NJPW announces matches for BOSJ 27, Super J-Cup bracket

NJPW has announced matches for both the Super J-Cup and Best of the Super Junior tournaments.

For BOSJ, the tour will open on November 15 with a Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori main event. It will run through December 6, which will be headlined by SHO taking on Taiji Ishimori. The top two point scorers will then meet on December 11 in the finals.

The Super J-Cup will take place the following day, on December 12 in the United States. A special tag team match will take place, with Karl Fredericks and Ren Narita teaming up to take on KENTA and Hikuleo of the Bullet Club. The first round bracket will include Clark Connors vs. Chris Bey, ACH vs. TJP, Rey Horus vs. Blake Christian, and El Phantasmo vs. Lio Rush.

Here are the full list of matches for both the BOSJ tournament and the Super J-Cup:

BOSJ 27 lineups —

November 15

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

November 18

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

November 20

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

November 23

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

November 25

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

November 29

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

December 2

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

December 5

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

December 6

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

December 11

  • Top two point scorers meet in the finals

Super J-Cup  December 12 —

  • Karl Fredericks & Ren Narita vs. KENTA & Hikuleo

Super J-Cup first round

  • Clark Connors vs. Chris Bey
  • ACH vs. TJP
  • Rey Horus vs. Blake Christian
  • El Phantasmo vs. Lio Rush

NJPW holding one-night Super J-Cup in US, participants set

The Super J-Cup 2020 tournament will make its return next month.

During the announcement of this year’s Best of the Super Juniors 27 participants, the company also announced that they will be holding a Super J-Cup tournament next month in the United States. Eight wrestlers will compete in a single elimination tournament, with the winner being crowned this year’s J-Cup winner.

Like with previous J-Cup tournaments, some wrestlers will represent different promotions across the United States. Impact, ROH, and Game Changer Wrestling will all have representatives. 

Notable talent included in this year’s tournament include ACH, who will make his tournament debut, and Lio Rush, who will make his debut for UWN Primetime Live this Tuesday. Chris Bey, representing Impact, will also participate, while Rey Horus will represent ROH.

The participants for this year’s tournament include:

  • TJP
  • ACH
  • Lio Rush
  • Chris Bey (Impact)
  • Rey Horus (ROH)
  • Blake Christian (Game Changer Wrestling)
  • Clark Connors (LA Dojo)
  • El Phantasmo (Bullet Club)

In last year’s tournament, El Phantasmo defeated Dragon Lee in the finals.

The show, which will take place on one night, will air live on December 12 on New Japan World.