Summary

NJPW has added three more competitors to the Best of the Super Juniors 33 lineup, with YOH, Master Wato and CMLL's Valiente Jr now confirmed for the tournament.

The tournament is scheduled to begin on May 14 and end on June 7.

Updated Best of the Super Juniors 33 field

  • Master Wato (6th entry, 2nd consecutive, 2023 winner)
  • YOH (8th entry, 2nd consecutive, career best: 2021 and 2025 finalist)
  • Valiente Jr. (debut entry)
  • SHO (9th entry, 9th consecutive, career best: 6-3 in 2020)
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru (9th entry, 6th consecutive, career best: 4-3 in 2017)
  • Daisuke Sasaki (3rd entry, first in 14 years, career best: 2-6 in 2012)
  • Kosei Fujita (3rd entry, 3rd consecutive, 2025 winner)
  • DOUKI (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion at time of writing, 7th entry, first in two years, career best: 2024 semifinalist)
  • El Desperado (10th entry, 7th consecutive, 2024 winner)

What YOH, Master Wato and Valiente Jr change in BOSJ 33

Adding YOH and Master Wato gives this field two more wrestlers with deep tournament experience, which raises the level of competition in the blocks from the start. Valiente Jr entering as a debutant also adds a fresh inter-promotional variable, especially with a CMLL representative now in a lineup that already includes recent winners and finalists.

With Kosei Fujita listed as the 2025 winner and El Desperado as the 2024 winner, BOSJ 33 is shaping up as a field built around proven names and one key newcomer, not a rebuild year for the division.

Sources

As reported by Fightful.