NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Night 8 Results – May 22, 2024
Francesco Akira had to forfeit his last 4 matches due to a knee injury so Hiromu Takahashi, Robbie Eagles, Douki & Sho automatically get 2 points.
Location: Osaka Japan
Venue: Edion Arena
Block A Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Titan (8) vs. Kosei Fujita (4)
Fujita must win or he’s eliminated.
Match ends when Titan makes Kosei Fujita taps out to Jave Immortal.
Winner By Submission: Titan (10) (7:01) (Since Fujita lost he is mathematically eliminated)
Rate: 7
Block B Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Dragon Dia (0) vs. Robbie Eagles (8)
Robbie Eagles makes Dragon Dia tap out to the Ron Miller Special.
Winner By Submission: Robbie Eagles (10) (6:56)
Rate: 7
Block A Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Bushi (4) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru (4)
Both men must win to remain in contention.
Bushi hits Yoshinobu Kanemaru with MX to score the win.
Winner: Bushi (6) (5:36) (Since Kanemaru lost he is mathematically eliminated)
Rate: 4
Block B Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Drilla Moloney (6) vs. Kushida (8)
Drilla Moloney drills Kushida to the mat with Drilla Killa for the win.
Winner: Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Drilla Moloney (8) (9:20)
Rate: 7
Block A Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Kevin Knight (6) vs. Hayata (6)
Match ends when Hayata drills Kevin Knight with 403 Impact to put Knight away.
Winner: Hayata (8) (8:16)
Rate: 6
Block B Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Ninja Mack (4) vs. Taiji Ishimori (6)
Taiji Ishimori plants Ninja Mack to the mat with Bloody Cross for the win.
Winner: Taiji Ishimori (8) (7:23)
Rate: 7
Block A Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Clark Connors (8) vs. El Desperado (8)
Match comes to a close when Clark Connors hits El Desperado with a steel chair & the ref calls for the bell.
Winner By DQ: El Desperado (10) (14:37)
Rate: 7
Block A Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
TJP (4) vs. Blake Christian (8)
TJP must win to remain in contention.
TJP comes off the top rope & hits Blake Christian with Mamba Splash to get the win.
Winner: TJP (6) (15:52)
Rate: 7
Non Title Block B Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Junior Heavyweight Champion Sho (6) vs. Douki (8)
Match ends when Sho drills Douki to the mat with Uwajima Pimps to put Douki away.
Winner: Junior Heavyweight Champion Sho (8) (20:17)
Rate: 3
Cancel Match
Block B Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Hiromu Takahashi (8) defeated Francesco Akira (4) by Forfeit
Standings After Night 8
Block A
1st Place- El Desperado & Titan (10 Points) (5-2)
2nd Place- Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Clark Connors, Blake Christian & Hayata (8 Points) (4-3)
3rd Place- Bushi & TJP (6 Points) (3-4)
Last Place- Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Kosei Fujita (4 Points) (2-5) (Eliminated)
Block B
1st Place- Robbie Eagles (10 Points) (5-2)
2nd Place- Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Drilla Moloney, Taiji Ishimori, Hiromu Takahashi & Kushida (8 Points) (4-2) & Junior Heavyweight Champion Sho & Douki (8 Points) (4-3)
3rd Place- Ninja Mack (4 Points) (2-4) (On the bubble) & Francesco Akira (4 Points) (2-7) (He had to Forfeit his last 4 matches) (Eliminated)
Last Place- Dragon Dia (0 Points) (0-6) (Eliminated)
