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NJPW, 6/8/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Differ Ariake
750 Fans

0. Hiromu Takahashi beat Takaaki Watanabe (7:37) with a crab hold.
1. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Jado [4] beat Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6] (7:11) with the Crossface of JADO.
2. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Taichi [4] beat Tiger Mask [8] (7:04) with a small package hold.
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Prince Devitt [14] beat Koji Kanemoto [8] (7:22) with the Bloody Sunday.
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Davey Richards [12] beat Kenny Omega [10] (9:55) with a powerbomb.
5. Special Tag Match: Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima beat Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii (8:49) when Makabe used a King Kong kneedrop on Ishii.
6. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Gedo [4] beat The Great Sasuke [10] (9:09) with a punt kick.
7. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: KUSHIDA [10] beat Mascara Dorada [8] (6:25) with the Midnight Express.
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi [10] beat TAKA Michinoku [8] (9:26) with a Milano-saku Dodon’s Throne.
9. Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Kota Ibushi [12] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [8] (8:47) with a Firebird splash.

* An intense final day of group stage matches taught us who would join Devitt in the semis. Devitt himself showed anew why he is the top junior around with his seventh win, meaning his opening day loss to Davey Richards is his only blemish. Richards took second spot in Block A by defeating Kenny Omega, so he advances along with the IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion.
* Last year’s runner-up to Devitt, Kota Ibushi, again showed he belongs in this tournament by securing Block B with a win over Liger. He is joined by Taguchi, whose victory over TAKA continued an impressive campaign for him. Although he finished tied on 10pts with Sasuke and KUSHIDA, beating both of them means Taguchi goes through to face his IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title co-holder Devitt on Friday!

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Here are the final standings of one of the most stacked Super Jr. tournaments ever.

Block A:
1. Prince Devitt [14]
2. Davey Richards [12]
3. Kenny Omega [10]
4. Koji Kanemoto [8]
5. Tiger Mask [8]
6. Fujita “Jr.” Hayato [6]
7. TJP [6]
8. Taichi [4]
9. Jado [4]

Block B:
1. Kota Ibushi [12]
2. Ryusuke Taguchi [10]
3. The Great Sasuke [10]
4. KUSHIDA [10]
5. TAKA Michinoku [8]
6. Mascara Dorada [8]
7. Jushin Thunder Liger [8]
8. Gedo [4]
9. Daisuke Sasaki [2]

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NJPW, 6/10/11 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. KUSHIDA, Mascara Dorada & Hiromu Takahashi vs. Kenny Omega , Daisuke Sasaki & TJP
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue, King Fale & Kyosuke Mikami vs. Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Masato Tanaka & Hiromu Takahashi
3. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Kota Ibushi vs. Davey Richards
4. Best of the Super Jr. – Semi Final: Prince Devitt vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
5. Jushin Thunder Liger, Koji Kanemoto, Tiger Mask & The Great Sasuke vs. Jado, Gedo, Tomohiro Ishii & Fujita “Jr.” Hayato
6. Togi Makabe & Satoshi Kojima vs. TAKA Michinoku & Taichi
7. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Yuji Nagata vs. Hirooki Goto & Tomoaki Honma
8. Best of the Super Jr. – Final