Douki (2) defeated Kushida (0) in an A Block match at 8:31. Moloney hit a spear and a jumping piledriver for the pin. In the ring, Moloney hit a brainbuster for a believable nearfall at 7:00. Moloney nailed a nice enzuigiri, then a baseball slide dropkick to the floor. Bushi hit a dropkick on the left knee and a Lungblower. Kelly talked about how Moloney has slimmed down to qualify below the 100 kilogram (220 pound) weight limit. Again, Moloney had a handful of matches in NXT-UK, and he recently joined the United Empire he has short, black hair. Dan Moloney (2) defeated Bushi (0) in a B Block match at 7:14. This was the perfect length for this one.ģ. Taguchi escaped, but Ishimori immediately re-applied the Bone Lock, and Taguchi tapped out. Ishimori applied the Bone Lock/modified STF at 2:30. In the ring, Taguchi hit a springboard dropkick and he immediately went to an anklelock. Taguchi immediately hit some dropkicks and a plancha to the floor. Taiji Ishimori (2) defeated Ryusuke Taguchi (0) in an A Block match at 3:54. If there is any justice in this tournament, Taguchi will go 2-7 or 3-6 reading my mind, Kelly and Charlton immediately said that Taguchi has promised no cartoonish antics this year. After the bell, Connors hit Knight with a chair four or five times across the back, and was loudly booed.Ģ. Connors nailed a brainbuster-style DDT, dropping him on the top of his head, for the pin. Knight charged at Connors, but Connors caught him with a spear. Knight came off the top rope, but Connors caught him and nailed a powerslam. Knight nailed a D’Lo-style Sky High powerbomb for a believable nearfall. Knight nailed a jump-up Frankensteiner at 7:00 and got a nearfall. Knight hit his dropkick and he was fired up. Connors was in control in the ring and hit a suplex at 4:30. Knight attacked to kickstart the match and they brawled on the floor. Clark Connors (w/Gedo) (2) defeated Kevin Knight (0) in a B Block match at 9:26. Connors recently joined the Bullet Club. The last person to win the tournament in their debut was Will Ospreay in 2016.ġ. A draw is worth one each.Īs much as possible, teams were split into separate Blocks (Yoh and Lio Rush in opposite blocks, TJP and Francesco Akira.) Four wrestlers are making their first BoSJ appearance this year: Dan Moloney, Lio Rush, Mike Bailey and Kevin Knight. The A Block winner will face the second-place finisher of the B Block, and the B Block winner will finish the second-place finisher of the A Block. From there, we have a “final four” this year. So, each wrestler will have nine matches within their block. This is a 20-man tournament, with 10 wrestlers in each Block in a round-robin tournament, spread out over 12 shows in an 18-day span. They pointed out there were no guardrails at ringside, giving the high-flyers more room to move. Kevin Kelly and Chris Charlton provided live, in-person commentary. By Chris Vetter, Contributor ( Japan Pro Wrestling “Best of the Super Juniors Tournament”
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