Browsing: Best of the Super Juniors 27

The second series match of the night saw “Way to the Grand Master” Master Wato face CHAOS member “Sniper of the Skies” Robbie Eagles. Both Wato and Eagles were coming off victories during their opening match of the campaign.

The first series match of the night saw New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) Noge Dojo Young Lion Yuya Uemura face former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) member Bushi. Both Uemura and Bushi were unable to win their opening matches of the tournament.

The marquee match of the event and fifth BOSJ 27 match of the card saw reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Bullet Club member “Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori face former three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and BOSJ 25 (2018) winner “Time Bomb” Hiromu Takahashi.

The eighth match of the event and the fourth BOSJ 27 match of the card saw two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and BOSJ 19 (2012) winner, “Funky Weapon” Ryusuke Taguchi take on Suzuki-Gun member El Desperado.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) Noge Dojo Young Lion, Yuya Uemura makes his Best of the Super Juniors debut due to Suzuki-Gun member “Heel Master” Yoshinobu Kanemaru having to vacate his spot in the tournament due to a knee injury. 

Suzuki-Gun member Douki enters his second Best of the Super Juniors tournament, after making his New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) debut during BOSJ 26. While only securing two points during last year’s campaign, Douki hopes Best of the Super Juniors 27 (BOSJ 27) brings him better results.

Former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Best of the Super Juniors 19 (2012) winner “Funky Weapon” Ryusuke Taguchi enters his 15th consecutive BOSJ tournament in Best of the Super Juniors 27 (BOSJ 27).

“Way to the Grandmaster” Master Wato makes his Best of the Super Juniors debut during Best of the Super Juniors 27 (BOSJ 27). Master Wato officially returned from his over two-year excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) in July of this year, continuing his path as one of the youngest New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) roster members.

One-half of the reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions (w/Yoshinbou Kanemaru) and Suzuki-Gun member; El Desperado comes into Best of the Super Juniors 27 (BOSJ 27) on the outside looking in.

Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) member Bushi comes into Best of the Super Juniors 27 (BOSJ 27) needing to regain the form he had when he won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship back on September 17, 2016 during Destruction in Tokyo.