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11/13 New Japan’s Best of Super Junior 28 from Korakuen Hall, Tokyo Japan:
Ryohei Oiwa vs. Yuto Nakashima
This is Nakashima’s second match before New Japan crowd since he broke his elbow during his first match against Yuya Uemura in February 2021.
Oiwa tried for arm submissions. Nakashima attacked Oiwa with leg submissions.
They battled to a time limit draw.
Both men had a stare down after the match with pushing and shoving.
Solid match. I am happy for Nakashima to get his first complete match. Both young lions looked good in telling a story in the ring and selling their injuries.
Best of Super Junior 28 Matches:
DOUKI vs. BUSHI
Match goes to the floor early and BUSHI throws DOUKI into the guardrails. Back in the ring BUSHI charges at DOUKI, who pulls down the top rope. BUSHI goes over an to the floor. DOUKI hits an Asai Moonsault. DOUKI stomps on BUSHI and throws him into the guardrails. BUSHI is almost counted out. Pace picks up. DOUKI traps BUSHI in the Italian Stretch #32. BUSHI tries to reverse out but DOUKI puts him back in the submission. BUSHI gets a break in the ropes. DOUKI hits a Daybreak. Two count. DOUKI with an enzugiri. BUSHI with a dropkick. BUSHI hits a running Codebreaker. Two count. DOUKI with a modified F5. Two count. DOUKI hits a Suplex de La Luna.
DOUKI pins BUSHI.
Taiji Ishimori vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
As Ishimori comes out of the locker room, Kanemaru attacks him from behind. They battle all around ringside. Ishimori gets the match back in the ring and immediately attacks Kanemaru’s left arm. Ishimori applies the Bone Lock but Kanemaru gets to the ropes. They battle on the floor again. Ishimori goes for a suplex. The referee is counting. Kanemaru reverses out and sends Ishimori into the ring post. Kanemaru grabs a young lion and throws him into Ishimori. Kanemaru jumps back in the ring. Ishimori is counted out.
Kanemaru wins.
Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Robbie Eagles
They grappled in the early moments, exchanging submission attempts. Taguchi began joking and teasing Eagles, which he did not like. Eagles got the advantage by dropping a knee onto Taguchi’s left leg. Eagles focused his attack on the left leg. Taguchi rallied back and hit Eagles with hip attacks. Taguchi hit Three Amigos on Eagles. They reversed and countered a bunch of moves. Good stuff here. Eagles with Sliced Bread #2. Two count. Eagles goes for a 450 splash but Taguchi gets his knees up. Taguchi with a small package. Two count. Eagles tries for a Turbo Backpack. Taguchi reverses out and hits a Dodon (Chickenwing Facebuster).
Taguchi pins Eagles.
Eagles looked shocked by the loss.
Wow. The first three matches were won by the “underdogs”. It should be interesting to see how the tournament progresses.
Master Wato vs. El Phantasmo
As ELP enters the ring, he reaches down to fix his boots, hinting that Sudden Death is in play.
Both men displayed their athleticism early in the match, almost trying to “one up” each other. They started mocking each other’s behaviors till it broke down into a punching match. Wato fired off kicks to ELP’s back and chest. Wato tried for a backslide pin. ELP kicks out and stomps on Wato’s hand. Wato grabs his hand and rolls out of the ring in pain. ELP twists the fingers of Wato. ELP hits a windmill spinning neck breaker. Two count. Wato hits a high kick. Two count. ELP hits a super kick to the gut of Wato. He is setting up Wato for Sudden Death. ELP picks up Wato for a One Wing Angel. Wato reverses and rolls up ELP with a bridging cradle pin.
Wato pins ELP.
Phantasmo is stunned that he lost. He argued with the referee with no success.
YOH vs. Hiromu Takahashi
Hiromu comes to the ring with his large scrapbook of all the participants in the BOSJ 28. He shows Page 1 is YOH. Hiromu did this at last year’s BOSJ 27. Hiromu gave his scrapbook to Milano Collection AT at ringside.
YOH comes over the top rope with an attack which lays out Hiromu. They take the match in the ring and they hit each other with elbows. Fast start. YOH hits a Falcon Arrow. Two count. Both men are moving with speed. YOH goes for a Direct Drive, but Hiromu reverses out and rolls up YOH in a modified cradle.
Hiromu pins YOH.
YOH also questioned the referee’s count but no success.
Fast match but good match. Both men looked great and ready for a long tournament.
El Desperado vs. SHO
SHO refuses to lock up at the start. He retreats to the floor. Desperado talks trash to SHO and whistles at him to get in the ring to fight. Crowd seems amused by Desperado’s words.
SHO jumps in the ring and attacks Desperado. He rakes Desperado in the eyes. He hits a shoulder tackle and lariat. Desperado rolls to the floor. SHO jumps on the ring apron and tries for a running punt kick. Desperado ducks. Desperado kicks SHO right on the left knee cap. SHO falls on the ring apron in pain. Desperado smashes his leg on the apron several times. SHO is thrown into the guardrails. Desperado smashes SHO’s knee into the ring post. SHO kicks Desperado into the guardrails. SHO connects with a punt kick. SHO starts to attack the left arm of Desperado, smashing his arm into the guardrails. SHO continued to punish the arm in the ring. SHO got a chair and broke it on Desperado’s arm and back. I assume there is no disqualification as the referee allowed the match to continue. As they got back in the ring, SHO stepped through the ropes and Desperado kicked the middle rope with a low blow on SHO. SHO fell to the ring floor. Desperado charged at SHO and hit a tope con hilo to the floor. Both men went crashing into the guardrails. Desperado grabbed the chair and smashed SHO in the leg. Desperado sends him into guardrails again. Desperado attacked the leg with submissions and finally got Numero Dos. SHO gets to the ropes. SHO goes after the left arm of Desperado again with a Hammerlock submission. Desperado gets a rope break. SHO goes for a Shock Arrow but Desperado reverses. SHO hits a spear. SHO tries for another Shock Arrow but Desperado reverses into El Es Culero. Two count. Desperado hits a Spinebuster. Two count. Desperado hits Guitarra de Angel. Two count. SHO goes for another Hammerlock submission. He transitions into a Snake Bite. Desperado gets to the ropes. Desperado picks up SHO and hits Guitarra de la Muerta. Two count. Desperado screams in frustration. SHO hits a Shock Arrow. Two count. Both men lay on the mat. Dick Togo comes to ringside and distracts the referee. SHO pulls out a wrench and tries to hit Desperado. Desperado ducks and pushes SHO into Togo who falls to the floor. Desperado hits a right punch to SHO’s jaw. Desperado picks up the wrench and throws it to the floor. SHO pushes Desperado into the referee who takes a bump. SHO goes for a low blow but Desperado blocks it. He rolls up SHO in a school boy but applies Numero Dos. SHO screams in pain as Desperado applies the pressure. Desperado rolls SHO to the middle of the ring and traps his arms. The referee checks on SHO, but Yujiro Takahashi comes to the ring and pulls the referee out of the ring. Togo attacks Desperado and chokes him with a wire. Yujiro hands SHO the wrench and he hits Desperado in the face. SHO hits another Shock Arrow.
SHO pins Desperado.
EVIL comes to ringside and House of Torture celebrates in the ring.
Good match. The cheating was too much, but it is what it is. SHO now earns a title shot against El Desperado in the future. It could be at Wrestle Kingdom or sooner. Whoever wins BOSJ 28 should get the title shot at Wrestle Kingdom.
The card was shorter than I expected. However, I think the shorter matches will keep wrestlers healthy and safe. With shorter matches may come more storyline angles, as we saw in this event, which is not a bad thing. BOSJ 28 and World Tag League will be long tournaments and Wrestle Kingdom is not far behind. New Japan will need to keep their wrestlers in peak form to be ready for three nights of Wrestle Kingdom.
Current Standings in the Best of Super Junior 28:
DOUKI - 2
BUSHI - 0
Taiji Ishimori - 0
Yoshinobu Kanemaru - 2
Robbie Eagles- 0
Ryusuke Taguchi - 2
Master Wato - 2
El Phantasmo - 0
YOH - 0
Hiromu Takahashi - 2
El Desperado - 0
SHO - 2
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