NJPW Super J Cup, Best Of Super Juniors 27 Matches Announced
A month's worth of tournament action...
New Japan Pro Wrestling has released the line-ups for the 2020 Super J-Cup tournament, as well as Best of the Super Juniors 27.
The Super J-Cup is a single elimination tournament that will take place live on December 12, and will stream on NJPW World. The brackets are as follows:
* Clark Connors vs. Chris Bey
* ACH vs. TJP
* Rey Horus vs. Blake Christian
* El Phantasmo vs. Lio Rush
In addition, Karl Fredericks and Ren Narita will face KENTA and Hikuleo in a non-tournament match.
The Best of the Super Juniors 27 round robin begins on Sunday, November 15, and will feature ten competitors. The event dates and match-ups are as follows:
November 15
* Hiromu Takahashi vs. Taiji Ishimori
* Master Wato vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* Ryusuke Taguchi vs. El Desperado
* SHO vs. BUSHI
* Robbie Eagles vs. DOUKI
November 18
* Hiromu Takahashi vs. El Desperado
* Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Taiji Ishimori
* Master Wato vs. Robbie Eagles
* SHO vs. DOUKI
* BUSHI vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
November 20
* El Desperado vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* Hiromu Takahashi vs. BUSHI
* Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Master Wato
* SHO vs. Robbie Eagles
* Taiji Ishimori vs. DOUKI
November 23
* Taiji Ishimori vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* Ryusuke Taguchi vs. SHO
* Master Wato vs. El Desperado
* Robbie Eagles vs. BUSHI
* Hiromu Takahashi vs. DOUKI
November 25
* Robbie Eagles vs. Taiji Ishimori
* Master Wato vs. DOUKI
* Ryusuke Taguchi vs. BUSHI
* SHO vs. El Desperado
* Hiromu Takahashi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
November 29
* Robbie Eagles vs. Hiromu Takahashi
* Master Wato vs. SHO
* Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* BUSHI vs. Taiji Ishimori
* El Desperado vs. DOUKI
December 2
* Taiji Ishimori vs. El Desperado
* SHO vs. Hiromu Takahashi
* Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Robbie Eagles
* Master Wato vs. BUSHI
* Yoshinobu Kanemaru vs. DOUKI
December 5
* Master Wato vs. Taiji Ishimori
* Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Hiromu Takahashi
* SHO vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* Robbie Eagles vs. El Desperado
* BUSHI vs. DOUKI
December 6
* SHO vs. Taiji Ishimori
* Master Wato vs. Hiromu Takahashi
* Ryusuke Taguchi vs. DOUKI
* Robbie Eagles vs. Yoshinobu Kanemaru
* BUSHI vs. El Desperado
December 11
* Top two wrestlers with the highest points meet in the finals
Written by Justin Henry
In addition to writing lists and commentaries for Cultaholic, Justin is also a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine, and is co-author of the WWE-related book Titan Screwed: Lost Smiles, Stunners, and Screwjobs.
