2008
The 2008 Best of the Super Juniors featured 12 participants in two blocks, and was held from May 31 to June 15. Outside entrants include Tatsuhito Takaiwa from Pro Wrestling ZERO1 and Jimmy Rave from Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Prince Devitt was again forced out due to injury following his match with Tiger Mask IV, forfeiting his remaining matches. Immediately after the tournament, winner Wataru Inoue graduated to the heavyweight division, vacating the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in the process.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryusuke Taguchi | 8 | Tiger Mask IV | 10 |
| Wataru Inoue | 8 | Koji Kanemoto | 6 |
| Minoru | 4 | Jimmy Rave | 6 |
| Jushin Liger | 4 | Tetsuya Naito | 4 |
| Tatsuhito Takaiwa | 4 | AKIRA | 4 |
| Yujiro | 2 | Prince Devitt (Withdrew) | 0 |
| Block A | Wataru Inoue | Jushin Liger | Minoru | Ryusuke Taguchi | Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Yujiro |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wataru Inoue | X | Inoue (17:13) | Inoue (19:14) | Taguchi (17:44) | Inoue (13:24) | Inoue (11:19) |
| Jushin Liger | Inoue (17:13) | X | Minoru (13:32) | Taguchi (14:31) | Liger (14:49) | Liger (9:57) |
| Minoru | Inoue (19:14) | Minoru (13:32) | X | Taguchi (14:29) | Minoru (11:31) | Yujiro (11:58) |
| Ryusuke Taguchi | Taguchi (17:44) | Taguchi (14:31) | Taguchi (14:29) | X | Takaiwa (14:39) | Taguchi (13:20) |
| Tatsuhito Takaiwa | Inoue (13:24) | Liger (14:49) | Minoru (11:31) | Takaiwa (14:39) | X | Takaiwa (10:47) |
| Yujiro | Inoue (11:19) | Liger (9:57) | Yujiro (11:58) | Taguchi (13:20) | Takaiwa (10:47) | X |
| Block B | AKIRA | Prince Devitt | Koji Kanemoto | Tetsuya Naito | Jimmy Rave | Tiger Mask IV |
| AKIRA | X | AKIRA (Forf) | AKIRA (18:14) | Naito (13:56) | Rave (11:25) | Tiger (10:22) |
| Prince Devitt | AKIRA (Forf) | X | Kanemoto (Forf) | Naito (Forf) | Rave (Forf) | Tiger (1:40) |
| Koji Kanemoto | AKIRA (18:14) | Kanemoto (Forf) | X | Kanemoto (10:43) | Kanemoto (13:57) | Tiger (10:16) |
| Tetsuya Naito | Naito (13:56) | Naito (Forf) | Kanemoto (10:43) | X | Rave (8:01) | Tiger (11:10) |
| Jimmy Rave | Rave (11:25) | Rave (Forf) | Kanemoto (13:57) | Rave (8:01) | X | Tiger (14:03) |
| Tiger Mask IV | Tiger (10:22) | Tiger (1:40) | Tiger (10:16) | Tiger (11:10) | Tiger (14:03) | X |
| Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||
| A1 | Ryusuke Taguchi | Sub | ||||||
| B2 | Koji Kanemoto | 9:22 | ||||||
| B2 | Koji Kanemoto | Sub | ||||||
| A2 | Wataru Inoue | 27:50 | ||||||
| B1 | Tiger Mask IV | Pin | ||||||
| A2 | Wataru Inoue | 9:03 | ||||||
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