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5/20 NJPW BEST OF SUPER JUNIORS RESULTS FROM GUNMA, JAPAN

By James Kurokawa on 2025-05-20 19:14:00

1 - Daiki Nagai and Nick Wayne vs. Gedo and Taiji Ishimori

Wayne pins Gedo after a handspring stunner.

2 - Masatora Yasuda, Shoma Kato, MAO and El Desperado vs. Katsuya Murashima, Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi and YOH

Murashima forces Yasuda to tap out to a Boston Crab.   

Big win for the young lion Murashima.

3 - Yota Tsuji and Titan vs. Hartley Jackson and Robbie Eagles

Tsuji pins Jackson after a Curb Stomp and a Gene Blaster.

4 - Toru Yano, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Kevin Knight vs. Yujiro Takahashi, SANADA and SHO

Yujiro distracts the referee.  SANADA brings in a guitar to hit Yano from behind.  Yano turns and starts screaming at SANADA.   SANADA punches the guitar, throws the guitar to Yano, and drops to the mat.   The referee turns to see Yano holding the guitar.    

Yano is disqualified.   House of Torture wins.  

SHO steals Knight's jacket and Knight chases him to the locker room.

Best of the Super Juniors 2025 A Block Matches:

5 - Ninja Mack vs. Hiromu Takahashi

Mack goes for a Ninja Bomb but Hiromu catches him in his "D" submission.    

Mack taps out.

Hiromu Takahashi has 6 points.

Ninja Mack has 4 points.

6 - Kosei Fujita  vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru

House of Torture interferes.   SANADA distracts the referee and Yujiro Takahashi hits Fujita with his Pimp Stick.   Kanemaru hits a brainbuster.

Kanemaru pins Fujita.

Yoshinobu Kanemaru has 6 points.

Kosei Fujita has 6 points.

7 - KUSHIDA vs. Clark Conners

Conners hits a No Chaser and pins KUSHIDA.

Clark Conners has 6 points.

KUSHIDA has 6 points.

8 - Francesco Akira vs. Dragon Dia

Akira hits a Speedfire.  Two count.  Akira goes for a Fireball but Dia hits a Pele Kick.  Dia goes for a Frankensteiner but Akira escapes and applies the Ground Tarantula.    Dia taps out.

Francesco Akira has 6 points.

Dragon Dia has 6 points.

9 - Master Wato vs. Robbie X

Wato traps Robbie in Vendaval, but Robbie gets to the ropes.   They trade strikes and Robbie hits a 540 spin kick and a standing shooting star press.    Two count.   Robbie misses a Pele Kick.  Wato hits Recientemente.   Two count.  They trade strikes on the ring apron.  Robbie hits a Cutter on the apron.  Robbie hits a twisting senton off the top rope to Wato on the floor.   Wato is almost counted out.   Robbie hits a top rope drop kick and a Liger Bomb.   Two count.  Robbie goes for an X Express but Wato gets the knees up.  They trade kicks.  Robbie goes for the handspring cutter, but Wato catches him and hits Tsutenkaku (Bridging German Suplex).   Robbie kicks out.   Wato hits Recientemente II.  

Wato pins Robbie.

Master Wato has 8 points and the lead in the A Block.

Robbie X has 6 points.

Everyone but Ninja Mack has 6 points in the A Block.   Wato is in the lead but 8 others are close behind.  

Wato thanks the fans in Gunma who came out to see them.   He promises that, after one year off, he will win the Best of the Super Juniors and win El Desperado's IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship.

Current Standings:

A Block

Points

Ninja Mack

4

Francesco Akira

6

KUSHIDA

6

Robbie X

 6

Clark Conners

 6

Yoshinobu Kanemaru

 6

Master Wato

 8

Dragon Dia

 6

Hiromu Takahashi

 6

Kosei Fujita

 6

   

B Block

Points

Rysuke Taguchi

 6

Titan

 6

Kevin Knight

 4

Robbie Eagles

4

MAO

 4

Taiji Ishimori

 4

YOH

4

SHO

 4

El Desperado

 6

Nick Wayne

 8

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