Post by Convoy on May 1, 2022 15:46:26 GMT -5
June 12 will see NJPW’s summer kick off in full effect. With Forbidden Door in Chicago’s United Center and G1 Climax 32 looming large, who will make moves in Osaka Jo Hall? Full Card:
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Jay White
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Juice Robinson (c) vs. SANADA vs. Will Ospreay
NEVER Openweight Championship: Tama Tonga (c) vs. Karl Anderson
KOPW 2022: Shingo Takagi (pc) vs. Taichi
AEW Interim Championship Eliminator: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto
IWGP Tag Team Championships: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens) (c) vs. United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan)
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championships: House of Torture (EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi) (c) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & Zack Sabre Jr.)
Toru Yano vs. Doc Gallows
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi) vs. Bullet Club (Ace Austin, El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori)
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. United Empire (TJP, Francesco Akira & Aaron Henare)
NJPW Best of the Super Jr. 29 Breakdown
IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Jay White
IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship: Juice Robinson (c) vs. SANADA vs. Will Ospreay
NEVER Openweight Championship: Tama Tonga (c) vs. Karl Anderson
KOPW 2022: Shingo Takagi (pc) vs. Taichi
AEW Interim Championship Eliminator: Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Hirooki Goto
IWGP Tag Team Championships: Bullet Club (Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens) (c) vs. United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan)
NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Championships: House of Torture (EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi) (c) vs. Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & Zack Sabre Jr.)
Toru Yano vs. Doc Gallows
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Tetsuya Naito, BUSHI & Hiromu Takahashi) vs. Bullet Club (Ace Austin, El Phantasmo & Taiji Ishimori)
Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. United Empire (TJP, Francesco Akira & Aaron Henare)
NJPW Best of the Super Jr. 29 Breakdown
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One of the most exciting tournaments of the year is back in full-swing later this month. BOSJ runs from May 15th thru June 3rd, and features the return of two blocks with ten competitors each as seen above. Here is the rundown of everyone involved:
A BLOCK
Ryusuke Taguchi - NJPW Hontai (19th entry, 17th consecutive, 2012 winner. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion)
YOH - CHAOS (5th entry, 2nd consecutive)
Clark Connors - NJPW STRONG/LA Dojo (Debut entry)
Hiromu Takahashi - Los Ingobernables De Japon (7th entry, 4th consecutive. 2018, 2020, 2021 winner)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru - Suzuki-Gun (5th entry, 2nd consecutive)
Ace Austin - IMPACT Wrestling (Debut entry. IMPACT X Division Champion)
Alex Zayne - Freelance (Debut entry)
Francesco Akira - United Empire (Debut entry)
Taiji Ishimori - Bullet Club (6th entry, 5th consecutive. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion)
SHO - Bullet Club/House of Torture (5th entry, 5th consecutive. NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion)
B BLOCK
Master Wato - NJPW Hontai (3rd entry, 3rd consecutive. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion)
Robbie Eagles - CHAOS (4th entry, 4th consecutive)
Titan - CMLL (3rd entry, first in 3 years)
BUSHI - Los Ingobernables De Japon (10th entry, 7th consecutive)
El Desperado - Suzuki-Gun (6th entry, 3rd consecutive)
DOUKI - Suzuki-Gun (4th entry, 4th consecutive)
El Lindaman - GLEAT/#STRONGHEARTS (Debut entry. GLEAT T-Rex Champion)
Wheeler Yuta - AEW/Blackpool Combat Club (Debut entry)
TJP - United Empire (2nd entry, first in 11 years)
El Phantasmo - Bullet Club (3rd entry, 2nd consecutive)
One of the most exciting tournaments of the year is back in full-swing later this month. BOSJ runs from May 15th thru June 3rd, and features the return of two blocks with ten competitors each as seen above. Here is the rundown of everyone involved:
A BLOCK
Ryusuke Taguchi - NJPW Hontai (19th entry, 17th consecutive, 2012 winner. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion)
YOH - CHAOS (5th entry, 2nd consecutive)
Clark Connors - NJPW STRONG/LA Dojo (Debut entry)
Hiromu Takahashi - Los Ingobernables De Japon (7th entry, 4th consecutive. 2018, 2020, 2021 winner)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru - Suzuki-Gun (5th entry, 2nd consecutive)
Ace Austin - IMPACT Wrestling (Debut entry. IMPACT X Division Champion)
Alex Zayne - Freelance (Debut entry)
Francesco Akira - United Empire (Debut entry)
Taiji Ishimori - Bullet Club (6th entry, 5th consecutive. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion)
SHO - Bullet Club/House of Torture (5th entry, 5th consecutive. NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion)
B BLOCK
Master Wato - NJPW Hontai (3rd entry, 3rd consecutive. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion)
Robbie Eagles - CHAOS (4th entry, 4th consecutive)
Titan - CMLL (3rd entry, first in 3 years)
BUSHI - Los Ingobernables De Japon (10th entry, 7th consecutive)
El Desperado - Suzuki-Gun (6th entry, 3rd consecutive)
DOUKI - Suzuki-Gun (4th entry, 4th consecutive)
El Lindaman - GLEAT/#STRONGHEARTS (Debut entry. GLEAT T-Rex Champion)
Wheeler Yuta - AEW/Blackpool Combat Club (Debut entry)
TJP - United Empire (2nd entry, first in 11 years)
El Phantasmo - Bullet Club (3rd entry, 2nd consecutive)
Final Standings:
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Block A | Points |
Hiromu Takahashi | 12 |
Taiji Ishimori | 12 |
SHO | 10 |
Ace Austin | 10 |
YOH | 8 |
Clark Connors | 8 |
Alex Zayne | 8 |
Francesco Akira | 8 |
Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 8 |
Ryusuke Taguchi | 6 |
Block B | Points |
El Desperado | 12 |
El Phantasmo | 12 |
Robbie Eagles | 10 |
Wheeler Yuta | 10 |
BUSHI | 8 |
El Lindaman | 8 |
Master Wato | 8 |
Titan | 8 |
TJP | 8 |
DOUKI | 6 |