NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Night 7 Results, Night 8 Card, Updated Standings

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Steve C.

May 21, 2024

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Night 7 Results

May 21, 2024
Himeji, Japan – Arcrea Himeji

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Night 7 Quick Match Results:

Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Shoma Kato & Katsuya Murashima via Curb Stomp (pinfall 8:31)
- Tsuji pinned Kato after hitting a curb stomp to give the victory to LIJ.
- Following the match, Takahashi hooked Murashima in a leg lock on the outside while talking to the camera about his upcoming match against Francesco Akira and only let go once he was done despite the referee trying to break it up.
House of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi & SHO) defeated Just Five Guys (TAKA Michinoku & DOUKI) via Big Juice (pinfall 7:58)
- Takahashi pinned Michinoku after doing some House of Torture style shenanigans near the end of the match resulting in him low blowing Michinoku while the referee was distracted and hit a Big Juice for the victory.
- Following the match, SHO and Takahashi attacked DOUKI to soften him up ahead of SHO and DOUKI’s upcoming tournament match against each other.
Dragon Dia, Ninja Mack, & KUSHIDA defeated Bullet Club (Gedo, Taiji Ishimori, & Drilla Moloney) via DDDDT (pinfall 8:55)
- Dia pinned Gedo after hitting the DDDDT to give his team the victory.
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 A Block match – TJP defeated Kosei Fujita via Pinoy Stretch (submission)
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 A Block match – Clark Connors defeated BUSHI via No Chaser (pinfall 8:46)
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 A Block match – HAYATA defeated Blake Christian via Crucifix Pin (pinfall 10:20)
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 A Block match – Titan defeated Kevin Knight via Llave Inmortal (submission 8:24)
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 A Block match – El Desperado defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru via Pinche Loco (pinfall 16:57)

Full Card for NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Night 8

Here is the full card for New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Night 8 event, which takes place on Wednesday, May 22nd at the Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. Night 8 will air live on New Japan World starting at 5:00AM EST.

Best of the Super Juniors 2024 A Block match – Titan vs. Kosei Fujita
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 B Block match – Dragon Dia vs. Robbie Eagles
Best of the Super Juniors A 2024 Block match – BUSHI vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 B Block match – KUSHIDA vs. Drilla Moloney
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 A Block match – Kevin Knight vs. HAYATA
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 B Block match – Ninja Mack vs. Taiji Ishimori
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 A Block match – El Desperado vs. Clark Connors
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 B Block match – Hiromu Takahashi vs. Franceso Akira
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 A Block match – TJP vs. Blake Christian
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 B Block match – DOUKI vs. SHO

Updated NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Standings

Following Tuesday’s Best of the Super Juniors 2024 event, here are the updated standings for NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors 2024 tournament.

Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Block Standings (as of May 21st):

A Block:

Blake Christian – 8 points (4-2)
Clark Connors – 8 points (4-2)
Titan – 8 points (4-2)
El Desperado – 8 points (4-2)
Kevin Knight – 6 points (3-3)
HAYATA – 6 points (3-3)
Kosei Fujita – 4 points (2-4)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru – 4 points (2-4)
BUSHI – 4 points (2-4)
TJP – 4 points (2-4)

B Block:

KUSHIDA – 8 points (4-1)
Taiji Ishimori – 6 points (3-2)
DOUKI – 6 points (3-2)
Hiromu Takahashi – 6 points (3-2)
Drilla Moloney – 6 points (3-2)
Robbie Eagles – 6 points (3-2)
SHO – 4 points (2-3)
Ninja Mack – 4 points (2-3)
Francesco Akira – 4 points (2-3)
Dragon Dia – 0 points (0-5)

A & B Block Results and Remaining Schedule:

May 11th (A & B Block) – Chiba, Japan:

B Block – Francesco Akira defeated Dragon Dia
A Block – HAYATA defeated BUSHI
B Block – Ninja Mack defeated Robbie Eagles
A Block – Kosei Fujita defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
B Block – SHO defeated Drilla Moloney
A Block – Blake Christian defeated Clark Connors
B Block – Taiji Ishimori defeated DOUKI
A Block – Kevin Knight defeated TJP
B Block – KUSHIDA defeated Hiromu Takahashi
A Block – Titan defeated El Desperado

May 13th (A & B Block) – Tokyo:

A Block – Blake Christian defeated Kevin Knight
B Block – Ninja Mack defeated Francesco Akira
A Block – Clark Connors defeated HAYATA
B Block – Robbie Eagles defeated Drilla Moloney
A Block – Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated TJP
B Block – Taiji Ishimori defeated Dragon Dia
A Block – Titan defeated BUSHI
B Block – KUSHIDA defeated SHO
A Block – El Desperado defeated Kosei Fujita
B Block – DOUKI defeated Hiromu Takahashi

May 15th (A Block) – Niigata:

Kevin Knight defeated Kosei Fujita
Blake Christian defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
Titan defeated HAYATA
Clark Connors defeated TJP
El Desperado defeated BUSHI

May 16th (B Block) – Gunma:

KUSHIDA defeated Francesco Akira
Drilla Moloney defeated DOUKI
SHO defeated Ninja Mack
Hiromu Takahashi defeated Dragon Dia
Taiji Ishimori defeated Robbie Eagles

May 18th (A & B Block) – Tokyo:

A Block – Kosei Fujita defeated Clark Connors
B Block – Drilla Moloney defeated Dragon Dia
A Block – HAYATA defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
B Block – DOUKI defeated Ninja Mack
A Block – BUSHI defeated TJP
B Block – Robbie Eagles defeated KUSHIDA
A Block – Blake Christian defeated Titan
B Block – Francesco Akira defeated Taiji Ishimori
A Block – Kevin Knight defeated El Desperado
B Block – Hiromu Takahashi defeated SHO

May 19th (A & B Block) – Nagoya:

B Block – Drilla Moloney defeated Francesco Akira
A Block – BUSHI defeated Kosei Fujita
B Block – DOUKI defeated Dragon Dia
A Block – Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Kevin Knight
B Block – KUSHIDA defeated Taiji Ishimori
A Block – Clark Connors defeated Titan
B Block – Hiromu Takahashi defeated Ninja Mack
A Block – TJP defeated HAYATA
B Block – Robbie Eagles defeated SHO
A Block – El Desperado defeated Blake Christian

May 21st (A Block) – Himeji:

TJP defeated Kosei Fujita
Clark Connors defeated BUSHI
HAYATA defeated Blake Christian
Titan defeated Kevin Knight
El Desperado defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru

May 22nd (A & B Block) – Osaka:

A Block – Titan vs. Kosei Fujita
B Block – Dragon Dia vs. Robbie Eagles
A Block – BUSHI vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
B Block – KUSHIDA vs. Drilla Moloney
A Block – Kevin Knight vs. HAYATA
B Block – Ninja Mack vs. Taiji Ishimori
A Block – El Desperado vs. Clark Connors
B Block – Hiromu Takahashi vs. Franceso Akira
A Block – TJP vs. Blake Christian
B Block – DOUKI vs. SHO

May 26th (A & B Block) – Tokyo:

B Block – KUSHIDA vs. Ninja Mack
A Block – Kosei Fujita vs. HAYATA
B Block – Dragon Dia vs. SHO
A Block – BUSHI vs. Blake Christian
B Block – Taiji Ishimori vs. Drilla Moloney
A Block – Titan vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
B Block – DOUKI vs. Francesco Akira
A Block – Kevin Knight vs. Clark Connors
B Block – Hiromu Takahashi vs. Robbie Eagles
A Block – El Desperado vs. TJP

May 28th (B Block) – Numazu:

Dragon Dia vs. Ninja Mack
KUSHIDA vs. DOUKI
Francesco Akira vs. Robbie Eagles
Taiji Ishimori vs. SHO
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Drilla Moloney

May 30th (A Block) – Tokyo:

Kosei Fujita vs. Blake Christian
Clark Connors vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
El Desperado vs. HAYATA
Titan vs. TJP
Kevin Knight vs. BUSHI

May 31st (B Block) – Tokyo:

KUSHIDA vs. Dragon Dia
DOUKI vs. Robbie Eagles
Francesco Akira vs. SHO
Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori
Ninja Mack vs. Drilla Moloney

June 3rd – Tokyo:

Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Semi-Finals match – A Block winner vs. B Block runner-up
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Semi-Finals match – B Block winner vs. A Block runner-up

June 9th (Dominion 2024) – Osaka:

Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Finals – TBA vs. TBA