{"id":19873,"date":"2016-05-19T06:30:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T11:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=19873"},"modified":"2016-05-19T14:36:30","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T19:36:30","slug":"new-japan-announces-replacements-young-bucks-bosj-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/19\/new-japan-announces-replacements-young-bucks-bosj-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"New Japan announces replacements for Young Bucks in BOSJ tournament; updated A &#038; B Blocks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-916740092\" 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><p>New Japan Pro Wrestling has decided on the &#8220;emergency pinch-hitters&#8221; for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.njpw.co.jp\/news\/detail.php?nid=16477\" target=\"_blank\">the injured Young Bucks Matt &amp; Jackson<\/a> in the annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/16\/young-bucks-injured-following-roh-njpw-tour-pulled-best-super-jrs\/\">Best of the Super Jrs. tournament that begins this weekend<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Finlay<\/strong>, the son of Fit Finlay, will replace Matt Jackson in the A Block. 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Sanchez as Owens&#8217;s replacement, returning to the promotion for the first time in two years.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.njpw.co.jp\/match\/card.php?e=1128\" target=\"_blank\">New Japan&#8217;s tournament kicks off Saturday night in Tokyo<\/a> with Finlay now inserted into the tournament opener against Rocky Romero.<\/p>\n<p>The main event of Saturday&#8217;s show is IWGP Jr. Hvt. champion KUSHIDA vs. Kyle O&#8217;Reilly in a re-match of last year&#8217;s BOSJ tournament finals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.njpw.co.jp\/news\/detail.php?nid=16490\" target=\"_blank\">The 2016 BOSJ tournament runs Saturday (May 21) through Tuesday, June 7<\/a>.\u00a0The following are\u00a0the updated BOSJ tournament blocks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Block<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>IWGP Jr. Hvt. champion KUSHIDA<\/li>\n<li>Ryusuke Taguchi<\/li>\n<li>Kyle O\u2019Reilly (ROH)<\/li>\n<li>Matt Sydal (ROH \u2013 debut)<\/li>\n<li>David Finlay (replacing Matt Jackson)<\/li>\n<li>Rocky Romero<\/li>\n<li>Gedo (CHAOS)<\/li>\n<li>BUSHI (L.I.J.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>B Block<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2027189631\" 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<ul>\n<li>Jushin Liger<\/li>\n<li>Tiger Mask IV<\/li>\n<li>Bobby Fish (ROH TV champion)<\/li>\n<li>Trent Baretta<\/li>\n<li>Chase Owens (replacing Nick Jackson)<\/li>\n<li>Ricochet<\/li>\n<li>Volador, Jr.<\/li>\n<li>Will Ospreay (debut)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-91650816\"><div id=\"pwtor-3332198033\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>New Japan Pro Wrestling has decided on the &#8220;emergency pinch-hitters&#8221; for the injured Young Bucks Matt &amp; Jackson in the annual Best of the Super Jrs. tournament that begins this weekend. 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