NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1)
2016-05-21
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185 min
Beginning this Saturday, May 21st, New Japan Pro Wrestling will begin their annual Best of the Super Juniors Tournament, which started way back in 1988. Two blocks of eight wrestlers compete in a series of singles matches. The top two competitors from each block advance to the Semi-Finals and face off, before the winners of those matches meet in the finals. The winner of the entire thing earns himself a shot at the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship. This year’s tournament runs from 5/21 until 6/7.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Kyle Greenwood | Kyle O'Reilly | Unowned |
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Yujiro Kushida | KUSHIDA | Unowned |
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Ryusuke Taguchi | Unowned | |
 |
Matthew Joseph Korklan | Matt Sydal | Unowned |
 |
Keiji Takayama | Gedo | Unowned |
 |
Tetsuya Shimizu | BUSHI | Unowned |
 |
John R. Rivera | Rocky Romero | Unowned |
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David Stephen Finlay III | Unowned | |
 |
Hirooki Goto | Unowned | |
 |
Kazuchika Okada | Unowned | |
 |
Tetsuya Naito | Unowned | |
 |
Seiya Sanada | SANADA | Unowned |
 |
Takaaki Watanabe | EVIL | Unowned |
 |
Fale Simitaitoko | Bad Luck Fale | Unowned |
 |
Steven Owens | Unowned | |
 |
Tyson Smith | Kenny Omega | Unowned |
 |
Yujiro Takahashi | Unowned | |
 |
Mitsuhide Hirasawa | Captain New Japan | Unowned |
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Hiroshi Tanahashi | Unowned | |
 |
Trevor Mann | Ricochet | Unowned |
 |
Naofumi Yamamoto | Yoshitatsu | Unowned |
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Jamie White | Unowned | |
 |
Joseph Robinson | Juice Robinson | Unowned |
 |
Katsuyori Shibata | Unowned | |
 |
Keiichi Yamada | Unowned | |
 |
Yoshihiro Yamazaki | Tiger Mask | Unowned |
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Yuji Nagata | Unowned | |
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Robert Anthony Fish | Unowned | |
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Satoshi Kojima | Unowned | |
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Ramón Rivera | Volador Jr. | Unowned |
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Gregory Marasciulo | Beretta | Unowned |
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Tomohiro Ishii | Unowned | |
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William Ospreay | Unowned | |
 |
Nobuo Yoshihashi | YOSHI-HASHI | Unowned |