NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Night 6 Results – May 18, 2023
Location: Iwate Japan
Venue: Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium
Block A Match Of The 2023 Best Of The Super Juniors
Mike Bailey (8) vs. Douki (4)
Mike Bailey took down Douki with a kick as he came off the ropes while Scissor Kicks took Douki to the outside & he blocks a couple of dives & countering with a neckbreaker coming back into the ring. Bailey comes back with a diving kick before Douki turns a standing shooting star press into the Douki Chokey.
Bailey gets to the ropes to break the hold then Bailey looks to hit Ultima Weapon but instead lands the standing moonsault knees before Douki went back to the Douki Chokey forcing Bailey to roll through and kick him away to break the hold & on the side of the apron, Douki teases a Suplex De La Luna but it doesn’t connect neither does Bailey’s 2nd set of moonsault knees.
Daybreak follows from Douki but Bailey’s able to kick out at two before Bailey goes for on La Magistral cradle follow by Tornado Kick into the corner then Ultima Weapon puts away Douki.
Winner: Mike Bailey (10) (9:46)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Block B Match Of The 2023 Best Of The Super Juniors
Yoshinobu Kanemaru (4) vs. Bushi (0)
Bushi must win or he is mathematically eliminated.
We get a ref bump when Yoshinobu Kanemaru sends Bushi into the official then Kanemaru goes for the whiskey but Bushi intercepts and hits the whiskey mist follow by MX gets the win.
Winner: Bushi (2) (1:46)
Rate: 5
Block A Match Of The 2023 Best Of The Super Juniors
Ryusuke Taguchi (0) vs. TJP (6)
Ryusuke Taguchi headstands out of the headscissors before Taguchi took TJP outside for a plancha. Back inside the ring TJP hits an armbreaker for a two count then some face washing boots as Taguchi was left on his rear in the corner. Taguchi’s able to take TJP outside with hip attacks, while a diving Bummer Ye nearly gave Taguchi the win.
A tornado DDT from TJP manages to turn things around though, before a Mamba splash off the top drew a near fall while a follow up Pinoy Stretch ends in the ropes then a another hip attack looked to stop TJP as the back & forth led to TJP’s roll up getting turned into Oh My & Garankle, before a Dodon almost got the win.
It’s back to Oh My & Garankle from the kick out as TJP almost taps out but ends up locking in the Pinoy Stretch for the submission win.
Winner By Submission: TJP (8) (10:44)
Rate: 6
Block B Match Of The 2023 Best Of The Super Juniors
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Kevin Knight (4) vs. Dan Moloney (4)
Dan Moloney charges out of the blocks here but he is quickly taken down as Kevin Knight hits a standing frog splash for a one count. Knight is lifted up and dump to the floor but he beats the count out only to be met with a suplex after returning. Moloney grounds Knight with bodyscissors but those end in the ropes as they proceeded to trade chops.
Knight crashes and burns on a springboard crossbody but connects with a dropkick then with a Stinger splash as a diving shoulder tackle crashes into Moloney for a two count. Moloney’s caught up top but manages to return with a short spear for a near fall before a deadlift fisherman buster almost got Moloney the win.
A 2nd spear is counter as Knight leaps over for a roll up before he counters out of a Drilla Killa to hit Sky High but Knight doesn’t go for the cover instead he connects with a Spike DDT to put away Moloney.
Winner: Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Kevin Knight (6) (8:15)
Rate: 6
Block A Match Of The 2023 Best Of The Super Juniors
Taiji Ishimori (8) vs. Sho (2)
Sho cuts a promo & they were about to take a double count out but Evil restrains Taiji Ishimori as Sho runs back to the ring.
Ishimori broke free and beat the count as Sho then remonstrated with Evil for another mess he’d gotten him into then Ishimori capitalizes by going after Sho’s arm before Evil switched corners and offered his services to Ishimori.
Ishimori hits a Mistica then locks in Bone Lock but Sho is able to work his way into the Snakebite except Evil threw in the towel for Ishimori which caused alot of confusion so Sho rolls up Ishimori for the win.
Winner: Sho (4) (5:48)
Rate: 4
Block B Match Of The 2023 Best Of The Super Juniors
El Desperado (6) vs. Clark Connors (6)
El Desperado & Clark Connors go toe 2 toe at the bell with Connors hitting a pounce early on before things spilled outside, where Connors Irish whips Desperado into rows of chairs. Back inside the ring Connors looks for a Trophy Kill but it’s counter into a spinebuster before Desperado threw Connors outside to get some revenge for earlier.
The Young Lions clear the crowd as Connors is chop into the front row then Desperado has more fans scatter as they brawled around the building eventually opting to hurl Connors through 3 rows of folding chairs. Connors heads back though but gets suplex on the floor as the count out roll on.
Connors beat the 20 count but gets hit with an back suplex then a pair of Guitarra De Angel but Connors kicks out at one and gets thrown outside again. Connors was given a chair, but Desperado is wise to it as they dueled with them on the outside.
It ends with Connors laying waste to Desperado with a series of chair shots follow by a chair assisted stretch on the floor.
Desperado gets posted by Connors then a pile of chairs were laid out for Desperado to get suplex into & that leds to another count out tease but Desperado returns into the path of a powerslam and a Trophy Kill only for a No Chaser to get counter into El Es Claro gets Desperado the victory.
Winner: El Desperado (8) (11:21)
Rate: 7
After the match Connors hits a German suplex to Oskar Leube then tried to spear Desperado out of a chair only to get trip into it as Desperado hits a Conchairto.
Block A Match Of The 2023 Best Of The Super Juniors
Lio Rush (8) vs. Titan (6)
Titan & Lio Rush went for armdrags at the same time before an enziguiri from Rush took Titan down. Rush stays ahead with a low pe that clips Titan before Titan took over with a Trailer Hitch back inside the ring then Rush manages to find a way through after escaping the hold by pushing away a swinging DDT before scoring with Rush Hour.
A 1 man standing Spanish Fly gets Rush a near fall from there before Titan avoids a Final Hour with a superkick then Titan misses a double stomp from there then score with a flurry of kicks following through with a through the corner clothesline & that left Rush laying as the double stomp off the top rope gets Titan the win.
Winner: Titan (8) (10:23)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Block B Match Of The 2023 Best Of The Super Juniors
Yoh (6) vs. Francesco Akira (6)
Yoh attacks Francesco Akira at the bell before Akira manages a switcheroo and sends himself into Yoh and the crowd with a tope before Yoh gets Akira in the 5 Star Clutch for the win.
Winner: Yoh (8) (1:34)
Rate: 6
Champion vs. Champion Block A Match Of The 2023 Best Of The Super Juniors
Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi (6) vs. Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Kushida (2)
Kushida powders to the outside then a hiptoss and cartwheel dropkick takes Hiromu Takahashi to the outside & he’s forced to fight off Kushida some more, as Kushida was focusing on Takahashi’s left arm in the early going. Takahashi is tied up in a Delfin Clutch for a two count then targets with an overhead wristlock before a bid to break free ended with him eating a handspring kick by the ropes.
Takahashi heads to the outside but couldn’t avoid a flip senton off the top rope or another kick to the arm before finally finding an opening with a Tijeras then a Falcon Arrow got Takahashi a two count but Kushida is able to lock in a standing version of the Hoverboard Lock only for Takahashi to fight it off.
We get some back & forth strikes lead to the match spilling outside as Kushida rips apart the few crowd barriers they had as the crowd came into play once more before they fight outside the venue and by the ring truck & they are fighting in the grass where Kushida’s Hoverboard Lock is broken up as Takahashi threw him into the side of the tour bus.
Red Shoes heads back to the ring to start a count out but they make it back in time where we get more of the same as we’re back to them trading blows then a sunset bomb from Takahashi punches away as Kushida instead scores with a slip n slide sunset bomb of his own.
Takahashi tries a cannonball senton off the apron but lands in a cross armbar from Kushida only to break it with a powerbomb as another count out tease finally paid off with Takahashi barely beating the count as Kushida ended up not making it back in in time.
Winner By Count Out: Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi (8) (16:06)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
Block B Match Of The 2023 Best Of The Super Juniors
Master Wato (6) vs. Robbie Eagles (8)
Match starts off with Robbie Eagles goes for a Ron Miller Special before they exchange armdrags and dropkicks that takes us to a stand off. Heading outside Eagles is chopping Master Wato around ringside before an exchange of shots back inside led to Eagles catching Wato in a leg lock forcing him into the ropes for a break.
Eagles punts Wato’s leg in the ropes but a dragon screw from Wato looks to buy him some time then a springboard uppercut connects follow by a tope con giro to Eagles on the outside then a missile dropkick back inside’s good for a near fall before Wato gets a 2 count off a through Recientemente.
Wato locks in Vendeval then he rolls Eagles away from the ropes and back into the hold as Eagles tries again to cradle his way free but instead he’s able to make it to the ropes then he connects with some running knees to Wato in the corner then going back to the knees, Eagles hits a missile dropkick to Wato then rolls him back into a Ron Miller Special only for Wato to crawl to the ropes.
Wato & Eagles are back to exchanging strikes before dueling head kicks affected Wato more an Asai DDT quickly follows for a near fall but Wato counters a Turbo Backpack into a Tenzan Tombstone Driver for a 2 count then Wato looks to follow up with RPP but he is cut off as Eagles instead brings him down with a top rope rana.
Eagles looks to connect with a 450 splash but Wato gets his knees up then Eagles flips out of a German suplex as he then misses Trigger then Wato drills Eagles to the mat with Tsutenkaku German gets the win.
Winner: Master Wato (8) (19:37)
Rate: 7
Matches Of The Night
Mike Bailey vs. Douki
Titan vs. Lio Rush
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kushida
El Desperado vs. Clark Connors
Master Wato vs. Robbie Eagles
Best Of The Super Juniors Standings After Night 6
Block A
1st Place- Mike Bailey (10 Points) (5-1)
2nd Place- Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi, Lio Rush, Titan, TJP & Taiji Ishimori (8 Points) (4-2)
3rd Place- Douki & Sho (4 Points) (2-4)
4th Place- Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Kushida (2 Points) (1-5)
Last Place- Ryusuke Taguchi (0 Points) (0-6)
Block B
1st Place- El Desperado, Yoh, Master Wato & Robbie Eagles (8 Points) (4-2)
2nd Place- Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Kevin Knight, Francesco Akira & Clark Connors (6 Points) (3-3)
3rd Place- Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dan Moloney (4 Points) (2-4)
Last Place- Bushi (2 Points) (1-5)
