NJPW Best of the Super Junior 25 - Day 1

The opening night of New Japan Pro Wrestling's annual junior heavyweight round-robin tournament took place on May 18, 2018, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

• Taiji IshimoriTaiji Ishimori
• William OspreayWilliam Ospreay
• Tetsuya ShimizuBUSHI
• Yōhei KomatsuYOH
• Albert Christian Hardie Jr.ACH
• Travis GordonFlip Gordon
• Yoshihiro YamazakiTiger Mask
• Yoshinobu KanemaruYoshinobu Kanemaru
• Steven OwensChase Owens
• Martin ScurllMarty Scurll
• Takaaki WatanabeEVIL
• Hiromu TakahashiHiromu Takahashi