NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 night one results, initial standings

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On Saturday, this year’s NJPW Best of the Super Juniors kicked off with a full slate of matches.

This is the 31st edition of the junior heavyweight tournament. Both A Block and B Block were in action with night one being held in Chiba. The card included KUSHIDA and Hiromu Takahashi renewing their rivalry as KUSHIDA began the tournament with a victory.

Here are the quick results:

  • A Block match: Titan defeated El Desperado
  • B Block match: KUSHIDA defeated Hiromu Takahashi
  • A Block match: Kevin Knight defeated TJP
  • B Block match: Taiji Ishimori defeated DOUKI
  • A Block match: Blake Christian defeated Clark Connors
  • B Block match: SHO defeated Drilla Moloney
  • A Block match: Kosei Fujita defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • B Block match: Ninja Mack defeated Robbie Eagles
  • A Block match: HAYATA defeated BUSHI
  • B Block match: Francesco Akira defeated Dragon Dia

Twelve more shows on the Best of the Super Juniors tour will happen from now through June 3. The finals of the tournament will then take place at Dominion on June 9, which is a change from NJPW’s traditional schedule for the tournament.

If IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion SHO doesn’t win the tournament, the winner will receive a shot at his title. A trophy is also awarded to the BOSJ winner.

The next show is on Monday (May 13), again with both blocks in action.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 standings —

A Block:

  • Titan (1-0): 2 points
  • Kevin Knight (1-0): 2 points
  • Blake Christian (1-0): 2 points
  • Kosei Fujita (1-0): 2 points
  • HAYATA (1-0): 2 points
  • El Desperado (0-1): 0 points
  • TJP (0-1): 0 points
  • Clark Connors (0-1): 0 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (0-1): 0 points
  • BUSHI (0-1): 0 points

B Block:

  • KUSHIDA (1-0): 2 points
  • Taiji Ishimori (1-0): 2 points
  • SHO (1-0): 2 points
  • Ninja Mack (1-0): 2 points
  • Francesco Akira (1-0): 2 points
  • Hiromu Takahashi (0-1): 0 points
  • DOUKI (0-1): 0 points
  • Drilla Moloney (0-1): 0 points
  • Robbie Eagles (0-1): 0 points
  • Dragon Dia (0-1): 0 points