NJPW Best of the Super Juniors night eight results, updated standings
NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors 33 continued with a show in Numazu, Shizuoka, on Wednesday.
The first tournament match of the night saw Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeat Daisuke Sasaki via tapout to a figure four leg lock. The finish of the match saw several whiskey sprays and interference attempts before Kanemaru ultimately picked up the victory.
The second tournament match of the show featured HYO and SHO. The story of the match was that SHO had HYO’s plush leopard doll named Myon Myon held captive in a cage at ringside. HYO made an attempt to retrieve his friend, but SHO was ultimately able to trap his arm in the cage.
The finish saw several referee bumps and SHO use a wrench to soften up HYO’s arm, then get the tapout to an armbar once the referee was back in position. SHO becomes the first wrestler in B Block to reach eight points.
El Desperado picked up a victory over Jakob Austin Young in the third tournament match to improve his record to 4-2 with eight points. Jakob Austin Young drops to 2-4 in the tournament.
KUSHIDA came into this match needing a win to keep his chances of advancing to the knockout stage alive. In a match that involved him and YOH trying to put KUSHIDA’s socks in each other’s mouths, KUSHIDA picked up the win with Back to the Future. He improves to 2-4 with four points. YOH drops to 3-3 with six points.
Robbie Eagles defeated Taiji Ishimori in the final B Block match of the night to improve to 3-3 with six points. Eagles countered Ishimori’s Bloody Cross attempt by dropping a knee right on Ishimori’s leg and moments later got the tap out with the Ron Miller Special. Ishimori drops to 3-3 with six points.
The main event saw the lone A Block match with Jun Kasai up against Francesco Akira. The two fought over skewers, and Kasai fought off interference attempts by Zane Jay, but Akira ultimately stuck a fork in Kasai’s forehead and later picked up the win with Crown Fall. Akira improves to 4-3 with eight points, while Jun Kasai is also now 4-3 with eight points.
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 Night Eight Results –
- A Block: Francesco Akira defeated Jun Kasai
- B Block: Robbie Eagles defeated Taiji Ishimori
- B Block: KUSHIDA defeated YOH
- B Block: El Desperado defeated Jakob Austin Young
- B Block: SHO defeated HYO
- B Block: Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Daisuke Sasaki
- Tiger Mask, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & Nick Wayne defeated Gedo, Daiki Nagai, Robbie X & Titán
- Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita defeated Masatora Yasuda, Toru Yano & Valiente Jr.
- Tatsuya Matsumoto defeated Taisei Nakahara
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 standings —
A Block:
- Titan (5-1): 10 points
- Master Wato (4-2): 8 points
- Francesco Akira (4-3): 8 points
- Jun Kasai (4-3): 8 points
- Nick Wayne (3-3): 6 points
- Ryusuke Taguchi (3-3): 6 points
- Robbie X (3-3): 6 points
- Kosei Fujita (3-3): 6 points
- Valiente Jr. (2-4): 4 points
- Daiki Nagai (0-6): 0 points
B Block:
- El Desperado (4-2): 8 points
- SHO (4-2): 8 points
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru (3-2): 6 points
- Daisuke Sasaki (3-3): 6 points
- YOH (3-3): 6 points
- Robbie Eagles (3-3): 6 points
- Taiji Ishimori (3-3): 6 points
- Hyo (2-3): 4 points
- KUSHIDA (2-4): 4 points
- Jakob Austin Young (2-4): 4 points
The tournament continues on Friday with a show from Korakuen Hall.
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