Night 9 Results: New Japan Pro Wrestlng's 32nd Best of the Super Juniors

Night 9 of the Best of the Super Juniors saw NJPW at the Arcrea Himeji in Himeji, Japan. It saw both blocks returning to action.

Clark Connors d. Ninja Mack via pinfall in 5:30
Connors - 4 (Wato, Robbie X, Kushida, Ninja Mack) and 3 (Kanemaru, Dia, Takahashi) - takes on Francesco Akira on Sunday 25th. Ninja Mack - 2 (Robbie X, Kanemaru) and 5 (Akira, Kushida, Wato, Takahashi, Connors) - becomes the first man mathematically eliminated from the tournament with 2 matches to go. He takes on Kosei Fujita on Sunday.

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) May 25, 2025

Sho d. Titán via pinfall in 7:45
Sho - 3 (Yoh, Eagles, Titán) and 4 (Wayne, Taguchi, Desperado, Knight) - keeps his hopes of qualification alive, and will take on Taiji Ishimori on the 25th. Titán - 3 (Taguchi, Mao, Ishimori) and 4 (Desperado, Knight, Eagles, Sho) - will face Yoh.

Francesco Akira d. Robbie X via submission in 9:03
Akira - 4 (Ninja Mack, Takahashi, Dragon Dia, Robbie X) and 3 (Fujita, Kanemaru, Wato) - goes against Clark Connors on the next show. Robbie X - 3 (Kushida, Kanemaru, Fujita) and 4 (Ninja Mack, Master Wato, Connors, Akira) - meets Dragon Dia.

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) May 25, 2025

Mao d. Robbie Eagles via pinfall in 9:26
Mao - 4 (Knight, Ishimori, Taguchi, Eagles) and 3 (Titán, Desperado, Yoh) - faces Block B leader Nick Wayne on Sunday. Eagles - 3 (Yoh, Knight, Titán) and 4 (Wayne, Sho, Ishimori, Mao) - goes against Ryusuke Taguchi.

Kosei Fujita d. Dragon Dia via pinfall in 7:57
Fujita - 4 (Akira, Takahashi, Wato, Dragon Dia) and 3 (Kushida, Robbie X, Kanemaru) - will face Ninja Mack in his next match on Sunday. Dragon Dia - 3 (Kanemaru, Connors, Takahashi) and 4 (Wato, Kushida, Akira, Fujita) - faces Robbie X.

Taiji Ishimori d. Kevin Knight via submission in 10:02
Ishimori  - 4 (Desperado, Eagles, Wayne, Knight) and 3 (Taguchi, Mao, Titán) - faces Sho on the Sunday show. Knight - 3 (Wayne, Titán, Sho) and 4 (Mao, Eagles, Yoh, Ishimori) - meets Junior Heavyweight Champion, El Desperado.

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) May 24, 2025

Hiromu Takahashi d. Yoshinobu Kanemaru via pinfall in 8:25
Hiromu - 4 (Kushida, Connors, Ninja Mack, Kanemaru) and 3 (Fujita, Akira, Dia) - will take on Master Wato on Sunday’s show. Kanemaru - 3 (Connors, Akira, Fujita) and 4 (Dragon Dia, Robbie X, Ninja Mack, Takahashi) - meets Kushida on the same show.

Yoh d. Nick Wayne via submission in 10:20
Yoh - 4 (Knight, Mao, Desperado, Wayne) and 3 (Eagles, Sho, Taguchi) - and Titán will square off on Sunday’s show, while Wayne - 4 (Sho, Desperado, Eagles, Taguchi) and 3 (Knight, Ishimori, Yoh) - takes on Mao.

Master Wato d. Kushida via pinfall in 10:58
Master Wato, now with a competition best 5 (Dragon Dia, Ninja Mack, Akira, Robbie X, Kushida) and 2 (Connors, Fujita) record will meet Hiromu Takahashi on Sunday, while Kushida - 3 (Ninja Mack, Fujita, Dia) and 4 (Takahashi, Robbie X, Connors, Wato) - will take on Yoshinobu Kanemaru. 

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) May 24, 2025

El Desperado d. Ryusuke Taguchi via submission in 14:41
Desperado - 4 (Titán, Mao, Sho, Taguchi) and 3 (Wayne, Ishimori, Yoh) - and Kevin Night face-off on the 25th. Taguchi - 3 (Ishimori, Sho, Yoh) and 4 (Titán, Wayne, Mao, Desperado) - takes on Robbie Eagles.

— NJPW WORLD (@njpwworld) May 24, 2025

Block A
Master Wato - 10 points (5-2)
Clark Connors - 8 points (4-3)
Kosei Fujita - 8 points (4-3)
Hiromu Takahashi - 8 points (4-3)
Francesco Akira - 8 points (4-3)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru - 6 points (3-4)
Dragon Dia - 6 points (3-4)
Robbie X - 6 points (3-4)
Kushida - 6 points (3-4)
Ninja Mack - 4 points (2-5)

Block B
Nick Wayne - 8 points (4-3)
El Desperado - 8 points (4-3)
Yoh - 8 points (4-3)
Mao - 8 points (4-3)
Taiji Ishimori - 8 points (4-3)
Kevin Knight - 6 points (3-4)
Robbie Eagles - 6 points (3-4)
Titán - 6 points (3-4)
Ryusuke Taguchi - 6 points (3-4)
Sho - 6 points (3-4)