New Japan ran Day 7 of Best Of The Super Junior today, the first day featuring both blocks competing together on the same day, which will be the case on all remaining events until the Finals.
Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English FOR FREE! No login or subscription required! It also was available on ABEMA in Japan.
Click below to watch in Japanese:
https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00609_15_1
Click below to watch in English:
https://njpwworld.com/p/s_series_00609_16_1
The announced paid attendance was 1215. Finally, legit increased capacity at Korakuen! Depending on the seating layout, this represents between 50-65% of maximum capacity for the venue (which is between 2100 & 2350).
All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches, alternating Block A & B for the first half, then matches 6 & 7 were B, matches 8 & 9 were A, the main event was B.
Match 1: Alex Zayne beat Francesco Akira.
Match 2: Titan beat TJP.
Match 3: Clark Connors beat Ryusuke Taguchi.
Match 4: Wheeler Yuta beat BUSHI by submission.
Match 5: Ace Austin beat Yoh.
Match 6: DOUKI beat El Phantasmo.
Match 7: Master Wato beat Robbie Eagles.
Match 8: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Hiromu Takahashi by submission.
Match 9: Taiji Ishimori beat Sho.
Main Event: El Lindaman beat El Desperado. Lindaman takes the first leg of El Derby!
Standings:
Block A:
1-Ishimori, 4-0, 8 points
2-Takahashi, 3-1, 6 points
3-Austin, 3-1, 6 points
4-Zayne, 3-1, 6 points
5-Yoh, 2-2, 4 points
6-Taguchi, 1-3, 2 points
7-Connors, 1-3, 2 points
8-Kanemaru, 1-3, 2 points
9-Akira, 1-3, 2 points
10-Sho, 1-3, 2 points
Block B:
1-Desperado, 3-1, 6 points
2-Lindaman, 3-1, 6 points
3-Phantasmo, 3-1, 6 points
4-Eagles, 2-2, 4 points
5-BUSHI, 2-2, 4 points
6-DOUKI, 2-2, 4 points
7-Yuta, 2-2, 4 points
8-Wato, 1-3, 2 points
9-Titan, 1-3, 2 points
10-TJP, 1-3, 2 points
As we near the halfway point, keep in mind that only the winner of each block will advance to the Finals. Ishimori is the only unbeaten left and is in control of Block A, while Block B is currently all about El Derby-it’s still up for grabs but it looks like if you’re an El you’re going to be El Frontrunner! Think they did that on El purpose?
Day 8 is tomorrow. Another leg of El Derby is on tap with Lindaman-Phantasmo and a potential trap for unbeaten Ishimori as he faces Kanemaru. What should be an emotionally charged showdown between Yoh & Takahashi is the main event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
