NJPW Best Of The Super Juniors Night 3 Results – May 15, 2024
Tag Team Match
House Of Torture (Junior Heavyweight Champion Sho & Yujiro Takahashi) vs. Katsuya Murashima & Ninja Mack
Ninja Mack leapt onto Sho on the floor to start the match before Sho slams Mack shoulder first into the ring post.
Yujiro Takahashi beats up Katsuya Murashima and House Of Torture works over Murashima.
Takahashi hits Pimp Juice for the win.
Winners: House Of Torture (5:34)
Rate: 4
Tag Team Match
Bullet Club War Dogs (Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Drilla Moloney & Gedo) vs. Just 5 Guys (Taka Michinoku & Douki)
Drilla Moloney & Douki kicks this match off before Gedo & Taka Michinoku enters and traded comedy eye poke offense.
Douki locks Gedo in Douki Chokey and Gedo has no choice but to tap out.
Winners By Submission: Just 5 Guys (6:27)
Rate: 5
Tag Team Match
United Empire (Francesco Akira & Callum Newman) vs. Tiger Mask IV & Kushida
Francesco Akira & Kushida starts this match before Callum Newman & Tiger Mask IV enter.
Kushida works on Newman’s left arm before Akira locks Kushida in a Tarantula.
Tiger Mask hits a Tiger Driver on Newman for a near fall.
Akira hits a hurricanrana on Kushida then a plancha to the floor.
In the ring Newman hits a spin kick to Tiger Mask’s face for a near fall then hits OsCutter for the win.
Winners: United Empire (7:05)
Rate: 6
Tag Team Match
Los Ingobernables De Japon (Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito) vs. Dragon Dia & Tomoaki Honma
Hiromu Takahashi & Dragon Dia starts this match before Tomoaki Honma entered and hits some chops before Naito hits Rude Awakening on Dia.
Honma got some offense in on Naito before Naito hits Destino and locks up Honma on the mat with Plumablanca and Honma taps out.
Winners By Submission: Los Ingobernables De Japon (7:12)
Rate: 6
Block A Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Kevin Knight (2) vs. Kosei Fujita (2)
Kevin Knight & Kosei Fujita traded arm drags early on before Knight hits a plancha to the floor then in the ring Knight hits a rolling splash for a near fall.
Fujita hits a springboard dropkick for a near fall before Knight hits a dropkick then a springboard clothesline for a near fall.
Fujita locks in a hammerlock and grounded Knight but Knight reached the ropes.
Knight hits Sky High for a near fall then a Spike DDT for the win.
Winner: Kevin Knight (4) (9:05)
Rate: 6
Block A Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Blake Christian (4) vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru (2)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru attacks Blake Christian as Christian was posing in the corner.
Christian snaps off a hurricanrana and a dropkick and finally was able to remove his vest then he hits a 619 and a springboard flying forearm.
They went to the floor where Kanemaru whips Christian into the rows of chairs.
Kanemaru whips him into the ring post and slams Christian’s knee onto the thin mat at ringside.
Christian was hobbled and limped as he got back into the ring where Kanemaru slams Christian’s knee again into the mat and hits a basement dropkick on the damaged knee and focused on the limb.
Christian finally hits a springboard back spin kick but sold the pain in his knee.
He hits a top rope elbow drop for a near fall before he missed a Curb Stomp and Kanemaru locks in a Figure 4 but Christian reached the ropes.
The ref got bumped and Kanemaru hit an enzuigiri.
He got his whiskey bottle but Blake avoided being hit by it and he hit his own enzuigiri and a superkick.
On the floor Christian hits a rolling splash.
In the ring Christian hits a Curb Stomp to the head then a springboard 450 Splash for the win.
Winner: Blake Christian (6) (8:30)
Rate: 4
Block A Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Titan (4) vs. Hayata (2)
Titan & Hayata immediately went to the floor where Hayata shoved Titan shoulder first into the ring post.
In the ring Hayata hits a spin kick that staggered Titan & Hayata kept him grounded.
Titan hits a tornado DDT before Hayata hits an enzuigiri and they were both down.
Hayata hits a shotgun dropkick then locks in a modified cross armbreaker but Titan reached the ropes.
Titan hits a clothesline in the corner then a top rope double stomp to the chest then locks in Jave Inmortal for the submission win.
Winner By Submission: Titan (6) (11:34)
Rate: 5
Block A Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Clark Connors (2) vs. TJP (0)
Clark Connors & TJP immediately brawled on the floor where Connors hits Jeep Flip and they went over to the empty bleachers and brawled.
Connors whips TJP into the ring post and yells at the fans.
Connors grabs the United Empire flag and gave it an elbow drop and he was dominating early on.
In the ring Connors mockingly set up to do TJP’s Facewash move.
TJP snaps Connors’ arm backward and Connors immediately sold the pain in his left shoulder. TJP hit a DDT out of the ropes.
TJP hits some rolling snap suplexes and he hits Facewash in the corner then a springboard DDT for a near fall.
Connors hit a powerslam but TJP rolls through and locks in Pinoy Stretch.
TJP went for Mamba Splash but Connors got his knees up.
Connors hits a powerslam then sets up for a spear but TJP hits a flying knee and a Pele Kick for a near fall.
Connors hits a spear in the ropes then another one in the middle of the ring for a near fall and they were both down. Connors set up for No Chaser but TJP blocked it.
TJP hits a spin kick to the head then hits a tornado DDT then his own spear.
TJP went to the top rope but Connors pushed the ref into the ropes causing TJP to fall and be crotched. Connors hits a 2nd rope superplex then hits No Chaser for the win.
Winner: Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Clark Connors (4) (12:28)
Rate: 7
Block A Match Of The 2024 Best Of The Super Juniors
El Desperado (2) vs. Bushi (0)
El Desperado & Bushi traded mat reversals early on with Desperado selling a leg injury.
Desperado locks in a modified Figure 4 before Bushi dove through the ropes and barreled onto Desperado and they were both down on the floor.
Back in the ring Bushi slams Desperado’s knee repeatedly into the mat.
Desperado hits a basement dropkick on the knee before they got up and traded forearm strikes. Desperado locks in Numeros Dos but Bushi reached the ropes.
Bushi hits a swinging neckbreaker and he went back to a leglock on the mat before Bushi hits MX for a near fall.
He went for a 2nd rope MX but Desperado side steps it and re locks in Numeros Dos and Bushi taps out.
Winner By Submission: El Desperado (4) (13:02)
Rate: 7
Block A Standings After Night 3
1st Place- Blake Christian & Titan (6 Points) (3-0)
2nd Place- Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Clark Connors, El Desperado & Kevin Knight (4 Points) (2-1)
3rd Place- Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Kosei Fujita & Hayata (2 Points) (1-2)
Last Place- Bushi & TJP (0 Points) (0-3)
