New Japan Pro-Wrestling

Texasrangers13 · January 30, 2017

The contract poaching thing is going on with me as well. I'm crossing my fingers no one signs Scurll to a written deal. I'm technically playing a two player game as I started as TNA in May 2016 (both game and in life) and have been enjoying that, but decided to spin off the EWA for the fun of it and to have something to write about that was lower-key.

As for feedback. This is currently my favorite diary. It is simple, believable and enjoyable to follow. I love the uniqueness of the write-ups. Honestly, I wouldn't change much. Maybe for some of the Young Lions some sort of background would help. I typically have no clue who they are (though that's more on me).

Great work.

SanX · January 30, 2017

Longtime Lurker here. I am not that active on forums and will not be at least for some time. Hence no participation in any of the Prediction contests.

Loving your NJPW. Simple- realsitic- easy on eyes- has feel of the touring promotion, similar to Kanegan's Ares dynasty.

It is effective too as you are able to post lot of shows in a small time. KUPTGW.

FankuKaibutsu · January 30, 2017

I think the Night 3 Semi Main event, Okada and Ospreay vs Omega and Scrull, is the A rating.

As for feedback, I'll say this- this is the only diary I read and the only diary I have read in years.

dnmt · February 16, 2017

War of the Worlds 2017 Night 1 results!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">War of the Worlds 2017 Night 1 results! by Dean - 5/13/17</div>

The War of the Worlds tour kicked off in Philadelphia with a great show in front of 4,000 fans at the Tom Gola Arena. Champions did not fare too well on the night, as both ROH World Champion Adam Cole and IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay suffered defeats at the hands of Kyle O'Reilly and Hiromu Takahashi, respectively. Earlier in the night, Jay White picked up a huge win, shocking Jushin Thunder Liger with a Front Cradle to sneak a pinfall over the legend! Night 2 of the tour continues tomorrow night from the famed Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC!

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW & ROH "War of the Worlds 2017, Night 1", 5/13/17

Tom Gola Arena

4,000 fans - Super No Vacancy

Show rating: B

1. Four Corner Survival: Dalton Castle defeated Hangman Page, Cheeseburger & Juice Robinson (10:23) when Castle used the Bang-a-Rang on Cheeseburger. Rating: C.

2. Jay White defeated Jushin Thunder Liger (10:12) by pinfall with Front Cradle. Rating: D+.

3. Rocky Romero & Beretta defeated Sho & Yo (10:46) when Beretta pinned Yo after the Strong Zero. Rating: B.

4. Four Corner Survival: KUSHIDA defeated ACH, Dragon Lee & Lio Rush (8:58) when KUSHIDA used the Hoverboard Lock on Lee. Rating: C+.

5. Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe defeated Hanson & Raymond Rowe (9:56) when Jay pinned Rowe after a Spiked Jay-Driller. Rating: B.

6. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay (16:28) when Takahashi used the Time Bomb on Ospreay. Rating: B.

7. Jay Lethal, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Michael Elgin, Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reilly defeated Kenny Omega, Adam Cole, Marty Scurll, Matt Jackson & Nick Jackson (19:14) when O'Reilly used the ARMageddon on Cole. Rating: B.</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Apologies for the lengthy hiatus, but we're back! Been spending my free time on the PS4, so wrestling both real and in TEW got pushed off. I still need to watch the New Beginning shows! I am planning to crank out some more stuff this weekend, but hopefully this is a nice little breather before the long haul of Best of the Super Jrs.</div>

FankuKaibutsu · February 17, 2017

Glad to see this back. I was starting to worry it was Dead Forever.

dnmt · March 2, 2017

War of the Worlds 2017 Night 2 results!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">War of the Worlds 2017 Night 2 results! by Dean - 5/14/17</div>

The War of the Worlds tour continued at the historic Hammerstein Ballroom as the biggest stars of NJPW and ROH collided once again. The night's main event was an incredible match that is sure to have fans buzzing, as the Young Bucks defeated reDRagon and the Briscoes in an amazing three way tag team match. It was not a great night for champions, as IWGP Heavyweight Champion Kenny Omega, IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay and IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Beretta all found themselves defeated, by Hiroshi Tanahashi, Marty Scurll and Hiromu Takahashi, respectively. Perhaps they find a way to get their wins back on the final night of the War of the Worlds tour, which will wrap up on the 17th at Varsity Arena in Toronto!

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW & ROH "War of the Worlds 2017, Night 2", 5/14/17

Hammerstein Ballroom

2,600 fans - Super No Vacancy

Show rating: B+

1. ACH & Lio Rush defeated Sho & Yo (6:56) when ACH used the Midnight Star on Yo. Rating: C+.

2. Juice Robinson defeated Hangman Page (8:55) with the Pulp Friction. Rating: B-.

3. Jushin Thunder Liger, Cheeseburger & Dalton Castle defeated Jay White, Hanson & Raymond Rowe (8:24) when Castle used the Bang-a-Rang on White. Rating: D.

4. Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Rocky Romero & Beretta (11:41) when Takahashi used the Time Bomb on Beretta. Rating: B-.

5. Four Corner Survival: Marty Scurll defeated Will Ospreay, KUSHIDA & Jay Lethal (14:13) when Scurll used a Crossface Chickenwing on Ospreay. Rating: B-.

6. Kazuchika Okada defeated Dragon Lee (13:27) with the Rainmaker. Rating: B.

7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Michael Elgin defeated Kenny Omega & Adam Cole (15:29) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Omega. Rating: B+.

8. ROH World Tag Team Title #1 Contendership: Nick Jackson & Matt Jackson defeated Bobby Fish & Kyle O'Reily and Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe (16:54) when Matt pinned Mark after the Meltzer Driver. Rating: A.</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">One more show on WotW, then on to BOSJ. I'm excited to get back to posting! I also think I am going to edit the first post to include a "Match of the Year" list, just to see all the A matches in one place. Look for more updates this weekend! I promise! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div>

dnmt · March 7, 2017

War of the Worlds 2017 Night 3 results!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">War of the Worlds 2017 Night 3 results! by Dean - 5/17/17</div>

The War of the Worlds tour concluded at Varsity Arena in Toronto in front of a sold out crowd of 4,120. The night ended with Adam Cole's 9th ROH World Title defense, as he defeated Jay Lethal with the Last Shot in a great Four Corner Survival. As for the other title match, Roppongi Vice defeated the team of Lio Rush and ACH to retain their IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title.

Not all champions fared so well, as IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion Will Ospreay tapped out to Marty Scurll's Crossface Chickenwing for the second straight night. Ospreay has been pinned or submitted in three straight matches, and will hope to avenge his losses against Scurll in the Best of the Super Jr. tournament, which begins this month!

NJPW returns to Japan with Lion's Gate Project5 on May 19th!

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW & ROH "War of the Worlds 2017, Night 3", 5/17/17

Varsity Arena

4,120 fans - Super No Vacancy

Show rating: B

0. Future of Honor: Juice Robinson defeated Vaughn Vertigo (8:50) with the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Clutch. Rating: C-.

1. Hanson & Raymond Rowe defeated Jushin Thunder Liger & Cheeseburger (6:22) when Rowe used the Death Row on Cheeseburger. Rating: D+.

2. Matt Jackson, Nick Jackson & Hangman Page defeated Kyle O'Reilly, Bobby Fish & Jay White (12:42) when Matt pinned White after the More Bang for Your Buck. Rating: B.

3. Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe defeated Sho & Yo (9:42) when Jay used the Jay-Driller on Sho. Rating: B.

4. KUSHIDA defeated Hiromu Takahashi & Dragon Lee (13:55) when KUSHIDA used a Cross Armbreaker on Takahashi. Rating: B.

5. IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title: Rocky Romero & Beretta © defeated ACH & Lio Rush (13:07) when Romero used the Diablo Armbar on Rush (3rd defense). Rating: B-.

6. Hiroshi Tanahashi defeated Dalton Castle (11:40) with the High Fly Flow. Rating: C.

7. Kenny Omega & Marty Scurll defeated Kazuchika Okada & Will Ospreay (14:57) when Scurll used a Crossface Chickenwing on Ospreay. Rating: B.

8. ROH World Title, Four Corner Survival: Adam Cole © defeated Tetsuya Naito, Jay Lethal & Michael Elgin (17:53) when Cole used the Last Shot on Lethal (9th defense). Rating: B+.</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">...and finally War of the Worlds is done! Lion's Gate Project5 next, and then probably a huge post of all the BOSJ match ups! Also, a special shout out to Texasrangers13 for getting the bonus prediction question right. Only one match scored an A: the 3 way tag on Night 2.</div>

dnmt · March 7, 2017

Lion's Gate Project5 results!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Lion's Gate Project5 results! by Dean - 5/19/17</div>

New Japan Pro-Wrestling returned to Japan with the 5th ever Lion's Gate Project show. These events showcase the Young Lions, and featured the 2nd career matches for both Katsuya Kitamura and Tomoyuki Oka. Rumor has it that Oka has been talked about as potentially being a "next big thing" in the NJPW locker room. At just 25 years old, Oka has a bright future indeed.

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Lion's Gate "Project5", 5/19/17 (NJPW World)

Shinjuku FACE

600 fans - Super No Vacancy

Show rating: B

1. Tiger Mask & Takumi Honjo defeated Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirai Kawato (11:42) when Tiger used a Reverse Double Armbar on Kawato. Rating: B.

2. Manabu Nakanishi defeated Tomoyuki Oka (8:59) with an Argentine Backbreaker Rack. Rating: C+.

3. Juice Robinson defeated Teruaki Kanemitsu (11:24) with the Pulp Friction. Rating: B-.

4. Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Katsuya Kitamura (10:23) with the Anaconda Vice. Rating: C+.

5. Katsuyori Shibata defeated Cody Hall (13:38) with the PK. Rating: B-.

6. Satoshi Kojima & David Finlay defeated Yuji Nagata & Henare (16:45) when Kojima used a Lariat on Henare. Rating: B+.</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">These shows are fun, but nothing special. As for Oka, he is currently #5 in my "Next Big Things" in Creative, so I am hoping he got granted some solid attributes by whatever randomizing system is in the game. BOSJ cards are up next, and it's a ton of information. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></div>

dnmt · March 7, 2017

Best of the Super Jr. XXIV matches!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Best of the Super Jr. XXIV matches! by Dean - 5/19/17</div>

The matches for each night of the 24th annual Best of the Super Jr. tournament have been released! The tournament will run from May 21st until June 11th and features numerous marquee match-ups each and every night. Keep in mind that the order of the matches for each night, as well as the undercard contests, have yet to be determined. Furthermore, while only some full nights will be broadcast, each and every BOSJ tournament match will be available on NJPW World!

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/21/17 (TV Asahi 2/NJPW World)

Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: KUSHIDA vs. Matt Jackson

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: David Finlay vs. Rocky Romero

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg vs. BUSHI

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/22/17 (Samurai! TV/NJPW World)

Kira Messe Numazu

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg vs. Hiromu Takahashi

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ricochet vs. Ryusuke Taguchi

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tiger Mask vs. Beretta

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Gedo vs. Nick Jackson</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/23/17

Yamagata Sports Center #2

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: KUSHIDA vs. Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Marty Scurll vs. David Finlay

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Will Ospreay vs. Matt Jackson

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: BUSHI vs. Rocky Romero</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/24/17

Aomori Gymnasium

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Tiger Mask

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ricochet vs. Gedo

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg vs. Nick Jackson

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Beretta</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/26/17 (NJPW World)

Yonezawa Gymnasium

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: David Finlay vs. KUSHIDA

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Matt Jackson vs. Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Rocky Romero vs. Marty Scurll

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: BUSHI vs. Will Ospreay</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/28/17

Nagoya International Exhibition Hall

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Gedo vs. Hiromu Takahashi

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Nick Jackson vs. Tiger Mask

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Beretta vs. Ricochet

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg </div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 6/1/17

Nagano Movement Park Gymnasium

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Rocky Romero vs. KUSHIDA

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: BUSHI vs. Matt Jackson

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Will Ospreay vs. David Finlay

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Marty Scurll vs. Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg </div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 6/2/17 (Samurai! TV/NJPW World)

Ibaraki Sports Center

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Nick Jackson

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Gedo vs. Beretta

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tiger Mask vs. Ryusuke Taguchi

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ricochet vs. Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg </div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 6/3/17 (Samurai! TV/NJPW World)

Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: KUSHIDA vs. BUSHI

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Rocky Romero vs. Will Ospreay

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Matt Jackson vs. Marty Scurll

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: David Finlay vs. Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg </div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 6/4/17

Tokyo Differ Ariake

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Beretta vs. Hiromu Takahashi

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Nick Jackson

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg vs. Gedo

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ricochet vs. Tiger Mask</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 6/5/17 (NJPW World)

Wakayama Gymnasium

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: KUSHIDA vs. Marty Scurll

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Will Ospreay vs. Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: BUSHI vs. David Finlay

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Rocky Romero vs. Matt Jackson</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 6/6/17 (NJPW World)

Osaka Gymnasium

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ryusuke Taguchi

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Beretta vs. Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Nick Jackson vs. Ricochet

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Gedo vs. Tiger Mask</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 6/8/17 (WPW/NJPW World)

Naruko Sports Center

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Will Ospreay vs. KUSHIDA

2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Marty Scurll vs. BUSHI

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg vs. Rocky Romero

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: David Finlay vs. Matt Jackson

5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Hiromu Takahashi vs. Ricochet

6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg vs. Tiger Mask

7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Gedo

8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Beretta vs. Nick Jackson</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 6/11/17 (WPW/PPV/NJPW World)

Sendai Sun Plaza

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Final: Winner of Block A vs. Winner of Block B</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Well, this took a lot of work but I am very excited to finally get it started! I'm thinking of doing the first two shows and the last two shows with full write-ups, predictions and pictures! Night 1 should be up soon enough.</div>

FankuKaibutsu · March 7, 2017

I'm actually impressed that Koji/Finlay vs Nagata/Henare match got a B+.

And good luck with the BOSJ tournament. Booking these types of tournaments can be surprisingly tricky. Hell, just scheduling the matches out correctly can be a pain(or maybe I'm just bad at it. Or too dumb to think to look for a tournament scheduler online)

Suggestion: Maybe do a "highlight show", containing writeups for significant and exceptional matches during the non-televised body of the tournament. You could frame it like an episode of World Pro Wrestling.

Jon The GOAT · March 7, 2017

Looking forward to the BOSJ. Titan and Dragon Lee are great invitations from CMLL. The only guys who may produce duds are probably Tiger Mask and Gedo but I think we'll be seeing a lot more exciting things out of the rest of the guys. Any combination of KUSHIDA/Titan/Scurll/Ospreay and Lee/Takahashi/Ricochet/Taguchi has potential to be show stealing.

Always up for a puro thread so I'll be following.

dnmt · March 7, 2017

I'm actually impressed that Koji/Finlay vs Nagata/Henare match got a B+.
And good luck with the BOSJ tournament. Booking these types of tournaments can be surprisingly tricky. Hell, just scheduling the matches out correctly can be a pain(or maybe I'm just bad at it. Or too dumb to think to look for a tournament scheduler online)

Suggestion: Maybe do a "highlight show", containing writeups for significant and exceptional matches during the non-televised body of the tournament. You could frame it like an episode of World Pro Wrestling.

Yeah, I was surprised by the B+ as well, but Kojima and Nagata have pretty great ratings, even after I adjusted their attributes. I mean, I have a feeling my match ratings are strongly tied to the "Puroresu Skill" of each guy, and I know Kojima and Nagata both have a high rating in that category.

As for the BOSJ, it took a lot of work but I figured out a way to set it up. I'm nervous I'm going to mess something up, but I'm 99.99% certain it's all going to work out correctly.

As for the highlights, Mootinie floated that idea to me in my old game as well but there's just something about it I don't like. Not sure why. I always modeled my write ups off PuroLove, but I think I can/should include some brief write ups of at least the BOSJ matches in my shortened results. We'll see.

Looking forward to the BOSJ. Titan and Dragon Lee are great invitations from CMLL. The only guys who may produce duds are probably Tiger Mask and Gedo but I think we'll be seeing a lot more exciting things out of the rest of the guys. Any combination of KUSHIDA/Titan/Scurll/Ospreay and Lee/Takahashi/Ricochet/Taguchi has potential to be show stealing.

Always up for a puro thread so I'll be following.

Thanks! I'm always excited to see new people reading along!

dnmt · March 12, 2017

Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 1 & 2 cards + predictions!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 1 & 2 cards + predictions! by Dean - 5/20/17</div>

The full cards for the first two nights of the 24th annual Best of the Super Jr. tournament have been released. We are also asking fans to pick the winners of both blocks and which competitor they think will win the tournament!

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/21/17 (TV Asahi 2/NJPW World)

Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Michael Elgin & YOSHITATSU vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma

2. Katsuyori Shibata, Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA & Hiromu Takahashi

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson & Yujiro Takahashi

4. Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Beretta & Gedo vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger, Ricochet & Tiger Mask

5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: David Finlay vs. Rocky Romero

6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg vs. BUSHI

7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: KUSHIDA vs. Matt Jackson

8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Marty Scurll vs. Will Ospreay</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/22/17 (Samurai! TV/NJPW World)

Kira Messe Numazu

1. Michael Elgin & Tomoyuki Oka vs. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma

2. Katsuyori Shibata, Teruaki Kanemitsu, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA & BUSHI

3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg vs. Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Marty Scurll

4. Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero & Will Ospreay vs. Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, YOSHITATSU, David Finlay & KUSHIDA

5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Gedo vs. Nick Jackson

6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tiger Mask vs. Beretta

7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ricochet vs. Ryusuke Taguchi

8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg vs. Hiromu Takahashi</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Predictions

Who will win Block A?

BUSHI

David Finlay

KUSHIDA

Marty Scurll

Matt Jackson

Rocky Romero

Titán

Will Ospreay

Who will win Block B?

Beretta

Dragon Lee

Gedo

Hiromu Takahashi

Nick Jackson

Ricochet

Ryusuke Taguchi

Tiger Mask

Who will win BOSJ XXVI?</div>

Kijar · March 12, 2017

So pumped for this. My second favorite tournament of the year, behind BOLA of course. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/smile.png.142cfa0a1cd2925c0463c1d00f499df2.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Who will win Block A?

BUSHI

David Finlay

KUSHIDA

Marty Scurll

Matt Jackson

Rocky Romero

Titán

Will Ospreay

Was thinking of KUSHIDA, Villain or Ospreay, but I'll go with my boy Rock.

Who will win Block B?

Beretta

Dragon Lee

Gedo

Hiromu Takahashi

Nick Jackson

Ricochet

Ryusuke Taguchi

Tiger Mask

Beretta, Ricochet, Dragon Lee... Nah, Kamaitaichi deserves this.

Who will win BOSJ XXVI? Hiromu Takahashi

Dr_Avalanche · March 12, 2017

I'll go with with Ospreay and Takahashi, with Takahashi to win it all.

Rateddc · March 12, 2017

Who will win Block A? Will Ospreay

Who will win Block B? Hiromu Takahashi

Who will win BOSJ XXVI? Hiromu Takahashi

Wolfman84 · March 12, 2017

Who will win Block A?

BUSHI

David Finlay

KUSHIDA

Marty Scurll

Matt Jackson

Rocky Romero

Titán

Will Ospreay

Who will win Block B?

Beretta

Dragon Lee

Gedo

Hiromu Takahashi

Nick Jackson

Ricochet

Ryusuke Taguchi

Tiger Mask

Who will win BOSJ XXVI? Hiromu Takahashi

FankuKaibutsu · March 13, 2017

Who will win Block A?

BUSHI

David Finlay

KUSHIDA

Marty Scurll

Matt Jackson

Rocky Romero

Titán

Will Ospreay

Who will win Block B?

Beretta

Dragon Lee

Gedo

Hiromu Takahashi

Nick Jackson

Ricochet

Ryusuke Taguchi

Tiger Mask

Who will win BOSJ XXVI?KUSHIDA

dnmt · March 22, 2017

Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 1 results!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 1 results! by Dean - 5/21/17</div>

The 24th annual Best of the Super Jr. tournament kicked off today, and was a showcase of some of the most skilled junior heavyweight wrestlers in the world. The night ended in a way few fans could have predicted a mere month ago, as "The Villain" Marty Scurll, who debuted in NJPW and joined Bullet Club just 18 days ago, made BOSJ XXIII winner Will Ospreay tap out to his patented Crossface Chickenwing in the best match of the night.

Scurll was not the only junior to secure a tap out victory, as KUSHIDA and Rocky Romero won their respective matches with submissions as well. BUSHI won his match by using the MX against the luchador Titán, who impressed fans in his first BOSJ match since he competed in the tournament back in 2013.

The wrestlers of the B Block will compete tomorrow night at the Kira Messe Numazu!

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/21/17 (TV Asahi 2/NJPW World)

Tokyo Korakuen Hall

2,205 fans - Super No Vacancy

Show rating: B</div>

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1. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma defeated Michael Elgin & YOSHITATSU (11:28) when Makabe used the King Kong Knee Drop on YOSHITATSU. Rating: B-.

The Makabe and Elgin feud continued, as they had some heated exchanges. There are very few wrestlers in NJPW that hit as hard as these two.</div>

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2. Katsuyori Shibata, Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi defeated Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA & Hiromu Takahashi (10:22) when Shibata used the PK on EVIL. Rating: B.

Shibata led the charge against LIJ in advance of his IWGP Intercontinental Title challenge.</div>

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3. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson & Yujiro Takahashi (11:55) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Takahashi. Rating: B.

The third match of the night, and the third victory for an upcoming title challenger. Tanahashi scored a pinfall victory over Takahashi, and will hope to continue building momentum towards his Ladder Match with Kenny Omega.</div>

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4. Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Beretta & Gedo defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Jushin Thunder Liger, Ricochet & Tiger Mask (9:33) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Liger. Rating: B-.

IWGP Tag Team Champions Goto and Ishii remained strong, while Okada picked up the win for his team.</div>

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5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Rocky Romero [2] defeated David Finlay [0] (11:59) with the Diablo Armbar. Rating: B.

Rocky Romero picks up the first win of the BOSJ XXIV tournament, although Finlay put up quite the fight.</div>

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6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: BUSHI [2] defeated Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg [0] (10:11) with the MX. Rating: B.

BUSHI beat the luchador Titán, who wowed the Korakuen fans with some of his signature spots in a losing effort.</div>

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7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: KUSHIDA [2] defeated Matt Jackson [0] (14:10) with the Hoverboard Lock. Rating: B.

KUSHIDA starts off the tournament strong, defeating a Young Buck with the Hoverboard Lock. While the Bucks excel as a team, they have performed well in past BOSJ tournaments, so this was a good win for KUSHIDA.</div>

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8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Marty Scurll [2] defeated Will Ospreay [0] (21:02) with a Crossface Chickenwing. Rating: B+.

In the match of the night, Scurll and Ospreay battled it out for their 11th singles match, and only the 2nd of which that took place outside of England. These two know each other extremely well, and it showed in the ring. Interestingly enough, Scurll has won 8 of these bouts, and seemingly has Ospreay's number. Could these two be squaring off for a 12th time at Dominion, only this time with the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Title on the line?</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Standings

Block A

1. BUSHI [2]

-. KUSHIDA [2]

-. Marty Scurll [2]

-. Rocky Romero [2]

2. Matt Jackson [0]

-. Titán [0]

-. Will Ospreay [0]

-. David Finlay [0]

Block B

1. Beretta [0]

-. Dragon Lee [0]

-. Gedo [0]

-. Hiromu Takahashi [0]

-. Nick Jackson [0]

-. Ricochet [0]

-. Ryusuke Taguchi [0]

-. Tiger Mask [0]</div>

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Finally got this up. I am excited to get the first two shows out, as the picture write ups just take much longer with the formatting, but I really enjoy doing it as it gives the show a "big event" feel to me. I always like to give you guys some interesting facts too (I love using Cagematch.com lol) and thought the stuff about Scurll and Ospreay was very interesting. Night 2 coming soon.</div>

dnmt · March 24, 2017

Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 2 results!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 2 results! by Dean - 5/22/17</div>

The Best of the Super Jr. tournament continued in front of 3,000 fans at the Kira Messe Numazu. In the main event, Hiromu Takahashi defeated Dragon Lee in another chapter of their rivalry. Ricochet defeated Ryusuke Taguchi in a great semi-main event, while Nick Jackson and Tiger Mask both picked up wins as well. In what is sure to be a common occurrence, a champion was of the losing side of a match, as Tiger Mask scored an upset over Beretta that could very easily lead to a IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title shot for Tiger and a partner of his choosing after the tournament. Night 3 of the BOSJ will be tomorrow night from the Yamagata Sports Center #2.

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/22/17 (Samurai! TV/NJPW World)

Kira Messe Numazu

3,000 fans - Super No Vacancy

Show rating: B</div>

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1. Michael Elgin & Tomoyuki Oka defeated Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma (9:04) when Elgin used the Elgin Bomb on Honma. Rating: B-.

Nice to see Oka in the mix, and surprising to see him on the winning side. Honma may be back on a losing streak, which might not help Makabe in his ongoing rivalry with Elgin.</div>

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2. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA & BUSHI defeated Katsuyori Shibata, Teruaki Kanemitsu, Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (10:49) when EVIL used the EVIL on Kanemitsu. Rating: B-.

LIJ took advantage of the Young Lion here, as EVIL hit Kanemitsu with a vicious EVIL (STO) to pick up the win. There were some heated exchanges between Naito and Shibata, who brawled a bit after the bell.</div>

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3. Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Marty Scurll defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Jushin Thunder Liger & Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg (10:35) when Scurll used a Crossface Chickenwing on Liger. Rating: B-.

Scurll continues to impress, as he has now made both Will Ospreay and Jushin Thunder Liger submit to his Crossface Chickenwing. He may be a favorite to win the BOSJ this year, in a manner similar to how Ospreay won his first ever BOSJ as well.</div>

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4. Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, YOSHITATSU, David Finlay & KUSHIDA defeated Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero & Will Ospreay (11:46) when Kojima used a Lariat on Ishii. Rating: B.

TenKoji have the champions' number, as Kojima pinned Ishii twice this month. Goto and Ishii may have to defend their title against one of the greatest teams in NJPW history.</div>

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5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Nick Jackson [2] defeated Gedo [0] (9:41) with a School Boy. Rating: B-.

Slick Nick used a handful of tights to help secure the win for the Bullet Club.</div>

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6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tiger Mask [2] defeated Beretta [0] (13:47) with a Tiger Suplex. Rating: B.

Certainly an upset, and a win that may earn Tiger Mask a shot at Roppongi Vice's Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title down the line.</div>

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7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ricochet [2] defeated Ryusuke Taguchi [0] (15:31) with a Benadryller. Rating: B+.

It seems as if the Taguchi of last year's BOSJ has returned, as he put on one of the best matches of the tournament so far with Ricochet. Taguchi shocked fans and made the finals last year, but this was not the start he was hoping for.</div>

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8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Hiromu Takahashi [2] defeated Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg [0] (18:19) with the Time Bomb. Rating: B+.

In many ways, this match mirrored the main event from last night, as both saw two bitter rivals who are extremely familiar with one another tear the house down for a raucous crowd. This was the 16th singles match between these two, and only the 5th Takahashi has won. This is unlikely to be the last time these two square off, as either man could be IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion in the near future.</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Standings

Block A

1. BUSHI [2]

-. KUSHIDA [2]

-. Marty Scurll [2]

-. Rocky Romero [2]

2. Matt Jackson [0]

-. Titán [0]

-. Will Ospreay [0]

-. David Finlay [0]

Block B

1. Ricochet [2]

-. Hiromu Takahashi [2]

-. Nick Jackson [2]

-. Tiger Mask [2]

2. Beretta [0]

-. Dragon Lee [0]

-. Gedo [0]

-. Ryusuke Taguchi [0]</div>

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">...and that is the B Block! Exciting matches, glad to see Taguchi can pull out a B+ when needed. I wish I could get an A out of Lee vs. Takahashi, but I don't think Lee is over enough in Japan yet. Maybe he will have another chance at an A with someone like Ricochet. Anyway, I am now going to move on to the long haul of nightly results, as the tournament runs for another 12 nights. Keep on reading for some BOSJ action!</div>

FankuKaibutsu · March 24, 2017

<blockquote data-ipsquote="" class="ipsQuote" data-ipsquote-contentapp="forums" data-ipsquote-contenttype="forums" data-ipsquote-contentid="42721" data-ipsquote-contentclass="forums_Topic"><div>Tiger Mask scored an upset over Beretta that could very easily lead to a IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title shot for Tiger and a partner of his choosing after the tournament. </div></blockquote> Tiger Mask W? No, better idea: Tiger The Dark.

dnmt · March 27, 2017

Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 3 results!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 3 results! by Dean - 5/23/17</div>

Night 3 of the BOSJ just wrapped up, and Marty Scurll and Rocky Romero are tied for first place in Block A after both scored their second straight submissions wins. Titán picked up a huge upset over KUSHIDA for his first points of the tournament, while Will Ospreay used the OsCutter to get his first win over Matt Jackson. Block B continues tomorrow night!

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/23/17

Yamagata Sports Center #2

1,500 fans - Super No Vacancy

Show rating: B

1. Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma defeated Michael Elgin & Katsuya Kitamura (7:47) when Makabe used the King Kong Lariat on Kitamura. Rating: B-.

2. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Kenny Omega, Nick Jackson & Yujiro Takahashi (10:51) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Takahashi. Rating: B.

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Marty Scurll [4] defeated David Finlay [0] (9:46) with a Crossface Chickenwing. Rating: B.

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Will Ospreay [2] defeated Matt Jackson [0] (13:23) with the OsCutter. Rating: B.

5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Rocky Romero [4] defeated BUSHI [2] (11:24) with the Diablo Armbar. Rating: B+.

6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg [2] defeated KUSHIDA [2] (10:26) with a Crucifix Pin. Rating: C+.

7. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Katsuyori Shibata, Tiger Mask, YOSHITATSU & Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg (13:51) when EVIL used the EVIL on YOSHITATSU. Rating: B.

8. Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Ricochet & Jushin Thunder Liger defeated Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Beretta & Gedo (15:47) when Nagata used a Backdrop Hold on Gedo. Rating: B.</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Standings

Block A

1. Marty Scurll [4]

-. Rocky Romero [4]

2. BUSHI [2]

-. KUSHIDA [2]

-. Titán [2]

-. Will Ospreay [2]

3. Matt Jackson [0]

-. David Finlay [0]

Block B

1. Ricochet [2]

-. Hiromu Takahashi [2]

-. Nick Jackson [2]

-. Tiger Mask [2]

2. Beretta [0]

-. Dragon Lee [0]

-. Gedo [0]

-. Ryusuke Taguchi [0]</div>

Kijar · March 27, 2017

I think my Rocky pick was much better than initially anticipated, and funny enough my other thought in that block would've been the Villain. <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" />

Digging it thus far.

dnmt · March 30, 2017

Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 4 results!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 4 results! by Dean - 5/24/17</div>

The 4th night of the 24th annual BOSJ tournament saw Ricochet and Tiger Mask take the lead in the B Block, as both secured pinfall wins. While Ricochet unsurprisingly defeated Gedo, Tiger Mask used a devastating Tiger Suplex to pull off an upset over Hiromu Takahashi.

It should also be noted that Juice Robinson has missed the last few shows with a bruised quadriceps muscle. He will be returning tomorrow night.

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/24/17

Aomori Gymnasium

3,200 fans - Super No Vacancy

Show rating: B

1. Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Hirai Kawato defeated Michael Elgin, Tomoyuki Oka & Katsuya Kitamura (9:57) when Makabe used the King Kong Knee Drop on Oka. Rating: B.

2. Kenny Omega, Matt Jackson & Marty Scurll defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Henare & David Finlay (10:27) when Scurll used a Crossface Chickenwing on Henare. Rating: B.

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ricochet [4] defeated Gedo [0] (7:45) with a Benadryller. Rating: B-.

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg [2] defeated Nick Jackson [2] (13:54) with the Desnucadora. Rating: B.

5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Beretta [2] defeated Ryusuke Taguchi [0] (12:35) with the Dudebuster. Rating: B-.

6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tiger Mask [4] defeated Hiromu Takahashi [2] (14:46) with a Tiger Suplex. Rating: B.

7. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA & BUSHI defeated Katsuyori Shibata, Manabu Nakanishi, YOSHITATSU & Titán http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg (13:21) when SANADA used the Skull End on YOSHITATSU. Rating: B.

8. Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Rocky Romero & Will Ospreay defeated Yuji Nagata, Satoshi Kojima, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jushin Thunder Liger & KUSHIDA (19:09) when Okada used the Rainmaker on Liger. Rating: B+.</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Standings

Block A

1. Marty Scurll [4]

-. Rocky Romero [4]

2. BUSHI [2]

-. KUSHIDA [2]

-. Titán [2]

-. Will Ospreay [2]

3. Matt Jackson [0]

-. David Finlay [0]

Block B

1. Ricochet [4]

-. Tiger Mask [4]

2. Hiromu Takahashi [2]

-. Nick Jackson [2]

-. Beretta [2]

-. Dragon Lee [2]

3. Gedo [0]

-. Ryusuke Taguchi [0]</div>

dnmt · April 1, 2017

Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 5 results!

<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Best of the Super Jr. XXIV Night 5 results! by Dean - 5/26/17</div>

The two first place competitors in Block A did battle tonight, as Marty Scurll and Rocky Romero wrestled to determine who would be in sole possession of the top spot in their block. Scurll remained undefeated, as he added Romero to the growing list of names that have tapped out to his Crossface Chickenwing. In other BOSJ matches, Titán used the Titanics (a handspring backflip into a victory roll) to defeat Matt Jackson, KUSHIDA used a Cross Armbreaker on Finlay, and BUSHI beat Will Ospreay with the MX after he used poison mist on the CHAOS junior. The B Block will be back in action on the 28th at the Nagoya International Exhibition Hall.

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:red;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">NJPW "Best of the Super Jr. XXIV", 5/26/17 (NJPW World)

Yonezawa Gymnasium

3,000 fans - Super No Vacancy

Show rating: B+

1. Michael Elgin, Juice Robinson & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma & Henare (11:23) when Elgin used the Elgin Bomb on Henare. Rating: B.

2. Tetsuya Naito, EVIL, SANADA & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Katsuyori Shibata, Jushin Thunder Liger, YOSHITATSU & Dragon Lee http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg (12:39) when Naito used the Destino on YOSHITATSU. Rating: B.

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Titán [4] http://www.purolove.com/images/logos/small/cmll.jpg defeated Matt Jackson [0] (7:32) with the Titanics. Rating: B-.

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: KUSHIDA [4] defeated David Finlay [0] (9:37) with a Cross Armbreaker. Rating: B-.

5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Marty Scurll [6] defeated Rocky Romero [4] (10:56) with a Crossface Chickenwing. Rating: B.

6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: BUSHI [4] defeated Will Ospreay [2] (13:01) with the MX. Rating: B.

7. Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, Beretta & Gedo defeated Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Satoshi Kojima, Manabu Nakanishi & Tiger Mask (15:33) when Goto used the Shoryu Kekkai on Nakanishi. Rating: B.

8. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ricochet defeated Kenny Omega & Nick Jackson (17:29) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Nick. Rating: B+.</div>

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<div style="background-color:#ffffff;color:yellow;border-style:solid;border-width:3px";">Standings

Block A

1. Marty Scurll [6]

2. Rocky Romero [4]

-. KUSHIDA [4]

-. BUSHI [4]

-. Titán [4]

3. Will Ospreay [2]

4. Matt Jackson [0]

-. David Finlay [0]

Block B

1. Ricochet [4]

-. Tiger Mask [4]

2. Hiromu Takahashi [2]

-. Nick Jackson [2]

-. Beretta [2]

-. Dragon Lee [2]

3. Gedo [0]

-. Ryusuke Taguchi [0]</div>

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