It took Ryusuke Taguchi only seven seconds to beat Sho at night four of NJPW’s Best of the Super Junior tournament.
Taguchi came to the ring drinking something or other. The bottle was chained to his neck for some reason but that’s Taguchi for yah! He took a big swig of whatever it was and started chasing Sho around the ring. They ran all the way to the entrance way. Yujiro Takahashi came through the curtain with his cane. Sho laughed and smiled behind him. Taguchi took off through the crowd. Yujiro chased him as Sho distracted the official by removing one of the turnbuckle pads.
As Taguchi opened an arena door Sanada walked through. Taguchi was trapped between Sanada and Yujiro in the stands. Taguchi took off his shirt and dared them to attack. So, they did. Taguchi ducked and Sanada ended up kicking Yujiro instead. He then took Yujiro’s cane and low-blowed them both with it. Sho chased Taguchi back to the ring. When both men were back in the ring the official rang the bell to start the match. Sho charged at Taguchi. Taguchi pushed Sho into the exposed buckle. Sho hit head-first knocking himself out. Taguchi rolled him up for the pin in seven seconds flat.
Taguchi mocked Sho by dancing around with Yujiro’s cane in the ring. As Sho made his way back into the ring Taguchi kicked the ropes which hit Sho in the “lower abdomen’ stopping him in his tracks. Taguchi did the same in succession to Yujiro and Sanada as they attempted to surround him.
Here are the current standings:
Current Standings
Best of the Super Juniors Block A
Best of the Super Juniors Block B
Best of the Super Juniors 2025 – Night Four
Ryusuke Taguchi versus Sho
Winner: Ryusuke Taguchi
Dragon Dia versus Clark Connors
Connors whips Dia off the ropes. Dia catches him in a hurricanrana of sorts then rolls him up for the pin.
Winner: Dragon Dia
Yoh versus Kevin Knight
Knight leaps off the top rope but lands short of Yoh. Yoh pins him with a bridging suplex.
Winner: Yoh
Kushida versus Ninja Mack
Mack gets fancy doing a walking handstand after coming off the ropes. Kushida kicks him in the head and give him a palm strike to the head for a two count. He pins him though with Back to the Future.
Winner: Kushida
Robbie Eagles versus Nick Wayne
Eagles goes for his leg lock. Wayne boots him in the head. Both men trade kicks. Wayne hits Wayne’s World for another big win.
Winner: Nick Wayne
Robbie X versus Yoshinobu Kanemaru
X wins with his splash from the top rope.
Winner: Robbie X
Titan versus Mao
Titan wins with his bridging neck and leg lock.
Winner: Titan
Master Wato versus Kosei Fujita
Fujita wins with Abandon Hope.
Winner: Kosei Fujita
El Desperado versus Taiji Ishimori
Ishimori cleverly flips Numero Dos into a roll-up.
Winner: Taiji Ishimori
Hiromu Takahashi versus Francesco Akira
Akira wiggles out of Time Bomb takes Hiromu down and into a reverse crossface of sorts for the win.
Winner: Francesco Akira
