (1-2): 2 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1-2): 2 points
  • HAYATA (1-2): 2 points
  • TJP (0-3): 0 points
  • BUSHI (0-3): 0 points

B Block:

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

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 night two results, standings

Posted on by Ian Carey

The Best of the Super Juniors continued on Monday at Korakuen Hall.

Following night two of the tournament, only Blake Christian and Titan are sporting 2-0 records in A Block. TJP and BUSHI are the only two wrestlers in the block yet to get in the win column and six wrestlers are tied with 1-1 records.

In B Block, KUSHIDA improved his record to 2-0 with a win over SHO on tonight’s show. Ninja Mack and Blake Christian are also undefeated after two matches. DOUKI picked up a win over Hiromu Takahashi with a DOUKI-chokey in the main event on Monday, improving his record to 1-1 and dropping Takahashi to 0-2. Dragon Dia and Drilla Maloney are also at 0-2 and the other four wrestlers in B Block sit tied with 1-1 records.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 night two quick results —

  • Blake Christian defeated Kevin Knight (A Block)
  • Ninja Mack defeated Francesco Akira (B Block)
  • Clark Connors defeated HAYATA (A Block)
  • Robbie Eagles defeated Drilla Maloney (B Block)
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated TJP (A Block)
  • Taiji Ishimori defeated Dragon Dia (B Block)
  • Titan defeated BUSHI (A Block)
  • KUSHIDA defeated SHO (B Block)
  • El Desperado defeated Kosei Fujita (A Block)
  • DOUKI defeated Hiromu Takahashi (B Block)

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 standings —

A Block:

  • Blake Christian (2-0): 4 points
  • Titan (2-0): 4 points
  • Kevin Knight (1-1): 2 points
  • El Desperado (1-1): 2 points
  • Kosei Fujita (1-1): 2 points
  • Clark Connors (1-1): 2 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1-1): 2 points
  • HAYATA (1-1): 2 points
  • TJP (0-2): 0 points
  • BUSHI (0-2): 0 points

B Block:

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

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 night one results, initial standings

Posted on by F4W Staff

On Saturday, this year’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors kicked off with a full slate of matches.

This is the 31st edition of the junior heavyweight tournament. Both A Block and B Block were in action with night one being held in Chiba. The card included KUSHIDA and Hiromu Takahashi renewing their rivalry as KUSHIDA began the tournament with a victory.

Here are the quick results:

  • A Block match: Titan defeated El Desperado
  • B Block match: KUSHIDA defeated Hiromu Takahashi
  • A Block match: Kevin Knight defeated TJP
  • B Block match: Taiji Ishimori defeated DOUKI
  • A Block match: Blake Christian defeated Clark Connors
  • B Block match: SHO defeated Drilla Moloney
  • A Block match: Kosei Fujita defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • B Block match: Ninja Mack defeated Robbie Eagles
  • A Block match: HAYATA defeated BUSHI
  • B Block match: Francesco Akira defeated Dragon Dia

Twelve more shows on the Best of the Super Juniors tour will happen from now through June 3. The finals of the tournament will then take place at Dominion on June 9, which is a change from NJPW’s traditional schedule for the tournament.

If IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion SHO doesn’t win the tournament, the winner will receive a shot at his title. A trophy is also awarded to the BOSJ winner.

The next show is on Monday (May 13), again with both blocks in action.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 standings —

A Block:

  • Titan (1-0): 2 points
  • Kevin Knight (1-0): 2 points
  • Blake Christian (1-0): 2 points
  • Kosei Fujita (1-0): 2 points
  • HAYATA (1-0): 2 points
  • El Desperado (0-1): 0 points
  • TJP (0-1): 0 points
  • Clark Connors (0-1): 0 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (0-1): 0 points
  • BUSHI (0-1): 0 points

B Block:

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

NJPW reveals Best of the Super Juniors 31 block assignments

Posted on by Ethan Renner

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