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NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 Night 8 Results (5/27): El Desperado, Taiji Ishimori, Francesco Akira & More Compete

May 27, 2026 | Posted by Yash Mittal
NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 A and B Blocks Image Credit: NJPW

The eighth night of New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s (NJPW) Best of the Super Juniors 33 took place at Shizuoka, Kiramesse Numazu, on Friday, May 27.

The night saw two multi-person bouts, a one-on-one contest between Tatsuya Matsumoto and Taisei, several Block B bouts, and a solitary Block A match.

In Block B, El Desperado picked up two points at the expense of Jakob Austin Young to join SHO at the top of the table. In the solitary Block A contest, Francesco Akira defeated Jun Kasai to move to eight points.

Results for Night Seven can be checked RIGHT HERE.

Below are the results:

– Tatsuya Matsumoto defeated Taisei Nakahara
– Hartley Jackson, Ryohei Oiwa & Kosei Fujita defeated Masatora Yasuda, Toru Yano & Valentine Jr.
– Tiger Mask, Master Wato, Ryusuke Taguchi & Nick Wayne defeated Gedo, Daiki Nagai, Robbie X & Titan
Block B: Yoshinobu Kanemaru defeated Daisuke Sasaki
Block B: SHO defeated Hyo
Block B: El Desperado defeated Jakob Austin Young
Block B: KUSHIDA defeated YOH
Block B: Robbie Eagles defeated Taiji Ishimori
Block A: Francesco Akira defeated Jun Kasai

Updated points tally:

Block A:

Titan (5-1): 10 points
Master Wato (4-2): 8 points
Francesco Akira (4-3): 8 points
Jun Kasai (4-3): 8 points
Nick Wayne (3-3): 6 points
Ryusuke Taguchi (3-3): 6 points
Robbie X (3-3): 6 points
Kosei Fujita (3-3): 6 points
Valentine Jr. (2-4): 4 points
Daiki Nagai (0-6): 0 points

Block B:

El Desperado (4-2): 8 points
SHO (4-2): 8 points
Yoshinobu Kanemaru (3-2): 6 points
Daisuke Sasaki (3-3): 6 points
YOH (3-3): 6 points
Taiji Ishimori (3-3): 6 points
Robbie Eagles (3-3): 6 points
Hyo (2-3): 4 points
Jakob Austin Young (2-4): 4 points
KUSHIDA (2-4): 4 points

Clips and highlights from NJPW Best of the Super Juniors 33 can be checked below (via NJPW World’s X):