TheWorld Tag League (WORLDタッグリーグ[1],WORLD taggurīgu)[2] is aprofessional wrestlinground-robintag teamtournament held byNew Japan Pro-Wrestling as a spin-off of the popular singles tournament, theG1 Climax. It was created in 1991 as theSuper Grade Tag League, as a continuation of a regular tag team tournament held since 1980, gaining the nameG1 Tag League (G1タッグリーグ,G1 taggurīgu) in 1999. In 2012, NJPW's new owners, theBushiroad company, renamed the tournament to its current form.[2] Since the tournament acquired its current name, the winning team earns the right to challenge for theIWGP Tag Team Championship at the following year'sWrestle Kingdom, assuming the team does not hold the title at the time of their victory.
The World Tag League is held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a time limit draw, and 0 for a loss, no contest or double decision. The current format, introduced in 2014, is essentially identical to that of the G1 Climax, with the top-scoring team from two blocks of eight advancing to the final.
| Tournament | Year | Winners (total won as an individual) | Total won as a team | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSG Tag League | 1980 | Antonio Inoki andBob Backlund | 1 | [3] |
| MSG Tag League | 1981 | André the Giant andRené Goulet | 1 | [4] |
| MSG Tag League | 1982 | Antonio Inoki (2) andHulk Hogan | 1 | [5] |
| MSG Tag League | 1983 | Antonio Inoki (3) andHulk Hogan (2) | 2 | [6] |
| MSG Tag League | 1984 | Antonio Inoki (4) andTatsumi Fujinami | 1 | [7] |
| IWGP Tag Title League | 1985 | Tatsumi Fujinami (2) andKengo Kimura | 1 | [8] |
| Japan Cup Tag League | 1986 | Antonio Inoki (5) andYoshiaki Fujiwara | 1 | [9] |
| Japan Cup Tag League | 1987 | Tatsumi Fujinami (3) andKengo Kimura (2) | 2 | [10] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1991 | Tatsumi Fujinami (4) andBig Van Vader | 1 | [11][12] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1992 | Riki Choshu andShinya Hashimoto | 1 | [11][13] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1993 | Hiroshi Hase andKeiji Muto | 1 | [11][14] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1994 | Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Muto | 2 | [11][15] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1995 | Masahiro Chono andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 1 | [11][16] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1996 | Shinya Hashimoto (2) andScott Norton | 1 | [11][17] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1997 | Masahiro Chono (2) and Keiji Muto (3) | 1 | [11][18] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1998 | Satoshi Kojima and Keiji Muto (4) | 1 | [11][19] |
| G1 Tag League | 1999 | Keiji Muto (5) and Scott Norton (2) | 1 | [11][20] |
| G1 Tag League | 2000 | Takashi Iizuka andYuji Nagata | 1 | [21] |
| G1 Tag League | 2001 | Satoshi Kojima (2) and Hiroyoshi Tenzan (2) | 1 | [22] |
| G1 Tag League | 2003 | Osamu Nishimura and Hiroyoshi Tenzan (3) | 1 | [23] |
| G1 Tag League | 2006 | Masahiro Chono (3) andShinsuke Nakamura | 1 | [24] |
| G1 Tag League | 2007 | Giant Bernard andTravis Tomko | 1 | [25] |
| G1 Tag League | 2008 | Satoshi Kojima (3) and Hiroyoshi Tenzan (4) | 2 | [26] |
| G1 Tag League | 2009 | Karl Anderson and Giant Bernard (2) | 1 | [27] |
| G1 Tag League | 2010 | Yuji Nagata (2) andWataru Inoue | 1 | [28] |
| G1 Tag League | 2011 | Lance Archer andMinoru Suzuki | 1 | [29] |
| World Tag League | 2012 | Hirooki Goto andKarl Anderson (2) | 1 | [30] |
| World Tag League | 2013 | Doc Gallows andKarl Anderson (3) | 1 | [31] |
| World Tag League | 2014 | Hirooki Goto (2) andKatsuyori Shibata | 1 | [32] |
| World Tag League | 2015 | Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 1 | [33] |
| World Tag League | 2016 | Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 2 | [34] |
| World Tag League | 2017 | Evil andSanada | 1 | [35] |
| World Tag League | 2018 | Evil andSanada | 2 | |
| World Tag League | 2019 | Juice Robinson andDavid Finlay | 1 | |
| World Tag League | 2020 | Guerillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga andTanga Loa) | 1 | [36] |
| World Tag League | 2021 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto (3) andYoshi-Hashi) | 1 | [37] |
| World Tag League | 2022 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto (4) andYoshi-Hashi (2)) | 2 | [38] |
| World Tag League | 2023 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto (5) and Yoshi-Hashi (3)) | 3 | |
| World Tag League | 2024 | Tetsuya Naito andHiromu Takahashi | 1 |
The 1980 MSG Tag League featured 9 teams in a single block and was held from November 21 to December 10, 1980.[3]
| Antonio Inoki andBob Backlund | 34 |
|---|---|
| Stan Hansen andHulk Hogan | 32 |
| André the Giant andThe Hangman | 28 |
| Tiger Jeet Singh andUmanosuke Ueda | 24 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi andStrong Kobayashi | 20 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andKengo Kimura | 15 |
| Willem Ruska andBad News Allen | 10 |
| Kantaro Hoshino andRiki Choshu | 9 |
| Ox Baker andJohnny Powers | 0 |
| Results | Baker Powers | Hansen Hogan | Inoki Backlund | Hoshino Choshu | Ruska Allen | Singh Ueda | Sakaguchi Kobayashi | André Hangman | Fujinami Kimura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Powers | — | Draw (30:00) | Inoki Backlund (3:57) | Hoshino Choshu (9:16) | Ruska Allen (9:05) | Singh Ueda (10:25) | Sakaguchi Kobayashi (13:51) | Draw (30:00) | Fujinami Kimura (13:03) |
| Hansen Hogan | Draw (30:00) | — | Double Countout (16:58) | Hogan Hansen (4:27) | Hogan Hansen (8:05) | DQ (6:50) | Hogan Hansen (9:50) | Double Countout (12:55) | Hogan Hansen (9:35) |
| Inoki Backlund | Inoki Backlund (3:57) | Double Countout (16:58) | — | Inoki Backlund (10:05) | Inoki Backlund (13:48) | Inoki Backlund (11:31) | Inoki Backlund (11:59) | Double Countout (14:36) | Inoki Backlund (15:45) |
| Hoshino Choshu | Hoshino Choshu (9:16) | Hogan Hansen (4:27) | Inoki Backlund (10:05) | — | Ruska Allen (13:01) | DQ (6:08) | Sakaguchi Kobayashi (13:14) | André Hangman (7:16) | Fujinami Kimura (12:17) |
| Ruska Allen | Ruska Allen (9:05) | Hogan Hansen (8:05) | Inoki Backlund (13:48) | Ruska Allen (13:01) | — | Draw (30:00) | Sakaguchi Kobayashi (13:54) | André Hangman (4:49) | Fujinami Kimura (11:02) |
| Singh Ueda | Singh Ueda (10:25) | DQ (6:50) | Inoki Backlund (11:31) | DQ (6:08) | Draw (30:00) | — | Singh Ueda (8:40) | Singh Ueda (3:37) | Singh Ueda (11:48) |
| Sakaguchi Kobayashi | Sakaguchi Kobayashi (13:51) | Hogan Hansen (9:50) | Inoki Backlund (11:59) | Sakaguchi Kobayashi (13:14) | Sakaguchi Kobayashi (13:54) | Singh Ueda (8:40) | — | André Hangman (7:09) | Sakaguchi Kobayashi (14:09) |
| André Hangman | Draw (30:00) | Double Countout (12:55) | Double Countout (14:36) | André Hangman (7:16) | André Hangman (4:49) | Singh Ueda (3:37) | André Hangman (7:09) | — | André Hangman (4:51) |
| Fujinami Kimura | Fujinami Kimura (13:03) | Hogan Hansen (9:35) | Inoki Backlund (15:45) | Fujinami Kimura (12:17) | Fujinami Kimura (11:02) | Singh Ueda (11:48) | Sakaguchi Kobayashi (14:09) | André Hangman (4:51) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Antonio Inoki andBob Backlund | Pin | ||
| 2 | Stan Hansen andHulk Hogan | 17:35 | ||
The 1981 MSG Tag League featured 10 teams in a single block and was held from November 19 to December 10, 1981. Due to a tie for second place, the two second-place teams faced each other in a semifinal to decide the finalists.[4]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| André the Giant andRene Goulet | 10 |
| Antonio Inoki andTatsumi Fujinami | 8 |
| Stan Hansen andDick Murdoch | 8 |
| Tiger Toguchi andKiller Khan | 6 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi andKengo Kimura | 6 |
| Rusher Kimura andAnimal Hamaguchi | 2 |
| Riki Choshu andYoshiaki Yatsu | 2 |
| Bad News Allen andPat Patterson | 2 |
| SamoansAfa andSika | 2 |
| El Canek and Super Maquina | 2 |
| Results | Afa Sika | Allen Patterson | Choshu Yatsu | El Canek Maquina | Hansen Murdoch | Inoki Fujinami | Sakaguchi Kengo | Rusher Hamaguchi | André Goulet | Toguchi Khan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afa Sika | — | Draw (30:00) | Choshu Yatsu | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Sakaguchi Kengo (8:23) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) |
| Allen Patterson | Draw (30:00) | — | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Inoki Fujinami (15:42) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) |
| Choshu Yatsu | Choshu Yatsu | Draw (30:00) | — | Choshu Yatsu | Hansen Murdoch | Inoki Fujinami (13:22) | Double Countout (13:17) | Double Countout | The Giant Goulet | Draw (30:00) |
| El Canek Maquina | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Choshu Yatsu | — | Hansen Murdoch | Inoki Fujinami (9:05) | Sakaguchi Kengo (11:25) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) |
| Hansen Murdoch | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Hansen Murdoch | Hansen Murdoch | — | Hansen Murdoch (10:37) | Countout (6:55) | Hansen Murdoch | Double Countout | Countout |
| Inoki Fujinami | Draw (30:00) | Inoki Fujinami (15:42) | Inoki Fujinami (13:22) | Inoki Fujinami (9:05) | Hansen Murdoch (10:37) | — | Inoki Fujinami (13:33) | Inoki Fujinami (10:45) | Double Countout (13:53) | Inoki Fujinami (15:38) |
| Sakaguchi Kengo | Sakaguchi Kengo (8:23) | Draw (30:00) | Double Countout (13:17) | Sakaguchi Kengo (11:25) | Countout (6:55) | Inoki Fujinami (13:33) | — | Countout (12:54) | The Giant Goulet (7:52) | Toguchi Khan (15:15) |
| Rusher Hamaguchi | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Double Countout | Draw (30:00) | Hansen Murdoch | Inoki Fujinami (10:45) | Countout (12:54) | — | André Goulet | Draw (30:00) |
| André Goulet | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | André Goulet | Draw (30:00) | Double Countout | Double Countout (13:53) | André Goulet (7:52) | André Goulet | — | André Goulet |
| Toguchi Khan | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) | Countout | Inoki Fujinami (15:38) | Toguchi Khan (15:15) | Draw (30:00) | André Goulet | — |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | André the Giant andRene Goulet | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Antonio Inoki andTatsumi Fujinami | DCO | 2 | Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami | 8:05 | ||||
| 3 | Stan Hansen andDick Murdoch | 12:47 | |||||||
The 1982 MSG Tag League featured 8 teams in a single block and was held from November 19 to December 10, 1982.[5] "Young Simpson" may be a mistranslation; no data has been found other than being tag team partner of British wrestler Wayne Bridges.
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Antonio Inoki andHulk Hogan | 28 |
| Killer Khan andTiger Toguchi | 23 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi andTatsumi Fujinami | 22 |
| Dick Murdoch andMasked Superstar | 21 |
| André the Giant andRene Goulet | 20 |
| Adrian Adonis andDino Bravo | 9 |
| El Canek andPerro Aguayo | 4 |
| Wayne Bridges and Young Samson[39] (Withdrawn) † | 0 |
| Results | Adonis Bravo | André Goulet | Inoki Hogan | Canek Aguayo | Murdoch Superstar | Khan Toguchi | Sakaguchi Fujinami | Bridges Samson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adonis Bravo | — | André Goulet | Inoki Hogan | Adonis Bravo | Murdoch Superstar | Khan Toguchi (7:06) | Adonis Bravo (11:05) | Adonis Bravo (forfeit) |
| André Goulet | André Goulet | — | Hogan Inoki | André Goulet | André Goulet | Khan Toguchi | DCO (8:54) | André Goulet (forfeit) |
| Inoki Hogan | Inoki Hogan | Hogan Inoki | — | Hogan Inoki | Hogan Inoki | Khan Toguchi | Hogan Inoki | Inoki Hogan (forfeit) |
| Canek Aguayo | Adonis Bravo | André Goulet | Hogan Inoki | — | Murdoch Superstar | Khan Toguchi | Sakiguchi Fujinami (12:07) | Canek Aguayo (forfeit) |
| Murdoch Superstar | Murdoch Superstar | André Goulet | Hogan Inoki | Murdoch Superstar | — | Murdoch Superstar | DCO (12:11) | Murdoch Superstar (forfeit) |
| Khan Toguchi | Khan Toguchi (7:06) | Khan Toguchi | Khan Toguchi | Khan Toguchi | Murdoch Superstar | — | Sakiguchi Fujinami (14:22) | Khan Toguchi (forfeit) |
| Sakaguchi Fujinami | Adonis Bravo (11:05) | DCO (8:54) | Hogan Inoki | Sakiguchi Fujinami (12:07) | DCO (12:11) | Sakiguchi Fujinami (14:22) | — | Sakaguchi Fujinami (forfeit) |
| Bridges Samson | Adonis Bravo (forfeit) | André Goulet (forfeit) | Inoki Hogan (forfeit) | Canek Aguayo (forfeit) | Murdoch Superstar (forfeit) | Khan Toguchi (forfeit) | Sakaguchi Fujinami (forfeit) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Killer Khan andTiger Toguchi | Sub | ||
| 2 | Antonio Inoki andHulk Hogan | 31:47 | ||
† Bridges and Samson withdrew from the tournament and returned to the United Kingdom following the passing of Bridges's father.
The 1983 MSG Tag League featured 9 teams in a single block and was held from November 18 to December 8, 1983.[6]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| André the Giant andSwede Hanson[40] † | 32.0 |
| Antonio Inoki andHulk Hogan | 28.5 |
| Adrian Adonis andDick Murdoch | 27.5 |
| Riki Choshu andAnimal Hamaguchi | 26.5 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andAkira Maeda | 24.0 |
| Killer Khan andTiger Toguchi | 16.5 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi andKengo Kimura[40] | 14.0 |
| Bobby Duncum andCurt Hennig | 5.0 |
| Wayne Bridges andOtto Wanz | 5.0 |
| Results | Adonis Murdoch | André Hanson | Bridges Wanz | Choshu Hamaguchi | Duncum Hennig | Inoki Hogan | Khan Toguchi | Sakaguchi Kimura | Fujinami Maeda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adonis Murdoch | — | DCO (12:13) | Adonis Murdoch (11:01) | Choshu Hamaguchi (17:52) | Adonis Murdoch (11:33) | Adonis Murdoch (9:28) | Adonis Murdoch (9:53) | Adonis Murdoch (12:08) | Fujinami Maeda (15:19) |
| André Hanson | DCO (12:13) | — | Bridges Wanz (forfeit) | André Hanson (8:25) | André Hanson (4:54) | DCO (10:03) | André Hanson (7:22) | André Hanson (11:51) | André Hanson (10:27) |
| Bridges Wanz | Adonis Murdoch (11:01) | Bridges Wanz (forfeit) | — | Choshu Hamaguchi (8:53) | Duncum Hennig (12:47) | Inoki Hogan (6:18) | Khan Toguchi (9:45) | Sakaguchi Kimura (12:24) | Fujinami Maeda (10:58) |
| Choshu Hamaguchi | Choshu Hamaguchi (17:52) | André Hanson (8:25) | Choshu Hamaguchi (8:53) | — | Choshu Hamaguchi (9:32) | Inoki Hogan (9:49) | Choshu Hamaguchi (forfeit) | Choshu Hamaguchi (13:07) | Draw (30:00) |
| Duncum Hennig | Adonis Murdoch (11:33) | André Hanson (4:54) | Duncum Hennig (12:47) | Choshu Hamaguchi (9:32) | — | Inoki Hogan (9:27) | Khan Toguchi (14:27) | Sakaguchi Kimura (13:26) | Fujinami Maeda (10:53) |
| Inoki Hogan | Adonis Murdoch (9:28) | DCO (10:03) | Inoki Hogan (6:18) | Inoki Hogan (9:49) | Inoki Hogan (9:27) | — | Khan Toguchi (8:27) | Inoki Hogan (8:21) | Inoki Hogan (12:58) |
| Khan Toguchi | Adonis Murdoch (9:53) | André Hanson (7:22) | Khan Toguchi (9:45) | Choshu Hamaguchi (forfeit) | Khan Toguchi (14:27) | Khan Toguchi (8:27) | — | Sakaguchi Kimura (8:36) | DCO (16:57) |
| Sakaguchi Kimura | Adonis Murdoch (12:08) | André Hanson (11:51) | Sakaguchi Kimura (12:24) | Choshu Hamaguchi (13:07) | Sakaguchi Kimura (13:26) | Inoki Hogan (8:21) | Sakaguchi Kimura (8:36) | — | Fujinami Maeda (13:22) |
| Fujinami Maeda | Fujinami Maeda (15:19) | André Hanson (10:27) | Fujinami Maeda (10:58) | Draw (30:00) | Fujinami Maeda (10:53) | Inoki Hogan (12:58) | DCO (16:57) | Fujinami Maeda (13:22) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Antonio Inoki andHulk Hogan | Pin | ||
| 2 | Adrian Adonis andDick Murdoch | 11:10 | ||
† Hanson was injured and could not compete in the final.
The 1984 MSG Tag League featured 7 teams in a single block and was held from November 16 to December 5, 1984.[7]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Adrian Adonis andDick Murdoch | 23 |
| Antonio Inoki andTatsumi Fujinami | 22.5 |
| André the Giant andGerry Morrow | 21.5 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi andKengo Kimura | 13 |
| Tiger Toguchi andKerry Brown | 8 |
| Strong Machine #1 and Strong Machine #2 | 8 |
| Hulk Hogan andThe Wild Samoan † | 0 |
| Results | Adonis Murdoch | André Morrow | Inoki Fujinami | Hogan Samoan | Machine #1 Machine #2 | Toguchi Brown | Sakaguchi Kimura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adonis Murdoch | — | DCO (11:08) | Draw (30:00) | Adonis Murdoch (forfeit) | Adonis Murdoch (12:13) | Adonis Murdoch (19:12) | Adonis Murdoch (14:34) |
| André Morrow | DCO (11:08) | — | André Morrow (10:34) | André Morrow (forfeit) | Machine #1 Machine #2 (7:13) | André Morrow (7:52) | André Morrow (7:07) |
| Inoki Fujinami | Draw (30:00) | André Morrow (10:34) | — | Inoki Fujinami (9:18) | Inoki Fujinami (11:07) | Inoki Fujinami (12:04) | Inoki Fujinami (16:00) |
| Hogan Samoan | Adonis Murdoch (forfeit) | André Morrow (forfeit) | Inoki Fujinami (9:18) | — | Machine #1 Machine #2 (forfeit) | Toguchi Brown (forfeit) | Sakaguchi Kimura (forfeit) |
| Machine #1 Machine #2 | Adonis Murdoch (12:13) | Machine #1 Machine #2 (7:13) | Inoki Fujinami (11:07) | Machine #1 Machine #2 (forfeit) | — | Toguchi Brown (10:51) | Sakiguchi Kimura (11:09) |
| Toguchi Brown | Adonis Murdoch (19:12) | André Morrow (7:52) | Inoki Fujinami (12:04) | Toguchi Brown (forfeit) | Toguchi Brown (10:51) | — | Sakiguchi Kimura (14:09) |
| Sakaguchi Kimura | Adonis Murdoch (14:34) | André Morrow (7:07) | Inoki Fujinami (16:00) | Sakaguchi Kimura (forfeit) | Sakiguchi Kimura (11:09) | Sakiguchi Kimura (14:09) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Antonio Inoki andTatsumi Fujinami | Pin | ||
| 2 | Adrian Adonis andDick Murdoch | 33:31 | ||
† Hogan was "injured" after their first match and returned to the United States, forfeiting the rest of his and The Wild Samoan's tournament matches.
The 1985 IWGP Tag Title League featured 8 teams in a single block to determine the inauguralIWGP Tag Team Champions, and was held from November 15 to December 12, 1985.
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Bruiser Brody andJimmy Snuka † | 29 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andKengo Kimura | 23 |
| Antonio Inoki andSeiji Sakaguchi | 21 |
| Dick Murdoch andMasked Superstar | 19 |
| Nord the Barbarian and Hacksaw Higgins | 19 |
| El Canek andDos Caras | 9 |
| Mr. Pogo andKendo Nagasaki | 7 |
| Mike Kelly and Pat Kelly | 0 |
| Results | Brody Snuka | Canek Caras | Fujinami Kimura | Inoki Sakaguchi | Murdoch Superstar | Nord Higgins | M. Kelly P. Kelly | Pogo Nagasaki |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brody Snuka | — | Brody Snuka (10:39) | Fujinami Kimura (12:08) | Brody Snuka (8:29) | Brody Snuka (14:48) | Brody Snuka (7:40) | Brody Snuka (11:38) | Brody Snuka (10:35) |
| Canek Caras | Brody Snuka (10:39) | — | Fujinami Kimura (13:21) | Inoki Sakaguchi (5:57) | Murdoch Superstar (11:40) | DCO (12:06) | Canek Caras (11:48) | DCO (10:38) |
| Fujinami Kimura | Fujinami Kimura (12:08) | Fujinami Kimura (13:21) | — | Draw (30:00) | DCO (18:31) | Nord Higgins (11:31) | Fujinami Kimura (6:43) | Fujinami Kimura (N/A) |
| Inoki Sakaguchi | Brody Snuka (8:29) | Inoki Sakaguchi (5:57) | Draw (30:00) | — | Inoki Sakaguchi (10:23) | Inoki Sakaguchi (10:08) | Inoki Sakaguchi (5:05) | Inoki Sakaguchi (9:46) |
| Murdoch Superstar | Brody Snuka (14:48) | Murdoch Superstar (11:40) | DCO (18:31) | Inoki Sakaguchi (10:23) | — | DCO (8:29) | Murdoch Superstar (7:26) | Murdoch Superstar (14:31) |
| Nord Higgins | Brody Snuka (7:40) | DCO (12:06) | Nord Higgins (11:31) | Inoki Sakaguchi (10:08) | DCO (8:29) | — | Nord Higgins (N/A) | Nord Higgins (13:11) |
| M. Kelly P. Kelly | Brody Snuka (11:38) | Canek Caras (11:48) | Fujinami Kimura (6:43) | Inoki Sakaguchi (5:05) | Murdoch Superstar (7:26) | Nord Higgins (N/A) | — | Pogo Nagasaki (12:25) |
| Pogo Nagasaki | Brody Snuka (10:35) | DCO (10:38) | Fujinami Kimura (N/A) | Inoki Sakaguchi (9:46) | Nord Higgins (13:11) | Pogo Nagasaki (12:25) | Murdoch Superstar (14:31) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Antonio Inoki andSeiji Sakaguchi | Pin | ||
| 2 | Tatsumi Fujinami andKengo Kimura | 32:00 | ||
† Brody and Snuka no-showed the finals and jumped toAll Japan Pro Wrestling
The 1986 Japan Cup Tag League featured 8 teams in a single block and was held from November 14, 1986 to December 11, 1986.
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Antonio Inoki andYoshiaki Fujiwara | 25 |
| Osamu Kido andAkira Maeda | 24 |
| Dick Murdoch andMasked Superstar | 24 |
| Nobuhiko Takada andShiro Koshinaka | 21 |
| Keiji Muto andTatsumi Fujinami | 19 |
| Kengo Kimura andGeorge Takano | 14 |
| Mr. Pogo andKendo Nagasaki | 5 |
| The Tonga Kid andThe Wild Samoan[42] | 0 |
| Results | Inoki Fujiwara | Murdoch Superstar | Muto Fujinami | Kimura Takano | Pogo Nagasaki | Takada Koshinaka | Kido Maeda | Kid Samoan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inoki Fujiwara | — | Inoki Fujiwara (10:32) | Inoki Fujiwara (14:25) | Inoki Fujiwara (13:08) | Inoki Fujiwara (12:19) | Takada Koshinaka (9:02) | Kido Maeda (17:33) | Inoki Fujiwara (11:21) |
| Murdoch Superstar | Inoki Fujiwara (10:32) | — | Murdoch Superstar (9:16) | Murdoch Superstar (11:05) | Murdoch Superstar (8:18) | Murdoch Superstar (2:35) | Kido Maeda (10:46) | Murdoch Superstar (9:12) |
| Muto Fujinami | Inoki Fujiwara (14:25) | Murdoch Superstar (9:16) | — | Muto Fujinami (20:38) | Muto Fujinami (11:32) | Takada Koshinaka (19:43) | Muto Fujinami (16:54) | Muto Fujinami (11:46) |
| Kimura Takano | Inoki Fujiwara (13:08) | Murdoch Superstar (11:05) | Muto Fujinami (20:38) | — | Kimura Takano (14:32) | Takada Koshinaka (13:05) | Kimura Takano (11:24) | Kimura Takano (forfeit) |
| Pogo Nagasaki | Inoki Fujiwara (12:19) | Murdoch Superstar (8:18) | Muto Fujinami (11:32) | Kimura Takano (14:32) | — | Takada Koshinaka (14:25) | Kido Maeda (9:18) | Pogo Nagasaki (10:49) |
| Takada Koshinaka | Takada Koshinaka (9:02) | Murdoch Superstar (2:35) | Takada Koshinaka (19:43) | Takada Koshinaka (13:05) | Takada Koshinaka (14:25) | — | Kido Maeda (22:52) | Takada Koshinaka (forfeit) |
| Kido Maeda | Kido Maeda (17:33) | Kido Maeda (10:46) | Muto Fujinami (16:54) | Kimura Takano (11:24) | Kido Maeda (9:18) | Kido Maeda (22:52) | — | Kido Maeda (11:19) |
| Kid Samoan | Inoki Fujiwara (11:21) | Murdoch Superstar (9:12) | Muto Fujinami (11:46) | Kimura Takano (forfeit) | Pogo Nagasaki (10:49) | Takada Koshinaka (forfeit) | Kido Maeda (11:19) | — |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Antonio Inoki andYoshiaki Fujiwara | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Osamu Kido andAkira Maeda | Pin | 2 | Osamu Kido and Akira Maeda | 12:32 | ||||
| 3 | Dick Murdoch andMasked Superstar | 14:43 | |||||||
The 1987 Japan Cup Tag League featured 8 teams in a single block and was held from November 9, 1987 to December 7, 1987.
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Antonio Inoki andDick Murdoch | 29 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andKengo Kimura | 26 |
| Masa Saito andRiki Choshu/Yoshiaki Fujiwara † | 26 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi andScott Hall | 17 |
| Keiji Muto andNobuhiko Takada | 13 |
| Akira Maeda andSuper Strong Machine † | 10 |
| Kendo Nagasaki andMr. Pogo | 9 |
| Ron Starr and Ron Ritchie | 0 |
| Results | Inoki Murdoch | Fujinami Kimura | Saito Choshu/Fujiwara | Sakaguchi Hall | Muto Takada | Maeda Machine | Nagasaki Pogo | Starr Ritchie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inoki Murdoch | — | DCO (12:18) | Draw (30:00) | Inoki Murdoch (10:09) | Inoki Murdoch (11:25) | Inoki Murdoch (14:12) | Inoki Murdoch (14:58) | Inoki Murdoch (10:06) |
| Fujinami Kimura | DCO (12:18) | — | Fujinami Kimura (13:01) | Fujinami Kimura (10:11) | Muto Takada (18:08) | Fujinami Kimura (forfeit) | Fujinami Kimura (12:01) | Fujinami Kimura (6:58) |
| Saito Choshu/Fujiwara | Draw (30:00) | Fujinami Kimura (13:01) | — | Saito Fujiwara (10:10) | Saito Fujiwara (13:17) | Saito Fujiwara (forfeit) | Saito Fujiwara (9:21) | Saito Fujiwara (12:04) |
| Sakaguchi Hall | Inoki Murdoch (10:09) | Fujinami Kimura (10:11) | Saito Fujiwara (10:10) | — | Sakaguchi Hall (13:17) | Sakaguchi Hall (forfeit) | Sakaguchi Hall (8:11) | Sakaguchi Hall (7:51) |
| Muto Takada | Inoki Murdoch (11:25) | Muto Takada (18:08) | Saito Fujiwara (13:17) | Sakaguchi Hall (13:17) | — | Maeda Machine (12:40) | Muto Takada (10:20) | Muto Takada (10:22) |
| Maeda Machine | Inoki Murdoch (14:12) | Fujinami Kimura (forfeit) | Saito Fujiwara (forfeit) | Sakaguchi Hall (forfeit) | Maeda Machine (12:40) | — | Nagasaki Pogo (forfeit) | Maeda Machine (10:58) |
| Nagasaki Pogo | Inoki Murdoch (14:58) | Fujinami Kimura (12:01) | Saito Fujiwara (9:21) | Sakaguchi Hall (8:11) | Muto Takada (10:20) | Nagasaki Pogo (forfeit) | — | Nagasaki Pogo (10:18) |
| Starr Ritchie | Inoki Murdoch (10:06) | Fujinami Kimura (6:58) | Saito Fujiwara (12:04) | Sakaguchi Hall (7:51) | Muto Takada (10:22) | Maeda Machine (10:58) | Nagasaki Pogo (10:18) | — |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Antonio Inoki andDick Murdoch | ||||||||
| 2 | Tatsumi Fujinami andKengo Kimura | 2 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | ||||||
| 3 | Masa Saito andYoshiaki Fujiwara | ||||||||
† On the eighth night of the tournament, during a six-man tag team match, Maedastiff kicked Choshu in the face, breaking his orbital bone and sidelining him for a month. Choshu would be replaced by Fujiwara in the tournament while Maeda was suspended, forfeiting the rest of his and Super Strong Machine's tournament matches.
The 1991 Super Grade Tag League featured 7 teams in a single block and was held from October 5 to October 17. Due to a tie for second place, the two second-place teams faced each other in a semifinal to decide the finalists.[11][12]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Riki Choshu andMasa Saito | 10 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andBig Van Vader | 8 |
| Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow andMasahiro Chono | 8 |
| Hiroshi Hase andKeiji Muto | 6 |
| Shinya Hashimoto andScott Norton | 6 |
| The Great Kokina andThe Wild Samoan | 2 |
| Kim Duk andTiger Jeet Singh | 2 |
| Results | Choshu Saito | Fujinami Vader | Bigelow Chono | Hase Muto | Hashimoto Norton | Kokina Samoan | Duk Singh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choshu Saito | — | Choshu Saito (13:55) | Choshu Saito (16:02) | Choshu Saito (17:19) | Choshu Saito (10:18) | Choshu Saito (7:55) | Duk Singh (10:25) |
| Fujinami Vader | Choshu Saito (13:55) | — | Fujinami Vader (12:08) | Fujinami Vader (14:23) | Hashimoto Norton (14:03) | Fujinami Vader (11:26) | Fujinami Vader (4:00) |
| Bigelow Chono | Choshu Saito (16:02) | Fujinami Vader (12:08) | — | Bigelow Chono (16:13) | Bigelow Chono (12:09) | Bigelow Chono (9:29) | Bigelow Chono (10:45) |
| Hase Muto | Choshu Saito (17:19) | Fujinami Vader (14:23) | Bigelow Chono (16:13) | — | Hase Muto (14:39) | Hase Muto (11:20) | Hase Muto (7:39) |
| Hashimoto Norton | Choshu Saito (10:18) | Hashimoto Norton (14:03) | Bigelow Chono (12:09) | Hase Muto (14:39) | — | Hashimoto Norton (11:06) | Hashimoto Norton (8:44) |
| Kokina Samoan | Choshu Saito (7:55) | Fujinami Vader (11:26) | Bigelow Chono (9:29) | Hase Muto (11:20) | Hashimoto Norton (11:06) | — | Kokina Samoan (6:43) |
| Duk Singh | Duk Singh (10:25) | Fujinami Vader (4:00) | Bigelow Chono (10:45) | Hase Muto (7:39) | Hashimoto Norton (8:44) | Kokina Samoan (6:43) | — |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Riki Choshu andMasa Saito | 13:35 | |||||||
| 2 | Tatsumi Fujinami andBig Van Vader | Pin | 2 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Big Van Vader | Pin | ||||
| 3 | Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow andMasahiro Chono | 17:04 | |||||||
The 1992 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from October 8 to October 21.[11][13]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Riki Choshu andShinya Hashimoto | 9 |
| Hiroshi Hase andKensuke Sasaki | 9 |
| Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow andKeiji Muto | 8 |
| Masahiro Chono andTony Halme | 8 |
| Scott Norton andSuper Strong Machine | 6 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andManabu Nakanishi | 2 |
| Jim Neidhart andThe Z-Man | 0 |
| Results | Choshu Hashimoto | Hase Sasaki | Bigelow Muto | Chono Halme | Norton Machine | Fujinami Nakanishi | Neidhart Z-Man |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choshu Hashimoto | — | Draw (30:00) | Choshu Hashimoto (N/A) | Chono Halme (14:17) | Choshu Hashimoto (11:00) | Choshu Hashimoto (N/A) | Choshu Hashimoto (8:09) |
| Hase Sasaki | Draw (30:00) | — | Hase Sasaki (N/A) | Chono Halme (14:21) | Hase Sasaki (11:07) | Hase Sasaki (15:19) | Hase Sasaki (14:14) |
| Bigelow Muto | Choshu Hashimoto (N/A) | Hase Sasaki (N/A) | — | Bigelow Muto (14:03) | Bigelow Muto (11:35) | Bigelow Muto (12:35) | Bigelow Muto (11:05) |
| Chono Halme | Chono Halme (14:17) | Chono Halme (14:21) | Bigelow Muto (14:03) | — | Norton Machine (9:43) | Chono Halme (12:13) | Chono Halme (8:13) |
| Norton Machine | Chono Halme (11:00) | Hase Sasaki (11:07) | Bigelow Muto (11:35) | Norton Machine (9:43) | — | Norton Machine (7:33) | Norton Machine (11:13) |
| Fujinami Nakanishi | Choshu Hashimoto (N/A) | Hase Sasaki (15:19) | Bigelow Muto (12:35) | Chono Halme (12:13) | Norton Machine (7:33) | — | Fujinami Nakanishi (6:45) |
| Neidhart Z-Man | Chono Halme (8:09) | Hase Sasaki (14:14) | Bigelow Muto (11:05) | Chono Halme (8:13) | Norton Machine (11:13) | Fujinami Nakanishi (6:45) | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Riki Choshu andShinya Hashimoto | Pin | |||||||
| 4 | Manabu Nakanishi andTatsumi Fujinami | 11:54 | |||||||
| 1 | Riki Choshu and Shinya Hashimoto | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki | 15:45 | |||||||
| 2 | Hiroshi Hase andKensuke Sasaki | Pin | |||||||
| 3 | Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow andKeiji Muto | 15:54 | |||||||
The 1993 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 10 teams, was held from October 8 to November 4.[11][14]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Hercules Hernandez andScott Norton | 14 |
| Hiroshi Hase andKeiji Muto | 14 |
| Masahiro Chono andShinya Hashimoto | 13 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andOsamu Kido | 13 |
| Hawk Warrior andPower Warrior | 10 |
| Shiro Koshinaka andMichiyoshi Ohara | 8 |
| Takayuki Iizuka andAkira Nogami | 6 |
| The Barbarian andMasa Saito | 4 |
| Jushin Thunder Liger andWild Pegasus | 4 |
| Brad Armstrong andSean Royal | 0 |
| Results | Hernandez Norton | Hase Muto | Chono Hashimoto | Fujinami Kido | Hawk Power | Koshinaka Ohara | Iizuka Nogami | Barbarian Saito | Liger Pegasus | Armstrong Royal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernandez Norton | — | Hernandez Norton (14:58) | Chono Hashimoto (18:07) | Fujinami Kido (9:16) | Hernandez Norton (forfeit) | Hernandez Norton (10:46) | Hernandez Norton (6:50) | Hernandez Norton (8:58) | Hernandez Norton (10:50) | Hernandez Norton (forfeit) |
| Hase Muto | Hernandez Norton (14:58) | — | Hase Muto (26:50) | Hase Muto (17:00) | Hase Muto (8:34) | Koshinaka Ohara (18:30) | Hase Muto (16:36) | Hase Muto (13:47) | Hase Muto (25:28) | Hase Muto (20:11) |
| Chono Hashimoto | Chono Hashimoto (18:07) | Hase Muto (26:50) | — | Draw (30:00) | Chono Hashimoto (14:00) | Chono Hashimoto (forfeit) | Chono Hashimoto (16:39) | Chono Hashimoto (14:33) | Liger Pegasus (17:22) | Chono Hashimoto (forfeit) |
| Fujinami Kido | Fujinami Kido (9:16) | Hase Muto (17:00) | Draw (30:00) | — | Fujinami Kido (forfeit) | Koshinaka Ohara (14:10) | Fujinami Kido (14:15) | Fujinami Kido (forfeit) | Fujinami Kido (7:48) | Fujinami Kido (forfeit) |
| Hawk Power | Hernandez Norton (forfeit) | Hase Muto (8:34) | Chono Hashimoto (14:00) | Fujinami Kido (forfeit) | — | Hawk Power (7:46) | Hawk Power (4:43) | Hawk Power (6:04) | Hawk Power (5:13) | Hawk Power (forfeit) |
| Koshinaka Ohara | Hernandez Norton (10:46) | Koshinaka Ohara (18:30) | Chono Hashimoto (forfeit) | Koshinaka Ohara (14:10) | Hawk Power (7:46) | — | Koshinaka Ohara (15:04) | Koshinaka Ohara (forfeit) | Koshinaka Ohara (13:59) | Koshinaka Ohara (forfeit) |
| Iizuka Nogami | Hernandez Norton (6:50) | Hase Muto (16:36) | Chono Hashimoto (16:39) | Fujinami Kido (14:15) | Hawk Power (4:43) | Koshinaka Ohara (15:04) | — | Iizuka Nogami (12:40) | Iizuka Nogami (20:26) | Iizuka Nogami (forfeit) |
| Barbarian Saito | Hernandez Norton (8:58) | Hase Muto (13:47) | Chono Hashimoto (14:33) | Fujinami Kido (forfeit) | Hawk Power (6:04) | Koshinaka Ohara (forfeit) | Iizuka Nogami (12:40) | — | Barbarian Saito (14:12) | Barbarian Saito (forfeit) |
| Liger Pegasus | Hernandez Norton (10:50) | Hase Muto (25:28) | Liger Pegasus (17:22) | Fujinami Kido (7:48) | Hawk Power (5:13) | Koshinaka Ohara (13:59) | Iizuka Nogami (20:26) | Barbarian Saito (14:12) | — | Liger Pegasus (forfeit) |
| Armstrong Royal | Hernandez Norton (forfeit) | Hase Muto (20:11) | Chono Hashimoto (forfeit) | Fujinami Kido (forfeit) | Hawk Power (forfeit) | Koshinaka Ohara (forfeit) | Iizuka Nogami (forfeit) | Barbarian Saito (forfeit) | Liger Pegasus (forfeit) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Hercules Hernandez andScott Norton | Pin | ||
| 2 | Hiroshi Hase andKeiji Muto | 13:46 | ||
The 1994 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 10 teams, was held from October 19 to October 30.[11][15]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Masahiro Chono andSuper Strong Machine | 14 |
| Hiroshi Hase andKeiji Muto | 14 |
| Hawk Warrior andPower Warrior | 12 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andYoshiaki Fujiwara | 10 |
| Osamu Kido andScott Norton | 10 |
| Shinya Hashimoto andManabu Nakanishi | 8 |
| Takayuki Iizuka andAkira Nogami | 6 |
| Riki Choshu andYoshiaki Yatsu | 6 |
| Mike Enos andSteven Regal | 6 |
| Nailz andRon Simmons | 4 |
| Results | Chono Machine | Hase Muto | Hawk Power | Fujinami Fujiwara | Kido Norton | Hashimoto Nakanishi | Iizuka Nogami | Choshu Yatsu | Enos Regal | Nailz Simmons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chono Machine | — | Chono Machine (14:43) | Chono Machine (13:40) | Chono Machine (12:47) | Chono Machine (9:58) | Chono Machine (9:04) | Iizuka Nogami (8:12) | Choshu Yatsu (11:35) | Chono Machine (9:18) | Chono Machine (8:29) |
| Hase Muto | Chono Machine (14:43) | — | Hase Muto (17:25) | Hase Muto (17:14) | Hase Muto (11:31) | Hase Muto (17:19) | Iizuka Nogami (20:47) | Hase Muto (forfeit) | Hase Muto (13:39) | Hase Muto (13:39) |
| Hawk Power | Chono Machine (13:40) | Hase Muto (17:25) | — | Hawk Power (8:50) | Kido Norton (5:59) | Hawk Power (11:41) | Hawk Power (10:59) | Hawk Power (9:17) | Hawk Power (6:58) | Hawk Power (4:06) |
| Fujinami Fujiwara | Chono Machine (12:47) | Hase Muto (17:14) | Hawk Power (8:50) | — | Kido Norton (10:04) | Fujinami Fujiwara (13:26) | Fujinami Fujiwara (8:43) | Fujinami Fujiwara (forfeit) | Fujinami Fujiwara (N/A) | Fujinami Fujiwara (9:44) |
| Kido Norton | Chono Machine (9:58) | Hase Muto (11:31) | Kido Norton (5:59) | Kido Norton (10:04) | — | Hashimoto Nakanishi (12:02) | Iizuka Nogami (11:02) | Kido Norton (forfeit) | Kido Norton (19:55) | Kido Norton (8:03) |
| Hashimoto Nakanishi | Chono Machine (9:04) | Hase Muto (17:19) | Hawk Power (11:41) | Fujinami Fujiwara (13:26) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (12:02) | — | Hashimoto Nakanishi (16:43) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (forfeit) † | Enos Regal (12:51) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (9:39) |
| Iizuka Nogami | Iizuka Nogami (8:12) | Iizuka Nogami (20:47) | Hawk Power (10:59) | Fujinami Fujiwara (8:43) | Iizuka Nogami (11:02) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (16:43) | — | Choshu Yatsu (10:44) | Enos Regal (11:41) | Nailz Simmons (6:23) |
| Choshu Yatsu | Choshu Yatsu (11:35) | Hase Muto (forfeit) | Hawk Power (9:17) | Fujinami Fujiwara (forfeit) | Kido Norton (forfeit) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (forfeit) † | Choshu Yatsu (10:44) | — | Choshu Yatsu (10:30) | Nailz Simmons (forfeit) |
| Enos Regal | Chono Machine (9:18) | Hase Muto (13:39) | Hawk Power (6:58) | Fujinami Fujiwara (N/A) | Kido Norton (19:55) | Enos Regal (12:51) | Enos Regal (11:41) | Choshu Yatsu (10:30) | — | Enos Regal (9:42) |
| Nailz Simmons | Chono Machine (8:29) | Hase Muto (13:39) | Hawk Power (4:06) | Fujinami Fujiwara (9:44) | Kido Norton (8:03) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (9:39) | Nailz Simmons (6:23) | Nailz Simmons (forfeit) | Enos Regal (9:42) | — |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Hiroshi Hase andKeiji Muto | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Masahiro Chono andSuper Strong Machine | Pin | 2 | Masahiro Chono and Super Strong Machine | 26:01 | ||||
| 3 | Hawk Warrior andPower Warrior | 13:40 | |||||||
† Yatsu teamedTadao Yasuda, who filled in for Choshu, for their match against Hashimoto and Nakanishi.
The 1995 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from October 15 to October 30. Due to a tie for second place, the two second-place teams faced each other in a semifinal to decide the finalists.Masa Saito also replacedRiki Choshu in his team withKensuke Sasaki after one match.[11][16]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Osamu Kido andKazuo Yamazaki | 8 |
| Masahiro Chono andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 7 |
| Shinya Hashimoto andJunji Hirata | 7 |
| Tatsutoshi Goto andShiro Koshinaka | 6 |
| Keiji Muto andOsamu Nishimura | 6 |
| Takashi Iizuka andAkira Nogami | 4 |
| Riki Choshu/Masa Saito andKensuke Sasaki | 4 |
| Results | Kido Yamazaki | Chono Tenzan | Hashimoto Hirata | Goto Koshinaka | Muto Nishimura | Iizuka Nogami | Choshu/Saito Sasaki |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kido Yamazaki | — | Kido Yamazaki (8:51) | Hashimoto Hirata (8:34) | Koshinaka Goto (12:37) | Kido Yamazaki (13:17) | Kido Yamazaki (10:27) | Kido Yamazaki (12:37) |
| Chono Tenzan | Kido Yamazaki (8:51) | — | Draw (30:00) | Chono Tenzan (13:47) | Chono Tenzan (12:23) | Chono Tenzan (11:33) | Saito Sasaki (12:08) |
| Hashimoto Hirata | Hashimoto Hirata (8:34) | Draw (30:00) | — | Hashimoto Hirata (15:10) | Muto Nishimura (14:47) | Iizuka Nogami (9:36) | Hashimoto Hirata (13:04) |
| Goto Koshinaka | Koshinaka Goto (12:37) | Chono Tenzan (13:47) | Hashimoto Hirata (15:10) | — | Koshinaka Goto (17:55) | Koshinaka Goto (15:46) | Choshu Sasaki (8:25) |
| Muto Nishimura | Kido Yamazaki (13:17) | Chono Tenzan (12:23) | Muto Nishimura (14:47) | Koshinaka Goto (17:55) | — | Muto Nishimura (16:31) | Muto Nishimura (17:44) |
| Iizuka Nogami | Kido Yamazaki (10:27) | Chono Tenzan (11:33) | Iizuka Nogami (9:36) | Koshinaka Goto (15:46) | Muto Nishimura (16:31) | — | Iizuka Nogami (12:56) |
| Choshu/Saito Sasaki | Kido Yamazaki (12:37) | Saito Sasaki (12:08) | Hashimoto Hirata (13:04) | Choshu Sasaki (8:25) | Muto Nishimura (17:44) | Iizuka Nogami (12:56) | — |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Osamu Kido andKazuo Yamazaki | Sub | |||||||
| 2 | Masahiro Chono andHiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | 2 | Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 12:50 | ||||
| 3 | Shinya Hashimoto andJunji Hirata | 14:45 | |||||||
The 1996 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from October 13 to November 1. It altered the traditional points system, rewarding just 1 point for a victory, and 0 for a draw or loss.[11][18]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Keiji Muto andRick Steiner | 5 |
| Shinya Hashimoto andScott Norton | 5 |
| Takashi Iizuka andKazuo Yamazaki | 4 |
| Riki Choshu andKensuke Sasaki | 4 |
| Masahiro Chono andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 3 |
| Satoshi Kojima andManabu Nakanishi | 3 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andShiro Koshinaka | 2 |
| Steven Regal andDavid Taylor | 1 |
| Results | Chono Tenzan | Choshu Sasaki | Fujinami Koshinaka | Hashimoto Norton | Iizuka Yamazaki | Kojima Nakanishi | Muto Steiner | Regal Taylor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chono Tenzan | — | Chono Tenzan (12:52) | Fujinami Koshinaka (11:56) | Hashimoto Norton (15:01) | Iizuka Yamazaki (14:22) | Chono Tenzan (10:40) | Muto Steiner (8:20) | Chono Tenzan (forfeit) |
| Choshu Sasaki | Chono Tenzan (12:52) | — | Choshu Sasaki (forfeit) | Choshu Sasaki (9:40) | Draw (30:00) | Choshu Sasaki (12:32) | Muto Steiner (11:24) | Choshu Sasaki (forfeit) |
| Fujinami Koshinaka | Fujinami Koshinaka (11:56) | Choshu Sasaki (forfeit) | — | Hashimoto Norton (13:06) | Iizuka Yamazaki (forfeit) | Kojima Nakanishi (forfeit) | Fujinami Koshinaka (8:15) | Regal Taylor (10:29) |
| Hashimoto Norton | Hashimoto Norton (15:01) | Choshu Sasaki (9:40) | Hashimoto Norton (13:06) | — | Hashimoto Norton (13:04) | Hashimoto Norton (15:03) | Muto Steiner (13:56) | Hashimoto Norton (forfeit) |
| Iizuka Yamazaki | Iizuka Yamazaki (14:22) | Draw (30:00) | Iizuka Yamazaki (forfeit) | Hashimoto Norton (13:04) | — | Kojima Nakanishi (11:20) | Iizuka Yamazaki (11:58) | Iizuka Yamazaki (forfeit) |
| Kojima Nakanishi | Chono Tenzan (10:40) | Choshu Sasaki (12:32) | Kojima Nakanishi (forfeit) | Hashimoto Norton (15:03) | Kojima Nakanishi (11:20) | — | Muto Steiner (16:28) | Kojima Nakanishi (12:11) |
| Muto Steiner | Muto Steiner (8:20) | Muto Steiner (11:24) | Fujinami Koshinaka (8:15) | Muto Steiner (13:56) | Iizuka Yamazaki (11:58) | Muto Steiner (16:28) | — | Muto Steiner (12:13) |
| Regal Taylor | Chono Tenzan (forfeit) | Choshu Sasaki (forfeit) | Regal Taylor (10:29) | Hashimoto Norton (forfeit) | Iizuka Yamazaki (forfeit) | Kojima Nakanishi (12:11) | Muto Steiner (12:13) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Keiji Muto andRick Steiner | Pin | ||
| 2 | Shinya Hashimoto andScott Norton | 21:54 | ||
The 1997 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 18 to December 8. It used the same points system as the previous year, awarding 1 point for a win and 0 for a loss or draw. Due to a tie for second place, the two second-place teams faced each other in a semifinal to decide the finalists.[11][18]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Masahiro Chono andKeiji Mutoh | 6 |
| Shinya Hashimoto andManabu Nakanishi | 5 |
| Kensuke Sasaki andKazuo Yamazaki | 5 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andKengo Kimura | 4 |
| nWo Sting andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 3 |
| Satoshi Kojima andTadao Yasuda | 2 |
| Kenny Kaos andRob Rage | 2 |
| Tatsutoshi Goto andMichiyoshi Ohara | 1 |
| Results | Chono Mutoh | Fujinami Kimura | Goto Ohara | Hashimoto Nakanishi | Kaos Rage | Kojima Yasuda | Sting Tenzan | Sasaki Yamazaki |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chono Mutoh | — | Chono Mutoh (13:46) | Chono Mutoh (6:59) | Chono Mutoh (18:05) | Chono Mutoh (13:21) | Chono Mutoh (13:45) | Chono Mutoh (11:29) | Sasaki Yamazaki (24:21) |
| Fujinami Kimura | Chono Mutoh (13:46) | — | Goto Ohara (8:54) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (12:27) | Fujinami Kimura (8:26) | Fujinami Kimura (12:35) | Fujinami Kimura (9:48) | Fujinami Kimura (14:10) |
| Goto Ohara | Chono Mutoh (6:59) | Goto Ohara (8:54) | — | Hashimoto Nakanishi (11:41) | Kaos Rage (9:23) | Kojima Yasuda (10:12) | Sting Tenzan (11:10) | Sasaki Yamazaki (12:51) |
| Hashimoto Nakanishi | Chono Mutoh (18:05) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (12:27) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (11:41) | — | Hashimoto Nakanishi (13:34) | Kojima Yasuda (14:51) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (13:45) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (18:53) |
| Kaos Rage | Chono Mutoh (13:21) | Fujinami Kimura (8:26) | Kaos Rage (9:23) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (13:34) | — | Kaos Rage (10:40) | Sting Tenzan (9:17) | Sasaki Yamazaki (9:25) |
| Kojima Yasuda | Chono Mutoh (13:45) | Fujinami Kimura (12:35) | Kojima Yasuda (10:12) | Kojima Yasuda (14:51) | Kaos Rage (10:40) | — | Sting Tenzan (12:02) | Sasaki Yamazaki (12:54) |
| Sting Tenzan | Chono Mutoh (11:29) | Fujinami Kimura (9:48) | Sting Tenzan (11:10) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (13:45) | Sting Tenzan (9:17) | Sting Tenzan (12:02) | — | Sasaki Yamazaki (11:34) |
| Sasaki Yamazaki | Sasaki Yamazaki (24:21) | Fujinami Kimura (14:10) | Sasaki Yamazaki (12:51) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (18:53) | Sasaki Yamazaki (9:25) | Sasaki Yamazaki (12:54) | Sasaki Yamazaki (11:34) | — |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Masahiro Chono andKeiji Mutoh | Sub | |||||||
| 2 | Shinya Hashimoto andManabu Nakanishi | Sub | 2 | Shinya Hashimoto and Manabu Nakanishi | 23:33 | ||||
| 3 | Kensuke Sasaki andKazuo Yamazaki | 15:24 | |||||||
The 1998 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from November 16 to December 6. It returned to the traditional points system, awarding 2 points for a victory, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss. Due to a four-way tie for first place, the four teams were paired in the semifinals, with the two winners facing off in the final. .[11][19]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Satoshi Kojima andKeiji Mutoh | 8 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami andShinya Hashimoto | 8 |
| Kensuke Sasaki andKazuo Yamazaki | 8 |
| Shiro Koshinaka andGenichiro Tenryu | 8 |
| Yuji Nagata andManabu Nakanishi | 6 |
| nWo Sting andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 |
| David Finlay andJerry Flynn | 0 |
| Results | Finlay Flynn | Fujinami Hashimoto | Kojima Mutoh | Koshinaka Tenryu | Nagata Nakanishi | Sting Tenzan | Sasaki Yamazaki |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finlay Flynn | — | Fujinami Hashimoto (11:49) | Kojima Mutoh (11:29) | Koshinaka Tenryu (10:09) | Nagata Nakanishi (12:57) | Sting Tenzan (9:59) | Sasaki Yamazaki (8:34) |
| Fujinami Hashimoto | Fujinami Hashimoto (11:49) | — | Kojima Mutoh (12:21) | Fujinami Hashimoto (14:46) | Fujinami Hashimoto (16:05) | Fujinami Hashimoto (12:06) | Sasaki Yamazaki (16:07) |
| Kojima Mutoh | Kojima Mutoh (11:29) | Kojima Mutoh (12:21) | — | Koshinaka Tenryu (14:56) | Nagata Nakanishi (15:15) | Kojima Mutoh (19:35) | Kojima Mutoh (17:42) |
| Koshinaka Tenryu | Koshinaka Tenryu (10:09) | Fujinami Hashimoto (14:46) | Koshinaka Tenryu (14:56) | — | Koshinaka Tenryu (15:10) | Koshinaka Tenryu (12:18) | Sasaki Yamazaki (13:38) |
| Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi (12:57) | Fujinami Hashimoto (16:05) | Nagata Nakanishi (15:15) | Koshinaka Tenryu (15:10) | — | Sting Tenzan (13:24) | Sasaki Yamazaki (19:14) |
| Sting Tenzan | Sting Tenzan (9:59) | Fujinami Hashimoto (12:06) | Kojima Mutoh (19:35) | Koshinaka Tenryu (12:18) | Sting Tenzan (13:24) | — | Sasaki Yamazaki (12:19) |
| Sasaki Yamazaki | Sasaki Yamazaki (8:34) | Sasaki Yamazaki (16:07) | Kojima Mutoh (17:42) | Sasaki Yamazaki (13:38) | Sasaki Yamazaki (19:14) | Sasaki Yamazaki (12:19) | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Satoshi Kojima andKeiji Mutoh | Pin | |||||||
| 4 | Shiro Koshinaka andGenichiro Tenryu | 13:21 | |||||||
| 1 | Satoshi Kojima and Keiji Mutoh | Pin | |||||||
| 3 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Shinya Hashimoto | 18:51 | |||||||
| 2 | Kensuke Sasaki andKazuo Yamazaki | Sub | |||||||
| 3 | Tatsumi Fujinami andShinya Hashimoto | 17:45 | |||||||
The 1999 G1 Tag League, featuring 9 teams, was held from September 10 to September 23.[11][20]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Keiji Mutoh andScott Norton | 14 |
| Yuji Nagata andManabu Nakanishi | 10 |
| Satoshi Kojima andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 10 |
| Junji Hirata andShiro Koshinaka | 8 |
| Shinya Hashimoto andMeng | 8 |
| Masahiro Chono andDon Frye | 6 |
| Tatsutoshi Goto andMichiyoshi Ohara | 6 |
| Takashi Iizuka andBrian Johnston | 6 |
| Kazuyuki Fujita andKensuke Sasaki | 4 |
| Results | Chono Frye | Fujita Sasaki | Goto Ohara | Hashimoto Meng | Hirata Koshinaka | Iizuka Johnston | Kojima Tenzan | Mutoh Norton | Nagata Nakanishi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chono Frye | — | Chono Frye (10:53) | Goto Ohara (11:54) | Chono Frye (12:27) | Hirata Koshinaka (Forfeit) | Chono Frye (12:01) | Kojima Tenzan (Forfeit) | Mutoh Norton (Forfeit) | Nagata Nakanishi (12:58) |
| Fujita Sasaki | Chono Frye (10:53) | — | Fujita Sasaki (10:18) | Hashimoto Meng (8:45) | Hirata Koshinaka (12:20) | Fujita Sasaki (13:37) | Kojima Tenzan (13:14) | Mutoh Norton (11:00) | Nagata Nakanishi (14:29) |
| Goto Ohara | Goto Ohara (11:54) | Fujita Sasaki (10:18) | — | Goto Ohara (7:09) | Goto Ohara (12:06) | Iizuka Johnston (10:56) | Kojima Tenzan (12:26) | Mutoh Norton (8:16) | Nagata Nakanishi (10:36) |
| Hashimoto Meng | Chono Frye (12:27) | Hashimoto Meng (8:45) | Goto Ohara (7:09) | — | Hirata Koshinaka (9:26) | Hashimoto Meng (8:24) | Hashimoto Meng (13:03) | Mutoh Norton (17:38) | Hashimoto Meng (11:48) |
| Hirata Koshinaka | Hirata Koshinaka (Forfeit) | Hirata Koshinaka (12:20) | Goto Ohara (12:06) | Hirata Koshinaka (9:26) | — | Iizuka Johnston (9:50) | Kojima Tenzan (13:14) | Mutoh Norton (13:12) | Hirata Koshinaka (13:52) |
| Iizuka Johnston | Chono Frye (12:01) | Fujita Sasaki (13:37) | Iizuka Johnston (10:56) | Hashimoto Meng (8:24) | Iizuka Johnston (9:50) | — | Iizuka Johnston (14:31) | Mutoh Norton (12:35) | Nagata Nakanishi (12:57) |
| Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan (Forfeit) | Kojima Tenzan (13:14) | Kojima Tenzan (12:26) | Hashimoto Meng (13:03) | Kojima Tenzan (13:14) | Iizuka Johnston (14:31) | — | Kojima Tenzan (17:17) | Nagata Nakanishi (19:02) |
| Mutoh Norton | Mutoh Norton (Forfeit) | Mutoh Norton (11:00) | Mutoh Norton (8:16) | Mutoh Norton (17:38) | Mutoh Norton (13:12) | Mutoh Norton (12:35) | Kojima Tenzan (17:17) | — | Mutoh Norton (15:31) |
| Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi (12:58) | Nagata Nakanishi (14:29) | Nagata Nakanishi (10:36) | Hashimoto Meng (11:48) | Hirata Koshinaka (13:52) | Nagata Nakanishi (12:57) | Nagata Nakanishi (19:02) | Mutoh Norton (15:31) | — |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Keiji Mutoh andScott Norton | Sub | |||||||
| 2 | Yuji Nagata andManabu Nakanishi | Pin | 2 | Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi | 21:32 | ||||
| 3 | Satoshi Kojima andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 13:42 | |||||||
The 2000 G1 Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from November 17 to November 30. It strayed slightly from the standard formula; as there was a four-way tie for first place, all four teams advanced to a small single-elimination tournament to decide the 2000 G1 Tag champions.[21]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Takashi Iizuka andYuji Nagata | 8 |
| Satoshi Kojima andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 |
| Manabu Nakanishi andYutaka Yoshie | 8 |
| Masahiro Chono andScott Norton | 8 |
| Jyushin Thunder Liger andSuper Strong Machine | 4 |
| Shiro Koshinaka andKensuke Sasaki | 4 |
| T2000 Machine #1 andT2000 Machine #2 | 2 |
| Results | Chono Norton | Iizuka Nagata | Kojima Tenzan | Koshinaka Sasaki | Liger Machine | Nakanishi Yoshie | T2000 #1 T2000 #2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chono Norton | — | Chono Norton (14:49) | Kojima Tenzan (20:48) | Chono Norton (13:41) | Chono Norton (16:36) | Nakanishi Yoshie (14:56) | Chono Norton (10:06) |
| Iizuka Nagata | Chono Norton (14:49) | — | Kojima Tenzan (19:06) | Iizuka Nagata (22:24) | Iizuka Nagata (18:40) | Iizuka Nagata (18:28) | Iizuka Nagata (8:28) |
| Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan (20:48) | Kojima Tenzan (19:06) | — | Koshinaka Sasaki (15:23) | Kojima Tenzan (18:36) | Kojima Tenzan (15:52) | T2000 #1 T2000 #2 (12:28) |
| Koshinaka Sasaki | Chono Norton (13:41) | Iizuka Nagata (22:24) | Koshinaka Sasaki (15:23) | — | Liger Machine (12:58) | Nakanishi Yoshie (12:29) | Koshinaka Sasaki (7:01) |
| Liger Machine | Chono Norton (16:36) | Iizuka Nagata (18:40) | Kojima Tenzan (18:36) | Liger Machine (12:58) | — | Nakanishi Yoshie (12:29) | Liger Machine (13:45) |
| Nakanishi Yoshie | Nakanishi Yoshie (14:56) | Iizuka Nagata (18:28) | Kojima Tenzan (15:52) | Nakanishi Yoshie (12:29) | Nakanishi Yoshie (12:29) | — | Nakanishi Yoshie (12:19) |
| T2000 #1 T2000 #2 | Chono Norton (10:06) | Iizuka Nagata (8:28) | T2000 #1 T2000 #2 (12:28) | Koshinaka Sasaki (7:01) | Liger Machine (13:45) | Nakanishi Yoshie (12:19) | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Satoshi Kojima andHiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | |||||||
| 3 | Manabu Nakanishi andYutaka Yoshie | 15:58 | |||||||
| 1 | Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Takayuki Iizuka and Yuji Nagata | 19:09 | |||||||
| 2 | Takayuki Iizuka andYuji Nagata | Sub | |||||||
| 4 | Masahiro Chono andScott Norton | 12:06 | |||||||
The 2001 G1 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 30 to December 11.[22]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Mike Barton andJim Steele | 9 |
| Satoshi Kojima andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 |
| Yuji Nagata andManabu Nakanishi | 8 |
| Dan Devine andKensuke Sasaki | 8 |
| Scott Norton andSuper J | 7 |
| Jushin Thunder Liger andOsamu Nishimura | 6 |
| Masahiro Chono andGiant Silva | 6 |
| Kenzo Suzuki andHiroshi Tanahashi | 4 |
| Results | Barton Steele | Chono Silva | Devine Sasaki | Kojima Tenzan | Liger Nishimura | Nagata Nakanishi | Norton Super J | Suzuki Tanahashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Steele | — | Barton Steele (11:44) | Devine Sasaki (13:19) | Barton Steele (17:33) | Barton Steele (20:16) | Nagata Nakanishi (18:44) | Draw (30:00) | Barton Steele (16:50) |
| Chono Silva | Barton Steele (11:44) | — | Chono Silva (11:34) | Chono Silva (12:54) | Liger Nishimura (12:16) | Nagata Nakanishi (12:00) | Norton Super J (10:35) | Chono Silva (12:49) |
| Devine Sasaki | Devine Sasaki (13:19) | Chono Silva (11:34) | — | Kojima Tenzan (14:28) | Devine Sasaki (2:36) | Devine Sasaki (14:59) | Norton Super J (10:31) | Devine Sasaki (15:33) |
| Kojima Tenzan | Barton Steele (17:33) | Chono Silva (12:54) | Kojima Tenzan (14:28) | — | Liger Nishimura (25:57) | Kojima Tenzan (18:11) | Kojima Tenzan (15:32) | Kojima Tenzan (13:04) |
| Liger Nishimura | Barton Steele (20:16) | Liger Nishimura (12:16) | Devine Sasaki (2:36) | Liger Nishimura (25:57) | — | Nagata Nakanishi (15:42) | Liger Nishimura (14:09) | Suzuki Tanahashi (19:10) |
| Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi (18:44) | Nagata Nakanishi (12:00) | Devine Sasaki (14:59) | Kojima Tenzan (18:11) | Nagata Nakanishi (14:52) | — | Norton Super J (12:41) | Nagata Nakanishi (15:48) |
| Norton Super J | Draw (30:00) | Norton Super J (10:35) | Norton Super J (10:31) | Kojima Tenzan (15:32) | Liger Nishimura (14:09) | Norton Super J (12:41) | — | Suzuki Tanahashi (6:51) |
| Suzuki Tanahashi | Barton Steele (16:50) | Chono Silva (12:49) | Devine Sasaki (15:33) | Kojima Tenzan (13:04) | Suzuki Tanahashi (19:10) | Nagata Nakanishi (15:48) | Suzuki Tanahashi (6:51) | — |
| Semifinals Decision | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||
| N/A | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Mike Barton andJim Steele | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 24:02 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Satoshi Kojima andHiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi | 17:25 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Yuji Nagata andManabu Nakanishi | Sub | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Dan Devine andKensuke Sasaki | 14:40 | ||||||||||||
The 2003 G1 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from October 15 to October 30. The match betweenMike Barton and Jim Steele andHiroshi Tanahashi andYutaka Yoshie did not have the usual 30-minute time limit as it was also for Tanahashi and Yoshie'sIWGP World Tag Team Championship, giving it a 60-minute time limit.[23]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Takayama and TOA | 10 |
| Osamu Nishimura andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 9 |
| Yuji Nagata andManabu Nakanishi | 9 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi andYutaka Yoshie | 7 |
| Makai #1 andTadao Yasuda | 7 |
| Mike Barton and Jim Steele | 6 |
| Blue Wolf andShinsuke Nakamura | 6 |
| Masahiro Chono andJushin Thunder Liger | 2 |
| Results | Barton Steele | Wolf Nakamura | Chono Liger | Makai #1 Yasuda | Nagata Nakanishi | Nishimura Tenzan | Takayama TOA | Tanahashi Yoshie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Steele | — | Barton Steele (13:46) | Chono Liger (19:30) | Barton Steele (9:58) | Nagata Nakanishi (19:14) | Barton Steele (19:09) | Takayama TOA (13:11) | Tanahashi Yoshie (30:58) |
| Wolf Nakamura | Barton Steele (13:46) | — | Wolf Nakamura (Forfeit) | Makai #1 Yasuda (Forfeit) | Nagata Nakanishi (11:47) | Wolf Nakamura (21:22) | Takayama TOA (Forfeit) | Wolf Nakamura (10:13) |
| Chono Liger | Chono Liger (19:30) | Wolf Nakamura (Forfeit) | — | Makai #1 Yasuda (12:59) | Nagata Nakanishi (Forfeit) | Nishimura Tenzan (Forfeit) | Takayama TOA (Forfeit) | Tanahashi Yoshie (Forfeit) |
| Makai #1 Yasuda | Barton Steele (9:58) | Makai #1 Yasuda (Forfeit) | Makai #1 Yasuda (12:59) | — | Nagata Nakanishi (12:38) | DCO (8:39) | Makai #1 Yasuda (4:32) | Tanahashi Yoshie (12:21) |
| Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi (19:14) | Nagata Nakanishi (11:47) | Nagata Nakanishi (Forfeit) | Nagata Nakanishi (12:38) | — | Nishimura Tenzan (21:05) | Takayama TOA (15:16) | Draw (30:00) |
| Nishimura Tenzan | Barton Steele (19:09) | Wolf Nakamura (21:22) | Nishimura Tenzan (Forfeit) | DCO (8:39) | Nishimura Tenzan (21:05) | — | Nishimura Tenzan (16:36) | Nishimura Tenzan (18:22) |
| Takayama TOA | Takayama TOA (13:11) | Takayama TOA (Forfeit) | Takayama TOA (Forfeit) | Makai #1 Yasuda (4:32) | Takayama TOA (15:16) | Nishimura Tenzan (16:36) | — | Takayama TOA (9:00) |
| Tanahashi Yoshie | Tanahashi Yoshie (30:58) | Wolf Nakamura (10:13) | Tanahashi Yoshie (Forfeit) | Tanahashi Yoshie (12:21) | Draw (30:00) | Nishimura Tenzan (18:22) | Takayama TOA (9:00) | — |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Yoshihiro Takayama and TOA | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Osamu Nishimura andHiroyoshi Tenzan | Sub | 2 | Osamu Nishimura and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 14:10 | ||||
| 3 | Yuji Nagata andManabu Nakanishi | 20:05 | |||||||
The 2006 G1 Tag League featured two blocks of five and ran from October 15 to November 6.[24]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Takashi Iizuka andYuji Nagata | 6 | Giant Bernard andTravis Tomko | 6 |
| Masahiro Chono andShinsuke Nakamura | 4 | Koji Kanemoto andHiroshi Tanahashi | 4 |
| Akebono andRiki Choshu | 4 | Jushin Thunder Liger andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 |
| Gedo andJado | 4 | Tomohiro Ishii andToru Yano | 3 |
| Shiro Koshinaka andTogi Makabe | 2 | Manabu Nakanishi andNaofumi Yamamoto | 3 |
| Block A | Akebono Choshu | Chono Nakamura | Gedo Jado | Iizuka Nagata | Koshinaka Makabe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akebono Choshu | — | Chono Nakamura (8:45) | Akebono Choshu (5:14) | Iizuka Nagata (7:08) | Akebono Choshu (8:20) |
| Chono Nakamura | Chono Nakamura (8:45) | — | Chono Nakamura (10:17) | Iizuka Nagata (17:45) | Koshinaka Makabe (11:54) |
| Gedo Jado | Akebono Choshu (5:14) | Chono Nakamura (10:17) | — | Gedo Jado (16:47) | Gedo Jado (10:24) |
| Iizuka Nagata | Iizuka Nagata (7:08) | Iizuka Nagata (17:45) | Gedo Jado (16:47) | — | Iizuka Nagata (17:12) |
| Koshinaka Makabe | Akebono Choshu (8:20) | Koshinaka Makabe (11:54) | Gedo Jado (10:24) | Iizuka Nagata (17:12) | — |
| Block B | Bernard Tomko | Ishii Yano | Kanemoto Tanahashi | Liger Tenzan | Nakanishi Yamamoto |
| Bernard Tomko | — | Bernard Tomko (12:03) | Bernard Tomko (17:16) | Bernard Tomko (13:27) | Nakanishi Yamamoto (12:33) |
| Ishii Yano | Bernard Tomko (12:03) | — | Kanemoto Tanahashi (19:01) | Draw (14:43) | Ishii Yano (14:54) |
| Kanemoto Tanahashi | Bernard Tomko (17:16) | Kanemoto Tanahashi (19:01) | — | Draw (30:00) | Draw (30:00) |
| Liger Tenzan | Bernard Tomko (13:27) | Draw (14:43) | Draw (30:00) | — | Liger Tenzan (17:16) |
| Nakanishi Yamamoto | Nakanishi Yamamoto (12:33) | Ishii Yano (14:54) | Draw (30:00) | Liger Tenzan (17:16) | — |
| Block B Decision | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Takayuki Iizuka andYuji Nagata | Sub | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Koji Kanemoto and Hiroshi Tanahashi | 16:49 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Koji Kanemoto andHiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Jushin Thunder Liger andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 14:24 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Koji Kanemoto and Hiroshi Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Masahiro Chono and Shinsuke Nakamura | 18:32 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Giant Bernard andTravis Tomko | Sub | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Masahiro Chono andShinsuke Nakamura | 8:16 | ||||||||||||
The 2007 G1 Tag League was held from October 18, 2007 to November 2, 2007 over ten shows, featuring eight teams in one block. Due to a four-way tie for first place, a four-team semifinal was set up, with the matchups being randomly drawn.[25]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Giant Bernard andTravis Tomko | 8 |
| Hirooki Goto andMilano Collection AT | 8 |
| Koji Kanemoto andHiroshi Tanahashi | 8 |
| Togi Makabe andToru Yano | 8 |
| Takashi Iizuka andNaofumi Yamamoto | 6 |
| Gedo andJado | 6 |
| Yuji Nagata andManabu Nakanishi | 6 |
| Akebono andMasahiro Chono | 6 |
| Results | Akebono Chono | Bernard Tomko | Gedo Jado | Goto Milano | Iizuka Yamamoto | Kanemoto Tanahashi | Makabe Yano | Nagata Nakanishi |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akebono Chono | — | Bernard Tomko (8:56) | Gedo Jado (5:48) | Akebono Chono (11:38) | Akebono Chono (12:42) | Kanemoto Tanahashi (13:49) | Makabe Yano (10:59) | Akebono Chono (17:08) |
| Bernard Tomko | Bernard Tomko (8:56) | — | Bernard Tomko (11:19) | Bernard Tomko (14:46) | Iizuka Yamamoto (8:53) | Bernard Tomko (19:01) | Makabe Yano (9:57)1 | Nagata Nakanishi (13:53) |
| Gedo Jado | Gedo Jado (5:48) | Bernard Tomko (11:19) | — | Goto Milano (14:22) | Gedo Jado (12:54) | Kanemoto Tanahashi (10:31) | Makabe Yano (13:02) | Gedo Jado (15:23) |
| Goto Milano | Akebono Chono (11:38) | Bernard Tomko (14:46) | Goto Milano (14:22) | — | Iizuka Yamamoto (13:42) | Goto Milano (20:10) | Goto Milano (13:22) | Goto Milano (10:16) |
| Iizuka Yamamoto | Akebono Chono (12:42) | Iizuka Yamamoto (8:53) | Gedo Jado (12:54) | Iizuka Yamamoto (13:42) | — | Kanemoto Tanahashi (20:40) | Iizuka Yamamoto (10:13) | Nagata Nakanishi (18:19) |
| Kanemoto Tanahashi | Kanemoto Tanahashi (13:49) | Bernard Tomko (19:01) | Kanemoto Tanahashi (10:31) | Goto Milano (20:10) | Kanemoto Tanahashi (20:40) | — | Kanemoto Tanahashi (14:25) | Nagata Nakanishi (19:15) |
| Makabe Yano | Makabe Yano (10:59) | Makabe Yano (9:57)1 | Makabe Yano (13:02) | Goto Milano (13:22) | Iizuka Yamamoto (10:13) | Kanemoto Tanahashi (14:25) | — | Makabe Yano (13:40) |
| Nagata Nakanishi | Akebono Chono (17:08) | Nagata Nakanishi (13:53) | Gedo Jado (15:23) | Goto Milano (10:16) | Nagata Nakanishi (19:15) | Nagata Nakanishi (19:15) | Makabe Yano (13:40) | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Giant Bernard andTravis Tomko | Pin | |||||||
| 4 | Togi Makabe andToru Yano | 6:44 | |||||||
| 1 | Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko | Pin | |||||||
| 3 | Koji Kanemoto and Hiroshi Tanahashi | 18:02 | |||||||
| 2 | Hirooki Goto andMilano Collection AT | Pin | |||||||
| 3 | Koji Kanemoto andHiroshi Tanahashi | 14:20 | |||||||
1This was a handicap match, not involving Tomko due to scheduling conflicts.
The 2008 G1 Tag League, featuring 12 teams in two blocks, will be held from October 18 to November 5.[26]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Satoshi Kojima andHiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 | Togi Makabe andToru Yano | 8 |
| Hirooki Goto andShinsuke Nakamura | 7 | Manabu Nakanishi andYutaka Yoshie | 7 |
| Giant Bernard andRick Fuller | 7 | Gedo andJado | 6 |
| Wataru Inoue andKoji Kanemoto | 4 | Tetsuya Naito andYujiro | 4 |
| Taichi Ishikari andMilano Collection AT | 2 | Negro Casas andRocky Romero | 4 |
| Takashi Iizuka andTomohiro Ishii | 2 | Mitsuhide Hirasawa andYuji Nagata | 1 |
| Block A | Bernard Fuller | Goto Nakamura | Iizuka Ishii | Inoue Kanemoto | Ishikari Milano | Kojima Tenzan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Fuller | — | Draw (10:38) | Bernard Fuller (11:13) | Bernard Fuller (14:15) | Bernard Fuller (11:20) | Kojima Tenzan (14:29) |
| Goto Nakamura | Draw (10:38) | — | Goto Nakamura (10:16) | Goto Nakamura (20:48) | Goto Nakamura (16:40) | Kojima Tenzan (24:47) |
| Iizuka Ishii | Bernard Fuller (11:13) | Goto Nakamura (10:16) | — | Inoue Kanemoto (11:52) | Ishikari Milano (3:53) | Iizuka Ishii (11:15) |
| Inoue Kanemoto | Bernard Fuller (14:15) | Goto Nakamura (20:48) | Inoue Kanemoto (11:52) | — | Inoue Kanemoto (13:21) | Kojima Tenzan (17:52) |
| Ishikari Milano | Bernard Fuller (11:20) | Goto Nakamura (16:40) | Ishikari Milano (3:53) | Inoue Kanemoto (13:21) | — | Kojima Tenzan (15:28) |
| Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan (14:29) | Kojima Tenzan (24:47) | Iizuka Ishii (11:15) | Kojima Tenzan (17:52) | Kojima Tenzan (15:28) | — |
| Block B | Gedo Jado | Hirasawa Nagata | Makabe Yano | Naito Yujiro | Nakanishi Yoshie | Casas Romero |
| Gedo Jado | — | Gedo Jado (12:51) | Makabe Yano (16:29) | Gedo Jado (15:34) | Gedo Jado (16:25) | Casas Romero (11:53) |
| Hirasawa Nagata | Gedo Jado (12:51) | — | Makabe Yano (12:01) | Naito Yujiro (12:18) | Draw (30:00) | Casas Romero (9:34) |
| Makabe Yano | Makabe Yano (16:29) | Makabe Yano (12:01) | — | Makabe Yano (13:36) | Nakanishi Yoshie (18:30) | Makabe Yano (13:00) |
| Naito Yujiro | Gedo Jado (15:34) | Naito Yujiro (12:18) | Makabe Yano (13:36) | — | Nakanishi Yoshie (15:57) | Naito Yujiro (13:24) |
| Nakanishi Yoshie | Gedo Jado (16:25) | Draw (30:00) | Nakanishi Yoshie (18:30) | Nakanishi Yoshie (15:57) | — | Nakanishi Yoshie (9:57) |
| Casas Romero | Casas Romero (11:53) | Casas Romero (9:34) | Makabe Yano (13:00) | Naito Yujiro (13:24) | Nakanishi Yoshie (9:57) | — |
| Block A Decision | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Satoshi Kojima andHiroyoshi Tenzan | Pin | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Manabu Nakanishi andYutaka Yoshie | 19:45 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Sub | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Togi Makabe and Toru Yano | 23:56 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Togi Makabe andToru Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Hirooki Goto and Shinsuke Nakamura | 11:49 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Hirooki Goto andShinsuke Nakamura | Pin | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Giant Bernard andRick Fuller | 11:22 | ||||||||||||
The 2009 G1 Tag League featured two blocks of five and ran from October 17 through November 1.[27]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinsuke Nakamura andToru Yano | 6 | Karl Anderson andGiant Bernard | 8 |
| Manabu Nakanishi andTakao Omori | 6 | Prince Devitt andRyusuke Taguchi | 4 |
| Wataru Inoue andYuji Nagata | 4 | Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 4 |
| Tomohiro Ishii andMasato Tanaka | 4 | Masahiro Chono andAkira | 2 |
| Hirooki Goto andKazuchika Okada | 0 | Gedo andJado | 2 |
| Block A | Goto Okada | Inoue Nagata | Ishii Tanaka | Nakamura Yano | Nakanishi Omori |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goto Okada | — | Inoue Nagata (17:06) | Ishii Tanaka (12:00) | Nakamura Yano (15:39) | Nakanishi Omori (12:13) |
| Inoue Nagata | Inoue Nagata (17:06) | — | Ishii Tanaka (14:23) | Inoue Nagata (16:27) | Nakanishi Omori (17:07) |
| Ishii Tanaka | Ishii Tanaka (12:00) | Ishii Tanaka (14:23) | — | Nakamura Yano (14:26) | Nakanishi Omori (14:23) |
| Nakamura Yano | Nakamura Yano (15:39) | Inoue Nagata (16:27) | Nakamura Yano (14:26) | — | Nakamura Yano (16:55) |
| Nakanishi Omori | Nakanishi Omori (12:13) | Nakanishi Omori (17:07) | Nakanishi Omori (14:23) | Nakamura Yano (16:55) | — |
| Block B | Akira Chono | Anderson Bernard | Devitt Taguchi | Gedo Jado | Honma Makabe |
| Akira Chono | — | Anderson Bernard (8:45) | Devitt Taguchi (12:59) | Akira Chono (13:10) | Honma Makabe (14:16) |
| Anderson Bernard | Anderson Bernard (8:45) | — | Anderson Bernard (11:20) | Anderson Bernard (11:51) | Anderson Bernard (11:32) |
| Devitt Taguchi | Devitt Taguchi (12:59) | Anderson Bernard (11:20) | — | Gedo Jado (13:23) | Devitt Taguchi (10:29) |
| Gedo Jado | Akira Chono (13:10) | Anderson Bernard (11:51) | Gedo Jado (13:23) | — | Honma Makabe (13:02) |
| Honma Makabe | Honma Makabe (14:16) | Anderson Bernard (11:32) | Devitt Taguchi (10:29) | Honma Makabe (13:02) | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Shinsuke Nakamura andToru Yano | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Prince Devitt andRyusuke Taguchi | 9:39 | |||||||
| B2 | Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi | Pin | |||||||
| B1 | Karl Anderson and Giant Bernard | 16:01 | |||||||
| B1 | Karl Anderson andMatt Bloom | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Manabu Nakanishi andTakao Omori | 11:31 | |||||||
The 2010 G1 Tag League featured two blocks of six and ran from October 22 through November 7.[43][44]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuji Nagata andWataru Inoue | 8 | Tetsuya Naito andYujiro Takahashi | 6 |
| Manabu Nakanishi andStrong Man | 8 | Giant Bernard andKarl Anderson | 6 |
| Masato Tanaka andTomohiro Ishii | 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi andTajiri | 6 |
| Hirooki Goto andTama Tonga | 4 | Daniel Puder andShinsuke Nakamura | 4 |
| Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 4 | Terrible andEl Texano, Jr. | 4 |
| King Fale andSuper Strong Machine | 0 | Takashi Iizuka andToru Yano | 4 |
| Block A | Goto Tonga | Fale Machine | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Ishii | Makabe Honma | Nagata Inoue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goto Tonga | — | Goto Tonga (10:56)[45] | Nakanishi Strong Man (10:38)[46] | Tanaka Ishii (13:50)[47] | Goto Tonga (14:09)[48] | Nagata Inoue (14:24)[49] |
| Fale Machine | Goto Tonga (10:56)[45] | — | Nakanishi Strong Man (11:48)[50] | Tanaka Ishii (11:00)[51] | Makabe Honma (8:24)[52] | Nagata Inoue (13:18)[47] |
| Nakanishi Strong Man | Nakanishi Strong Man (10:38)[46] | Nakanishi Strong Man (11:48)[50] | — | Nakanishi Strong Man (14:32)[49] | Nakanishi Strong Man (10:33)[53] | Nagata Inoue (10:39)[48] |
| Tanaka Ishii | Tanaka Ishii (13:50)[47] | Tanaka Ishii (11:00)[51] | Nakanishi Strong Man (14:32)[49] | — | Tanaka Ishii (13:43)[54] | Nagata Inoue (14:09)[53] |
| Makabe Honma | Goto Tonga (14:09)[48] | Makabe Honma (8:24)[52] | Nakanishi Strong Man (10:33)[53] | Tanaka Ishii (13:43)[54] | — | Makabe Honma (16:13)[46] |
| Nagata Inoue | Nagata Inoue (14:24)[49] | Nagata Inoue (13:18)[47] | Nagata Inoue (10:39)[48] | Nagata Inoue (14:09)[53] | Makabe Honma (16:13)[46] | — |
| Block B | Puder Nakamura | Bernard Anderson | Tanahashi Tajiri | Iizuka Yano | Terrible Texano, Jr. | Naito Takahashi |
| Puder Nakamura | — | Bernard Anderson (10:46)[48] | Tanahashi Tajiri (14:34)[46] | Puder Nakamura (8:37)[54] | Puder Nakamura (10:19)[50] | Naito Takahashi (11:56)[49] |
| Bernard Anderson | Bernard Anderson (10:46)[48] | — | Bernard Anderson (13:41)[49] | Iizuka Yano (14:06)[51] | Bernard Anderson (10:47)[53] | Naito Takahashi (15:23)[52] |
| Tanahashi Tajiri | Tanahashi Tajiri (14:34)[46] | Bernard Anderson (13:41)[49] | — | Tanahashi Tajiri (14:15)[47] | Tanahashi Tajiri (12:37)[54] | Naito Takahashi (17:47)[53] |
| Iizuka Yano | Puder Nakamura (8:37)[54] | Iizuka Yano (14:06)[51] | Tanahashi Tajiri (14:15)[47] | — | Terrible Texano, Jr. (8:47)[46] | Iizuka Yano (14:46)[45] |
| Terrible Texano, Jr. | Puder Nakamura (10:19)[50] | Bernard Anderson (10:47)[53] | Tanahashi Tajiri (12:37)[54] | Terrible Texano, Jr. (8:47)[46] | — | Terrible Texano, Jr. (12:07)[47] |
| Naito Takahashi | Naito Takahashi (11:56)[49] | Naito Takahashi (15:23)[52] | Naito Takahashi (17:47)[53] | Iizuka Yano (14:46)[45] | Terrible Texano, Jr. (12:07)[47] | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Yuji Nagata andWataru Inoue | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Giant Bernard andKarl Anderson | 9:54[28] | |||||||
| A1 | Yuji Nagata and Wataru Inoue | Pin | |||||||
| B1 | Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi | 17:49[28] | |||||||
| B1 | Tetsuya Naito andYujiro Takahashi | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Manabu Nakanishi andStrong Man | 11:54[28] | |||||||
The 2011 G1 Tag League featured two blocks of six and ran from October 22 through November 6.[55][56]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Giant Bernard andKarl Anderson | 8 | Shinsuke Nakamura andToru Yano | 10 |
| Lance Archer andMinoru Suzuki | 8 | Hirooki Goto andHiroshi Tanahashi | 6 |
| Masato Tanaka andYujiro Takahashi | 6 | Satoshi Kojima andTogi Makabe | 6 |
| Tetsuya Naito andTomoaki Honma | 4 | Don Fujii andTomohiro Ishii | 4 |
| Strong Man andTama Tonga | 2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan andWataru Inoue | 4 |
| King Fale andYuji Nagata | 2 | Hideo Saito andTakashi Iizuka | 0 |
| Block A | Bernard Anderson | Fale Nagata | Archer Suzuki | Tanaka Takahashi | Strong Man Tonga | Naito Honma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Anderson | — | Bernard Anderson (11:20)[57] | Bernard Anderson (11:50)[58] | Tanaka Takahashi (11:35)[59] | Bernard Anderson (12:01)[60] | Bernard Anderson (13:41)[61] |
| Fale Nagata | Bernard Anderson (11:20)[57] | — | Archer Suzuki (11:56)[59] | Tanaka Takahashi (11:49)[58] | Strong Man Tonga (10:30)[62] | Fale Nagata (12:09)[63] |
| Archer Suzuki | Bernard Anderson (11:50)[58] | Archer Suzuki (11:56)[59] | — | Archer Suzuki (12:24)[62] | Archer Suzuki (14:54)[57] | Archer Suzuki (12:49)[60] |
| Tanaka Takahashi | Tanaka Takahashi (11:35)[59] | Tanaka Takahashi (11:49)[58] | Archer Suzuki (12:24)[62] | — | Tanaka Takahashi (9:35)[63] | Naito Honma (10:45)[57] |
| Strong Man Tonga | Bernard Anderson (12:01)[60] | Strong Man Tonga (10:30)[62] | Archer Suzuki (14:54)[57] | Tanaka Takahashi (9:35)[63] | — | Naito Honma (11:56)[58] |
| Naito Honma | Bernard Anderson (13:41)[61] | Fale Nagata (12:09)[63] | Archer Suzuki (12:49)[60] | Naito Honma (10:45)[57] | Naito Honma (11:56)[58] | — |
| Block B | Fujii Ishii | Saito Iizuka | Goto Tanahashi | Tenzan Inoue | Kojima Makabe | Nakamura Yano |
| Fujii Ishii | — | Fujii Ishii (10:17)[58] | Goto Tanahashi (18:07)[59] | Fujii Ishii (12:22)[63] | Kojima Makabe (12:39)[60] | Nakamura Yano (13:21)[61] |
| Saito Iizuka | Fujii Ishii (10:17)[58] | — | Goto Tanahashi (14:16)[63] | Tenzan Inoue (12:37)[61] | Kojima Makabe (11:13)[62] | Nakamura Yano (10:02)[60] |
| Goto Tanahashi | Goto Tanahashi (18:07)[59] | Goto Tanahashi (14:16)[63] | — | Tenzan Inoue (15:37)[62] | Goto Tanahashi (17:49)[57] | Nakamura Yano (16:56)[58] |
| Tenzan Inoue | Fujii Ishii (12:22)[63] | Tenzan Inoue (12:37)[61] | Tenzan Inoue (15:37)[62] | — | Kojima Makabe (14:20)[58] | Nakamura Yano (15:37)[57] |
| Kojima Makabe | Kojima Makabe (12:39)[60] | Kojima Makabe (11:13)[62] | Goto Tanahashi (17:49)[57] | Kojima Makabe (14:20)[58] | — | Nakamura Yano (13:04)[59] |
| Nakamura Yano | Nakamura Yano (13:21)[61] | Nakamura Yano (10:02)[60] | Nakamura Yano (16:56)[58] | Nakamura Yano (15:37)[57] | Nakamura Yano (13:04)[59] | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Giant Bernard andKarl Anderson | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Hirooki Goto andHiroshi Tanahashi | 12:10[29] | |||||||
| A1 | Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki | 17:42[29] | |||||||
| B1 | Shinsuke Nakamura andToru Yano | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Lance Archer andMinoru Suzuki | 12:08[29] | |||||||
The 2012 edition of the newly rebranded World Tag League took place from November 20 through December 2.[64][65]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Togi Makabe andWataru Inoue | 8 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | 8 |
| Hirooki Goto andKarl Anderson | 8 | Davey Boy Smith, Jr. andLance Archer | 8 |
| Masaaki Mochizuki andYuji Nagata | 8 | Masato Tanaka andYujiro Takahashi | 6 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura andTomohiro Ishii | 6 | Takashi Iizuka andToru Yano | 6 |
| Kazuchika Okada andYoshi-Hashi | 6 | MVP andShelton Benjamin | 6 |
| Kengo Mashimo andMinoru Suzuki | 6 | Manabu Nakanishi andStrong Man | 4 |
| Captain New Japan andHiroshi Tanahashi | 0 | Diamante Azul andRush | 4 |
| Block A | Captain Tanahashi | Goto Anderson | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Mashimo Suzuki | Mochizuki Nagata | Nakamura Ishii | Makabe Inoue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain Tanahashi | — | Goto Anderson (11:54)[66] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (14:09)[67] | Mashimo Suzuki (15:01)[68] | Mochizuki Nagata (13:14)[69] | Nakamura Ishii (14:36)[70] | Makabe Inoue (11:40)[71] |
| Goto Anderson | Goto Anderson (11:54)[66] | — | Goto Anderson (14:41)[72] | Mashimo Suzuki (11:09)[71] | Goto Anderson (13:02)[70] | Goto Anderson (15:14)[73] | Makabe Inoue (10:11)[68] |
| Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (14:09)[67] | Goto Anderson (14:41)[72] | — | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (13:40)[73] | Mochizuki Nagata (12:17)[66] | Nakamura Ishii (14:12)[68] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:43)[69] |
| Mashimo Suzuki | Mashimo Suzuki (15:01)[68] | Mashimo Suzuki (11:09)[71] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (13:40)[73] | — | Mochizuki Nagata (11:14)[72] | Nakamura Ishii (13:54)[66] | Mashimo Suzuki (10:27)[67] |
| Mochizuki Nagata | Mochizuki Nagata (13:14)[69] | Goto Anderson (13:02)[70] | Mochizuki Nagata (12:17)[66] | Mochizuki Nagata (11:14)[72] | — | Mochizuki Nagata (11:29)[67] | Makabe Inoue (10:32)[73] |
| Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii (14:36)[70] | Goto Anderson (15:14)[73] | Nakamura Ishii (14:12)[68] | Nakamura Ishii (13:54)[66] | Mochizuki Nagata (11:29)[67] | — | Makabe Inoue (13:17)[72] |
| Makabe Inoue | Makabe Inoue (11:40)[71] | Makabe Inoue (10:11)[68] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:43)[69] | Mashimo Suzuki (10:27)[67] | Makabe Inoue (10:32)[73] | Makabe Inoue (13:17)[72] | — |
| Block B | Smith Archer | Azul Rush | Tenzan Kojima | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Takahashi | MVP Benjamin | Iizuka Yano |
| Smith Archer | — | Smith Archer (5:33)[73] | Tenzan Kojima (13:29)[67] | Smith Archer (10:02)[66] | Smith Archer (10:13)[72] | MVP Benjamin (12:45)[68] | Smith Archer (8:47)[70] |
| Azul Rush | Smith Archer (5:33)[73] | — | Azul Rush (10:49)[68] | Nakanishi Strong Man (6:22)[69] | Azul Rush (7:46)[66] | MVP Benjamin (3:16)[70] | Iizuka Yano (8:44)[71] |
| Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima (13:29)[67] | Azul Rush (10:49)[68] | — | Tenzan Kojima (12:34)[72] | Tenzan Kojima (15:14)[69] | Tenzan Kojima (14:02)[66] | Iizuka Yano (13:50)[73] |
| Nakanishi Strong Man | Smith Archer (10:02)[66] | Nakanishi Strong Man (6:22)[69] | Tenzan Kojima (12:34)[72] | — | Tanaka Takahashi (9:35)[71] | MVP Benjamin (12:22)[73] | Nakanishi Strong Man (8:46)[67] |
| Tanaka Takahashi | Smith Archer (10:13)[72] | Azul Rush (7:46)[66] | Tenzan Kojima (15:14)[69] | Tanaka Takahashi (9:35)[71] | — | Tanaka Takahashi (10:08)[67] | Tanaka Takahashi (10:29)[68] |
| MVP Benjamin | MVP Benjamin (12:45)[68] | MVP Benjamin (3:16)[70] | Tenzan Kojima (14:02)[66] | MVP Benjamin (12:22)[73] | Tanaka Takahashi (10:08)[67] | — | Iizuka Yano (5:29)[72] |
| Iizuka Yano | Smith Archer (8:47)[70] | Iizuka Yano (8:44)[71] | Iizuka Yano (13:50)[73] | Nakanishi Strong Man (8:46)[67] | Tanaka Takahashi (10:29)[68] | Iizuka Yano (5:29)[72] | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Togi Makabe andWataru Inoue | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. andLance Archer | 12:10[30] | |||||||
| B2 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Hirooki Goto and Karl Anderson | 15:36[30] | |||||||
| B1 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Hirooki Goto andKarl Anderson | 14:41[30] | |||||||
The 2013 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 23 through December 8.[74][75]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Davey Boy Smith, Jr. andLance Archer | 10 | Doc Gallows andKarl Anderson | 8 |
| Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 8 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | 8 |
| Bad Luck Fale andPrince Devitt | 6 | Jax Dane andRob Conway | 6 |
| Masato Tanaka andYujiro Takahashi | 6 | Minoru Suzuki andShelton X Benjamin | 6 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura andTomohiro Ishii | 6 | La Sombra andTetsuya Naito | 6 |
| Manabu Nakanishi andStrong Man | 4 | Kazuchika Okada andYoshi-Hashi | 4 |
| Captain New Japan andHiroshi Tanahashi | 2 | Takashi Iizuka andToru Yano | 4 |
| Block A | Fale Devitt | Captain Tanahashi | Smith Archer | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Takahashi | Nakamura Ishii | Makabe Honma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fale Devitt | — | Captain Tanahashi (10:10)[76] | Smith Archer (9:12)[77] | Fale Devitt (7:38)[78] | Fale Devitt (8:58)[79] | Nakamura Ishii (10:47)[80] | Fale Devitt (10:11)[81] |
| Captain Tanahashi | Captain Tanahashi (10:10)[76] | — | Smith Archer (10:29)[82] | Nakanishi Strong Man (9:05)[83] | Tanaka Takahashi (11:18)[84] | Nakamura Ishii (13:12)[81] | Makabe Honma (10:16)[85] |
| Smith Archer | Smith Archer (9:12)[77] | Smith Archer (10:29)[82] | — | Smith Archer (9:08)[86] | Smith Archer (10:17)[87] | Nakamura Ishii (13:02)[83] | Smith Archer (11:09)[78] |
| Nakanishi Strong Man | Fale Devitt (7:38)[78] | Nakanishi Strong Man (9:05)[83] | Smith Archer (9:08)[86] | — | Tanaka Takahashi (9:13)[85] | Nakanishi Strong Man (8:32)[77] | Makabe Honma (8:35)[87] |
| Tanaka Takahashi | Fale Devitt (8:58)[79] | Tanaka Takahashi (11:18)[84] | Smith Archer (10:17)[87] | Tanaka Takahashi (9:13)[85] | — | Tanaka Takahashi (14:10)[82] | Makabe Honma (10:52)[80] |
| Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii (10:47)[80] | Nakamura Ishii (13:12)[81] | Nakamura Ishii (13:02)[83] | Nakanishi Strong Man (8:32)[77] | Tanaka Takahashi (14:10)[82] | — | Makabe Honma (13:05)[76] |
| Makabe Honma | Fale Devitt (10:11)[81] | Makabe Honma (10:16)[85] | Smith Archer (11:09)[78] | Makabe Honma (8:35)[87] | Makabe Honma (10:52)[80] | Makabe Honma (13:05)[76] | — |
| Block B | Gallows Anderson | Tenzan Kojima | Dane Conway | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Suzuki Benjamin | Sombra Naito | Iizuka Yano |
| Gallows Anderson | — | Gallows Anderson (9:45)[80] | Gallows Anderson (9:25)[76] | Gallows Anderson (11:09)[79] | Suzuki Benjamin (9:51)[82] | Sombra Naito (11:22)[84] | Gallows Anderson (9:56)[83] |
| Tenzan Kojima | Gallows Anderson (9:45)[80] | — | Tenzan Kojima (10:36)[81] | Tenzan Kojima (13:29)[87] | Tenzan Kojima (12:39)[83] | Tenzan Kojima (12:49)[79] | Iizuka Yano (8:57)[84] |
| Dane Conway | Gallows Anderson (9:25)[76] | Tenzan Kojima (10:36)[81] | — | Dane Conway (11:05)[86] | Suzuki Benjamin (9:06)[77] | Dane Conway (8:23)[87] | Dane Conway (8:02)[85] |
| Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Gallows Anderson (11:09)[79] | Tenzan Kojima (13:29)[87] | Dane Conway (11:05)[86] | — | Suzuki Benjamin (11:37)[78] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (14:04)[81] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (11:39)[82] |
| Suzuki Benjamin | Suzuki Benjamin (9:51)[82] | Tenzan Kojima (12:39)[83] | Suzuki Benjamin (9:06)[77] | Suzuki Benjamin (11:37)[78] | — | Sombra Naito (7:02)[80] | Iizuka Yano (7:33)[76] |
| Sombra Naito | Sombra Naito (11:22)[84] | Tenzan Kojima (12:49)[79] | Dane Conway (8:23)[87] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (14:04)[81] | Sombra Naito (7:02)[80] | — | Sombra Naito (9:08)[86] |
| Iizuka Yano | Gallows Anderson (9:56)[83] | Iizuka Yano (8:57)[84] | Dane Conway (8:02)[85] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (11:39)[82] | Iizuka Yano (7:33)[76] | Sombra Naito (9:08)[86] | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. andLance Archer | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | 12:54[31] | |||||||
| B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||
| B1 | Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson | 18:57[31] | |||||||
| B1 | Doc Gallows andKarl Anderson | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 8:38[31] | |||||||
The 2014 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 22 through December 7.[88][89] Following his team's opening match in the tournament,Yoshitatsu was forced to pull out of the tournament with a neck injury, leading to him andHiroshi Tanahashi forfeiting the rest of their matches.[90]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Gallows andKarl Anderson | 10 | Hirooki Goto andKatsuyori Shibata | 8 |
| Matt Taven andMichael Bennett | 8 | Shinsuke Nakamura andTomohiro Ishii | 8 |
| La Sombra andTetsuya Naito | 8 | Davey Boy Smith, Jr. andLance Archer | 8 |
| Kazuchika Okada andYoshi-Hashi | 8 | Kazushi Sakuraba andToru Yano | 7 |
| AJ Styles andYujiro Takahashi | 8 | Minoru Suzuki andTakashi Iizuka | 7 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | 8 | Bad Luck Fale andTama Tonga | 6 |
| Jax Dane andRob Conway | 6 | Manabu Nakanishi andYuji Nagata | 6 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi andYoshitatsu | 0 | Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 6 |
| Block A | Styles Takahashi | Gallows Anderson | Tanahashi Yoshitatsu | Tenzan Kojima | Dane Conway | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Taven Bennett | Sombra Naito |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Styles Takahashi | — | Styles Takahashi (10:21)[91] | Styles Takahashi (forfeit)[90] | Styles Takahashi (14:06)[92] | Styles Takahashi (8:48)[93] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (11:56)[94] | Taven Bennett (10:41)[95] | Sombra Naito (11:36)[96] |
| Gallows Anderson | Styles Takahashi (10:21)[91] | — | Gallows Anderson (forfeit)[90] | Tenzan Kojima (9:48)[95] | Gallows Anderson (7:29)[97] | Gallows Anderson (11:17)[93] | Gallows Anderson (8:45)[92] | Gallows Anderson (10:32)[98] |
| Tanahashi Yoshitatsu | Styles Takahashi (forfeit)[90] | Gallows Anderson (forfeit)[90] | — | Tenzan Kojima (forfeit)[90] | Dane Conway (forfeit)[90] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:31)[96] | Taven Bennett (forfeit)[90] | Sombra Naito (forfeit)[90] |
| Tenzan Kojima | Styles Takahashi (14:06)[92] | Tenzan Kojima (9:48)[95] | Tenzan Kojima (forfeit)[90] | — | Tenzan Kojima (8:04)[96] | Tenzan Kojima (13:26)[98] | Taven Bennett (7:29)[94] | Sombra Naito (11:20)[99] |
| Dane Conway | Styles Takahashi (8:48)[93] | Gallows Anderson (7:29)[97] | Dane Conway (forfeit)[90] | Tenzan Kojima (8:04)[96] | — | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (8:59)[100] | Dane Conway (6:31)[99] | Dane Conway (7:46)[94] |
| Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (11:56)[94] | Gallows Anderson (11:17)[93] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:31)[96] | Tenzan Kojima (13:26)[98] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (8:59)[100] | — | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:00)[97] | Sombra Naito (14:29)[91] |
| Taven Bennett | Taven Bennett (10:41)[95] | Gallows Anderson (8:45)[92] | Taven Bennett (forfeit)[90] | Taven Bennett (7:29)[94] | Dane Conway (6:31)[99] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:00)[97] | — | Taven Bennett (9:35)[100] |
| Sombra Naito | Sombra Naito (11:36)[96] | Gallows Anderson (10:32)[98] | Sombra Naito (forfeit)[90] | Sombra Naito (11:20)[99] | Dane Conway (7:46)[94] | Sombra Naito (14:29)[91] | Taven Bennett (9:35)[100] | — |
| Block B | Fale Tonga | Smith Archer | Goto Shibata | Sakuraba Yano | Nakanishi Nagata | Suzuki Iizuka | Nakamura Ishii | Makabe Honma |
| Fale Tonga | — | Smith Archer (6:25)[91] | Fale Tonga (10:10)[97] | Fale Tonga (9:20)[100] | Fale Tonga (7:54)[94] | Suzuki Iizuka (8:32)[95] | Nakamura Ishii (11:02)[99] | Makabe Honma (9:19)[98] |
| Smith Archer | Smith Archer (6:25)[91] | — | Goto Shibata (10:04)[99] | Sakuraba Yano (7:51)[94] | Smith Archer (11:08)[92] | Smith Archer (11:09)[96] | Nakamura Ishii (10:56)[97] | Smith Archer (11:49)[100] |
| Goto Shibata | Fale Tonga (10:10)[97] | Goto Shibata (10:04)[99] | — | Sakuraba Yano (9:24)[98] | Nakanishi Nagata (11:04)[96] | Goto Shibata (10:00)[91] | Goto Shibata (9:55)[94] | Goto Shibata (9:05)[93] |
| Sakuraba Yano | Fale Tonga (9:20)[100] | Sakuraba Yano (7:51)[94] | Sakuraba Yano (9:24)[98] | — | Nakanishi Nagata (10:14)[99] | Draw (10:42)[93] | Sakuraba Yano (12:07)[91] | Makabe Honma (9:10)[92] |
| Nakanishi Nagata | Fale Tonga (7:54)[94] | Smith Archer (11:08)[92] | Nakanishi Nagata (11:04)[96] | Nakanishi Nagata (10:14)[99] | — | Suzuki Iizuka (9:54)[100] | Nakamura Ishii (8:11)[93] | Nakanishi Nagata (10:27)[97] |
| Suzuki Iizuka | Suzuki Iizuka (8:32)[95] | Smith Archer (11:09)[96] | Goto Shibata (10:00)[91] | Draw (10:42)[93] | Suzuki Iizuka (9:54)[100] | — | Suzuki Iizuka (11:57)[98] | Makabe Honma (9:30)[94] |
| Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii (11:02)[99] | Nakamura Ishii (10:56)[97] | Goto Shibata (9:55)[94] | Sakuraba Yano (12:07)[91] | Nakamura Ishii (8:11)[93] | Suzuki Iizuka (11:57)[98] | — | Nakamura Ishii (15:25)[95] |
| Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma (9:19)[98] | Smith Archer (11:49)[100] | Goto Shibata (9:05)[93] | Makabe Honma (9:10)[92] | Nakanishi Nagata (10:27)[97] | Makabe Honma (9:30)[94] | Nakamura Ishii (15:25)[95] | — |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Doc Gallows andKarl Anderson | Pin | ||
| B1 | Hirooki Goto andKatsuyori Shibata | 20:58[32] | ||
The 2015 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 21 through December 9.[101]A.J. Styles was sidelined with a back injury following November 24,[102] forcing him andYujiro Takahashi to forfeit the rest of their matches.[103]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 8 | Evil andTetsuya Naito | 10 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi andMichael Elgin | 8 | Hirooki Goto andKatsuyori Shibata | 8 |
| Christopher Daniels andFrankie Kazarian | 6 | Doc Gallows andKarl Anderson | 8 |
| Kazuchika Okada andYoshi-Hashi | 6 | Shinsuke Nakamura andTomohiro Ishii | 6 |
| Kazushi Sakuraba andToru Yano | 6 | Matt Taven andMichael Bennett | 4 |
| Bad Luck Fale andTama Tonga | 4 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | 4 |
| Manabu Nakanishi andYuji Nagata | 4 | A.J. Styles andYujiro Takahashi | 2 |
| Block A | Fale Tonga | Daniels Kazarian | Tanahashi Elgin | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Sakuraba Yano | Nakanishi Nagata | Makabe Honma |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fale Tonga | — | Daniels Kazarian (11:40)[104] | Fale Tonga (13:56)[105] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (11:16)[106] | Sakuraba Yano (3:38)[107] | Fale Tonga (9:32)[108] | Makabe Honma (9:02)[109] |
| Daniels Kazarian | Daniels Kazarian (11:40)[104] | — | Tanahashi Elgin (13:15)[110] | Daniels Kazarian (12:06)[111] | Sakuraba Yano (7:40)[112] | Daniels Kazarian (9:23)[105] | Makabe Honma (10:05)[113] |
| Tanahashi Elgin | Fale Tonga (13:56)[105] | Tanahashi Elgin (13:15)[110] | — | Tanahashi Elgin (17:40)[114] | Tanahashi Elgin (12:19)[115] | Tanahashi Elgin (14:02)[109] | Makabe Honma (14:59)[111] |
| Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (11:16)[106] | Daniels Kazarian (12:06)[111] | Tanahashi Elgin (17:40)[114] | — | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:31)[108] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:04)[104] | Makabe Honma (14:31)[107] |
| Sakuraba Yano | Sakuraba Yano (3:38)[107] | Sakuraba Yano (7:40)[112] | Tanahashi Elgin (12:19)[115] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:31)[108] | — | Nakanishi Nagata (10:09)[116] | Sakuraba Yano (7:22)[114] |
| Nakanishi Nagata | Fale Tonga (9:32)[108] | Daniels Kazarian (9:23)[105] | Tanahashi Elgin (14:02)[109] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:04)[104] | Nakanishi Nagata (10:09)[116] | — | Nakanishi Nagata (10:06)[106] |
| Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma (9:02)[109] | Makabe Honma (10:05)[113] | Makabe Honma (14:59)[111] | Makabe Honma (14:31)[107] | Sakuraba Yano (7:22)[114] | Nakanishi Nagata (10:06)[106] | — |
| Block B | Styles Takahashi | Gallows Anderson | Evil Naito | Goto Shibata | Tenzan Kojima | Taven Bennett | Nakamura Ishii |
| Styles Takahashi | — | Gallows Anderson (forfeit)[103] | Evil Naito (forfeit)[103] | Goto Shibata (forfeit)[102] | Tenzan Kojima (11:56)[106] | Taven Bennett (forfeit)[117] | Styles Takahashi (14:56)[111] |
| Gallows Anderson | Gallows Anderson (forfeit)[103] | — | Evil Naito (12:06)[114] | Goto Shibata (14:43)[110] | Gallows Anderson (10:51)[113] | Gallows Anderson (9:22)[104] | Gallows Anderson (11:55)[107] |
| Evil Naito | Evil Naito (forfeit)[103] | Evil Naito (12:06)[114] | — | Evil Naito (13:36)[107] | Evil Naito (11:08)[111] | Evil Naito (9:53)[110] | Nakamura Ishii (16:21)[116] |
| Goto Shibata | Goto Shibata (forfeit)[102] | Goto Shibata (14:43)[110] | Evil Naito (13:36)[107] | — | Tenzan Kojima (11:30)[116] | Goto Shibata (9:24)[112] | Goto Shibata (12:48)[114] |
| Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima (11:56)[106] | Gallows Anderson (10:51)[113] | Evil Naito (11:08)[111] | Tenzan Kojima (11:30)[116] | — | Taven Bennett (12:07)[115] | Nakamura Ishii (15:02)[105] |
| Taven Bennett | Taven Bennett (forfeit)[117] | Gallows Anderson (9:22)[104] | Evil Naito (9:53)[110] | Goto Shibata (9:24)[112] | Taven Bennett (12:07)[115] | — | Nakamura Ishii (10:41)[109] |
| Nakamura Ishii | Styles Takahashi (14:56)[111] | Gallows Anderson (11:55)[107] | Nakamura Ishii (16:21)[116] | Goto Shibata (12:48)[114] | Nakamura Ishii (15:02)[105] | Nakamura Ishii (10:41)[109] | — |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | Pin | ||
| B1 | Evil andTetsuya Naito | 21:36[33] | ||
The 2016 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 18 through December 10.[118]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tama Tonga andTanga Loa | 12 | Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 10 |
| Hangman Page andYujiro Takahashi | 8 | Evil andSanada | 10 |
| HansonandRaymond Rowe | 8 | Kazuchika Okada andYoshi-Hashi | 8 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | 8 | Katsuyori Shibata andYuji Nagata | 8 |
| Rush andTetsuya Naito | 8 | Hirooki Goto andTomohiro Ishii | 8 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi andJuice Robinson | 6 | Billy Gunn andYoshitatsu | 6 |
| Brian Breaker and Leland Race | 6 | Chase Owens andKenny Omega | 6 |
| Henare andManabu Nakanishi | 0 | Bad Luck Fale andBone Soldier | 0 |
| Block A | Breaker Race | Page Takahashi | Hanson Rowe | Henare Nakanishi | Tanahashi Robinson | Tenzan Kojima | Rush Naito | Tonga Loa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breaker Race | — | Breaker Race (11:13)[119] | Hanson Rowe (9:27)[120] | Breaker Race (11:54)[121] | Tanahashi Robinson (15:12)[122] | Breaker Race (10:02)[123] | Rush Naito (12:17)[124] | Tonga Loa (10:43)[125] |
| Page Takahashi | Breaker Race (11:13)[119] | — | Page Takahashi (12:07)[123] | Page Takahashi (8:54)[125] | Tanahashi Robinson (15:59)[124] | Page Takahashi (11:31)[120] | Page Takahashi (13:03)[121] | Tonga Loa (11:23)[126] |
| Hanson Rowe | Hanson Rowe (9:27)[120] | Page Takahashi (12:07)[123] | — | Hanson Rowe (7:03)[119] | Hanson Rowe (11:49)[125] | Hanson Rowe (8:44)[124] | Rush Naito (13:33)[126] | Tonga Loa (11:33)[121] |
| Henare Nakanishi | Breaker Race (11:54)[121] | Page Takahashi (8:54)[125] | Hanson Rowe (7:03)[119] | — | Tanahashi Robinson (13:41)[123] | Tenzan Kojima (9:50)[122] | Rush Naito (13:23)[120] | Tonga Loa (10:18)[124] |
| Tanahashi Robinson | Tanahashi Robinson (15:12)[122] | Tanahashi Robinson (15:59)[124] | Hanson Rowe (11:49)[125] | Tanahashi Robinson (13:41)[123] | — | Tenzan Kojima (18:49)[121] | Rush Naito (16:50)[119] | Tonga Loa (14:51)[120] |
| Tenzan Kojima | Breaker Race (10:02)[123] | Page Takahashi (11:31)[120] | Hanson Rowe (8:44)[124] | Tenzan Kojima (9:50)[122] | Tenzan Kojima (18:49)[121] | — | Tenzan Kojima (14:15)[125] | Tenzan Kojima (11:06)[119] |
| Rush Naito | Rush Naito (12:17)[124] | Page Takahashi (13:03)[121] | Rush Naito (13:33)[126] | Rush Naito (13:23)[120] | Rush Naito (16:50)[119] | Tenzan Kojima (14:15)[125] | — | Tonga Loa (13:55)[123] |
| Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa (10:43)[125] | Tonga Loa (11:23)[126] | Tonga Loa (11:33)[121] | Tonga Loa (10:18)[124] | Tonga Loa (14:51)[120] | Tenzan Kojima (11:06)[119] | Tonga Loa (13:55)[123] | — |
| Block B | Fale Soldier | Gunn Yoshitatsu | Owens Omega | Evil Sanada | Goto Ishii | Shibata Nagata | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Makabe Honma |
| Fale Soldier | — | Gunn Yoshitatsu (7:57)[127] | Owens Omega (7:41)[128] | Evil Sanada (9:30)[129] | Goto Ishii (9:20)[130] | Shibata Nagata (10:53)[131] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:30)[132] | Makabe Honma (7:50)[133] |
| Gunn Yoshitatsu | Gunn Yoshitatsu (7:57)[127] | — | Gunn Yoshitatsu (10:40)[130] | Evil Sanada (9:22)[128] | Goto Ishii (12:40)[134] | Shibata Nagata (11:01)[132] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (14:11)[133] | Gunn Yoshitatsu[129] |
| Owens Omega | Owens Omega (7:41)[128] | Gunn Yoshitatsu (10:40)[130] | — | Evil Sanada (9:01)[133] | Goto Ishii (10:36)[129] | Owens Omega (13:04)[127] | Owens Omega (17:33)[134] | Makabe Honma (12:36)[132] |
| Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada (9:30)[129] | Evil Sanada (9:22)[128] | Evil Sanada (9:01)[133] | — | Goto Ishii (14:27)[132] | Evil Sanada (12:02)[130] | Evil Sanada (12:38)[127] | Makabe Honma (16:20)[131] |
| Goto Ishii | Goto Ishii (9:20)[130] | Goto Ishii (12:40)[134] | Goto Ishii (10:36)[129] | Goto Ishii (14:27)[132] | — | Shibata Nagata (16:50)[133] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (21:32)[128] | Makabe Honma (19:21)[127] |
| Shibata Nagata | Shibata Nagata (10:53)[131] | Shibata Nagata (11:01)[132] | Owens Omega (13:04)[127] | Evil Sanada (12:02)[130] | Shibata Nagata (16:50)[133] | — | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (17:30)[129] | Shibata Nagata (10:58)[128] |
| Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (12:30)[132] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (14:11)[133] | Owens Omega (17:33)[134] | Evil Sanada (12:38)[127] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (21:32)[128] | Okada Yoshi-Hashi (17:30)[129] | — | Makabe Honma (17:03)[130] |
| Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma (7:50)[133] | Gunn Yoshitatsu[129] | Makabe Honma (12:36)[132] | Makabe Honma (16:20)[131] | Makabe Honma (19:21)[127] | Shibata Nagata (10:58)[128] | Makabe Honma (17:03)[130] | — |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Tama Tonga andTanga Loa | Pin | ||
| B1 | Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 26:39[34] | ||
The 2017 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 18 through December 11.[135] The tournament featured the NJPW debuts ofChuckie T.,Jeff Cobb andSami Callihan.[136] The tournament featured a format change, where several top wrestlers, namelyHiroshi Tanahashi,Kazuchika Okada,Kenny Omega andTetsuya Naito, who already had matches booked forWrestle Kingdom 12, were left out of the tournament.[137]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Evil andSanada | 10 | Tama Tonga andTanga Loa | 10 |
| Juice Robinson andSami Callihan | 8 | Hanson andRaymond Rowe | 10 |
| Hangman Page andYujiro Takahashi | 8 | Davey Boy Smith, Jr. andLance Archer | 10 |
| Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | 8 | Beretta andChuckie T. | 8 |
| Bad Luck Fale andChase Owens | 6 | Jeff Cobb andMichael Elgin | 8 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | 6 | Tomohiro Ishii andToru Yano | 8 |
| Minoru Suzuki andTakashi Iizuka | 6 | Henare andTogi Makabe | 2 |
| Manabu Nakanishi andYuji Nagata | 4 | David Finlay andKatsuya Kitamura | 0 |
| Block A | Fale Owens | Evil Sanada | Page Takahashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Tenzan Kojima | Robinson Callihan | Nakanishi Nagata | Suzuki Iizuka |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fale Owens | — | Evil Sanada (9:40)[138] | Fale Owens (8:46)[139] | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (9:36)[140] | Fale Owens (11:43)[141] | Fale Owens (9:10)[142] | Nakanishi Nagata (8:05)[143] | Suzuki Iizuka (10:03)[144] |
| Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada (9:40)[138] | — | Evil Sanada (12:14)[144] | Evil Sanada (18:12)[143] | Evil Sanada (11:45)[142] | Robinson Callihan (19:29)[145] | Evil Sanada (10:15)[140] | Suzuki Iizuka (13:20)[139] |
| Page Takahashi | Fale Owens (8:46)[139] | Evil Sanada (12:14)[144] | — | Page Takahashi (11:01)[138] | Page Takahashi (9:48)[140] | Robinson Callihan (11:12)[143] | Page Takahashi (10:46)[141] | Page Takahashi (5:28)[146] |
| Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (9:36)[140] | Evil Sanada (18:12)[143] | Page Takahashi (11:01)[138] | — | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (11:08)[144] | Robinson Callihan (12:10)[139] | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (11:55)[146] | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (13:09)[145] |
| Tenzan Kojima | Fale Owens (11:43)[141] | Evil Sanada (11:45)[142] | Page Takahashi (9:48)[140] | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (11:08)[144] | — | Tenzan Kojima (12:28)[138] | Tenzan Kojima (13:48)[139] | Tenzan Kojima (11:47)[143] |
| Robinson Callihan | Fale Owens (9:10)[142] | Robinson Callihan (19:29)[145] | Robinson Callihan (11:12)[143] | Robinson Callihan (12:10)[139] | Tenzan Kojima (12:28)[138] | — | Robinson Callihan (12:18)[144] | Suzuki Iizuka (8:56)[140] |
| Nakanishi Nagata | Nakanishi Nagata (8:05)[143] | Evil Sanada (10:15)[140] | Page Takahashi (10:46)[141] | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (11:55)[146] | Tenzan Kojima (13:48)[139] | Robinson Callihan (12:18)[144] | — | Nakanishi Nagata (12:03)[138] |
| Suzuki Iizuka | Suzuki Iizuka (10:03)[144] | Suzuki Iizuka (13:20)[139] | Page Takahashi (5:28)[146] | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (13:09)[145] | Tenzan Kojima (11:47)[143] | Suzuki Iizuka (8:56)[140] | Nakanishi Nagata (12:03)[138] | — |
| Block B | Beretta Chuckie | Smith Archer | Finlay Kitamura | Hanson Rowe | Henare Makabe | Cobb Elgin | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano |
| Beretta Chuckie | — | Smith Archer (11:26)[147] | Beretta Chuckie (7:26)[148] | Hanson Rowe (14:11)[149] | Beretta Chuckie (9:23)[150] | Beretta Chuckie (17:08)[151] | Beretta Chuckie (11:07)[152] | Ishii Yano (9:27)[153] |
| Smith Archer | Smith Archer (11:26)[147] | — | Smith Archer (10:04)[154] | Hanson Rowe (16:33)[151] | Smith Archer (10:10)[155] | Smith Archer (14:40)[149] | Tonga Loa (9:42)[148] | Smith Archer (12:48)[150] |
| Finlay Kitamura | Beretta Chuckie (7:26)[148] | Smith Archer (10:04)[154] | — | Hanson Rowe (7:47)[155] | Henare Makabe (6:33)[147] | Cobb Elgin (8:26)[150] | Tonga Loa (9:45)[151] | Ishii Yano (8:34)[149] |
| Hanson Rowe | Hanson Rowe (14:11)[149] | Hanson Rowe (16:33)[151] | Hanson Rowe (7:47)[155] | — | Hanson Rowe (9:44)[154] | Hanson Rowe (13:08)[147] | Tonga Loa (14:04)[150] | Ishii Yano (13:05)[148] |
| Henare Makabe | Beretta Chuckie (9:23)[150] | Smith Archer (10:10)[155] | Henare Makabe (6:33)[147] | Hanson Rowe (9:44)[154] | — | Cobb Elgin (7:35)[148] | Tonga Loa (9:04)[149] | Ishii Yano (8:29)[151] |
| Cobb Elgin | Beretta Chuckie (17:08)[151] | Smith Archer (14:40)[149] | Cobb Elgin (8:26)[150] | Hanson Rowe (13:08)[147] | Cobb Elgin (7:35)[148] | — | Cobb Elgin (14:35)[153] | Cobb Elgin (13:28)[152] |
| Tonga Loa | Beretta Chuckie (11:07)[152] | Tonga Loa (9:42)[148] | Tonga Loa (9:45)[151] | Tonga Loa (14:04)[150] | Tonga Loa (9:04)[149] | Cobb Elgin (14:35)[153] | — | Tonga Loa (11:27)[147] |
| Ishii Yano | Ishii Yano (9:27)[153] | Smith Archer (12:48)[150] | Ishii Yano (8:34)[149] | Ishii Yano (13:05)[148] | Ishii Yano (8:29)[151] | Cobb Elgin (13:28)[152] | Tonga Loa (11:27)[147] | — |
| Final | ||||
| A1 | Evil andSanada | Pin | ||
| B1 | Tama Tonga andTanga Loa | 21:54[35] | ||
The 2018 tournament saw a change to a single block and a decrease in teams. From the previous year's 16, 14 teams were competing in the 2018 league.
| Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa | 20 |
|---|---|
| Sanada andEvil | 20 |
| Tomohiro Ishii andToru Yano | 18 |
| Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 18 |
| Michael Elgin andJeff Cobb | 16 |
| Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi | 16 |
| Juice Robinson and David Finlay | 16 |
| Beretta and Chuckie T. | 14 |
| Minoru Suzuki andTakashi Iizuka | 10 |
| Hangman Page andYujiro Takahashi | 10 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | 10 |
| Togi Makabe andToa Henare | 8 |
| Yuji Nagata andManabu Nakanishi | 6 |
| Ayato Yoshida andShota Umino | 0 |
| Results | Makabe Henare | Tenzan Kojima | Nagata Nakanishi | Yoshida Umino | Robinson Finlay | Elgin Cobb | Ishii Yano | Beretta Chuckie | Page Takahashi | Tonga Loa | Suzuki Iizuka | Archer Smith | Sabre Taichi | Sanada Evil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makabe Henare | — | Tenzan Kojima (9:58) | Makabe Henare (10:05) | Makabe Henare (8:04) | Robinson Finlay (10:44) | Elgin Cobb (11:37) | Ishii Yano (9:33) | Makabe Henare (11:16) | Page Takahashi (11:08) | Tonga Loa (12:11) | Makabe Henare (11:44) | Archer Smith (10:06) | Sabre Taichi (11:38) | Sanada Evil (12:21) |
| Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima (9:58) | — | Nagata Nakanishi (12:11) | Tenzan Kojima (11:46) | Robinson Finlay (8:07) | Elgin Cobb (12:18) | Ishii Yano (10:56) | Beretta Chuckie (11:20) | Page Takahashi (10:03) | Tenzan Kojima (11:13) | Tenzan Kojima (08:54) | Tenzan Kojima (10:55) | Sabre Taichi (10:30) | Sanada Evil (12:00) |
| Nagata Nakanishi | Makabe Henare (10:05) | Nagata Nakanishi (12:11) | — | Nagata Nakanishi (08:12) | Robinson Finlay (9:14) | Elgin Cobb (8:58) | Ishii Yano (8:28) | Beretta Chuckie (7:20) | Nagata Nakanishi (8:15) | Tonga Loa (9:27) | Suzuki Iizuka (09:28) | Archer Smith (8:21) | Sabre Taichi (9:21) | Sanada Evil (9:00) |
| Yoshida Umino | Makabe Henare (8:04) | Tenzan Kojima (11:46) | Nagata Nakanishi (08:12) | — | Robinson Finlay (8:59) | Elgin Cobb (7:59) | Ishii Yano (7:47) | Beretta Chuckie (8:32) | Page Takahashi (7:53) | Tonga Loa (7:52) | Suzuki Iizuka (9:05) | Archer Smith (4:12) | Sabre Taichi (8:39) | Sanada Evil (8:58) |
| Robinson Finlay | Robinson Finlay (10:44) | Robinson Finlay (8:07) | Robinson Finlay (9:14) | Robinson Finlay (08:59) | — | Robinson Finlay (11:32) | Ishii Yano (11:43) | Robinson Finlay (09:54) | Robinson Finlay (7:14) | Tonga Loa (12:58) | Suzuki Iizuka (11:17) | Archer Smith (8:26) | Sabre Taichi (9:22) | Robinson Finlay (11:15) |
| Elgin Cobb | Elgin Cobb (11:37) | Elgin Cobb (12:18) | Elgin Cobb (8:58) | Elgin Cobb (7:59) | Robinson Finlay (11:32) | — | Ishii Yano (13:58) | Elgin Cobb (11:48) | Page Takahashi (11:18) | Elgin Cobb (13:32) | Elgin Cobb (11:37) | Archer Smith (11:10) | Elgin Cobb (12:04) | Sanada Evil (17:40) |
| Ishii Yano | Ishii Yano (9:33) | Ishii Yano (10:56) | Ishii Yano (8:28) | Ishii Yano (7:47) | Ishii Yano (11:43) | Ishii Yano (13:58) | — | Beretta Chuckie (8:50) | Ishii Yano (9:35) | Tonga Loa (13:48) | Ishii Yano (10:24) | Ishii Yano (13:53) | Sabre Taichi (16:28) | Sanada Evil (14:20) |
| Beretta Chuckie | Makabe Henare (11:16) | Beretta Chuckie (11:20) | Beretta Chuckie (7:20) | Beretta Chuckie (8:32) | Robinson Finlay (08:59) | Elgin Cobb (11:48) | Beretta Chuckie (8:50) | — | Beretta Chuckie (10:26) | Beretta Chuckie (17:03) | Suzuki Iizuka (10:20) | Archer Smith (11:03) | Beretta Chuckie (15:10) | Sanada Evil (12:37) |
| Page Takahashi | Page Takahashi (11:08) | Page Takahashi (10:03) | Nagata Nakanishi (8:15) | Page Takahashi (7:53) | Robinson Finlay (7:14) | Page Takahashi (11:18) | Ishii Yano (9:35) | Beretta Chuckie (10:26) | — | Tonga Loa (10:57) | Suzuki Iizuka (10:42) | Archer Smith (10:41) | Page Takahashi (15:08) | Sanada Evil (13:40) |
| Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa (12:11) | Tenzan Kojima (11:13) | Tonga Loa (9:27) | Tonga Loa (7:52) | Tonga Loa (12:58) | Cobb Elgin (13:32) | Tonga Loa (13:48) | Beretta Chuckie (17:03) | Tonga Loa (10:57) | — | Tonga Loa (9:46) | Tonga Loa (11:24) | Tonga Loa (9:43) | Tonga Loa (17:21) |
| Suzuki Iizuka | Makabe Henare (11:44) | Tenzan Kojima (08:54) | Suzuki Iizuka (9:28) | Suzuki Iizuka (9:05) | Suzuki Iizuka (11:17) | Elgin Cobb (11:37) | Ishii Yano (10:24) | Suzuki Iizuka (10:20) | Suzuki Iizuka (10:42) | Tonga Loa (9:46) | — | Archer Smith (11:22) | Sabre Taichi (14:18) | Sanada Evil (10:53) |
| Archer Smith | Archer Smith (10:06) | Tenzan Kojima (10:55) | Archer Smith (8:21) | Archer Smith (4:12) | Archer Smith (8:26) | Archer Smith (11:10) | Ishii Yano (13:53) | Archer Smith (11:03) | Archer Smith (10:41) | Tonga Loa (11:24) | Archer Smith (11:22) | — | Archer Smith (11:01) | Sanada Evil (12:50) |
| Sabre Taichi | Sabre Taichi (11:38) | Sabre Taichi (10:30) | Sabre Taichi (9:21) | Sabre Taichi (8:39) | Sabre Taichi (9:22) | Elgin Cobb (12:04) | Sabre Taichi (16:28) | Beretta Chuckie (15:10) | Page Takahashi (15:08) | Tonga Loa (9:43) | Sabre Taichi (14:18) | Archer Smith (11:01) | — | Sabre Taichi (16:56) |
| Sanada Evil | Sanada Evil (12:21) | Sanada Evil (12:00) | Sanada Evil (9:00) | Sanada Evil (8:58) | Robinson Finlay (11:15) | Sanada Evil (17:40) | Sanada Evil (14:20) | Sanada Evil (12:37) | Sanada Evil (13:40) | Tonga Loa (17:21) | Sanada Evil (10:53) | Sanada Evil (12:50) | Sabre Taichi (16:56) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Tama Tonga andTanga Loa | Pin | ||
| 2 | Sanada andEvil | 27:01 | ||
In 2019, the World Tag League sees 16 teams competing in a single block, with the first-placed team being declared the winner. The tournament winners advanced to anIWGP Tag Team Championship match atWrestle Kingdom 14.
| Juice Robinson andDavid Finlay | 26 |
|---|---|
| Evil andSanada | 26 |
| Tama Tonga andTanga Loa | 24 |
| Tomohiro Ishii andYoshi-Hashi | 22 |
| Zack Sabre Jr andTaichi | 18 |
| Minoru Suzuki andLance Archer | 18 |
| Toru Yano andColt Cabana | 18 |
| Kenta andYujiro Takahashi | 16 |
| Jeff Cobb andMikey Nicholls | 16 |
| Shingo Takagi andTerrible | 12 |
| Bad Luck Fale andChase Owens | 12 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | 8 |
| Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 8 |
| Hirooki Goto andKarl Fredericks | 6 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi andToa Henare | 6 |
| Yuji Nagata andManabu Nakanishi | 4 |
| Current Standings | Tama Tanga | Evil Sanada | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi | Yano Cabana | Cobb Nicholls | Sabre Taichi | Robinson Finlay | Makabe Honma | Suzuki Archer | Kenta Yujiro | Tenzan Kojima | Tanahashi Henare | Nagata Nakanishi | Goto Fredericks | Fale Owens | Takagi Terrible |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tama Tanga | — | Evil Sanada (13:40) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (16:43) | Yano Cabana (10:10) | Tama Tanga (14:47) | Tama Tanga (11:31) | Tama Tanga (14:01) | Tama Tanga (13:47) | Tama Tanga (14:31) | Tama Tanga (9:00) | Tama Tanga (14:50) | Tama Tanga (11:17) | Tama Tanga (8:49) | Tama Tanga (8:22) | Tama Tanga (10:57) | Tama Tanga (10:30) |
| Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada (13:40) | — | Evil Sanada (18:28) | Yano Cabana (13:32) | Evil Sanada (13:06) | Evil Sanada (17:52) | Robinson Finlay (24:01) | Evil Sanada (11:11) | Evil Sanada (12:58) | Evil Sanada (12:20) | Evil Sanada (11:33) | Evil Sanada (10:55) | Evil Sanada (10:31) | Evil Sanada (11:30) | Evil Sanada (12:10) | Evil Sanada (12:26) |
| Ishii Yoshi-Hashi | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (16:43) | Evil Sanada (18:28) | — | Yano Cabana (10:02) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:30) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (11:48) | Robinson Finlay (14:01) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:55) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (17:45) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:46) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (11:09) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:48) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (10:01) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:51) | Fale Owens (10:17) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:34) |
| Yano Cabana | Yano Cabana (10:10) | Yano Cabana (13:32) | Yano Cabana (10:02) | — | Cobb Nicholls (8:22) | Sabre Taichi (10:00) | Robinson Finlay (8:42) | Makabe Honma (8:12) | Yano Cabana (10:44) | Kenta Yujiro (10:04) | Tenzan Kojima (9:08) | Yano Cabana (10:08) | Yano Cabana (10:33) | Yano Cabana (8:08) | Yano Cabana (9:56) | Yano Cabana (9:15) |
| Cobb Nicholls | Tama Tanga (14:47) | Evil Sanada (13:06) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:30) | Cobb Nicholls (8:22) | — | Cobb Nicholls (11:51) | Robinson Finlay (9:38) | Cobb Nicholls (9:49) | Suzuki Archer (9:05) | Kenta Yujiro (10:08) | Cobb Nicholls (9:56) | Cobb Nicholls (10:15) | Cobb Nicholls (9:56) | Cobb Nicholls (10:19) | Fale Owens (11:44) | Cobb Nicholls (9:31) |
| Sabre Taichi | Tama Tanga (11:31) | Evil Sanada (17:52) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (11:48) | Sabre Taichi (10:00) | Cobb Nicholls (11:51) | — | Sabre Taichi (17:04) | Sabre Taichi (10:23) | Sabre Taichi (14:50) | Kenta Yujiro (11:10) | Sabre Taichi (9:57) | Sabre Taichi (13:36) | Sabre Taichi (9:27) | Sabre Taichi (10:43) | Sabre Taichi (8:44) | Takagi Terrible (15:28) |
| Robinson Finlay | Tama Tanga (14:01) | Robinson Finlay (24:01) | Robinson Finlay (14:01) | Robinson Finlay (8:42) | Robinson Finlay (9:38) | Sabre Taichi (17:04) | — | Robinson Finlay (11:49) | Robinson Finlay (13:46) | Robinson Finlay (9:08) | Robinson Finlay (11:10) | Robinson Finlay (11:31) | Robinson Finlay (9:18) | Robinson Finlay (11:18) | Robinson Finlay (9:48) | Robinson Finlay (8:07) |
| Makabe Honma | Tama Tanga (13:47) | Evil Sanada (11:11) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:55) | Makabe Honma (8:12) | Cobb Nicholls (9:49) | Sabre Taichi (10:23) | Robinson Finlay (11:49) | — | Suzuki Archer (12:27) | Kenta Yujiro (11:33) | Tenzan Kojima (11:37) | Tanahashi Henare (12:01) | Makabe Honma (9:45) | Makabe Honma (10:43) | Fale Owens (9:45) | Makabe Honma (9:57) |
| Suzuki Archer | Tama Tanga (14:31) | Evil Sanada (12:58) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (17:45) | Yano Cabana (10:44) | Suzuki Archer (9:05) | Sabre Taichi (14:50) | Robinson Finlay (13:46) | Suzuki Archer (12:27) | — | Suzuki Archer (11:24) | Suzuki Archer (12:13) | Suzuki Archer (12:34) | Suzuki Archer (9:47) | Suzuki Archer (10:29) | Suzuki Archer (9:03) | Suzuki Archer (11:12) |
| Kenta Yujiro | Tama Tanga (9:00) | Evil Sanada (12:20) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:46) | Kenta Yujiro (10:04) | Kenta Yujiro (10:08) | Kenta Yujiro (11:10) | Robinson Finlay (9:08) | Kenta Yujiro (11:33) | Suzuki Archer (11:24) | — | Kenta Yujiro (10:32) | Kenta Yujiro (13:17) | Kenta Yujiro (10:41) | Goto Fredericks (11:38) | Kenta Yujiro (7:08) | Takagi Terrible (10:14) |
| Tenzan Kojima | Tama Tanga (14:50) | Evil Sanada (11:33) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (11:09) | Tenzan Kojima (9:08) | Cobb Nicholls (9:56) | Sabre Taichi (9:57) | Robinson Finlay (11:10) | Tenzan Kojima (11:37) | Suzuki Archer (12:13) | Kenta Yujiro (10:32) | — | Tenzan Kojima (10:43) | Nagata Nakanishi (9:49) | Goto Fredericks (11:39) | Fale Owens (9:22) | Tenzan Kojima (10:16) |
| Tanahashi Henare | Tama Tanga (11:17) | Evil Sanada (10:55) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:48) | Yano Cabana (10:08) | Cobb Nicholls (10:15) | Sabre Taichi (13:36) | Robinson Finlay (11:31) | Tanahashi Henare (12:01) | Suzuki Archer (12:34) | Kenta Yujiro (13:17) | Tenzan Kojima (10:43) | — | Tanahashi Henare (10:37) | Tanahashi Henare (10:15) | Fale Owens (10:20) | Takagi Terrible (13:04) |
| Nagata Nakanishi | Tama Tanga (8:49) | Evil Sanada (10:31) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (10:01) | Yano Cabana (10:33) | Cobb Nicholls (9:56) | Sabre Taichi (9:27) | Robinson Finlay (9:18) | Makabe Honma (9:45) | Suzuki Archer (9:47) | Kenta Yujiro (10:41) | Nagata Nakanishi (9:49) | Tanahashi Henare (10:37) | — | Nagata Nakanishi (11:27) | Fale Owens (8:10) | Takagi Terrible (9:56) |
| Goto Fredericks | Tama Tanga (8:22) | Evil Sanada (11:30) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:51) | Yano Cabana (8:08) | Cobb Nicholls (10:19) | Sabre Taichi (10:43) | Robinson Finlay (11:18) | Makabe Honma (10:43) | Suzuki Archer (10:29) | Goto Fredericks (11:38) | Goto Fredericks (11:39) | Tanahashi Henare (10:15) | Nagata Nakanishi (11:27) | — | Goto Fredericks (9:30) | Takagi Terrible (10:39) |
| Fale Owens | Tama Tanga (10:57) | Evil Sanada (12:10) | Fale Owens (10:17) | Yano Cabana (9:56) | Fale Owens (11:44) | Sabre Taichi (8:44) | Robinson Finlay (9:48) | Fale Owens (9:45) | Suzuki Archer (9:03) | Kenta Yujiro (7:08) | Fale Owens (9:22) | Fale Owens (10:20) | Fale Owens (8:10) | Goto Fredericks (9:30) | — | Takagi Terrible (9:28) |
| Takagi Terrible | Tama Tanga (10:30) | Evil Sanada (12:26) | Ishii Yoshi-Hashi (12:34) | Yano Cabana (9:15) | Cobb Nicholls (9:31) | Takagi Terrible (15:28) | Robinson Finlay (8:07) | Makabe Honma (9:57) | Suzuki Archer (11:12) | Takagi Terrible (10:14) | Tenzan Kojima (10:16) | Takagi Terrible (13:04) | Takagi Terrible (9:56) | Takagi Terrible (10:39) | Takagi Terrible (9:28) | — |
The 2020 World Tag League took place in tandem with the 2020Best of the Super Juniors from November 15 to December 11.[156] The World Tag League sees 10 teams competing in a single block, with the top two teams facing in the finals. The tournament winners advanced to an IWGP Tag Team Championship match atWrestle Kingdom 15.
| Juice Robinson andDavid Finlay | 12 |
|---|---|
| Tama Tonga andTanga Loa | 12 |
| Taichi andZack Sabre Jr. | 12 |
| Shingo Takagi andSanada | 10 |
| Tomohiro Ishii andToru Yano | 10 |
| Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | 10 |
| Great-O-Khan andJeff Cobb | 10 |
| Bad Luck Fale andChase Owens | 6 |
| Evil andYujiro Takahashi | 6 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi andToa Henare | 2 |
| Results | Robinson Finlay | Evil Takahashi | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano | Taichi Sabre | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Takagi Sanada | Fale Owens | Khan Cobb | Tanahashi Henare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson Finlay | — | Evil Takahashi (12:11) | Robinson Finlay (16:42)[157] | Robinson Finlay (11:20) | Robinson Finlay (21:32) | Robinson Finlay (15:50) | Robinson Finlay (15:47) | Fale Owens (9:03) | Khan Cobb (15:15) | Robinson Finlay (11:18) |
| Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi (12:11) | — | Tonga Loa (8:36) | Evil Takahashi (11:16) | Taichi Sabre (13:58) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (13:03) | Evil Takahashi (12:20)[157] | Fale Owens (3:33) | Khan Cobb (13:02) | Tanahashi Henare (13:03) |
| Tonga Loa | Robinson Finlay (16:42)[157] | Tonga Loa (8:36) | — | Ishii Yano (12:10) | Tonga Loa (10:07) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (14:28) | Tonga Loa (15:28) | Tonga Loa (18:51) | Tonga Loa (15:53) | Tonga Loa (3:55) |
| Ishii Yano | Robinson Finlay (11:20) | Evil Takahashi (11:16) | Ishii Yano (12:10) | — | Taichi Sabre (10:36) | Ishii Yano (15:08) | Takagi Sanada (12:24) | Ishii Yano (5:35)[157] | Ishii Yano (13:29) | Ishii Yano (13:43) |
| Taichi Sabre | Robinson Finlay (21:32) | Taichi Sabre (13:58) | Tonga Loa (18:51) | Taichi Sabre (10:36) | — | Taichi Sabre (10:29)[157] | Takagi Sanada (20:36) | Taichi Sabre (7:32) | Taichi Sabre (14:50) | Taichi Sabre (19:37) |
| Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Robinson Finlay (15:50) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (13:03) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (14:28) | Ishii Yano (15:08) | Taichi Sabre (10:29)[157] | — | Takagi Sanada (17:20) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (8:03) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (13:41) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (12:39) |
| Takagi Sanada | Robinson Finlay (15:47) | Evil Takahashi (12:20)[157] | Tonga Loa (15:28) | Takagi Sanada (12:24) | Takagi Sanada (20:36) | Takagi Sanada (17:20) | — | Takagi Sanada (9:45)[158] | Khan Cobb (11:46) | Takagi Sanada (19:25) |
| Fale Owens | Fale Owens (9:03) | Fale Owens (3:33) | Tonga Loa (10:07) | Ishii Yano (5:35)[157] | Taichi Sabre (7:32) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (8:03) | Takagi Sanada (9:45)[158] | — | Khan Cobb (6:47) | Fale Owens (10:35) |
| Khan Cobb | Khan Cobb (15:15) | Khan Cobb (13:02) | Tonga Loa (15:53) | Ishii Yano (13:29) | Taichi Sabre (14:50) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (13:41) | Khan Cobb (11:46) | Khan Cobb (6:47) | — | Khan Cobb (2:28)[157] |
| Tanahashi Henare | Robinson Finlay (11:18) | Tanahashi Henare (13:03) | Tonga Loa (3:55) | Ishii Yano (13:43) | Taichi Sabre (19:37) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (12:39) | Takagi Sanada (19:25) | Fale Owens (10:35) | Khan Cobb (2:28)[157] | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Juice Robinson andDavid Finlay | Pin | ||
| 2 | Tama Tonga andTanga Loa | 22:15 | ||
The 2021 World Tag League will take place in tandem with the 2021Best of the Super Juniors from November 13 to December 15. The World Tag League sees 12 teams competing in a single block, with the top two teams facing in the finals. The tournament winners advance to an IWGP Tag Team Championship match atWrestle Kingdom 16.
| Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | 18 |
|---|---|
| Evil andYujiro Takahashi | 16 |
| Taichi andZack Sabre Jr. | 16 |
| Tetsuya Naito andSanada | 16 |
| Tama Tonga andTanga Loa | 14 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi andToru Yano | 14 |
| Great-O-Khan andAaron Henare | 14 |
| Bad Luck Fale andChase Owens | 12 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan andSatoshi Kojima | 6 |
| Togi Makabe andTomoaki Honma | 4 |
| Yuji Nagata andTiger Mask IV | 2 |
| Minoru Suzuki andTaka Michinoku | 0 |
| Results | Tonga Loa | Taichi Sabre | Makabe Honma | Kojima Tenzan | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Nagata Tiger | Suzuki Michinoku |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonga Loa | — | Taichi Sabre (17:41) | Tonga Loa (14:00) | Tonga Loa (12:56) | Goto Hashi (20:02) | Evil Takahashi (11:15) | Tonga Loa (11:28) | Naito Sanada (18:30) | Tonga Loa (14:47) | Tonga Loa (13:31) | Tonga Loa (7:01) | Tonga Loa (9:52) |
| Taichi Sabre | Taichi Sabre (17:41) | — | Taichi Sabre (13:39) | Taichi Sabre (16:34) | Goto Hashi (24:44) | Evil Takahashi (17:10) | Taichi Sabre (18:32) | Taichi Sabre (29:49) | Taichi Sabre (11:23) | O-Khan Henare (19:05) | Taichi Sabre (11:48) | Taichi Sabre (18:44) |
| Makabe Honma | Tonga Loa (14:00) | Taichi Sabre (13:39) | — | Kojima Tenzan (11:39) | Goto Hashi (10:41) | Evil Takahashi (11:18) | Fale Owens (10:34) | Naito Sanada (13:01) | Tanahashi Yano (13:01) | O-Khan Henare (12:17) | Makabe Honma (9:07) | Makabe Honma (10:11) |
| Kojima Tenzan | Tonga Loa (12:56) | Taichi Sabre (16:34) | Kojima Tenzan (11:39) | — | Goto Hashi (11:16) | Evil Takahashi (11:24) | Fale Owens (10:45) | Naito Sanada (11:32) | Tanahashi Yano (9:17) | O-Khan Henare (12:43) | Kojima Tenzan (10:09) | Kojima Tenzan (9:27) |
| Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi (20:02) | Goto Hashi (24:44) | Goto Hashi (10:41) | Goto Hashi (11:16) | — | Evil Takahashi (11:20) | Goto Hashi (11:24) | Naito Sanada (18:12) | Goto Hashi (11:24) | Goto Hashi (19:43) | Goto Hashi (10:59) | Goto Hashi (10:09) |
| Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi (11:15) | Evil Takahashi (17:10) | Evil Takahashi (11:18) | Evil Takahashi (11:24) | Evil Takahashi (11:20) | — | Fale Owens (7:53) | Evil Takahashi (17:46) | Tanahashi Yano (12:16) | O-Khan Henare (12:51) | Evil Takahashi (8:23) | Evil Takahashi (9:31) |
| Fale Owens | Tonga Loa (11:28) | Taichi Sabre (18:32) | Fale Owens (10:34) | Fale Owens (10:45) | Goto Hashi (11:24) | Fale Owens (7:53) | — | Naito Sanada (10:22) | Tanahashi Yano (9:53) | Fale Owens (9:13) | Fale Owens (9:52) | Fale Owens (9:03) |
| Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada (18:30) | Taichi Sabre (29:49) | Naito Sanada (13:01) | Naito Sanada (11:32) | Naito Sanada (18:12) | EVIL Takahashi (17:46) | Naito Sanada (10:22) | — | Naito Sanada (15:18) | O-Khan Henare (21:28) | Naito Sanada (13:56) | Naito Sanada (11:02) |
| Tanahashi Yano | Tonga Loa (14:47) | Taichi Sabre (11:23) | Tanahashi Yano (13:01) | Tanahashi Yano (9:17) | Goto Hashi (11:24) | Tanahashi Yano (12:16) | Tanahashi Yano (9:53) | Naito Sanada (15:18) | — | Tanahashi Yano (11:49) | Tanahashi Yano (8:49) | Tanahashi Yano (10:37) |
| O-Khan Henare | Tonga Loa (13:31) | O-Khan Henare (19:05) | O-Khan Henare (12:17) | O-Khan Henare (12:43) | Goto Hashi (19:43) | O-Khan Henare (12:51) | Fale Owens (9:13) | O-Khan Henare (21:28) | Tanahashi Yano (11:49) | — | O-Khan Henare (10:11) | O-Khan Henare (10:17) |
| Nagata Tiger | Tonga Loa (7:01) | Taichi Sabre (11:48) | Makabe Honma (9:07) | Kojima Tenzan (10:09) | Goto Hashi (10:59) | Evil Takahashi (8:23) | Fale Owens (9:52) | Naito Sanada (13:56) | Tanahashi Yano (8:49) | O-Khan Henare (10:11) | — | Nagata Tiger (14:46) |
| Suzuki Michinoku | Tonga Loa (9:52) | Taichi Sabre (18:44) | Makabe Honma (10:11) | Kojima Tenzan (9:27) | Goto Hashi (10:09) | Evil Takahashi (9:31) | Fale Owens (9:03) | Naito Sanada (11:02) | Tanahashi Yano (10:37) | O-Khan Henare (10:17) | Nagata Tiger (14:46) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | 19:58 | ||
| 2 | Evil andYujiro Takahashi | Pin | ||
The 2022 World Tag League took place in tandem with the 2022Super Junior Tag League from November 21 to December 14. The World Tag League sees 10 teams competing in a single block, with the top two teams facing in the finals. The tournament winners advance to an IWGP Tag Team Championship match atWrestle Kingdom 17. On December 2, it was announced that Chase Owens would be absent for the remainder of the tournament, following the passing of a family member, leading them to forfeit the remainder of their matches.[159]
| Kyle Fletcher andMark Davis | 14 |
|---|---|
| Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | 14 |
| Shane Haste andMikey Nicholls | 12 |
| Tetsuya Naito andSanada | 12 |
| Great-O-Khan andAaron Henare | 10 |
| Minoru Suzuki andLance Archer | 8 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi andToru Yano | 8 |
| Evil andYujiro Takahashi | 6 |
| Bad Luck Fale andChase Owens | 4 |
| Alex Coughlin andGabriel Kidd | 2 |
| Results | Fletcher Davis | Haste Nicholls | Coughlin Kidd | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Suzuki Archer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fletcher Davis | — | Haste Nicholls (14:26) | Fletcher Davis (11:19) | Fletcher Davis (15:18) | Fletcher Davis (11:20) | Fletcher Davis (forfeit) | Naito Sanada (20:20) | Fletcher Davis (12:37) | Fletcher Davis (13:34) | Fletcher Davis (13:34) |
| Haste Nicholls | Haste Nicholls (14:26) | — | Haste Nicholls (16:07) | Goto Hashi (14:23) | Haste Nicholls (8:47) | Haste Nicholls (forfeit) | Haste Nicholls (12:01) | Tanahashi Yano (12:26) | O-Khan Henare (10:13) | Haste Nicholls (1:40) |
| Coughlin Kidd | Fletcher Davis (11:19) | Haste Nicholls (16:07) | — | Goto Hashi (11:36) | Coughlin Kidd (10:46) | Fale Owens (10:05) | Naito Sanada (14:17) | Tanahashi Yano (4:02) | O-Khan Henare (9:46) | Suzuki Archer (9:24) |
| Goto Hashi | Fletcher Davis (15:18) | Goto Hashi (14:23) | Goto Hashi (11:36) | — | Goto Hashi (9:12) | Goto Hashi (forfeit) | Goto Hashi (21:36) | Tanahashi Yano (13:44) | Goto Hashi (13:21) | Goto Hashi (13:26) |
| Evil Takahashi | Fletcher Davis (11:20) | Haste Nicholls (8:47) | Coughlin Kidd (10:46) | Goto Hashi (9:12) | — | Fale Owens (8:34) | Evil Takahashi (15:40) | Evil Takahashi (9:44) | O-Khan Henare (9:58) | Evil Takahashi (9:41) |
| Fale Owens | Fletcher Davis (forfeit) | Haste Nicholls (forfeit) | Fale Owens (10:05) | Goto Hashi (forfeit) | Fale Owens (8:34) | — | Naito Sanada (forfeit) | Tanahashi Yano (3:35) | O-Khan Henare (forfeit) | Suzuki Archer (10:18) |
| Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada (20:20) | Haste Nicholls (12:01) | Naito Sanada (14:17) | Goto Hashi (21:36) | Evil Takahashi (15:40) | Naito Sanada (forfeit) | — | Naito Sanada (16:18) | Naito Sanada (22:45) | Naito Sanada (15:28) |
| Tanahashi Yano | Fletcher Davis (12:37) | Tanahashi Yano (12:26) | Tanahashi Yano (4:02) | Tanahashi Yano (13:44) | Evil Takahashi (9:44) | Tanahashi Yano (3:35) | Naito Sanada (16:18) | — | O-Khan Henare (10:26) | Suzuki Archer (12:45) |
| O-Khan Henare | Fletcher Davis (13:34) | O-Khan Henare (10:13) | O-Khan Henare (9:46) | Goto Hashi (13:21) | O-Khan Henare (9:58) | O-Khan Henare (forfeit) | Naito Sanada (22:45) | O-Khan Henare (10:26) | — | Suzuki Archer (13:34) |
| Suzuki Archer | Fletcher Davis (13:34) | Haste Nicholls (1:40) | Suzuki Archer (9:24) | Goto Hashi (13:26) | Evil Takahashi (9:41) | Suzuki Archer (10:18) | Naito Sanada (15:28) | Suzuki Archer (12:45) | Suzuki Archer (13:34) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Kyle Fletcher andMark Davis | 28:22 | ||
| 2 | Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | Pin | ||
The 2023 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 20 to December 10. The tournament returned to block format for the first time since 2017. It featured sixteen competing teams divided across two blocks. The first two placed teams of each block moved to the semifinals and the winners of those matches to the final.The League featured the debut ofMogul Embassy'sBishop Kaun andToa Liona (collectively known asGates of Agony),CMLL's Zandokan Jr.,Atlantis Jr. andSoberano Jr.,Alex Zayne, former Young LionsYuya Uemura,Yota Tsuji,Ren Narita andRyohei Oiwa,Guerrillas of Destiny'sHikuleo andEl Phantasmo (at the time holders of theStrong Openweight Tag Team Championship),Bullet Club's Rogue Army member Jack Bonza andPro Wrestling Noah'sKaito Kiyomiya.
The winning team advanced to anIWGP Tag Team Championship match atWrestle Kingdom 18. SinceBishamon were the reigning champions, as the winners of the Tag League they got the privilege to choose their challengers which they choose runner-ups Guerrillas of Destiny as their opponents with Guerrillas of Destiny's Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship also on the line.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Coughlin andGabe Kidd | 10 | Hikuleo andEl Phantasmo | 10 |
| Shane Haste andMikey Nicholls | 10 | Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | 9 |
| Great-O-Khan andHenare | 8 | Lance Archer andAlex Zayne | 8 |
| Tomohiro Ishii andToru Yano | 8 | Taichi andYuya Uemura | 8 |
| Evil andYujiro Takahashi | 6 | Atlantis Jr. andSoberano Jr. | 7 |
| Shota Umino andRen Narita | 6 | Yota Tsuji and Zandokan Jr. | 6 |
| Bishop Kaun andToa Liona | 4 | Minoru Suzuki andYuji Nagata | 4 |
| Kaito Kiyomiya andRyohei Oiwa | 4 | Bad Luck Fale and Jack Bonza | 4 |
| Block A | Umino Narita | Ishii Yano | O-Khan Henare | Haste Nicholls | Coughlin Kidd | Evil Takahashi | Kiyomiya Oiwa | Kaun Liona |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Umino Narita | — | Ishii Yano (22:31) | Umino Narita (24:40) | Haste Nicholls (20:00) | Coughlin Kidd (13:18) | Evil Takahashi (9:38) | Umino Narita (27:31) | Umino Narita (10:40) |
| Ishii Yano | Ishii Yano (22:31) | — | O-Khan Henare (13:06) | Ishii Yano (9:51) | Coughlin Kidd (12:02) | Evil Takahashi (9:16) | Ishii Yano (13:47) | Ishii Yano (10:13) |
| O-Khan Henare | Umino Narita (24:40) | O-Khan Henare (13:06) | — | Haste Nicholls (15:15) | Coughlin Kidd (9:55) | O-Khan Henare (2:38) | O-Khan Henare (14:33) | O-Khan Henare (16:18) |
| Haste Nicholls | Haste Nicholls (20:00) | Ishii Yano (9:51) | Haste Nicholls (15:15) | — | Coughlin Kidd (15:50) | Haste Nicholls (16:27) | Haste Nicholls (11:38) | Haste Nicholls (10:52) |
| Coughlin Kidd | Coughlin Kidd (13:18) | Coughlin Kidd (12:02) | Coughlin Kidd (9:55) | Coughlin Kidd (15:50) | — | Coughlin Kidd (14:03) | Kiyomiya Oiwa (12:03) | Kaun Liona (8:57) |
| Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi (9:38) | Evil Takahashi (9:16) | O-Khan Henare (2:38) | Haste Nicholls (16:27) | Coughlin Kidd (14:03) | — | Kiyomiya Oiwa (16:14) | Evil Takahashi (10:54) |
| Kiyomiya Oiwa | Umino Narita (27:31) | Ishii Yano (13:47) | O-Khan Henare (14:33) | Haste Nicholls (11:38) | Kiyomiya Oiwa (12:03) | Kiyomiya Oiwa (16:14) | — | Kaun Liona (11:34) |
| Kaun Liona | Umino Narita (10:40) | Ishii Yano (10:13) | O-Khan Henare (16:18) | Haste Nicholls (10:52) | Kaun Liona (8:57) | Evil Takahashi (10:54) | Kaun Liona (11:34) | — |
| Block B | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Hikuleo Phantasmo | Suzuki Nagata | Taichi Uemura | Tsuji Zandokan | Atlantis Soberano | Archer Zayne | Fale Bonza |
| Goto Yoshi-Hashi | — | Hikuleo Phantasmo (20:14) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (11:42) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (23:42) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (16:06) | Draw (30:00) | Archer Zayne (11:30) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (11:14) |
| Hikuleo Phantasmo | Hikuleo Phantasmo (20:14) | — | Hikuleo Phantasmo (11:34) | Taichi Uemura (20:50) | Tsuji Zandokan (14:51) | Hikuleo Phantasmo (16:20) | Hikuleo Phantasmo (15:15) | Hikuleo Phantasmo (11:02) |
| Suzuki Nagata | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (11:42) | Hikuleo Phantasmo (11:34) | — | Taichi Uemura (15:31) | Tsuji Zandokan (9:45) | Atlantis Soberano (10:01) | Suzuki Nagata (10:23) | Suzuki Nagata (9:43) |
| Taichi Uemura | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (23:42) | Taichi Uemura (20:50) | Taichi Uemura (15:31) | — | Taichi Uemura (19:30) | Taichi Uemura (15:02) | Archer Zayne (11:54) | Fale Bonza (11:06) |
| Tsuji Zandokan | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (16:06) | Tsuji Zandokan (14:51) | Tsuji Zandokan (9:45) | Taichi Uemura (19:30) | — | Atlantis Soberano (14:01) | Tsuji Zandokan (13:16) | Fale Bonza (8:35) |
| Atlantis Soberano | Draw (30:00) | Hikuleo Phantasmo (16:20) | Atlantis Soberano (10:01) | Taichi Uemura (15:02) | Atlantis Soberano (14:01) | — | Archer Zayne (9:40) | Atlantis Soberano (9:17) |
| Archer Zayne | Archer Zayne (11:30) | Hikuleo Phantasmo (15:15) | Suzuki Nagata (10:23) | Archer Zayne (11:54) | Tsuji Zandokan (13:16) | Archer Zayne (9:40) | — | Archer Zayne (11:15) |
| Fale Bonza | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (11:14) | Hikuleo Phantasmo (11:02) | Suzuki Nagata (9:43) | Fale Bonza (11:06) | Fale Bonza (8:35) | Atlantis Soberano (9:17) | Archer Zayne (11:15) | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Alex Coughlin andGabe Kidd | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | 20:47 | |||||||
| B2 | Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | 40:30 | |||||||
| B1 | Hikuleo andEl Phantasmo | Pin | |||||||
| B1 | Hikuleo andEl Phantasmo | 16:44 | |||||||
| A2 | Shane Haste andMikey Nicholls | Pin | |||||||
The 2024 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 19 to December 8. It featured sixteen teams divided across two blocks, with the first-placed teams of each block moving to the final.The league featured the debut ofCallum Newman,Hiromu Takahashi,Boltin Oleg, andBullet Club Rogue Army members Stevie and Tome Filip (collectively known as The Natural Classics).
On December 6, it was announced that Henare suffered an injury on his right knee, forcing him and The Great-O-Khan to forfeit, not only their B Block match against Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi, but also their IWGP Tag Team Championships, leaving the January 4 bout and January 5 program with theYoung Bucks uncertain. Furthermore, the teams of Toru Yano and Boltin Oleg, and Evil and Ren Narita won their respective matches, resulting that three teams ended up in a 10 points tie. Then an impromptuthree-way tag team match to decide the winner of the B Block, that Naito and Takahashi won.
The winning team traditionally earns anIWGP Tag Team Championship match atWrestle Kingdom. However, due to the situation around the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi won't have a title match, instead they faced each other atWrestle Kingdom 19.[160] Furthermore, Tetsuya Naito & Hiromu Takahashi have were added to the IWGP Tag Team Championship match atWrestle Dynasty, which they lost.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Kidd andSanada | 10 | Tetsuya Naito andHiromu Takahashi | 10 |
| Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | 8 | Great-O-Khan andHenare | 10 |
| Shingo Takagi andYota Tsuji | 8 | Toru Yano andBoltin Oleg | 10 |
| Jeff Cobb andCallum Newman | 6 | Evil andRen Narita | 10 |
| Kenta andChase Owens | 6 | Shane Haste andMikey Nicholls | 6 |
| Zack Sabre Jr. andRyohei Oiwa | 6 | Stevie Filip and Tome Filip | 4 |
| Alex Zayne andRyusuke Taguchi | 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi andJado | 4 |
| Shota Umino andTomoaki Honma | 6 | Taichi andTaka Michinoku | 2 |
| Block A | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Kenta Owens | Umino Honma | Cobb Newman | Zayne Taguchi | Takagi Tsuji | Sabre Oiwa | Kidd Sanada |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goto Yoshi-Hashi | — | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (10:28) | Umino Honma (17:06) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (12:16) | Zayne Taguchi (11:02) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (15:40) | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (23:01) | Kidd Sanada (18:41) |
| Kenta Owens | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (10:28) | — | Kenta Owens (5:24) | Cobb Newman (10:32) | Zayne Taguchi (13:05) | Kenta Owens (12:58) | Kenta Owens (18:57) | Kidd Sanada (3:50) |
| Umino Honma | Umino Honma (17:06) | Kenta Owens (5:24) | — | Cobb Newman (9:16) | Zayne Taguchi (14:11) | Umino Honma (18:40) | Umino Honma (22:53) | Kidd Sanada (12:59) |
| Cobb Newman | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (12:16) | Cobb Newman (10:32) | Cobb Newman (9:16) | — | Cobb Newman (10:44) | Takagi Tsuji (17:50) | Sabre Oiwa (15:11) | Kidd Sanada (5:27) |
| Zayne Taguchi | Zayne Taguchi (11:02) | Zayne Taguchi (13:05) | Zayne Taguchi (14:11) | Cobb Newman (10:44) | — | Takagi Tsuji (12:23) | Sabre Oiwa (17:36) | Kidd Sanada (13:09) |
| Takagi Tsuji | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (15:40) | Kenta Owens (12:58) | Umino Honma (18:40) | Takagi Tsuji (17:50) | Takagi Tsuji (18:40) | — | Takagi Tsuji (24:18) | Takagi Tsuji (21:43) |
| Sabre Oiwa | Goto Yoshi-Hashi (23:01) | Kenta Owens (18:57) | Umino Honma (22:53) | Sabre Oiwa (15:11) | Sabre Oiwa (17:36) | Takagi Tsuji (24:18) | — | Sabre Oiwa (19:40) |
| Kidd Sanada | Kidd Sanada (18:41) | Kidd Sanada (3:50) | Kidd Sanada (12:59) | Kidd Sanada (5:27) | Kidd Sanada (13:09) | Takagi Tsuji (21:43) | Sabre Oiwa (19:40) | — |
| Block B | O-Khan Henare | Taichi Michinoku | Haste Nicholls | Naito Takahashi | Tanahashi Jado | S. Filip T. Filip | Yano Oleg | Evil Narita |
| O-Khan Henare | — | Taichi Michinoku (10:50) | O-Khan Henare (19:21) | Naito Takahashi (forfeit) | O-Khan Henare (15:38) | O-Khan Henare (10:02) | O-Khan Henare (10:33) | O-Kahn Henare (20:34) |
| Taichi Michinoku | Taichi Michinoku (10:50) | — | Haste Nicholls (11:12) | Naito Takahashi (14:01) | Tanahashi Jado (20:05) | S. Filip T. Filip (13:17) | Yano Oleg (10:57) | Evil Narita (12:01) |
| Haste Nicholls | O-Khan Henare (19:21) | Haste Nicholls (11:12) | — | Naito Takahashi (16:12) | Haste Nicholls (13:35) | Haste Nicholls (13:19) | Yano Oleg (10:22) | Evil Narita (11:50) |
| Naito Takahashi | Naito Takahashi (forfeit) | Naito Takahashi (14:01) | Naito Takahashi (16:12) | — | Tanahashi Jado (15:52) | Naito Takahashi (10:20) | Yano Oleg (11:20) | Naito Takahashi (19:23) |
| Tanahashi Jado | O-Khan Henare (15:38) | Tanahashi Jado (20:05) | Haste Nicholls (13:35) | Tanahashi Jado (15:52) | — | S. Filip T. Filip (12:49) | Yano Oleg (11:25) | Evil Narita (11:22) |
| S. Filip T. Filip | O-Khan Henare (10:02) | S. Filip T. Filip (13:17) | Haste Nicholls (13:19) | Naito Takahashi (10:20) | S. Filip T. Filip (12:49) | — | Yano Oleg (9:15) | Evil Narita (11:05) |
| Yano Oleg | O-Khan Henare (10:33) | Yano Oleg (10:57) | Yano Oleg (10:22) | Yano Oleg (11:20) | Yano Oleg (11:25) | Yano Oleg (9:15) | — | Evil Narita (10:58) |
| Evil Narita | O-Kahn Henare (20:34) | Evil Narita (12:01) | Evil Narita (11:50) | Naito Takahashi (19:23) | Evil Narita (11:05) | Evil Narita (11:22) | Evil Narita (10:58) | — |
| B Block Decision | Final | |||||||
| A1 | Gabe Kidd andSanada | 27:12 | ||||||
| B1 | Tetsuya Naito andHiromu Takahashi | Pin | ||||||
| B1 | Tetsuya Naito andHiromu Takahashi | Pin | ||||||
| B2 | Toru Yano andBoltin Oleg | 17:16 | ||||||
| B3 | Evil andRen Narita | – | ||||||
The 2025 edition of the World Tag League will take place between November 20 and December 14. It features sixteen teams divided across two blocks, with the top two teams from each block moving on to the semifinals. The winners of those two matches would go on to face each other in the finals. The league will feature the World Tag League debuts ofIWGP Tag Team ChampionsKnock Out Brothers (Yuto-Ice andOskar),El Desperado,Drilla Moloney, andAll Japan Pro-Wrestling guest competitorShuji Ishikawa.
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Taichi andSatoshi Kojima | 2 | Shota Umino andYuya Uemura | 2 |
| Shingo Takagi andDrilla Moloney | 2 | David Finlay andHiromu Takahashi | 2 |
| Evil andDon Fale | 2 | Zack Sabre Jr. andRyohei Oiwa | 2 |
| Toru Yano andBoltin Oleg | 2 | Lance Archer andAlex Zayne | 2 |
| Hirooki Goto andYoshi-Hashi | 0 | Ren Narita andSanada | 0 |
| Yota Tsuji andGabe Kidd | 0 | Hiroshi Tanahashi andEl Phantasmo | 0 |
| El Desperado andShuji Ishikawa | 0 | Oskar andYuto-Ice | 0 |
| Yujiro Takahashi andChase Owens | 0 | Great-O-Khan andCallum Newman | 0 |
| Block A | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Taichi Kojima | Yano Oleg | Desperado Ishikawa | Tsuji Kidd | Takagi Moloney | Evil Fale | Yujiro Owens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goto Yoshi-Hashi | — | Taichi Kojima (12:29) | Nov. 26 | Nov. 29 | Dec. 5 | Dec. 8 | Dec. 2 | Nov. 24 |
| Taichi Kojima | Taichi Kojima (12:29) | — | Nov. 24 | Nov. 26 | Dec. 8 | Dec. 2 | Nov. 29 | Dec. 5 |
| Yano Oleg | Nov. 26 | Nov. 24 | — | Yano Oleg (10:13) | Nov. 29 | Dec. 5 | Dec. 8 | Dec. 2 |
| Desperado Ishikawa | Nov. 29 | Nov. 26 | Yano Oleg (10:13) | — | Dec. 2 | Nov. 24 | Dec. 5 | Dec. 8 |
| Tsuji Kidd | Dec. 5 | Dec. 8 | Nov. 29 | Dec. 2 | — | Takagi Moloney (17:00) | Nov. 24 | Nov. 26 |
| Takagi Moloney | Dec. 8 | Dec. 2 | Dec. 5 | Nov. 24 | Takagi Moloney (17:00) | — | Nov. 26 | Nov. 29 |
| Evil Fale | Dec. 2 | Nov. 29 | Dec. 5 | Dec. 8 | Nov. 24 | Nov. 26 | — | Evil Fale (7:09) |
| Yujiro Owens | Nov. 24 | Dec. 5 | Dec. 2 | Dec. 8 | Nov. 26 | Nov. 29 | Evil Fale (7:09) | — |
| Block B | Yuto-Ice Oskar | Tanahashi Phantasmo | Umino Uemura | Finlay Hiromu | Sabre Oiwa | O-Khan Newman | Narita Sanada | Archer Zayne |
| Yuto-Ice Oskar | — | Nov. 28 | Dec. 9 | Finlay Hiromu (16:16) | Dec. 3 | Nov. 30 | Nov. 25 | Dec. 7 |
| Tanahashi Phantasmo | Nov. 28 | — | Umino Uemura (17:18) | Nov. 25 | Nov. 30 | Dec. 7 | Dec. 9 | Dec. 3 |
| Umino Uemura | Dec. 9 | Umino Uemura (17:18) | — | Dec. 3 | Nov. 25 | Nov. 28 | Dec. 7 | Nov. 30 |
| Finlay Hiromu | Finlay Hiromu (16:16) | Nov. 25 | Dec. 3 | — | Dec. 7 | Dec. 9 | Nov. 30 | Nov. 28 |
| Sabre Oiwa | Dec. 3 | Nov. 30 | Nov. 25 | Dec. 7 | — | Sabre Oiwa (13:03) | Nov. 28 | Dec. 9 |
| O-Khan Newman | Nov. 30 | Nov. 28 | Dec. 7 | Dec. 9 | Sabre Oiwa (13:03) | — | Dec. 3 | Nov. 25 |
| Narita Sanada | Nov. 25 | Dec. 9 | Dec. 7 | Nov. 30 | Nov. 28 | Dec. 3 | — | Archer Zayne (9:06) |
| Archer Zayne | Dec. 7 | Dec. 3 | Nov. 30 | Nov. 28 | Dec. 9 | Nov. 25 | Archer Zayne (9:06) | — |
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
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