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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).

Super Junior Tag Tournament (2010–2017)

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Tournament Year Winner SJTT won
(team) 		SJTT won
(individual) 		Final venue Ref.
Super J Tag Tournament 2010 El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto 1 1, 1 JCB Hall [2]
Super Jr. Tag Tournament 2012 Time Splitters
(Alex Shelley and Kushida)		 1 1, 1 Korakuen Hall [3]
Super Jr. Tag Tournament 2013 The Young Bucks
(Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)		 1 1, 1 Korakuen Hall [4]
Super Jr. Tag Tournament 2014 reDRagon
(Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly)		 1 1, 1 Gifu Industry Hall [5]
Super Jr. Tag Tournament 2015 Matt Sydal and Ricochet 1 1, 1 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium [6]
Super Jr. Tag Tournament 2016 Roppongi Vice
(Beretta and Rocky Romero)		 1 1, 1 Edion Arena Osaka [7]
Super Jr. Tag Tournament 2017 Roppongi 3K
(Sho and Yoh)		 1 1, 1 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium [8]

2010

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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.

Results
Round 1 Semifinals Final
         
Fujita Hayato and Taro Nohashi Pin
Jushin Thunder Liger and Nobuo Yoshihashi 10:51[2]
Fujita Hayato and Taro Nohashi Sub
El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto 12:45[2]
El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto Sub
Davey Richards and Tama Tonga 10:50[2]
El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto Pin
Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi 21:27[2]
Gedo and Kushida Pin
Austin Creed and Kota Ibushi 13:18[2]
Gedo and Kushida Pin
Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi 11:36[2]
Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi Pin
Mascara Dorada and Valiente 7:59[2]

2012

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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.

Results
Round 1 Semifinals Final
         
Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask Pin
Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero 9:28[14]
Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero Pin
Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi 9:19[3]
Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi Pin
Brian Kendrick and Low Ki 10:03[14]
Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi Pin
Alex Shelley and Kushida 16:42[3]
Alex Shelley and Kushida Pin
Jado and Gedo 13:26[14]
Alex Shelley and Kushida Pin
Taichi and Taka Michinoku 8:13[3]
Bushi and Negro Casas Pin
Taichi and Taka Michinoku 10:24[14]

2013

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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.[15] 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.

Results
Round 1 Semifinals Final
         
Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask Pin
Jado and Gedo 9:16[16]
Jado and Gedo Pin
The Young Bucks 9:31[4]
Beretta and Brian Kendrick Pin
The Young Bucks 10:35[16]
The Young Bucks Pin
Forever Hooligans 19:13[4]
Kushida and Yohei Komatsu Pin
Bushi and Valiente 9:37[16]
Bushi and Valiente Pin
Forever Hooligans 10:28[4]
Forever Hooligans Pin
Taichi and Taka Michinoku 9:06[16]

2014

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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.[17] 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.

Results
Round 1 Semifinals Final
         
Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask Pin
The Young Bucks 8:32[18]
The Young Bucks Pin
El Desperado and Taichi 12:04[19]
Fuego and Ryusuke Taguchi Pin
El Desperado and Taichi 12:19[18]
The Young Bucks Pin
reDRagon 15:04[5]
Time Splitters Pin
Forever Hooligans 15:43[18]
Forever Hooligans Pin
reDRagon 15:03[20]
Bushi and Máscara Dorada Pin
reDRagon 10:21[18]

2015

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Ricochet and Matt Sydal upon winning the tournament in 2015

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.[21]

Results
Round 1 Semifinals Final
         
Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask Pin
reDRagon 10:24[22]
reDRagon Pin
Roppongi Vice 20:06[23]
Roppongi Vice Pin
Chase Owens and Kenny Omega 13:11[22]
Roppongi Vice Pin
Matt Sydal and Ricochet 16:06[6]
Máscara Dorada and Ryusuke Taguchi Pin
The Young Bucks 11:08[22]
The Young Bucks Pin
Matt Sydal and Ricochet 12:05[23]
Time Splitters Pin
Matt Sydal and Ricochet 18:48[22]

2016

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Roppongi Vice upon winning the tournament in 2016

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.[24]

Results
Round 1 Semifinals Final
         
Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask Sub
Fuego and Ryusuke Taguchi 9:55[25]
Fuego and Ryusuke Taguchi Pin
Roppongi Vice 15:26[27]
Ángel de Oro and Titán Pin
Roppongi Vice 12:55[25]
Roppongi Vice Pin
ACH and Taiji Ishimori 18:49[7]
David Finlay Jr. and Ricochet Pin
Gedo and Will Ospreay 8:47[26]
David Finlay and Ricochet Pin
ACH and Taiji Ishimori 15:57[27]
A. C. H. and Taiji Ishimori Pin
The Young Bucks 17:40[25]

2017

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Roppongi 3K upon winning the tournament in 2017

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.[28]

Results
Round 1 Semifinals Final
         
Hirai Kawato and Kushida Pin
Roppongi 3K 12:39[29]
Roppongi 3K Pin
Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi 20:34[31]
Dragon Lee and Titán Pin
Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi 20:20[29]
Roppongi 3K Pin
ACH and Ryusuke Taguchi 15:51[8]
Jushin Thunder Liger and Tiger Mask Pin
El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru 17:28[30]
El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru Pin
ACH and Ryusuke Taguchi 17:06[31]
A. C. H. and Ryusuke Taguchi Pin
Taichi and Taka Michinoku 18:42[30]

Super Junior Tag League (2018–present)

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Tournament Year Winner SJTL won
(team) 		SJTL won
(individual) 		Final venue Ref. Total won
(team) 		Total won
(individual)
Super Jr. Tag League 2018 Roppongi 3K
(Sho and Yoh)		 1 1, 1 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium [32] 2 2, 2
Super Jr. Tag League 2019 Roppongi 3K
(Sho and Yoh)		 2 2, 2 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium [33] 3 3, 3
Super Jr. Tag League 2021 El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru 1 1, 1 Korakuen Hall [34] 1 1, 1
Super Jr. Tag League 2022 LiYoh
(Lio Rush and Yoh)		 1 3, 1 Sendai Sunplaza Hall [35] 1 4, 1
Super Jr. Tag League 2023 Catch 2/2
(TJP and Francesco Akira) 		1 1, 1 Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium 1 1, 1
Super Jr. Tag League 2024 Ichiban Sweet Boys

(Kosei Fujita and Robbie Eagles)

1 1, 1 EDION Arena Osaka 1 1, 1

2018

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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.

Final standings
El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru 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 Bushi
Takagi		 Liger
Tiger		 Kushida
Sabin		 Taguchi
A. C. H.		 Volador
Soberano		 Sho
Yoh		 Ishimori
Eagles		 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)		 —
Final
   
1 Sho and Yoh Pin
1
1 		Bushi and Takagi
Desperado and Kanemaru 		15:55

2019

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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.[33]

Final Standings
El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru 10
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 Sho
Yoh		 Ishimori
Phantasmo		 Desperado
Kanemaru		 Ospreay
Eagles		 Taguchi
Romero		 Volador
Titán		 Tiger
Uemura		 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)		 —
Final
   
1 Desperado and Kanemaru 14:13
2 Sho and Yoh Pin[33]

2021

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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.[36]

Final Standings
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		 Desperado
Kanemaru		 Gedo
Togo		 Taguchi
Wato		 Tiger
Eagles
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)		 —

2022

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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.

Standings
Ace Austin and Chris Bey 14
Lio Rush and Yoh 14
TJP and Francesco Akira 12
Alex Zayne and El Lindaman 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 TJP
Akira		 Austin
Bey		 Eagles
Mask		 Taguchi
Connors		 Zayne
Lindaman		 Kushida
Knight		 Kanemaru
Douki		 Sho
Togo		 Bushi
Titán		 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)		 —
Final
   
1 Ace Austin and Chris Bey 21:10
2 Lio Rush and Yoh Pin

2023

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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 Power Struggle.[37]

Standings
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 Yoh
Musashi		 Kushida
Knight		 Taguchi
The DKC		 Desperado
Wato		 Douki
Michinoku		 Bushi
Titán		 Eagles
Fujita		 TJP
Akira		 Connors
Moloney		 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)		 —
Final
   
1 Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru 16:40
2 TJP and Francesco Akira Pin

2024

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The 2024 Super Jr. Tag League is a nine-night professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It features twelve teams divided across two blocks – the first time this format has been used since the tournament switched to a round-robin tournament – with the top two teams facing in the finals. Guest wrestlers include Dragon Dia from Dragongate, Ninja Mack from Pro Wrestling Noah, and Captain Suicida from CMLL. The tournament winners advance to an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 19. 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 October 24 to November 2, 2024 and the final will take place at the 2024 edition of Power Struggle.

Standings
Block A Block B
Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita 8 Francesco Akira and TJP 6
Clark Connors and Drilla Moloney 6 Kushida and Kevin Knight 6
Sho and Yoshinobu Kanemaru 6 Taiji Ishimori and Robbie X 6
Ryusuke Taguchi and Dragon Dia 4 The DKC and Ninja Mack 4
Bushi and Hiromu Takahashi 4 Yoh and Rocky Romero 4
Tiger Mask and Captain Suicida 2 Paris De Silva and Jude London 4
Block A Connors
Moloney 		Sho
Kanemaru 		Eagles
Fujita 		Bushi
Takahashi 		Taguchi
Dia 		Mask
Suicida
Connors
Moloney 		— Connors
Moloney
(11:40)		 Connors
Moloney
(21:46)		 Bushi
Takahashi
(14:55)		 Taguchi
Dia
(18:53)		 Connors
Moloney
(8:58)
Sho
Kanemaru 		Connors
Moloney
(11:40)		 — Eagles
Fujita
(16:17)		 Sho
Kanemaru
(12:51)		 Sho
Kanemaru
(10:08)		 Sho
Kanemaru
(9:50)
Eagles
Fujita 		Connors
Moloney
(21:46)		 Eagles
Fujita
(16:17)		 — Eagles
Fujita
(18:17)		 Eagles
Fujita
(15:40)		 Eagles
Fujita
(11:15)
Bushi
Takahashi 		Bushi
Takahashi
(14:55)		 Sho
Kanemaru
(12:51)		 Eagles
Fujita
(18:17)		 — Taguchi
Dia
(8:35)		 Bushi
Takahashi
(11:22)
Taguchi
Dia 		Taguchi
Dia
(18:53)		 Sho
Kanemaru
(10:08)		 Eagles
Fujita
(15:40)		 Taguchi
Dia
(8:35)		 — Mask
Suicida
(9:28)
Mask
Suicida 		Connors
Moloney
(8:58)		 Sho
Kanemaru
(9:50)		 Eagles
Fujita
(11:15)		 Bushi
Takahashi
(11:22)		 Mask
Suicida
(9:28)		 —
Block B Kushida
Knight 		Akira
TJP 		Yoh
Romero 		DKC
Mack 		Ishimori
X 		De Silva
London
Kushida
Knight 		— TJP
Akira
(15:26)		 Kushida
Knight
(17:06)		 Kushida
Knight
(9:50)		 Kushida
Knight
(8:57)		 De Silva
London
(10:52)
Akira
TJP 		TJP
Akira
(15:26)		 — Yoh
Romero
(24:37)		 TJP
Akira
(15:03)		 TJP
Akira
(16:02)		 De Silva
London
(12:55)
Yoh
Romero 		Kushida
Knight
(17:06)		 Yoh
Romero
(24:37)		 — DKC
Mack
(15:52)		 Ishimori
X
(16:47)		 Yoh
Romero
(10:30)
DKC
Mack 		Kushida
Knight
(9:50)		 TJP
Akira
(15:03)		 DKC
Mack
(15:52)		 — Ishimori
X
(14:20)		 DKC
Mack
(11:07)
Ishimori
X 		Kushida
Knight
(8:57)		 TJP
Akira
(16:02)		 Ishimori
X
(16:47)		 Ishimori
X
(14:20)		 — Ishimori
X
(9:06)
De Silva
London 		De Silva
London
(10:52)		 De Silva
London
(12:55)		 Yoh
Romero
(10:30)		 DKC
Mack
(11:07)		 Ishimori
X
(9:06)		 —
Final
   
A Robbie Eagles and Kosei Fujita Pin
B Francesco Akira and TJP 15:20

See also

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