NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 night five results, updated standings

Night five of NJPW’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament consisted of 10 matches with A Block and B Block both in action.

After a pre-show angle where he was attacked by SHO, Hiromu Takahashi got his revenge by defeating SHO in the main event. There were also victories for Kevin Knight, Francesco Akira, Blake Christian, Robbie Eagles, BUSHI, DOUKI, HAYATA, Drilla Moloney, and Kosei Fujita.

Here are the quick results:

– B Block match: Hiromu Takahashi defeated SHO

– A Block match: Kevin Knight defeated El Desperado

– B Block match: Francesco Akira defeated Taiji Ishimori

– A Block match: Blake Christian defeated Titan

– B Block match: Robbie Eagles defeated KUSHIDA

– A Block match: BUSHI defeated TJP

– B Block match: DOUKI defeated Ninja Mack

– A Block match: HAYATA defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru

– B Block match: Drilla Moloney defeated Dragon Dia

– A Block match: Kosei Fujita defeated Clark Connors

Blake Christian, first place in A Block, is the only wrestler who still has a perfect record in the tournament. KUSHIDA and Ishimori took their first losses today but are still tied for the B Block lead.

The tournament is back in action on Sunday (May 19) with another show featuring both blocks.

It was announced today that the Best of the Super Juniors finals will be the main event of NJPW Dominion on June 9. There are eight tournament shows left before that.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 standings —

A Block:

• Blake Christian (4-0): 8 points
• Titan (3-1): 6 points
• Kevin Knight (3-1): 6 points
• El Desperado (2-2): 4 points
• Kosei Fujita (2-2): 4 points
• Clark Connors (2-2): 4 points
• HAYATA (2-2): 4 points
• Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1-3): 2 points
• BUSHI (1-3): 2 points
• TJP (0-4): 0 points

B Block:

• KUSHIDA (3-1): 6 points
• Taiji Ishimori (3-1): 6 points
• Hiromu Takahashi (2-2): 4 points
• SHO (2-2): 4 points
• Ninja Mack (2-2): 4 points
• Robbie Eagles (2-2): 4 points
• Drilla Moloney (2-2): 4 points
• DOUKI (2-2): 4 points
• Francesco Akira (2-2): 4 points
• Dragon Dia (0-4): 0 points

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