Non-tournament matches for the upcoming Super Jr. tour have been announced, with two real noteworthy trends. Tanahashi and Goto unite in a series of six man tags against Nakanishi and Nagata, a generation war designed to build up the Tanahashi vs. Nakanishi rematch. And in what could be an uneasy alliance, Makabe and Honma unite with the man who was kicked out of GBH by the Makabe-led force, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, in an attempt to crush the sequel to GBH, CHAOS. Chono, Choshu, Bernard, and Omori will not be on this tour.

The Motor City Machine Guns will appear on the 7/5 Korakuen show, which opens the summer tour (not the Super Jr. one). They will face undetermined opposition, possibly in an IWGP Jr. Tag Team Title defense.

NJPW, 5/30/09 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
2. Jushin Thunder Liger, AKIRA & Taichi vs. Karl Anderson, Black Tiger & Jado
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Kazuchika Okada
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. YAMATO
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tiger Mask vs. Atsushi Aoki
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Milano Collection AT vs. Prince Devitt
8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto vs. Kota Ibushi

NJPW, 5/31/09
Mito Citizen Gymnasium

1. Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Karl Anderson
2. Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Atsushi Aoki
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tiger Mask vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YAMATO
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Milano Collection AT & AKIRA vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Black Tiger vs. Jado
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Taichi
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

NJPW, 6/3/09 (SXW)
Tokorozawa Citizen Gymnasium #2

1. Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. YAMATO
2. Koji Kanemoto & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Atsushi Aoki
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue, Tomoaki Honma & Kazuchika Okada vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Karl Anderson
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger & Milano Collection AT vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tiger Mask & Ryusuke Taguchi
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Taichi vs. Kota Ibushi
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Prince Devitt vs. Jado
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: AKIRA vs. Black Tiger

NJPW, 6/5/09
Yonago Industrial Gymnasium

1. Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Atsushi Aoki
2. Tiger Mask & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Black Tiger & YAMATO
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Super Strong Machine, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Karl Anderson
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Koji Kanemoto & Milano Collection AT vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt & Kazuchika Okada
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: AKIRA vs. Jado
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Taichi vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Ryusuke Taguchi

NJPW, 6/6/09
Shinji Lake Park

1. Tiger Mask & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi
2. Super Strong Machine & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Karl Anderson
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Jado
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Koji Kanemoto & Taichi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Ryusuke Taguchi & Prince Devitt
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: AKIRA vs. Atsushi Aoki
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. YAMATO
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Milano Collection AT vs. Black Tiger

NJPW, 6/7/09
Akashi Municipal Industrial Exchange Center

1. Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Karl Anderson & Jado
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & Milano Collection AT vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Taichi vs. YAMATO
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Black Tiger vs. Atsushi Aoki
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. Prince Devitt
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Koji Kanemoto

NJPW, 6/8/09
Fukui City Gymnasium

1. Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Atsushi Aoki
2. Ryusuke Taguchi, Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Kazuchika Okada vs. Karl Anderson, Jado & YAMATO
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue, Jushin Thunder Liger & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Black Tiger
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & Milano Collection AT vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Prince Devitt
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Taichi
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Kota Ibushi
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. AKIRA

NJPW, 6/9/09
Gifu Mount Ace

1. AKIRA & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Tomohiro Ishii & YAMATO
2. Koji Kanemoto & Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Kota Ibushi & Atsushi Aoki
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Karl Anderson
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata, Jushin Thunder Liger & Taichi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto, Tiger Mask & Kazuchika Okada
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Milano Collection AT vs. Jado
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Prince Devitt vs. Black Tiger
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

NJPW, 6/11/09
Mie Yume Dome Ueno #2

1. Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Kota Ibushi
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue, Tomoaki Honma & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii & Karl Anderson
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Prince Devitt
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taichi
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. YAMATO
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. Jado
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: AKIRA vs. Milano Collection AT

NJPW, 6/12/09
Toyohashi City Gymnasium #2

1. Tiger Mask & Mitsuhide Hirasawa vs. Karl Anderson & Black Tiger
2. Koji Kanemoto & Milano Collection AT vs. Kazuchika Okada & Nobuo Yoshihashi
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii
4. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & Taichi vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Ryusuke Taguchi
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jado vs. Atsushi Aoki
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Kota Ibushi vs. YAMATO
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: AKIRA vs. Prince Devitt
8. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

NJPW, 6/13/09
Kyoto KBS Hall

1. Taichi, Mitsuhide Hirasawa & Kazuchika Okada vs. Tomohiro Ishii, Karl Anderson & Jado
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Togi Makabe, Wataru Inoue & Tomoaki Honma vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, Toru Yano, Takashi Iizuka & YAMATO
3. Manabu Nakanishi, Yuji Nagata & AKIRA vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hirooki Goto & Prince Devitt
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Milano Collection AT vs. Atsushi Aoki
5. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Kota Ibushi
6. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
7. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger

NJPW, 6/14/09 (SXW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Semi Final: Block A 1st Place vs. Block B 2nd Place
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Semi Final: Block B 1st Place vs. Block A 2nd Place
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Final:

He asked for it and he got it. Hiroshi Tanahashi has an instant chance to win back the IWGP Heavyweight Title without losing too much of his momentum. Manabu Nakanishi’s V1 defense of the belt will take place at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium next month against the man he defeated yesterday. Also announced for “DOMINION 6.20″ was Team 3D’s next defense of the IWGP Tag Team Title against the team that downed both Wild Child and TenKoji to earn a shot, Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson.

NJPW “DOMINION 6.20″, 6/20/09
Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium

1. IWGP Tag Team Title: “Team 3D” Brother Ray & Brother Devon (c) vs. Giant Bernard & Karl Anderson
2. IWGP Heavyweight Title: Manabu Nakanishi (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi

Junior lineups for the Super Jr. tour have been announced with some very interesting matches as expected. Heavyweight matches will be announced another day.

NJPW, 5/30/09 (Samurai! TV)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. YAMATO
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tiger Mask vs. Atsushi Aoki
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Milano Collection AT vs. Prince Devitt
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Koji Kanemoto vs. Kota Ibushi

NJPW, 5/31/09
Mito Citizen Gymnasium

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Black Tiger vs. Jado
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Taichi
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

NJPW, 6/3/09 (SXW)
Tokorozawa Citizen Gymnasium #2

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Taichi vs. Kota Ibushi
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Prince Devitt vs. Jado
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: AKIRA vs. Black Tiger

NJPW, 6/5/09
Yonago Industrial Gymnasium

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: AKIRA vs. Jado
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Taichi vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Ryusuke Taguchi

NJPW, 6/6/09
Shinji Lake Park

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: AKIRA vs. Atsushi Aoki
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. YAMATO
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Milano Collection AT vs. Black Tiger

NJPW, 6/7/09
Akashi Municipal Industrial Exchange Center

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Taichi vs. YAMATO
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Black Tiger vs. Atsushi Aoki
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. Prince Devitt
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Koji Kanemoto

NJPW, 6/8/09
Fukui City Gymnasium

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Taichi
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Tsuyoshi Kikuchi vs. Kota Ibushi
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. AKIRA

NJPW, 6/9/09
Gifu Mount Ace

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Milano Collection AT vs. Jado
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Prince Devitt vs. Black Tiger
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

NJPW, 6/11/09
Mie Yume Dome Ueno #2

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taichi
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. YAMATO
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. Jado
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: AKIRA vs. Milano Collection AT

NJPW, 6/12/09
Toyohashi City Gymnasium #2

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Jado vs. Atsushi Aoki
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Kota Ibushi vs. YAMATO
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: AKIRA vs. Prince Devitt
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Tsuyoshi Kikuchi

NJPW, 6/13/09
Kyoto KBS Hall

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Milano Collection AT vs. Atsushi Aoki
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. Kota Ibushi
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Koji Kanemoto vs. Ryusuke Taguchi
4. Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Tiger Mask vs. Black Tiger

NJPW, 6/14/09 (SXW)
Tokyo Korakuen Hall

1. Best of the Super Jr. - Semi Final: Block A 1st Place vs. Block B 2nd Place
2. Best of the Super Jr. - Semi Final: Block B 1st Place vs. Block A 2nd Place
3. Best of the Super Jr. - Final:

New Japan presents Japan’s most renowned annual junior tournament from late May to mid June with the “BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVI ~THE HARD LUCK SOLDIERS~” taking place. It both begins and ends at Korakuen Hall with twelve shows in total. Who will control the junior festival this year?

BEST OF THE SUPER JR. XVI ~THE HARD LUCK SOLDIERS~
- 5/30 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall
- 5/31 @ Mito Citizen Gymnasium
- 6/3 @ Tokorozawa Citizen Gymnasium #2
- 6/5 @ Yonago Industrial Gymnasium
- 6/6 @ Shinji Lake Park
- 6/7 @ Akashi Municipal Industrial Exchange Center
- 6/8 @ Fukui City Gymnasium
- 6/9 @ Gifu Mount Ace
- 6/11 @ Mie Yume Dome Ueno #2
- 6/12 @ Toyohashi City Gymnasium #2
- 6/13 @ Kyoto KBS Hall
- 6/14 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall