1996
The 1996 Best of the Super Juniors was held from May 24 to June 12, and was the first to use the two-block format, featuring 7 wrestlers in each block. The winner, Black Tiger, would unsuccessfully challenge The Great Sasuke for the championship on June 17, 1996.Note that some tournament scores for lower-ranked wrestlers are unknown.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| El Samurai | 10 | Black Tiger II | 10 |
| Wild Pegasus | 10 | Jushin Liger | 8 |
| Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 8 | Shinjiro Otani | 6 |
| Franz Schumann | ? | Dean Malenko | 6 |
| Emilio Charles, Jr. | ? | Norio Honaga | ? |
| Mr. J.L. | ? | Tokimitsu Ishizawa | 4 |
| Koji Kanemoto | ? | Villaño IV | ? |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||||
| A1 | El Samurai | Pin | ||||||
| B2 | Jushin Liger | 15:11 | ||||||
| B2 | Jushin Liger | Pin | ||||||
| B1 | Black Tiger II | 18:44 | ||||||
| B1 | Black Tiger II | Pin | ||||||
| A2 | Wild Pegasus | 20:17 | ||||||
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