Best of the Super Jr. XXIII

For the eighth date of the "Best of the Super Jr. XXIII" tournament, NJPW moved to the Yonago Convention Center BiG SHiP, where Group B saw action with four more matches.

Chase Owens recovered from his previous defeat and now achieved a positive result against Baretta.

Meanwhile, experienced Tiger Mask IV gained two more points from his victory against Will Ospreay.

Bobby Fish inflicted another defeat on our compatriot Volador Jr., who despite his efforts could not come out on top.

Finally, Ricochet returns to the path of victory by overcoming Jushin Thunder Liger.

The complete results are:

NJPW 30/05/2016

Yonago Convention Center BiG SHiP

Attendance: 1470 spectators

1. YOSHI-HASHI and Rocky Romero defeated Matt Sydal and Jay White (9:00) when YOSHI used a Butterfly Lock on White.

2. Yuji Nagata, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Manabu Nakanishi, David Finlay, and Kyle O'Reilly defeated Katsuyori Shibata, KUSHIDA, Ryusuke Taguchi, Juice Robinson, and Captain New Japan (8:34) when Tenzan used a Moonsault Press on Captain.

3. Best of the Super Jr. - Group B: Chase Owens [4] defeated Baretta [4] (9:53) with a Package Driver.

4. Best of the Super Jr. - Group B: Tiger Mask IV [4] defeated Will Ospreay [2] (7:41) with a Reverse Double Armbar.

5. Best of the Super Jr. - Group B: Bobby Fish [4] defeated Volador Jr. [4] (8:48) with a Heel Hold.

6. Best of the Super Jr. - Group B: Ricochet [6] defeated Jushin Thunder Liger [4] (8:48) with a Modified Ground Octopus Hold.

7. Satoshi Kojima, Michael Elgin, and Yoshitatsu defeated Kenny Omega, Bad Luck Fale, and Yujiro Takahashi (10:00) when Elgin used the Elgin Bomb on Yujiro.

8. Tetsuya Naito, SANADA, EVIL, and BUSHI defeated Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, and Gedo (15:29) when SANADA used the Skull End on Gedo.

BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. XXIII - Current standings

Group A:

1. Matt Sydal [6]

2. Ryusuke Taguchi [6]

3. Kyle O'Reilly [6]

4. Rocky Romero [4]

5. KUSHIDA [4]

6. Gedo [2]

7. BUSHI [2]

8. David Finlay [2]

Group B:

1. Ricochet [6]

2. Jushin Thunder Liger [4]

3. Volador Jr. [4]

4. Baretta [4]

5. Chase Owens [4]

6. Tiger Mask IV [4]

7. Bobby Fish [4]

8. Will Ospreay [2]