{"id":131183,"date":"2023-05-26T14:13:59","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=131183"},"modified":"2023-05-26T14:13:59","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T19:13:59","slug":"njpw-best-of-the-super-juniors-tournament-results-5-26-vetters-review-of-el-desperado-vs-titan-and-master-wato-vs-mikey-bailey-in-semifinal-tournament-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2023\/05\/26\/njpw-best-of-the-super-juniors-tournament-results-5-26-vetters-review-of-el-desperado-vs-titan-and-master-wato-vs-mikey-bailey-in-semifinal-tournament-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW &#8220;Best of the Super Juniors tournament&#8221; results (5\/26): Vetter&#8217;s review of El Desperado vs. Titan, and Master Wato vs. Mikey Bailey in semifinal tournament matches"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-3464017656\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Chris Vetter<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Contributor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrisvetter73\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@chrisvetter73<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><b>New Japan Pro Wrestling &#8220;Best of the Super Juniors tournament&#8221;<br \/>\nMay 26, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan at Yoyogi 2nd Gymnasium<br \/>\nStreamed on <a href=\"https:\/\/njpwworld.com\/?lang=en\">New Japan World<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The round-robin portion of the tournament has now concluded, and we have four remaining wrestlers in the tournament. So, this show is headlined by A Block winner Mike Bailey vs. B Block runner-up Master Wato, and B Block winner El Desperado vs. A Block runner-up Titan. In good news, several wrestlers who appeared on the NJ Strong show in California last weekend are back in Japan and on this show.<\/p>\n<p>This venue is small arena; there is an upper deck but it is sparsely filled. Attendance is maybe 1,000. Kevin Kelly and Chris Charlton provided commentary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. &#8220;The Mighty Don&#8217;t Kneel&#8221; Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita defeated &#8220;The Bullet Club&#8221; Clark Connors and Gedo at 6:42.<\/strong> Connors charged at Eagles at the bell and they brawled on the floor. The BC worked over Fujita. Eagles hit a plancha to the floor on Connors at 5:00. Fujita applied an armbar on Gedo, and Gedo teased tapping out but Connors made the save. Eagles hit a basement dropkick on Connor&#8217;s knee. Fujita got an O&#8217;Connor Roll to pin Gedo! A rare victory for a Young Lion! Kelly and Charlton referenced how Fujita is learning from Zack Sabre Jr., and that finish was right of ZSJ&#8217;s playbook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. &#8220;United Empire&#8221; Great-O-Khan and Aaron Henare defeated Toru Yano and Tomoaki Honma at 5:01.<\/strong> Henare and Honma opened by trading stiff forearm shots. Yano entered and immediately removed a corner pad. Henare hit Sheamus-style blows to Yano&#8217;s chest. Honma hit a double DDT, and he hit a Kokeshi falling headbutt on each UE member at 3:30. O-Khan hit an assisted running stunner on Honma for the pin. That ended quickly.<\/p>\n<p>* Charlton and Kelly talked about the recent injuries to Taiji Ishimori and Mercedes Mone. While they said the injury to Ishimori was &#8220;scary in the moment,&#8221; they stressed he is recovering at home from his neck injury and will be okay.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. &#8220;United Empire&#8221; TJP, Francesco Akira, and Dan Moloney defeated Ryusuke Taguchi, Kevin Knight, and and Kushida at 8:39.<\/strong>\u00a0Taguchi&#8217;s team went a combined 5-22 in this year&#8217;s BoSJ (and that includes Taguchi&#8217;s lone win by beating Kushida!) Knight and Akira opened, and Knight hit his leaping splash for a nearfall. Knight hit a Stinger Splash on TJP at 2:30. The UE began working over Knight in their corner. Moloney hit\u00a0 a snap suplex for a nearfall at 4:00. Knight hit his picture-perfect dropkick to Moloney&#8217;s face, and they were both down.<\/p>\n<p>Kushida tagged in for the first time and hit a series of kicks on Akira, then a running crossbody block and a Pele Kick. Knight hit a springboard crossbody block on Akira at 7:00. Taguchi entered and hit a mid-ring buttbump, then running buttbumps in the corner. However, Akira and TJP hit simultaneous kneestrikes to Taguchi&#8217;s front and back, and Akira covered Taguchi for the pin. Akira and TJP made it clear to Knight and Kushida they want their junior tag titles back.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Yoh and Lio Rush and &#8220;Bishamon&#8221; HIrooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi defeated &#8220;House of Torture&#8221; EVIL, Yujiro Takahashi, Sho, and Dick Togo at 8:52.<\/strong>\u00a0The HoT attacked at the bell and all eight brawled. The HoT began working over Togo in their corner. Yoh entered at 5:00 and brawled with former teammate Sho. Lio hopped in and he dove through the ropes onto Sho. Yoh hit a Falcon Arrow on Sho for a nearfall. Togo got his wire at 8:00 and he choked Yoshi-Hashi with it. Goto hit his neckbreaker over the knee on EVIL. Bishamon hit their Shoto team slam to pin Togo. Fairly basic.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-2542894402\" class=\"prowr-content-4 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_2 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_2\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_2\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>5. Kazuchika Okada, Hiroshi Tanahashi, and Tomohiro Ishii defeated Shota Umino, Oskar Leube, and Bolten Oleg at 9:25.<\/strong>\u00a0Oleg is a thick beast; like Oskar, he wears the generic black trunks. Okada and Shota started with a hesitant feeling-out process. Okada hit a Mafia Kick at 1:30. Hiroshi tagged in and traded forearm shots with Shota. Shota took a cheap shot at Okada, who was standing on the ring apron, and Okada was livid, going to the floor and grabbing the guardrail; he set it down before using it. Tanahashi hit a basement dropkick on\u00a0Oleg&#8217;s knee. Ishii entered and he traded stiff forearm shots with Oleg at 4:00.<\/p>\n<p>Leube tagged in and hit a shoulder tackle that dropped Ishii, then a suplex for a nearfall at 6:00. Okada and Umino got back in, but this time they immediately traded stiff midring forearm shots. Okada hit a dropkick. Ishii hit a running shoulder tackle on Leube. Shota and Okada went to the floor, and Shota whipped Okada into rows of chairs. In the ring, Umino&#8217;s team beat up Ishii.\u00a0Oskar nailed a Hogan Legdrop on Ishii for a believable nearfall at 8:30. Ishii hit a German Suplex on Leube for a nearfall. Ishii applied a Boston Crab on Leube, and he sat down for pressure, until Oskar finally tapped out. Really good match.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. &#8220;Just 5 Guys&#8221; Sanada, Taichi, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, and Douki defeated &#8220;Los Ingobernobles de Japon&#8221; Tetsuya Naito, Hiromu Takahashi, Bushi, and Shingo Takagi at 7:55.<\/strong> LIJ attacked before the bell and all eight brawled. Douki hit a huracanrana on Hiromu. Taichi hit some Kawada Kicks on Naito at 3:30. Taichi and Shingo hit simultaneous clotheslines. Kanemaru applied a Figure Four Leglock on Naito. Naito escaped and hit a basement dropkick on Kanemaru&#8217;s knee at 5:30.\u00a0J5G began working over Bushi. Sanada applied a Skull End dragon sleeper and did a Giant Swing. Douki dove through the ropes onto several LIJ members. Bushi eventually tapped out to Sanada&#8217;s Skull End.<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Master Wato defeated Mike Bailey in a BoSJ semifinal tournament match at 16:41.<\/strong>\u00a0Kelly called Bailey the MVP of the tournament, and that&#8217;s hard to disagree with. Both men finished 7-2 in Block competition. Some feeling out kicks to each other&#8217;s thighs early on. Wato applied the Vendival head submission hold at 2:30, then he hit a hard kick to the spine and some Yes Kicks. Bailey fired back with his Speedball kicks, sending Wato to the floor. As he tried to re-enter the ring, Bailey kicked him back to the floor, then Bailey hit his Triangle Moonsault to the floor at 4:00.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the ring, Bailey was in charge, hitting a jumping double kneedrop for a nearfall. He nailed a Helluva Kick in the corner at 6:00, then a Vader Bomb-style kneedrop for a nearfall. However, he missed the running Shooting Star Press, and Wato immediately hit a bulldog. Wato hit a flip dive to the floor at 8:30. Wato went for a springboard flying forearm, but Bailey caught him and applied a mat hold. As we hear the 10-minute notice, Kelly reminds us there isn&#8217;t a time limit in this match. They traded rollups and Wato re-applied Vendival submission hold.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey went to a cross-armbreaker, but he missed a moonsault kneedrop, and Wato went right back to Vendival, but Bailey reached the ropes, and they were both down at 12:30. Bailey hit a stiff superkick, but Wato caught Bailey as he went for the Tornado Kick. Wato got his mousetrap double-arm pin attempt for a believable nearfall. They fought on the ring apron,, where Bailey snapped his arm across the shoulder. Bailey hit a series of kicks to the chest. Bailey nailed his moonsault kneedrop on the ring apron.<\/p>\n<p>In the ring,\u00a0Bailey nailed the Ultima Weapon second-rope moonsault kneedrop, but Wato kicked out at 15:00, and the\u00a0crowd went nuts for the kickout. Bailey set up for the Flamingo Driver, but Wato escaped and hit a tombstone piledriver move for a nearfall. Bailey hit more spin kicks, and he went for the Tornado Kick, but Wato blocked it. Wato then hit the German Suplex with a high bridge for the pin. Good match, but I am shaking my head in disbelief that Wato is getting this superman push.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Titan (w\/LIJ) defeated El Desperado in a BoSJ semifinal tournament match at 21:43.<\/strong> Desperado finished 7-2 in B Block action, while Titan finished 6-3 and made the playoffs via tiebreaker because he beat both Lio Rush and Hiromu Takahashi, who also finished 6-3. A feeling out process and standing reversals early on. They went to the floor, where Desperado slammed Titan&#8217;s knee into the thin mat at 3:30. Desperado whipped Titan into rows of empty seats. Back in the ring, Desperado was in control. Titan hit a spin kick to the face at 6:00, then a springboard huracanrana, then a dive through the ropes to the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Titan whipped Desperado into the rows of empty chairs. Titan went into the second deck and he hit a crossbody block to the floor &#8212; perhaps 15 to 20 feet down! &#8212; onto Desperado on the floor at 8:00. That was an insane move. Desperado barely dove back into the ring before being counted out. Titan immediately applied an Indian Deathlock leglock, but Desperado reached the ropes at 9:30. Titan switched to a Figure Four. Desperado hit a spear at 12:00.<\/p>\n<p>Desperado hit a back suplex for a nearfall, and he applied the Stretch Muffler, wrapping Titan&#8217;s knee behind Desperado&#8217;s neck. Titan hit a tornado DDT, and they were both down at 14:00. Titan set up for a dive to the floor, but Desperado cut him off. Titan hit a flip dive to the floor, barreling onto Desperado, and he was fired up. Titan missed a top-rope doublestomp to the floor; Charlton compared it to Mercedes Mone breaking her ankle. Desperado rolled Titan into the ring and he re-applied the Stretch Muffler, with Titan screaming in pain before reaching the ropes at 16:30.<\/p><div id=\"prowr-1859019156\" class=\"prowr-content-5 prowr-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: prowrestling_incontent_3 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"prowrestling_incontent_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\", slotId: \"prowrestling_incontent_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Desperado\u00a0hit a Blue Thunder Bomb for a nearfall. He set up for the Angels Wings faceplant, but Titan fought free. Desperado hit a spinebuster for a nearfall at 18:30 and went back to the Stretch Muffler. Titan hit a Canadian Destroyer and they were both down. Titan hit another tornado DDT. Titan nailed a top-rope doublestomp to the chest but he was slow to make the cover and he got a nearfall at 20:30. Titan tied Desperado in the Muta Lock and cranked on his head, and Desperado tapped out. &#8220;Titan has done it!&#8221; Kelly shouted. Charlton said if they had conducted a straw poll of the crowed who would be in the finals, 9 of 10 fans would have said Bailey and Desperado. (They would have said that because it would be a far better match and one fans wanted to see.)<\/p>\n<p>* Wato came out and climbed in the ring and stood across from Titan. Titan spoke on the mic in Spanish, saying he was going to win for everybody. Wato made a motion with his hand, then turned and left without saying a word.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Final Thoughts: <\/strong>Congrats to Erik Watts, I mean Master Wato, for getting pushed far beyond where fans see him. The match was good, but I just don&#8217;t see Wato in the top tier. But, NJPW needs some fresh guys in that mix, and I guess it makes sense to push a full-timer into that spot. Likewise, Titan&#8217;s win is a surprise to me. I admittedly didnt&#8217; have either Wato or Titan finishing in the top tier of their Blocks.<\/p>\n<p>A day off on Saturday, with the finals on Sunday. 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