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6/5 NJPW BEST OF SUPER JUNIOR RESULTS FROM GUNMA, JAPAN: THE FINAL IS SET

From Gunma, Japan:

1 - Tiger Mask and Taisei Nakahara vs. Valiente Jr. and Tatsuya Matsumoto

Valiente gets the submission win with a single leg Boston Crab on Nakahara.

Valiente Jr. bows Tiger Mask and congratulates him on his upcoming retirement.

2 - Yuya Uemura and Masatora Yasuda vs. Ryohei Oiwa and Hartley Jackson

Jackson pins Yasuda after a senton splash.

3 - Jun Kasai and Nick Wayne vs. Titan and Gedo

Kasai continues to get a massive pop from the crowd.   Kasai goes for a Pearl Harbor Splash, but gets knocked off the top rope.    Gedo grabs a fork and stabs Kasai in the head.   Kasai takes out the bamboo spikes and pounds them into Gedo's head.  Kasai rolls Gedo into a small package and gets the pin.

4 - El Desperado and Hyo vs. Daisuke Sasaki and Dick Togo

Desperado reverses out of Togo's crossface and applies Numero Dos.   Togo taps out. 

After the match, Togo and Sasaki steals Hyo's stuffed leopard that he brings to the ring.

5 - Aaron Wolf, Toru Yano, Ryusuke Taguchi and KUSHIDA vs. Ren Narita, Yujiro Takahashi, SHO and Yoshinobu Kanemaru

Takahashi hits Big Juice on Taguchi and gets the pin.  

Narita beats down Wolf after the match.    Narita and Wolf will face off for the NEVER Openweight Championship at Dominion 2026 on June 14.

6 - Yota Tsuji, Taiji Ishimori, Robbie X and Daiki Nagai vs. Callum Newman, Francesco Akira, Jakob Austin Young and Zane Jay

Newman hits Nagai with Kiss the Crown and Prince's Curse.   Newman pins Nagai.

Best of the Super Jr. 33 Semi Finals:

Of the remaining competitors, only Kosei Fujita and Master Wato have won BOSJ.    However, Eagles has been the only one to hold the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship.   

7 - Robbie Eagles vs. Kosei Fujita

Good match.  Eagles hits a 450 splash and applies the Ron Miller Special.  Fujita counters into a small package, but lifts Eagles for a Thrill Ride.    Eagles reverses out of the Thrill Ride and hits the Tequila Shot.  Eagles misses Hyperion and Fujita applies the Nemosu Special.   Eagles gets to the ropes.  They trade strikes.    Eagles hits Turbo Backpack.  Fujita hits the Thrill Ride.    Fujita pins Eagles.

Kosei Fujita advances to the Finals of the Best of the Super Jr. 33.

8 - YOH vs. Master Wato

Another good match.  YOH worked over Wato's arm and applied the Anaconda Vice.  Wato fights to his feet.   YOH hits a reverse STO and reapplies the Anaconda Vice.   Wato taps out.

YOH advances to the Finals of the Best of the Super Jr. 33

It will YOH vs. Kosei Fujita in the Finals, which is a rematch of the Finals of the Best of the Super Jr. 32.

YOH and Kosei Fujita have never held the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Championship.   The current champion, DOUKI, refused to compete in the BOSJ 33 saying he is the Champion and should not have to be in the tournament.   DOUKI has the House of Torture in his back pocket, so YOH and Fujita will have to overcome those odds.    Last year, Fujita won the BOSJ 32, but lost his title match to El Desperado, who was the champion at that time.   Fujita seems to be the best one to take down DOUKI, who has held the title since October 2025.    If Fujita wins BOSJ 33, it is time to put the belt on Fujita.    

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