NJPW entered the second half of their on-going Best of the Super Juniors 2018 tournament following Sunday’s show. This tournament runs from May 18th to June 4th and comprises of two blocks with eight competitors each. The winner of each block advances to the finals of the tournament on June 4th with the grand prize being an automatic title shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship at Dominion 2018 should Will Ospreay not be the tournament’s victor.
Best of the Super Juniors Block Standings (as of May 27):
A Block:
1) Tiger Mask IV – 6 Points (3-1-0)
2) Flip Gordon – 6 Points (3-1-0)
3) Taiji Ishimori – 4 Points (2-2-0)
4) Will Ospreay – 4 Points (2-2-0)
5) ACH – 4 Points (2-2-0)
6) Yoshinobu Kanemaru – 4 Points (2-2-0)
7) Yoh – 2 Points (1-3-0)
8) BUSHI – 2 Points (1-3-0)
B: Block
1) Dragon Lee – 6 Points (3-1-0)
2) El Desperado – 4 Points (2-2-0)
3) Sho – 4 Points (2-2-0)
4) Chris Sabin – 4 Points (2-2-0)
5) Hiromu Takahashi – 4 Points (2-2-0)
6) Kushida – 4 Points (2-2-0)
7) Marty Scurll – 4 Points (2-2-0)
8) Ryusuke Taguchi – 2 Points (1-3-0)
Quick A & B Block Results:
May 18 (A Block):
* Tiger Mask defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
* ACH defeated Flip Gordon.
* Yoh defeated BUSHI.
* Taiji Ishimori defeated Will Ospreay.
May 19 (B Block):
* Dragon Lee defeated Sho.
* El Desperado defeated Ryusuke Taguchi.
* Chris Saban defeated KUSHIDA.
* Hiromu Takahashi defeated Marty Scurll.
May 20 (A Block):
* Tiger Mask defeated Yoh.
* Flip Gordon defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
* Taiji Ishimori defeated BUSHI.
* Will Ospreay defeated ACH.
May 22 (B Block):
* Sho defeated Chris Saban.
* Dragon Lee defeated Ryusuke Taguchi.
* KUSHIDA defeated Marty Scurll.
* El Desperado defeated Hiromu Takahashi.
May 24 (A Block):
* Tiger Mask defeated BUSHI.
* Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated ACH.
* Flip Gordon defeated Taiji Ishimori.
* Will Ospreay defeated Yoh.
May 25 (B Block):
* Marty Scurll defeated Chris Sabin.
* Ryusuke Taguchi defeated KUSHIDA.
* Sho defeated El Desperado.
* Dragon Lee defeated Hiromu Takahashi.
May 26 (A Block):
* Flip Gordon defeated Tiger Mask.
* ACH defeated Yoh.
* Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Taiji Ishimori.
* BUSHI defeated Will Ospreay.
May 27 (B Block):
* Marty Scurll defeated El Desperado.
* Chris Saban defeated Dragon Lee.
* KUSHIDA defeated Sho.
* Hiromu Takahashi defeated Ryusuke Taguchi.