BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. XXIII Finals Results & Review

New Japan Pro Wrestling “BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. XXIII” Final Day, Tuesday 6/7/2016 @ the Sendai Sun Plaza Hall in Miyagi.

1) Jay White vs. David Finlay Jr.
⚫ White won (6:12) via a Small Package for the pin.
After the match the two promising new stars shook hands, as it seems this likely was their last confrontation, since White is rumored to go on an ROH excursion.

2) Yoshitatsu & Captain New Japan vs. “Bullet Club”: Yujiro Takahashi & Chase Owens.
⚫ Takahashi won (7:11) after the Miami Shine on Captain NJ.

3) NEVER Openweight Champion Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi vs. Katsuyori Shibata & Juice Robinson.
⚫ Shibata won (7:50) after a Sleeper Hold followed by a P.K. on Nakanishi.

4) Hiroyoshi Tenzan & “reDRagon” Kyle O’Reilly & Bobby Fish vs.”CHAOS”: Tomohiro Ishii & “Roppongi Vice” Rocky Romero & Trent Barreta.
⚫ O’Reilly pinned Romero (8:12) following Chasing the Dragon.

5) IWGP Junior Hvwt. Champion KUSHIDA & IWGP Junior Hvwt. Tag Team Champions Ricochet & Matt Sydal vs. Jushin “Thunder” Liger, Tiger Mask IV & Volador Jr.
⚫ Ricochet won (8:50) by pinning Volador.
After the match, first “reDRagon” O’Reilly & Fish and then “Roppongi Vice” Romero & Barreta came out to the ring to claim their rematches for Rico & Sydal’s IWGP Jr. Tag belts, ending in a brawl which saw the champions come out on top.
Apparently these three teams will now face of in a 3-way match at the upcoming “Dominion 6.19” PPV event.

6) Satoshi Kojima & Michael Elgin vs. “Bullet Club”‘: IWGP Intercontinental Champion Kenny Omega & Bad Luck Fale.
Off note: Omega’s broom is alive and well, as it has now morphed into a mop/broom combination. Bullet Club also brought a ladder with them to the ring, which was violently abused during the match.
⚫ Elgin won (11:43) following an Elgin Bomb on Omega.
After the match Elgin took Omega’s IC strap and laid it in the ring challenging Omega to come get it. Omega got on the mic, accepting Elgin’s challenge to take Tanahashi’s spot in the previously announced Ladder Match at
6/19 Dominion show.

7) “CHAOS”: Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, YOSHI-HASHI & Gedo vs. “Los Ingobernables de Japón”: IWGP World Heavyweight Champion Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL & BUSHI.
⚫ BUSHI won (9:38) after the MX on Gedo.
Lots of stuff happened afterwards to further the ongoing feud of CHAOS vs. LIJ
(and Naito vs. Okada ftm).
Ishii made the save for his stablemates, when they were on the losing end of a brawl.
Okada taunted Naito by Tombstoning BUSHI, which led to a stare down until Naito spit blood from his busted open lip he had sustained earlier on, on Okada.

8) Best Of The Super Junior Final match: A Block nr.1 – Ryusuke Taguchi vs. B Block nr.1 – Will Ospreay.
⚫ This absolute great match between the newcomer and the veteran ended, when Ospreay won (22:05) following a Springboard Cutter.
Will Ospreay wins the 23rd edition of the Best Of The Super Juniors (2016) tournament.
After the match there was a confrontation with reigning IWGP Junior Champion KUSHIDA, signaling that a (2nd) match between the two may be near as Ospreay is now the nr.1 contender to the Jr. Title.

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