New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the following:
A, B blocks set as Dragon Dia joins the field
With the twenty man field for Best of the Super Jr. 31 now official, the blocks have been revealed for the premier junior heavyweight tournament in wrestling. With five debutants and a field that has representatives from four promotions, this eclectic group is sure to bring spectacle in spades come May 11!
A BLOCK
El Desperado
Kevin Knight
BUSHI
Titan
TJP
Kosei Fujita
Blake Christian
Clark Connors
Yoshinobu Kanemaru
HAYATA
Three debut entrants combine with the most experienced members of this year’s field for a highly intriguing balance. Will it be youth and a fresh approach or veteran instincts and wiles that book two places in the final four?
B BLOCK
KUSHIDA
Hiromu Takahashi
DOUKI
Francesco Akira
Robbie Eagles
Taiji Ishimori
Drilla Moloney
SHO
Dragon Dia
Ninja Mack
Fresh entrant Dragon Dia joins a B Block group that’s a melting pot of styles from the spectacular high flying Mack through the brutal hard hits of Drilla Moloney to the expert technicians like Eagles and Ishimori. Who advances?
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