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New Japan wrapped up the Best Of The Super Junior 32 Tournament today with the Finals.

Today’s event was held at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 3044.

Pre-show match: Robbie X beat Shoma Kato.

Match 1: Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Sho, Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita & SANADA beat Kevin Knight, KUSHIDA, Master Wato, Boltin Oleg & Toru Yano. Kanemaru beat Wato with a figure 4.

Match 2: Francesco Akira, Callum Newman & Great-O-Khan beat Tomoaki Honma, YOSHI-HASHI & Taichi. Khan pinned Honma after a wrist clutch Eliminator.

Match 3: Nick Wayne, MAO, El Phantasmo & Shota Umino beat Robbie Eagles, Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr. Phantasmo pinned Jackson after CR2.

Match 4: Titan & Yota Tsuji beat Clark Connors & Taiji Ishimori. Tsuji pinned Connors after Gene Blaster.

Match 5: EVIL beat Gedo by submission. Borderline glorified squash.

Match 6: Ninja Mack, Dragon Dia & Hiroshi Tanahashi beat TAKA Michinoku, El Desperado & Yuya Uemura. Tanahashi pinned TAKA after High Fly Flow. Afterwards, Jun Kasai appeared and challenged Desperado to a match on 6/24.

Match 7: Hiromu Takahashi & Shingo Takagi beat Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto. Takagi pinned Taguchi after Burning Dragon.

Main Event: Best Of The Super Junior Finals: Kosei Fujita beat Yoh to win the tournament. Fujita becomes the youngest BOSJ winner in history. As a result, Fujita also gets an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship shot in the near future.

The next event is DOMINION, the annual June blowout event, on 6/15 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka. Live streaming on New Japan World OUTSIDE JAPAN ONLY will begin at midnight PT/3 AM ET. This will be a live & exclusive TV Asahi broadcast in Japan.

Also coming up before then is a New Japan/DDT crossover event focused on a Toru Yano vs. Super Sasadango Machine match on 6/9 at Korakuen Hall. That event will be a live PPV on both New Japan World and WRESTLE UNIVERSE for 2500 Japanese yen (around $17 US) beginning at 3 AM PT/6 AM ET.

6/2/25 UPDATE: At today’s customary post-tournament presser, it was confirmed the title match between Desperado & Fujita will not happen at DOMINION. There is a chance of it happening on 6/24 at Korakuen Hall at an El Desperado Produced event although Desperado wants to defend the title against Jun Sakai that day. That is not yet official so officially the date is TBA. I’m thinking either 7/4 at Tokyo Budokan (Nippon Budokan?) or 7/6 at Korakuen.

Also announced today by Stardom were upcoming IWGP Women’s Championship matches: Syuri will make her first title defense Friday (6/6/25) vs. Alex Windsor at a Pro Wrestling EVE event in England. You may be able to watch that match on YouTube although it will likely be paywalled. Whoever comes out as champion will defend in Stardom on 6/21/25 at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 vs. Sareee. That will, while not yet announced, almost definitely be a PPV on Stardom World.

UPDATE 2: DDT has now announced Fujita will make his first appearance in the promotion on their 7/13 event. He will be in a tag match with TBA, billed as his “friend”, as his partner.

UPDATE 3: It’s now official-El Desperado vs. Jun Kasai on 6/24 will be for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

UPDATE 4: Following up on Update 2 above, said “friend” teaming with Fujita on 7/13 in DDT is Takeshi Masada. They will face To-y & Yuya Koroku.

New Japan ran the penultimate event of Best Of The Super Junior today, finishing up Block B.

Today’s event was held at Region Plaza Joetsu in Niigata and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The paid attendance has not been announced.

Match 1: Dragon Dia, Ninja Mack & KUSHIDA beat Daiki Nagai, Masatora Yasuda & Shoma Kato. KUSHIDA beat Yasuda with a hoverboard lock.

Match 2: Yujiro Takahashi, Ren Narita & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Katsuya Murashima, Toru Yano & Master Wato. Narita beat Murashima with a knee lock.

Match 3: Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi beat Jacob Austin Young & Francesco Akira. Tsuji pinned Young after Gene Blaster.

Match 4: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita beat Gedo, Robbie X & Clark Connors. Fujita pinned Gedo with Neshin Special.

Beat Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 5: Kevin Knight beat Ryusuke Taguchi.
Match 6: Titan beat Nick Wayne.
Match 7: MAO beat Sho.
Match 8: El Desperado beat Robbie Eagles by submission.
Main Event: Yoh beat Taiji Ishimori. As a result, Yoh wins Block B on tiebreakers (he beat both MAO and Desperado) and advances to the Finals to face Fujita.

The Final is Sunday at Ota City General Gym in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan continued the Best Of The Super Junior today with the final day of Block A., which would determine who advanced to the Finals. (I previously stated the top 2 in each block would make the Finals. That was incorrect as I found out today only the winner of each block advances this year)

Today’s event was held at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 668.

Match 1: Yota Tsuji & Titan beat Daiki Nagai & Nick Wayne. Tsuji pinned Nagai after Gene Blaster.

Match 2: Yujiro Takahashi & Sho beat Shoma Kato & MAO. Takahashi pinned Kato after Pimp Juice.

Match 3: Toru Yano & El Desperado beat Hartley Jackson & Robbie Eagles. Yano pinned Jackson.

Match 4: Tiger Mask & Yoh beat Gedo & Taiji Ishimori. Yoh beat Gedo with Anaconda Vice.

Best Of The Super Junior Block A:
Match 5: Ninja Mack beat Dragon Dia.
Match 6: Francesco Akira beat KUSHIDA.
Match 7: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Master Wato by submission.
Match 8: Kosei Fujita beat Clark Connors.
Main Event: Robbie X beat Hiromu Takahashi. As a result, Fujita wins Block A on tiebreakers and advances to the Finals. It was a 5-way tie but he beat everyone in the tie.

The final day of Block B, with a potentially similar tiebreaker scenario, is Thursday at Region Plaza Joetsu in Niigata. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

UPDATE: In post-event comments via New Japan’s English website, Robbie X announced he wants to be the first challenger to Fujita if he wins the BOSJ and, subsequently, the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship. We’ll see. When the winner gets the title shot is TBA but I’m thinking DOMINION on 6/15.

New Japan continued the Best Of The Super Junior today in Nagoya.

Today’s event was held at Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 2 in Nagoya and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This also aired on an unknown TV channel in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1404.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches, 30 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block B: Robbie Eagles beat Ryusuke Taguchi.
Match 2: Block A: KUSHIDA beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Match 3: Block B: Yoh beat Titan.
Match 4: Block A: Dragon Dia beat Robbie X.
Match 5: Block B: MAO beat Nick Wayne.
Match 6: Block A: Ninja Mack beat Kosei Fujita.
Match 7: Block B: Sho beat Taiji Ishimori.
Match 8: Block A: Clark Connors beat Francesco Akira by DQ. Chair use.
Match 9: Block B: El Desperado beat Kevin Knight.
Main Event: Block A: Hiromu Takahashi beat Master Wato.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Takahashi, 5-3, 10 pts
2-Wato, 5-3, 10 pts
3-Connors, 5-3, 10 pts
4-Fujita, 4-4, 8 pts
5-KUSHIDA, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
6-Akira, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
7-Dia, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
8-Mack, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
9-X, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
10-Kanemaru, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)

Block B:
1-Yoh, 5-3, 10 pts
2-Desperado, 5-3, 10 pts
3-MAO, 5-3, 10 pts
4-Sho, 4-4, 8 pts
5-Wayne, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
6-Eagles, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
7-Ishimori, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
8-Taguchi, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
9-Knight, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
10-Titan, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
The top 2 in each block advance to the Finals. In Block A, a spot is Takahashi’s to lose-he just has to win his final match (X) to advance. Connors has the advantage among the rest, only needing to beat Fujita to advance on tiebreakers. Wato must win (Kanemaru) and needs Fujita to beat Connors to advance. Fujita must beat Connors and Takahashi & Wato must lose to advance on tiebreakers. Everyone else is out due to tiebreakers. In Block B, Yoh advances with a win in his last match (Ishimori), and Desperado will advance with a win (Eagles). MAO must win (Sho) and Yoh and/or Desperado must lose to advance because MAO loses tiebreaker to both. Sho must beat MAO and Yoh must lose and Desperado must win or draw to advance on tiebreakers (Sho beat MAO and Yoh but lost to Desperado). Everyone else is out.

The final day of Block A is Tuesday at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan continued the Best Of The Super Junior today in Hyogo.

Today’s event was held at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1136.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches, 30 minute time limit.

Match 1: Block A: Clark Connors beat Ninja Mack.
Match 2: Block B: Sho beat Titan.
Match 3: Block A: Francesco Akira beat Robbie X.
Match 4: Block B: MAO beat Robbie Eagles.
Match 5: Block A: Kosei Fujita beat Dragon Dia.
Match 6: Block B: Taiji Ishimori beat Kevin Knight.
Match 7: Block A: Hiromu Takahashi beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Match 8: Block B: Yoh beat Nick Wayne.
Match 9: Block A: Master Wato beat KUSHIDA.
Main Event: Block B: El Desperado beat Ryusuke Taguchi.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Wato, 5-2, 10 pts
2-Takahashi, 4-3, 8 pts
3-Fujita, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Akira, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Connors, 4-3, 8 pts
6-X, 3-4, 6 pts
7-Kanemaru, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Dia, 3-4, 6 pts
9-KUSHIDA, 3-4, 6 pts
10-Mack, 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)

Block B:
1-MAO, 4-3, 8 pts
2-Yoh, 4-3, 8 pts
3-Ishimori, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Desperado, 4-3, 8 pts
5-Wayne, 4-3, 8 pts
6-Taguchi, 3-4, 6 pts
7-Knight, 3-4, 6 pts
8-Eagles, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Titan, 3-4, 6 pts
10-Sho, 3-4, 6 pts

The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. Mack is the first official elimination, out of Block A because of tiebreakers. Everyone else is still alive with only Wato not in a tie for first as he now leads Block A.

The next event is tomorrow at Port Messe Nagoya Exhibition Hall 2 in Nagoya. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET. This will also be broadcast on another channel/service I’m not familiar with in Japan.

New Japan continued the Best Of The Super Junior today with Block B.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 967.

Match 1: Hartley Jackson & Kosei Fujita beat Shoma Kato & Dragon Dia. Jackson pinned Kato after Death Valley Bomb.

Match 2: Jacob Austin Young & Francesco Akira beat Gedo & Robbie X. Akira beat Gedo with a ground tarantula.

Match 3: Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takagashi beat Yujiro Takahashi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru. Tsuji pinned Takahashi after Gene Blaster.

Match 4: Toru Yano, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Master Wato beat Katsuya Murashima, Yuya Uemura & KUSHIDA. Yano pinned Murashima after Demon Slayer.

Best Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 5: MAO beat Ryusuke Taguchi.
Match 6: Kevin Knight beat Sho.
Match 7: Robbie Eagles beat Titan by submission.
Match 8: Taiji Ishimori beat Nick Wayne.
Main Event: Yoh beat El Desperado by submission.
Standings-wise, Wayne still leads the block at 4-2, 8 points, with everyone else at 3-3, 6 points except Sho who is 2-4, 6 points. The top 2 advance to the Semifinals.

The next event is Sunday at Atelier Himeji in Hypgo with both blocks and no non-tournament matches. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET

New Japan continued the Best Of The Super Junior Tournament today with the 6th day of Block A.

Today’s event was held at G Messe Gunma in Gunma and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 842.

Match 1: Daiki Nagai & Nick Wayne beat Gedo & Taiji Ishimori. Wayne pinned Gedo after a double stunner.

Match 2: Katsuya Murashima, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & Yoh beat Masatora Yasuda, Shoma Kato, MAO & El Desperado. Murahsima beat Yasuda with a Boston Crab.

Match 3: Yota Tsuji & Titan beat Hartley Jackson & Robbie Eagles. Tsuji pinned Jackson after Gene Blaster.

Match 4: Yujiro Takahashi, Sho & SANADA beat Toru Yano, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kevin Knight by DQ. Yano DQ’d.

Best Of The Super Junior Block A:
Match 5: Hiromu Takahashi beat Ninja Mack.
Match 6: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Kosei Fujita.
Match 7: Clark Connors beat KUSHIDA.
Match 8: Francesco Akira beat Dragon Dia.
Main Event: Master Wato beat Robbie X.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Wato, 4-2, 8 pts
2-KUSHIDA, 3-3, 6 pts
3-Dia, 3-3, 6 pts
4-Takhaashi, 3-3, 6 pts
5-Fujita, 3-3, 6 pts
6-Akira, 3-3, 6 pts
7-Connors, 3-3, 6 pts
8-X, 3-3, 6 pts
9-Kanemaru, 3-3, 6 pts
10-Mack, 2-4, 4 pts

Block B:
1-Wayne, 4-1, 8 pts
2-Desperado, 3-2, 6 pts
3-Taguchi, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Titan, 3-2, 4 pts
5-Yoh, 2-3, 4 pts
6-Knight, 2-3, 4 pts
7-Eagles, 2-3, 4 pts
8-Ishimori, 2-3, 4 pts
9-Sho, 2-3, 4 pts
10-MAO, 2–3, 4 pts

The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals. Everyone is still in it although Wato & Wayne lead.

The next event is Thursday at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.