The Best of the Super Juniors final is set after Monday’s semi-final matches.
Korakuen Hall played host to the final four with El Desperado and Taiji Ishimori advancing to Sunday’s final, which will headline Dominion at Osaka-jo Hall.
Ishimori defeated TJP after surviving a Mamba Splash and the Pinoy Stretch. TJP applied his own version of the Bone Lock, which Ishimori reversed. He transitioned to a reverse Bloody Sunday and finished TJP with the Bloody Cross.
El Desperado beat DOUKI in the main event on Monday. DOUKI applied the Italian Stretch, which Desperado countered using a jackknife cover with the pace intensifying throughout the final minutes. After a backslide transition, Desperado connected with the Pinche Loco and hit a follow-up for the win after 22+ minutes.
Ishimori was forced to withdraw from last year’s tournament due to a cervical spine injury. This year’s story revolves around his comeback and being part of the first junior heavyweight main event at Dominion.
Desperado has never won the tournament but was a finalist in 2020 and 2022.
Dominion airs this Sunday from Osaka-jo Hall with the following lineup:
*Best of the Super Juniors – Final: El Desperado vs. Taiji Ishimori
*IWGP World Heavyweight Championship – Lumberjack Match: Jon Moxley © vs. EVIL
*NEVER Openweight Championship: Shingo Takagi © vs. HENARE
*KOPW 2024 – Storm Catch Rules: Yuya Uemura vs. Great O-Khan
*NJPW World TV Championship: Jeff Cobb © vs. Tomohiro Ishii
*IWGP Tag Team & STRONG Openweight Tag Titles: KENTA & Chase Owens (NJPW champions) vs. El Phantasmo & Hikuelo (STRONG champions) vs. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI vs. Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste
Bruce Lord and Karen Peterson will have a review of NJPW Dominion this Sunday at POSTWrestlingCafe.com
