Robbie Eagles Looks to Begin Winning Streak After Best of the Super Jr. Day 6 Victory

By: Ian McCord

On May 23rd, New Japan Pro Wrestling’s Best of the Super Jr. day 6 took place at Arcrea Himeji with 1,153 fans in attendance to see a night of exciting junior heavyweight action.

In the main event, TMDK’s Robbie Eagles battled YOH in their fifth career singles match with both men hoping to add two points to the scoreboard.

After a fast paced match, Robbie Eagles was able to put YOH away with his Hyperion finishing maneuver for the win in (18:37) gaining some much needed momentum at this point in the tournament.

During his post-match comments, Eagles stated this is the start of a winning streak, claiming he will win the entire BOSJ, something he has yet to do in his career.

From Robbie Eagles:

“This is the ‘Sniper’s’ winning streak. I won’t lose. I absolutely won’t lose. Because this is my eighth shot at the ‘SUPER Jr.’ title. I’m taking this whole tournament. Remember that!”

(English Translation via DeepL)

Elsewhere on the card, Taiji Ishimori and El Desperado picked up wins in their respective matches, creating a five way tie for first place in B Block.

NJPW’s Best of the Super Jr. continues on May 24th in KBS Hall in Kyoto streaming live on NJPW World streaming service.

Here are the full results from NJPW’s Best of the Super Jr. day 6 courtesy of purolove.com:

• Francesco Akira & Zane Jay defeat Daiki Nagai & Gedo (6:15) following a Gedo Clutch by Akira on Gedo.
• Ryohei Oiwa, Hartley Jackson & Kosei Fujita defeat Ryusuke Taguchi, Master Wato & Tatsuya Matsumoto (9:12) following a senton by Jackson on Matsumoto.
• Titan & Robbie X defeat Nick Wayne & Tiger Mask (7:02) following a Llave Immortal by Titan against Tiger.
• Best of the Super Jr. – Block A: Valiente Jr. [4] defeats Jun Kasai [6] (7:01) with a Jorge Rivera Special.
• Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Hyo [4] defeats KUSHIDA [2] (11:13) with the Hunting.
• Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Jakob Austin Young [4] defeats Daisuke Sasaki [6] (6:58) by pinfall.
• Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Taiji Ishimori [6] defeats Yoshinobu Kanemaru [4] (3:38) with a Gedo Clutch.
• Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: El Desperado [6] defeats SHO [6] (10:21) with a Numero Dos.
• Best of the Super Jr. – Block B: Robbie Eagles [4] defeats YOH [6] (18:37) with the Hyperion.

Best of the Super Jr. Standings:

Block A:

• Titan [10]
• Ryusuke Taguchi [6]
• Nick Wayne [6]
• Jun Kasai [6]
• Master Wato [6]
• Kosei Fujita [4]
• Robbie X [4]
• Francesco Akira [4]
• Valiente Jr. [4]
• Daiki Nagai [0]

Block B:

• Daisuke Sasaki [6]
• YOH [6]
• SHO [6]
• Taiji Ishimori [6]
• El Desperado [6]
• Yoshinobu Kanemaru [4]
• Hyo [4]
• Robbie Eagles [4]
• Jakob Austin Young [4]
• KUSHIDA [2]