NJPW's Best of the Super Jr's XVII, Full Info: Wrestlers and Dates! Starts 5/30/2010!
This is a project I aimed to get done for my page on facebook page (link in my sig), which is slowly starting to gain success. Pretty much my goal is to try and enlighten people on what is puroresu (pro-wres) and I hope you guys like this post
「BEST OF THE SUPER Jr.XVII ~ 2010」
The Contents:
1. What is the BOSJ?
2. Who are wrestlers fot the 2010 tournament?
3. The Tournament dates:
1. The Best of the Super Juniors or BOSJ, as it is abbreviated, is a tournament that is held every year by New Japan Pro Wrestling. All junior heavywieght wrestlers from any promotion in the world are allowed to be in the tournament, but this year the current IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion has been excluded. The winner of the tournament this year is aiming to get an automatic title opportunity against the current champion, who is pro wrestling NOAH's Naomichi Marufuji.
The tournament was created in 1988 and was known at that time as "The Top of the Super Juniors" and remained to be called so until 1994 when it was changed to "The Best". The tournament style is based on the standard round robin, where every man faces each opponent in their respected block before they decide who goes on to the semi-finals.
A pin/submission/DQ gives the winner 2 points in the tournament (2); a lose gives no points (0); and tie between both competitors gives each respectively one point (1). A tie can happen on a double count-out and or a time limit draw (matches are generally 30 mins. in length).
There is a total of 21 tournaments, including this years and "The Top of the Juniors" which ran for four years. This years tournament will be running from May 30th to June 16th, 2010.
New Japan recently posted the history of the BOSJ tournament on their youtube page check it out!
12. Prince Devitt
height: 180cm (5'11'')
weight: 90Kg (198 lbs)
born: July 25, 1981 favorite moves:
Diving Foot Stomp
Bloody Sunday (Implant single underhook DDT)
Brainbuster
Devitt's End (High Fujiwara armbar)
Prince's Throne (Fireman's carry double knee gutbuster)
Shingata Prince's Throne (Canadian backbreaker lift twisted into a double knee gutbuster)
13. Ryusuke Taguchi
height: 180 kg (5'11'')
weight: 91 kg (201 lbs)
born: April 12th, 1979
entrance theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3wvVlO341E favorite moves:
Dodon (Double Chickenwing facebuster)
Enban Chuudoku (180° frog splash)
Shika Koroshi (Back to back double underhook piledriver)
Front Dropkick
Slingshot Crossbody
14. Taiji Ishimori
height: 164 cm (5'4'')
weight: 68 kg (150 lbs.)
born: February 10, 1983
entrance theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpFbSx5JZ_Y favorite moves:
450° splash
Hermosillo (Double chickenwing piledriver)
Telaraña (Hammerlock cradle DDT)
Superstar Elbow (Handspring into a back flip elbow drop)
Cobra clutch suplex
Crucifix driver
Flip DDT
Handspring enzuigiri
High-angle senton bomb
Missile dropkick
Moonsault falling slam
Running hurricanrana
15. Tama Tonga Jr./King Tonga Jr.
height: 180 cm (5'11'')
weight: 85 kg (188 lb)
born: October 15,
entrance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJdCEMQs2ls favorite moves:
Rolling Facebuster DDT
Low Clothesline
16. Tiger Mask IV
height: 173 kg (5'8'')
weight: 87 kg (192 lbs)
born: October 20, 1970
entrance theme: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM-KGeqqUco favorite moves:
Diving headbutt
Destroy Suplex / Tiger Suplex '09 (Pumphandle tiger)
Millennium Suplex (Crossface chickenwing)
Tiger Suplex
Crossface chickenwing
Double underhook suplex, sometimes from the top rope
Kneeling belly to belly piledriver
Multiple kick variations
Standing Moonsault Knee Drop
3. Tournament Dates:
NJPW "BEST OF THE SUPER JR's XVII", 5/30/2010 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: AKIRA vs. Nobuo Yoshihashi
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Fujita "Jr." Hayato
4. Manabu Nakanishi, King Fale & Tama Tonga vs. Tomoaki Honma, Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Kyosuke Mikami
5. GBH, New Japan Seikigun & Aogi-gun vs. CHAOS Special Ten Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano, Masato Tanaka , Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito & Takashi Iizuka
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Prince Devitt vs. Davey Richards
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. La Sombra
8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. KUSHIDA
NJPW, 6/1/2010
Zepp Sendai
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Fujita "Jr." Hayato
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tama Tonga
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Kenny Omega
4. GBH, New Japan Seikigun & Aogi-gun vs. CHAOS Special Ten Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. La Sombra
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Prince Devitt vs. KUSHIDA
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Gedo
NJPW, 6/2/2010
Tokorozawa Citizen Gymnasium Sub Arena
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Fujita "Jr." Hayato vs. Kenny Omega
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Tama Tonga
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. AKIRA
4. GBH, New Japan Seikigun & Aogi-gun vs. CHAOS Special Ten Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Davey Richards vs. Gedo
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. Kota Ibushi
NJPW, 6/4/2010
Chiba Port Arena Sub Arena
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Fujita "Jr." Hayato vs. Tama Tonga
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Kenny Omega
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: AKIRA vs. Taiji Ishimori
4. GBH, New Japan Seikigun & Aogi-gun vs. CHAOS Special Ten Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. KUSHIDA
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: La Sombra vs. Gedo
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Tiger Mask
NJPW, 6/5/2010
Utsunomiya City Gymnasium
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Taiji Ishimori
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: AKIRA vs. Tama Tonga
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Koji Kanemoto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Tomoaki Honma vs. Kota Ibushi , Kenny Omega, KUSHIDA & Fujita "Jr." Hayato
4. GBH, New Japan Seikigun & Aogi-gun vs. CHAOS Special Ten Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: La Sombra vs. Davey Richards
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. Gedo
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Prince Devitt
NJPW, 6/6/2010
Green Dome Maebashi Sub Arena
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Kenny Omega vs. Tama Tonga
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: AKIRA vs. Fujita "Jr." Hayato
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Nobuo Yoshihashi
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Yutaka Yoshie & Tomoaki Honma vs. Tiger Mask, Ryusuke Taguchi & La Sombra
5. GBH, New Japan Seikigun & Aogi-gun vs. CHAOS Special Ten Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Davey Richards vs. KUSHIDA
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Prince Devitt vs. Gedo
8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Kota Ibushi
NJPW, 6/8/2010 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Kenny Omega
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Fujita "Jr." Hayato
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Taiji Ishimori
4. GBH, New Japan Seikigun & Aogi-gun vs. CHAOS Special Ten Man Tag Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto, Wataru Inoue & La Sombra vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: KUSHIDA vs. Gedo
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Prince Devitt vs. Kota Ibushi
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. Davey Richards
8. GBH vs. NOAH Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma vs. Takeshi Rikio & Mohammed Yone
NJPW, 6/10/2010
Toyohashi City Gymnasium #2
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Taiji Ishimori vs. Kenny Omega
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Nobuo Yoshihashi
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Tama Tonga
4. GBH, New Japan Seikigun & Aogi-gun vs. CHAOS Special Ten Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: KUSHIDA vs. La Sombra
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Gedo
NJPW, 6/11/2010
Mie Yume Dome Ueno
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Taiji Ishimori vs. Tama Tonga
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. AKIRA
3. Koji Kanemoto & Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Kota Ibushi & Kenny Omega
4. GBH, New Japan Seikigun & Aogi-gun vs. CHAOS Special Ten Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Prince Devitt vs. La Sombra
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. KUSHIDA
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Davey Richards
NJPW, 6/12/2010
Kyoto KBS Hall
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Taiji Ishimori vs. Fujita "Jr." Hayato
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: AKIRA vs. Kenny Omega
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
4. GBH, New Japan Seikigun & Aogi-gun vs. CHAOS Special Ten Man Tag Match: Togi Makabe, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Yuji Nagata, Hirooki Goto & Wataru Inoue vs. Toru Yano, Yujiro Takahashi, Tetsuya Naito, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Kota Ibushi vs. Davey Richards
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. Prince Devitt
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. La Sombra
NJPW, 6/13/2010 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Best of the Super Jr. - Semi Final: Block A #1 vs. Block B #2
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Semi Final: Block B #1 vs. Block A #2
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Final:
Re: NJPW's Best of the Super Jr's XVII, Full Info: Wrestlers and Dates! Starts 5/30/2
sweet, thanks for all this! There's a lot of match ups in this years Super J that I really wanna see.
Prince Devitt vs. Davey Richards
Jushin Thunder Liger vs. KUSHIDA
Koji Kanemoto vs. Kenny Omega
Kota Ibushi vs. La Sombra
Kota Ibushi vs. KUSHIDA
La Sombra vs. Davey Richards
Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Kota Ibushi
Koji Kanemoto vs. Taiji Ishimori
Prince Devitt vs. Kota Ibushi
KUSHIDA vs. La Sombra
Taiji Ishimori vs. Kenny Omega
Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Davey Richards
Kota Ibushi vs. Davey Richards
Damn, more than I thought, lol. Too bad all those won't make it to TV.
Re: NJPW's Best of the Super Jr's XVII, Full Info: Wrestlers and Dates! Starts 5/30/2
Quote:
Originally Posted by smitlick
Is there any sort of reason as to why there just is very little coverage of the tournament?
Well there is not much for a demand for anyone to cover Japanese wrestling as a whole, so pretty much anymore it is brushed off without anyone really paying much attention.
There are a few others and myself who are dedicated to keeping people informed with all the happenings in Japan, so if there is a demand for it here? I may start becoming a bit more active here on WF.
Are you guys interested in me posting the results, daily, here?
Re: NJPW's Best of the Super Jr's XVII, Full Info: Wrestlers and Dates! Starts 5/30/2
We started talking about a few weeks back into the sticky Puro thread if you're wondering why there wasn't a thread on it but BOSJ is good enough for it's own thread
Lineup looks brilliant and the big matches always seem to deliver. As sad as current puro is these matches will probably be the only ones I'd reccomend to anyone this year until KENTA gets his ass back in motion from his injury.
NJPW's Best of the Super Jr's XVII, Full Info: Wrestlers and Dates! Starts 5/30/2010!
NJPW's Best of the Super Jr's XVII, Full Info: Wrestlers and Dates! Starts 5/30/2010!
