NJPW reveals teams for Super Junior Tag League

  • Ian Carey

New Japan Pro Wrestling has announced the teams for the upcoming Super Junior Tag League.

The tournament runs from October 23 to November 2, when the finals will be held at Hiroshi Tanahashi Final Homecoming. 12 teams are entered into the tournament, with only the block winners advancing to the finals.

The teams are listed below:

A Block:

  • DOUKI & SHO (Current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)
  • Ryusuke Taguchi & Dragon Dia (2nd consecutive entry)
  • YOH & Master Wato (debut entry)
  • Templario & Jakob Austin Young (debut entry)
  • Clark Connors & Daiki Nagai (debut entry)
  • Hiromu Takahashi & Gedo (debut entry)

B Block:

  • Ichiban Sweet Boys (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita) (2024 tournament winners, 3rd entry)
  • Taiji ishimori & Robbie X (2nd consecutive entry)
  • El Desperado & KUUKAI (debut entry)
  • Tiger Mask & YAMATO (debut entry)
  • KUSHIDA & Yuki Yoshioka (debut entry)
  • Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Dick Togo (debut entry)

The round-robin matches will be split up among eight shows concluding on November 1 in Osaka.