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NJPW announced the field for this year's Best of the Super Jrs. tournament.

Biggest change is only 1 block and 10 guys are competing instead of 2 blocks and 20 guys total.

Originally Posted by Observer The participants for this year’s Best of the Super Juniors 27 tournament have been announced This year’s format is a dramatic change from last year’s tournament. Instead of two blocks and twenty entrants, this year there is only one block with ten wrestlers. The top two wrestlers who score the most points will meet each other in the finals. Most of this year’s participants are NJPW regulars. Robbie Eagles, who has not appeared on a New Japan Pro Wrestling card since the COVID-19 pandemic, will make his return on this tour. Master Wato, who returned from excursion earlier this year, will make his Best of the Super Juniors debut. The ten participants for this year’s tournament include: Ryusuke Taguchi Master Wato SHO Robbie Eagles Hiromu Takahashi BUSHI El Desperado Yoshinobu Kanemaru DOUKI Taiji Ishimori

Meanwhile a one-night Super J-Cup tournament will be held in the US this December.

Originally Posted by Observer During the announcement of this year’s Best of the Super Juniors 27 participants, the company also announced that they will be holding a Super J-Cup tournament next month in the United States. Eight wrestlers will compete in a single elimination tournament, with the winner being crowned this year’s J-Cup winner. Like with previous J-Cup tournaments, some wrestlers will represent different promotions across the United States. Impact, ROH, and Game Changer Wrestling will all have representatives. Notable talent included in this year's tournament include ACH, who will make his tournament debut, and Lio Rush, who will make his debut for UWN Primetime Live this Tuesday. Chris Bey, representing Impact, will also participate, while Rey Horus will represent ROH. The participants for this year’s tournament include: TJP ACH Lio Rush Chris Bey (Impact) Rey Horus (ROH) Blake Christian (Game Changer Wrestling) Clark Connors (LA Dojo) El Phantasmo (Bullet Club) In last year’s tournament, El Phantasmo defeated Dragon Lee in the finals. The show, which will take place on one night, will air live on December 12 on New Japan World.