World Tag League (NJPW)
The World Tag League (WORLDタッグリーグ[1], WORLD taggurīgu)[2] is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling as a spin-off of the popular singles tournament, the G1 Climax. It was created in 1991 as the Super Grade Tag League, as a continuation of a regular tag team tournament held since 1980, gaining the name G1 Tag League (G1タッグリーグ, G1 taggurīgu) in 1999. In 2012, NJPW's new owners, the Bushiroad 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 the IWGP Tag Team Championship at the following year's Wrestle 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.
List of winners
[edit]| Tournament | Year | Winners (total won as an individual) | Total won as a team | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSG Tag League | 1980 | Antonio Inoki and Bob Backlund | 1 | [3] |
| MSG Tag League | 1981 | André the Giant and René Goulet | 1 | [4] |
| MSG Tag League | 1982 | Antonio Inoki (2) and Hulk Hogan | 1 | [5] |
| MSG Tag League | 1983 | Antonio Inoki (3) and Hulk Hogan (2) | 2 | [6] |
| MSG Tag League | 1984 | Antonio Inoki (4) and Tatsumi Fujinami | 1 | [7] |
| IWGP Tag Title League | 1985 | Tatsumi Fujinami (2) and Kengo Kimura | 1 | [8] |
| Japan Cup Tag League | 1986 | Antonio Inoki (5) and Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 1 | [9] |
| Japan Cup Tag League | 1987 | Tatsumi Fujinami (3) and Kengo Kimura (2) | 2 | [10] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1991 | Tatsumi Fujinami (4) and Big Van Vader | 1 | [11][12] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1992 | Riki Choshu and Shinya Hashimoto | 1 | [11][13] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1993 | Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh | 1 | [11][14] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1994 | Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh | 2 | [11][15] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1995 | Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 1 | [11][16] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1996 | Shinya Hashimoto (2) and Scott Norton | 1 | [11][17] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1997 | Masahiro Chono (2) and Keiji Mutoh (3) | 1 | [11][18] |
| Super Grade Tag League | 1998 | Satoshi Kojima and Keiji Mutoh (4) | 1 | [11][19] |
| G1 Tag League | 1999 | Keiji Mutoh (5) and Scott Norton (2) | 1 | [11][20] |
| G1 Tag League | 2000 | Takashi Iizuka and Yuji 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) and Shinsuke Nakamura | 1 | [24] |
| G1 Tag League | 2007 | Giant Bernard and Travis 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) and Wataru Inoue | 1 | [28] |
| G1 Tag League | 2011 | Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki | 1 | [29] |
| World Tag League | 2012 | Hirooki Goto and Karl Anderson (2) | 1 | [30] |
| World Tag League | 2013 | Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson (3) | 1 | [31] |
| World Tag League | 2014 | Hirooki Goto (2) and Katsuyori Shibata | 1 | [32] |
| World Tag League | 2015 | Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 1 | [33] |
| World Tag League | 2016 | Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 2 | [34] |
| World Tag League | 2017 | Evil and Sanada | 1 | [35] |
| World Tag League | 2018 | Evil and Sanada | 2 | |
| World Tag League | 2019 | Juice Robinson and David Finlay | 1 | |
| World Tag League | 2020 | Guerillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) | 1 | [36] |
| World Tag League | 2021 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto (3) and Yoshi-Hashi) | 1 | [37] |
| World Tag League | 2022 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto (4) and Yoshi-Hashi (2)) | 2 | [38] |
| World Tag League | 2023 | Bishamon (Hirooki Goto (5) and Yoshi-Hashi (3)) | 3 |
1980
[edit]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 and Bob Backlund | 34 |
|---|---|
| Stan Hansen and Hulk Hogan | 32 |
| André the Giant and The Hangman | 28 |
| Tiger Jeet Singh and Umanosuke Ueda | 24 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi and Strong Kobayashi | 20 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | 15 |
| Willem Ruska and Bad News Allen | 10 |
| Kantaro Hoshino and Riki Choshu | 9 |
| Ox Baker and Johnny 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 and Bob Backlund | Pin | ||
| 2 | Stan Hansen and Hulk Hogan | 17:35 | ||
1981
[edit]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 and Rene Goulet | 10 |
| Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami | 8 |
| Stan Hansen and Dick Murdoch | 8 |
| Tiger Toguchi and Killer Khan | 6 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi and Kengo Kimura | 6 |
| Rusher Kimura and Animal Hamaguchi | 2 |
| Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu | 2 |
| Bad News Allen and Pat Patterson | 2 |
| Samoans Afa and Sika | 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 and Goulet | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Inoki and Fujinami | DCO | 2 | Inoki and Fujinami | 8:05 | ||||
| 3 | Hansen and Murdoch | 12:47 | |||||||
1982
[edit]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 and Hulk Hogan | 28 |
| Killer Khan and Tiger Toguchi | 23 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi and Tatsumi Fujinami | 22 |
| Dick Murdoch and Masked Superstar | 21 |
| André the Giant and Rene Goulet | 20 |
| Adrian Adonis and Dino Bravo | 9 |
| El Canek and Perro Aguayo | 4 |
| Wayne Bridges and Young Samson[39] | 0 |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Killer Khan and Tiger Toguchi | Sub | ||
| 2 | Hulk Hogan and Antonio Inoki | 31:47 | ||
1983
[edit]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 and Swede Hanson[40] | 32.0 |
| Antonio Inoki and Hulk Hogan | 28.5 |
| Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch | 27.5 |
| Riki Choshu and Animal Hamaguchi | 26.5 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Akira Maeda | 24.0 |
| Killer Khan and Tiger Toguchi | 16.5 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi and Kengo Kimura[40] | 14.0 |
| Bobby Duncum and Curt Hennig | 5.0 |
| Wayne Bridges and Otto Wanz | 5.0 |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Antonio Inoki and Hulk Hogan | Pin | ||
| 2 | Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch | 11:10 | ||
† Hanson was injured and could not compete in the final.
1984
[edit]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 and Dick Murdoch | 23 |
| Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami | 22.5 |
| André the Giant and Gerry Morrow | 21.5 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi and Kengo Kimura | 13 |
| Tiger Toguchi and Kerry Brown | 8 |
| Strong Machine #1 and Strong Machine #2 | 8 |
| Hulk Hogan and The Wild Samoan | 0 |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Antonio Inoki and Tatsumi Fujinami | Pin | ||
| 2 | Adrian Adonis and Dick Murdoch | 33:31 | ||
1985
[edit]The 1985 IWGP Tag Title League featured 8 teams in a single block and was held from November 15 to December 12, 1985.
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Bruiser Brody and Jimmy Snuka† | 29 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | 23 |
| Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi | 21 |
| Dick Murdoch and Masked Superstar | 19 |
| Hacksaw Higgins and Nord the Barbarian | 19 |
| El Canek and Dos Caras | 9 |
| Mr. Pogo and Kendo Nagasaki | 7 |
| Mike Kelly and Pat Kelly | 0 |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi | Pin | ||
| 2 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | 32:00 | ||
†Brody and Snuka no-showed the finals and jumped to All Japan Pro Wrestling
1986
[edit]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 and Yoshiaki Fujiwara | ?? |
| Osamu Kido and Akira Maeda | ?? |
| Dick Murdoch and Masked Superstar | ?? |
| Nobuhiko Takada and Shiro Koshinaka | ?? |
| Keiji Mutoh and Tatsumi Fujinami | ?? |
| Kengo Kimura and George Takano | ?? |
| Tonga Kid and Wild Samoan[42] | ?? |
| Seiji Sakaguchi and Umanosuke Ueda | ?? |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Inoki and Fujiwara | ||||||||
| 2 | Osamu Kido and Akira Maeda | 2 | Kido and Maeda | ||||||
| 3 | Dick Murdoch and Masked Superstar | ||||||||
1987
[edit]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 and Dick Murdoch | 29 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | 26 |
| Masa Saito and Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 26 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi and Scott Hall | 17 |
| Keiji Mutoh and Nobuhiko Takada | 13 |
| Akira Maeda and Super Strong Machine | 10 |
| Kendo Nagasaki and Mr. Pogo | 9 |
| Ron Starr and Ron Ritchie | 0 |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Inoki and Murdoch | ||||||||
| 2 | Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | 2 | Fujinami and Kimura | ||||||
| 3 | Masa Saito and Yoshiaki Fujiwara | ||||||||
1991
[edit]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 and Masa Saito | 10 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Big Van Vader | 8 |
| Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Masahiro Chono | 8 |
| Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh | 6 |
| Shinya Hashimoto and Scott Norton | 6 |
| The Great Kokina and The Wild Samoan | 2 |
| Kim Duk and Tiger Jeet Singh | 2 |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Choshu and Saito | ||||||||
| 2 | Fujinami and Vader | 2 | Fujinami and Vader | ||||||
| 3 | Bigelow and Chono | ||||||||
1992
[edit]The 1992 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from October 8 to October 21.[11][13]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Riki Choshu and Shinya Hashimoto | 9 |
| Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki | 9 |
| Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Keiji Mutoh | 8 |
| Masahiro Chono and Tony Halme | 8 |
| Scott Norton and Super Strong Machine | 6 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Manabu Nakanishi | 2 |
| Jim Neidhart and Tom Zenk | 0 |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Choshu and Hashimoto | Pin | ||
| 2 | Hase and Sasaki | 15:45 | ||
1993
[edit]The 1993 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 10 teams, was held from October 8 to November 4.[11][14]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Hercules Hernandez and Scott Norton | 14 |
| Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh | 14 |
| Masahiro Chono and Shinya Hashimoto | 13 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Osamu Kido | 13 |
| Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior | 10 |
| Shiro Koshinaka and Michiyoshi Ohara | 8 |
| Takayuki Iizuka and Akira Nogami | 6 |
| The Barbarian and Masa Saito | 4 |
| Jyushin Thunder Liger and Wild Pegasus | 4 |
| Brad Armstrong and Sean Royal | 0 |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Hernandez and Norton | Pin | ||
| 2 | Hase and Mutoh | 13:46 | ||
1994
[edit]The 1994 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 10 teams, was held from October 19 to October 30.[11][15]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Masahiro Chono and Super Strong Machine | 14 |
| Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Mutoh | 14 |
| Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior | 12 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Yoshiaki Fujiwara | 10 |
| Osamu Kido and Scott Norton | 10 |
| Shinya Hashimoto and Manabu Nakanishi | 8 |
| Takayuki Iizuka and Akira Nogami | 6 |
| Riki Choshu and Yoshiaki Yatsu | 6 |
| Mike Enos and Steven Regal | 6 |
| Nailz and Ron Simmons | 4 |
| Results | Chono Machine | Hase Mutoh | Hawk Warrior | 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 Mutoh | Chono Machine (14:43) | — | Hase Mutoh (17:25) | Hase Mutoh (17:14) | Hase Mutoh (11:31) | Hase Mutoh (17:19) | Iizuka Nogami (20:47) | Hase Mutoh (Unknown) | Hase Mutoh (13:39) | Hase Mutoh (13:39) |
| Hawk Warrior | Chono Machine (13:40) | Hase Mutoh (17:25) | — | Hawk Warrior (8:50) | Kido Norton (5:59) | Hawk Warrior (11:41) | Hawk Warrior (10:59) | Hawk Warrior (9:17) | Hawk Warrior (6:58) | Hawk Warrior (4:06) |
| Fujinami Fujiwara | Chono Machine (12:47) | Hase Mutoh (17:14) | Hawk Warrior (8:50) | — | Kido Norton (10:04) | Fujinami Fujiwara (13:26) | Fujinami Fujiwara (8:43) | Fujinami Fujiwara (8:37) | Fujinami Fujiwara (unknown) | Fujinami Fujiwara (9:44) |
| Kido Norton | Chono Machine (9:58) | Hase Mutoh (11:31) | Kido Norton (5:59) | Kido Norton (10:04) | — | Hashimoto Nakanishi (12:02) | Iizuka Nogami (11:02) | Kido Norton (unknown) | Kido Norton (19:55) | Kido Norton (8:03) |
| Hashimoto Nakanishi | Chono Machine (9:04) | Hase Mutoh (17:19) | Hawk Warrior (11:41) | Fujinami Fujiwara (13:26) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (12:02) | — | Hashimoto Nakanishi (16:43) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (10:41) | Enos Regal (12:51) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (9:39) |
| Iizuka Nogami | Iizuka Nogami (8:12) | Iizuka Nogami (20:47) | Hawk Warrior (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 Mutoh (Unknown) | Hawk Warrior (9:17) | Fujinami Fujiwara (8:37) | Kido Norton (unknown) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (10:41) | Choshu Yatsu (10:44) | — | Choshu Yatsu (10:30) | Nailz Simmons (8:42) |
| Enos Regal | Chono Machine (9:18) | Hase Mutoh (13:39) | Hawk Warrior (6:58) | Fujinami Fujiwara (unknown) | 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 Mutoh (13:39) | Hawk Warrior (4:06) | Fujinami Fujiwara (9:44) | Kido Norton (8:03) | Hashimoto Nakanishi (9:39) | Nailz Simmons (6:23) | Nailz Simmons (8:42) | Enos Regal (9:42) | — |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Hase and Mutoh | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Chono and Machine | Pin | 2 | Chono and Machine | 26:01 | ||||
| 3 | Hawk and Warrior | 13:40 | |||||||
1995
[edit]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 replaced Riki Choshu in his team with Kensuke Sasaki after one match.[11][16]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Osamu Kido and Kazuo Yamazaki | 8 |
| Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 7 |
| Shinya Hashimoto and Junji Hirata | 7 |
| Tatsutoshi Goto and Shiro Koshinaka | 6 |
| Keiji Mutoh and Osamu Nishimura | 6 |
| Takashi Iizuka and Akira Nogami | 4 |
| Masa Saito/Riki Choshu and Kensuke Sasaki | 4 |
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Kido and Yamazaki | Sub | |||||||
| 2 | Chono and Tenzan | Pin | 2 | Chono and Tenzan | 12:50 | ||||
| 3 | Hashimoto and Hirata | 14:45 | |||||||
1996
[edit]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 Mutoh and Rick Steiner | 5 |
| Shinya Hashimoto and Scott Norton | 5 |
| Takashi Iizuka and Kazuo Yamazaki | 4 |
| Riki Choshu and Kensuke Sasaki | 4 |
| Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 3 |
| Satoshi Kojima and Manabu Nakanishi | 3 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Shiro Koshinaka | 2 |
| Steven Regal and David Taylor | 1 |
| Results | Chono Tenzan | Choshu Sasaki | Fujinami Koshinaka | Hashimoto Norton | Iizuka Yamazaki | Kojima Nakanishi | Mutoh 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) | Mutoh Steiner (8:20) | Chono Tenzan (Forf) |
| Choshu Sasaki | Chono Tenzan (12:52) | — | Choshu Sasaki (Forf) | Choshu Sasaki (9:40) | Draw (30:00) | Choshu Sasaki (12:32) | Mutoh Steiner (11:24) | Choshu Sasaki (Forf) |
| Fujinami Koshinaka | Fujinami Koshinaka (11:56) | Choshu Sasaki (Forf) | — | Hashimoto Norton (13:06) | Iizuka Yamazaki (Forf) | Kojima Nakanishi (Forf) | 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) | Mutoh Steiner (13:56) | Hashimoto Norton (Forf) |
| Iizuka Yamazaki | Iizuka Yamazaki (14:22) | Draw (30:00) | Iizuka Yamazaki (Forf) | Hashimoto Norton (13:04) | — | Kojima Nakanishi (11:20) | Iizuka Yamazaki (11:58) | Iizuka Yamazaki (Forf) |
| Kojima Nakanishi | Chono Tenzan (10:40) | Choshu Sasaki (12:32) | Kojima Nakanishi (Forf) | Hashimoto Norton (15:03) | Kojima Nakanishi (11:20) | — | Mutoh Steiner (16:28) | Kojima Nakanishi (12:11) |
| Mutoh Steiner | Mutoh Steiner (8:20) | Mutoh Steiner (11:24) | Fujinami Koshinaka (8:15) | Mutoh Steiner (13:56) | Iizuka Yamazaki (11:58) | Mutoh Steiner (16:28) | — | Mutoh Steiner (12:13) |
| Regal Taylor | Chono Tenzan (Forf) | Choshu Sasaki (Forf) | Regal Taylor (10:29) | Hashimoto Norton (Forf) | Iizuka Yamazaki (Forf) | Kojima Nakanishi (12:11) | Mutoh Steiner (12:13) | — |
| Final | ||||
| 1 | Mutoh and Steiner | Pin | ||
| 2 | Hashimoto and Norton | 21:54 | ||
1997
[edit]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 and Keiji Mutoh | 6 |
| Shinya Hashimoto and Manabu Nakanishi | 5 |
| Kensuke Sasaki and Kazuo Yamazaki | 5 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Kengo Kimura | 4 |
| nWo Sting and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 3 |
| Satoshi Kojima and Tadao Yasuda | 2 |
| Kenny Kaos and Rob Rage | 2 |
| Tatsutoshi Goto and Michiyoshi 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 | Chono and Mutoh | Sub | |||||||
| 2 | Hashimoto and Nakanishi | Sub | 2 | Hashimoto and Nakanishi | 23:33 | ||||
| 3 | Sasaki and Yamazaki | 15:24 | |||||||
1998
[edit]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 and Keiji Mutoh | 8 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Shinya Hashimoto | 8 |
| Kensuke Sasaki and Kazuo Yamazaki | 8 |
| Shiro Koshinaka and Genichiro Tenryu | 8 |
| Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi | 6 |
| nWo Sting and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 |
| David Finlay and Jerry 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 | Kojima and Mutoh | Pin | |||||||
| 4 | Koshinaka and Tenryu | 13:21 | |||||||
| 1 | Kojima and Mutoh | Pin | |||||||
| 3 | Fujinami and Hashimoto | 18:51 | |||||||
| 2 | Sasaki and Yamazaki | Sub | |||||||
| 3 | Fujinami and Hashimoto | 17:45 | |||||||
1999
[edit]The 1999 G1 Tag League, featuring 9 teams, was held from September 10 to September 23.[11][20]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Keiji Mutoh and Scott Norton | 14 |
| Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi | 10 |
| Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 10 |
| Junji Hirata and Shiro Koshinaka | 8 |
| Shinya Hashimoto and Meng | 8 |
| Masahiro Chono and Don Frye | 6 |
| Tatsutoshi Goto and Michiyoshi Ohara | 6 |
| Takashi Iizuka and Brian Johnston | 6 |
| Kazuyuki Fujita and Kensuke 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 | Mutoh and Norton | Sub | |||||||
| 2 | Nagata and Nakanishi | Pin | 2 | Nagata and Nakanishi | 21:32 | ||||
| 3 | Kojima and Tenzan | 13:42 | |||||||
2000
[edit]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 and Yuji Nagata | 8 |
| Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 |
| Manabu Nakanishi and Yutaka Yoshie | 8 |
| Masahiro Chono and Scott Norton | 8 |
| Jyushin Thunder Liger and Super Strong Machine | 4 |
| Shiro Koshinaka and Kensuke Sasaki | 4 |
| T2000 Machine #1 and T2000 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 | Kojima and Tenzan | Pin | |||||||
| 3 | Nakanishi and Yoshie | 15:58 | |||||||
| 1 | Kojima and Tenzan | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Iizuka and Nagata | 19:09 | |||||||
| 2 | Iizuka and Nagata | Sub | |||||||
| 4 | Chono and Norton | 12:06 | |||||||
2001
[edit]The 2001 G1 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 30 to December 11.[22]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Mike Barton and Jim Steele | 9 |
| Satoshi Kojima and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 |
| Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi | 8 |
| Dan Devine and Kensuke Sasaki | 8 |
| Scott Norton and Super J | 7 |
| Jyushin Thunder Liger and Osamu Nishimura | 6 |
| Masahiro Chono and Giant Silva | 6 |
| Kenzo Suzuki and Hiroshi 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 | Barton and Steele | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kojima and Tenzan | 24:02 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Kojima and Tenzan | Pin | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Nagata and Nakanishi | 17:25 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Nagata and Nakanishi | Sub | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Devine and Sasaki | 14:40 | ||||||||||||
2003
[edit]The 2003 G1 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from October 15 to October 30. The match between Mike Barton and Jim Steele and Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yutaka Yoshie did not have the usual 30-minute time limit as it was also for Tanahashi and Yoshie's IWGP World Tag Team Championship, giving it a 60-minute time limit.[23]
| Wrestlers | Score |
|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Takayama and TOA | 10 |
| Osamu Nishimura and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 9 |
| Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi | 9 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yutaka Yoshie | 7 |
| Makai #1 and Tadao Yasuda | 7 |
| Mike Barton and Jim Steele | 6 |
| Blue Wolf and Shinsuke Nakamura | 6 |
| Masahiro Chono and Jyushin 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) | Draw (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) | Draw (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 | Takayama and TOA | Pin | |||||||
| 2 | Nishimura and Tenzan | Sub | 2 | Nishimura and Tenzan | 14:10 | ||||
| 3 | Nagata and Nakanishi | 20:05 | |||||||
2006
[edit]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 and Yuji Nagata | 6 | Giant Bernard and Travis Tomko | 6 |
| Masahiro Chono and Shinsuke Nakamura | 4 | Koji Kanemoto and Hiroshi Tanahashi | 4 |
| Akebono and Riki Choshu | 4 | Jyushin Thunder Liger and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 4 |
| Gedo and Jado | 4 | Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano | 3 |
| Shiro Koshinaka and Togi Makabe | 2 | Manabu Nakanishi and Naofumi 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 | Iizuka and Nagata | Sub | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Kanemoto and Tanahashi | 16:49 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Kanemoto and Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Liger and Tenzan | 14:24 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Kanemoto and Tanahashi | Pin | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Chono and Nakamura | 18:32 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Bernard and Tomko | Sub | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Chono and Nakamura | 8:16 | ||||||||||||
2007
[edit]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 and Travis Tomko | 8 |
| Hirooki Goto and Milano Collection AT | 8 |
| Koji Kanemoto and Hiroshi Tanahashi | 8 |
| Togi Makabe and Toru Yano | 8 |
| Takashi Iizuka and Naofumi Yamamoto | 6 |
| Gedo and Jado | 6 |
| Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi | 6 |
| Akebono and Masahiro 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 | Bernard and Tomko | Pin | |||||||
| 4 | Makabe and Yano | 6:44 | |||||||
| 1 | Bernard and Tomko | Pin | |||||||
| 3 | Kanemoto and Tanahashi | 18:02 | |||||||
| 2 | Goto and Milano | Pin | |||||||
| 3 | Kanemoto and Tanahashi | 14:20 | |||||||
1This was a handicap match, not involving Tomko due to scheduling conflicts.
2008
[edit]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 and Hiroyoshi Tenzan | 8 | Togi Makabe and Toru Yano | 8 |
| Hirooki Goto and Shinsuke Nakamura | 7 | Manabu Nakanishi and Yutaka Yoshie | 7 |
| Giant Bernard and Rick Fuller | 7 | Gedo and Jado | 6 |
| Wataru Inoue and Koji Kanemoto | 4 | Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro | 4 |
| Taichi Ishikari and Milano Collection AT | 4 | Negro Casas and Rocky Romero | 4 |
| Takashi Iizuka and Tomohiro Ishii | 2 | Mitsuhide Hirasawa and Yuji 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 | Kojima and Tenzan | Pin | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Nakanishi and Yoshie | 19:45 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Kojima and Tenzan | Sub | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Makabe and Yano | 23:56 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Makabe and Yano | Pin | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Goto and Nakamura | 11:49 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Goto and Nakamura | Pin | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Bernard and Fuller | 11:22 | ||||||||||||
2009
[edit]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 and Toru Yano | 6 | Karl Anderson and Giant Bernard | 8 |
| Manabu Nakanishi and Takao Omori | 6 | Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi | 4 |
| Wataru Inoue and Yuji Nagata | 4 | Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 4 |
| Tomohiro Ishii and Masato Tanaka | 4 | Masahiro Chono and Akira | 2 |
| Hirooki Goto and Kazuchika Okada | 0 | Gedo and Jado | 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 | Nakamura and Yano | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Devitt and Taguchi | 9:39 | |||||||
| B2 | Devitt and Taguchi | Pin | |||||||
| B1 | Anderson and Bernard | 16:01 | |||||||
| B1 | Anderson and Bernard | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Nakanishi and Omori | 11:31 | |||||||
2010
[edit]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 and Wataru Inoue | 8 | Tetsuya Naito and Yujiro Takahashi | 6 |
| Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man | 8 | Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson | 6 |
| Masato Tanaka and Tomohiro Ishii | 6 | Hiroshi Tanahashi and Tajiri | 6 |
| Hirooki Goto and Tama Tonga | 4 | Daniel Puder and Shinsuke Nakamura | 4 |
| Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 4 | Terrible and El Texano, Jr. | 4 |
| King Fale and Super Strong Machine | 0 | Takashi Iizuka and Toru 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 | Nagata and Inoue | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Bernard and Anderson | 9:54[28] | |||||||
| A1 | Nagata and Inoue | Pin | |||||||
| B1 | Naito and Takahashi | 17:49[28] | |||||||
| B1 | Naito and Takahashi | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Nakanishi and Strong Man | 11:54[28] | |||||||
2011
[edit]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 and Karl Anderson | 8 | Shinsuke Nakamura and Toru Yano | 10 |
| Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki | 8 | Hirooki Goto and Hiroshi Tanahashi | 6 |
| Masato Tanaka and Yujiro Takahashi | 6 | Satoshi Kojima and Togi Makabe | 6 |
| Tetsuya Naito and Tomoaki Honma | 4 | Don Fujii and Tomohiro Ishii | 4 |
| Strong Man and Tama Tonga | 2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Wataru Inoue | 4 |
| King Fale and Yuji Nagata | 2 | Hideo Saito and Takashi 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 | Bernard and Anderson | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Goto and Tanahashi | 12:10[29] | |||||||
| A1 | Bernard and Anderson | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Archer and Suzuki | 17:42[29] | |||||||
| B1 | Nakamura and Yano | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Archer and Suzuki | 12:08[29] | |||||||
2012
[edit]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 and Wataru Inoue | 8 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 8 |
| Hirooki Goto and Karl Anderson | 8 | Davey Boy Smith, Jr. and Lance Archer | 8 |
| Masaaki Mochizuki and Yuji Nagata | 8 | Masato Tanaka and Yujiro Takahashi | 6 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura and Tomohiro Ishii | 6 | Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano | 6 |
| Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi | 6 | MVP and Shelton Benjamin | 6 |
| Kengo Mashimo and Minoru Suzuki | 6 | Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man | 4 |
| Captain New Japan and Hiroshi Tanahashi | 0 | Diamante Azul and Rush | 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 and Wataru Inoue | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance 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 and Satoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Hirooki Goto and Karl Anderson | 14:41[30] | |||||||
2013
[edit]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. and Lance Archer | 10 | Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson | 8 |
| Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 8 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 8 |
| Bad Luck Fale and Prince Devitt | 6 | Jax Dane and Rob Conway | 6 |
| Masato Tanaka and Yujiro Takahashi | 6 | Minoru Suzuki and Shelton X Benjamin | 6 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura and Tomohiro Ishii | 6 | La Sombra and Tetsuya Naito | 6 |
| Manabu Nakanishi and Strong Man | 4 | Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi | 4 |
| Captain New Japan and Hiroshi Tanahashi | 2 | Takashi Iizuka and Toru 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. and Lance Archer | Pin | |||||||
| B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 12:54[31] | |||||||
| B2 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | Pin | |||||||
| B1 | Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson | 18:57[31] | |||||||
| B1 | Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson | Pin | |||||||
| A2 | Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 8:38[31] | |||||||
2014
[edit]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 and Hiroshi Tanahashi forfeiting the rest of their matches.[90]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson | 10 | Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata | 8 |
| Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi | 8 | Shinsuke Nakamura and Tomohiro Ishii | 8 |
| Matt Taven and Michael Bennett | 8 | Davey Boy Smith, Jr. and Lance Archer | 8 |
| A.J. Styles and Yujiro Takahashi | 8 | Kazushi Sakuraba and Toru Yano | 7 |
| La Sombra and Tetsuya Naito | 8 | Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka | 7 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 8 | Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga | 6 |
| Jax Dane and Rob Conway | 6 | Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata | 6 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi and Yoshitatsu | 0 | Togi Makabe and Tomoaki 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 and Karl Anderson | Pin | ||
| B1 | Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata | 20:58[32] | ||
2015
[edit]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 and Yujiro Takahashi to forfeit the rest of their matches.[103]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 8 | Evil and Tetsuya Naito | 10 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi and Michael Elgin | 8 | Hirooki Goto and Katsuyori Shibata | 8 |
| Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian | 6 | Doc Gallows and Karl Anderson | 8 |
| Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi | 6 | Shinsuke Nakamura and Tomohiro Ishii | 6 |
| Kazushi Sakuraba and Toru Yano | 6 | Matt Taven and Michael Bennett | 4 |
| Bad Luck Fale and Tama Tonga | 4 | Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 4 |
| Manabu Nakanishi and Yuji Nagata | 4 | A.J. Styles and Yujiro 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 and Tomoaki Honma | Pin | ||
| B1 | Evil and Tetsuya Naito | 21:36[33] | ||
2016
[edit]The 2016 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 18 through December 10.[118]
| Block A | Block B | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa | 12 | Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 10 |
| Hangman Page and Yujiro Takahashi | 8 | Evil and Sanada | 10 |
| Hanson and Raymond Rowe | 8 | Kazuchika Okada and Yoshi-Hashi | 8 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 8 | Katsuyori Shibata and Yuji Nagata | 8 |
| Rush and Tetsuya Naito | 8 | Hirooki Goto and Tomohiro Ishii | 8 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi and Juice Robinson | 6 | Billy Gunn and Yoshitatsu | 6 |
| Brian Breaker and Leland Race | 6 | Chase Owens and Kenny Omega | 6 |
| Henare and Manabu Nakanishi | 0 | Bad Luck Fale and Bone 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 |