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5/16 NJPW BEST OF SUPER JUNIOR RESULTS FROM TOKYO, JAPAN

By James Kurokawa on 2026-05-16 17:04:00

From Hachioji, Tokyo Japan:

1 - Valiente Jr. vs. Daiki Nagai

Valiente pins Daiki Nagai after a flipping facebuster.

Valiente Jr. has 2 points.

Daiki Nagai has 0 points.

2 - Master Wato vs. Ryusuke Taguchi

Taguchi blocks a Recientemente and rolls Wato into a cradle and gets the pin.

Ryusuke Taguchi has 4 points.

Master Wato has 0 points.

3 - YOH vs. Jakob Austin Young

YOH hits the Direct Drive and gets the pin.

YOH has 2 points.

Jakob Austin Young has 0 points.

4 - Robbie X vs. Francesco Akira

Robbie hits the Xecution Kick and pins Akira.

Robbie X has 2 points.

Francesco Akira has 0 points.

5 - KUSHIDA vs. Daisuke Sasaki

KUSHIDA, with his sock on hand, pulls out a Mandible Claw on Sasaki.   Sasaki escapes and hits La Mistica and a Crossface.   Sasaki shoves the sock in KUSHIDA's mouth and locks in the Crossface.   KUSHIDA taps out.

Daisuke Sasaki has 4 points.

KUSHIDA has 2 points.

6 - Titan vs. Jun Kasai

Kasai gets a big pop from the crowd.   Kasai teases a hardcore match with Titan.  However the referee puts a stop to that as they are about to battle with chairs.    Kasai tries to rip off Titan's mask.  Referee takes a bump.   Kasai pulls out a handfull of bamboo spikes and tries to stab Titan.   Titan kicks him in the gut and takes the bamboo spikes and hammers it into Kasai's head.  Kasai has a mohawk of bamboo spikes in the top of his head.   Titan hits a tope suicida to Kasai on the floor.   The bamboo spikes go every where.    Insane.  

Titan hits a top rope splash.  Two count.   They battle to the top turnbuckle.  Kasai hits a Superplex, a back suplex and a brainbuster.   Titan kicks out.   Kasai hits a Tiger Driver.   Two count.   Kasai goes for a top rope splash but Titan gets the knees up.   Titan sets him up for Llave Inmortal and switches into a pin.    Titan pins Kasai.

Titan has 4 points.

Jun Kasai has 0 points.

7 - Robbie Eagles vs. SHO

SHO pulls out his wrench and shoves the referee.  Eagles grabs the wrench and hits SHO in the leg.   Eagles applies the Ron Miller Special and SHO taps.   But there is no referee.   Eagles revives the referee.   SHO kicks Eagles in the groin and smashes him in the head with a metal sheet.     SHO hits Shock Arrow.    SHO pins Eagles.

SHO has 4 points.

Robbie Eagles has 0 points.

8 - Kosei Fujita vs. Nick Wayne

Good match.  Wayne goes for Wayne's World but Fujita catches him in midair and hits Thrill Ride.    Fujita pins Wayne.

Kosei Fujita has 4 points.

Nick Wayne has 2 points.

9 - El Desperado vs. Taiji Ishimori

Good match.   Ishimori attacks Desperado's left arm, using the bolt in the metal turnbuckle for an advantage.  Desperado works on Ishimori's left leg.   Ishimori hits La Mistica and applies the Bone Lock.  Desperado reverses into a Stretch Plum going for Numero Dos.  Ishimori counters into a Destroyer.  Desperado blocks a Bloody Cross and hits a Dragon Screw.    Desperado applies Numero Dos.   Ishimori taps out.

El Desperado has 2 points.

Taiji Ishimori has 2 points.

After the match, Desperado puts over Ishimori.  He also pays tribute to Hiromu Takahashi who is from Hachioji.

Current Standings:

A Block

Points

Ryusuke Taguchi

 4

Master Wato

 0

Valiente Jr.

Titan

4

Robbie X

 2

Kosei Fujita

 4

Francesco Akira

Daiki Nagai

 0

Nick Wayne

Jun Kasai

 0

   

B Block

Points

El Desperado

KUSHIDA

YOH

 2

Taiji Ishimori

 2

Robbie Eagles

 0

Jakob Austin Young

 0

SHO

4

Yoshinobu Kanemaru

Hyo

 2

Daisuke Sasaki

 4

Thank you for reading.

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