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NJPW Best of the Super Juniors finals set

Posted on by Joseph Currier

NJPW is running back the 2025 Best of the Super Juniors finals with YOH hoping for a different result this time.

It will be a repeat of last year when YOH and Kosei Fujita face off in the Best of the Super Juniors finals this Sunday. Fujita won that 2025 bout to claim his first-ever BOSJ trophy. YOH, who made it to the finals in both 2021 and 2025, has never won the tournament before.

During block action this year, YOH and Fujita finished second in their blocks. They advanced to the semifinals for what ended up being matchups against their respective tag team partners. YOH defeated his ally Master Wato, the A Block winner, while Fujita was able to defeat his Ichiban Sweet Boys partner and B Block winner Robbie Eagles.

The tournament finals are being held at Ota City Gym in Tokyo on Sunday, and the show will air live on NJPW World starting at 4 a.m. Eastern time. In addition to the BOSJ trophy, an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship shot is at stake with either YOH or Fujita becoming the next challenger for DOUKI.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors finals (Sunday, June 7) —

  • Best of the Super Juniors tournament final: YOH vs. Kosei Fujita
  • Rest of card to be announced

There will be both English and Japanese commentary available for the event.

NJPW BOSJ 33 Finals Live Stream: How to watch

Posted on by Jake Skudder

The NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 Finals stream live and exclusive on NJPW World, the promotion’s official subscription service, on Sunday, June 7, 2026 from the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo. There’s no separate pay-per-view charge to watch the show if you have an active NJPW World subscription.

Where to watch the BOSJ 33 finals

NJPW World is the only place to stream the finals live in full. It carries every major New Japan tour and big event live, plus a deep on-demand library, and most shows, including this one, offer both English and Japanese commentary.

If you’d rather not subscribe, NJPW’s official English YouTube channel posts highlights and selected free clips. It won’t carry the full finals live, but it’s a free way to catch the result and the standout moments after the fact.

NJPW World pricing

PlanPriceNotes
Monthly (new international accounts)$9.99 USD / monthAuto-renews; cancel anytime
Monthly (legacy accounts)¥1,298 JPY / monthBilled in yen, converted locally

Supported devices

You can watch NJPW World on the web, on iOS and Android mobile apps, and on the big screen through Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Roku. Chromecast casting is supported where available.

NJPW BOSJ 33 Finals Global Start Times: US, UK, Australia and more

Posted on by Jake Skudder

The NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 Finals take place on Sunday, June 7, 2026, live from the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, with a start time of 4:00 PM JST. If you’re streaming from outside Japan, the start time swings wildly depending on where you are: midnight on the US West Coast, morning in the UK, and Sunday teatime in Australia.

BOSJ 33 finals start times by time zone

Region / CityTime ZoneLocal Start Time
Tokyo, JapanJST (UTC+9)4:00 PM, Sun June 7
Seoul, South KoreaKST (UTC+9)4:00 PM, Sun June 7
Sydney / Melbourne / BrisbaneAEST (UTC+10)5:00 PM, Sun June 7
Adelaide, AustraliaACST (UTC+9:30)4:30 PM, Sun June 7
Perth, AustraliaAWST (UTC+8)3:00 PM, Sun June 7
Auckland, New ZealandNZST (UTC+12)7:00 PM, Sun June 7
Singapore / Hong Kong / ManilaSGT/HKT (UTC+8)3:00 PM, Sun June 7
Beijing, ChinaCST (UTC+8)3:00 PM, Sun June 7
Mumbai / New Delhi, IndiaIST (UTC+5:30)12:30 PM, Sun June 7
Dubai, UAEGST (UTC+4)11:00 AM, Sun June 7
Athens / HelsinkiEEST (UTC+3)10:00 AM, Sun June 7
Berlin / Paris / Madrid / RomeCEST (UTC+2)9:00 AM, Sun June 7
Johannesburg, South AfricaSAST (UTC+2)9:00 AM, Sun June 7
London, UKBST (UTC+1)8:00 AM, Sun June 7
Dublin, IrelandIST (UTC+1)8:00 AM, Sun June 7
UTC / GMTUTC7:00 AM, Sun June 7
New York / Toronto (Eastern)EDT (UTC-4)3:00 AM, Sun June 7
São Paulo / Buenos AiresBRT/ART (UTC-3)4:00 AM, Sun June 7
Chicago (Central)CDT (UTC-5)2:00 AM, Sun June 7
Mexico CityCST (UTC-6)1:00 AM, Sun June 7
Denver (Mountain)MDT (UTC-6)1:00 AM, Sun June 7
Los Angeles / Vancouver (Pacific)PDT (UTC-7)12:00 AM, Sun June 7
Anchorage, AlaskaAKDT (UTC-8)11:00 PM, Sat June 6
Honolulu, HawaiiHST (UTC-10)9:00 PM, Sat June 6

Updated list of NJPW Best of the Super Juniors entrants

Posted on by Joseph Currier

The lineup for NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 is now almost fully set with 18 of the 20 entrants confirmed.

NJPW has announced that junior heavyweight mainstays KUSHIDA and Ryusuke Taguchi will be participating in this year’s tournament. Along with that, Dragon Gate wrestler Hyo has been added to the list of entrants as he makes his official NJPW debut.

KUSHIDA and Taguchi are both former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champions and BOSJ winners, with KUSHIDA having won the tournament in 2015 and 2017 and Taguchi winning in 2012.

Though this is Hyo’s NJPW debut, he won the promotion’s bodybuilding contest in 2025. He’s a two-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, which is Dragon Gate’s version of a junior heavyweight title.

BOSJ 2026 begins on May 14 and runs through June 7. The final two entrants, along with the block lineups, are set to be revealed this Saturday at NJPW Sakura Genesis. A title shot will be awaiting the BOSJ winner — if current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion DOUKI does not win the tournament himself.

Here is the updated list of entrants:

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 —

  • Kosei Fujita
  • DOUKI
  • El Desperado
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • SHO
  • Daisuke Sasaki
  • YOH
  • Master Wato
  • Jakob Austin Young
  • Francesco Akira
  • Valiente Jr.
  • Robbie Eagles
  • Taiji Ishimori
  • Robbie X
  • Titan
  • KUSHIDA
  • Ryusuke Taguchi
  • Hyo