NJPW Best of the Super Juniors night five results, updated standings
Titan remains unbeaten in NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 following another victory on Friday.
Osaka played host to night five of the tournament, which only included matches from A Block. Titan, the lone competitor in either block who has not lost yet, improved his record to 5-0 with a win over Ryusuke Taguchi. The night also saw victories for Master Wato, Jun Kasai, Francesco Akira, and Nick Wayne.
Here are the quick results:
- A Block: Master Wato defeated Kosei Fujita
- A Block: Jun Kasai defeated Robbie X
- A Block: Francesco Akira defeated Valiente Jr.
- A Block: Titan defeated Ryusuke Taguchi
- A Block: Nick Wayne defeated Daiki Nagai
- El Desperado, KUSHIDA & Hyo defeated SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dick Togo
- Robbie Eagles, Ryohei Oiwa & Hartley Jackson defeated YOH, Toru Yano & Tiger Mask
- Jakob Austin Young & Zane Jay defeated Daisuke Sasaki & Masatora Yasuda
- Taiji Ishimori & Gedo defeated Tatsuya Matsumoto & Taisei Nakahara
BOSJ action continues this weekend with shows on both Saturday and Sunday. At the May 23 event, there will be five B Block matches and one from A Block. The next day is an A Block-focused card.
The updated standings for the tournament are listed below:
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 standings —
A Block:
- Titan (5-0): 10 points
- Jun Kasai (3-1): 6 points
- Ryusuke Taguchi (3-2): 6 points
- Master Wato (3-2): 6 points
- Nick Wayne (3-2): 6 points
- Robbie X (2-3): 4 points
- Kosei Fujita (2-3): 4 points
- Francesco Akira (2-3): 4 points
- Valiente Jr. (1-3): 2 points
- Daiki Nagai (0-5): 0 points
B Block:
- Daisuke Sasaki (3-1): 6 points
- YOH (3-1): 6 points
- SHO (3-1): 6 points
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru (2-1): 4 points
- El Desperado (2-2): 4 points
- Taiji Ishimori (2-2): 4 points
- Hyo (1-2): 2 points
- Jakob Austin Young (1-3): 2 points
- KUSHIDA (1-3): 2 points
- Robbie Eagles (1-3): 2 points
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