NJPW Reveals BOSJ 30 Participants

On Thursday, New Japan Pro Wrestling announced the lineup of the 30th Best of Super Junior (BOSJ) tournament. The tournament will kick off on May 13.

KUSHIDA will return to the BOSJ in 2023 for the first time in five years. He won the tournament in 2015 and 2016.

This year will be the first participation in the tournament of Lio Rush, Mike Bailey, Kevin Knight, and Dan Moloney.

Ryusuke Taguchi will make his 18th straight appearance in the tournament.

The full list of the participants is as follows:

Block A

KUSHIDA

Ryusuke Taguchi

Lio Rush

DOUKI

Hiromu Takahashi

Titan

TJP

Taiji Ishimori

SHO

Mike Bailey

Block B

Francesco Akira

El Desperado

BUSHI

Yoshinobu Kanemaru

YOH

Robbie Eagles

Master Wato

Clark Connors

Kevin Knight

Dan Moloney