Will El Inmortal stay numero uno?

As Best of the Super Juniors enters the second half, one man stands alone at 5-0 and that’s Titan! Will he be unstoppable even into round six?

OFFICIAL RESULTS

• Toru Yano & Tatsuya Matsumoto VS Daisuke Sasaki & Masatora Yasuda; Daisuke & Yasuda win.
• El Desperado & Tiger Mask VS Jakob Austin Young & Zane Jay; Jakob & Zane win.
• Taiji Ishimori & Gedo VS Robbie Eagles & Ryohei Oiwa; Eagles & Oiwa win.
• Six Man Tag: KUSHIDA, YOH & HYO VS SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dick Togo; Kushida, Yoh & Hyo win.
• Best of the Super Juniors 33 A Block: Francesco Akira VS Daiki Nagai; Akira wins.
• Best of the Super Juniors 33 A Block: Master Wato VS Valiente Jr; Wato wins.
• Best of the Super Juniors 33 A Block: Kosei Fujita VS Ryusuke Taguchi; Fujita wins.
• Best of the Super Juniors 33 A Block: Titan VS Robbie X; Robbie wins.
• Best of the Super Juniors 33 A Block: Jun Kasai VS Nick Wayne; Kasai wins.

PLAY BY PLAY

Here are the current A Block standings!

Titan: 5-0, 10 points
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-2, 6 points
Jun Kasai: 3-2, 6 points
Nick Wayne: 3-2, 6 points
Master Wato: 3-2, 6 points
Robbie X: 2-3, 4 points
Kosei Fujita: 2-3, 4 points
Francesco Akira: 2-3, 4 points
Valiente Jr: 2-3, 4 points
Daiki Nagai: 0-5, 0 points [ELIMINATED]

Best of the Super Juniors 33 A Block: Francesco Akira VS Daiki Nagai!

The Crown of Fire is still burning, even at 2-3. The Unbound Young Lion is in worse shape, given he’s mathematically out of luck. Will Daiki start his role as playoff spoiler tonight? Or will he be conquered by the United Empire?

The moment he’s in the ring, Akira shoves Daiki! Daiki shoves Akira, the ref has them back off, and the bell rings. Both men run up, but Akira dodges Daiki’s dropkick. Akira says he’s too smart for Daiki, then he stands Daiki up to CHOP! Akira whips corner to corner, then LARIATS! Akira says Daiki is nothing but a Young Lion! Akira fires forearms, then runs, but Daiki follows to LARIAT! Daiki sits Akira down, goes corner to corner, and HYDRAULIC DROPKICKS! The fans fire up as Daiki puts Akira in the drop zone, then climbs up the corner. But Akira rolls away, so Daiki hops down. Daiki goes outside, then speeds up to SHOTGUN Akira down!

The fans fire up for Daiki as he gets the better of Akira there. Daiki KICKS Akira, SMACKS him off the apron, then stalks Akira, Daiki puts Akira in the ring, stalks him, then stomps him again. Daiki slaps Akira around, eggs him on, but Akira winds up to ROCK Daiki! Daiki UPPERCUTS Akira! Daiki runs, but into a CALF KICK! Akira hurries to TOSS Daiki out, then goes out to snap suplex to the floor! The fans rally for Daiki but Akira rains down forearms! Akira taunts the fans, “Who’s Nagai, huh?!” Akira storms around while the fans still cheer Daiki on. Akira puts Daiki in, cocky covers, TWO! Daiki toughs it out but Akira kicks him around.

Akira stands Daiki up but Daiki fires forearms! Akira ROCKS Daiki, then scoops to SLAM! Cover, TWO! Akira steps over to STANDING MOONSAULT! Kneeling cover, TWO! Akira is annoyed, but he grabs Daiki’s legs and turns him over! The fans rally for Daiki as he endures! Daiki fights his way around, reaches out, and he makes the ROPEBREAK! The fans cheer while Akira lets go. Akira eggs the fans on in chanting for Daiki, then kicks him around. Akira CHOPS Daiki, CHOPS again, then eggs him on. Daiki CHOPS Akira! The fans cheer, but Akira nods. Akira CHOPS Daiki down! Akira paces around Daiki while talking more trash.

Akira drags Daiki up, back suplexes, but Daiki lands out! Akira kicks low, then runs, but Daiki POUNCES! A shoutout to Clark Connors with that almost Jeep Flipper move! Daiki brings Akira up, ROCKS him, then whips. Akira reverses but Daiki RANAS! The fans fire up as Akira tumbles out. Daiki then PLANCHAS and down goes Akira! The fans fire up with Daiki as he gets Akira in the ring. The fans rally as Daiki climbs up, up, and MISSILE DROPKICKS! Akira tumbles away but Daiki is right on him! Daiki has the legs but Akira kicks and kicks until he’s free. Akira staggers, but Daiki SPINE- NO, Akira fights off the spinebuster!

Akira turns Daiki, backslides, TWO! Daiki stands, Akira wheelbarrows, STOMP 182! The fans rally for Daiki but Akira shakes his head. Akira drags Daiki around, puts him under the ropes, CATAPULT GUILLOTINE! Akira then drags Daiki to a cover, TWO! The fans cheer as Daiki survives, but Akira just grows annoyed with the Young Lion. Akira drags Daiki to center, drags him up, and ROCKS him with a right hand. The ref reprimands but Akira just soaks up heat. Akira drags Daiki up, CLUBS him down, then reels him in. Daiki fights the clinch, so Akira DECKS him! Akira shouts at Daiki to show him where that War Dogs spirit is!

Daiki fires a forearm, but it does nothing! Akira mockingly says bravo! So Daiki CHOPS! Akira ROCKS Daiki, Daiki ROCKS Akira, repeat! Daiki fires forearms, but Akira nods as he comes back to fire more forearms! Daiki spins to CHOP! The fans fire up again but Akira runs up, into a CHOP! Daiki has Akira in a corner, whips corner to corner, but Akira reverses. Akira runs up, but into a BOOT! Daiki runs up, tilt-o-whirl and DDT! The fans fire up while both men are down! Akira bails out, but Daiki builds speed! But ZANE JAY stands in the way! So Daiki SHOTGUNS him down! Daiki builds speed again, and DIVES! Down goes Zane!

Akira avoids disaster thanks to Zane, but the fans still cheer Daiki on. Akira drags Daiki up and POSTS him! Akira then puts Daiki in the ring, brings Daiki up, SPEEDFIRE! Cover, TWO?!?! Daiki survives and shocks Akira! The fans fire up again but Akira is on Daiki again. Akira chicken wings, lifts, but Daiki fires elbows to get free! But Akira ENZIGIRIS! Akira vows to end this, TIGER GERM- NO, Daiki victory rolls through, TWO!! Akira escapes, but then Daiki SPINEBUSTERS! And BOSTON CRAB!! The fans are fired up for Daiki as he bends Akira back! Akira fights, crawls, but Daiki drags him back to center!

The fans rally up for Daiki harder and harder, but Akira still makes the ROEPBREAK! Daiki lets go in frustration but the fans cheer him on. Daiki drags Akira up, scoops him, and SLAMS him! Daiki roars, the fans are with him, and Daiki climbs the corner. Daiki takes a little too long and Akira ROCKS him first! Akira says no, you don’t! Akira climbs up to join Daiki, but Daiki fires body shots! And a HEADBUTT! Akira flounders, but he’s so far away! Daiki says here goes! DIVING HEADBUTT FLOPS as Akira dodges! Akira then BUZZSAWS! Akira says this is the end, and he drags Daiki up, just to SMACK him off the mat!

Akira SMACKS Daiki off the mat again, and again! Then Akira drags Daiki up, and tells Daiki he’s just a trash Young Lion! But Daiki SPITS at him! And SLAPS him! The fans fire up as Daiki is still fighting! BUZZSAW again!! Akira dribbles Daiki’s head off the mat! The ref stops Akira, he checks on Daiki, but Akira won’t let the ref call this! Daiki rises up slowly, but Akira clamps onto him first! Akira sits Daiki up, just for NOVA FIREBALL!! Cover, Akira wins!

Winner: Francesco Akira, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Daiki earns 0)

Akira mocks the fans crying over Daiki, but Daiki still did a lot better than Akira is giving him credit for. Is there still hope for the Young Lion to win one yet? Will it not matter as the Crown of Fire blazes his trail through the block?

Best of the Super Juniors 33 A Block: Master Wato VS Valiente Jr!

The Way to the Grandmaster looked very mighty after defeating Kosei Fujita in the previous round, but don’t count The Valiant One out just because he got burned by the Crown of Fire. Will Valiente fight his way back up the block? Or will Wato ride this wave of momentum?

The bell rings and the fans rally up. The two circle, feel things out, then tie up. They fight for control, Wato waistlocks, and he SLAMS Valiente. Wato flips Valiente over but Valiente kips up and arm-drags Wato away. The fans cheer as things keep moving, and Wato trips Valiente to roll him, but Valiente arm-drags again. Valiente sweeps, covers, ONE! Wato sweeps, covers, ONE! DOUBLE DROPKICKS cancel out, and the fans cheer as both men kip up. Wato and Valiente reset, and Valiente throws off his armbands already. They RAM, Wato runs but Valiente drops down. Valient hurdles, Wato leaps over, and then ducks ‘n’ dodges to RANA!

The fans cheer while Valiente tumbles out, and Wato builds speed. But Valiente slides in! Valiente RANAS and now Wato tumbles out! Valiente then builds speed, and he FLIES! Down goes Wato and the fans fire up again! The fans cheer “Lucha Libre!” then rally up as Valiente stands. Valiente brings Wato up, puts him in the ring, then covers, TWO! Wato survives and the fans rally up again. Valiente steps through for a spinning toehold! Then he shoves Wato down, and STOMPS the leg! Wato clutches the knee but Valiente keeps on him, standing cover. Wato keeps his shoulder up, Valiente argues with the ref, but Wato CHOPS!

Valiente puts Wato on the ropes to CHOP in return! The fans rally while Wato sputters. Valiente whips Wato, Wato reverses, then Wato ELBOWS Valiente down! Valiente goes to a corner, Wato runs up and ELBOWS him! Then BULLDOG! The fans cheer, Wato covers, TWO! The fans rally as Wato fires up, and he brings Valiente up. Waito waistlocks but Valiente fires elbow after elbow. Wato still holds on, but Valiente spins free to CHOP! Valiente eggs Wato on, so Wato CHOPS back! The fans rally again, and Valiente CHOPS! Wato CHOPS! Repeat! The CHOPS keep going, but then Valiente SOBATS, KICKS, and ENZIGIRIS!

Valiente hooks Wato up, REVERSE OVERDRIVE! Cover, TWO! Wato survives but Valiente stays focused. Valiente drags Wato up, brings him around, but Wato swings! Valiente bobs ‘n’ weaves, even ducks a kick, to SOBAT! Valiente runs, but Wato scoops! Valiente flails free, shoves Wato, but Wato slips around, crucifix takedown, into RECIENTEMENTE! Cover, TWO!! Valiente survives that rough landing, but Wato just fires back up! Wato waistlocks, but Valiente wheelbarrows and rolls to SPLASH! Cover, TWO! Valiente brings Wato up, Wato fires body shots, but Valiente SUPERKICKS! Valiente clinches for a dip and COMPLETE SHOT! Cover, TWO!

The fans rally as Wato survives again, but Valiente drags him up and reels him in. Valiente tucks the arms, but Wato resists the double pump handle. Valiente still lifts Wato for the VALIANT- NO, Wato RANAS to a cover, TWO! Valiente is up, he SUPERKICKS again, then runs to tilt- NO, Wato stops the whirl for a T T D!! The fans fire up with Wato as he shouts out Tenzan here in his hometown! Wato then waistlocks, TSUTENKAKU! Bridging cover, Wato wins!

Winner: Master Wato, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Valiente earns 0)

Master Wato scores the win thanks to the move passed down to him from his mentor and Kyoto’s own, Hiroyoshi Tenzan! Will Wato continue to make Tenzan proud through the rest of this tournament? Is there still hope for Valiente to advance in this tournament?

Best of the Super Juniors 33 A Block: Kosei Fujita VS Ryusuke Taguchi!

The Might Don’t Kneel, but the Japanese Young Punk did stumble and fall against Wato. The Funky Weapon also fell when he couldn’t slay El Inmortal. But will Taguchi stay serious and stay up in the block? Or will Fujita remind us all why he’s The Best of the Super Juniors?

Fujita mocks Taguchi a bit with his entrance: Where Taguchi has the little mascot doll riding front and center in his waistband, Fujita has a bottle of hair gel with writing that says this match is a Hair VS Hair match. But not a traditional kind where someone ends up bald. Fujita posed the challenge the other day, the loser tonight must change their hairstyle for the next 69 days. Fujita is even coming his hair to make a point of his punk rock hairstyle, shaved tight on one side. Taguchi does his best to smooth his hair and make a side-part. The bell rings and Fujita runs up, but Taguchi dodges the dropkick! Then Taguchi steps over, LA MAGISTROL! TWO!!

Fujita almost got caught, but Taguchi rolls him up, TWO! Fujita bails out and the fans cheer. The fans rally up while Fujita sees Taguchi really is serious. Taguchi goes out after Fujita, but Fujita leads him around the back of the first section. Fujita says stay away but Taguchi keeps chase! They go back to the entryway, to the backstage area, and who knows after that! The ref reprimands, and now Fujita is chasing Taguchi?! How’d Fujita turn things around! They go around and around but then Fujita turns around and meets Taguchi for a CHOP! The fans cheer and Fujita smooths his hair. Fujita puts Taguchi in the ring, and he works to change Taguchi’s hair already!

The fans boo but Fujita shrugs that off. Fujita wrenches and whips Taguchi corner to corner, then runs up to CHOP! Fujita keeps moving, but Taguchi ducks a chop, slides outside, but Fujita chases him again! Then he catches up and CHOPS Taguchi down! Fujita has fans move aside, then he has Taguchi take a seat. Fujita gets space, runs back up, but Taguchi HIP ATTACKS first! The fans cheer as Fujita sits on a fan! Taguchi CHOPS Fujita! Fujita falls, Taguchi apologizes to the fan, then tells the others he can take their seats again. Taguchi puts Fujita in the ring, give a thumbs up, then brings Fujita up to wrench and wristlock.

Taguchi wrangles Fujita for a DOUBLE WRISTLOCK! Fujita endures, fights around, but Taguchi steps over to the ARMBAR! Fujita kicks, kicks, and makes the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets Fujita go, but Taguchi clamps onto the arm again. Taguchi kneels on the arm while he bends it, then he stands Fujita up. Taguchi whips, Fujita reverses, but Taguchi dropkicks the leg out! Then OH MY GAH ANKLE!! Fujita scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Taguchi lets go reluctantly, but then he stands on the leg. Taguchi drags Fujita up, but Fujita ROCKS him! Taguchi ROCKS Fujita, repeat! They go back and forth, then Fujita CHOPS!

Fujita runs up, but Taguchi blocks the chop! Then he snapmares Fujita, ARMBAR, but Fujita stacks Taguchi! TWO, and the ARMBAR is back! But then Taguchi catches the leg to OH MY GAH ANKLE! Fujita kicks free, but Taguchi DROPKICKS the arm! Cover, TWO! But OH MY GAH ANKLE!! The fans rally while Fujita flails! Fujita reaches out, Taguchi drags him back, but Fujita CHOPS! Taguchi ENZIGIRIS! Then HIP- NO, Fujita catches Taguchi, stack shim, and pulls the tights! The cheeks are exposed, but Fujita wins!!

Winner: Kosei Fujita, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Taguchi earns 0)

Taguchi protests, because clearly, his tights are down! Fujita plays innocent, and he not only gets back in the win column, but Taguchi must now figure out some other hairstyle. Oh, wait, the hair gel! Fujita brings that over, and the fans cheer Taguchi on. Wait, that’s a lot of gel! Fujita gets his fingers in there, and he slicks Taguchi’s hair way back. Taguchi curses his failure as Fujita works to create a center part! And with bangs stuck on the forehead at that! Taguchi must now look like this for 69 days, will he ever live it down? Will Fujita be styling on the rest of his opponents from here until the finals?

Best of the Super Juniors 33 A Block: Titan VS Robbie X!

El Inmortal is the standalone 5-0 in this year’s tournament, but that could all change in an instant! God giveth and God taketh away, but will it be through the X Express? Or can Titan be more extreme than extreme?

Robbie offer a handshake, Titan wants the Unbound fist bump, so Robbie obliges. The fans cheer and the bell rings. The two circle, feel things out, tie up, then break. They tie up again, Titan wrenches, and wristlocks. Robbie rolls, handsprings, then wrenches back. Titan rolls, handsprings, and cartwheels to handspring again, then arm-drag! Titan sweeps, covers, ONE! Titan avoids Robbie’s sweep, Robbie avoids a kick, and DOUBLE DROPKICKS cancel out! They double kip up, RAM into each other, and both men fall, only to kip up again! The fans fire up as Titan and Robbie nod respect. They shake hands on it and reset.

The two feel out a knuckle lock, but then Titan SOBATS! Titan wrenches and whips Robbie, Robbie goes up and over, and Robbie handsprings away! Titan runs up, Robbie dodges, but then Titan goes up and over to handspring away! The fans fire up as things keep moving, but then Robbie stops at the ropes! Robbie cartwheels to dodge, then he NO HAND HANDSPRINGS to knock Titan down! And then Robbie springboards to MOONSAULT! Down goes Titan, and the fans fire up with Robbie! Robbie fist bumps with fans while they cheer him on. Robbie goes back to Titan, brings him up, and puts him in the ring. Robbie pushes Titan to a cover, TWO!

Titan shakes his head as he toughs it out, but Robbie ELBOWS him in the shoulder. Robbie stomps Titan, Titan gets a leg guard up, but Robbie still stomps through! Robbie drags Titan up, CHOPS, and Titan staggers back. Robbie brings Titan up but Titan CHOPS! Robbie eggs Titan on, Titan CHOPS again, but Robbie cravats to turn Titan, NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! The fans rally for Titan but Robbie stays cool. Robbie sits Titan up, chinbars for the neck wrench, but Titan endures. Robbie KNEES Titan in the back, then stalks him to ropes. Robbie waits on Titan and the fans rally up again. Robbie then brings Titan around to whip.

Titan grabs ropes, he BOOTS Robbie, then dodges to SOBAT! FRONT KICK! CALF KICK! Robbie flounders but Titan goes to the apron! Springboard and CROSSBODY! Then an DROPKICK! Robbie tumbles out, Titan builds speed, and Titan DIVES! Down goes Robbie but also a Young Lion! The fans fire up with Titan as he rises again. Titan KICKS Robbie in the side, then puts him in the ring. Titan springboards, DIVING BODY PRESS! Titan has to crawl back to the cover, TWO! But then Titan has the legs, steps through, but Robbie scrambles to the ROPEBREAK! Titan lets go of his incomplete Trailer Hitch, and the fans rally up again.

Titan stomps Robbie, then KICKS him in the back! Robbie snarls but Titan brings him to the ropes. Robbie blocks the whip, but Titan KCIKS a leg! Titan whisp to a corner now, but Robbie goes up and out to dodge! Robbie ROCKS Titan, throws him down, and SILVER BULLET SENTONS! Cover, TWO! Titan survives and the fans fire up while Robbie huffs ‘n’ puffs. Robbie drags Titan around, taunts him, then brings him up. Robbie has Titan in a straitjacket stretch, then hits a NECKBREAKER! Cover, TWO! Titan toughs it out but Robbie keeps on him. Robbie brings Titan around, but Titan fights the lift! Robbie CLUBS Titan on the neck!

Robbie CLUBS Titan again, then brings him up for a POWER- NO, Titan slips free, fires hands and kicks, SOBAT! Titan runs, but Robbie ROCKS him! Robbie whips, Titan reverses and TORNADO DDTS, but Robbie handsprings through! The fans fire up, and Robbie goes Matrix to dodge! BACKFLIP KICK! Robbie handsprings, but Titan stops the cutter, to then tornado- NO, Robbie pops free! But now Titan goes Matrix and CALF KICKS! The fans fire up while both men are down. Red Shoes starts a standing count and the fans rally harder. Both men are down at 5 of 10, then 7! But both men kip up at 8! The fans fire up again!

Titan and Robbie storm up, and they fire forearms back and forth! Titan ROCKS Robbie, eggs him on, but Robbie ROCKS Titan back! Titan SOBATS! Titan whips Robbie to the corner, then roars as he runs corner to corner! FRAME-OUT LARIAT! Robbie flops down, Titan hurries up top, and Titan aims, only for Robbie to go up after him! Titan shoves Robbie away, but Robbie comes back, HANDSPRING PELE KICK!! The fans fire up again while Titan dangles up top! Robbie turns Titan around before he climbs up after him. The fans rally again as Robbie goes to the very top! Titan fights with elbows and Robbie falls into the Tree of Woe!

The fans fire up as Titan aims, WOE STOMPS!! Cover, TWO! But Titan hooks the legs, turns Robbie over, TRAILER HITCH! Robbie endures as Titan puts on the pressure! Robbie crawls, reaches out, so Titan shifts around, and deathlock! LLAVE INMORTAL!! With the STRAITJACKET on top!! Robbie endures, fights, frees a hand, and has the ROPEBREAK!! The fans are thunderous while Titan lets Robbie go. Titan needs a little help undoing the leglock, but Robbie is still freed. The fans rally again as Titan waits on Robbie. Titan stomps Robbie, brings him around, then reels him in. Titan underhooks but Robbie fights the lift!

Robbie wrenches free, CHOPS Titan, and the fans fire up! Robbie runs, but Titan follows, TORNADO DDT! And then a roll through for a suplex, but Robbie knees free! FALLOUT DDT, and LAST CHANCERY!! Titan endures, even as Robbie shifts his grip! Robbie rolls through, deadlifts Titan, and LIGER BOMBS!! Cover, TWO!! Titan survives and the fans fire up again! Robbie drags Titan to a drop zone, goes up the corner, and X EX- NO, Robbie has to roll through as Titan moves! Titan then BOOTS, SOBATS, kicks, kicks, and WHEEL KICKS! Titan skins the cat to the top rope, and LA LANZA!! Cover, TWO!! Robbie survives and shocks Titan!

The fans fire up again as Titan pounds the mat. Titan hooks Robbie up, but Robbie cradles! TWO, and both men hurry to their feet! Titan runs in, Robbie dodges, DREAMCAST KICK! Robbie then hurries to run, handspring, and LETHAL INJECTION X!! Cover, TWO!!! Titan survives, but Robbie goes right up top! X EXPRESS!!! Cover, Robbie wins!!

Winner: Robbie X, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Titan earns 0)

Titan’s first loss and it was truly an epic! But one loss does not lose Titan a chance at the finals, will he simply make sure to be that much better next time? As for Robbie, he shows his amigo respect, and Titan obliges with another Unbound fist bump. Will this still be the X Block before the end of the rounds?

Best of the Super Juniors 33 A Block: Jun Kasai VS Nick Wayne!

Speaking of extreme, The Crazy Monkey proved he could get more extreme against Robbie X just last round, but he did have to escalate things quite literally. Meanwhile, the Prodigy is just a step behind after his win over Daiki Nagai. Who uses this main event as a major springboard towards the front of the block?

The moment Kasai is ringside, Nick FLIES out onto him! The fans fire up as Nick knocks Kasai down, and the bell rings to get this on record. Nick goes looking under the ring, but he stomps Kasai down first. Nick then brings out chair after chair, and the fans rally as he brings Kasai up. Red Shoes reprimands but Kasai fights the suplex. Kasai turns things around and he snap suplexes Nick onto the chairs! Kasai smirks as Nick did his work for him. Kasai CHUCKS a chair into Nick’s head! Red Shoes reprimands but Kasai fires the fans up. Kasai goes back to Nick, drags him up, and puts him in the ring.

Kasai fires the fans up again, and he DIGS something into Nick’s forehead! Is that the fork already?! Nick goes to a corner, but Kasai DECKS him! Kasai CHOKES Nick as he digs in his boot, Red Shoes counts, and Kasai lets off. Kasai says Red Shoes is a strict bastard, but then he stands Nick up for a HEADBUTT! Kasai whips Nick corner to corner, then climbs up to BITE Nick’s forehead! Red Shoes reprimands, Kasai stops and spits out the taste. Kasai then brings Nick up, snapmares, and lines up a shot to basement DROPKICK! Cover, TWO! Nick survives but Kasai still smiles. Kasai kicks Nick around, eggs him on, but Nick fires body shots!

Nick ROCKS Kasia, Kasai HEADBUTTS back! Kasai stands Nick up, reels him in, and PILEDRIVER! Nick sputters, Kasai covers, TWO! Nick toughs it out and the fans applaud again. Kasai paces, then he drags Nick up for a haymaker! Nick wobble but he fires back with forearms! Kasai just mocks Nick and SOBATS! And ENZIGIRIS! Kasai paces while Nick rises up. Nick fires forearms and CHOPS, but Kasai BITES Nick’s forehead! Then Kasai SPITS the taste at Red Shoes! Kasai runs, but into an UPPERCUT! The fans fire up while Kasai tumbles away. Nick runs in at Kasai, UPPERCUTS, then he snapmares Kasai.

Nick catches Kasai, cravats, ASAI DDT! Cover, TWO! Kasai is tougher than that but Nick stays cool. Nick goes outside, he climbs up the corner, and the fans rally up. But Kasai rises and he trips Nick up! Kasia then SHORYUKENS! Nick wobbles, Kasai climbs, and Kasai fires hands with Nick. The fans rally as the shots go back and forth, but then Kasai HEADBUTTS! That was pretty solid but Kasia just smiles again. The fans rally as Kasai brings Nick up, and calls his shot! SUPERPLEX! The fans cheer, Kasai covers, TWO! Kasai brings Nick around, ties up the arms, then turns Nick over, for a cross-arm stretch!

Nick endures as Kasai pulls on the arms, his leg as leverage, and Nick kicks around to a ROPEBREAK! Kasai lets go, then he brings Nick up. Kasai taunts AEW as he underhooks, but Nick wrenches free! SUPERKICK! Then Nick goes to full nelson! Kasai breaks the hold, but he RAMS Nick into Red Shoes! Nick apologizes, but now Kasai brings out the bamboo skewers! Nick dodges, then mule kicks! Nick takes the skewers, winds up, but Kasai blocks! Kasai LOW BLOWS, and then he HAMMERS the skewers into Nick’s head! The fans go nuts as Nick is the pineapple! Kasai runs, but Nick ROUNDHOUSES first! Kasai tumbles out, and Nick carefully pulls the skewers out of his head!

Nick fires up, and he scrapes the skewers against his chest as he “slashes his throat,” vowing to end this now! Nick then tosses the skewers up into the air to let them rain! Nick goes outside, looks under the ring, but decides to just confiscate the timekeeper’s table instead! Nick sets that up nearby, then puts Kasai on it. Nick rains down fists, then goes up a corner. The fans cheer as Nick takes aim, SUPER FROG SPLASH down through Kasai and the table!! The fans fire up while both men are down on the outside! Nick manages to crawl away, and Red Shoes is back up to tell him to get this in the ring. The fans rally as a ring count begins.

Both men are down at 5 of 20, then 10! Then 15! Nick leaps in at 16, but Kasai rises at 18! Kasai rolls in at 19! The fans cheer while Kasai grins at Nick. Nick gets a wild smile of his own, and the forearms start flying! Nick gets the edge, but then Kasai fires in return! Nick gives Kasai the kiss of death!? Handspring and- NO, Kasai dodge the lariat, but runs into a SPANISH FLY! Cover, TWO! Nick hasn’t finished this yet, and the fans rally up again. Nick smacks himself to get fired back up. The fans are dueling as Nick rises, and he goes up, up, and WAYNE’S- NO, Kasai catches Nick, spins him to a backslide, TWO! Kasai tucks the arms, JAY DRILLER!! Cover, TWO!!

Nick survives that “Sweet Chocolate,” but Kasai just revs the engine and runs the ropes! CRAZY LARIAT!! Cover, ONE?!?! Nick flounders, rises up, but Kasai scoops and SLAMS! Kasai blows snot on Nick, then goes to the corner. Kasai puts on his goggles and salutes! PEARL HARBOR SPLASH!!! Cover, TWO?!?! Nick survives again and Kasai is angry with Red Shoes! Kasai drags Nick up, reels him in, and tucks the arms, STRAIT- NO, Nick fights free to ROCK Kasai! Kasai ROCKS Nick! Nick ROCKS Kasai, Kasai ROCKS Nick, repeat! Nick vows to end it, but Kasia HEADBUTTS, HEADBUTTS, and kiss of death! STRAITJACKET PILEDRIVER!! Cover, Kasai wins!

Winner: Jun Kasai, by pinfall (gains 2 points; Nick earns 0)

Nick Wayne may be a prodigy, but nothing beats a combination like experience, toughness, and madness! Will Nick still have a shot at the semifinals now that he’s 3-3?

As for Kasai, he got the win with a little Stimulation, and as he gets the mic, he says (in English), “Stop the music!” Kasai has Nick hold on a moment. “You’re 20, right? I’m 52 this year. I’m old enough to be your dad, but I’m here beating the crap outta you. I see nothing wrong with that.  If you’re 20 or 51, it doesn’t matter. As of today, I have a new rival in you! Nick, thank you very much.” Kasai takes a deep bow to show his respect, then offers a fist bump. Nick steps forward, and he gives back the deep bow! The fans cheer this show of respect, and the two fist bump.

Kasai says wait, one more thing! Kasai’s son is older than Nick, but just made his debut last year. Kasai hopes his son and Nick can have one hell of a match some day. Now, as for himself, “Jun Kasai closing a NJPW main event is pretty wild, right? I’ll do it, though. Thank you all for coming today!” The fans cheer, and Kasai checks, “Wrestling is fun, right?” The fans cheer that! “It gets you fired up, right?” The fans cheer again! Kasai says he knows this is tough to hear, but he’ll say it. It’s Sunday! They gotta go to school and work tomorrow, huh? But it’s okay! With wrestling, they have the energy they need, right? The fans cheer that, too!

Kasai says there is a limit to how hard a human can try. For times like that, you just need some inspiration. If you ever need that inspiration, watch Jun Kasai! Look to him! Follow him! The fans cheer as Kasai shows his leathery, scarred, yet strong back! Will that very back carry the Junior Division as this Deathmatch junkie becomes the Best of the Super Juniors?

Here are the NEW A Block standings!

Titan: 5-1, 10 points
Jun Kasai: 4-2, 8 points
Nick Wayne: 3-3, 6 points
Master Wato: 4-2, 8 points
Robbie X: 3-3, 6 points
Kosei Fujita: 3-3, 6 points
Francesco Akira: 3-3, 6 points
Ryusuke Taguchi: 3-3, 6 points
Valiente Jr: 2-4, 4 points
Daiki Nagai: 0-6, 0 points [ELIMINATED]

My Thoughts:

Another great night for BOSJ, though some mostly expected outcomes. Daiki is still winless but again, his first victory will be a pivotal victory when it comes to determining the semifinals, or… It might just be in a do-nothing match against someone else that’s at the bottom. Well, I can’t really be sure of the latter, it’d be way more fun if Daiki won in a last minute upset. Anyway, Titan losing here was a little surprising, but not by too much, as Robbie X is great in his own right. And as I said in play by play, it really is just the one loss, Titan can still win a spot in the semifinals.

Great stuff with Taguchi and Fujita, it blended the funny and the serious, where Fujita needed a win anyway, and Taguchi getting stuck with a different hairstyle is pretty fun stuff. And great main event from Kasai VS Nick, though Kasai winning out makes a lot of sense. Nick is definitely a prodigy, but he’s not quite a main event winner yet. Very good promo from Kasai to give some shoot respect to Nick, and Kasai certainly makes a case for himself as a semifinalist now that he’s the standalone second place guy in this block.

My Score: 8.9/10