NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 night three results, updated standings

Five A Block matches took place as Niigata hosted NJPW Best of the Super Juniors action on Wednesday.

El Desperado, Clark Connors, Titan, Blake Christian, and Kevin Knight all picked up victories on night three of the tournament. Here are the quick results:

– A Block match: El Desperado defeated BUSHI

– A Block match: Clark Connors defeated TJP

– A Block match: Titan defeated HAYATA

– A Block match: Blake Christian defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru

– A Block match: Kevin Knight defeated Kosei Fujita

– Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi defeated Tomoaki Honma & Dragon Dia-

– Francesco Akira & Callum Newman defeated KUSHIDA & Tiger Mask

– DOUKI & TAKA Michinoku defeated Drilla Moloney & Gedo

– SHO & Yujiro Takahashi defeated Ninja Mack & Katsuya Murashima

With that, Blake Christian and Titan are leading the pack early tied with six points. Knight, Desperado, and Connors are next with four points. Fujita, Kanemaru, and HAYATA have two points. In last place, TJP and BUSHI are both still winless.

Best of the Super Juniors continues on Thursday with the B Block in action. The tournament runs through June 9, when the finals will be held at NJPW Dominion.

The winner of the tournament will likely be in line for a shot against IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion SHO.

Here are the updated standings:

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 31 standings —

A Block:

• Blake Christian (3-0): 6 points
• Titan (3-0): 6 points
• Kevin Knight (2-1): 4 points
• El Desperado (2-1): 4 points
• Clark Connors (2-1): 4 points
• Kosei Fujita (1-2): 2 points
• Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1-2): 2 points
• HAYATA (1-2): 2 points
• TJP (0-3): 0 points
• BUSHI (0-3): 0 points

B Block:

• KUSHIDA (2-0): 4 points
• Taiji Ishimori (2-0): 4 points
• Ninja Mack (2-0): 4 points
• SHO (1-1): 2 points
• Francesco Akira (1-1): 2 points
• Robbie Eagles (1-1): 2 points
• DOUKI (1-1): 2 points
• Hiromu Takahashi (0-2): 0 points
• Drilla Moloney (0-2): 0 points
• Dragon Dia (0-2): 0 points

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