NJPW Best of the Super Juniors: AEW’s Nick Wayne and Kevin Knight clash

AEW’s Kevin Knight and Nick Wayne clashed on Saturday on day 5 of the NJPW Best of the Super Juniors tournament.

Knight got his first win of the competition by pinning the previously undefeated Nick Wayne.

At the end of the B Block encounter, Knight countered the Wayne’s World into a DDT and then scored the pin after a UFO Splash.

Saturday’s event took place at Yoyogi 2^nd National Stadium Gymnasium in Sibuya.

Saturday’s tournament matches began with Master Wato moving to 4 points in the A Block by submitting Ninja Mack. Following this, B Block action saw Ryusuke Taguchi use his Dodon finisher to defeat YOH.

Veteran Yoshinobu Kanemaru then gained an A Block victory over Francesco Akira, bringing both wrestlers to 4 points.

B Block action continued with SHO, with the aid of interference and a wrench, defeating Robbie Eagles. This result moved both SHO and Eagles to 4 points.

In the A Block, Clark Connors evened his score with Robbie X. Both now sit on 4 points. Titán then secured a comeback win in B Block over Taiji Ishimori.

Still in the A Block, KUSHIDA handed Kosei Fujita his first loss of the tournament, winning a technical match with Back to the Future.

The All Elite B Block match followed, with Kevin Knight earning his first 2 points by defeating Nick Wayne, who, despite the loss, remains co-leader on 6 points.

Back in the A Block, Dragon Dia pinned former BOSJ winner Hiromu Takahashi. The win propelled Dia to 6 points, making him a co-leader of the A Block, while Takahashi stays on 2 points.

The main event was a chaotic B Block encounter that saw El Desperado meet MAO for the first time in a singles match. Referee Red Shoes took a bump, allowing both men to blast each other with plastic boxes. Desperado eventually won with the Pinche Loco, leaving both men with 4 points.

NJPW Best of the Super Juniors Day 5 Results:

• Master Wato [4] def. Ninja Mack [2]
• Ryusuke Taguchi [6] def. YOH [2]
• Yoshinobu Kanemaru [4] def. Francesco Akira [4]
• SHO [4] def. Robbie Eagles [4]
• Clark Connors [4] def. Robbie X [4]
• Titán [6] def. Taiji Ishimori [2]
• KUSHIDA [4] def. Kosei Fujita [6]
• Kevin Knight [2] def. Nick Wayne [6]
• Dragon Dia [6] def. Hiromu Takahashi [2]
• El Desperado [4] def. MAO [4]

Best of the Super Juniors 32 Standings (After Day 5):

Block A

1. Kosei Fujita [6]
2. Dragon Dia [6]
3. Master Wato [4]
4. Yoshinobu Kanemaru [4]
5. Francesco Akira [4]
6. Clark Connors [4]
7. KUSHIDA [4]
8. Robbie X [4]
9. Hiromu Takahashi [2]
10. Ninja Mack [2]

Block B

1. Nick Wayne [6]
2. Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
3. Titán [6]
4. Robbie Eagles [4]
5. MAO [4]
6. El Desperado [4]
7. SHO [4]
8. Kevin Knight [2]
9. YOH [2]
10. Taiji Ishimori [2]