New Japan Pro-Wrestling General Discussion Thread

[Majour]

Possibly going to Dominion in July. Depending on my travel plans it's gonna either be that or one of the Road To Dominion shows.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Possibly going to Dominion in July. Depending on my travel plans it's gonna either be that or one of the Road To Dominion shows.

Jelly.

I hope you're able to make it and have a lovely time there!

 

[Prince Bálor]

New Japan Pro Wrestling Best Of The Super Juniors Nights 4 & 5 Results

NJPW's Best of the Super Juniors rolled on, with the matches running on New Japan's streaming video service. Below are results of nights 4 & 5, as well as the current standings.

Night 4:

* Barbaro Carvernario defeated GEDO

* KUSHIDA defeated David Finlay

* Rocky Romero defeated Nick Jackson

* Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Baretta

Night 5:

* Kyle O'Reilly defeated Yohei Komatsu

* Mascara Doraga defeated Tiger Mask IV

* Chase Owens defeated Jushin Thunder Liger

Current standings:

Block A

* Kyle O'Reilly (3-0)

* Gedo (2-1)

* Ryusuke Taguchi (2-1)

* Bárbaro Cavernario (2-1)

* Chase Owens (1-2)

* Jushin Thunder Liger (1-2)

* Baretta (1-2)

* Yohei Komatsu (0-3)

Block B:

* Máscara Dorada (3-1)

* KUSHIDA (3-1)

* Tiger Mask IV (3-1)

* Rocky Romero (2-1)

* Bobby Fish (2-1)

* Nick Jackson (2-2)

* Alex Shelley (1-6) Note: Alex Shelley is eliminated due to injury, and his wins and losses have already been accounted for.

* David Finlay (0-3)

Looking forward to all of this.

 

[Stopspot]

My claim to minor internet fame, showing up on the njpwworld feed.

 

[Prince Bálor]

NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Nights 6, 7 & 8 Results:

Results from the last three days of NJPW Battle of the Super Juniors tournament. We've also updated the current rankings to reflect points totals. Despite Alex Shelley being injured and out of the tournament, there are still two competitors behind him.

Night 6:

* Chase Owens defeated Yohei Komatus

* Nick Jackson defeated David Finlay

* Beretta defeated Barbaro Cavernario

* Rocky Romero defeated Tiger Mask IV

Night 7:

* Non tournament match: Tomoaki Honma & David Finlay defeated Sho Tanaka & Yohei Komatsu

* Non tournament match: Chase Owens & Barbaro Cavernario defeated Tiger Mask IV and Chase Owens

* Non tournament match: Okada & Roppongi Vice defeated Bullet Club (Cody Hall, Takahashi, Nick Jackson)

* Non tournament match: Shinsuke Nakamura, Kazushi Sakuraba, YOSHI-HASHI, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Togi Makabe, Captain New Japan and Katsuyori Shibata

* Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Gedo

* Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Kyle O'Reilly

* KUSHIDA defeated Bobby Fish

Night 8:

* Non Tourney Match: Ryusuke Taguchi, Yohei Komatsu & Sho Tanaka defeated Mascara Dorada, David Finlay & Jay White

* Non Tourney Match: Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish defeated Rocky Romero & Barbaro Cavernario

* Chase Owens defeated Gedo with a Package Piledriver (Owens 6, Gedo 4)

* Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Beretta via pin fall (Liger 6, Beretta 4)

* Non Tourney Match: Kazuchika Okada & Jado defeated Yujiro Takahashi & Cody Hall

* KUSHIDA defeated Tiger Mask IV with the Hoverboard Stretch (KUSHIDA 10, Tiger 6)

* Non Tourney Match: Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano & YOSHI-HASHI defeated Hirooki Goto, Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Captain New Japan

Standings after Day 8:

Block A:
Ryusuke Taguchi 6
Kyle O'Reilly 6
Chase Owens 6
Jushin Thunder Liger 6
Beretta 4
Gedo 4
Barbaro Cavernario 4
Yohei Komatsu 0

Block B:
KUSHIDA 10
Tiger Mask IV 6
Mascara Dorada 6
Rocky Romero 6
Nick Jackson 6
Bobby Fish 4
Alex Shelley 2- Injured
David Finlay 0

 

[Prince Bálor]

Awesome!

 

[Prince Bálor]

Kudos to the person that made this! Awesome piece of art!

 

[Prince Bálor]

NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Night 9, 10 & 11 Results:

Spoiler

New Japan Pro Wrestling Best of the Super Juniors tournament results from June 2-4. KUSHIDA has sealed his spot in the finals as he's already won Block B.

Night 9 tourney matches:

* Rocky Romero defeated David Finlay

* Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Yohei Komatsu

* Kyle O'Reily defeated Barbaro Cavernario

* Bobby Fish defeated Mascara Dorada

Night 10 tourney matches:

* Baretta defeated Gedo

* Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Jushin Thunder Liger

* KUSHIDA defeated Rocky Romero

Night 11 tourney matches:

* Bobby Fish defeated David Finlay

* Barbaro Cavernario defeated Yohei Komatsu

* Kyle O'Reilly defeated Chase Owens

* Mascara Dorada defeated Nick Jackson

Current Standings

Block A:

* Ryusuke Taguchi- 10

* Kyle O'Reilly- 10

* Chase Owens- 6

* Jushin Thunder Liger- 6

* Baretta- 6

* Barbaro Cavernario- 6

* Gedo- 4

* Yohei Komatsu

Block B:

* KUSHIDA- 12

* Rocky Romero- 8

* Bobby Fish- 8

* Mascara Dorada- 8

* Nick Jackson- 6

* Tiger Mask IV- 6

* Alex Shelley- 2 (Injured, out of tournament)

* David Finlay- 0

 

[Prince Bálor]

Kazuchika "Zero Fucks Given" Okada. @Jacob Fox

 

[Jacob Fox]

Wow those are pretty awesome. Yeah I love it when he's cocky. It's one of the things that drew me to Okada in the first place. Thanks

 

[Prince Bálor]

Wow those are pretty awesome. Yeah I love it when he's cocky. It's one of the things that drew me to Okada in the first place. Thanks

Dōitashimashite.

 

[Prince Bálor]

Damn, awesome piece of work by this Tapla dude once again!

 

[Prince Bálor]

Best Of Super Juniors Day 12 Results, Finals Set, Standings

Spoiler

- Night 12 of NJPW's Best of The Super Juniors are in the books, and the finals are set as Kyle O'Reilly has sealed block A. He'll take on KUSHIDA this Sunday in the finals, with the winner facing IWGP Junior Heavyweight Kenny Omega at NJPW Dominion. You can see results of night 12 below.

* Baretta defeated Yohei Komatsu

* Tiger Mask IV defeated David Finlay

* Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Barbaro Cavernario

* Non tournament match: Shinsuke Nakamura, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI, Kazushi Sakuraba & Toru Yano defeated Tomoaki Honma, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Togi Makabe, Hirooki Goto & Katsuyori Shibata

* Mascara Dorada defeated Rocky Romero

* Bobby Fish defeated Nick Jackson

* Kyle O'Reilly defeated Gedo

* Chase Owens defeated Ryusuke Taguchi

Current Standings

Block A:
* Kyle O'Reilly- 12

* Ryusuke Taguchi- 10

* Chase Owens- 8

* Jushin Thunder Liger- 8

* Baretta- 8

* Barbaro Cavernario- 6

* Gedo- 4

* Yohei Komatsu 0

Block B:

* KUSHIDA- 12

* Mascara Dorada- 10

* Bobby Fish- 10

* Rocky Romero- 8

* Tiger Mask IV- 8

* Nick Jackson- 6

* Alex Shelley- 2 (Injured, out of tournament)

* David Finlay- 0

I'm guessing it'll be Kenny Omega vs Sleazy Kyle at Dominion. Pretty damn cool if ya ask me!

 

[Bort]

Uh, no O'Reilly pls. He's awful. Kushida is where it is.

 

[Prince Bálor]

I'm cool with either guy getting a shot at Omega, tbh.