Browsing: Best Of The Super Juniors

Douki and Uemura were already eliminated from contention to compete in the BOSJ 27 Finals, due to both coming into the contest without a victory during their campaigns. However, they showed a great deal of fighting spirit, neither wishing to relent to the other.

The headline match of the evening saw a prelude to the marquee match for Wrestle Kingdom 15 Night One on January 4th as the Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) team of reigning IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental ‘Double Champion’ Tetsuya Naito and former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Bushi took on former IWGP Intercontinental Champion and G1 Climax 30 winner “Golden Star” Kota Ibushi and “Way to the Grand Master” Master Wato.

The second marquee match showcased the BOSJ 27 Finals between former three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, BOSJ 25 (2015) winner, and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) member “Time Bomb” Hiromu Takahashi against Suzuki-Gun member El Desperado.

Hiromu came into the match after a victory over NJPW Noge Dojo Young Lion Yuya Uemura on November 25th, while Eagles dropped the fall to reigning two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Bullet Club member “Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori on the same night.

The headline series match of the event saw reigning two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Bullet Club member “Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori take on former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) member Bushi.

The match saw the quickness and kicking ability of Wato take on the power and submission ability of Sho. Wato proved he could hang at the top of the Junior Heavyweight division, giving Sho a stiff challenge and absorbing his opponents’ physical offense.

It was a swing match for Desperado, who could keep pace with the top of the BOSJ 27 table if he were able to capture the victory over his unit mate. However, the much improved Douki, who has seen his form grow exponentially over the past 18 months was able to give Desperado all that he could handle.

Despite being the massive underdog, and not expected to win a match throughout his BOSJ 27 campaign, Uemura came out with fire. He gave the veteran some issues early on during the match but didn’t have the experience to string together his offense.

The marquee series match of the event saw Suzuki-Gun member El Desperado take on CHAOS member “High Voltage” Sho in a match El Desperado needed to win to keep his BOSJ 27 Finals hopes alive.

The headline series match of the event saw reigning two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Bullet Club member “Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori took on CHAOS member “Sniper of the Skies” Robbie Eagles. With Eagles coming in with a (2-2) [4 points] record, defeating Ishimori was a must for him to keep his BOSJ 27 Finals hopes alive.