mobanmarketNight three of the Best of the Super Juniors took place Sunday in Nagoya.
The show was headlined by four-time tournament winner and current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Hiromu Takahashi vs. Lio Rush.
NJPW BOSJ Night three results:
– B Bock: Kevin Knight defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru
– A Block: SHO defeated Ryusuke Taguchi
– B Block: Clark Connors defeated BUSHI
– A Block: Taiji Ishimori defeated DOUKI
– B Block: Francesco Akira defeated Robbie Eagles
– A Block: Titan defeated KUSHIDA
– B Block: Dan Moloney defeated YOH
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– A Block: Mike Bailey defeated TJP
– B Block: El Desperado defeated Master Wato
– A Block: Lio Rush defeated Hiromu Takahashi
Mike Bailey, Lio Rush, and Taiji Ishimori now sit atop A Block with 3 wins and 6 points each after night three. After suffering main event losses on night one and night three already, Hiromu Takahashi sits at just a 1-2 record and 2 points.
Things are all bunched up in B Block with six wrestlers tied atop the group with four points.
There was an interesting moment in the A Block match between SHO and Ryusuke Taguchi. After a referee bump, the lights went out and when they came back on, SHO's House of Torture teammate EVIL stood in the ring and began acting as the new referee. After SHO hit Taguchi with a wrench, EVIL then rolled the original referee back into the ring to count the pin.
Kevin Kelly called Akira vs. Eagles the match of the tournament so far, even better than Bailey vs. Takahashi from night one.
KUSHIDA has had an unfortunate start to the tournament having lost his first three. He faces Bailey next on Tuesday.
El Desperado may have picked up an injury in his match against Master Wato. He pulled up limping while running the ropes early in the contest and was seen icing his knee after the match ended.
A Block —
Mike Bailey (3-0) — 6 pointsTaiji Ishimori (3-0) — 6 pointsLio Rush (3-0) — 6 pointsTitan (2-1) — 4 pointsHiromu Takahashi (1-2) — 2 pointsDOUKI (1-2) — 2 pointsTJP (1-2) — 2 pointsSHO (1-2) — 2 pointsKUSHIDA (0-3) — 0 pointsRyusuke Taguchi (0-3) — 0 points
B Block —
Yoshinobu Kanemaru (2-1) — 4 pointsRobbie Eagles (2-1) — 4 pointsEl Desperado (2-1) — 4 pointsClark Connors (2-1) — 4 pointsDan Moloney (2-1) — 4 pointsFrancesco Akira (2-1) — 4 pointsMaster Wato (1-2) — 2 pointsYOH (1-2) — 2 pointsKevin Knight (1-2) — 2 pointsBUSHI (0-3) — 0 points