NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2025 Night 8 Results, Night 9 Card, Updated Standings

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2025 Night 8 Results

May 22, 2025
Osaka, Japan – Edion Arena Osaka

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2025 Night 8 Quick Match Results:

1. TMDK (Hartley Jackson & Kosei Fujita) defeated Shoma Kato & Dragon Dia via Death Valley Bomb (pinfall 5:59)
2. United Empire (Jakob Austin Young & Francesco Akira) defeated BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Gedo & Robbie X) via Ground Tarantula (submission 6:56)
3. Yota Tsuji & Hiromu Takahashi defeated HOUSE OF TORTURE (Yujiro Takahashi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) via Gene Blaster (pinfall 6:01)
4. Toru Yano, Hiroshi Tanahashi, & Master Wato defeated Katsuya Murashima, Yuya Uemura, & KUSHIDA via Demon Killing (pinfall 7:15)
5. Best of the Super Juniors 2025 B Block match – MAO defeated Ryusuke Taguchi via Styles Clash (pinfall 8:33)
6. Best of the Super Juniors 2025 B Block match – Kevin Knight defeated SHO via UFO Splash (pinfall)
7. Best of the Super Juniors 2025 B Block match – Robbie Eagles defeated Titan via Ron Miller Special (submission 12:34)
8. Best of the Super Juniors 2025 B Block match – Taiji Ishimori defeated Nick Wayne via Bloody Cross (pinfall 10:36)
9. Best of the Super Juniors 2025 B Block match – YOH defeated El Desperado via Anaconda Vice (submission 14:12)

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Full Card for NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2025 Night 9

Here is the full card for New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Best of the Super Juniors 2025 Night 9 event, which takes place on Saturday, May 24th at the Arcrea HIMEJI in Himeji, Japan. Night 9 will air live on New Japan World starting at 4:00AM EST.

• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 A Block match – Ninja Mack vs. Clark Connors
• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 B Block match – Titan vs. SHO
• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 A Block match – Francesco Akira vs. Robbie X
• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 B Block match – Robbie Eagles vs. MAO
• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 A Block match – Kosei Fujita vs. Dragon Dia
• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 B Block match – Kevin Knight vs. Taiji Ishimori
• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 A Block match – Hiromu Takahashi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 B Block match – YOH vs. Nick Wayne
• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 A Block match – KUSHIDA vs. Master Wato
• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 B Block match – El Desperado vs. Ryusuke Taguchi

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Updated NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2025 Standings

Following Thursday’s Best of the Super Juniors 2025 event, here are the updated standings for NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors 2025 tournament.

Best of the Super Juniors 2025 Block Standings (as of May 22nd):

A Block:

1. Master Wato – 8 points (4-2)
2. Robbie X – 6 points (3-3)
3. Kosei Fujita – 6 points (3-3)
4. KUSHIDA – 6 points (3-3)
5. Dragon Dia – 6 points (3-3)
6. Hiromu Takahashi – 6 points (3-3)
7. Yoshinobu Kanemaru – 6 points (3-3)
8. Francesco Akira – 6 points (3-3)
9. Clark Connors – 6 points (3-3)
10. Ninja Mack – 4 points (2-4)

B Block:

1. Nick Wayne – 8 points (4-2)
2. El Desperado – 6 points (3-3)
3. MAO – 6 points (3-3)
4. Ryusuke Taguchi – 6 points (3-3)
5. Taiji Ishimori – 6 points (3-3)
6. Robbie Eagles – 6 points (3-3)
7. YOH – 6 points (3-3)
8. Titán – 6 points (3-3)
9. Kevin Knight – 6 points (3-3)
10. SHO – 4 points (2-4)

Full Block schedule for Best of the Super Juniors 2025:

May 10th (A & B Block) – Chiba, Japan

• B Block – Nick Wayne defeated SHO
• A Block – Dragon Dia defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
• A Block – Kosei Fujita defeated Francesco Akira
• A Block – Hiromu Takahashi defeated KUSHIDA
• B Block – El Desperado defeated Titan

May 11th (A & B Block) – Miyagi

• A Block – Ninja Mack defeated Robbie X
• B Block – MAO defeated Kevin Knight
• A Block – Clark Connors defeated Master Wato
• B Block – Robbie Eagles defeated YOH
• B Block – Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Taiji Ishimori

May 14th (A & B Block) – Tokyo

• B Block – Titan defeated Ryusuke Taguchi
• A Block – Francesco Akira defeated Ninja Mack
• B Block – Robbie Eagles defeated Kevin Knight
• A Block – Robbie X defeated KUSHIDA
• B Block – MAO defeated Taiji Ishimori
• A Block – Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Clark Connors
• B Block – SHO defeated YOH
• A Block – Master Wato defeated Dragon Dia
• B Block – Nick Wayne defeated El Desperado
• A Block – Kosei Fujita defeated Hiromu Takahashi

May 15th (A & B Block) – Tokyo

• B Block – Ryusuke Taguchi defeated SHO
• A Block – Dragon Dia defeated Clark Connors
• B Block – YOH defeated Kevin Knight
• A Block – KUSHIDA defeated Ninja Mack
• B Block – Nick Wayne defeated Robbie Eagles
• A Block – Robbie X defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
• B Block – Titan defeated Mao
• A Block – Kosei Fujita defeated Master Wato
• B Block – Taiji Ishimori defeated El Desperado
• A Block – Francesco Akira defeated Hiromu Takahashi

May 17th (A & B Block) – Yoyogi

• A Block – Master Wato defeated Ninja Mack
• B Block – Ryusuke Taguchi defeated YOH
• A Block – Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Francesco Akira
• B Block – SHO defeated Robbie Eagles
• A Block – Clark Connors defeated Robbie X
• B Block – Titan defeated Taiji Ishimori
• A Block – KUSHIDA defeated Kosei Fujita
• B Block – Kevin Knight defeated Nick Wayne
• A Block – Dragon Dia defeated Hiromu Takahashi
• B Block – El Desperado defeated MAO

May 18th (A & B Block) – Hachioji

• B Block – Nick Wayne defeated Ryusuke Taguchi
• A Block – Ninja Mack defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
• B Block – Kevin Knight defeated Titan
• A Block – Robbie X defeated Kosei Fujita
• B Block – YOH defeated MAO
• A Block – KUSHIDA defeated Dragon Dia
• B Block – Taiji Ishimori defeated Robbie Eagles
• A Block – Master Wato defeated Francesco Akira
• B Block – El Desperado defeated SHO
• A Block – Hiromu Takahashi defeated Clark Connors

May 20th (A Block) – Gunma

• Hiromu Takahashi defeated Ninja Mack
• Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Kosei Fujita
• Clark Connors defeated Clark Connors
• Francesco Akira defeated Dragon Dia
• Master Wato defeated Robbie X

May 22nd (B Block) – Osaka

• MAO defeated Ryusuke Taguchi
• Kevin Knight defeated SHO
• Robbie Eagles defeated Titan
• Taiji Ishimori defeated Nick Wayne
• YOH defeated El Desperado

May 24th (A & B Block) – Hyogo

• A Block – Ninja Mack vs. Clark Connors
• B Block – Titan vs. SHO
• A Block – Francesco Akira vs. Robbie X
• B Block – Robbie Eagles vs. MAO
• A Block – Kosei Fujita vs. Dragon Dia
• B Block – Kevin Knight vs. Taiji Ishimori
• A Block – Hiromu Takahashi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
• B Block – YOH vs. Nick Wayne
• A Block – KUSHIDA vs. Master Wato
• B Block – El Desperado vs. Ryusuke Taguchi

May 25th (A & B Block) – Aichi

• B Block – Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Robbie Eagles
• A Block – KUSHIDA vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
• B Block – YOH vs. Titan
• A Block – Dragon Dia vs. Robbie X
• B Block – MAO vs. Nick Wayne
• A Block – Ninja Mack vs. Kosei Fujita
• B Block – Taiji Ishimori vs. SHO
• A Block – Francesco Akira vs. Clark Connors
• B Block – El Desperado vs. Kevin Knight
• A Block – Master Wato vs. Hiromu Takahashi

May 27th (A Block) – Shizuoka

• Ninja Mack vs. Dragon Dia
• Kosei Fujita vs. Clark Connors
• Hiromu Takahashi vs. Robbie X
• KUSHIDA vs. Francesco Akira
• Master Wato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru

May 29th (B Block) – Niigata

• Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kevin Knight
• El Desperado vs. Robbie Eagles
• YOH vs. Taiji Ishimori
• Titan vs. Nick Wayne
• MAO vs. SHO

June 1st – Ota

• Best of the Super Juniors 2025 Finals – TBA vs. TBA