🦁 NJPW - Best of the Super Jr. 31

[Convoy]

One of the most exciting tournaments of the year is back, injuries be damned! BOSJ runs from May 11th thru the major stage of Osaka-Jo Hall at Dominion on June 9th. Here is the rundown of everyone involved:

A Block
El Desperado - NJPW Hontai (8th entry, 5th consecutive)
Kevin Knight - NJPW Hontai (2nd entry, 2nd consecutive)
BUSHI - Los Ingobernables De Japon (12th entry, 9th consecutive)
Titán - CMLL/Los Ingobernables De Japon (5th entry, 3rd consecutive)
TJP - United Empire (4th entry, 3rd consecutive)
Kosei Fujita - TMDK (Debut entry)
Blake Christian - ROH (Debut entry)
Clark Connors - Bullet Club War Dogs (3rd entry, 3rd consecutive. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru - Bullet Club House of Torture (7th entry, 4th consecutive)
HAYATA - NOAH (Debut entry)

B Block
KUSHIDA - NJPW Hontai (11th entry, 2nd consecutive. 2015 & 2017 winner)
Hiromu Takahashi - Los Ingobernables De Japon (9th entry, 5th consecutive. 2018, 2020-2022 winner)
DOUKI - Just 5 Guys (6th entry, 6th consecutive)
Francesco Akira - United Empire (3rd entry, 3rd consecutive)
Robbie Eagles - TMDK (6th entry, 6th consecutive)
Taiji Ishimori - Bullet Club (8th entry, 7th consecutive)
Drilla Moloney - Bullet Club War Dogs (2nd entry, 2nd consecutive. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion)
SHO - Bullet Club House of Torture (6th entry, 6th consecutive. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion)
Dragon Dia - Dragongate (Debut entry)
Ninja Mack - NOAH (Debut entry)

Standings:

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}

A Block	Points
El Desperado	4
Kevin Knight	4
BUSHI	0
Titan	6
TJP	0
Kosei Fujita	2
Blake Christian	6
Clark Connors	4
Yoshinobu Kanemaru	2
HAYATA	2

B Block	Points
KUSHIDA	6
Hiromu Takahashi	2
DOUKI	2
Francesco Akira	2
Robbie Eagles	2
Taiji Ishimori	6
Drilla Moloney	2
SHO	4
Dragon Dia	0
Ninja Mack	4

[chrom]

Dia has won numerous titles in Dragon Gate

[Mozenrath]

I hope we get a first time winner this year. Rooting for DOUKI, I think.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Shocked this isn't being talked about but apparently New Japan just suffered a MASSIVE Data Breach where 32K plus fan club members just had their data leaked due to, get this, losing a USB Drive with ALL of their information on it

This is a god awful look.

[ragecutter]

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 1
YohaS Arena

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 2
Korakuen Hall

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 3
Region Plaza Joetsu

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 4
G Messe Gunma

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 5
Esforta Arena Hachioji

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 6
Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 7
Arcrea Himeji

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 8
EDION Arena Osaka

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 9
Yoyogi National Gymnasium #2

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 10
Kira Messe Numazu

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 11
Korakuen Hall

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 12
Korakuen Hall

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 13
Korakuen Hall

NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best Of The Super Junior 31 Final ~
Osaka-Jo Hall


The schedule is as follows:

Saturday May 11 Chiba: Yoha S Arena

Monday May 13 Tokyo: Korakuen Hall

Wednesday May 15 Niigata: Legion Plaza Joetsu

Thursday May 16 Gunma: G-Messe

Saturday May 18 Tokyo: Esforta Arena Hachioji

Sunday May 19 Nagoya: Dolphin’s Arena

Tuesday May 21 Himeji: Arcrie Himeji

Wednesday May 22 Osaka: EDION Arena B

Sunday May 26 Tokyo: Yoyogi National Gymnasium 2

Tuesday May 28 Shizuoka: Kira Messe Numazu

Thursday May 30 Tokyo: Korakuen Hall

Friday May 31 Tokyo: Korakuen Hall

Monday June 3 Tokyo: Korakuen Hall (semifinals)

Sunmday June 9 Osaka: Osaka Jo Hall (Finals * Dominion in Osaka Jo Hall)

[chrom]

Taichi is taking Sanada's place Monday for All Together

[chrom]

Full card for All Together.

Naomichi Marufuji, Sanshiro Takagi and Hiroshi Tanahashi vs House of Torture

Kenoh vs Kosei Fujita

Natsupoi and Starlight Kid vs Miyu Amazaki and AZM

Daisuke Sekimoto and Tomohiro Ishii vs Jeff Cobb and Masa Kitamiya

Kota Minoura, Mao, Ninja Mack, El Desperado and Hayata vs Hiromu Takahashi, Dragon Bane, Alpha Wolf, Tetsuya Endo and Yamato

Taichi and Kai vs Chris Brookes and Zack Sabre Jr

Tetsuya Naito, Shingo Takagi and Yota Tsuji vs David Finlay, Jake Lee and Gabe Kidd

Shota Umino, Kaito Kiyomiya and Yuki Ueno vs Yuya Uemura, Konosuke Takeshita and Shun Skywalker

[chrom]

Moxley after winning today will defend The IWGP World Title at Resurgence against Umino

[chrom]

Kaito Kiyomiya won The GHC Heavyweight Title today

[chrom]

Lance Archer sent a video challenge to Jeff Cobb for Resurgence

[Convoy]

Since it’s the same day as BOSJ Day 1, this can also work as the Resurgence thread as the other thread winds down with All Together. The full card just dropped:

IWGP World Heavyweight Championship: Jon Moxley (c) vs. Shota Umino
STRONG Openweight Championship – No Rope Last Man Standing Match: Eddie Kingston (c) vs. Gabe Kidd
NEVER Openweight Championship: Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Yuya Uemura
NJPW WORLD TV Championship: Jeff Cobb (c) vs. Lance Archer
Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Zack Sabre Jr.
Yota Tsuji & Tetsuya Naito vs. David Finlay & KENTA
NJPW STRONG Women’s Championship: Stephanie Vaquer (c) vs. Alex Windsor
STRONG Openweight Tag Team Championships: Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls (c) vs. El Phantasmo & Hikuleo
Fred Rosser & Tom Lawlor vs. Royce Isaacs & Jorel Nelson
The DKC, Rocky Romero & Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jack Perry, Ren Narita & EVIL
Kickoff Match 2: Lio Rush vs. Mustafa Ali
Kickoff Match 1 – STRONG Survivor: Matt Vandagriff vs. Adrian Quest

[chrom]

It's a loaded card for Resurgence

[chrom]

Ninja Mack lost The GHC Hardcore Title yesterday

[chrom]

All Together PPV tomorrow is airing on ABEMA

[chrom]

Uemura getting his first opportunity at The NEVER Title

[ragecutter]

Card for BoSJ night one.

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 1
11.05.2024
YohaS Arena

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block B Match
Francesco Akira vs. Dragon Dia

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block A Match
BUSHI vs. HAYATA

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block B Match
Robbie Eagles vs. Ninja Mack

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block A Match
Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Kosei Fujita

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block B Match
SHO vs. Drilla Moloney

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block A Match
Clark Connors vs. Blake Christian

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block B Match
Taiji Ishimori vs. DOUKI

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block A Match
TJP vs. Kevin Knight

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block B Match
KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block A Match
Titan vs. El Desperado

[ragecutter]

Night 2.

NJPW Best Of The Super Junior 31 - Tag 2
13.05.2024
Korakuen Hall

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block A Match
Blake Christian vs. Kevin Knight

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block B Match
Francesco Akira vs. Ninja Mack

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block A Match
HAYATA vs. Clark Connors

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block B Match
Robbie Eagles vs. Drilla Moloney

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block A Match
TJP vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block B Match
Taiji Ishimori vs. Dragon Dia

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block A Match
BUSHI vs. Titan

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block B Match
KUSHIDA vs. SHO

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block A Match
El Desperado vs. Kosei Fujita

Best Of The Super Junior 31 Block B Match
Hiromu Takahashi vs. DOUKI

[chrom]

Tetsuya Endo is being replaced by Shunma Katsumata

[chrom]

Gabe Kidd made a challenge to Kiyomiya for The GHC Heavyweight Title

[chrom]

Kidd will challenge Kiyomiya on June 16th