NJPW Best of Super Juniors 33 Results (Day 2)

Daisuke Sasaki and SHO are now co-leaders of group B

El Desperado defeated Taiji Ishimori to earn his first two points of the tournament

NJPW Best of Super Juniors 33
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Antonio Rubio
Antonio Rubio
Published 05/16/2026

New Japan Pro-Wrestling held the second day of the thirty-third edition of one of its most prominent tournaments, the Best of The Super Jr. this morning. The show took place at the Esforta Arena Hachioji in Tokyo, Japan, in front of a live audience of 1,076 fans. In total, nine matches were contested, with El Desperado's victory over Taiji Ishimori in the main event standing out.

In this news piece, we will provide the quick results of the show and the updated standings table.

NJPW Best of the Super Jr. 33 Results - 05/16/2026

  • Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Valiente Jr. defeated Daiki Nagai after applying a Valiente Special.
  • Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Master Wato after applying a Recently Cutback.
  • Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: YOH defeated Jakob Austin Young after applying a DIRECT DRIVE.
  • Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Robbie X defeated Francesco Akira after applying an EXECUTE.
  • Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: Daisuke Sasaki defeated KUSHIDA after applying a Mistica-Style Cross Facelock.
  • Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Titán defeated Jun Kasai after applying El Immortal.
  • Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: SHO defeated Robbie Eagles after applying a Shock Arrow.
  • Best of the Super Jr. - Block A: Kosei Fujita defeated Nick Wayne after applying a Thrill Ride.
  • Best of the Super Jr. - Block B: El Desperado defeated Taiji Ishimori after applying a Numero Dos.

NJPW Best of Super Jr. 33 Standings - Block A

Name C W L D Points
Kosei Fujita 2 2 0 0 4
Ryusuke Taguchi 2 2 0 0 4
Titán 2 2 0 0 4
Nick Wayne 2 1 1 0 2
Valiente Jr. 1 1 0 0 2
Robbie X 2 1 1 0 2
Jun Kasai 1 0 1 0 0
Daiki Nagai 2 0 2 0 0
Franceso Akira 2 0 2 0 0
Master Wato 2 0 2 0 0

NJPW Best of Super Jr. 33 Standings - Block B

Name C W L D Points
Daisuke Sasaki 2 2 0 0 4
SHO 2 2 0 0 4
KUSHIDA 2 1 1 0 2
Hyo 1 1 0 0 2
Taiji Ishimori 2 1 1 0 2
El Desperado 2 1 1 0 2
YOH 2 1 1 0 2
Robbie Eagles 2 0 2 0 0
Jakob Austin Young 2 0 2 0 0
Yoshinobu Kanemaru 1 0 1 0 0