New Japan Pro Wrestling
Best of the Super Juniors – Night Two
May 23, 2015
Kuki, Saitama – Kuki City Hall
Watch: NJPWWorld.com
Day 2 of the Best of the Super Juniors has been finally uploaded on New Japan World’s website. I had expected it to be up shortly after the show ended, but apparently when they said it would be up the next day, they literally meant it. The full show didn’t air; rather it was just the three BOTSJ matches that took place on the show. It was a hard camera, no frills sort of setup. I’m fine with that, since if I have to cover every single tag match that was a variation of the one I saw on opening night, I may just lose it.
We already appear to have our first injury on this tour as Alex Shelley was scheduled to face Rocky Romero on this card, but suffered an injury during his bout with David Finlay and thus wasn’t able to compete here. From what it looks like, it might have been his heel after landing a superkick. It seems like they’re postponing the match until they can determine if Shelley will be able to compete for not.
Gedo vs. Yohei Komatsu: This was fine, nothing noteworthy. Gedo continues to be the TOP ACE of this tournament thus far as he was a great heel veteran here. He took control of most of the match and threw Komatsu around the outside. Komatsu made a comeback, including sinking in the rolling boston crab, but Gedo was able to escape. Gedo caught Komatsu off guard with the Complete Shot out of nowhere and pinned him with the Gedo Clutch. This got enough time and the pacing was good enough for it to be the best match on the card, though it wasn’t anything blow away. This was also the first time in a good while that I wasn’t blown away by Komatsu though he wasn’t bad here at all. Just didn’t get as much in as I thought he would. **3/4
Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Cavernario Barbaro: Taguchi came out wearing Cavernario’s bone. I couldn’t tell what it was initially and thought he was coming to the ring wearing one of those arrow headband deals. It would have fit his goofy gimmick, that’s for sure. Comedy spots start this one out, with the both of them doing Taguchi’s poses and Cavernario appearing baffled at Taguchi’s demeanor. You and I both, man. Cavernario took out one of the turnbuckles and did Sami Zayn’s suicide dive through the corner. Taguchi comes back with a big tope con hilo. Then he just picked up a win out of nowhere with a seated butt attack. You heard me right. Not that good, just goofy comedy with one or two good spots. *
Nick Jackson vs. Kushida: Decent back and forth match. Not much to say beyond that, honestly. Nothing wrong with it all, but wasn’t there much in terms of heat, though eventually they got into Kushida. And literally, it was just a back and forth match doing their usual spots. There was a funny spot where Kushida did the suck it sign to entice Nick to come back to the ring and on his way in he tripped. He was in control until Jackson kicked him and landed a 450 splash for the win. Not much else to it and the finish felt kinda anti-climatic. **¼
Final Thoughts: Skip this. Not much to it. The Gedo/Komatsu match was the best thing on the show, but it was nothing blow away.
Voices of Wrestling – Best of the Super Juniors Pick’Em Standings (after Day 2)
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| Name | Total | 22-May | 23-May | 25-May | 26-May | 27-May | 29-May | 30-May | 31-May | 2-Jun | 3-Jun | 4-Jun | 5-Jun | Bonuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordi | 59 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 |
| Edgar Morales | 58 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Kelly Harrass | 58 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Max Bachhuber | 58 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Brian Brennan | 57 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Darren Lyne | 57 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| A. S. | 56 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Lawson Leong | 56 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Paco Silva Martínez | 56 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Rob Reid | 56 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Christopher Griger | 55 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Claudio Escudero | 55 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Derek Drago | 55 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Francis Lane | 55 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Mitch Cowan | 55 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Dan Mullooly | 54 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| Lee West | 54 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Alex Giardini | 53 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Allen Vick Jr | 53 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Gabriel Perez | 53 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Jared Welch | 53 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Joseph Remy | 53 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Kenny Ortiz | 53 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Kevin Hare | 53 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Mark Berlowitz | 53 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
| Michael Zavala | 53 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| Oliver Court | 53 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Sean Sedor | 53 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Tommy Livingstone | 53 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
| Andrew Bates | 52 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| dannym99ATskyDOTcom | 52 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Jody Plante | 52 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Matt Trebby | 52 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Morten Hansen | 52 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Richard St.Hilaire | 52 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| Theo Wilson | 52 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| Brady Livingston | 51 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| Danny Kuchler | 51 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| Kent Sinkler | 51 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Mitch Parcells | 51 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
| thecubsfan | 51 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 |
| Christopher Duarte | 50 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| David Mora | 50 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Karl Clancey | 50 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Niall H | 50 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Rich Kraetsch | 50 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Anthony Albicocco | 49 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Jake Daniel | 49 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Jake R. | 49 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Matt Magnum | 49 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Matt McEwen | 49 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Mike Spears | 49 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Abrasive Obelisk | 48 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Adrian Gaskin | 48 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
| Alan Counihan | 48 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Andrew Rich | 48 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Azri Aqil | 48 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
| Bastian Sauer | 48 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Ewen MacDonald | 48 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Jason Sitek | 48 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Kyle Conzett | 48 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Nick Mogel | 48 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Richard Jaeger | 48 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Antonio Edwards | 47 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| Gonçalo Monteiro | 47 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Marcus Origer | 47 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| Matt Rolder | 47 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Paul Cooke | 47 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| Paul Völsch | 47 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| Adam Gaetan | 46 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Case Lowe | 46 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Dylan Harris | 46 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Frederick Cholowski | 46 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| joel zewski | 46 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Brian Kline | 45 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Bryan Rose | 45 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Chris Dalgleish | 45 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| Daniel Mackinnon | 45 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| Darrell Chess | 45 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| Kevin Wilson | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 |
| Miles Messmer | 45 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Santiago Tomasi | 45 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| Brandon Gordon | 44 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Greg Johnson | 44 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Rob McCaron | 44 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Víctor Pérez | 44 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
| Anthony Perillo | 43 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Andy Doran | 42 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Cal Hodges | 42 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Mike McDonald | 42 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| T.J. Hawke | 42 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
| the mosayat | 42 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| William Young | 42 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Aidan Daly | 41 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Edward Mills | 41 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Filip Pejic | 41 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| John Cunningham | 41 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| KENTA kicks heads | 41 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Lee Thomas | 41 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Phil Williams | 41 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| Trent Williams | 41 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| David Naismith | 40 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Joe Gagne | 40 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Brendan Creecy | 39 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| corvax | 38 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| dominic sweeney | 38 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Keith Campbell | 38 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Sarah | 38 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Alexander Panos | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Berry Meijer | 37 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Caitlin Lipinski | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| Joseph Roche | 37 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| Lawrence OBrien | 37 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| William Housell Jr. | 37 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Dakota Schmidt | 36 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| David Woodley | 36 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Garrett Kidney | 36 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Alan Maggle | 35 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Allan Blackstock | 35 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| David Neil Rapp | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Gabe Throne | 34 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Amal Ahmadzai | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Langford | 30 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Matt Zierer | 29 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Kyle Blevins | 27 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Chris Harrington | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Sean Flynn | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Robert O. | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
