Best of the Super Juniors#2010

The tournament was formed in 1988 by NJPW. It was originally called the Top of the Super Juniors.{{cite book|title=Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story|author=Guerrero, Eddie|author-link=Eddie Guerrero|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2005|isbn=0-7434-9353-2|page=[https://archive.org/details/cheatingdeathste00guer/page/75 75]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/cheatingdeathste00guer/page/75}} The tournament is a round-robin style tournament where a wrestler scores points. The winner, assuming they are not already the champion, receives an opportunity to wrestle for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship not long after the tournament is over. Since 2010, the title match has taken place at June/July's Dominion event.

In 1994, the tournament was renamed the Best of the Super Juniors. Since 1996 the tournament has been divided into a two-block system used in many other puroresu tournaments. In this format the top two scorers in each block advance to the semifinals, at which point single-elimination rules take effect. During the round-robin portion, a win is worth two points, a time limit draw is worth one, and any other result zero; all matches have a 30-minute time limit, though in the past it has been twenty minutes.

The 1988 Top of the Super Juniors was a 12-man tournament held from January 4 to February 7. The points system at this time was different from today's, though exactly how is unclear. The two wrestlers with the most points at the end of the tournament, Shiro Koshinaka and Hiroshi Hase, faced off in a singles match to determine the winner. The winner, Koshinaka, went on to win the Junior Heavyweight Championship from Owen Hart on June 24, 1988, after failing to win the title from Hiroshi Hase twice on March 19 and May 8.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
Wrestler || Score
Hiroshi Hase | 41
Shiro Koshinaka | 41
Nobuhiko Takada | 40
Owen Hart | 39
Kazuo Yamazaki | 38
Keiichi Yamada | 31
Kuniaki Kobayashi | 24
Hiro Saito | 24
Tony St. Clair | 14
Tatsutoshi Goto | 9
Masakatsu Funaki | 8
Norio Honaga | 0

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align="center" !Results !Hiro Saito !Hiroshi Hase !Kazuo Yamazaki !Keiichi Yamada !Kuniaki Kobayashi !Masakatsu Funaki !Nobuhiko Takada !Norio Honaga !Owen Hart !Shiro Koshinaka !Tatsutoshi Goto !Tony St. Clair
Hiro Saito | {{n/a}} || Hase (13:27) || Yamazaki (13:22) || Saito (11:11) || Kobayashi (12:36) || Saito (7:32) || Takada (12:28) || Saito (forfeit) || Hart (11:49) || Koshinaka (12:03) || Saito (12:28) || Saito (12:29)
Hiroshi Hase | Hase (13:27) || {{n/a}} || Yamazaki (11:26) || Hase (12:38) || Kobayashi (10:51) || Hase (10:09) || Double Countout (13:31) || Hase (forfeit) || Hase (13:09) || Hase (12:04) || Hase (13:49) || Hase (12:13)
Kazuo Yamazaki | Yamazaki (13:22) || Yamazaki (11:26) || {{n/a}} || Yamada (10:07) || Yamazaki (15:06) || Yamazaki (13:28) || Yamazaki (14:08) || Yamazaki (forfeit) || Hart (12:56) || Koshinaka (12:58) || Yamazaki (11:55) || Yamazaki (8:55)
Keiichi Yamada | Saito (11:11) || Hase (12:38) || Yamada (10:07) || {{n/a}} || Kobayashi (16:12) || Yamada (9:24) || Double Countout (12:28) || Yamada (forfeit) || Yamada (10:54) || Koshinaka (18:14) || Yamada (13:18) || Yamada (10:01)
Kuniaki Kobayashi | Kobayashi (12:36) || Kobayashi (10:51) || Yamazaki (15:06) || Kobayashi (16:12) || {{n/a}} || Funaki (9:10) || Takada (10:18) || Kobayashi (forfeit) || Hart (10:34) || Koshinaka (13:49) || Kobayashi (11:12) || Kobayashi (11:09)
Masakatsu Funaki | Saito (7:32) || Hase (10:09) || Yamazaki (13:28) || Yamada (9:24) || Funaki (9:10) || {{n/a}} || Takada (20:05) || Funaki (forfeit) || Hart (10:55) || Koshinaka (12:04) || Goto (10:28) || St. Clair (7:32)
Nobuhiko Takada | Takada (12:28) || Double Countout (13:31) || Yamazaki (14:08) || Double Countout (12:28) || Takada (10:18) || Takada (20:05) || {{n/a}} || Takada (forfeit) || Takada (13:43) || Double KO (20:34) || Takada (19:34) || Takada (11:29)
Norio Honaga | Saito (forfeit) || Hase (forfeit) || Yamazaki (forfeit) || Yamada (forfeit) || Kobayashi (forfeit) || Funaki (forfeit) || Takada (forfeit) || {{n/a}} || Hart (forfeit) || Koshinaka (forfeit) || Goto (forfeit) || St. Clair (forfeit)
Owen Hart | Hart (11:49) || Hase (13:09) || Hart (12:56) || Yamada (10:54) || Hart (10:34) || Hart (10:55) || Takada (13:43) || Hart (forfeit) || {{n/a}} || Hart (15:00) || Hart (7:57) || Hart (11:28)
Shiro Koshinaka | Koshinaka (12:03) || Hase (12:04) || Koshinaka (12:58) || Koshinaka (18:14) || Koshinaka (13:49) || Koshinaka (12:04) || Double KO (20:34) || Koshinaka (forfeit) || Hart (15:00) || {{n/a}} || Koshinaka (8:12) || Koshinaka (9:50)
Tatsutoshi Goto | Saito (12:28) || Hase (13:49) || Yamazaki (11:55) || Yamada (13:18) || Kobayashi (11:12) || Goto (10:28) || Takada (19:34) || Goto (forfeit) || Hart (7:57) || Koshinaka (8:12) || {{n/a}} || St. Clair (7:47)
Tony St. Clair | Saito (12:29) || Hase (12:13) || Yamazaki (8:55) || Yamada (10:01) || Kobayashi (11:09) || St. Clair (7:32) || Takada (11:29) || St. Clair (forfeit) || Hart (11:28) || Koshinaka (9:50) || St. Clair (7:47) || {{n/a}}

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The 1991 Top of the Super Juniors was a seven-man tournament held from April 15 to April 30 and the first to use the modern points system. Before the tournament, the reigning Junior Heavyweight Champion, Jushin Thunder Liger, vacated the title so the winner of the 1991 Top of the Super Juniors also became the champion; with his victory over Liger in the final, Norio Honaga also won the championship.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
Wrestler || Score
Norio Honaga | 8
Jushin Thunder Liger | 8
Pegasus Kid | 8
Negro Casas | 8
Owen Hart | 6
David Finlay | 4
Flyin' Scorpio | 0

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Results	Negro Casas	Dave Finlay	Owen Hart	Norio Honaga	Pegasus Kid	Jushin Thunder Liger	Flyin' Scorpio
Negro Casas | {{n/a}} || Casas (5:33) || Casas (6:45) || Honaga (6:35) || Kid (11:52) || Casas (6:51) || Casas (6:31)
Dave Finlay | Casas (5:33) || {{n/a}} || Hart (8:35) || Honaga (6:25) || Finlay (7:04) || Liger (11:38) || Finlay (7:56)
Owen Hart | Casas (6:45) || Hart (8:35) || {{n/a}} || Honaga (7:23) || Hart (11:04) || Liger (14:58) || Hart (7:55)
Norio Honaga | Honaga (6:35) || Honaga (6:25) || Honaga (7:23) || {{n/a}} || Kid (9:22) || Liger (9:44) || Honaga (7:51)
Pegasus Kid | Kid (11:52) || Finlay (7:04) || Hart (11:04) || Kid (9:22) || {{n/a}} || Kid (14:01) || Kid
Jushin Thunder Liger | Casas (6:51) || Liger (11:38) || Liger (14:58) || Liger (9:44) || Kid (14:01) || {{n/a}} || Liger (8:46)
Flyin' Scorpio | Casas (6:31) || Finlay (7:56) || Hart (7:55) || Honaga (7:51) || Kid || Liger (8:46) || {{n/a}}

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The 1992 Top of the Super Juniors was a nine-man tournament, held from April 16 to April 30. The winner, Jushin Thunder Liger, became the first man to win the tournament while holding the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
Wrestler || Score
El Samurai | 14
Jushin Thunder Liger | 12
Norio Honaga | 12
Negro Casas | 10
Pegasus Kid | 10
David Finlay | 6
Eddie Guerrero | 4
Flyin' Scorpio | 2
Koji Kanemoto | 2

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Results	David Finlay	Eddie Guerrero	El Samurai	Flyin' Scorpio	Jushin Thunder Liger	Koji Kanemoto	Negro Casas	Norio Honaga	Pegasus Kid
David Finlay | {{n/a}} || Finlay (12:16) || Samurai (11:08) || Finlay (10:58) || Liger (11:52) || Finlay (10:43) || Casas (9:37) || Honaga (9:26) || Kid (9:29)
Eddie Guerrero | Finlay (12:16) || {{n/a}} || Samurai (10:10) || Guerrero (13:48) || Liger (12:13) || Guerrero (11:05) || Casas (7:28) || Honaga (9:34) || Kid (12:06)
El Samurai | Samurai (11:08) || Samurai (10:10) || {{n/a}} || Samurai (10:51) || Samurai (15:34) || Samurai (11:29) || Samurai (5:44) || Honaga (10:00) || Samurai (9:36)
Flyin' Scorpio | Finlay (10:58) || Guerrero (13:48) || Samurai (10:51) || {{n/a}} || Liger (11:23) || Scorpio (12:52) || Casas (10:05) || Honaga (7:07) || Kid (9:55)
Jushin Thunder Liger | Liger (11:52) || Liger (12:13) || Samurai (15:34) || Liger (11:23) || {{n/a}} || Liger (10:08) || Liger (7:24) || Liger (12:14) || Kid (12:42)
Koji Kanemoto | Finlay (10:43) || Guerrero (11:05) || Samurai (11:29) || Scorpio (12:52) || Liger (10:08) || {{n/a}} || Kanemoto (9:14) || Honaga (5:15) || Kid (10:53)
Negro Casas | Casas (9:37) || Casas (7:28) || Samurai (5:44) || Casas (10:05) || Liger (7:24) || Kanemoto (9:14) || {{n/a}} || Casas (8:56) || Casas (11:38)
Norio Honaga | Honaga (9:26) || Honaga (9:34) || Honaga (10:00) || Honaga (7:07) || Liger (12:14) || Honaga (5:15) || Casas (8:56) || {{n/a}} || Honaga (8:00)
Pegasus Kid | Kid (9:29) || Kid (12:06) || Samurai (9:36) || Kid (9:55) || Kid (12:42) || Kid (10:53) || Casas (11:38) || Honaga (8:00) || {{n/a}}

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The 1993 Top of the Super Juniors was an 11-man tournament held from May 26 to June 14. As the result of a four-way tie for second place (Jushin Thunder Liger was also tied, but was eliminated due to injury), the four men held a playoff tournament to challenge first-place Pegasus Kid (better known as Chris Benoit) in the final; this ended up being El Samurai, who would nonetheless fall against Pegasus Kid. Pegasus became the first foreign wrestler to win the tournament as a result. He also went on to challenge the champion Liger unsuccessfully on August 8. Eddie Guerrero participated in the 1992 tournament under his real name, but wrestled in the 1993 tournament as "Black Tiger"

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
Wrestler || Score
Pegasus Kid | 14
Black Tiger II | 12
El Samurai | 12
Dean Malenko | 12
Flyin' Scorpio | 12
Jushin Thunder Liger | 12
David Finlay | 10
Norio Honaga | 10
Lightning Kid | 8
Shinjiro Otani | 4
Masao Orihara | 4

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" !Results !Black Tiger II !David Finlay !Dean Malenko !El Samurai !Flyin' Scorpio !Jushin Thunder Liger !Lightning Kid !Masao Orihara !Norio Honaga !Pegasus Kid !Shinjiro Otani
Black Tiger II | {{n/a}} || Finlay (9:57) || Tiger (12:45) || Tiger (11:25) || Tiger (7:25) || Tiger (14:39) || Lightning (11:30) || Tiger (forfeit) || Tiger (11:25) || Pegasus (13:00) || Otani (13:28)
David Finlay | Finlay (9:57) || {{n/a}} || Finlay (11:51) || Samurai (15:05) || Finlay (10:21) || Liger (11:24) || Lightning (6:29) || Orihara (9:26) || Finlay (7:03) || Pegasus (8:02) || Finlay (9:17)
Dean Malenko | Tiger (12:45) || Finlay (11:51) || {{n/a}} || Samurai (12:13) || Malenko (13:29) || Malenko (17:23) || Malenko (11:15) || Malenko (forfeit) || Malenko (11:05) || Pegasus (9:41) || Malenko (10:51)
El Samurai | Tiger (11:25) || Samurai (15:05) || Samurai (12:13) || {{n/a}} || Samurai (10:25) || Liger (13:27) || Samurai (11:09) || Orihara (11:39) || Samurai (9:06) || Pegasus (10:52) || Samurai (12:05)
Flyin' Scorpio | Tiger (7:25) || Finlay (10:21) || Malenko (13:29) || Samurai (10:25) || {{n/a}} || Scorpio (3:30) || Scorpio (8:54) || Scorpio (forfeit) || Scorpio (7:37) || Scorpio (11:00) || Scorpio (8:52)
Jushin Thunder Liger | Tiger (14:39) || Liger (11:24) || Malenko (17:23) || Liger (13:27) || Scorpio (3:30) || {{n/a}} || Liger (10:50) || Liger (forfeit) || Honaga (12:51) || Liger (15:05) || Liger (11:57)
Lightning Kid | Lightning (11:30) || Lightning (6:29) || Malenko (11:15) || Samurai (11:09) || Scorpio (8:54) || Liger (10:50) || {{n/a}} || Lightning (forfeit) || Honaga (4:42) || Pegasus (12:13) || Lightning (12:46)
Masao Orihara | Tiger (forfeit) || Orihara (9:26) || Malenko (forfeit) || Orihara (11:39) || Scorpio (forfeit) || Liger (forfeit) || Lightning (forfeit) || {{n/a}} || Honaga (forfeit) || Pegasus (9:18) || Otani (forfeit)
Norio Honaga | Tiger (11:25) || Finlay (7:03) || Malenko (11:05) || Samurai (9:06) || Scorpio (7:37) || Honaga (12:51) || Honaga (4:42) || Honaga (forfeit) || {{n/a}} || Honaga (7:06) || Honaga (8:39)
Pegasus Kid | Pegasus (13:00) || Pegasus (8:02) || Pegasus (9:41) || Pegasus (10:52) || Scorpio (11:00) || Liger (15:05) || Pegasus (12:13) || Pegasus (9:18) || Honaga (7:06) || {{n/a}} || Pegasus
Shinjiro Otani | Otani (13:28) || Finlay (9:17) || Malenko (10:51) || Samurai (12:05) || Scorpio (8:52) || Liger (11:57) || Lightning (12:46) || Otani (forfeit) || Honaga (8:39) || Pegasus || {{n/a}}

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The 1994 Best of the Super Juniors, the first tournament to be held under that name, was an 11-man tournament contested from May 26 to June 13. Jushin Thunder Liger once again won while also the reigning Junior Heavyweight champion, and also became the first wrestler to win the tournament twice. Guest natives included Super Delfin and Taka Michinoku from Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Masayoshi Motegi from Wrestle Dream Factory.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
Wrestler || Score
Jushin Thunder Liger | 14
Super Delfin | 14
El Samurai | 12
Wild Pegasus | 12
Black Tiger II | 12
Dean Malenko | 12
Shinjiro Otani | 10
Tokimitsu Ishizawa | 8
David Finlay | 8
Taka Michinoku | 4
Masayoshi Motegi | 2

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The 1995 Best of the Super Juniors was a 10-man tournament held from June 23 to July 13. Like Jushin Thunder Liger the year prior, Wild Pegasus (formerly Pegasus Kid) won the tournament for the second time and was the only non Japanese to do so until Prince Devitt won the tournament in 2010. Norio Honaga injured his ribs after the fourth day, so he forfeited his remaining matches. Like in 1993, Pegasus failed in his championship challenge, this time against Koji Kanemoto on September 25, 1995. Gran Hamada from Michinoku Pro Wrestling was the guest native.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
Wrestler || Score
Wild Pegasus | 10
Shinjiro Otani | 10
Black Tiger II | 10
Koji Kanemoto | 10
Dean Malenko | 9
Gran Hamada | 9
El Samurai | 9
Brian Pillman | 8
Alex Wright | 8
Norio Honaga | 4

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align="center" !Results !Wild Pegasus !Shinjiro Otani !Black Tiger II !Koji Kanemoto !Dean Malenko !Gran Hamada !Brian Pillman !El Samurai !Alex Wright !Norio Honaga
Wild Pegasus | {{n/a}} || Pegasus (14:28) || Tiger (20:20) || Pegasus (16:30) || Pegasus (16:34) || Pegasus (12:22) || Pillman (11:11) || Draw (30:00) || Pegasus (13:30) || Honaga (9:39)
Shinjiro Otani | Pegasus (14:28) || {{n/a}} || Otani (16:37) || Draw (30:00) || Malenko (14:00) || Otani (12:52) || Otani (11:38) || Samurai (13:47) || Otani (14:53) || Otani (forfeit)
Black Tiger II | Tiger (20:20) || Otani (16:37) || {{n/a}} || Tiger (17:45) || Malenko (17:39) || Hamada (13:02) || Pillman (13:32) || Tiger (12:03) || Tiger (11:30) || Tiger (forfeit)
Koji Kanemoto | Pegasus (16:30) || Draw (30:00) || Tiger (17:45) || {{n/a}} || Kanemoto (15:27) || Hamada (11:08) || Kanemoto (11:15) || Kanemoto (14:58) || Kanemoto (15:13) || Kanemoto (forfeit)
Dean Malenko | Pegasus (16:34) || Malenko (14:00) || Malenko (17:39) || Kanemoto (15:27) || {{n/a}} || Draw (30:00) || Malenko (9:56) || Samurai (12:10) || Malenko (13:37) || Honaga (10:28)
Gran Hamada | Pegasus (12:22) || Otani (12:52) || Hamada (13:02) || Hamada (11:08) || Draw (30:00) || {{n/a}} || Hamada (12:36) || Samurai (12:21) || Wright (11:47) || Hamada (forfeit)
Brian Pillman | Pillman (11:11) || Otani (11:38) || Pillman (13:32) || Kanemoto (11:15) || Malenko (9:56) || Hamada (12:36) || {{n/a}} || Pillman (11:43) || Wright (11:17) || Pillman (forfeit)
El Samurai | Draw (30:00) || Samurai (13:47) || Tiger (12:03) || Kanemoto (14:58) || Samurai (12:10) || Samurai (12:21) || Pillman (11:43) || {{n/a}} || Wright (10:41) || Samurai (forfeit)
Alex Wright | Pegasus (13:30) || Otani (14:53) || Tiger (11:30) || Kanemoto (15:13) || Malenko (13:37) || Wright (11:47) || Wright (11:17) || Wright (10:41) || {{n/a}} || Wright (8:36)
Norio Honaga | Honaga (9:39) || Otani (forfeit) || Tiger (forfeit) || Kanemoto (forfeit) || Honaga (10:28) || Hamada (forfeit) || Pillman (forfeit) || Samurai (forfeit) || Wright (8:36) || {{n/a}}

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The 1996 Best of the Super Juniors was held from May 24 to June 12 and was the first to use the two-block format, featuring seven wrestlers in each block. The winner, Black Tiger, would unsuccessfully challenge The Great Sasuke for the championship on June 17, 1996.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
El Samurai | style="width:35px" | 10 ! Black Tiger II | style="width:35px" | 10
Wild Pegasus | 10 ! Jushin Thunder Liger | 8
Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 8 ! Shinjiro Otani | 6
Franz Schumann | 2 ! Dean Malenko | 6
Emilio Charles Jr. | 2 ! Norio Honaga | 4
Mr. J.L. | 2 ! Tokimitsu Ishizawa | 4
Koji Kanemoto | 2 ! Villano IV | 2

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The 1997 Best of the Super Juniors was a two-block, 14-man tournament held from May 16 to June 5. This and the following tournament in 1998 would utilize a points system that involved simply one point for a win, and zero for a loss or draw. The winner, El Samurai, went on to defeat Jushin Thunder Liger for the championship on July 6. Guest natives included Gran Naniwa and Hanzo Nakajima from Michinoku Pro Wrestling and Yoshihiro Tajiri from Big Japan Pro Wrestling. The final pitting Kanemoto against Samurai was awarded five stars by Dave Meltzer.{{cite web |url=https://www.cagematch.net/?id=111&nr=2305 |title=El Samurai vs. Koji Kanemoto |author= |website=Cagematch.net |access-date=25 May 2018}}

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Koji Kanemoto | style="width:35px" | 5 ! El Samurai | style="width:35px" | 5
Jushin Thunder Liger | 4 ! Shinjiro Otani | 4
Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 4 ! Chris Jericho | 4
Gran Naniwa | 3 ! Hanzo Nakajima | 3
Dr. Wagner Jr. | 2 ! Yoshihiro Tajiri | 3
Doc Dean | 2 ! Scorpio Jr. | 1
Chavo Guerrero Jr. | 1 ! Robbie Brookside | 1

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! Doc Dean !! Chavo Guerrero Jr. !! Koji Kanemoto !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Gran Naniwa !! Tatsuhito Takaiwa !! Dr. Wagner Jr.
align="center" ! Doc Dean | {{n/a}}	Dean (16:04)	Kanemoto (10:27)	Dean (11:51)	Naniwa (12:29)	Takaiwa (11:36)	Wagner (7:29)
align="center" ! Chavo Guerrero Jr. | Dean (16:04)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (15:12)	Liger (10:20)	Guerrero (11:05)	Takaiwa (12:14)	Wagner (11:13)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Kanemoto (10:27)	Kanemoto (15:12)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (16:32)	Kanemoto (14:53)	Takaiwa (18:09)	Kanemoto (12:11)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Dean (11:51)	Liger (10:20)	Kanemoto (16:32)	{{n/a}}	Liger (16:32)	Liger (15:53)	Liger (12:59)
align="center" ! Gran Naniwa | Naniwa (12:29)	Guerrero (11:05)	Kanemoto (14:53)	Liger (16:32)	{{n/a}}	Naniwa (15:41)	Naniwa (12:39)
align="center" ! Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Takaiwa (11:36)	Takaiwa (12:14)	Takaiwa (18:09)	Liger (15:53)	Naniwa (15:41)	{{n/a}}	Takaiwa (9:53)
align="center" ! Dr. Wagner Jr. | Wagner (7:29)	Wagner (11:13)	Kanemoto (12:11)	Liger (12:59)	Naniwa (12:39)	Takaiwa (9:53)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Robbie Brookside !! Chris Jericho !! Hanzo Nakajima !! Shinjiro Otani !! El Samurai !! Scorpio Jr. !! Yoshihiro Tajiri
align="center" ! Robbie Brookside | {{n/a}}	Brookside (13:43)	Nakajima (12:23)	Otani (15:31)	Samurai (11:32)	Scorpio (10:07)	Tajiri (11:34)
align="center" ! Chris Jericho | Brookside (13:43)	{{n/a}}	Jericho (10:53)	Otani (12:59)	Jericho (15:12)	Jericho (11:16)	Jericho (13:36)
align="center" ! Hanzo Nakajima | Nakajima (12:23)	Jericho (10:53)	{{n/a}}	Otani (12:26)	Samurai (14:30)	Nakajima (8:05)	Nakajima (9:18)
align="center" ! Shinjiro Otani | Otani (15:31)	Otani (12:59)	Otani (12:26)	{{n/a}}	Samurai (18:35)	Otani (7:55)	Tajiri (11:44)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Samurai (11:32)	Jericho (15:12)	Samurai (14:30)	Samurai (18:35)	{{n/a}}	Samurai (9:00)	Samurai (13:42)
align="center" ! Scorpio Jr. | Scorpio (10:07)	Jericho (11:16)	Nakajima (8:05)	Otani (7:55)	Samurai (9:00)	{{n/a}}	Tajiri (9:16)
align="center" ! Yoshihiro Tajiri | Tajiri (11:34)	Jericho (13:36)	Nakajima (9:18)	Tajiri (11:44)	Samurai (13:42)	Tajiri (9:16)	{{n/a}}

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The 1998 Best of the Super Juniors was a two-block, 12-man tournament held from May 16 to June 3. Like the previous year, it used a simpler points system, including one point for a win and zero for a loss or draw. The winner, Koji Kanemoto, would make an unsuccessful challenge to the champion, Jushin Thunder Liger, on July 15, as well as an equally unsuccessful rematch on January 4, 1999, before beating Liger for the title on March 17, 1999.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Dr. Wagner Jr. | style="width:35px" | 4 ! Koji Kanemoto | style="width:35px" | 4
El Samurai | 3 ! Shiryu | 3
Jushin Thunder Liger | 3 ! Kendo Kashin | 3
Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 2 ! El Felino | 2
Shinjiro Otani | 2 ! Hayato Nanjo | 2
Masakazu Fukuda | 1 ! Yuji Yasuraoka | 1

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! Masakazu Fukuda !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Shinjiro Otani !! El Samurai !! Tatsuhito Takaiwa !! Dr. Wagner Jr.
align="center" ! Masakazu Fukuda | {{n/a}}	Liger (15:54)	Otani (14:38)	Samurai (13:52)	Fukuda (14:18)	Wagner (13:48)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Liger (15:54)	{{n/a}}	Liger (20:37)	Samurai (18:19)	Takaiwa (15:03)	Liger (11:27)
align="center" ! Shinjiro Otani | Otani (14:38)	Liger (20:37)	{{n/a}}	Otani (14:55)	Takaiwa (17:46)	Wagner (12:44)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Samurai (13:52)	Samurai (18:19)	Otani (14:55)	{{n/a}}	Samurai (14:20)	Wagner (14:16)
align="center" ! Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Fukuda (14:18)	Takaiwa (15:03)	Takaiwa (17:46)	Samurai (14:20)	{{n/a}}	Wagner (12:37)
align="center" ! Dr. Wagner Jr. | Wagner (13:48)	Liger (11:27)	Wagner (12:44)	Wagner (14:16)	Wagner (12:37)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! El Felino !! Koji Kanemoto !! Kendo Kashin !! Hayato Nanjo !! Shiryu !! Yuji Yasuraoka
align="center" ! El Felino | {{n/a}}	Kanemoto (12:34)	Kashin (6:14)	Felino (10:52)	Shiryu (10:19)	Felino (forfeit)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Kanemoto (12:34)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (15:52)	Kanemoto (7:18)	Kanemoto (16:52)	Yasuraoka (18:07)
align="center" ! Kendo Kashin | Kashin (6:14)	Kanemoto (15:52)	{{n/a}}	Kashin (8:58)	Shiryu (10:07)	Kashin (forfeit)
align="center" ! Hayato Nanjo | Felino (10:52)	Kanemoto (7:18)	Kashin (8:58)	{{n/a}}	Nanjo (11:22)	Nanjo (forfeit)
align="center" ! Shiryu | Shiryu (10:19)	Kanemoto (16:52)	Shiryu (10:07)	Nanjo (11:22)	{{n/a}}	Shiryu (forfeit)
align="center" ! Yuji Yasuraoka | Felino (forfeit)	Yasuraoka (18:07)	Kashin (forfeit)	Nanjo (forfeit)	Shiryu (forfeit)	{{n/a}}

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| RD1-score2= 26:17

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The 1999 Best of the Super Juniors was a two-block, 12-man tournament held from May 19 to June 8. The winner, Kendo Kashin, went on to defeat the champion Koji Kanemoto for the title on August 28, who he had also defeated in the BOSJ final. Kanemoto became the first person to reach the final three years in a row.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Koji Kanemoto | style="width:35px" | 8 ! Kendo Kashin | style="width:35px" | 8
Gran Hamada | 6 ! Shinjiro Otani | 7
Jushin Thunder Liger | 6 ! El Samurai | 5
Masaaki Mochizuki | 4 ! Dr. Wagner Jr. | 4
Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 4 ! Minoru Tanaka | 4
Super Shocker | 2 ! Masao Orihara | 2

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! Gran Hamada !! Koji Kanemoto !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Masaaki Mochizuki !! Super Shocker !! Tatsuhito Takaiwa
align="center" ! Gran Hamada | {{n/a}}	Kanemoto (15:46)	Hamada (10:08)	Hamada (10:47)	Hamada (10:17)	Takaiwa (12:32)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Kanemoto (15:46)	{{n/a}}	Liger (20:29)	Kanemoto (9:40)	Kanemoto (10:19)	Kanemoto (13:29)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Hamada (10:08)	Liger (20:29)	{{n/a}}	Liger (11:13)	Liger (13:59)	Takaiwa (17:47)
align="center" ! Masaaki Mochizuki | Hamada (10:47)	Kanemoto (9:40)	Liger (11:13)	{{n/a}}	Mochizuki (10:44)	Mochizuki (13:11)
align="center" ! Super Shocker | Hamada (10:17)	Kanemoto (10:19)	Liger (13:59)	Mochizuki (10:44)	{{n/a}}	Shocker (13:50)
align="center" ! Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Takaiwa (12:32)	Kanemoto (13:29)	Takaiwa (17:47)	Mochizuki (13:11)	Shocker (13:50)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Kendo Kashin !! Masao Orihara !! Shinjiro Otani !! El Samurai !! Minoru Tanaka !! Dr. Wagner Jr.
align="center" ! Kendo Kashin | {{n/a}}	Kashin (7:06)	Otani (9:34)	Kashin (10:00)	Kashin (10:21)	Kashin (8:58)
align="center" ! Masao Orihara | Kashin (7:06)	{{n/a}}	Otani (9:37)	Samurai (12:52)	Orihara (10:52)	Wagner (10:08)
align="center" ! Shinjiro Otani | Otani (9:34)	Otani (9:37)	{{n/a}}	Draw (30:00)	Tanaka (13:57)	Otani (11:19)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Kashin (10:00)	Samurai (12:52)	Draw (30:00)	{{n/a}}	Tanaka (10:32)	Samurai (11:42)
align="center" ! Minoru Tanaka | Kashin (10:21)	Orihara (10:52)	Tanaka (13:57)	Tanaka (10:32)	{{n/a}}	Wagner (10:09)
align="center" ! Dr. Wagner Jr. | Kashin (8:58)	Wagner (10:08)	Otani (11:19)	Samurai (11:42)	Wagner (10:09)	{{n/a}}

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| RD1-seed1= A1

| RD1-team1= Koji Kanemoto

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| RD1-seed2= B1

| RD1-team2= Kendo Kashin

| RD1-score2= 13:15

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The 2000 Best of the Super Juniors was a two-block, 12-man tournament held from May 19 to June 9. The winner, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, would go on to defeat Jushin Thunder Liger for the title on July 20, 2000, ending Liger's last reign with the championship.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Tatsuhito Takaiwa | style="width:35px" | 8 ! Shinjiro Otani | style="width:35px" | 10
Gran Hamada | 6 ! Minoru Tanaka | 6
Koji Kanemoto | 6 ! Kendo Kashin | 6
El Samurai | 4 ! Katsumi Usuda | 4
Dr. Wagner Jr. | 4 ! Kid Romeo | 2
Shinya Makabe | 2 ! Minoru Fujita | 2

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! Gran Hamada !! Koji Kanemoto !! Shinya Makabe !! El Samurai !! Tatsuhito Takaiwa !! Dr. Wagner Jr.
align="center" ! Gran Hamada | {{n/a}}	Hamada (13:00)	Hamada (8:37)	Hamada (8:16)	Takaiwa (6:39)	Wagner (10:24)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Hamada (13:00)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (10:37)	Kanemoto (8:14)	Kanemoto (14:04)	Wagner (10:30)
align="center" ! Shinya Makabe | Hamada (8:37)	Kanemoto (10:37)	{{n/a}}	Samurai (9:52)	Takaiwa (11:11)	Makabe (12:38)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Hamada (8:16)	Kanemoto (8:14)	Samurai (9:52)	{{n/a}}	Takaiwa (9:34)	Samurai (13:51)
align="center" ! Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Takaiwa (6:39)	Kanemoto (14:04)	Takaiwa (11:11)	Takaiwa (9:34)	{{n/a}}	Takaiwa (13:06)
align="center" ! Dr. Wagner Jr. | Wagner (10:24)	Wagner (10:30)	Makabe (12:38)	Samurai (13:51)	Takaiwa (13:06)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Minoru Fujita !! Kendo Kashin !! Shinjiro Otani !! Kid Romeo !! Minoru Tanaka !! Katsumi Usuda
align="center" ! Minoru Fujita | {{n/a}}	Kashin (5:56)	Otani (9:16)	Romeo (6:06)	Tanaka (11:20)	Fujita (10:08)
align="center" ! Kendo Kashin | Kashin (5:56)	{{n/a}}	Otani (9:59)	Kashin (4:51)	Tanaka (9:10)	Kashin (8:30)
align="center" ! Kid Romeo | Romeo (6:06)	Kashin (4:51)	Otani (5:37)	{{n/a}}	Tanaka (5:15)	Usuda (6:16)
align="center" ! Shinjiro Otani | Otani (9:16)	Otani (9:59)	{{n/a}}	Otani (5:37)	Otani (12:14)	Otani (12:55)
align="center" ! Minoru Tanaka | Tanaka (11:20)	Tanaka (9:10)	Otani (12:14)	Tanaka (5:15)	{{n/a}}	Usuda (11:56)
align="center" ! Katsumi Usuda | Fujita (10:08)	Kashin (8:30)	Otani (12:55)	Usuda (6:16)	Usuda (11:56)	{{n/a}}

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| RD1-team2= Shinjiro Otani

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The 2001 Best of the Super Juniors was a two-block, 12-man tournament held from May 18 to June 4. With his victory, Jushin Thunder Liger became both the first person to win the tournament three times and the first to not lose a single match during the tournament. For unclear reasons, Liger did not receive a championship match as a reward for his victory.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Jushin Thunder Liger | style="width:35px" | 10 ! Minoru Tanaka | style="width:35px" | 8
El Samurai | 6 ! Akira | 6
Silver King | 6 ! Super Shocker | 6
Chris Candido | 4 ! Dr. Wagner Jr. | 6
Gran Naniwa | 4 ! Shinya Makabe | 4
Wataru Inoue | 0 ! Katsuyori Shibata | 0

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! Chris Candido !! Wataru Inoue !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Gran Naniwa !! El Samurai !! Silver King
align="center" ! Chris Candido | {{n/a}}	Candido (5:10)	Liger (5:48)	Candido (8:01)	Samurai (4:53)	King (7:40)
align="center" ! Wataru Inoue | Candido (5:10)	{{n/a}}	Liger (13:56)	Naniwa (10:48)	Samurai (14:29)	King (8:26)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Liger (5:48)	Liger (13:56)	{{n/a}}	Liger (14:05)	Liger (13:26)	Liger (12:32)
align="center" ! Gran Naniwa | Candido (8:01)	Naniwa (10:48)	Liger (14:05)	{{n/a}}	Naniwa (11:29)	King (10:01)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Samurai (4:53)	Samurai (14:29)	Liger (13:26)	Naniwa (11:29)	{{n/a}}	Samurai (10:33)
align="center" ! Silver King | King (7:40)	King (8:26)	Liger (12:32)	King (10:01)	Samurai (10:33)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Akira !! Shinya Makabe !! Katsuyori Shibata !! Super Shocker !! Minoru Tanaka !! Dr. Wagner Jr.
align="center" ! Akira | {{n/a}}	Makabe (10:15)	Akira (6:18)	Akira (10:10)	Akira (23:22)	Wagner (11:38)
align="center" ! Shinya Makabe | Makabe (10:15)	{{n/a}}	Makabe (6:23)	Shocker (9:41)	Tanaka (16:34)	Wagner (9:03)
align="center" ! Katsuyori Shibata | Akira (6:18)	Makabe (6:23)	{{n/a}}	Shocker (9:07)	Tanaka (6:24)	Wagner (9:28)
align="center" ! Super Shocker | Akira (10:10)	Shocker (9:41)	Shocker (9:07)	{{n/a}}	Tanaka (12:53)	Shocker (14:23)
align="center" ! Minoru Tanaka | Akira (23:22)	Tanaka (16:34)	Tanaka (6:24)	Tanaka (12:53)	{{n/a}}	Tanaka (14:45)
align="center" ! Dr. Wagner Jr. | Wagner (11:38)	Wagner (9:03)	Wagner (9:28)	Shocker (14:23)	Tanaka (14:45)	{{n/a}}

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| RD1-score2= 26:12

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The 2002 Best of the Super Juniors was a 14-man, two-block tournament held from May 18 to June 5. It once again used the 1997–98 system of one point for a win, and zero for a loss or draw. The two-time winner, Koji Kanemoto, went on to defeat champion Minoru Tanaka for the title on July 19, the same man he defeated in the final of the tournament. The Black Tiger who wrestled in the 2002 event was not Eddie Guerrero who had previously participated in the tournament under that name, but luchador Silver King, who had taken over the character in the preceding year.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Koji Kanemoto | style="width:35px" | 4 ! Minoru Tanaka | style="width:35px" | 4
Jushin Thunder Liger | 4 ! El Samurai | 4
Katsuyori Shibata | 3 ! Gedo | 3
Black Tiger III | 3 ! Masayuki Naruse | 3
Masahito Kakihara | 3 ! Akira | 3
Curry Man | 2 ! Tiger Mask IV | 3
Jado | 1 ! Wataru Inoue | 2

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
Block A	Black Tiger III	Curry Man	Jado	Masahito Kakihara	Koji Kanemoto	Jushin Thunder Liger	Katsuyori Shibata
align="center" ! Black Tiger III | {{n/a}}	Curry (8:46)	B. Tiger (5:00)	B. Tiger (8:20)	B. Tiger (13:35)	Liger (13:30)	Shibata (8:20)
align="center" ! Curry Man | Curry (8:46)	{{n/a}}	Jado (10:47)	Kakihara (9:23)	Kanemoto (10:50)	Liger (12:58)	Curry (7:14)
align="center" ! Jado | B. Tiger (5:00)	Jado (10:47)	{{n/a}}	Kakihara (forfeit)	Kanemoto (12:06)	Draw (3:10)	Shibata (forfeit)
align="center" ! Masahito Kakihara | B. Tiger (8:20)	Kakihara (9:23)	Kakihara (forfeit)	{{n/a}}	Kakihara (12:28)	Liger (14:06)	Shibata (5:39)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | B. Tiger (13:35)	Kanemoto (10:50)	Kanemoto (12:06)	Kakihara (12:28)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (17:17)	Kanemoto (6:12)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Liger (13:30)	Liger (12:58)	Draw (3:10)	Liger (14:06)	Kanemoto (17:17)	{{n/a}}	Liger (9:45)
align="center" ! Katsuyori Shibata | Shibata (8:20)	Curry (7:14)	Shibata (forfeit)	Shibata (5:39)	Kanemoto (6:12)	Liger (9:45)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Akira !! Gedo !! Wataru Inoue !! Masayuki Naruse !! El Samurai !! Minoru Tanaka !! Tiger Mask IV
align="center" ! Akira | {{n/a}}	Gedo (11:12)	Akira (7:47)	Naruse (9:37)	Samurai (11:48)	Akira (16:13)	Akira (10:36)
align="center" ! Gedo | Gedo (11:12)	{{n/a}}	Inoue (11:19)	Gedo (10:41)	Samurai (13:25)	Gedo (12:51)	T. Mask (14:49)
align="center" ! Wataru Inoue | Akira (7:47)	Inoue (11:19)	{{n/a}}	Naruse (10:23)	Inoue (7:21)	Tanaka (8:13)	T. Mask (8:16)
align="center" ! Masayuki Naruse | Naruse (9:37)	Gedo (10:41)	Naruse (10:23)	{{n/a}}	Samurai (9:19)	Tanaka (12:14)	Naruse (6:54)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Samurai (11:48)	Samurai (13:25)	Inoue (7:21)	Samurai (9:19)	{{n/a}}	Tanaka (13:01)	T. Mask (12:08)
align="center" ! Minoru Tanaka | Akira (16:13)	Gedo (12:51)	Tanaka (8:13)	Tanaka (12:14)	Tanaka (13:01)	{{n/a}}	Tanaka (10:22)
align="center" ! Tiger Mask IV | Akira (10:36)	T. Mask (14:49)	T. Mask (8:16)	Naruse (6:54)	T. Mask (12:08)	Tanaka (10:22)	{{n/a}}

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| RD1-seed1= A1

| RD1-team1= Koji Kanemoto

| RD1-score1= Pin

| RD1-seed2= B1

| RD1-team2= Minoru Tanaka

| RD1-score2= 14:12

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The 2003 Best of the Super Juniors was a 14-man, two-block tournament held from May 23 to June 11. It introduced the modern system of each block's top two scorers advancing to the semifinals with Masahito Kakihara winning the tournament.{{cite news|title = What's going down... Japan|page=7|work=Power Slam Magazine|id=109|date=August 2003|publisher=SW Publishing LTD|location=Lancaster, Lancashire, England}} The winner, would unsuccessfully challenge champion Tiger Mask IV on July 6, despite having beaten him in the tournament.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Akira | style="width:35px" | 10 ! Koji Kanemoto | style="width:35px" | 8
Takashi Sugiura | 8 ! Masahito Kakihara | 8
Jushin Thunder Liger | 8 ! Tiger Mask IV | 8
Minoru Fujita | 8 ! Masayuki Naruse | 6
Ebessan | 4 ! Stampede Kid | 4
Gedo | 4 ! El Samurai | 4
Ryusuke Taguchi | 0 ! Jado | 4

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! Akira !! Ebessan !! Minoru Fujita !! Gedo !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Takashi Sugiura !! Ryusuke Taguchi
align="center" ! Akira | {{n/a}}	Akira (8:24)	Fujita (12:34)	Akira (11:49)	Akira (16:04)	Akira (12:10)	Akira (8:34)
align="center" ! Ebessan | Akira (8:24)	{{n/a}}	Fujita (8:24)	Ebessan (9:09)	Liger (10:56)	Sugiura (11:52)	Ebessan (7:14)
align="center" ! Minoru Fujita | Fujita (12:34)	Fujita (8:24)	{{n/a}}	Fujita (11:41)	Liger (11:27)	Sugiura (11:27)	Fujita (10:26)
align="center" ! Gedo | Akira (11:49)	Ebessan (9:09)	Fujita (11:41)	{{n/a}}	Liger (14:09)	Gedo (12:16)	Gedo (8:39)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Akira (16:04)	Liger (10:56)	Liger (11:27)	Liger (14:09)	{{n/a}}	Sugiura (12:06)	Liger (6:53)
align="center" ! Takashi Sugiura | Akira (12:10)	Sugiura (11:52)	Sugiura (11:27)	Gedo (12:16)	Sugiura (12:06)	{{n/a}}	Sugiura (9:13)
align="center" ! Ryusuke Taguchi | Akira (8:34)	Ebessan (7:14)	Fujita (10:26)	Gedo (8:39)	Liger (6:53)	Sugiura (9:13)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Jado !! Masahito Kakihara !! Koji Kanemoto !! Masayuki Naruse !! El Samurai !! Stampede Kid !! Tiger Mask IV
align="center" ! Jado | {{n/a}}	Kakihara (6:56)	Jado (5:23)	Jado (7:38)	Samurai (12:26)	Stampede (5:13)	Tiger (9:59)
align="center" ! Masahito Kakihara | Kakihara (6:56)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (11:07)	Naruse (9:15)	Kakihara (8:13)	Kakihara (7:06)	Kakihara (10:31)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Jado (5:23)	Kanemoto (11:07)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (10:56)	Samurai (8:29)	Kanemoto (8:50)	Kanemoto (10:45)
align="center" ! Masayuki Naruse | Jado (7:38)	Naruse (9:15)	Kanemoto (10:56)	{{n/a}}	Naruse (9:07)	Naruse (9:09)	Tiger (10:05)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Samurai (12:26)	Kakihara (8:13)	Samurai (8:29)	Naruse (9:07)	{{n/a}}	Stampede (9:41)	Tiger (12:09)
align="center" ! Stampede Kid | Stampede (5:13)	Kakihara (7:06)	Kanemoto (8:50)	Naruse (9:09)	Stampede (9:41)	{{n/a}}	Tiger (7:38)
align="center" ! Tiger Mask IV | Tiger (9:59)	Kakihara (10:31)	Kanemoto (10:45)	Tiger (10:05)	Tiger (12:09)	Tiger (7:38)	{{n/a}}

{{4TeamBracket

| align = center

| RD1= Semifinals

| RD2= Final

| RD1-seed1= A1

| RD1-team1= Akira

| RD1-score1= Sub

| RD1-seed2= B2

| RD1-team2= Masahito Kakihara

| RD1-score2= 8:28

| RD1-seed3= B1

| RD1-team3= Koji Kanemoto

| RD1-score3= Sub

| RD1-seed4= A2

| RD1-team4= Takashi Sugiura

| RD1-score4= 12:48

| RD2-seed1= B2

| RD2-team1= Masahito Kakihara

| RD2-score1= Pin

| RD2-seed2= B1

| RD2-team2= Koji Kanemoto

| RD2-score2= 15:33

}}

The 2004 Best of the Super Juniors was a 16-man, two-block tournament held from May 22 to June 13. It featured a unique structure from other years: the top scorer from each block would advance to the semifinals, while the second and third-place finishers in each block would start in the quarterfinals. Jushin Thunder Liger, after finishing first in Block A, was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a spinal injury, leaving American Dragon to go to the semifinals instead. The eventual winner, Tiger Mask IV, would unsuccessfully challenge Heat for the title on July 19, though he would defeat him in a rematch on January 4, 2005.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Jushin Thunder Liger (withdrew) | style="width:35px" | 9 ! Tiger Mask IV | style="width:35px" | 12
American Dragon | 9 ! Último Dragón | 11
Masahito Kakihara | 9 ! Heat | 10
Koji Kanemoto | 7 ! Masayuki Naruse | 10
El Samurai | 7 ! Rocky Romero | 7
Big Boss Ma-g-ma | 7 ! Garuda | 3
Wataru Inoue | 4 ! Katsuhiko Nakajima | 2
Ryusuke Taguchi | 4 ! Curry Man | 1

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! American Dragon !! Wataru Inoue !! Masahito Kakihara !! Koji Kanemoto !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Big Boss Ma-g-ma !! El Samurai !! Ryusuke Taguchi
align="center" ! American Dragon | {{n/a}}	Dragon (12:34)	Dragon (9:44)	Dragon (11:51)	Liger (13:10)	Ma-g-ma (14:35)	Dragon (12:58)	Draw (20:00)
align="center" ! Wataru Inoue | Dragon (12:34)	{{n/a}}	Kakihara (10:37)	Inoue (11:44)	Liger (5:46)	Ma-g-ma (11:16)	Samurai (10:39)	Inoue (10:19)
align="center" ! Masahito Kakihara | Dragon (9:44)	Kakihara (10:37)	{{n/a}}	Kakihara (10:55)	Draw (20:00)	Kakihara (10:33)	Samurai (9:50)	Kakihara (7:32)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Dragon (11:51)	Inoue (11:44)	Kakihara (10:55)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (16:33)	Draw (20:00)	Kanemoto (13:58)	Kanemoto (8:50)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Liger (13:10)	Liger (5:46)	Draw (20:00)	Kanemoto (16:33)	{{n/a}}	Liger (7:07)	Liger (14:08)	Taguchi (0:45)
align="center" ! Big Boss Ma-g-ma | Ma-g-ma (14:35)	Ma-g-ma (11:16)	Kakihara (10:33)	Draw (20:00)	Liger (7:07)	{{n/a}}	Samurai (11:56)	Ma-g-ma (8:48)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Dragon (12:58)	Samurai (10:39)	Samurai (9:50)	Kanemoto (13:58)	Liger (14:08)	Samurai (11:56)	{{n/a}}	Draw (20:00)
align="center" ! Ryusuke Taguchi | Draw (20:00)	Inoue (10:19)	Kakihara (7:32)	Kanemoto (8:50)	Taguchi (0:45)	Ma-g-ma (8:48)	Draw (20:00)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Curry Man !! Último Dragón !! Garuda !! Heat !! Katsuhiko Nakajima !! Masayuki Naruse !! Rocky Romero !! Tiger Mask IV
align="center" ! Curry Man | {{n/a}}	Dragón (forfeit)	Draw (20:00)	Heat (11:19)	Nakajima (8:20)	Naruse (forfeit)	Romero (forfeit)	Tiger (forfeit)
align="center" ! Último Dragón | Dragón (forfeit)	{{n/a}}	Dragón (8:46)	Draw (20:00)	Dragón (9:07)	Naruse (11:06)	Dragón (12:10)	Dragón (12:01)
align="center" ! Garuda | Draw (20:00)	Dragón (8:46)	{{n/a}}	Heat (5:11)	Garuda (8:41)	Naruse (11:06)	Romero (9:55)	Tiger (10:42)
align="center" ! Heat | Heat (11:19)	Draw (20:00)	Heat (5:11)	{{n/a}}	Heat (11:26)	Heat (15:38)	Draw (20:00)	Tiger (14:08)
align="center" ! Katsuhiko Nakajima | Nakajima (8:20)	Dragón (9:07)	Garuda (8:41)	Heat (11:26)	{{n/a}}	Naruse (1:41)	Romero (8:39)	Tiger (7:11)
align="center" ! Masayuki Naruse | Naruse (forfeit)	Naruse (11:06)	Naruse (11:06)	Heat (15:38)	Naruse (1:41)	{{n/a}}	Naruse (8:41)	Tiger (3:32)
align="center" ! Rocky Romero | Romero (forfeit)	Dragón (12:10)	Romero (9:55)	Draw (20:00)	Romero (8:39)	Naruse (8:41)	{{n/a}}	Tiger (13:14)
align="center" ! Tiger Mask IV | Tiger (forfeit)	Dragón (12:01)	Tiger (10:42)	Tiger (14:08)	Tiger (7:11)	Tiger (3:32)	Tiger (13:14)	{{n/a}}

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| align = center

| RD1= Quarterfinals

| RD2= Semifinals

| RD3= Final

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=

| RD1-score1=

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=

| RD1-score2=

| RD1-seed3= B2

| RD1-team3= Último Dragón

| RD1-score3= Pin

| RD1-seed4= A3

| RD1-team4= Koji Kanemoto

| RD1-score4= 5:30

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=

| RD1-score5=

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=

| RD1-score6=

| RD1-seed7= A2

| RD1-team7= Masahito Kakihara

| RD1-score7= Sub

| RD1-seed8= B3

| RD1-team8= Heat

| RD1-score8= 12:52

| RD2-seed1= A1

| RD2-team1= American Dragon

| RD2-score1= Sub

| RD2-seed2= A3

| RD2-team2= Koji Kanemoto

| RD2-score2= 13:34

| RD2-seed3= B1

| RD2-team3= Tiger Mask IV

| RD2-score3= Pin

| RD2-seed4= B3

| RD2-team4= Heat

| RD2-score4= 15:14

| RD3-seed1= A3

| RD3-team1= Koji Kanemoto

| RD3-score1= Pin

| RD3-seed2= B1

| RD3-team2= Tiger Mask IV

| RD3-score2= 11:26

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The 2005 Best of the Super Juniors was a 14-man, two-block tournament held from May 21 to June 19. The winner, Tiger Mask IV, became the first person to win the tournament in consecutive years until Hiromu Takahashi would share he record in 2020 and 2021. Tiger Mask was also the first since Jushin Thunder Liger in 1994 to win the tournament as champion. 2005 saw the participation of the third wrestler under the Black Tiger mask as Rocky Romero had begun working as Black Tiger IV in the preceding year.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Minoru | style="width:35px" | 8 ! Gedo | style="width:35px" | 10
Koji Kanemoto | 8 ! Tiger Mask IV | 8
Hirooki Goto | 6 ! Jushin Thunder Liger | 8
El Samurai | 6 ! Wataru Inoue | 6
Masahito Kakihara | 6 ! Black Tiger IV | 4
Stampede Kid | 4 ! Katsushi Takemura | 4
Jado | 4 ! Akiya Anzawa | 2

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! Hirooki Goto !! Jado !! Masahito Kakihara !! Koji Kanemoto !! Minoru !! El Samurai !! Stampede Kid
align="center" ! Hirooki Goto | {{n/a}}	Jado (11:31)	Goto (10:16)	Kanemoto (11:28)	Minoru (11:28)	Goto (10:08)	Goto (7:57)
align="center" ! Jado | Jado (11:31)	{{n/a}}	Kakihara (8:02)	Kanemoto (10:40)	Minoru (12:29)	Jado (14:04)	Stampede (9:59)
align="center" ! Masahito Kakihara | Goto (10:16)	Kakihara (8:02)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (10:29)	Kakihara (10:04)	Samurai (10:47)	Kakihara (8:30)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Kanemoto (11:28)	Kanemoto (10:40)	Kanemoto (10:29)	{{n/a}}	Minoru (19:38)	Samurai (12:15)	Kanemoto (9:34)
align="center" ! Minoru | Minoru (11:28)	Minoru (12:29)	Kakihara (10:04)	Minoru (19:38)	{{n/a}}	Minoru (13:04)	Stampede (11:30)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Goto (10:08)	Jado (14:04)	Samurai (10:47)	Samurai (12:15)	Minoru (13:04)	{{n/a}}	Samurai (9:31)
align="center" ! Stampede Kid | Goto (7:57)	Stampede (9:59)	Kakihara (8:30)	Kanemoto (9:34)	Stampede (11:30)	Samurai (9:31)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Akiya Anzawa !! Black Tiger IV !! Gedo !! Wataru Inoue !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Katsushi Takemura !! Tiger Mask IV
align="center" ! Akiya Anzawa | {{n/a}}	B. Tiger (6:13)	Gedo (10:21)	Anzawa (forfeit)	Liger (8:36)	Takemura (7:46)	T. Mask (5:34)
align="center" ! Black Tiger IV | B. Tiger (6:13)	{{n/a}}	Gedo (forfeit)	Inoue (11:01)	Liger (forfeit)	B. Tiger (6:46)	T. Mask (forfeit)
align="center" ! Gedo | Gedo (10:21)	Gedo (forfeit)	{{n/a}}	Inoue (15:13)	Gedo (17:24)	Gedo (11:29)	Gedo (11:25)
align="center" ! Wataru Inoue | Anzawa (forfeit)	Inoue (11:01)	Inoue (15:13)	{{n/a}}	Liger (16:50)	Takemura (forfeit)	Inoue (11:53)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Liger (8:36)	Liger (forfeit)	Gedo (17:24)	Liger (16:50)	{{n/a}}	Liger (12:12)	T. Mask (8:58)
align="center" ! Katsushi Takemura | Takemura (7:46)	B. Tiger (6:46)	Gedo (11:29)	Takemura (forfeit)	Liger (12:12)	{{n/a}}	T. Mask (6:12)
align="center" ! Tiger Mask IV | T. Mask (5:34)	T. Mask (forfeit)	Gedo (11:25)	Inoue (11:53)	T. Mask (8:58)	T. Mask (6:12)	{{n/a}}

{{4TeamBracket

| align = center

| RD1= Semifinals

| RD2= Final

| RD1-seed1= A1

| RD1-team1= Minoru

| RD1-score1= Pin

| RD1-seed2= B2

| RD1-team2= Tiger Mask IV

| RD1-score2= 12:03

| RD1-seed3= B1

| RD1-team3= Gedo

| RD1-score3= Pin

| RD1-seed4= A2

| RD1-team4= Koji Kanemoto

| RD1-score4= 10:54

| RD2-seed1= B2

| RD2-team1= Tiger Mask IV

| RD2-score1= Pin

| RD2-seed2= B1

| RD2-team2= Gedo

| RD2-score2= 16:03

}}

The 2006 Best of the Super Juniors was a 14-man, two-block tournament held from May 27 to June 18. The winner, Minoru, went on to defeat Koji Kanemoto for the title in December 2006. This tournament marked the first time that neither block winner made it to the final.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Jushin Thunder Liger | style="width:35px" | 10 ! Wataru Inoue | style="width:35px" | 10
Minoru | 8 ! Tiger Mask IV | 8
El Samurai | 7 ! Koji Kanemoto | 7
Ryusuke Taguchi | 7 ! Gedo | 5
Jado | 6 ! Black Tiger IV | 4
Sangre Azteca | 2 ! Hirooki Goto | 4
Fuego | 2 ! Gentaro | 4

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! Sangre Azteca !! Fuego !! Jado !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Minoru !! El Samurai !! Ryusuke Taguchi
align="center" ! Sangre Azteca | {{n/a}}	Azteca (10:28)	Jado (7:41)	Liger (12:12)	Minoru (12:26)	Samurai (11:08)	Taguchi (12:50)
align="center" ! Fuego | Azteca (10:28)	{{n/a}}	Jado (11:14)	Liger (7:12)	Fuego (4:40)	Samurai (9:51)	Taguchi (6:06)
align="center" ! Jado | Jado (7:41)	Jado (11:14)	{{n/a}}	Liger (15:19)	Minoru (12:54)	Draw (30:00)	Draw (6:01)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Liger (12:12)	Liger (7:12)	Liger (15:19)	{{n/a}}	Liger (21:20)	Liger (12:16)	Taguchi (15:30)
align="center" ! Minoru | Minoru (12:26)	Fuego (4:40)	Minoru (12:54)	Liger (21:20)	{{n/a}}	Minoru (13:24)	Minoru (19:18)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Samurai (11:08)	Samurai (9:51)	Draw (30:00)	Liger (12:16)	Minoru (13:24)	{{n/a}}	Samurai (12:02)
align="center" ! Ryusuke Taguchi | Taguchi (12:50)	Taguchi (6:06)	Draw (6:01)	Taguchi (15:30)	Minoru (19:18)	Samurai (12:02)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Black Tiger IV !! Gedo !! Gentaro !! Hirooki Goto !! Wataru Inoue !! Koji Kanemoto !! Tiger Mask IV
align="center" ! Black Tiger IV | {{n/a}}	Gedo (10:59)	B. Tiger (14:21)	B. Tiger (12:04)	Inoue (11:41)	Kanemoto (16:35)	T. Mask (9:36)
align="center" ! Gedo | Gedo (10:59)	{{n/a}}	Gedo (12:32)	Goto (15:21)	Inoue (13:17)	Draw (15:06)	T. Mask (12:59)
align="center" ! Gentaro | B. Tiger (14:21)	Gedo (12:32)	{{n/a}}	Goto (8:27)	Gentaro (14:31)	Kanemoto (12:18)	Gentaro (10:22)
align="center" ! Hirooki Goto | B. Tiger (12:04)	Goto (15:21)	Goto (8:27)	{{n/a}}	Inoue (9:57)	Kanemoto (9:49)	T. Mask (10:58)
align="center" ! Wataru Inoue | Inoue (11:41)	Inoue (13:17)	Gentaro (14:31)	Inoue (9:57)	{{n/a}}	Inoue (16:46)	Inoue (5:57)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Kanemoto (16:35)	Draw (15:06)	Kanemoto (12:18)	Kanemoto (9:49)	Inoue (16:46)	{{n/a}}	T. Mask (12:58)
align="center" ! Tiger Mask IV | T. Mask (9:36)	T. Mask (12:59)	Gentaro (10:22)	T. Mask (10:58)	Inoue (5:57)	T. Mask (12:58)	{{n/a}}

{{4TeamBracket

| align = center

| RD1= Semifinals

| RD2= Final

| RD1-seed1= A1

| RD1-team1= Jushin Thunder Liger

| RD1-score1= Pin

| RD1-seed2= B2

| RD1-team2= Tiger Mask IV

| RD1-score2= 10:27

| RD1-seed3= B1

| RD1-team3= Wataru Inoue

| RD1-score3= Sub

| RD1-seed4= A2

| RD1-team4= Minoru

| RD1-score4= 18:42

| RD2-seed1= B2

| RD2-team1= Tiger Mask IV

| RD2-score1= Sub

| RD2-seed2= A2

| RD2-team2= Minoru

| RD2-score2= 22:52

}}

The 2007 Best of the Super Juniors was a 14-man, two-block tournament held from June 1 to June 17. On June 7, it was announced that Prince Devitt would be forced to withdraw from the tournament due to an injury, forfeiting all scheduled matches in the process. Milano Collection A.T. became the first wrestler since Shiro Koshinaka to win the tournament on his first try, but would fail to capture the Junior Heavyweight championship.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Wataru Inoue | style="width:35px" | 10 ! Ryusuke Taguchi | style="width:35px" | 10
Milano Collection A.T. | 8 ! Minoru | 8
Tiger Mask IV | 8 ! Koji Kanemoto | 7
Jushin Thunder Liger | 8 ! Gedo | 5
Taichi Ishikari | 4 ! BxB Hulk | 4
Yujiro | 4 ! El Samurai | 4
Prince Devitt (withdrew) | 0 ! Tetsuya Naito | 4

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! Wataru Inoue !! Taichi Ishikari !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Milano Collection A.T. !! Prince Devitt !! Tiger Mask IV !! Yujiro
align="center" ! Wataru Inoue | {{n/a}}	Inoue (13:33)	Liger (15:47)	Inoue (14:22)	Inoue (forfeit)	Inoue (11:36)	Inoue (10:47)
align="center" ! Taichi Ishikari | Inoue (13:33)	{{n/a}}	Liger (12:29)	Milano (11:25)	Ishikari (11:40)	Tiger (8:59)	Ishikari (10:41)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Liger (15:47)	Liger (12:29)	{{n/a}}	Milano (16:41)	Liger (forfeit)	Tiger (14:08)	Liger (11:19)
align="center" ! Milano Collection A.T. | Inoue (14:22)	Milano (11:25)	Milano (16:41)	{{n/a}}	Milano (10:18)	Milano (11:23)	Yujiro (10:35)
align="center" ! Prince Devitt | Inoue (forfeit)	Ishikari (11:40)	Liger (forfeit)	Milano (10:18)	{{n/a}}	Tiger (forfeit)	Yujiro (forfeit)
align="center" ! Tiger Mask IV | Inoue (11:36)	Tiger (8:59)	Tiger (14:08)	Milano (11:23)	Tiger (forfeit)	{{n/a}}	Tiger (10:34)
align="center" ! Yujiro | Inoue (10:47)	Ishikari (10:41)	Liger (11:19)	Yujiro (10:35)	Yujiro (forfeit)	Tiger (10:34)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! BxB Hulk !! Gedo !! Tetsuya Naito !! Koji Kanemoto !! Minoru !! El Samurai !! Ryusuke Taguchi
align="center" ! BxB Hulk | {{n/a}}	Hulk (11:03)	Hulk (11:10)	Kanemoto (12:05)	Minoru (11:52)	Samurai (8:53)	Taguchi (12:30)
align="center" ! Gedo | Hulk (11:03)	{{n/a}}	Naito (9:29)	Draw (15:50)	Minoru (13:26)	Gedo (14:13)	Gedo (11:36)
align="center" ! Tetsuya Naito | Hulk (11:10)	Naito (9:29)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (10:16)	Minoru (9:01)	Naito (9:27)	Taguchi (9:47)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Kanemoto (12:05)	Draw (15:50)	Kanemoto (10:16)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (16:32)	Samurai (16:19)	Taguchi (12:07)
align="center" ! Minoru | Minoru (11:52)	Minoru (13:26)	Minoru (9:01)	Kanemoto (16:32)	{{n/a}}	Minoru (11:36)	Taguchi (14:15)
align="center" ! El Samurai | Samurai (8:53)	Gedo (14:13)	Naito (9:27)	Samurai (16:19)	Minoru (11:36)	{{n/a}}	Taguchi (10:26)
align="center" ! Ryusuke Taguchi | Taguchi (12:30)	Gedo (11:36)	Taguchi (9:47)	Taguchi (12:07)	Taguchi (14:15)	Taguchi (10:26)	{{n/a}}

{{4TeamBracket

| align = center

| RD1= Semifinals

| RD2= Final

| RD1-seed1= A1

| RD1-team1= Wataru Inoue

| RD1-score1= Sub

| RD1-seed2= B2

| RD1-team2= Minoru

| RD1-score2= 14:45

| RD1-seed3= B1

| RD1-team3= Ryusuke Taguchi

| RD1-score3= Pin

| RD1-seed4= A2

| RD1-team4= Milano Collection A.T.

| RD1-score4= 12:47

| RD2-seed1= A1

| RD2-team1= Wataru Inoue

| RD2-score1= Pin

| RD2-seed2= A2

| RD2-team2= Milano Collection A.T.

| RD2-score2= 19:37

}}

The 2008 Best of the Super Juniors featured 12 participants in two blocks and was held from May 31 to June 15. Outside entrants include Tatsuhito Takaiwa from Pro Wrestling Zero1 and Jimmy Rave from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Prince Devitt was again forced out due to injury following his match with Tiger Mask IV, forfeiting his remaining matches. Immediately after the tournament, winner Wataru Inoue, who also joined Liger and Tiger in winning the tournament as champion, graduated to the heavyweight division, vacating the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in the process.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Block structure
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Ryusuke Taguchi | style="width:35px" | 8 ! Tiger Mask IV | style="width:35px" | 10
Wataru Inoue | 8 ! Koji Kanemoto | 6
Minoru | 4 ! Jimmy Rave | 6
Jushin Thunder Liger | 4 ! Tetsuya Naito | 4
Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 4 ! Akira | 4
Yujiro | 2 ! Prince Devitt (withdrew) | 0

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center"
align="center" ! Block A !! Wataru Inoue !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Minoru !! Ryusuke Taguchi !! Tatsuhito Takaiwa !! Yujiro
align="center" ! Wataru Inoue | {{n/a}}	Inoue (17:13)	Inoue (19:14)	Taguchi (17:44)	Inoue (13:24)	Inoue (11:19)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Inoue (17:13)	{{n/a}}	Minoru (13:32)	Taguchi (14:31)	Liger (14:49)	Liger (9:57)
align="center" ! Minoru | Inoue (19:14)	Minoru (13:32)	{{n/a}}	Taguchi (14:29)	Minoru (11:31)	Yujiro (11:58)
align="center" ! Ryusuke Taguchi | Taguchi (17:44)	Taguchi (14:31)	Taguchi (14:29)	{{n/a}}	Takaiwa (14:39)	Taguchi (13:20)
align="center" ! Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Inoue (13:24)	Liger (14:49)	Minoru (11:31)	Takaiwa (14:39)	{{n/a}}	Takaiwa (10:47)
align="center" ! Yujiro | Inoue (11:19)	Liger (9:57)	Yujiro (11:58)	Taguchi (13:20)	Takaiwa (10:47)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Akira !! Prince Devitt !! Koji Kanemoto !! Tetsuya Naito !! Jimmy Rave !! Tiger Mask IV
align="center" ! Akira | {{n/a}}	Akira (forfeit)	Akira (18:14)	Naito (13:56)	Rave (11:25)	Tiger (10:22)
align="center" ! Prince Devitt | Akira (forfeit)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (forfeit)	Naito (forfeit)	Rave (forfeit)	Tiger (1:40)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Akira (18:14)	Kanemoto (forfeit)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (10:43)	Kanemoto (13:57)	Tiger (10:16)
align="center" ! Tetsuya Naito | Naito (13:56)	Naito (forfeit)	Kanemoto (10:43)	{{n/a}}	Rave (8:01)	Tiger (11:10)
align="center" ! Jimmy Rave | Rave (11:25)	Rave (forfeit)	Kanemoto (13:57)	Rave (8:01)	{{n/a}}	Tiger (14:03)
align="center" ! Tiger Mask IV | Tiger (10:22)	Tiger (1:40)	Tiger (10:16)	Tiger (11:10)	Tiger (14:03)	{{n/a}}

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| RD1-team1=Ryusuke Taguchi

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| RD1-seed2=B2

| RD1-team2=Koji Kanemoto

| RD1-score2=9:22

| RD1-seed3=B1

| RD1-team3=Tiger Mask IV

| RD1-score3=Pin

| RD1-seed4=A2

| RD1-team4=Wataru Inoue

| RD1-score4=9:03

| RD2-seed1=B2

| RD2-team1=Koji Kanemoto

| RD2-score1=Sub

| RD2-seed2=A2

| RD2-team2=Wataru Inoue

| RD2-score2=27:50

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The 2009 Best of the Super Juniors featured 14 participants in two blocks and was held from May 30 to June 14. With his victory Koji Kanemoto became only the second wrestler to win the tournament three times in total. He lost a title match on July 20 against the defending champion Tiger Mask IV.

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Block structure
colspan="2" | Block A	colspan="2" | Block B
Prince Devitt | style="width:35px" | 8 ! Koji Kanemoto | style="width:35px" | 8
Atsushi Aoki | 8 ! Kota Ibushi | 8
Akira | 6 ! Jushin Thunder Liger | 6
Jado | 6 ! Ryusuke Taguchi | 6
Milano Collection A.T. | 6 ! Tsuyoshi Kikuchi | 6
Tiger Mask IV | 6 ! Taichi | 4
Black Tiger V | 2 ! Yamato | 4

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" ! Block A !! Akira !! Atsushi Aoki !! Black Tiger V !! Jado !! Milano Collection A.T. !! Prince Devitt !! Tiger Mask IV
align="center" ! Akira | {{n/a}}	Aoki (15:00)	Akira (12:52)	Jado (14:58)	Akira (11:17)	Devitt (9:53)	Akira (10:05)
align="center" ! Atsushi Aoki | Aoki (15:00)	{{n/a}}	Aoki (9:36)	Aoki (10:00)	Aoki (11:12)	Devitt (11:16)	T. Mask (10:27)
align="center" ! Black Tiger V | Akira (12:52)	Aoki (9:36)	{{n/a}}	Jado (11:26)	Milano (10:29)	Devitt (7:20)	B. Tiger (3:51)
align="center" ! Jado | Jado (14:58)	Aoki (10:00)	Jado (11:26)	{{n/a}}	Milano (16:22)	Devitt (12:54)	Jado (10:48)
align="center" ! Milano Collection A.T. | Akira (11:17)	Aoki (11:12)	Milano (10:29)	Milano (16:22)	{{n/a}}	Milano (15:22)	T. Mask (16:12)
align="center" ! Prince Devitt | Devitt (9:53)	Devitt (11:16)	Devitt (7:20)	Devitt (12:54)	Milano (15:22)	{{n/a}}	T. Mask (11:19)
align="center" ! Tiger Mask IV | Akira (10:05)	T. Mask (10:27)	B. Tiger (3:51)	Jado (10:48)	T. Mask (16:12)	T.Mask (11:19)	{{n/a}}
align="center" ! Block B !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Koji Kanemoto !! Kota Ibushi !! Ryusuke Taguchi !! Taichi !! Tsuyoshi Kikuchi !! Yamato
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | {{n/a}}	Kanemoto (17:27)	Ibushi (16:35)	Liger (10:08)	Liger (11:11)	Liger (8:30)	Yamato (3:38)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Kanemoto (17:27)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (14:18)	Kanemoto (17:11)	Kanemoto (12:05)	Kikuchi (9:18)	Yamato (9:40)
align="center" ! Kota Ibushi | Ibushi (16:35)	Kanemoto (14:18)	{{n/a}}	Taguchi (10:13)	Ibushi (11:59)	Ibushi (9:56)	Ibushi (10:13)
align="center" ! Ryusuke Taguchi | Liger (10:08)	Kanemoto (17:11)	Taguchi (10:13)	{{n/a}}	Taichi (10:01)	Taguchi (11:31)	Taguchi (13:17)
align="center" ! Taichi | Liger (11:11)	Kanemoto (12:05)	Ibushi (11:59)	Taichi (10:01)	{{n/a}}	Kikuchi (9:24)	Taichi (9:31)
align="center" ! Tsuyoshi Kikuchi | Liger (8:30)	Kikuchi (9:18)	Ibushi (9:56)	Taguchi (11:31)	Kikuchi (9:24)	{{n/a}}	Kikuchi (10:54)
align="center" ! Yamato | Yamato (3:38)	Yamato (9:40)	Ibushi (10:13)	Taguchi (13:17)	Taichi (9:31)	Kikuchi (10:54)	{{n/a}}

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| RD1-seed1=A1

| RD1-team1=Prince Devitt

| RD1-score1=Pin

| RD1-seed2=B2

| RD1-team2=Kota Ibushi

| RD1-score2=8:14

| RD1-seed3=B1

| RD1-team3=Koji Kanemoto

| RD1-score3=Stop

| RD1-seed4=A2

| RD1-team4=Atsushi Aoki

| RD1-score4=6:27

| RD2-seed1=A1

| RD2-team1=Prince Devitt

| RD2-score1=Sub

| RD2-seed2=B1

| RD2-team2=Koji Kanemoto

| RD2-score2=19:55

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The 2010 Best of the Super Juniors featured 16 participants in two blocks, and was held from May 30 to June 13. Outside entrants included Fujita "Jr." Hayato (Michinoku Pro), Kota Ibushi (DDT Pro-Wrestling), Kenny Omega (DDT/Ring of Honor/Pro Wrestling Guerrilla, United States), Kushida (Smash), La Sombra (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Mexico), Davey Richards (ROH/PWG, United States), and Taiji Ishimori (Pro Wrestling Noah).{{cite web| url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/article.php?nwid=11913| title=リーグ戦表も更新！ ノア・石森太二参戦！『Best of the Super Jr. XVII 』ブロック分け、全日程決定！| date=May 12, 2010| access-date=May 12, 2010| publisher=New Japan Pro-Wrestling| language=ja| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519133040/http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/article.php?nwid=11913| archive-date=May 19, 2010}} On May 31, 2010 it was announced that Tiger Mask IV had suffered a vertebra injury during his match against La Sombra and was forced out of action for two months. As a result of his injury Tiger Mask IV withdrew from the competition, forfeiting the rest of his matches, automatically giving all of his opponents two points.{{cite web | url=http://superluchas.com/tiger-mask-fuera-del-best-of-the-super-juniors-xvii/ | title= Tiger Mask fuera del Best Of the Super Juniors XVII | date= May 31, 2010 | access-date= May 31, 2010 | work= Súper Luchas| language=es}} On June 6, 2010 Fujita Hayato had to forfeit his match against Akira due to an injury and also forfeit the rest of the tournament. The winner of the tournament, Prince Devitt, went on to defeat Naomichi Marufuji on June 19, 2010, at Dominion 6.19 to become the new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion.{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1659|title=(Results) New Japan "Dominion 6.19", 6/19|date=June 19, 2010|access-date=June 20, 2010|publisher=Strong Style Spirit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312040148/http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1659|archive-date=March 12, 2012|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings ! colspan="2" | Block A !! colspan="2" | Block B
Kota Ibushi | style="width:35px" | 12 ! Taiji Ishimori | style="width:35px" | 10
Prince Devitt | 10 ! Ryusuke Taguchi | 10
Davey Richards | 10 ! Akira | 8
Jushin Thunder Liger | 8 ! Kenny Omega | 8
Kushida | 8 ! Koji Kanemoto | 8
La Sombra | 6 ! Fujita Hayato (withdrew) | 6
Gedo | 2 ! Tama Tonga | 4
Tiger Mask IV (withdrew) | 0 ! Nobuo Yoshihashi | 2

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" !Block A !! Davey Richards !! Gedo !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Kota Ibushi !! Kushida !! La Sombra !! Prince Devitt !! Tiger Mask IV
align="center" ! Davey Richards | {{n/a}}	Richards (11:13)	Richards (09:14){{cite web | url= http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1636 | title= (Results) New Japan 6/11/10 | date= June 1, 2010 | access-date= June 11, 2010 | publisher= Strong Style Spirit }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}	Ibushi (11:27){{cite web | url= http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1641 | title= (Results) New Japan 6/12/10 | date= May 30, 2010 | access-date= June 12, 2010 | publisher= Strong Style Spirit | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120312040112/http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1641 | archive-date= March 12, 2012 | url-status= dead }}	Richards (11:13)	Richards (12:06)	Devitt (16:26){{cite web | url= http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1591 | title= (Results) New Japan 5/30/10 | date= May 30, 2010 | access-date= May 30, 2010 | publisher= Strong Style Spirit | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120312040001/http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1591 | archive-date= March 12, 2012 | url-status= dead }}	Richards (forfeit)
align="center" ! Gedo | Richards (11:13)	{{n/a}}	Liger (11:27){{cite web | url= http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1606 | title= (Results) New Japan 6/1/10 | date= June 1, 2010 | access-date= June 1, 2010 | publisher= Strong Style Spirit | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120312040006/http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1606 | archive-date= March 12, 2012 | url-status= dead }}	Ibushi (09:42)	Kushida (10:09)	Sombra (11:25)	Devitt (12:13)	Gedo (forfeit)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger |Richards (09:14)	Liger (11:27)	{{n/a}}	Liger (13:35)	Liger (12:44)	Sombra (04:31)	Devitt (10:18)	Liger (forfeit)
align="center" ! Kota Ibushi |Ibushi (11:27)	Ibushi (09:42)	Liger (13:35)	{{n/a}}	Ibushi (12:03)	Ibushi (11:49)	Ibushi (10:59)	Ibushi (forfeit)
align="center" ! Kushida | Richards (11:13)	Kushida (10:09)	Liger (12:44)	Ibushi (12:03)	{{n/a}}	Kushida (08:17){{cite web | url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1630 | title= (Results) New Japan 6/10/10 | date=June 10, 2010 | access-date= June 10, 2010 | publisher=Strong Style Spirit}}	Kushida (07:15)	Kushida (forfeit)
align="center" ! La Sombra | Richards (12:06)	Sombra (11:25){{cite web | url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1618 | title= (Results) New Japan 6/4/10 | date= June 4, 2010 | access-date= June 4, 2010 | publisher=Strong Style Spirit}}	Sombra (04:31)	Ibushi (11:49)	Kushida (08:17)	{{n/a}}	Devitt (07:29)	La Sombra (10:33)
align="center" ! Prince Devitt | Devitt (16:26)	Devitt (12:13)	Devitt (10:18)	Ibushi (10:59)	Kushida (07:15)	Devitt (07:29)	{{n/a}}	Devitt (forfeit)
align="center" ! Tiger Mask IV | Richards (forfeit)	Gedo (forfeit)	Liger (forfeit)	Ibushi (forfeit)	Kushida (forfeit)	La Sombra (10:33)	Devitt (forfeit)	{{n/a}}
align="center" !Block B !! Akira !! Fujita Hayato !! Kenny Omega !! Koji Kanemoto !! Nobuo Yoshihashi !! Ryusuke Taguchi !! Taiji Ishimori !! Tama Tonga
align="center" ! Akira | {{n/a}}	Akira (forfeit)	Akira (11:26)	Akira (11:27)	Yoshihashi (12:45)	Taguchi (12:45)	Akira (09:17)	Tonga (10:22)
align="center" ! Fujita Hayato | Akira (forfeit){{cite web | url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1623 | title= (Results) New Japan 6/6/10 | publisher= Strong Style Spirit}}	{{n/a}}	Hayato (12:14)	Kanemoto (15:38)	Hayato (09:00)	Taguchi (forfeit){{cite web | url= http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1626 | title= (Results) New Japan 6/8/10 | date= June 8, 2010 | access-date= June 8, 2010 | publisher= Strong Style Spirit}}	Ishimori (forfeit)	Hayato (09:12)
align="center" ! Kenny Omega |Akira (11:26)	Hayato (12:14)	{{n/a}}	Omega (11:29)	Omega (14:30)	Omega (14:12)	Ishimori (09:54)	Omega (10:15)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Akira (11:27)	Kanemoto (15:38)	Omega (11:29)	{{n/a}}	Kanemoto (13:01)	Taguchi (12:57)	Kanemoto (13:13)	Kanemoto (09:21)
align="center" ! Nobuo Yoshihashi | Yoshihashi (12:45)	Hayato (09:00)	Omega (14:30)	Kanemoto (13:01)	{{n/a}}	Taguchi (10:45)	Ishimori (09:03)	Tonga (06:19)
align="center" ! Ryusuke Taguchi |Taguchi (12:45)	Taguchi (forfeit)	Omega (14:12)	Taguchi (12:57)	Taguchi (10:45)	{{n/a}}	Ishimori (11:40)	Taguchi (07:41)
align="center" ! Taiji Ishimori | Akira (09:17)	Ishimori (forfeit)	Ishimori (09:54)	Kanemoto (13:13)	Ishimori (09:03)	Ishimori (11:40)	{{n/a}}	Ishimori (07:55)
align="center" ! Tama Tonga | Tonga (10:22){{cite web | url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1621 | title= (Results) New Japan, 6/5/10 | date= June 5, 2010 | access-date= June 6, 2010 | publisher=Strong Style Spirit}}	Hayato (09:12)	Omega (10:15)	Kanemoto (09:21)	Tonga (06:19){{cite web | url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=1611 | title= (Results) New Japan 6/2/10 | date= June 2, 2010 | access-date= June 2, 2010 | publisher= Strong Style Spirit}}	Taguchi (07:41)	Ishimori (07:55)	{{n/a}}

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| RD1-team1=Kota Ibushi

| RD1-score1=Pin

| RD1-seed2=B2

| RD1-team2=Ryusuke Taguchi

| RD1-score2=10:14

| RD1-seed3=B1

| RD1-team3=Taiji Ishimori

| RD1-score3=Pin

| RD1-seed4=A2

| RD1-team4=Prince Devitt

| RD1-score4=6:56

| RD2-seed1=A1

| RD2-team1=Kota Ibushi

| RD2-score1=Pin

| RD2-seed2=A2

| RD2-team2=Prince Devitt

| RD2-score2=14:34

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The 2011 Best of the Super Juniors featured 18 participants in two blocks, and was held from May 26 to June 10. This marked the largest number of entrants in the history of the tournament. Outside entrants included Daisuke Sasaki (freelancer), Fujita "Jr." Hayato (Michinoku Pro), Great Sasuke (Michinoku Pro), Kenny Omega (DDT Pro-Wrestling, United States), Kota Ibushi (DDT), Máscara Dorada (Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Mexico), and TJP (freelancer, United States).{{cite web | url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/Other_News_4/article_49419.shtml| title=Japan News: "Best of Super Juniors 18" field announced – Richards, Taka, Sasuke, Liger, Omega, TJP, Tiger Mask, Devitt | date= April 19, 2011 | access-date= April 19, 2011 | work=Pro Wrestling Torch}} Sasaki and Taichi earned their spots in the tournament by winning Road to the Super Jr. 2Days Tournaments on April 8, 2011.{{cite web | url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2717 | title= (Results) NEVER.6 Part II, 4/8/11 | date= April 8, 2011 | access-date= April 19, 2011 | work=Strong Style Spirit}} Kota Ibushi became the first wrestler not affiliated with New Japan Pro-Wrestling to win the tournament. He went on to defeat Prince Devitt for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on June 18, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2912|title=(Results) New Japan, 6/18/11|work=Strong Style Spirit|date=June 18, 2011|access-date=June 18, 2011|archive-date=September 9, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909220757/http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2912|url-status=dead}}

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto;text-align:center" |+Final standings ! colspan="2" | Block A !! colspan="2" | Block B
Prince Devitt | style="width:35px" | 14 ! Kota Ibushi | style="width:35px" | 12
Davey Richards | 12 ! Ryusuke Taguchi | 10
Kenny Omega | 10 ! Great Sasuke | 10
Koji Kanemoto | 8 ! Kushida | 10
Tiger Mask IV | 8 ! Taka Michinoku | 8
Fujita Hayato | 6 ! Máscara Dorada | 8
TJP | 6 ! Jushin Thunder Liger | 8
Taichi | 4 ! Gedo | 4
Jado | 4 ! Daisuke Sasaki | 2

class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
align="center" !Block A !! Davey Richards !! Fujita Hayato !! Jado !! Kenny Omega !! Koji Kanemoto !! Prince Devitt !! Taichi !! Tiger Mask IV !! TJP
align="center" ! Davey Richards | {{n/a}}	Richards (10:03){{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2881|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907010732/http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2881|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2012|title=(Results) New Japan, 6/4/11|date=June 4, 2011|access-date=June 4, 2011|work=Strong Style Spirit}}	Richards (13:01){{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2867|title=(Results) New Japan, 5/28/11|date=May 28, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2011|work=Strong Style Spirit}}	Richards (9:55){{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2894|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907145645/http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2894|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 7, 2012|title=(Results) New Japan, 6/8/11|date=June 8, 2011|access-date=June 8, 2011|work=Strong Style Spirit}}	Richards (12:06){{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/2011/06/07/results-new-japan-6611/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201012738/http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/2011/06/07/results-new-japan-6611/ |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |title=(Results) New Japan, 6/7/11|work=Strong Style Spirit |date=June 7, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011}}	Richards (13:18){{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2861|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120914102520/http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2861|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 14, 2012|title=(Results) New Japan, 5/26/11|date=May 26, 2011|access-date=May 26, 2011|work=Strong Style Spirit}}	Richards (10:06){{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2878|title=(Results) New Japan, 6/3/11|date=June 3, 2011|access-date=June 3, 2011|work=Strong Style Spirit}}	Tiger (9:56){{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2871|title=(Results) New Japan, 5/29/11|date=May 29, 2011|access-date=May 29, 2011|work=Strong Style Spirit}}	TJP (9:51){{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2887|title=(Results) New Japan, 6/5/11|date=June 5, 2011|access-date=June 5, 2011|work=Strong Style Spirit}}
align="center" ! Fujita Hayato | Richards (10:03)	{{n/a}}	Jado (7:11)	Omega (10:43){{cite web|url=http://www.puroresufan.com/njpw/?p=2875|title=(Results) New Japan, 6/2/11|date=June 2, 2011|access-date=June 2, 2011|work=Strong Style Spirit}}	Hayato (10:18)	Devitt (8:09)	Hayato (8:34)	Tiger (9:00)	Hayato (7:44)
align="center" ! Jado | Richards (13:01)	Jado (7:11)	{{n/a}}	Jado (9:42)	Kanemoto (9:15)	Devitt (12:14)	Taichi (10:04)	Tiger (8:27)	TJP (12:07)
align="center" ! Kenny Omega | Richards (9:55)	Omega (10:43)	Jado (9:42)	{{n/a}}	Omega (11:43)	Devitt (12:08)	Omega (8:59)	Omega (9:05)	Omega (8:20)
align="center" ! Koji Kanemoto | Richards (12:06)	Hayato (10:18)	Kanemoto (9:15)	Omega (11:43)	{{n/a}}	Devitt (7:22)	Kanemoto (10:37)	Kanemoto (9:59)	Kanemoto (8:11)
align="center" ! Prince Devitt | Richards (13:18)	Devitt (8:09)	Devitt (12:14)	Devitt (12:08)	Devitt (7:22)	{{n/a}}	Devitt (9:45)	Devitt (6:54)	Devitt (8:51)
align="center" ! Taichi | Richards (10:06)	Hayato (8:34)	Taichi (10:04)	Omega (8:59)	Kanemoto (10:37)	Devitt (9:45)	{{n/a}}	Taichi (7:04)	TJP (8:29)
align="center" ! Tiger Mask IV | Tiger (9:56)	Tiger (9:00)	Tiger (8:27)	Omega (9:05)	Kanemoto (9:59)	Devitt (6:54)	Taichi (7:04)	{{n/a}}	Tiger (8:06)
align="center" ! TJP | TJP (9:51)	Hayato (7:44)	TJP (12:07)	Omega (8:20)	Kanemoto (8:11)	Devitt (8:51)	TJP (8:29)	Tiger (8:06)	{{n/a}}
align="center" !Block B !! Daisuke Sasaki !! Gedo !! Great Sasuke !! Jushin Thunder Liger !! Kota Ibushi !! Kushida !! Máscara Dorada !! Ryusuke Taguchi !! Taka Michinoku
align="center" ! Daisuke Sasaki | {{n/a}}	Sasaki (11:10)	Sasuke (4:05)	Liger (8:06)	Ibushi (10:39)	Kushida (6:53)	Dorada (8:02)	Taguchi (7:18)	Michinoku (7:19)
align="center" ! Gedo | Sasaki (11:10)	{{n/a}}	Gedo (9:09)	Liger (7:27)	Ibushi (10:10)	Kushida (8:02)	Dorada (7:37)	Gedo (11:29)	Michinoku (10:01)
align="center" ! Great Sasuke | Sasuke (4:05)	Gedo (9:09)	{{n/a}}	Sasuke (17:35)	Ibushi (11:46)	Sasuke (2:47)	Sasuke (4:28)	Taguchi (15:39)	Sasuke (9:57)
align="center" ! Jushin Thunder Liger | Liger (8:06)	Liger (7:27)	Sasuke (17:35)	{{n/a}}	Ibushi (8:47)	Liger (10:45)	Dorada (3:18)	Liger (9:20)	Michinoku (8:57)
align="center" ! Kota Ibushi | Ibushi (10:39)	Ibushi (10:10)	Ibushi (11:46)	Ibushi (8:47)	{{n/a}}	Kushida (12:46)	Ibushi (7:28)	Taguchi (13:21)	Ibushi (9:40)
align="center" ! Kushida | Kushida (6:53)	Kushida (8:02)	Sasuke (2:47)	Liger (10:45)	Kushida (12:46)	{{n/a}}	Kushida (6:25)	Taguchi (10:14)	Kushida (9:29)
align="center" ! Máscara Dorada | Dorada (8:02)	Dorada (7:37)	Sasuke (4:28)	Dorada (3:18)	Ibushi (7:28)	Kushida (6:25)	{{n/a}}	Dorada (7:02)	Michinoku (9:45)
align="center" ! Ryusuke Taguchi | Taguchi (7:18)	Gedo (11:29)	Taguchi (15:39)	Liger (9:20)	Taguchi (13:21)	Taguchi (10:14)	Dorada (7:02)	{{n/a}}	Taguchi (9:26)
align="center" ! Taka Michinoku | Michinoku (7:19)	Michinoku (10:01)	Sasuke (9:57)	Michinoku (8:57)	Ibushi (9:40)	Kushida (9:29)	Michinoku (9:45)	Taguchi (9:26)	{{n/a}}

{{4TeamBracket

| align = center

| RD2=Final

| RD1-seed1=A1

| RD1-team1=Prince Devitt

| RD1-score1=Pin

| RD1-seed2=B2

| RD1-team2=Ryusuke Taguchi

| RD1-score2=8:29

| RD1-seed3=B1

| RD1-team3=Kota Ibushi

| RD1-score3=Pin

| RD1-seed4=A2

| RD1-team4=Davey Richards

| RD1-score4=11:17

| RD2-seed1=B2

| RD2-team1=Ryusuke Taguchi

| RD2-score1=Pin

| RD2-seed2=B1

| RD2-team2=Kota Ibushi

| RD2-score2=20:22

}}