NJPW reveals show schedule for Best of the Super Juniors 2025
With the tournament just a couple of months away, NJPW has revealed the full show schedule for Best of the Super Juniors 2025.
The tournament features 13 events in total, beginning in Chiba on May 10 and ending in Tokyo on June 1. NJPW has not announced the participants yet. It will include “the world’s best junior heavyweights” battling it out over the three-week tournament.
Here is the full list of dates:
- Saturday, May 10 at YohaS Arena in Chiba
- Sunday, May 11 at Iwanuma Municipal Gymnasium in Miyagi (venue debut)
- Wednesday, May 14 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
- Thursday, May 15 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo
- Saturday, May 17 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium #2 in Tokyo
- Sunday, May 18 at EsForte Arena in Hachioji
- Tuesday, May 20 at G Messe in Gunma
- Thursday, May 22 at EDION Arena Osaka #2 in Osaka
- Saturday, May 24 at Acrie Himeji in Hyogo
- Sunday, May 25 at Port Messe Nagoya in Aichi (venue debut)
- Tuesday, May 27 at Kira Messe Numazu in Shizuoka
- Thursday, May 29 at Region Plaza Joetsu in Niigata
- Sunday, June 1 at Ota-ku Gymnasium, Tokyo
El Desperado — the current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion — was the winner of Best of the Super Juniors 2024. He has a title defense against Francesco Akira coming up at NJPW’s 53rd Anniversary show on March 6.
The BOSJ winner will be in line for a future title shot if the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion does not win the tournament.
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