NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Night 13 Results
June 3, 2024
Tokyo, Japan – Korakuen Hall
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Night 13 Quick Match Results:
- Blake Christian, Ninja Mack, & HAYATA defeated Shoma Kato, Kevin Knight, & KUSHIDA via Modified Hammerlock Hold (submission 5:58)
- HAYATA submitted Kato after locking in a modified hammerlock hold to give his team the victory.
- TMDK (Kosei Fujita, Robbie Eagles, & Zack Sabre Jr.) defeated Bullet Club War Dogs (Gedo, Drilla Moloney, & Clark Connors) via O’Connor Bridge (pinfall 1:07)
- Fujita pinned Connors after catching him in an O’Connor Bridge for the quick TMDK’s victory.
- Following the match, Connors attacked Fujita leading to a brawl breaking out and Fujita & Eagles managing to get the upper hand and locked in stereo submissions to Moloney & Connors before letting go. Fujita & Eagles held up the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships indicating a challenge to Moloney & Connors for their belts.
- United Empire (Jeff Cobb & Great-O-Khan) defeated Just Five Guys (TAKA Michinoku & Yuya Uemura) via Tour of the Islands (pinfall 8:56)
- Following the match, Great-O-Khan and Uemura got into a brief scuffle that ended with Uemura countering Khan’s sleeper hold with a back drop. Afterwards, Cobbs and Tomohiro Ishii, who was sitting at ringside, also got into a brief confrontation over their upcoming NJPW World TV title match.
- Titan, BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi, & Yota Tsuji defeated Dragon Dia, Boltin Oleg, Toru Yano, & Hiroshi Tanahashi via Malo Crash (pinfall 7:48)
- Tsuji pinned Yano after hitting the – to give LIJ the victory.
- Following the match, Tsuji grabbed Yano and tossed him out of the ring leading to an exchange of words between Tanahashi and LIJ to setup a potential future NEVER 6-Man Tag Team titles match.
- Tetsuya Naito & Shingo Takagi defeated United Empire (Callum Newman & HENARE) via Destino (pinfall 8:47)
- Naito pinned Newman after hitting a Tornado DDT and followed it with a Destino for the pinfall victory for LIJ.
- Following the match, Takagi locked in a sleeper hold to HENARE on the outside that was broken up by the referee and Young Lions at ringside. Takagi and Henare then exchanged some words ahead of their upcoming match for the NEVER Openweight title. Inside the ring, Newman and Naito also exchanged some words leading to Naito spitting in insult to Newman and Newman returning the favor with one at Naito.
- Shota Umino, Yugi Nagata, Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated House of Torture (Dick Togo, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi, & Ren Narita) via Death Rider (pinfall 8:27)
- Prior to the start of the match, EVIL grabbed a microphone and started to give a promo before being interrupted by the lights going out and a video airing on the big screen showing Jon Moxley. Moxley talked about the IWGP World title and helping to bring respect and legacy to it like all of those before him unlike the disrespect EVIL has shown to it lately. Moxley then revealed that his choices for his lumberjacks for their IWGP World title match will be from New Japan’s third generation of legends.
- Uminio’s mystery partners were revealed to be Yugi Nagata, Togi Makabe, Tiger Mask, & Hiroyoshi Tenzan.
- Umino pinned Togo after hitting a Death Rider to Narita and then followed it with a second Death Rider to Togo to give his team the victory.
- Following the match, Umino grabbed a microphone and called out EVIL. Umino stated that inside this ring is the heart and soul of New Japan and insulted EVIL & House of Torture.
- Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Semifinal match – Taiji Ishimori defeated TJP via Bloody Cross (pinfall 19:37)
- Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Semifinal match – El Desperado defeated DOUKI via Pinche Loco (pinfall 22:28)
Partial Card for NJPW Dominion 2024
Here is the partial card for New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Dominion 2024 event, which takes place on Sunday, June 9th at the Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. Dominion 2024 will air live on New Japan World starting at 3:00AM EST.
- Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Tournament Finals – Taiji Ishimori vs. El Desperado
- IWGP World Heavyweight Championship Lumberjack Deathmatch – EVIL vs. Jon Moxley (c)
- NEVER Openweight Championship – HENARE vs. Shingo Tagaki (c)
- Provisional King of Pro Wrestling 2024 Championship Storm Catch Rules match – Great-O-Khan vs. Yuya Uemura (c)
- NiPW World Television Championship – Tomohiro Ishii vs. Jeff Cobb (c)
- IWGP Tag Team Championships & NJPW Strong Openweight Tag Team Championships Tornado Tag match – TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) vs. Bishamon (YOHSI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto) vs. Guerillas of Destiny (El Phantasmo & Hikuleo) (NJPW Strong) vs. Bullet Club (Chase Owens & KENTA) (IWGP)
Final NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Standings
Following Friday’s Best of the Super Juniors 2024 event, here are the final standings for NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors 2024 tournament.
Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Block Standings (as of May 31st):
A Block:
- El Desperado – 12 points (6-3)
- TJP – 10 points (5-4)
- Titan – 10 points (5-4)
- Blake Christian – 10 points (5-4)
- HAYATA – 10 points (5-4)
- Kevin Knight – 8 points (4-5)
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru – 8 points (4-5)
- Clark Connors – 8 points (4-5)
- BUSHI – 8 points (4-5)
- Kosei Fujita – 6 points (3-6)
B Block:
- Taiji Ishimori – 14 points (7-2)
- DOUKI – 12 points (6-3)
- Hiromu Takahashi – 12 points (6-3)
- Robbie Eagles – 10 points (5-4)
- SHO – 10 points (5-4)
- Drilla Moloney – 10 points (5-4)
- Ninja Mack – 8 points (4-5)
- KUSHIDA – 8 points (4-5)
- Francesco Akira – 4 points (2-7)
- Dragon Dia – 2 points (1-8)
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:
- B Block – Hiromu Takahashi defeated Franceso Akira (Forfeit)
- A Block – Titan defeated Kosei Fujita
- B Block – Robbie Eagles defeated Dragon Dia
- A Block – BUSHI defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
- B Block – Drilla Moloney defeated KUSHIDA
- A Block – HAYATA defeated Kevin Knight
- B Block – Taiji Ishimori defeated Ninja Mack
- A Block – El Desperado defeated Clark Connors
- A Block – TJP defeated Blake Christian
- B Block – SHO defeated DOUKI
May 26th (A & B Block) – Tokyo:
- B Block – DOUKI defeated Francesco Akira (Forfeit)
- B Block – Ninja Mack defeated KUSHIDA
- A Block – HAYATA defeated Kosei Fujita
- B Block – SHO defeated Dragon Dia
- A Block – Blake Christian defeated BUSHI
- B Block – Taiji Ishimori defeated Drilla Moloney
- A Block – Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Titan
- A Block – Kevin Knight defeated Clark Connors
- B Block – Hiromu Takahashi defeated Robbie Eagles
- A Block – TJP defeated El Desperado
May 28th (B Block) – Numazu:
- Robbie Eagles defeated Francesco Akira (Forfeit)
- Ninja Mack defeated Dragon Dia
- DOUKI defeated KUSHIDA
- Taiji Ishimori defeated SHO
- Hiromu Takahashi defeated Drilla Moloney
May 30th (A Block) – Tokyo:
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Clark Connors
- BUSHI defeated Kevin Knight
- TJP defeated Titan
- Kosei Fujita defeated Blake Christian
- El Desperado defeated HAYATA
May 31st (B Block) – Tokyo:
- SHO defeated Francesco Akira (Forfeit)
- Dragon Dia defeated KUSHIDA
- Drilla Moloney defeated Ninja Mack
- DOUKI defeated Robbie Eagles
- Taiji Ishimori defeated Hiromu Takahashi
June 3rd – Tokyo:
- Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Semi-Finals match – Taiji Ishimori defeated TJP
- Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Semi-Finals match – El Desperado defeated DOUKI
June 9th (Dominion 2024) – Osaka:
- Best of the Super Juniors 2024 Finals – Taiji Ishimori vs. El Desperado