New Japan ran Day 3 of Best Of The Super Junior 30 today, with upsets looking to continue and unlikely leaders trying to stay atop the standings.
Today’s event was held at Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World in Japanese and English.
The announced paid attendance was 1599.
All matches were Best Of The Super Junior Matches, 30 minute time limit.
Match 1: Block B: Kevin Knight beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Match 2: Block A: Sho beat Ryusuke Taguchi.
Match 3: Block B: Clark Connors beat BUSHI.
Match 4: Block A: Taiji Ishimori beat DOUKI by submission.
Match 5: Block B: Francesco Akira beat Robbie Eagles.
Match 6: Block A: Titan beat KUSHIDA.
Match 7: Block B: Dan Moloney beat Yoh.
Match 8: Block A: Mike Bailey beat TJP.
Match 9: Block B: El Desperado beat Master Wato.
Main Event: Block A: Lio Rush beat Hiromu Takahashi.
Standings:
Block A:
1-Bailey, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Rush, 3-0, 6 pts
3-Ishimori, 3-0, 6 pts
4-Titan, 2-1, 4 pts
5-Takahashi, 1-2, 2 pts
6-DOUKI, 1-2, 2 pts
7-TJP, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Sho, 1-2, 2 pts
9-Taguchi, 0-3, 0 pts
10-KUSHIDA, 0-3, 0 pts
Day 4 note: At least one of the 3 unbeatens will go down because of Rush-Ishimori. Bailey draws fellow Impact star KUSHIDA. A loss already puts KUSHIDA all but out of it, same for Taguchi who gets Titan.
Block B:
1-Desperado, 2-1, 4 pts
2-Kanemaru, 2-1, 4 pts
3-Eagles, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Akira, 2-1, 4 pts
5-Moloney, 2-1, 4 pts
6-Connors, 2-1, 4 pts
7-Yoh, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Wato, 1-2, 2 pts
9-Knight, 1-2, 2 pts
10-BUSHI, 0-3, 0 pts
Day 4 notes: It’s wide open but the logjam at the top will ease a little with a United Empire showcase between Akira & Moloney.
The top 2 in each block advance to the semifinals.
Day 4 is Tuesday at Akita Prefectural Budokan in Akita. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.
