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NJPW Best of the Super Jr. 30 Lineup Revealed

April 27, 2023 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
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The lineup is set for the NJPW Best of the Super Jr. 30 tournament. NJPW announced l the following blocks for the tournament, which kicks off on May 13th and runs through the 28th:

* A Block
Hiromu Takahashi (8th entry, 4th consecutive. IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, Best of the Super Jr. 25, 27, 28, 29 winner)
TJP (3rd entry, 2nd consecutive)
KUSHIDA (10th entry, first in five years. Best of the Super Jr. 22, 24 winner)
Ryusuke Taguchi (20th entry, 18th consecutive. Best of the Super Jr. 19 winner)
Taiji Ishimori (7th entry, 6th consecutive)
SHO (6th entry, 6th consecutive)
DOUKI (5th entry, 5th consecutive)
Titan (4th entry, 2nd consecutive)
Lio Rush (debut entry)
Mike Bailey (debut entry)

* B Block
Francesco Akira (2nd entry, 2nd consecutive)
El Desperado (7th entry, 4th consecutive. NEVER Openweight 6 Man Tag Team Champion)
BUSHI (11th entry, 8th consecutive)
Yoshinobu Kanemaru (6th entry, 3rd consecutive)
YOH (6th entry, 3rd consecutive)
Robbie Eagles (5th entry, 5th consecutive)
Master Wato (4th entry, 4th consecutive)
Clark Connors (2nd entry, 2nd consecutive)
Kevin Knight (debut entry)
Dan Moloney (debut entry)