{"id":198026,"date":"2025-05-17T18:43:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T23:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=198026"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:45:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T17:45:01","slug":"njpw-best-of-the-super-juniors-32-night-4-report-5-15-desperado-vs-mao-knight-vs-dia-kushida-vs-fujita-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2025\/05\/17\/njpw-best-of-the-super-juniors-32-night-4-report-5-15-desperado-vs-mao-knight-vs-dia-kushida-vs-fujita-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIORS 32 NIGHT 5 REPORT (5\/17) : Desperado vs. Mao, Knight vs. Dia, Kushida vs. Fujita, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-2018736151\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><h3><strong>NJPW BEST OF THE SUPER JUNIORS 32 NIGHT 5 RESULTS<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>MAY 17, 2025<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>TOKYO, JAPAN AT YOYOGI NATIONAL GYMNASIUM #2<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AIRED LIVE ON NJPW WORLD<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commentators: Walker Stewart, Chris Charlton<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>(1) MASTER WATO (2 pts) vs. NINJA MACK (2 pts) &#8211; A Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wato blocked the Phoenix 630 with his knees and forced Ninja to tap out with Vendaval.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Master Wato (4 pts) at 7:05<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(2) RYUSUKE TAGUCHI (4 pts) vs. YOH (2 pts) &#8211; B Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Taguchi planted Yoh with Dodon and pinned Yoh with his exposed butt on his face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Ryusuke Taguchi (6 pts) at 6:02<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(3) FRANCESCO AKIRA (4 pts) vs. YOSHINOBU KANEMARU (2 pts) &#8211; A Block Match<\/b><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2649268886\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kanemaru blinded Akira with a whiskey spit and beat him with an inside cradle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Yoshinobu Kanemaru (4 pts) at 6:56<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(4) ROBBIE EAGLES (4 pts) vs. SHO (2 pts) &#8211; B Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sho blocked a Shining Wizardwith his wrench and clobbered him with it before getting the pinfall with the Shock Arrow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: SHO (4 pts) at 8:10<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(5) CLARK CONNORS (2 pts) vs. ROBBIE X (4 pts) &#8211; A Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connors evaded the X Express before knocking Robbie out with a snap powerslam and the No Chaser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Clark Connors (4 pts) at 7:53<\/span><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3408458817\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><b>(6) TITAN (4 pts) vs. TAIJI ISHIMORI (2 pts) &#8211; B Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Titan countered the Bloody Cross with the Titanica arm lock to pick up the submission win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Titan (6 pts) at 11:13<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(7) KUSHIDA (2 pts) vs. KOSEI FUJITA (6 pts) &#8211; A Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kushida blocked a hammerlock attempt and got the three count with Back to the Future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Kushida (4 pts) at 14:06<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(8) KEVIN KNIGHT (0 pts) vs. NICK WAYNE (6 pts) &#8211; B Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knight countered Wayne\u2019s World with an avalanche poison rana, setting him up for a rolling DDT, the UFO splash and the three count.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Kevin Knight (2 pts) at 11:08<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(9) HIROMU TAKAHASHI (2 pts) vs. DRAGON D\u00cdA (4 pts) &#8211; A Block Match<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dia landed on his feet off a German suplex and spiked Hiromu with a poison rana before finishing him off with Reptilian.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WINNER: Dragon Dia (6 pts) at 12:01<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>(10) EL DESPERADO (2 pts) vs. MAO (4 pts) &#8211; 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