The Super Junior Tag League is a professional wrestling tag team tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
Established in 2010, but preceded by the G1 Climax Junior Heavyweight Tag League in 2001 (won by El Samurai and Jushin Thunder Liger), it is the junior heavyweight equivalent of the World Tag League for heavyweight tag teams.[1] From 2010 to 2017, it was named the Super Junior Tag Tournament and followed a single-elimination format, before becoming the Super Junior Tag League in 2018, switching to a round-robin format. Since the tournament's inception, there were two years where the tournament did not take place—in 2011 and 2020 (due to major changes to NJPW's schedule during the COVID-19 pandemic).
| Tournament | Year | Winner | (team) | (individual) | Final venue | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto | 1 | 1, 1 | [2] | ||||
| Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida) | 1 | 1, 1 | [3] | ||||
| The Young Bucks (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson) | 1 | 1, 1 | [4] | ||||
| reDRagon (Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly) | 1 | 1, 1 | Gifu Industry Hall | [5] | |||
| 1 | 1, 1 | [6] | |||||
| Roppongi Vice (Beretta and Rocky Romero) | 1 | 1, 1 | [7] | ||||
| Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) | 1 | 1, 1 | [8] |
Super J Tag Tournament was a one-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling and took place on May 8.[9] Most of the wrestlers involved were signed to New Japan but did feature wrestlers from other promotions like Mascara Dorada & Valiente from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Kota Ibushi from Dramatic Dream Team, Fujita Hayato and Taro Nohashi from Michinoku Pro Wrestling, and Kushida from Smash.[10]
El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto defeated Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) to win the tournament and become IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions.
Super Jr. Tag Tournament 2012 was a two-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The preliminary round took place on October 21 and the semi-final and final took place on November 2.[11] The tournament utilized wrestlers mostly signed to New Japan but also included Negro Casas from Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre, Taka Michinoku from Kaientai Dojo, and freelancer Brian Kendrick.[12]
Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida) defeated Apollo 55 (Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) to win the tournament and become the number one contenders to the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[13] They challenged the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero) to a title match at Power Struggle on November 11.
The 2013 Super Jr. Tag Tournament was a two-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The preliminary round took take place on October 25 and the semi-final and final on November 6.[14] The debuting Young Bucks won the tournament and on November 9 at Power Struggle, defeated Taichi and Taka Michinoku to also win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.
The 2014 Super Jr. Tag Tournament was a four-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The preliminary round took place on October 25, the semifinals on November 1 and 2, and the final on November 3.[15] For the third year in a row, the tournament's winning team, reDRagon, went on to also capture the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship at Power Struggle.
The 2015 Super Jr. Tag Tournament is a three-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The preliminary round took place on October 24, the semifinals on November 1, and the final on November 7 at Power Struggle.[16]
The 2016 Super Jr. Tag Tournament was a four-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The preliminary round took place on October 21 and 25, the semifinals on October 30, and the final on November 5 at Power Struggle.[17]
The 2017 Super Jr. Tag Tournament was a four-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The preliminary round took place on October 23 and 29, the semifinals on October 30, and the final on November 5 at Power Struggle.[18]
| Tournament | Year | Winner | (team) | (individual) | Final venue | Ref. | Total won (team) | Total won (individual) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) | 1 | 1, 1 | [19] | 2 | 2, 2 | |||
| Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh) | 2 | 2, 2 | [20] | 3 | 3, 3 | |||
| 1 | 1, 1 | [21] | 1 | 1, 1 | ||||
| LiYoh (Lio Rush and Yoh) | 1 | 3, 1 | [22] | 1 | 4, 1 | |||
| Catch 2/2 (TJP and Francesco Akira) | 1 | 1, 1 |
The 2018 Super Jr. Tag League was a thirteen-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It featured eight teams in a single block. Block matches were held from October 16 to November 1, 2018 with the first and second placed teams advancing to the final, on November 3, at Power Struggle. Due to a three-way tie at the top of the standings, the final was a three-way tag team match between the qualified teams.
| 10 | ||
| Bushi and Shingo Takagi | 10 | |
| Sho and Yoh | 10 | |
| Taiji Ishimori and Robbie Eagles | 6 | |
| Kushida and Chris Sabin | 6 | |
| Ryusuke Taguchi and A. C. H. | 6 | |
| Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask | 4 | |
| Volador Jr. and Soberano Jr. | 4 |
| Results | Kanemaru Desperado | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushi Takagi | Liger Tiger (10:30) | Bushi Takagi (16:53) | Bushi Takagi (12:20) | Bushi Takagi (13:42) | Bushi Takagi (21:18) | Bushi Takagi (14:00) | Kanemaru Desperado (18:04) | ||
| Liger Tiger | Liger Tiger (10:30) | Kushida Sabin (10:20) | ACH Taguchi (12:42) | Liger Tiger (11:06) | Sho Yoh (11:33) | Ishimori Eagles (11:04) | Kanemaru Desperado (11:55) | ||
| Kushida Sabin | Bushi Takagi (16:53) | Kushida Sabin (10:20) | Kushida Sabin (13:58) | Kushida Sabin (10:32) | Sho Yoh (15:18) | Ishimori Eagles (12:31) | Kanemaru Desperado (14:40) | ||
| Taguchi A. C. H. | Bushi Takagi (12:20) | ACH Taguchi (12:42) | Kushida Sabin (13:58) | Volador Soberano (10:33) | ACH Taguchi (18:33) | Ishimori Eagles (13:33) | ACH Taguchi (13:17) | ||
| Volador Soberano | Bushi Takagi (13:42) | Liger Tiger (11:06) | Kushida Sabin (10:32) | Volador Soberano (10:33) | Sho Yoh (11:55) | Volador Soberano (8:56) | Kanemaru Desperado (12:32) | ||
| Sho Yoh | Bushi Takagi (21:18) | Sho Yoh (11:33) | Sho Yoh (15:18) | ACH Taguchi (18:33) | Sho Yoh (11:55) | Sho Yoh (10:50) | Sho Yoh (13:14) | ||
| Ishimori Eagles | Bushi Takagi (14:00) | Ishimori Eagles (11:04) | Ishimori Eagles (12:31) | Ishimori Eagles (13:33) | Volador Soberano (8:56) | Sho Yoh (10:50) | Kanemaru Desperado (10:02) | ||
| Desperado Kanemaru | Kanemaru Desperado (18:04) | Kanemaru Desperado (11:55) | Kanemaru Desperado (14:40) | ACH Taguchi (13:17) | Kanemaru Desperado (12:32) | Sho Yoh (13:14) | Kanemaru Desperado (10:02) |
The 2019 Super Jr. Tag League is a fifteen-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It features eight teams in a single block, with the first and second placed teams advancing to a final. Block matches were held from October 16 to November 1, 2019, on the Road to Power Struggle tour, and the final was held on November 3, 2019, at Power Struggle.[20]
| Sho and Yoh | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo | 10 | |
| Will Ospreay and Robbie Eagles | 8 | |
| Volador and Titán | 8 | |
| Ryusuke Taguchi and Rocky Romero | 8 | |
| T. J. Perkins and Clark Connors | 2 | |
| Tiger Mask and Yuya Uemura | 0 |
| Results | TJP Connors | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sho Yoh | Sho Yoh (17:28) | Desperado Kanemaru (15:28) | Sho Yoh (21:15) | Taguchi Romero (23:12) | Sho Yoh (16:25) | Sho Yoh (16:10) | Sho Yoh (13:31) | ||
| Ishimori Phantasmo | Sho Yoh (17:28) | Desperado Kanemaru (15:36) | Ishimori Phantasmo (22:17) | Ishimori Phantasmo (15:58) | Ishimori Phantasmo (14:22) | Ishimori Phantasmo (11:36) | Ishimori Phantasmo (11:13) | ||
| Desperado Kanemaru | Desperado Kanemaru (15:28) | Desperado Kanemaru (15:36) | Desperado Kanemaru (16:24) | Taguchi Romero (13:43) | Volador Titán (12:03) | Desperado Kanemaru (14:55) | Desperado Kanemaru (12:18) | ||
| Ospreay Eagles | Sho Yoh (21:15) | Ishimori Phantasmo (22:17) | Desperado Kanemaru (16:24) | Ospreay Eagles (22:13) | Ospreay Eagles (10:58) | Ospreay Eagles (11:33) | Ospreay Eagles (15:30) | ||
| Taguchi Romero | Taguchi Romero (23:12) | Ishimori Phantasmo (15:58) | Taguchi Romero (13:43) | Ospreay Eagles (22:13) | Volador Titán (13:57) | Taguchi Romero (12:32) | Taguchi Romero (15:37) | ||
| Volador Titán | Sho Yoh (16:25) | Ishimori Phantasmo (14:22) | Volador Titán (12:03) | Ospreay Eagles (10:58) | Volador Titán (13:57) | Volador Titán (12:58) | Volador Titán (12:24) | ||
| Tiger Uemura | Sho Yoh (16:10) | Ishimori Phantasmo (11:36) | Desperado Kanemaru (14:55) | Ospreay Eagles (11:33) | Taguchi Romero (12:32) | Volador Titán (12:58) | TJP Connors (15:06) | ||
| TJP Connors | Sho Yoh (13:31) | Ishimori Phantasmo (11:13) | Desperado Kanemaru (12:18) | Ospreay Eagles (15:30) | Taguchi Romero (15:37) | Volador Titán (12:24) | TJP Connors (15:06) |
The 2021 Super Jr. Tag League is a five-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It features six teams in a single block, with the team having most points at the end of the league winning the entire tournament. In case of a tie between two or more top ranked teams in the block in terms of points tiebreakers will be held and the winner of the tournament would be decided. Block matches will be held from 7 August to 9 August and 16 August to 17 August 2021, on the Summer Struggle 2021 tour at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Gedo and Dick Togo forfeited their match against Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato due to both having to be quarantined for being in contact with EVIL, who had been in physical contact with Shingo Takagi, who tested positive for COVID. Due to this situation, official word was of giving Taguchi and Wato a bye in the tournament, thus only two league matches were held on 16 August 2021. Sho and Yoh broke up following the events of the August 16, 2021 show, causing their match against Gedo and Dick Togo to be ruled a double forfeit.[23]
| El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 8 |
|---|---|
| Taiji Ishimori and El Phantasmo | 8 |
| Ryusuke Taguchi and Master Wato | 6 |
| Tiger Mask and Robbie Eagles | 6 |
| Sho and Yoh | 0 |
| Gedo and Dick Togo | 0 |
| Matches | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sho Yoh | Ishimori Phantasmo (15:56) | Desperado Kanemaru (21:52) | Double Forfeit | Taguchi Wato (19:01) | Tiger Eagles (14:24) | |
| Ishimori Phantasmo | Ishimori Phantasmo (15:56) | Desperado Kanemaru (21:04) | Ishimori Phantasmo (12:57) | Ishimori Phantasmo (15:43) | Ishimori Phantasmo (16:22) | |
| Desperado Kanemaru | Desperado Kanemaru (21:52) | Desperado Kanemaru (21:04) | Desperado Kanemaru (18:56) | Desperado Kanemaru (13:52) | Tiger Eagles (15:45) | |
| Gedo Togo | Double Forfeit | Ishimori Phantasmo (12:57) | Desperado Kanemaru (18:56) | Taguchi Wato (Forfeit) | Tiger Eagles (11:56) | |
| Taguchi Wato | Taguchi Wato (19:01) | Ishimori Phantasmo (15:43) | Desperado Kanemaru (13:52) | Taguchi Wato (Forfeit) | Taguchi Wato (21:04) | |
| Tiger Eagles | Tiger Eagles (14:24) | Ishimori Phantasmo (16:22) | Tiger Eagles (15:45) | Tiger Eagles (11:56) | Taguchi Wato (21:04) | |
The 2022 Super Jr. Tag League is a sixteen-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It features ten teams in a single block, with the team having the most points at the end of the league winning the entire tournament. In case of a tie between two or more top-ranked teams in the block in terms of points, tiebreakers will be held and the winner of the tournament would be decided. Block matches were held from November 21 to December 14, 2022, and the final took place at Sendai Sunplaza Hall in Sendai, Japan.
| 14 | |
| Lio Rush and Yoh | 14 |
| TJP and Francesco Akira | 12 |
| 12 | |
| Bushi and Titán | 12 |
| Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Douki | 8 |
| Ryusuke Taguchi and Clark Connors | 6 |
| Kushida and Kevin Knight | 4 |
| Robbie Eagles and Tiger Mask | 4 |
| Sho and Dick Togo | 4 |
| Results | Yoh Rush | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TJP Akira | Austin Bey (14:51) | TJP Akira (9:17) | TJP Akira (11:47) | TJP Akira (18:56) | TJP Akira (13:27) | Kanemaru Douki (18:40) | TJP Akira (12:41) | Bushi Titán (14:40) | TJP Akira (19:06) | ||
| Austin Bey | Austin Bey (14:51) | Austin Bey (9:28) | Austin Bey (7:45) | Zayne Lindaman (18:37) | Austin Bey (10:16) | Austin Bey (11:10) | Austin Bey (9:33) | Austin Bey (13:27) | Yoh Rush (15:01) | ||
| Eagles Mask | TJP Akira (9:17) | Austin Bey (9:28) | Taguchi Connors (9:17) | Zayne Lindaman (10:21) | Kushida Knight (11:22) | Eagles Mask (8:38) | Eagles Mask (9:58) | Bushi Titán (11:11) | Yoh Rush (10:13) | ||
| Taguchi Connors | TJP Akira (11:47) | Austin Bey (7:45) | Taguchi Connors (9:17) | Zayne Lindaman (10:41) | Taguchi Connors (9:22) | Taguchi Connors (8:21) | Sho Togo (13:03) | Bushi Titán (10:02) | Yoh Rush (11:28) | ||
| Zayne Lindaman | TJP Akira (18:56) | Zayne Lindaman (18:37) | Zayne Lindaman (10:21) | Zayne Lindaman (10:41) | Zayne Lindaman (9:53) | Kanemaru Douki (10:10) | Zayne Lindaman (6:15) | Zayne Lindaman (9:28) | Yoh Rush (12:21) | ||
| Kushida Knight | TJP Akira (13:27) | Austin Bey (10:16) | Kushida Knight (11:22) | Taguchi Connors (9:22) | Zayne Lindaman (9:53) | Kanemaru Douki (7:52) | Kushida Knight (9:34) | Bushi Titán (7:57) | Yoh Rush (10:43) | ||
| Kanemaru Douki | Kanemaru Douki (18:40) | Austin Bey (11:10) | Eagles Mask (8:38) | Taguchi Connors (8:21) | Kanemaru Douki (10:10) | Kanemaru Douki (7:52) | Kanemaru Douki (12:16) | Bushi Titán (11:41) | Yoh Rush (10:43) | ||
| Sho Togo | TJP Akira (12:41) | Austin Bey (9:33) | Eagles Mask (9:58) | Sho Togo (13:03) | Zayne Lindaman (6:15) | Kushida Knight (9:34) | Kanemaru Douki (12:16) | Bushi Titán (11:56) | Sho Togo (0:18) | ||
| Bushi Titán | Bushi Titán (14:40) | Austin Bey (13:27) | Bushi Titán (11:11) | Bushi Titán (10:02) | Zayne Lindaman (9:28) | Bushi Titán (7:57) | Bushi Titán (11:41) | Bushi Titán (11:56) | Yoh Rush (12:17) | ||
| Rush Yoh | TJP Akira (19:06) | Rush Yoh (15:01) | Rush Yoh (10:13) | Rush Yoh (11:28) | Rush Yoh (12:21) | Rush Yoh (10:43) | Rush Yoh (10:04) | Sho Togo (0:18) | Rush Yoh (12:17) |
The 2023 Super Jr. Tag League is a sixteen-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It features ten teams in a single block, with the team having the most points at the end of the league winning the entire tournament. In case of a tie between two or more top-ranked teams in the block in terms of points, tiebreakers will be held and the winner of the tournament would be decided. Block matches will be held from October 21 to November 4, 2023, and the final took place at the 2023 edition of the Power Struggle.[24]
| TJP and Francesco Akira | 12 |
|---|---|
| Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 12 |
| El Desperado and Master Wato | 12 |
| Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney | 10 |
| Bushi and Titán | 10 |
| Kushida and Kevin Knight | 10 |
| Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita | 8 |
| Yoh and Musashi | 8 |
| Douki and Taka Michinoku | 4 |
| Ryusuke Taguchi and The DKC | 4 |
| Results | Sho Kanemaru | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoh Musashi | Kushida Knight (10:02) | Yoh Musashi (11:16) | Yoh Musashi (12:07) | Douki Michinoku (11:13) | Yoh Musashi (10:11) | Eagles Fujita (12:11) | Yoh Musashi (14:03) | Connors Moloney (12:21) | Sho Kanemaru (10:28) | ||
| Kushida Knight | Kushida Knight (10:02) | Kushida Knight (12:13) | Desperado Wato (24:54) | Kushida Knight (10:15) | Bushi Titan (10:43) | Kushida Knight (10:50) | TJP Akira (10:35) | Kushida Knight (12:50) | Sho Kanemaru (10:43) | ||
| Taguchi The DKC | Yoh Musashi (11:16) | Kushida Knight (12:13) | Desperado Wato (10:47) | Douki Michinoku (9:30) | Taguchi The DKC (8:26) | Taguchi The DKC (12:01) | TJP Akira (12:39) | Connors Moloney (10:33) | Sho Kanemaru (11:15) | ||
| Desperado Wato | Yoh Musashi (12:07) | Desperado Wato (24:54) | Desperado Wato (10:47) | Desperado Wato (13:20) | Desperado Wato (17:53) | Desperado Wato (16:37) | TJP Akira (21:47) | Desperado Wato (17:51) | Sho Kanemaru (19:20) | ||
| Douki Michinoku | Douki Michinoku (11:13) | Kushida Knight (10:15) | Douki Michinoku (9:30) | Desperado Wato (13:20) | Bushi Titan (12:03) | Eagles Fujita (11:02) | TJP Akira (10:31) | Connors Moloney (8:45) | Sho Kanemaru (12:26) | ||
| Bushi Titán | Yoh Musashi (10:11) | Bushi Titan (10:43) | Taguchi The DKC (8:26) | Desperado Wato (17:53) | Bushi Titan (12:03) | Bushi Titan (12:30) | Bushi Titan (13:30) | Connors Moloney (11:01) | Bushi Titan (13:54) | ||
| Eagles Fujita | Eagles Fujita (12:11) | Kushida Knight (10:50) | Taguchi The DKC (12:01) | Desperado Wato (16:37) | Eagles Fujita (11:02) | Bushi Titan (12:30) | TJP Akira (11:50) | Eagles Fujita (3:33) | Eagles Fujita (11:27) | ||
| TJP Akira | Yoh Musashi (14:03) | TJP Akira (10:35) | TJP Akira (12:39) | TJP Akira (21:47) | TJP Akira (10:31) | Bushi Titan (13:30) | TJP Akira (11:50) | Connors Moloney (16:15) | TJP Akira (18:56) | ||
| Connors Moloney | Connors Moloney (12:21) | Kushida Knight (12:50) | Connors Moloney (10:33) | Desperado Wato (17:51) | Connors Moloney (8:45) | Connors Moloney (11:01) | Eagles Fujita (3:33) | Connors Moloney (16:15) | Sho Kanemaru (13:24) | ||
| Sho Kanemaru | Sho Kanemaru (10:28) | Sho Kanemaru (10:43) | Sho Kanemaru (11:15) | Sho Kanemaru (19:20) | Sho Kanemaru (12:26) | Bushi Titan (13:54) | Eagles Fujita (11:27) | TJP Akira (18:56) | Sho Kanemaru (13:24) |