The
Best of the Super Juniors (also known as
Best of the Super Jr., and abbreviated
BOSJ) is an annual
professional wrestling tournament held by
New Japan Pro Wrestling, typically in May or June to determine the promotion's top
junior heavyweight wrestler; the winner, assuming they don't already hold it, receives an opportunity at the
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in the near future. It is a
round-robin style tournament, and since 1996 has involved the two-block system used in many other
puroresu tournaments, in which 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 2 points, a draw is worth 1, and a loss 0; all matches have a 30-minute time limit, though in the past it was twenty minutes. It was originally called the
Top of the Super Juniors upon its formation in 1988, but acquired its current title in 1994.
Results
List of winners
1988
The 1988 Top of the Super Juniors was a 12-man tournament held from January 4 to February 7. Note that the points system at this time was drastically different from today's, though exactly how is unclear. The winner, Shiro Koshinaka, went on to win the title from Owen Hart on June 24.
1991
The 1991 Top of the Super Juniors was a 7-man tournament held from April 15 to April 30, and the first to use the modern points system. Prior to the tournament, the reigning Junior Heavyweight Champion, Jushin Liger, vacated the title so it could be decided in the TOSJ; with his victory over Liger in the final, Norio Honaga also won the championship.
1992
The 1992 Top of the Super Juniors was a 9-man tournament, held from April 16 to April 30. The winner, Jushin Liger, became the first man to win the tournament while holding the junior heavyweight title.
1993
The 1993 Top of the Super Juniors was an 11-man tournament held from May 26 to June 14. As the result of a 4-way tie for second place (Jushin Liger was also tied, but was eliminated due to injury), the 4 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.
1994
The 1994 Best of the Super Juniors, the first to be held under that name, was an 11-man tournament contested from May 26 to June 13. Jushin Liger once again won as the champion, and also became the first to win the BOSJ twice.
1995
The 1995 Best of the Super Juniors was a 10-man tournament held from June 23 to July 13. Like Liger the year prior, Wild Pegasus (formerly Pegasus Kid) won the tournament for the second time, and is to date the only gaijin to do so. Pegasus would once again fail in his championship challenge, this time against Koji Kanemoto on September 25.
1996
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 7 wrestlers in each. The winner, Black Tiger, would unsuccessfully challenge The Great Sasuke for the championship on June 17. Also note that some scores for lower-ranked wrestlers in this tournament are unknown.
1997
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 1 point for a win, and 0 for a loss or draw. The winner, El Samurai, went on to defeat Jushin Liger for the championship on July 6.
| Block A
| Dean
| Guerrero
| Kanemoto
| Liger
| Naniwa
| Takaiwa
| Wagner |
| Dean
| X
| Dean (16:04)
| Kanemoto (10:27)
| Dean (11:51)
| Naniwa (12:29)
| Takaiwa (11:36)
| Wagner (7:29) |
| Guerrero
| Dean (16:04)
| X
| Kanemoto (15:12)
| Liger (10:20)
| Guerrero (11:05)
| Takaiwa (12:14)
| Wagner (11:13) |
| Kanemoto
| Kan. (10:27)
| Kan. (15:12)
| X
| Kan. (16:32)
| Kan. (14:53)
| Takaiwa (18:09)
| Kan. (12:11) |
| Liger
| Dean (11:51)
| Liger (10:20)
| Kanemoto (16:32)
| X
| Liger (16:32)
| Liger (15:53)
| Liger (12:59) |
| Naniwa
| Naniwa (12:29)
| Guerrero (11:05)
| Kanemoto (14:53)
| Liger (16:32)
| X
| Naniwa (15:41)
| Naniwa (12:39) |
| Takaiwa
| Takaiwa (11:36)
| Takaiwa (12:14)
| Takaiwa (18:09)
| Liger (15:53)
| Naniwa (15:41)
| X
| Takaiwa (9:53) |
| Wagner
| Wagner (7:29)
| Wagner (11:13)
| Kanemoto (12:11)
| Liger (12:59)
| Naniwa (12:39)
| Takaiwa (9:53)
| X |
| Block B
| Brookside
| Jericho
| Nakajima
| Otani
| Samurai
| Scorpio
| Tajiri |
| Brookside
| X
| Brookside (13:43)
| Nakajima (12:23)
| Otani (15:31)
| Samurai (11:32)
| Scorpio (10:07)
| Tajiri (11:34) |
| Jericho
| Brookside (13:43)
| X
| Jericho (10:53)
| Otani (12:59)
| Jericho (15:12)
| Jericho (11:16)
| Jericho (13:36) |
| Nakajima
| Nakajima (12:23)
| Jericho (10:53)
| X
| Otani (12:26)
| Samurai (14:30)
| Nakajima (8:05)
| Nakajima (9:18) |
| Otani
| Otani (15:31)
| Otani (12:59)
| Otani (12:26)
| X
| Samurai (18:35)
| Otani (7:55)
| Tajiri (11:44) |
| Samurai
| Samurai (11:32)
| Jericho (15:12)
| Samurai (14:30)
| Samurai (18:35)
| X
| Samurai (9:00)
| Samurai (13:42) |
| Scorpio
| Scorpio (10:07)
| Jericho (11:16)
| Nakajima (8:05)
| Otani (7:55)
| Samurai (9:00)
| X
| Tajiri (9:16) |
| Tajiri
| Tajiri (11:34)
| Jericho (13:36)
| Nakajima (9:18)
| Tajiri (11:44)
| Samurai (13:42)
| Tajiri (9:16)
| X |
1998
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 1 point for a win and 0 for a loss or draw. The winner, Koji Kanemoto, would make an unsuccessful challenge to the champion, Jushin 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
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 finals. Kanemoto also became the first person to reach the finals three years in a row.
2000
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 Liger for the title on July 20, ending to date Liger's last reign with the championship.
2001
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 Liger became both the first person to win the tournament three times, and the first to not lose a single match. For reasons that are unclear, Liger did not receive a championship shot for his win.
2002
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 1 point for a win, and 0 for a loss or draw. The 2-time winner, Koji Kanemoto, went on to defeat champion Minoru Tanaka for the title on July 19, whom he also defeated in the finals.
| Block A
| B. Tiger
| Curry
| Jado
| Kakihara
| Kanemoto
| Liger
| Shibata |
| B. Tiger
| X
| Curry (8:46)
| Tiger (5:00)
| Tiger (8:20)
| Tiger (13:35)
| Liger (13:30)
| Shibata (8:20) |
| Curry
| Curry (8:46)
| X
| Jado (10:47)
| Kakihara (9:23)
| Kanemoto (10:50)
| Liger (12:58)
| Curry (7:14) |
| Jado
| Tiger (5:00)
| Jado (10:47)
| X
| Kakihara (Forf)
| Kanemoto (12:06)
| Draw (3:10)
| Shibata (Forf) |
| Kakihara
| Tiger (8:20)
| Kakihara (9:23)
| Kakihara (Forf)
| X
| Kakihara (12:28)
| Liger (14:06)
| Shibata (5:39) |
| Kanemoto
| Tiger (13:35)
| Kanemoto (10:50)
| Kanemoto (12:06)
| Kakihara (12:28)
| X
| Kanemoto (17:17)
| Kanemoto (6:12) |
| Liger
| Liger (13:30)
| Liger (12:58)
| Draw (3:10)
| Liger (14:06)
| Kanemoto (17:17)
| X
| Liger (9:45) |
| Shibata
| Shibata (8:20)
| Curry (7:14)
| Shibata (Forf)
| Shibata (5:39)
| Kanemoto (6:12)
| Liger (9:45)
| X |
| Block B
| AKIRA
| Gedo
| Inoue
| Naruse
| Samurai
| Tanaka
| T. Mask |
| AKIRA
| X
| Gedo (11:12)
| AKIRA (7:47)
| Naruse (9:37)
| Samurai (11:48)
| AKIRA (16:13)
| AKIRA (10:36) |
| Gedo
| Gedo (11:12)
| X
| Inoue (11:19)
| Gedo (10:41)
| Samurai (13:25)
| Gedo (12:51)
| Tiger (14:49) |
| Inoue
| AKIRA (7:47)
| Inoue (11:19)
| X
| Naruse (10:23)
| Inoue (7:21)
| Tanaka (8:13)
| Tiger (8:16) |
| Naruse
| Naruse (9:37)
| Gedo (10:41)
| Naruse (10:23)
| X
| Samurai (9:19)
| Tanaka (12:14)
| Naruse (6:54) |
| Samurai
| Samurai (11:48)
| Samurai (13:25)
| Inoue (7:21)
| Samurai (9:19)
| X
| Tanaka (13:01)
| Tiger (12:08) |
| Tanaka
| AKIRA (16:13)
| Gedo (12:51)
| Tanaka (8:13)
| Tanaka (12:14)
| Tanaka (13:01)
| X
| Tanaka (10:22) |
| T. Mask
| AKIRA (10:36)
| Tiger (14:49)
| Tiger (8:16)
| Naruse (6:54)
| Tiger (12:08)
| Tanaka (10:22)
| X |
2003
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. The winner, Masahito Kakihara would unsuccessfully challenge champion Tiger Mask on July 6, despite having beaten him in the tournament.
| Block A
| AKIRA
| Ebessan
| Fujita
| Gedo
| Liger
| Sugiura
| Taguchi |
| AKIRA
| X
| AKIRA (8:24)
| Fujita (12:34)
| AKIRA (11:49)
| AKIRA (16:04)
| AKIRA (12:10)
| AKIRA (8:34) |
| Ebessan
| AKIRA (8:24)
| X
| Fujita (8:24)
| Ebessan (9:09)
| Liger (10:56)
| Sugiura (11:52)
| Ebessan (7:14) |
| Fujita
| Fujita (12:34)
| Fujita (8:24)
| X
| Fujita (11:41)
| Liger (11:27)
| Sugiura (11:27)
| Fujita (10:26) |
| Gedo
| AKIRA (11:49)
| Ebessan (9:09)
| Fujita (11:41)
| X
| Liger (14:09)
| Gedo (12:16)
| Gedo (8:39) |
| Liger
| AKIRA (16:04)
| Liger (10:56)
| Liger (11:27)
| Liger (14:09)
| X
| Sugiura (12:06)
| Liger (6:53) |
| Sugiura
| AKIRA (12:10)
| Sugiura (11:52)
| Sugiura (11:27)
| Gedo (12:16)
| Sugiura (12:06)
| X
| Sugiura (9:13) |
| Taguchi
| AKIRA (8:34)
| Ebessan (7:14)
| Fujita (10:26)
| Gedo (8:39)
| Liger (6:53)
| Sugiura (9:13)
| X |
| Block B
| Jado
| Kakihara
| Kanemoto
| Naruse
| Samurai
| Stampede
| Tiger |
| Jado
| X
| Kakihara (6:56)
| Jado (5:23)
| Jado (7:38)
| Samurai (12:26)
| Stampede (5:13)
| Tiger (9:59) |
| Kakihara
| Kakihara (6:56)
| X
| Kanemoto (11:07)
| Naruse (9:15)
| Kakihara (8:13)
| Kakihara (7:06)
| Kakihara (10:31) |
| Kanemoto
| Jado (5:23)
| Kanemoto (11:07)
| X
| Kanemoto (10:56)
| Samurai (8:29)
| Kanemoto (8:50)
| Kanemoto (10:45) |
| Naruse
| Jado (7:38)
| Naruse (9:15)
| Kanemoto (10:56)
| X
| Naruse (9:07)
| Naruse (9:09)
| Tiger (10:05) |
| Samurai
| Samurai (12:26)
| Kakihara (8:13)
| Samurai (8:29)
| Naruse (9:07)
| X
| Stampede (9:41)
| Tiger (12:09) |
| Stampede
| Stampede (5:13)
| Kakihara (7:06)
| Kanemoto (8:50)
| Naruse (9:09)
| Stampede (9:41)
| X
| Tiger (7:38) |
| Tiger
| Tiger (9:59)
| Kakihara (10:31)
| Kanemoto (10:45)
| Tiger (10:05)
| Tiger (12:09)
| Tiger (7:38)
| X |
2004
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 Liger, after finishing first in Block B, 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, would unsuccessfully challenge HEAT for the title on July 19, though he would defeat him in a rematch on January 4, 2005.
| Block A
| Dragon
| Inoue
| Kakihara
| Kanemoto
| Liger
| MA-G-MA
| Samurai
| Taguchi |
| Dragon
| X
| Dra. (12:34)
| Dra. (9:44)
| Dra. (11:51)
| Lig. (13:10)
| BBM (14:35)
| Dra. (12:58)
| Draw (20:00) |
| Inoue
| Dra. (12:34)
| X
| Kak. (10:37)
| Ino. (11:44)
| Lig. (5:46)
| BBM (11:16)
| Sam. (10:39)
| Ino. (10:19) |
| Kakihara
| Dra. (9:44)
| Kak. (10:37)
| X
| Kak. (10:55)
| Draw (20:00)
| Kak. (10:33)
| Sam. (9:50)
| Kak. (7:32) |
| Kanemoto
| Dra. (11:51)
| Ino. (11:44)
| Kak. (10:55)
| X
| Kan. (16:33)
| Draw (20:00)
| Kan. (13:58)
| Kan. (8:50) |
| Liger
| Lig. (13:10)
| Lig. (5:46)
| Draw (20:00)
| Kan. (16:33)
| X
| Lig. (7:07)
| Lig. (14:08)
| Tag. (0:45) |
| MA-G-MA
| BBM (14:35)
| BBM (11:16)
| Kak. (10:33)
| Draw (20:00)
| Lig. (7:07)
| X
| Sam. (11:56)
| BBM (8:48) |
| Samurai
| Dra. (12:58)
| Sam. (10:39)
| Sam. (9:50)
| Kan. (13:58)
| Lig. (14:08)
| Sam. (11:56)
| X
| Draw (20:00) |
| Taguchi
| Draw (20:00)
| Ino. (10:19)
| Kak. (7:32)
| Kan. (8:50)
| Tag. (0:45)
| BBM (8:48)
| Draw (20:00)
| X |
| Block B
| Curry
| Dragon
| Garuda
| HEAT
| Nakajima
| Naruse
| Romero
| Tiger |
| Curry
| X
| Dra. (Forf)
| Draw (20:00)
| HEAT (11:19)
| Nak. (8:20)
| Nar. (Forf)
| Rom. (Forf)
| Tig. (Forf) |
| Dragon
| Dra. (Forf)
| X
| Dra. (8:46)
| Draw (20:00)
| Dra. (9:07)
| Nar. (11:06)
| Dra. (12:10)
| Dra. (12:01) |
| Garuda
| Draw (20:00)
| Dra. (8:46)
| X
| HEAT (5:11)
| Gar. (8:41)
| Nar. (11:06)
| Rom. (9:55)
| Tig. (10:42) |
| HEAT
| HEAT (11:19)
| Draw (20:00)
| HEAT (5:11)
| X
| HEAT (11:26)
| HEAT (15:38)
| Draw (20:00)
| Tig. (14:08) |
| Nakajima
| Nak. (8:20)
| Dra. (9:07)
| Gar. (8:41)
| HEAT (11:26)
| X
| Nar. (1:41)
| Rom. (8:39)
| Tig. (7:11) |
| Naruse
| Nar. (Forf)
| Nar. (11:06)
| Nar. (11:06)
| HEAT (15:38)
| Nar. (1:41)
| X
| Nar. (8:41)
| Tig. (3:32) |
| Romero
| Rom. (Forf)
| Dra. (12:10)
| Rom. (9:55)
| Draw (20:00)
| Rom. (8:39)
| Nar. (8:41)
| X
| Tig. (13:14) |
| Tiger
| Tig. (Forf)
| Dra. (12:01)
| Tig. (10:42)
| Tig. (14:08)
| Tig. (7:11)
| Tig. (3:32)
| Tig. (13:14)
| X |
2005
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, became the first person in history to win the tournament in consecutive years, as well as the first since Jushin Liger in 1994 to win as champion.
| Block A
| Goto
| Jado
| Kakihara
| Kanemoto
| Minoru
| Samurai
| Stampede |
| Goto
| X
| Jado (11:31)
| Goto (10:16)
| Kan. (11:28)
| Minoru (11:28)
| Goto (10:08)
| Goto (7:57) |
| Jado
| Jado (11:31)
| X
| Kakihara (8:02)
| Kan. (10:40)
| Minoru (12:29)
| Jado (14:04)
| Stampede (9:59) |
| Kakihara
| Goto (10:16)
| Kakihara (8:02)
| X
| Kan. (10:29)
| Kakihara (10:04)
| Samurai (10:47)
| Kakihara (8:30) |
| Kanemoto
| Kan. (11:28)
| Kan. (10:40)
| Kan. (10:29)
| X
| Minoru (19:38)
| Samurai (12:15)
| Kan. (9:34) |
| Minoru
| Minoru (11:28)
| Minoru (12:29)
| Kakihara (10:04)
| Minoru (19:38)
| X
| Minoru (13:04)
| Stampede (11:30) |
| Samurai
| Goto (10:08)
| Jado (14:04)
| Samurai (10:47)
| Samurai (12:15)
| Minoru (13:04)
| X
| Samurai (9:31) |
| Stampede
| Goto (7:57)
| Stampede (9:59)
| Kakihara (8:30)
| Kan. (9:34)
| Stampede (11:30)
| Samurai (9:31)
| X |
| Block B
| Anzawa
| B. Tiger
| Gedo
| Inoue
| Liger
| Takemura
| T. Mask |
| Anzawa
| X
| B. Tiger (6:13)
| Gedo (10:21)
| Anzawa (Forf)
| Liger (8:36)
| Takemura (7:46)
| T. Mask (5:34) |
| B. Tiger
| B. Tiger (6:13)
| X
| Gedo (Forf)
| Inoue (11:01)
| Liger (Forf)
| B. Tiger (6:46)
| T. Mask (Forf) |
| Gedo
| Gedo (10:21)
| Gedo (Forf)
| X
| Inoue (15:13)
| Gedo (17:24)
| Gedo (11:29)
| Gedo (11:25) |
| Inoue
| Anzawa (Forf)
| Inoue (11:01)
| Inoue (15:13)
| X
| Liger (16:50)
| Takemura (Forf)
| Inoue (11:53) |
| Liger
| Liger (8:36)
| Liger (Forf)
| Gedo (17:24)
| Liger (16:50)
| X
| Liger (12:12)
| T. Mask (8:58) |
| Takemura
| Takemura (7:46)
| B. Tiger (6:46)
| Gedo (11:29)
| Takemura (Forf)
| Liger (12:12)
| X
| T. Mask (6:12) |
| T. Mask
| T. Mask (5:34)
| T. Mask (Forf)
| Gedo (11:25)
| Inoue (11:53)
| T. Mask (8:58)
| T. Mask (6:12)
| X |
2006
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. This tournament also marked the first time that neither block winner made it to the finals.
| Block A
| Azteca
| Fuego
| Jado
| Liger
| Minoru
| Samurai
| Taguchi |
| Azteca
| X
| Azteca (10:28)
| Jado (7:41)
| Liger (12:12)
| Minoru (12:26)
| Samurai (11:08)
| Taguchi (12:50) |
| Fuego
| Azteca (10:28)
| X
| Jado (11:14)
| Liger (7:12)
| Fuego (4:40)
| Samurai (9:51)
| Taguchi (6:06) |
| Jado
| Jado (7:41)
| Jado (11:14)
| X
| Liger (15:19)
| Minoru (12:54)
| Draw (30:00)
| Draw (6:01) |
| Liger
| Liger (12:12)
| Liger (7:12)
| Liger (15:19)
| X
| Liger (21:20)
| Liger (12:16)
| Taguchi (15:30) |
| Minoru
| Minoru (12:26)
| Fuego (4:40)
| Minoru (12:54)
| Liger (21:20)
| X
| Minoru (13:24)
| Minoru (19:18) |
| Samurai
| Samurai (11:08)
| Samurai (9:51)
| Draw (30:00)
| Liger (12:16)
| Minoru (13:24)
| X
| Samurai (12:02) |
| Taguchi
| Taguchi (12:50)
| Taguchi (6:06)
| Draw (6:01)
| Taguchi (15:30)
| Minoru (19:18)
| Samurai (12:02)
| X |
| Block B
| B. Tiger
| Gedo
| GENTARO
| Goto
| Inoue
| Kanemoto
| T. Mask |
| B. Tiger
| X
| Gedo (10:59)
| B. Tiger (14:21)
| B. Tiger (12:04)
| Inoue (11:41)
| Kan. (16:35)
| T. Mask (9:36) |
| Gedo
| Gedo (10:59)
| X
| Gedo (12:32)
| Goto (15:21)
| Inoue (13:17)
| Draw (15:06)
| T. Mask (12:59) |
| GENTARO
| B. Tiger (14:21)
| Gedo (12:32)
| X
| Goto (8:27)
| GENTARO (14:31)
| Kan. (12:18)
| GENTARO (10:22) |
| Goto
| B. Tiger (12:04)
| Goto (15:21)
| Goto (8:27)
| X
| Inoue (9:57)
| Kan. (9:49)
| T. Mask (10:58) |
| Inoue
| Inoue (11:41)
| Inoue (13:17)
| GENTARO (14:31)
| Inoue (9:57)
| X
| Inoue (16:46)
| Inoue (5:57) |
| Kanemoto
| Kan. (16:35)
| Draw (15:06)
| Kan. (12:18)
| Kan. (9:49)
| Inoue (16:46)
| X
| T. Mask (12:58) |
| T. Mask
| T. Mask (9:36)
| T. Mask (12:59)
| GENTARO (10:22)
| T. Mask (10:58)
| Inoue (5:57)
| T. Mask (12:58)
| X |
2007
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 out of the tournament due to an injury, forfeiting all further matches in the process.
| Block A
| Inoue
| Ishikari
| Liger
| Milano
| Devitt
| Tiger
| Yujiro |
| Inoue
| X
| Inoue (13:33)
| Liger (15:47)
| Inoue (14:22)
| Inoue (Forf)
| Inoue (11:36)
| Inoue (10:47) |
| Ishikari
| Inoue (13:33)
| X
| Liger (12:29)
| Milano (11:25)
| Ishikari (11:40)
| Tiger (8:59)
| Ishikari (10:41) |
| Liger
| Liger (15:47)
| Liger (12:29)
| X
| Milano (16:41)
| Liger (Forf)
| Tiger (14:08)
| Liger (11:19) |
| Milano
| Inoue (14:22)
| Milano (11:25)
| Milano (16:41)
| X
| Milano (10:18)
| Milano (11:23)
| Yujiro (10:35) |
| Devitt
| Inoue (Forf)
| Ishikari (11:40)
| Liger (Forf)
| Milano (10:18)
| X
| Tiger (Forf)
| Yujiro (Forf) |
| Tiger
| Inoue (11:36)
| Tiger (8:59)
| Tiger (14:08)
| Milano (11:23)
| Tiger (Forf)
| X
| Tiger (10:34) |
| Yujiro
| Inoue (10:47)
| Ishikari (10:41)
| Liger (11:19)
| Yujiro (10:35)
| Yujiro (Forf)
| Tiger (10:34)
| X |
| Block B
| Hulk
| Gedo
| Naito
| Kanemoto
| Minoru
| Samurai
| Taguchi |
| Hulk
| X
| Hulk (11:03)
| Hulk (11:10)
| Kanemoto (12:05)
| Minoru (11:52)
| Samurai (8:53)
| Taguchi (12:30) |
| Gedo
| Hulk (11:03)
| X
| Naito (9:29)
| Draw (15:50)
| Minoru (13:26)
| Gedo (14:13)
| Gedo (11:36) |
| Naito
| Hulk (11:10)
| Naito (9:29)
| X
| Kanemoto (10:16)
| Minoru (9:01)
| Naito (9:27)
| Taguchi (9:47) |
| Kanemoto
| Kanemoto (12:05)
| Draw (15:50)
| Kanemoto (10:16)
| X
| Kanemoto (16:32)
| Samurai (16:19)
| Taguchi (12:07) |
| Minoru
| Minoru (11:52)
| Minoru (13:26)
| Minoru (9:01)
| Kanemoto (16:32)
| X
| Minoru (11:36)
| Taguchi (14:15) |
| Samurai
| Samurai (8:53)
| Gedo (14:13)
| Naito (9:27)
| Samurai (16:19)
| Minoru (11:36)
| X
| Taguchi (10:26) |
| Taguchi
| Taguchi (12:30)
| Gedo (11:36)
| Taguchi (9:47)
| Taguchi (12:07)
| Taguchi (14:15)
| Taguchi (10:26)
| X |
2008
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, forfeiting his remaining matches. Immedately after the tournament, winner
Wataru Inoue graduated to the heavyweight division, vacating the
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in the process.
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