Best of the Super Jr. 1997 (5/16/97 to 6/5/97)
Block A:
1. Koji Kanemoto [5]
2. Jushin Thunder Liger [4]
3. Tatsuhito Takaiwa [4]
4. Gran Naniwa [3]
5. Dr. Wagner Jr. [2]
6. Doc Dean [2]
7. Chavo Guerrero Jr. [1]
5/16/97 @ Kiryu Citizen Gymnasium
1. Jushin Thunder Liger [1] beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. [0] (10:20) by pinfall.
5/17/97 @ Ueda Citizen Gymnasium
1. Tatsuhito Takaiwa [1] beat Dr. Wagner Jr. [0] (9:53) by pinfall.
5/19/97 @ Tochigi Prefectural South Gymnasium
1. Gran Naniwa [1] beat Doc Dean [0] (12:29) with a backslide.
5/20/97 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Dr. Wagner Jr. [1] beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. [0] (11:13) with a la magistral.
2. Tatsuhito Takaiwa [2] beat Koji Kanemoto [0] (18:09) with a Death Valley bomb.
5/21/97 @ Iwaki Municipal Gymnasium
1. Doc Dean [1] beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. [0] (16:04) by pinfall.
2. Gran Naniwa [2] beat Dr. Wagner Jr. [1] (12:39) with a huracanrana.
5/23/97 @ Matsusaka City Gymnasium
1. Koji Kanemoto [2] beat Dr. Wagner Jr. [1] (12:11) with a huracanrana.
5/24/97 @ Okayama City Gymnasium
1. Tatsuhito Takaiwa [3] beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. [0] (12:14) by pinfall.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger [2] beat Gran Naniwa [2] (16:32) by pinfall.
5/25/97 @ Tottori Industrial Gymnasium
1. Koji Kanemoto [2] beat Gran Naniwa [2] (14:53) with a cross armbreaker.
2. Doc Dean [2] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [2] (11:51) by pinfall.
5/26/97 @ Takamatsu City Gymnnasium
1. Koji Kanemoto [3] beat Doc Dean [2] (10:27) with a Tiger suplex hold.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger [3] beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa [3] (15:53) by pinfall.
5/27/97 @ Shiga Prefectural Gymnasium
1. Tatsuhito Takaiwa [4] beat Doc Dean [2] (11:36) by pinfall.
2. Koji Kanemoto [4] beat Chavo Guerrero Jr. [0] (15:12] by pinfall.
5/30/97 @ Kure City Gymnasium
1. Chavo Guerrero Jr. [1] beat Gran Naniwa [2] (11:05) with a huracanrana.
2. Jushin Thunder Liger [4] beat Dr. Wagner Jr. [1] (12:59) with a ground Cobra Twist.
6/1/97 @ Odawara Arena
1. Gran Naniwa [3] beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa [4] (15:41) by pinfall.
2. Koji Kanemoto [5] beat Jushin Thunder Liger [4] (16:32) by pinfall.
6/3/97 @ Yamagata Prefectural Gymnasium
1. Dr. Wagner Jr. [2] beat Doc Dean [2] (7:29) with a la magistral.
Block B:
1. El Samurai [5]
2. Shinjiro Otani [4]
3. Chris Jericho [4]
4. Hanzo Nakajima [3]
5. Yoshihiro Tajiri [3]
6. Scorpio Jr. [1]
7. Robbie Brookside [1]
5/16/97 @ Kiryu Citizen Gymnasium
1. Yoshihiro Tajiri [1] beat Scorpio Jr. [0] (9:16) with a huracanrana.
5/17/97 @ Ueda Citizen Gymnasium
1. Shinjiro Otani [1] beat Hanzo Nakajima [0] (12:26) with a Dragon suplex hold.
2. El Samurai [1] beat Yoshihiro Tajiri [1] (13:42) by pinfall.
5/18/97 @ Komagane Citizen Gymnasium
1. Chris Jericho [1] beat Scorpio Jr. [0] (11:16) by pinfall.
2. El Samurai [2] beat Robby Brookside [0] (11:32) by pinfall.
5/19/97 @ Tochigi Prefectural South Gymnasium
1. Chris Jericho [2] beat Hanzo Nakajima [0] (10:53) by pinfall.
5/20/97 @ Tokyo Korakuen Hall
1. Yoshihiro Tajiri [2] beat Shinjiro Otani [1] (11:44) with a Dragon suplex hold.
5/21/97 @ Iwaki Municipal Gymnasium
1. El Samurai [3] beat Scorpio Jr. [0] (9:00) with a huracanrana.
5/23/97 @ Matsusaka City Gymnasium
1. Hanzo Nakajima [1] beat Scorpio Jr. [0] (8:05) by pinfall.
2. Shinjiro Otani [2] beat Robby Brookside [0] (15:31) by pinfall.
5/24/97 @ Okayama City Gymnasium
1. Chris Jericho [3] beat Yoshihiro Tajiri [2] (13:36) by pinfall.
5/25/97 @ Tottori Industrial Gymnasium
1. Chris Jericho [4] beat El Samurai [3] (15:12) by pinfall.
5/26/97 @ Takamatsu City Gymnnasium
1. Hanzo Nakajima [2] beat Robby Brookside [0] (12:23) by pinfall.
5/27/97 @ Shiga Prefectural Gymnasium
1. Scorpio Jr. [1] beat Robby Brookside [0] (10:07) by pinfall.
5/29/97 @ Uwajima City Bullring
1. Robby Brookside [1] beat Chris Jericho [4] (13:43) with a backslide.
2. Shinjiro Otani [3] beat Scorpio Jr. [1] (7:55) with a German suplex hold.
5/31/97 @ Himeji Welfare Hall
1. Yoshihiro Tajiri [3] beat Robby Brookside (11:34) with a huracanrana.
2. El Samurai [4] beat Hanzo Nakajima [2] (14:30) by pinfall.
3. Shinjiro Otani [4] beat Chris Jericho [4] (12:59) by pinfall.
6/1/97 @ Odawara Arena
1. Hanzo Nakajima [3] beat Yoshihiro Tajiri [3] (9:18) by pinfall.
6/3/97 @ Yamagata Prefectural Gymnasium
1. El Samurai [5] beat Shinjiro Otani [4] (18:35) by pinfall.
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6/5/97 @ Tokyo Nippon Budokan
1. Final: El Samurai beat Koji Kanemoto (23:51) with an avalanche-style reverse DDT.
