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This has been a tough tournament. Many competitors are wrestling with visible injuries. Francesco Akira is completely out of the tournament.
1 - Katsuya Murashima and Shoma Kato vs. Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita
Eagles pins Kato after a Hyperion Strike.
Eagles left ringside quickly looking pissed off, due to his loss to Hiromu Takahashi.
2 - Clark Conners and Gedo vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Yujiro Takahashi
Yujiro pins Gedo after hitting Pimp Juice.
3 - El Desperado and Tiger Mask vs. HAYATA and Blake Christian
Christian pins Tiger Mask after a springboard 450 splash.
4 - Titan and Yota Tsuji vs. TJP and Callum Newman
Tsuji pins Newman after a double jump stomp off the top rope.
5 - BUSHI and Tetsuya Naito vs. Kevin Knight and Tomoaki Honma
Naito forces Honma to tap out to a Pluma Blanca (Koji Clutch)
Best of the Super Junior 31 Matches:
6 - Dragon Dia vs. Ninja Mack
Mack hit a superkick and a spinning round house kick.
Mack pins Dia
Ninja Mack has 8 points.
Dragon Dia has 0 points.
7 - KUSHIDA vs. DOUKI
DOUKI hit a Daybreak DDT and immediately applied the Italian Stretch No. 32.
KUSHIDA submits.
DOUKI has 10 points.
KUSHIDA has 8 points.
With DOUKI’s big win, KUSHIDA and Ninja Mack are mathematically eliminated.
8 - Taiji Ishimori vs. SHO
Both men pulled out their Bullet Club tricks on each other. SHO attacked Ishimori’s abdomen. Ishimori went after SHO’s neck and arm. SHO spears the referee. Ishimori hits a low blow on SHO. Yujiro comes to the ring and hits Ishimori with the Pimp Stick. SHO hits a cross arm Piledriver for a two count. Ishimori hits La Mistica and applies the Bone Lock. SHO is about to submit when Yujiro rings the bell.
Ishimori kicks Yujiro out of the ring. SHO pushes the referee and low blows Ishimori. SHO goes for a Shock Arrow but Ishimori reverses out and hits a Bloody Cross.
Ishimori pins SHO.
Taiji Ishimori is the first to get to 12 points.
SHO has 10 points.
9 - Hiromu Takahashi vs. Drilla Moloney
Moloney attacked Hiromu’s leg, the same leg that Hiromu hurt in his last match. Hiromu hit a Destroyer and a Time Bomb 1.5. Moloney kicks out. Hiromu with a lariat. Moloney tries for his finisher but Hiromu reverses into the “D” submission. Moloney picks him up to hit a powerbomb. Moloney hits a Drilla Killa. Hiromu gets his foot on the ropes. Moloney tries to cradle Hiromu into a pin. Hiromu reverses Moloney into a schoolboy.
Hiromu pins Moloney.
Hiromu Takahashi has 12 points.
Drilla Moloney has 8 points and is eliminated.
Moloney attacked Hiromu after the match with a figure four around the ringpost. The young lions saved Hiromu at ringside.
This leads to Taiji Ishimori vs. Hiromu Takahashi in the main event on May 31. The winner will win the B Block.
On June 3, the winner of A Block will face the second place of B Block. The winner of B Block will face the second place of A Block.
Both winners of these matches will go to main event of Dominion on June 9.
A Block – Current Standings
|
Wrestlers |
Points |
|
El Desperado |
10 |
|
Titan |
10 |
|
Kevin Knight |
8 |
|
BUSHI |
6 |
|
Clark Conners |
8 |
|
Blake Christian |
10 |
|
TJP |
8 |
|
Kosei Fujita |
4 |
|
Yoshinobu Kanemaru |
6 |
|
HAYATA |
10 |
B Block – Current Standings
|
Wrestlers |
Points |
|
Hiromu Takahashi |
12 |
|
Robbie Eagles |
10 |
|
KUSHIDA |
8 |
|
DOUKI |
10 |
|
Dragon Dia |
0 |
|
SHO |
10 |
|
Taiji Ishimori |
12 |
|
Francesco Akira |
4 |
|
Ninja Mack |
8 |
|
Drilla Moloney |
8 |
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