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New Japan wrapped up the Best Of The Super Junior 31 today with the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was an ABEMA simulcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1483, a legit advance sellout.

Match 1: Blake Christian, Ninja Mack & HAYATA beat Shoma Kato, Kevin Knight & KUSHIDA. HAYATA beat Kato with a modified armbar.

Match 2: Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles & Zack Sabre Jr. beat Gedo, Drilla Moloney & Clark Connors in 67 seconds. Fujita pinned Connors with O’Connor Bridge. Afterwards, Fujita & Eagles made an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Title challenge.

Match 3: Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan beat TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Yemura. Cobb pinned TAKA after Tour of the Islands.

Match 4: Titan, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Yota Tsuji beat Dragon Dia, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi. Tsuji pinned Yano after Marlowe Crush.

Match 5: Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi beat Callum Newman & HENARE. Naito pinned Newman after Corriendo Destino.

Match 6: Shota Umino & 4 TBAs, revealed at match time to be Tiger Mask, Togi Makabe, Yuji Nagata & Hiroyoshi Tenzan, beat Dick Togo, Sho, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Yujiro Takahashi & Ren Narita. Umino pinned Togo after Death Rider.

Best Of The Super Junior Semifinals:
Match 7: Taiji Ishimori beat TJP.
Main Event: El Desperado beat DOUKI.
As a result, the Final will be Ishimori vs. Desperado. The Final is Sunday.

The next event is DOMINION, the annual June Osaka blowout event, Sunday 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 TV Asahi exclusive live broadcast in Japan. One change was also announced for the card-the main event of IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Hon Moxley vs. EVIL for the title is now a Lumberjack Deathmatch. No time limit, no countouts, lumberjacks around the ring to interfere when the action goes outside the ring.

New Japan wrapped up Block B of Best Of The Super Junior today, finishing setting up the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was an ABEMA broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1170.

Match 1: Sho, Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL beat Katsuya Murashima, Shoma Kato & Shota Umino. EVIL pinned Murashima after Death Rider.

Match 2: Boltin Oleg, Blake Christian & HAYATA beat Tomoaki Honma, Kevin Knight & El Desperado. Oleg pinned Honma after Kamikaze.

Match 3: Zack Sabre Jr. & Kosei Fujita beat Gedo & Clark Connors. Fujita beat Gedo with a cross Camel Clutch.

Match 4: Callum Newman, HENARE & TJP beat Shingo Takagi, Titan & BUSHI. HENARE pinned BUSHI after Streets Of Rage.

Best Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 5: Dragon Dia beat KUSHIDA.
Match 6: Drilla Moloney beat Ninja Mack by countout.
Match 7: DOUKI beat Robbie Eagles.
Main Event: Taiji Ishimori beat Hiromu Takahashi. As a result, Ishimori wins Block B and DOUKI finishes 2nd, and both advance to the Semifinals. (DOUKI beat Takahashi for the tiebreaker)

Final Standings (Block B):
1-Ishimori, 7-2, 14 pts
2-DOUKI, 6-3, 12 pts
3-Takahashi, 6-3, 12 pts
4-Eagles, 5-4, 10 pts
5-Moloney, 5-4, 10 pts
6-Sho, 5-4, 10 pts
7-Mack, 4-5, 8 pts
8-KUSHIDA, 4-5, 8 pts
9-Francesco Akira, 2-7, 4 pts
10-Dia, 1-8, 2 pts

The Semifinals are Monday and will be DOUKI vs. El Desperado and Ishimori vs. TJP. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PR/5:30 AM ET. This will also be an ABEMA broadcast in Japan.

New Japan wrapped up Block A of Best Of The Super Junior today, setting the first half of the Semifinals.

Today’s event was held at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World. This was a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

The announced paid attendance was 1032.

Match 1; Ninja Mack & Dragon Dia beat Shoma Kato & KUSHIDA. Mack pinned Kato after Ninja Bomb.

Match 2; Zack Sabre Jr. & Robbie Eagles beat TAKA Mcihinoku & DOUKI. Sabre pinned TAKA after Zack Driver.

Match 3: Shingo Takagi, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi beat Gedo, Drilla Moloney & Taiji Ishimori. Takagi pinned Gedo after Pumping Bomber.

Match 4: HENARE Return Match: Callum Newman & HENARE beat Yujiro Takahashi & Sho. HENARE pinned Takahashi after Streets Of Rage.

Best Of The Super Junior Block A:
Match 5: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Clark Connors by countout.
Match 6: BUSHI beat Kevin Knight.
Match 7: TJP beat Titan.
Match 8: Kosei Fujita beat Blake Christian.
Main Event: El Desperado beat HAYATA. As a result, Desperado wins Block A and, because of tiebreakers (head-to-head results), TJP finishes 2nd and both advance to the Semifinals.

Final Standings (Block A):
1-Depserado, 6-3, 12 pts
2-TJP, 5-4, 10 pts
3-HAYATA, 5-4, 10 pts
4-Christian, 5-4, 10 pts
5-Titan, 5-4, 10 pts
6-BUSHI, 4-5, 8 pts
7-Kanemaru, 4-5, 8 pts
8-Connors, 4-5, 8 pts
9-Knight, 4-5, 8 pts
10-Fujita, 3-6, 6 pts

The final day of Block B is tomorrow. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be an ABEMA simulcast in Japan.

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

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 650.

Match 1: Kosei Fujita & Robbie Eagles beat Katsuya Murashima & Shoma Kato. Eagles pinned Kato after Hyperion.

Match 2: Yujiro Takahashi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Gedo & Clark Connors. Takahashi pinned Gedo after Pimp Juice.

Match 3: Blake Christian & HAYATA beat Tiger Mask & El Desperado. Christian pinned TM 4 after a swan dive 450 splash.

Match 4: Yota Tsuji & Titan beat Callum Newman & TJP. Tsuji pinned Newman after Marlowe Crush.

Match 5: Tetsuya Naito & BUSHI beat Tomoaki Honma & Kevin Knight. Naito pinned Honma after Pluma Blanca.

Best Of The Super Junior Block B:
Match 6: Ninja Mack beat Dragon Dia.
Match 7: DOUKI beat KUSHIDA.
Match 8: Taiji Ishinori beat Sho.
Main Event: Hiromu Takagashi beat Drilla Moloney.

Standings (Block B):
1-Takahashi, 6-2, 12 pts
2-Ishimori, 6-2, 12 pts
3-DOUKI, 5-3, 10 pts
4-Eagles, 5-3, 10 pts (OUT)
5-Sho, 5-4, 10 pts (OUT)
6-Mack, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
7-KUSHIDA, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
8-Moloney, 4-4, 8 pts (OUT)
9-Francesco Akira, 2-7, 4 pts (OUT)
10-Dia, 0-8, 0 pts (OUT)
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. It all comes down to Takahashi-Ishimori on Friday. Winner advances. Both advance with a time limit draw OR DOUKI loss or time limit draw. DOUKI advances with a win (Eagles) AND Ishimori win (Takahashi out on tiebreaker). Eagles is out because he loses all tiebreakers.

Day 11 is Thursday at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo to start a 3-day tripleheader. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2;30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.

New Japan ran Day 9 of Best Of The Super Junior 31 today.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1520.

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

Match 1: Block B-Ninja Mack beat KUSHIDA.

Match 2; Block A-HAYATA beat Kosei Fujita.

Match 3: Block B-Sho beat Dragon Dia.

Match 4: Block A-Blake Christian beat BUSHI.

Match 5: Block B-Taiji Ishimori beat Drilla Moloney.

Match 6: Block A-Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Titan.

Match 7: Block A-Kevin Knight beat Clark Connors.

Match 8: Block B-Hiromu Takahashi beat Robbie Eagles.

Main Event: Block A-TJP beat El Desperado.

Standings:
Block A:
1-HAYATA, 5-3, 10 pts
2-Christian, 5-3, 10 pts
3-Titan, 5-3, 10 pts
4-Desperado, 5-3, 10 pts
5-TJP, 4-4, 8 pts
6-Knight, 4-4, 8 pts
7-Connors, 4-4, 8 pts
8-Kanemaru, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
8-BUSHI, 3-5, 6 pts (OUT)
10-Fujita, 2-6, 4 pts (OUT)

Block B:
1-Takahashi, 5-2, 10 pts
2-Ishimori, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Sho, 5-3, 10 pts
4-Eagles, 5-3, 10 pts
5-DOUKI, 4-3, 8 pts
6-KUSHIDA< 4-3, 8 pts
7-Moloney, 4-3, 8 pts
8-Mack, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Akira, 2-7, 3 pts (OUT) (injured)
10-Dia, 0-7, 0 pts (OUT)

The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals.

Day 10 is Tuesday at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka with Block B matches only. 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 Osaka.

Today’s event was held at Osaka Prefectural Gym 2 in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 895.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior Matches, 30 minute time limit. It was also announced that Francesco Akira is out of the tournament due to a knee injury. Those who had not yet faced him will get free wins as a result.

Match 1: Block A-Titan beat Kosei Fujita.

Match 2: Block B-Robbie Eagles beat Dragon Dia.

Match 3: Block A-BUSHI beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

Match 4: Block B-Drilla Moloney beat KUSHIDA.

Match 5: Block A-HAYATA beat Kevin Knight.

Match 6: Block B-Taiji Ishimori beat Ninja Mack.

Match 7: Block A-El Desperado beat Clark Connors.

Match 8: Block B-TJP beat Blake Christian.

Main Event: Block B-Sho beat DOUKI.

Block B-Hiromu Takahashi beat Francesco Akira by forfeit.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Titan, 5-2, 10 pts
2-Desperado, 5-2, 10 pts
3-Christian, 4-3, 8 pts
4-Connors, 4-3, 8 pts
5-HAYATA, 4-3, 8 pts
6-BUSHI, 3-4, 6 pts
7-TJP, 4-3, 6 pts
8-Knight, 3-4, 6 pts
9-Kanemaru, 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)
10-Fujita, 2-5, 4 pts (OUT)

Block B:
1-Eagles, 5-2, 10 pts
2-KUSHIDA, 4-3, 8 pts
3-Takahashi, 4-2, 8 pts
4-Ishimori, 4-2, 8 pts
5-Moloney, 4-2, 8 pts
6-Sho, 4-3, 8 pts
7-DOUKI, 4-3, 8 pts
8-Mack, 2-5, 4 pts
9-Akira, 2-7, 4 pts (OUT)
10-Dia, 0-6, 0 pts (OUT)

The top 2 on each block advance to the Semifinals.

The next event is Sunday at Yoyogi National Stafoum Gym 2 in Tokyo. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET. This will be a Samurai! TV broadcast in Japan.