NJPW Best of the Super Juniors night seven results, updated standings

  • Ian Carey

The Best of the Super Juniors continued on Friday from Aomori. 

The show was headlined by four-time tournament winner Hiromu Takahashi facing TJP. Both wrestlers went into the match with 4-2 records. El Desperado vs. Dan Moloney was the semi-main event. 

BOSJ 30 night seven 5/19 results:

  • B Block: Master Wato defeated Clark Connors
  • A Block: DOUKI defeated Ryusuke Taguchi
  • B Block: Robbie Eagles defeated Kevin Knight
  • A Block: SHO defeated Titan
  • B Block: Francesco Akira defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
  • A Block: Lio Rush defeated KUSHIDA
  • B Block: YOH defeated BUSHI
  • A Block: Taiji Ishimori defeated Mike Bailey
  • B Block: El Desperado defeated Dan Moloney
  • A Block: Hiromu Takahashi defeated TJP

The top two in each block will advance to the semifinals. The wrestler with the best record from Block A will face the wrestler with the second best record from Block B and vice versa. It is the first time the tournament has used this format since 2014. 

The updated standings are below:

A Block —

  • Mike Bailey (5-2) — 10 points
  • Lio Rush (5-2) — 10 points
  • Taiji Ishimori (5-2) — 10 points
  • Hiromu Takahashi (5-2) — 10 points
  • Titan (4-3) — 8 points
  • TJP (4-3) — 8 points
  • DOUKI (3-4) — 6 points
  • SHO (3-4) — 6 points
  • KUSHIDA (1-6) — 2 points
  • Ryusuke Taguchi (0-7) — 0 points

B Block —

  • Master Wato (5-2) — 10 points
  • Robbie Eagles (5-2) — 10 points
  • El Desperado (5-2) — 10 points
  • YOH (5-2) — 10 points
  • Francesco Akira (4-3) — 8 points
  • Clark Connors (3-4) — 6 points
  • Kevin Knight (3-4) — 6 points
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (2-5) — 4 points
  • Dan Moloney (2-5) — 4 points
  • BUSHI (1-6) — 2 points

BOSJ 30 night eight 5/21 from Korakuen Hall lineup:

  • A Block: Titan vs. DOUKI
  • B Block: Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Clark Connors
  • A Block: KUSHIDA vs. SHO
  • B Block: BUSHI vs. Master Wato
  • A Block: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Mike Bailey
  • B Block: Robbie Eagles vs. Dan Moloney
  • A Block: TJP vs. Lio Rush
  • B Block: YOH vs. Kevin Knight
  • A Block: Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi
  • B Block: El Desperado vs. Francesco Akira