New Japan Pro Wrestling announced earlier today the official group blocks and full match schedule for this year’s Best of the Super Juniors 2024 tournament, which takes place on May 11th to June 9th in Japan.
In regards to Ryusuke Taguchi’s recent bicycle accident injury and removal from the tournament, NJPW announced that Dragon Gate talent Dragon Dia will be officially replacing Taguchi in this year’s tournament.
A Block:
- El Desperado
- Kevin Knight
- BUSHI
- Titan
- TJP
- Kosei Fujita
- Blake Christian
- Clark Connors
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- HAYATA
B Block:
- KUSHIDA
- Hiromu Takahashi
- DOUKI
- Francesco Akira
- Robbie Eagles
- Taiji Ishimori
- Drilla Moloney
- SHO
- Dragon Dia
- Ninja Mack
Full Block schedule for Best of the Super Juniors 2024:
May 11th (A & B Block) – Chiba, Japan:
- B Block – Francesco Akira vs. Dragon Dia
- A Block – BUSHI vs. HAYATA
- B Block – Ninja Mack vs. Robbie Eagles
- A Block – Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. Kosei Fujita
- B Block – SHO vs. Drilla Moloney
- A Block – Blake Christian vs. Clark Connors
- B Block – DOUKI vs. Taiji Ishimori
- A Block – Kevin Knight vs. TJP
- B Block – KUSHIDA vs. Hiromu Takahashi
- A Block – El Desperado vs. Titan
May 13th (A & B Block) – Tokyo:
- A Block – Kevin Knight vs. Blake Christian
- B Block – Francesco Akira vs. Ninja Mack
- A Block – HAYATA vs. Clark Connors
- B Block – Robbie Eagles vs. Drilla Moloney
- A Block – TJP vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- B Block – Dragon Dia vs. Taiji Ishimori
- A Block – BUSHI vs. Titan
- B Block – KUSHIDA vs. SHO
- A Block – El Desperado vs. Kosei Fujita
- B Block – Hiromu Takahashi vs. DOUKI
May 15th (A Block) – Niigata:
- Kevin Knight vs. Kosei Fujita
- Blake Christian vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- Titan vs. HAYATA
- TJP vs. Clark Connors
- El Desperado vs. BUSHI
May 16th (B Block) – Gunma:
- KUSHIDA vs. Francesco Akira
- DOUKI vs. Drilla Moloney
- Ninja Mack vs. SHO
- Hiromu Takahashi vs. Dragon Dia
- Robbie Eagles vs. Taiji Ishimori
May 18th (A & B Block) – Tokyo:
- A Block – Kosei Fujita vs. Clark Connors
- B Block – Dragon Dia vs. Drilla Moloney
- A Block – HAYATA vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- B Block – DOUKI vs. Ninja Mack
- A Block – BUSHI vs. TJP
- B Block – KUSHIDA vs. Robbie Eagles
- A Block – Titan vs. Blake Christian
- B Block – Francesco Akira vs. Taiji Ishimori
- A Block – El Desperado vs. Kevin Knight
- B Block – Hiromu Takahashi vs. SHO
May 19th (A & B Block) – Nagoya:
- B Block – Francesco Akira vs. Drilla Moloney
- A Block – BUSHI vs. Kosei Fujita
- B Block – DOUKI vs. Dragon Dia
- A Block – Kevin Knight vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- B Block – KUSHIDA vs. Taiji Ishimori
- A Block – Titan vs. Clark Connors
- B Block – Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ninja Mack
- A Block – TJP vs. HAYATA
- B Block – Robbie Eagles vs. SHO
- A Block – El Desperado vs. Blake Christian
May 21st (A Block) – Himeji:
- TJP vs. Kosei Fujita
- BUSHI vs. Clark Connors
- Blake Christian vs. HAYATA
- Kevin Knight vs. Titan
- El Desperado vs. 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