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New Japan continues the Best Of The Super Junior today with Block A. At the halfway point it’s mostly been about who may be joining Titan in the top 2 as the only unbeaten left is 4 points clear of the pack. The main event will be a Block A match between Jun Kasai & Nick Wayne. (I wasn’t planning to watch live but since I plan to watch the last day of sumo for this tournament I will try and watch as it’s on at the same time)

Today’s event will be held at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto and can be watched LIVE on New Japan World in Japanese & English. There are 9 matches planned and, while based on time limits the longest the event can go is about 4 hours I anticipate the running time will be closer to 2 1/2 hours.

Today’s lineup:
Tatsuya Matsumoto & Toru Yano vs. Masatora Yasuda & Daisuke Sasaki
Tiger Mask & El Desperado vs. Zane Jay & Jacob Austin Young
Gedo & Taiji Ishimori vs. Ryohei Oiwa & Robbie Eagles
Hyo, Yoh & KUSHIDA vs. Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho
Best Of The Super Junior Block A:
Daiki Nagai vs. Francesco Akira
Master Wato vs. Valiente Jr.
Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kosei Fujita
Titan vs. Robbie X
Jun Kasai vs. Nick Wayne

Refresh this page occasionally for the latest results.

Updates below will begin at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

10:55 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

Unexpected early start as Hiroyoshi Tenzan comes out before the event is to begin. With microphone to greet the fans before sitting at ringside, meaning he will be today’s guest on commentary before the feed cuts away.

The live stream will resume shortly.

11:05 PM PT UPDATE: Live updates begin now.

We are LIVE from Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto, Japan. Your hosts are (I can’t catch his name) , Milano Collection A.T. and guest Hiroyoshi Tenzan.

The paid attendance will be announced after the event. I believe the venue’s capacity is in the 650-700 range and it looks mostly full from what I can see so I’ll guess 650. (UPDATE: The announced paid attendance was 767)

Match 1: Tatsuya Matsumoto & Toru Yano vs. Masatora Yasuda & Daisuke Sasaki (DDT). 20 minute time limit
Result: Masatora Yasuda & Daisuke Sasaki beat Tatsuya Matsumoto & Toru Yano. Sasaki beat Matsumoto with a crossface.

Match 2: Tiger Mask & El Desperado vs. Zane Jay & Jacob Austin Young. 20 minute time limit
Result: Zane Jay & Jacob Austin Young beat Tiger Mask & El Desperado. Young beat TM 4. Afterwards, TM 4 with microphone for his Kyoto farewell.

Match 3: Gedo & Taiji Ishimori vs. Ryohei Oiwa & Robbie Eagles. 20 minute time limit
Result: Ryohei Oiwa & Robbie Eagles beat Gedo & Taij ishimori. Eagles beat Gedo with a front neck/head lock.

Match 4: Hyo (Dragon Gate), Yoh & KUSHIDA vs. Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho. 20 minute time limitResult: Hyo, Yoh & KUSHIDA beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho. Yoh pinned Togo.

Best Of The Super Junior Block A:
Match 5: Daiki Nagai vs. Francesco Akira. 30 minute time limit
Result: Francesco Akira beat Daiki Nagai
Akira is 3-3, 6 pts. Nagai is 0-6, 0 pts and is now OUT.

Match 6: Master Wato vs. Valiente Jr.. 30 minute time limit
Result: Master Wato beat Valiente Jr.
Wato is 4-2, 8 pts. Valiente is 2-4, 4 pts.

Match 7: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kosei Fujita. 30 minute time limit
Result: Kosei Fujita beat Ryusuke Taguvhi
Both are 3-3, 6 pts.

Match 8: Titan (CMLL) vs. Robbie X. 30 minute time limit
Result: Robbie X beat Titan
X is 3-2, 6 pts. Titan is 5-1, 10 pts.

Main Event: Jun Kasai (Freedoms) vs. Nick Wayne (AEW). 30 minute time limit
Result: Jun Kasai beat Nick Wayne
Kasai is 4-2, 8 pts. Wayne is 3-3, 6 pts.

Day 8 is Wednesday at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka with Block B. 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 Day 5 of Block B, but there was also one Block A match.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1153.

Match 1: Zane Jay & Francesco Akira beat Gedo & Daiki Nagai. Akira pinned Gedo with Gedo Clutch.

Match 2: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita beat Tatsuya Matsumoto, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi. Jackson pinned Matsumoto.

Match 3: Robbie X & Titan beat Tiger Mask & Nick Wayne (AEW). Titan pinned TM 4 after Jade Immortal. TM 4 gave his Hyogo farewell to the fans afterwards.

Best Of The Super Junior:
Match 4: Block A: Valiente Jr. beat Jun Kasai.
Block B:
Match 5: Hyo beat KUSHIDA.
Match 6: Jacob Austin Young beat Daisuke Sasaki.
Match 7: Taiji Ishimori beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Match 8: El Desperado beat Sho.
Main Event: Robbie Eagles beat Yoh.

Standings (Block B):
1-Desperado, 3-2, 6 pts
2-Ishimori, 3-2, 6 pts
3-Sho, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Yoh, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Sasaki, 3-2, 6 pts
6-Hyo, 2-3, 4 pts
7-Young, 2-3, 4 pts
8-Kanemaru, 2-3, 4 pts
9-Eagles, 2-3, 4 pts
10-KUSHIDA, 1-4, 2 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals.] In Block A, Valiente is now 2-3, 4 pts. Kasai is 3-2, 6 pts.

Day 7 is tomorrow at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto with Block A. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin TONIGHT at 11 PM PT/2 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 5 of Best Of The Super Junior 33 today, beginning the series of single-block only events. Today had only Block A matches.

Today’s event was held at Osaka City Central Gym Sub Arena in Osaka and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1192.

Match 1: Gedo & Taiji Ishimori beat Taisei Nakahara & Tatsuya Matsunoto. Ishinori beat Nakahara with Bone Lock.

Match 2: Zane Jay & Jacob Austin Young beat Masatora Yasuda & Daisuke Sasaki (DDT). Young pinned Yasuda after Jacobs Ladder.

Match 3: Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Robbie Eagles beat Tiger Mask, Toru Yano & Yoh. Oiwa pinned TM 4 with TM Clutch. Afterwards, the TM 4 farewell speech tour resumed as this was his final Osaka appearance.

Match 4: Hyo (Dragon Gate), KUSHIDA & El Desperado beat Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Sho. KUSHIDA pinned Togo.

Best Of The Super Junior Block A:
Match 5: Nick Wayne beat Daiki Nagai.
Match 6: Titan beat Ryusuke Taguchi.
Match 7: Francesco Akira beat Valiente Jr.
Match 8: Jun Kasai beat Robbie X.
Main Event: Master Wato beat Kosei Fujita.

Standings (Block A):
1-Titan, 5-0, 10 pts
2-Taguchi, 3-2, 6 pts
3-Kasai, 3-2, 6 pts
4-Wayne, 3-2, 6 pts
5-Wato, 3-2, 6 pts
6-Akira, 2-3, 4 pts
7-X, 2-3, 4 pts
8-Fujita, 2-3, 4 pts
9-Valiente, 1-4, 2 pts
10-Nagai, 0-5, 0 pts
The top 2 advance to the Semifinals. At this point it’s looking like the battle is for 2nd behind Titan.

Day 6 is tomorrow at Atelier Himeji in Hyogo with Block B. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 4 of Best Of The Super Junior 33 today in Tokyo.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1257.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches.

Match 1: Block B: Jacob Austin Young beat KUSHIDA.

Match 2: Block A: Jun Kasai beat Daiki Nagai.

Match 3: Block B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Robbie Eagles

Match 4: Block A: Nick Wayne beat Ryusuke Taguchi

Match 5: Block B: Taiji Ishimori beat Daisuke Sasaki.

Match 6: lock A: Titan beat Valiente Jr. in 81 seconds. Despite a potential injury suffered last time Valiente came back to compete today, but it appeared to be a factor again.

Match 7: Block B: El Desperado beat Hyo.

Match 8: Block A: Master Wato beat Francesco Akira.

Match 9: Block B: Yoh beat Sho by DQ. Clever trickery with weapon fake-outs.

Main Event: Block A: Robbie X beat Kosei Fujita.

Day 5 is Friday at Osaka City Central Gym Sub Arena in Osaka with only Block A as the tournament now shifts to alternating blocks each event. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 3 of Best Of The Super Junior 33 today in Tokyo.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1664.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches.

Match 1: Block A: Titan beat Daiki Nagai.

Match 2: Block B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru beat Jacob Austion Young.

Match 3: Block A: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Valiente Jr. by ref stoppage in 49 seconds. Potential Valiente knee injury.

Match 4: Block B: Sho beat KUSHIDA.

Match 5: Block A: Francesco Akira beat Nick Wayne.

Match 6: Block B: Daisuke Sasaki beat Hyo.

Match 7: Block A: Master Wato beat Robbie X.

Match 8: Block B: Yoh beat Taiji Ishimori.

Match 9: Block A: Jun Kasai beat Kosei Fujita.

Main Event: Block B: Robbie Eagles beat El Desperado.

Standings:
Block A:
1-Taguchi, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Titan, 3-0, 6 pts
3-Fujita, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Kasai, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Valiente, 1-1, 2 pts
6-Akira, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Wayne, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Wato, 1-2, 2 pts
9-X, 1-2, 2 pts
10-Nagai, 0-3, 0 pts

Block B:
1-Sho, 3-0, 6 pts
2-Sasaki, 3-0, 6 pts
3-Yoh, 2-1, 4 pts
4-Hyo, 1-1, 2 pts
5-Kanemaru, 1-2, 2 pts
6-KUSHIDA, 1-2, 2 pts
7-Ishimori, 1-2, 2 pts
8-Eagles, 1-2, 2 pts
9-Desperado, 1-2, 2 pts
10-Young, 0-3, 0 pts

The top 2 in each block advance to the Semifinals.

More on Valiente Jr.’s status as it becomes available.

Day 4 is Wednesday at Korakuen Hall. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2:30 AM PT/5:30 AM ET.

New Japan ran Day 2 of Best Of The Super Junior 33 today in Tokyo.

Today’s event was held at Esforta Arena Hachioji in Tokyo and can be watched on demand on New Japan World.

The announced paid attendance was 1076.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches.

Match 1: Block A: Valiente Jr. (CMLL) beat Daiki Nagai.

Match 2: Block A: Ryusuke Tagucih beat Master Waro. This went just 130 seconds.

Match 3: Block B: Yoh beat Jacob Austin Young.

Match 4: Block A: Robbie X beat Francesco Akira.

Match 5: Block B: Daisuke Sasaki (DDT) beat KUSHIDA.

Match 6: Block A: Titan (CMLL) beat Jun Kasai (Freedoms).

Match 7: Block B: Sho beat Robbie Eagles.

Match 8: Block A: Kosei Fujita beat Nick Wayne (All Elite Wrestling).

Main Event: Block B: El Desperado beat Taiji Ishimori.

Day 3 is tomorrow at Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 1 AM PT/4 AM ET.

Perhaps my favorite tournament of the year got underway today as New Japan kicked off the 2026 Best Of The Super Junior, the 33rd annual installment of the prestigious Junior Heavyweight showcase event.

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

The announced paid attendance was 1445, a legit sellout.

All matches were Best Of The Super Junior matches.

Match 1: Block B: Taiji Ishinori beat Jacob Austin Young.

Match 2: Block B: Sho beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

Match 3: Block A: Ryusuke Taguchi beat Daiki Nagai.

Match 4: Block B: Hyo (Dragon Gate) beat Yoh. This only went about 2 1/2 minutes.

Match 5: Block A: Nick Wayne (All Elite Wrestling) beat Robbie X.

Match 6: Block B: KUSHIDA beat Robbie Eagles.

Match 7: Block A: Titan (CMLL) beat Master Wato.

Match 8: Block B: Daisuke Sasaki (DDT) beat El Desperado.

Main Event: Block A: Kosei Fujita beat Robbie Eagles.

In Block A, two wrestlers- Valiente Jr. & Jun Kasai-apparently were not scheduled for matches today. They begin their tournaments Saturday. It looks like, for now, the plans are for 9 tournament matches each day and not the full 10.

Day 2 is Saturday at Esforta Arena Hachioji. Live streaming on New Japan World will begin at 2 AM PT/5 AM ET.