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We’re rounding the final turn of this year’s Best of The Super Juniors tournament as it pulls into Kagoshima for…

Former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion (w/reigning two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion “Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori), former Revolution Pro Wrestling [RevPro] Undisputed British Cruiserweight Champion, Bullet Club member, and Super J Cup 2019 winner El Phantasmo [ELP] enters the tournament with hopes of repeating as golden jacket trophy winner.

Lio Rush, who had a shaky start to his 2020 campaign with being released from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) as ‘cost-cutting’ measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the company later turning massive profits during the health disaster. That difficult situation followed Lio Rush having a public disagreement with Mark Henry, who seemingly threatened to have him blacklisted on several occasions.

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.

The third series match of the event saw former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and BOSJ 19 (2012) “Funky Weapon” Ryusuke Taguchi face former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) member Bushi.

With just three nights of action left in this year’s Best of the Super Juniors tournament, it’s safe to say…

The opening series match of the event saw reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Bullet Club member “Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori battle NJPW Noge Dojo Young Lion Yuya Uemura.

We’re nearing the end of this year’s Best of The Super Juniors, and the finals are starting to look a…

The third series match of the event saw former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and BOSJ 19 winner “Funky Weapon” Ryusuke Taguchi (1-1) [2 points] take on “Way to the Grand Master” Master Wato (2-0) [4 points]. Taguchi was coming off a November 18th loss to reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and Bullet Club member “Bone Soldier” Taiji Ishimori, while Wato defeated CHAOS member “Sniper of the Skies” Robbie Eagles on the same night.

It’s time for Night Five for this year’s Best Of Super Juniors tournament, and the middle of a tournament is…