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NJPW BOSJ 29 Results (5/28/22): El Desperado vs. Douki

   May 28, 2022

NJPW BOSJ 29 Results: Night 10
May 28, 2022
Makuhari Messe International Conference Hall No. 3
Chiba, Japan

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A Block (Hiromu Takahashi, Taiji Ishimori, Ace Austin, SHO, YOH, Francesco Akira, Alex Zayne, Ryusuke Taguchi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Clark Connors) 

B Block (El Desperado, Robbie Eagles, El Phantasmo, El Lindaman, TJ Perkins, Wheeler Yuta, Bushi, Douki, Master Wato and Titan) 

Transcription by Josh Lopez 

First Match: (4) Francesco Akira vs. (4) Yoshinobu Kanemaru In A NJPW Best Of The Super Jr. 29 A BLOCK Tournament Match 

Kanemaru kicks Akira before the bell rings. Kanemaru with clubbing blows to Akira’s back. Kanemaru is putting the boots to Akira. Kanemaru whips Akira across the ring. Akira dodges The Big Boot. Akira with a Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Takeover. Akira dropkicks Kanemaru off the ring apron. Kanemaru dropkicks the left knee of Akira. Kanemaru slams the left knee of Akira on the canvas. Kanemaru with a Knee Crusher. Kanemaru stands on the left knee of Akira. Akira with a forearm smash. Kanemaru answers with a knee kick. Kanemaru hyperextends the left leg of Akira. Kanemaru repeatedly drops his elbow on the left knee of Akira. Kanemaru applies a leg lock. Akira grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Kanemaru stomps on the left hamstring of Akira. Akira with a chop/forearm combination. Kanemaru with another knee kick. Kanemaru whips Akira across the ring. Kanemaru dropkicks the left knee of Akira for a two count.

Kanemaru drives Akira knee first into the canvas. Kanemaru continues to attack the left knee of Akira. Kanemaru rakes the eyes of Akira. Kanemaru wraps the left leg of Akira around the middle rope. Kanemaru with a low dropkick. Kanemaru wraps the left leg of Akira around the steel ring post. Kanemaru applies The Ring Post Stretch. Kanemaru repeatedly stomps on the left knee of Akira. Kanemaru dropkicks the left knee of Akira. Kanemaru applies a leg lock. Akira repeatedly kicks Kanemaru in the back. Kanemaru stomps on the left knee of Akira. Kanemaru goes for The Knee Crusher, but Akira counters with The Sunset Flip for a two count. Kanemaru kicks Akira in the gut. Akira with a Roll Through Double Foot Stomp. Akira with a corner clothesline. Kanemaru denies The Speed Fire. Kanemaru goes for a Vertical Suplex, but Akira counters with The SitOut FaceBuster.

Akira with The Roundhouse Kick for a two count. Kanemaru denies The Speed Fire. Akira dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. Standing Switch Exchange. Akira decks Kanemaru with a back elbow smash. Kanemaru with another dropkick to the left knee of Akira. Akira blocks The Figure Four Leg Lock. Kanemaru with a low dropkick. Kanemaru applies the single leg crab. Akira grabs the bottom rope which forces the beak. Kanemaru hits The British Fall for a two count. Akira has Kanemaru perched on the top turnbuckle. Kanemaru rakes the eyes of Akira. Akira dropkicks Kanemaru in the mid-air. Akira with The Fire Plex for a two count. Kanemaru avoids The Fireball. Kanemaru with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count. Kanemaru with The Jackknife Hold for a two count. Kanemaru follows that with The Victory Roll for a two count. Akira delivers another Roundhouse Kick. Akira connects with The Speed Fire for a two count. Akira plants Kanemaru with The Fireball to pickup the victory.

Winner: Francesco Akira via Pinfall 

Second Match: (8) Taiji Ishimori vs. (6) Clark Connors In A NJPW Best Of The Super Jr. 29 A BLOCK Tournament Match 

Ishimori kicks Connors in the gut. Connors reverses out of the irish whip from Ishimori. Connors drops Ishimori with a shoulder tackle. Connors applies a side headlock. Ishimori whips Connors across the ring. Connors with another shoulder tackle. Connors with a Hip Toss. Connors transitions into a corner mount. Connors with a SpringBoard Double Axe Handle Strike. Ishimori denies The Press Slam. Ishimori rakes the eyes of Connors. Ishimori dumps Connors out of the ring. Ishimori with two haymakers. Ishimori drives Connors shoulder first into the steel ring post. Ishimori catapults Connors face first into the ring post. Ishimori removed the blue turnbuckle pad. Ishimori with three arm-ringers. Ishimori applies a hammerlock. Ishimori drives Connors shoulder first into the exposed steel. Ishimori tees off on Connors. Ishimori applies The Cobra Clutch. Ishimori stomps on the elbow of Connors. Ishimori goes back to The Cobra Clutch. Connors with heavy bodyshots. Ishimori rakes the eyes of Connors.

Connors drops down on the canvas. Connors delivers The Pounce. Connors with a running elbow smash. Connors with a Corner Spear. Connors follows that with a Running Fireman’s Carry Throw for a two count. Connors prepares for The Spear. Ishimori drives Connors shoulder first into the ring post. Ishimori with The Shoulder Breaker for a two count. Connors reverses out of the irish whip from Ishimori. Connors goes for The Spear, but Ishimori counters with The Bone Lock. Connors puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Ishimori goes for Cipher Utaki, but Connors lands back on his feet. Connors applies a waist lock. Ishimori with three sharp elbow strikes. Connors with a Deadlift Release German Suplex. Connors connects with The Spear for a two count. Connors goes for The Trophy Kill, but Ishimori lands back on his feet. Connors denies The Bloody Cross. Connors ducks a clothesline from Ishimori. Connors Powerslams Ishimori. Connors goes for The Trophy Kill, but Ishimori counters with an arm-bar takedown. Ishimori makes Connors tap out to The Bone Lock.

Winner: Taiji Ishimori via Submission 

Third Match: (6) Bushi vs. (2) Titan In A NJPW Best Of The Super Jr. 29 B BLOCK Tournament Match 

Bushi attacks Titan before the bell rings. Bushi stomps on Titan’s chest. Bushi wraps the Mexican Flag around Titan’s neck. Bushi punches Titan in the back. Bushi is trying to rip off Titan’s mask. Bushi rolls Titan back into the ring. Titan lands The Suicide Dive. Titan kicks Bushi in the back. Titan rolls Bushi back into the ring. Titan with The Air Raid Crash for a two count. Titan applies a wrist lock. Titan with a knife edge chop. Bushi reverses out of the irish whip from Titan. Bushi dropkicks the left knee of Titan. Bushi wraps his t-shirt around Titan’s neck. Bushi puts Titan on the top turnbuckle. Bushi continues to go after Titan’s mask. Bushi punches Titan in the back. Bushi gets Titan tied up in the tree of woe. Bushi stomps on the midsection of Titan. Following a snap mare takeover, Bushi applies The Figure Four Headlock. Titan puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Bushi stomps on Titan’s back. Bushi has Titan draped across the top strand. Bushi punches Titan in the back.

Bushi misses on the SpringBoard Dropkick. Titan ducks a clothesline from Bushi. Titan with an Apron Enzuigiri. Titan with The SpringBoard Missile Dropkick. Titan follows that with The SomerSault Plancha. Titan rolls Bushi back into the ring. Titan SuperKicks Bushi. Titan with The Reverse NeckBreaker for a two count. Chop Exchange. Titan delivers his combination offense. Bushi with a forearm smash. Titan SuperKicks Bushi. Bushi with a Back Body Drop. Titan responds with an Overhead Kick. Bushi ducks a clothesline from Titan. Bushi drops Titan with The DDT. Forearm Exchange. Titan with a short-arm clothesline. Bushi with a Running Dropkick. Bushi follows that with The Swinging Fisherman’s NeckBreaker for a two count. Titan denies The CodeBreaker. Bushi fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Standing Switch Exchange. Bushi with two sharp elbow strikes. Titan unloads a flurry of strikes. Bushi with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Titan with The Satellite DDT. Titan hits The Spinning GutBuster for a two count. Titan connects with The SpringBoard Double Foot Stomp to pickup the victory.

Winner: Titan via Pinfall 

Fourth Match: (2) Ryusuke Taguchi vs. (6) YOH In A NJPW Best Of The Super Jr. 29 A BLOCK Tournament Match 

Feeling out process after the bell rings. Yoh denies the single leg takedown. Yoh with a waist lock go-behind. Taguchi with a drop toe hold. Taguchi applies a side headlock. Yoh transitions into a hammerlock. Taguchi with a single leg takedown. Yoh applies The Cross-Arm-Breaker. Taguchi rolls Yoh over for a two count. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Taguchi applies a side headlock. Taguchi with clubbing hip smashes. Yoh drops down on the canvas. Yoh with the pass through. Taguchi holds onto the ropes. Yoh backflips over a clothesline from Taguchi. Taguchi matrix under a clothesline from Yoh. Taguchi kicks Yoh in the gut. Taguchi with a Running Leg Drop. Taguchi sweeps out the legs of Yoh. Taguchi plays to the crowd. Yoh with a drop toe hold. Yoh with a low dropkick. Yoh hammers down on the back of Taguchi’s neck. Yoh with a NeckBreaker for a two count. Yoh stomps on Taguchi’s chest. Taguchi with a knife edge chop. Taguchi kicks Yoh in the gut. Yoh reverses out of the irish whip from Taguchi. Yoh dodges The Hip Attack. Yoh hooks both legs for a two count.

Following a snap mare takeover, Yoh applies the bow and arrow stretch. Taguchi gets back to a vertical base. Yoh applies a double wrist lock. Taguchi breaks free with three hip smashes. Taguchi blocks a boot from Yoh. Taguchi with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Taguchi sends Yoh to the corner. Taguchi with a Cartwheel Hip Attack. Taguchi drops Yoh with The Running Bulldog for a two count. Taguchi goes for The Bomaye, but Yoh rolls him over for a two count. Yoh applies The Heel Hook. Taguchi responds with The Ankle Lock. Yoh transitions into a Knee Bar. Yoh dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. Yoh with Two German Suplex’s. Taguchi decks Yoh with a back elbow smash. Taguchi goes for The Hip Attack, but Yoh counters with The Atomic Drop. Yoh goes for The Five Star Clutch, but Taguchi counters with the double leg nelson for a two count. Yoh with an inside cradle for a two count. Rollup Exchange. Taguchi’s pants fall down. Taguchi ducks a clothesline from Yoh. Pass Through Exchange. Taguchi connects with The FrankenSteiner to pickup the victory.

Winner: Ryusuke Taguchi via Pinfall 

Fifth Match: (10) Ace Austin vs. (6) SHO In A NJPW Best Of The Super Jr. 29 A BLOCK Tournament Match

Sho attacks Austin before the bell rings. Sho stomps on Austin’s chest. Sho dumps Austin out of the ring. Sho grabs a chair. Austin with a forearm smash. Austin kicks Sho in the gut. Sho rakes the eyes of Austin. Sho with a double reverse hammer throw into the wall. Austin kicks Sho in the back. The referee snatches the chair away from Austin. Sho uses the BOSJ Trophy as a shield. Sho tells Austin to put down the chair. Austin stops Sho in his tracks. Austin punches Sho. Austin poses with the BOSJ Trophy. Sho delivers multiple chair shots. Sho applies a front face lock. Sho whips Austin into another wall. Austin gets back in the ring at the count of fourteen. Sho goes for an elbow drop, but Austin ducks out of the way.

Austin pulls Sho out of the ring. Austin slams Sho’s head on the ring apron. Austin with a Flying Boot. Austin showcases his agility on the apron. Austin blasts Sho with The PK. Austin hits The Soar To Glory. Austin rolls Sho back into the ring. Sho dodges The SpringBoard Windmill Kick. Austin with a Diving Corner Clothesline. Austin with clubbing corner clotheslines. Austin follows that with The SpringBoard Windmill Kick. Sho shoves the referee towards Austin. Austin drives his knee into the midsection of Sho. Austin with a knee lift. Austin with an Inside Out Slam. Austin connects with The House Of Cards. Austin goes for The Fold, but Sho throws him into the referee. Sho delivers the low blow. Sho nails Austin with the wrench. Sho calls for another referee. Sho goes into the cover for a two count. Sho makes Austin pass out to The Snake Bite.

Winner: SHO via Referee Stoppage 

– There was a cleaning/disinfecting intermission during this broadcast.

Sixth Match: (6) Wheeler Yuta vs. (4) Master Wato In A NJPW Best Of The Super Jr. 29 B BLOCK Tournament Match 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Yuta applies a hammerlock. Cravate Exchange. Wato brings Yuta down to the mat. Wato applies a rear chin lock. Yuta transitions into a hammerlock. Wato with two sharp elbow strikes. Wato drop steps into a side headlock. Wato grabs a side wrist lock. Yuta with a deep arm-drag. Yuta kicks Wato in the gut. Wato reverses out of the irish whip from Yuta. Yuta dives over Wato. Yuta goes for a Bodyslam, but Wato lands back on his feet. Standing Switch Exchange. Yuta sends Wato into the ropes. Yuta drops down on the canvas. Yuta leapfrogs over Wato. Wato lunges over Yuta. Wato with a Running Headscissors Takeover. Wato drives his elbow into the midsection of Yuta. Wato with a backhand. Wato with a Spinning Back Kick.

Wato kicks the left hamstring of Yuta. Wato with clubbing mid-kicks. Yuta decks Wato with a back elbow smash. Yuta starts bending Wato’s fingers. Yuta drops Wato with The Tornado Divorce Court. Yuta stomps on the midsection of Wato. Yuta hooks the outside leg for a two count. Yuta applies a wrist lock. Yuta kicks Wato in the chest. Yuta with an arm-ringer. Following a snap mare takeover, Yuta with a knee drop. Yuta stomps on the left elbow of Wato. Yuta kicks Wato in the back. Yuta applies a front face lock. Wato with forearm shivers. Wato goes for the irish whip, but his left shoulder gives out. Wato blocks The Arm-Ringer. Wato drops Yuta with a Leg Lariat. Wato scores the elbow knockdown. Wato kicks Yuta in the face.

Wato whips Yuta across the ring. Wato dropkicks Yuta to the floor. Wato lands The SomerSault Plancha. Wato rolls Yuta back into the ring. Wato with The SpringBoard Uppercut for a two count. Standing Switch Exchange. Wato with three sharp elbow strikes. Wato denies The German Suplex. Wato crawls under Yuta. Yuta grabs the left shoulder of Wato. Yuta applies an arm-bar. Wato hits The Recientemente for a two count. Wato goes for The TTD, but Yuta lands back on his feet. Yuta with an Inverted Atomic Drop. Yuta with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Wato escapes The Cattle Mutilation. Wato with The Rolling Crucifix for a two count. Yuta goes for The Cazadora Bulldog, but Wato counters with The Bridging German Suplex for a two count. Wato drags Yuta to the corner. Wato goes for The RPP, but Yuta ducks out of the way. Yuta hits The Pain Thriller for a two count. Yuta starts raining down 12×6 elbows. Yuta connects with The Seat Belt to pickup the victory.

Winner: Wheeler Yuta via Pinfall 

Seventh Match: (8) El Phantasmo vs. (6) TJ Perkins In A NJPW Best Of The Super Jr. 29 B BLOCK Tournament Match 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Hammerlock Exchange. Phantasmo with a drop toe hold. Front Face Lock Exchange. Phantasmo takes control of the left arm of Perkins. Perkins scores the ankle pick. Perkins with a pinning combination for a two count. Test Of Strength. Perkins with a back heel trip. Perkins applies a top wrist lock. Phantasmo with a single leg takedown. Phantasmo grapevines the legs of Perkins. Phantasmo goes for The Bow and Arrow Stretch, but Perkins counters with a crossbody block for a one count. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Back to the collar and elbow tie up. Phantasmo with an arm-ringer. Phantasmo grabs a side wrist lock. Perkins with a Headscissors Takeover. Headscissors Neck Lock Exchange. Perkins with the handstand escape. Perkins applies The Stump Puller. Perkins with a short piledriver.

Phantasmo reverses out of the irish whip from Perkins. Phantasmo cartwheels around the ring. Perkins kicks Phantasmo in the face. Phantasmo sends Perkins to the corner. Phantasmo struts around the ring. Perkins with another Headscissors Takeover. Phantasmo regroups on the outside. Perkins mocks Phantasmo. Perkins avoids the leg sweep. Perkins kicks Phantasmo in the gut. Perkins goes for The Tornado DDT, but Phantasmo counters with a Vertical Suplex on the floor. Phantasmo rolls Perkins back into the ring. Phantasmo with The Delayed Vertical Suplex for a one count. Phantasmo drives his knee into the midsection of Perkins. Phantasmo with a Double Knee GutBuster for a two count. Perkins denies The CR II. Perkins applies a waist lock. Perkins with two toe kicks. Phantasmo slaps Perkins in the chest. Perkins denies The Old School Back Rake. Perkins with a Slingshot Dropkick on the ring apron. Perkins rolls Phantasmo back into the ring.

Phantasmo avoids The Mamba Splash. Perkins dives over Phantasmo. Perkins hits The Tornado DDT for a two count. Phantasmo denies The Final Cut. Phantasmo goes for The UFO, but Perkins lands back on his feet. Perkins applies The Octopus Stretch. Perkins goes for a Sunset Flip, but Phantasmo lands back on his feet. Phantasmo goes for The CR II, but Perkins counters with a jackknife hold for a two count. Phantasmo with a knife edge chop. Phantasmo swats away The Spinning Back Kick from Perkins. Phantasmo with a Step Up Enzuigiri. Perkins blocks The Sudden Death. Perkins ducks a clothesline from Phantasmo. Perkins with a SpringBoard Forearm Smash. Phantasmo has Perkins perched on the top turnbuckle. Perkins goes back to The Octopus Stretch. Perkins transitions into The Pinoy Stretch. Phantasmo uses his feet to create separation. Phantasmo blocks The Final Cut. Rollup Exchange. Phantasmo connects with The CR II to pickup the victory.

Winner: El Phantasmo via Pinfall 

Eight Match: (6) Robbie Eagles vs. (8) El Lindaman In A NJPW Best Of The Super Jr. 29 B BLOCK Tournament Match 

Collar and Elbow Tie Up. Lindaman applies a waist lock. Lindaman transitions into a front face lock. Lindaman with a single leg takedown. Lindaman applies a leg lock. Lindaman grabs a side headlock. Eagles whips Lindaman across the ring. Lindaman drops Eagles with a shoulder tackle. Eagles drops down on the canvas. Eagles leapfrogs over Lindaman. Lindaman punches Eagles in the ribs. Lindaman goes for a Hip Toss, but Eagles counters with a roll through basement dropkick. Eagles applies a wrist lock. Greco Roman Knuckle Lock. Lindaman denies The Satellite Arm-Drag. Lindaman kicks Eagles in the gut. Lindaman sends Eagles to the corner. Eagles kicks Lindaman in the face. Lindaman with The Air Raid Crash. Lindaman with a running elbow smash. Lindaman has Eagles sitting on the middle rope. Lindaman with a Leaping NeckBreaker for a one count. Eagles kicks out of multiple pinning predicaments. Lindaman applies a rear chin lock. Lindaman ducks a clothesline from Eagles. Lindaman with a forearm shot across the back of Eagles. Lindaman sweeps out the legs of Eagles.

Lindaman with an elevated dropkick. Eagles with heavy bodyshots. Lindaman punches Eagles in the back. Eagles blocks The Vertical Suplex. Lindaman kicks Eagles in the chest. Eagles ducks under two clotheslines from Lindaman. Eagles with a Running Headscissors Takeover. Eagles with a Spinning Heel Kick. Eagles pops back on his feet.  Eagles with a Flying Mid-Kick. Eagles with a Corner Meteora. Lindaman avoids The Shotgun Meteora. Lindaman applies a waist lock. Eagles stomps on the left foot of Lindaman. Short-Arm Reversal by Lindaman. Lindaman with a judo takedown. Lindaman drops Eagles with The DDT. Forearm Exchange. Eagles kicks the left hamstring of Lindaman. Lindaman with The Rolling Elbow. Eagles kicks Lindaman in the face. Lindaman with a running elbow smash. Eagles reverses out of the irish whip from Lindaman. Lindaman holds onto the ropes. Lindaman kicks Eagles in the face.

Eagles with a Tiger Feint Kick. Lindaman catches Eagles in mid-air. Eagles fights out of the fireman’s carry position. Standing Switch Exchange. Lindaman decks Eagles with a back elbow smash. Lindaman punches Eagles in the back. Lindaman goes for a German Suplex, but Eagles lands back on his feet. Eagles with a Spinning Back Kick. Eagles hits The Asai DDT for a two count. Eagles drags Lindaman to the corner. Eagles stomps on the left knee of Lindaman. Eagles goes for The 450 Splash, but Lindaman ducks out of the way. Lindaman with The Exploder Suplex into the red turnbuckle pad. Lindaman with The Kumagoroshi for a two count. Eagles denies The German Suplex. Lindaman denies The Ron Miller Special. Eagles rolls Lindaman over for a two count. Lindaman with an inside cradle for a two count. Eagles with The Roundhouse Kick. Eagles SuperKicks Lindaman. Lindaman dodges The Spinning Enzuigiri. Standing Switch Exchange. Lindaman with a back elbow smash. Eagles connects with The Turbo Backpack for a two count. Eagles makes Lindaman tap out to The Ron Miller Special.

Winner: Robbie Eagles via Submission  

Ninth Match: (6) Hiromu Takahashi vs. (8) Alex Zayne In A NJPW Best Of The Super Jr. A BLOCK Tournament Match 

Misfired Clotheslines after the bell rings. Zayne avoids The SuperKick. Takahashi dodges the low head kick. That leads us to a quick standoff in the center of the ring. Zayne drops Takahashi with a shoulder tackle. Zayne goes for a SpringBoard Double Knee Drop, but Takahashi rolls him over for a two count. Zayne scores the ankle pick. Zayne spins Takahashi around on the ring apron. Zayne with a sharp knee strike. Zayne with a SomerSault Leg Drop. Zayne rolls Takahashi back into the ring. Zayne with The Slingshot Senton. Zayne with a Corkscrew Senton Splash for a two count. Zayne punches Takahashi in the back. Zayne repeatedly stomps on the left hamstring of Takahashi. Zayne with an elbow drop on the left knee of Takahashi. Zayne applies a leg lock. Takahashi grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Zayne with a forearm smash. Zayne rams his boot across the left knee of Takahashi. Chop Exchange.

Zayne applies a rear chin lock. Takahashi with elbows into the midsection of Zayne. Zayne goes back to the rear chin lock. Zayne with a forearm smash. Zayne side steps Takahashi into the ropes. Takahashi with a Headscissors Takeover. Takahashi side steps Zayne into the turnbuckle pad. Takahashi with a corner clothesline. Following a snap mare takeover, Takahashi with a basement dropkick. Takahashi with a flying dropkick off the apron. Takahashi rolls Zayne back into the ring. Takahashi with The Shotgun Dropkick for a two count. Zayne blocks The Vertical Suplex. Zayne goes for The Baja Blast, but Takahashi lands back on his feet. Zayne avoids The PK. Zayne with a low head kick. Zayne with a running elbow smash. Zayne puts Takahashi on the top turnbuckle. Zayne slaps Takahashi in the chest. Takahashi shoves Zayne off the top turnbuckle.

Zayne with The Leaping FrankenSteiner for a two count. Zayne with two forearm smashes. Zayne decks Takahashi with a back elbow smash. Takahashi holds onto the ropes. Takahashi sends Zayne to the apron. Takahashi SuperKicks Zayne. Takahashi hits The Sunset Bomb on the floor. Takahashi rolls Zayne back into the ring. Misfired Clotheslines. Zayne denies The D. Zayne PowerBombs Takahashi for a two count. Zayne goes for The Taco Driver, but Takahashi lands back on his feet. Takahashi ducks a clothesline from Zayne. Takahashi with The Cazadora Flatliner. Takahashi with a Running Lariat for a two count. Zayne denies The Victory Royal. Takahashi SuperKicks Zayne. Takahashi drops Zayne with The Victory Royal. Zayne responds with The Baja Blast. Zayne with a back elbow smash. Takahashi SuperKicks Zayne. Zayne with a Pop Up Knee Strike. Zayne goes for The Taco Driver, but Takahashi counters with The D. Zayne goes for a PowerBomb, but Takahashi lands back on his feet. Takahashi nails Zayne with The Stunner. Takahashi makes Zayne tap out to The D.

Winner: Hiromu Takahashi via Submission 

Tenth Match: (8) El Desperado vs. (6) Douki In A NJPW Best Of The Super Jr. B BLOCK Tournament Match 

Forearm Exchange. Chop Exchange. Second Forearm Exchange. Douki with a throat thrust. Desperado thrust kicks the midsection of Douki. Desperado uppercuts Douki. Douki ducks a clothesline from Desperado. Douki with a running clothesline. Douki with a NeckBreaker. Desperado exits the ring. Douki sends Desperado face first into the steel ring post. Douki stomps on Desperado’s chest. Douki rolls Desperado back into the ring. Douki hammers down on the back of Desperado’s neck. Douki applies the cravate. Following a snap mare takeover, Douki applies a rear chin lock. Douki transitions into the sitting abdominal stretch. Douki rolls Desperado over for a two count. Douki applies the headscissors neck lock. Desperado attacks the midsection of Douki. Douki repeatedly slaps Desperado in the face. Desperado with forearm shivers. Douki rakes the eyes of Desperado. Desperado clings onto the middle rope.

Douki drives his knee into the midsection of Desperado. Short-Arm Reversal by Desperado. Desperado rakes the eyes of Douki. Short-Arm Reversal by Douki. Douki with a NeckBreaker. Desperado regroups on the outside. Douki stomps on Desperado’s chest. Misfired Bodyslams. Douki kicks Desperado in the gut. Douki drops Desperado with The DDT on the floor. Desperado dropkicks Douki off the ring apron. Desperado with a Flying Cannonball Senton through the ropes. Desperado bodyslams Douki on the floor. Douki gets back in the ring at the count of nineteen. Desperado is choking Douki with his boot. Desperado stomps on Douki’s face. Desperado with a Belly to Back Suplex for a two count. Douki with a forearm smash. Desperado drives his knee into the midsection of Douki. Desperado sends Douki to the corner. Desperado blocks a boot from Douki. Desperado kicks the left hamstring of Douki. Desperado with The Dragon Screw Leg Whip.

Desperado applies The Indian Death Lock. Douki with two overhand chops. Desperado punches Douki. Desperado bridges his back for added pressure. Douki grabs the bottom rope which forces the break. Desperado stomps on the left knee of Douki. Desperado with a knee kick. Douki denies The Knee Crusher. Douki hammers down on the back of Desperado’s neck. Desperado dodges The Step Up Enzuigiri. Desperado applies Numero Dos. Douki scrambles to the bottom rope which forces the break. Desperado stands on the left knee of Douki. Desperado toys around with Douki. Douki with two forearm smashes. Desperado goes for Guitarra de Angel, but Douki lands back on his feet. Douki starts favoring his left knee. Douki kicks Desperado in the face. Douki with The Missile Dropkick. Douki with a corner clothesline. Douki follows that with a basement dropkick. Douki with The Leaping DDT for a two count. Desperado denies The Swinging Northern Lights Suplex.

Desperado applies a waist lock. Douki decks Desperado with a back elbow smash. Desperado goes for The Spear, but Douki counters with The Italian Stretch No. 32. Desperado puts his foot on the middle rope which forces the break. Douki goes for The Day Break, but Desperado counters with a Vertical Suplex. Desperado hits The Guitarra de Angel for a two count. Douki with desperation up kicks. Desperado drops his weight on the left leg of Douki. Douki denies Numero Dos. Desperado stomps on the left knee of Douki. Third Forearm Exchange. Desperado goes for Pinche Loco, but Douki counters with The Sunset Flip for a two count. Douki goes back to The Italian Stretch No. 32. Desperado puts his foot on the bottom rope which forces the break. Douki turns The Suicide Dive into a Tornado DDT on the concrete floor. Douki rolls Desperado back into the ring. Douki connects with The Day Break for a two count. Douki reapplies The Italian Stretch No. 32. Desperado with an Inverted Dragon Screw Leg Whip. Desperado makes Douki tap out to Numero Dos.

Winner: El Desperado via Submission 

Updated A BLOCK Standings 

1.) Taiji Ishimori 5-2

2.) Ace Austin 5-2

3.) SHO 4-3

4.) Hiromu Takahashi 4-3

5.) Alex Zaynee 4-3

6.) YOH 3-4

7.) Clark Connors 3-3

8.) Francesco Akira 3-3

9.) Ryusuke Taguchi 2-5

10.) Yoshinobu Kanemaru 2-5

Updated B BLOCK Standings 

1.) El Phantasmo 5-2

2.) El Desperado 5-2

3.) Robbie Eagles 4-3

4.) El Lindaman 4-3

5.) Wheeler Yuta 4-3

6.) Douki 3-4

7.) TJ Perkins 3-4

8.) Bushi 3-4

9.) Master Wato 2-5

10.) Titan 2-5

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Author: Josh Lopez