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00:00I don't like that guy that just walked past us to the Japanese commentary table

00:05Oh well, you've got a boat to pick with him

00:08They're rubbing salt in the wound over here Walker

00:10Oh well, Toriyano will join the Japanese Broadcaster

00:18Francesco Akira has no regrets from his last Best of the Super Junior Contest

00:26It is a match that ended with Francesco Akira down, but certainly not physically, just in the points

00:35Akira losing out to Clark Connors via disqualification

00:39Akira pushed over the edge by the War Dogs in Clark Connors

00:43The trauma from that Dogtown steel cage being hung out to try just over a year ago

00:49Akira has just manifested for a year later with Francesco Akira

00:54Led to the loss at the hands of Red Shizuno

00:57It's Clark Connors on 10 points tonight

00:59Francisco Akira

01:10He shot me a little look just before he went up onto the dirtbuckles

01:14It was a little cheeky hello like I gave him when he was on commentary with you

01:18Which by the way, how did he not understand that bit I was doing?

01:21You got it straight away, congratulations, well done to you

01:24Thank you

01:25This kid just continues to prove how young he is and naive

01:28But let's talk about what he did

01:31He really undid all the great work he had been doing in this tournament

01:36By getting so mad at Clark Connors

01:38And you would have thought after that Dogtown steel cage match

01:42It's a hard word to say, hard few words to say

01:44After that match you thought that this would have been done

01:46But there is still plenty of PTSD

01:48Because Wrestle Kingdom this year

01:51Wardogs were still involved in what should have been a three-way

01:54All things considered

01:57So constantly the War Dogs and Bullet Club have been a thorn in Akira's side

02:02He's not gotten rid of that past yet

02:05I think he still needs to overcome Clark Connors and the War Dogs

02:10And it hasn't come from the Super Juniors

02:16That's not the way you want to see someone end their own tournament

02:19Oh, you're absolutely right about that

02:21Well, Francesco Akira knows that his best Super Junior days

02:25Are as closely done as you can find them

02:28We're going to talk about the potential point standing for Akira and Kushida

02:31Who are basically on life support in Best Super Junior right now

02:35Not down and out officially

02:37But as close as one can get

02:39Tension here between Tajiri's boys

02:56Yep, that is absolutely a topic of conversation coming into tonight

03:01The student of Tajiri's from maybe a decade or so ago

03:10Probably over that actually

03:11And to one more recent

03:20I'll tell you what Walker

03:21Kushida has been revitalized in this year's Best Super Junior

03:25I have to agree with you

03:26It has been a hell of a run for Kushida so far

03:31And it will come to an end tonight one way or another

03:35And it will not come with true victory in block A

03:40But still alive, still with potential for a four and five way tie

03:45Are both Kushida and Francesco Akira here

03:47And it is not a huge likelihood we see it come

03:51But should it be the case

03:53These two men are going to fight like hell to make sure they're involved in that four or five way

03:56Oh absolutely

03:57Oh

03:58Wow

03:59Taking a page out of a book I know very well

04:00Oh yeah

04:01From Francesco Akira huh

04:03Tiger feint kick on the apron

04:06Whoa

04:07Oh boy chop

04:08It's a strong chop

04:10Yeah I hear it

04:16Francesco Akira so frustrated

04:18Was bloody beat and battered by Clark Connors

04:21But the referee was taken out of the matchup inadvertent from Connors

04:25And now

04:26Francesco Akira was about to get his own shots in on Clark Connors

04:30Before Red Shoes came down to replace Marty Asami

04:33Clark Connors was allowed to bloody up Francesco Akira

04:36Akira couldn't even hit Connors with a single weapon

04:39Because Red Shoes was there

04:40So

04:42Akira would rather end his best of the Super Junior run

04:46One that went all the way to near the very end

04:49To the very end

04:52And get his own vengeance on Connors

04:54I'm sure that's not going to be the last time we talk about that

04:56In the next coming weeks

04:57As

04:58Akira on the outside

04:59Kushita back on the in

05:01And

05:02I think it's still affecting his mindset today though

05:04He came out real hot and heavy against Kushita

05:06A man that he doesn't really have any beef with

05:08He just has something to prove

05:10But clearly he's upset at himself

05:13And he's taking it out of Kushita

05:14And that's probably making him not stick to a game plan

05:17That's making him wrestle with emotion

05:20Which sometimes is good

05:21But only when you get deep into these strong matches

05:24Not right from the first gong

05:27Definitely something to prove here tonight for Francesco Akira

05:31One previous singles match between these two men

05:34And back last year's best of the Super Junior

05:36And it was Kushita that got the better of Akira

05:38Before Akira faced that knee injury that took him out of the tournament entirely

05:42Oh how unfortunate that that happened right before he had to wrestle

05:47It's almost like he was a little scurred

05:49I said this tournament best of Super Junior 32 revitalization of the time splitter Kushita

06:01But in all honesty I see some people online kind of trashing Kushita in the past

06:07He has been an old timer every time

06:10He has never dropped his game

06:13And he is one of the pioneers of this style you see in the junior heavyweight division today

06:18I think that gets forgotten a little bit with the new blood that comes in year after year

06:23But technique for technique Kushita is one of the best on the mat and always will be

06:28Yeah multiple time best of the Super Junior

06:31And IWGP Junior heavyweight champion for a reason

06:34Kushita hoping for a five-way tie tonight

06:37And must advance with a victory over Francesco Akira

06:41If that is to be the case

06:43Of course we keep talking about these multi-way ties

06:46And let's I mean put into I don't have the exact numbers in front of me

06:49But you know one through five percent chance of potentially taking place here tonight

06:54Are these multi-way tie break situations

06:57Kushita wants to put himself in opportunity if that were to come

07:03And I mean this is really Kushita's MO right here

07:06You can talk to me about this a lot as a technician yourself

07:09What you talk about Kushita innovating in the technical game

07:12We're seeing it now

07:13He finds a weak point and he goes to town on it

07:16And he knows what techniques he is best at

07:20So that's what he focuses on

07:22And that's a cover for Akira

07:24Folded in and will force separation at two

07:27You know it wasn't too long ago

07:29Francesco Akira joined me in the English booth in Osaka

07:32Talked about his match with Kushita last year

07:34Talked about his match with El Desperado

07:37At the 53rd anniversary event

07:39Those matches being ones that he felt were critical to forcing him

07:42Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa

07:44Burning in between the fingers on the rope

07:46We haven't seen that before

07:47But there you go Kushita

07:49Reinventing the wheel like he always does

07:51Yeah that's exactly

07:52Sorry to cut you off

07:53Oh you're right

07:54I mean that's exactly where you want to be if you are Kushita

07:56But you know on further point here

07:58Francesco Akira said those battles with Kushita and El Desperado

08:01Were turning points in forcing him to innovate that submission move

08:05That ground tarantula

08:06Thanks to his mentor from All Japan and Tajiri

08:10And it's done wonders for him since he's brought it out in this tournament

08:14Submitting Hiromu Takahashi in a main event in Corican Hall

08:18That is an impossible feat

08:20Special

08:21Tapped out Robbie X pretty quickly with it when he caught him

08:28Talk about it another impressive run in Super Junior's Robbie X who's coming up in the main event right

08:33Yeah we'll be seeing Robbie X take on Hiromu Takahashi hopefully

08:37Spoiler here tonight for Robbie X as here's Akira looking to take it over the top

08:42To the outside

08:47That side has been disastrous from the last match to now because the sound that Kushita's head made bouncing off the concrete

08:55He did not catch the mat at all

08:57I'm surprised he's even still moving

08:59He's so cute when he screams

09:03He's so cute when he screams

09:10Francesco Akira looking to take this one to the top

09:15And instead Kushida the handspring gonna find the better of Akira here

09:20Oh yeah the left heel caught him right in the center of the top of his head

09:26Going straight to the arm

09:33And we know how much Kushida loves the hoverboard block

09:37The target of that arm of that shoulder would do Kushida wonders but he can't capture it

09:42If he can't capture it Akira on the cross body

09:45And it's only two for Francesco

09:48Such a picturesque cross body by Akira there in all these matches

09:52And trying to stay on the run of it victory roll

09:57Shot through the heart

10:00And right through the center goes Francesco Akira

10:03It's clutching out that elbow though it's giving him some grief

10:06And aloha Akira moonsault cover

10:11Two

10:14You gotta be careful with techniques like that moonsault though

10:17We've seen people like in the G1 last year

10:21Yu-ya with the splash

10:23Very similar to a moonsault

10:24Yup

10:25Didn't have a hurt elbow before it but sure it was hurt afterwards

10:28It's already ailing you Akira maybe don't go for that body splash

10:32But you get into a rhythm

10:34You get into a tempo of what works in succession

10:38What you've done before in previous matches especially when you pulled out of victory

10:42Oh Akira Akira

10:44Good sweep into the schoolboy pin there

10:46Slight rolling elbow

10:50Slight rolling elbow

10:51Oh super kick Akira

10:53And aloha

10:55Wari

10:56Wipes out Kushida

10:57Hey that emotion I was talking about before

11:01Really working for Akira

11:03Might be driving

11:04Oh

11:05I've been hit with that exact same predicament from Kushida before

11:13That's when you know you've still got him though

11:17He's not able to keep the clutch on the leg

11:19And go straight into the pinfall

11:21He has to release

11:22There's enough to counter

11:23Not enough to capitalize

11:24If anything that's gonna boost Akira's confidence even though he's gonna have to shake out some cobblets

11:30They're duking it out this is what you would call having a biff back home

11:44Bring back the biff

11:47Now I'm excited for State of Origin

11:51Straight palm strike right in the ear

12:01Oh Kushida in his MO in his element

12:04Watch it now tilt the world

12:06No no no

12:08Here we go

12:09Akira caught it

12:11Speed fire

12:12Speed fire for Akira

12:14The cover for Francesco

12:18And it's two

12:21The speed

12:23Francesco Akira

12:25One of the fastest in the junior heavyweight division today

12:29Really just puts his foot on that accelerator

12:32And he goes all the way to the floor

12:36Boom from 0 to 100

12:38The glue that has been holding together United Empire for the better part of the year

12:42Has been Francesco Akira

12:44Does not want to go out on a loss

12:47And a fireball

12:49No Kushida underneath

12:50And right to the legs

12:57That subterfuge from Kushida

12:59It's been working on your arm the whole match and then he goes down low

13:02Oh no no no

13:03Akira

13:04Akira

13:05They're gonna set up right into the ground

13:07From Kushiri to Akira

13:09No no no no

13:11Wait a minute backslide

13:12Cover

13:13Two

13:14Kushida backslide Akira back out

13:16Super kick right on the

13:21Oh I caught that one

13:26Out of the corner

13:28No no no

13:29Kushida caught

13:30Hoverboard rock

13:31He's got pressure on the wrist

13:35He's just gonna keep talking

13:40He's got to clutch that hand

13:42Lacing over the elbow

13:44Akira isn't gonna change

13:46Akira looking for it if we can find

13:49Oh my gosh

13:50Ground tarantula

13:52Ground tarantula650

13:54He's not quite in the same position

13:56There he goes

13:57And that's it

13:58It's over

13:59Akira wins

14:00Akira wins

14:0110分後のフランシスコアキラ選手は5勝4敗勝ち点10

14:19福島選手は4勝5敗勝ち点8で

14:22それぞれベストオブザスーパージュニア

14:24Aブロック公式戦全日程終了となります

14:31フランシスコアキラ選手の勝利です

14:39Franчесco Akira sits on 10 points

14:48to close out his best of the super junior run

14:52And a win return to Francesco Akira

14:55off of last year's best of the super junior tournament

14:58These two men are 1 and 1

14:59I wouldn't mind seeing it one more time, Robbie.

15:01Yeah, they gotta have the rubber match now.

15:03But when does it happen?

15:05Is it a year from now in next year's tournament?

15:08There's plenty of opportunities for Akira to call his shot,

15:13but I think before he gets back to Kushida,

15:15he's gotta finish the job with Mark Connors.

15:18Retribution on his mind,

15:22finishes on ten points,and like you mentioned,

15:25there's still a chance,right?

15:27It's some Steinemath bullshit.

15:31It's definitely a way that he can pull it out.

15:39What else to happen for him to make the finals?

15:42Everyone needs to get set on fire as they make their entrance,

15:45and not have a match at all?

15:47We'll break that down as we head through the rest of the best of Super Junior 32.

15:51We're getting right into your next one.

15:53Master Watto on ten points,

15:55Face it off against Yoshida Bucanamaru at six.

15:59Ooh.

16:01obsesium and Kakao-kakao-kakao-kakao.

16:06We'll be right back at Jaca Paz.

16:07Face it off against NXT.

16:08�Bujanamaru is based on the best of the best of the best of the best of the best of the best.

16:11Face it off against NXT

16:19Bk5-Kakao-kakao-kakao.

16:21He's not the best of the best of the best of the best as they make up against NXT.

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