NJPW “BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. 24”, 5/17/2017 Results

NJPW “BEST OF THE SUPER Jr. 24”, 5/17/2017 [Wed] 18:30 @ Korakuen Hall in Tokyo

1,729 Spectators (overcrowded)

(1) A BLOCK: Jushin Thunder Liger vs. TAKA Michinoku
♦Winner: TAKA (8:33) with the Heavy Killer #1.

(2) B BLOCK: Tiger Mask IV vs. Volador Jr.
♦Winner: Volador (9:48) following an Avalanche style Spanish Fly.

(3) A BLOCK: Ricochet vs. Taichi
♦Winner: Ricochet (8:56) with a Shooting Star Press.

(4) B BLOCK: ACH vs. BUSHI
♦Winner: ACH (10:47) with the Midnight Driver.

(5) B BLOCK: KUSHIDA vs. El Desperado
♦Winner: Desperado () with the Guitarra de Angel.
~ The new ROH TV Champion suffers the loss, as Desperado was all over KUSHIDA before even the gong sounded.

(6) A BLOCK: Will Ospreay vs. Marty Scurll
♦Winner: Scurll (12:11) with a Crossface Chicken Wing.

(7) B BLOCK: Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
♦Winner: Taguchi (11:27) with a Small Package.

(8) A BLOCK: Dragon Lee vs. Hiromu Takahashi
♦Winner: Lee (18:56) with the Phoenix Plex Hold.
~ Lee kicks off the BOSJ with a win over the IWGP Junior Champion. He declared himself to be this years winner of the BOSJ after the match.