NJPW crowns Best of the Super Juniors 30 winner

NJPW crowned the winner of the Best of the Super Juniors 30 tournament today in Tokyo. 

Master Wato defeated Titan in the tournament finals to capture the BOSJ for the first time in his career. Wato pinned Titan in 24:48 after hitting Recientemente to score the victory. 

While the two were on opposite sides of tag matches during Wato’s excursion to Mexico in 2018 and 2019, this was just the second career singles meeting between the two, with the first coming during BOSJ 29, a match also won by Wato. 

After racking up 14 points and a 7-2 record in tournament block action, Wato defeated “Speedball” Mike Bailey in the semifinals on Friday to set up the finals. 

After his victory in the finals, Wato was confronted in the ring by IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi. Wato is next in line to challenge for Hirmou’s title by way of his tournament win. The date for the title defense has yet to be made official, but Dominion on Sunday, June 4 seems the likely destination for that match. 

CMLL’s Titan went 6-3 in tournament block matches, good for 12 points. He then scored an upset victory over El Desperado in the semifinals on Friday.