New Japan announced the full lists of entrants for the upcoming World Tag League and Super Jr. Tag League today, which will run concurrently over the next tour. Each tournament will have 10 teams entered and will be in traditional round-robin format with 2 points earned for a match win, 1 for a time limit draw or certain other draws and 0 points for a loss. Of note for the World Tag League is a break from tradition-the current IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, FTR, are not in the tournament, perhaps because of their All Elite Wrestling schedule. Top Guys Out indeed. But the current IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, Francesco Akira & TJP, are in the Super Jr. Tag League. Lance Archer will represent AEW in the World Tag League. Ace Austin & Chris Bey will represent Impact Wrestling in the Super Jr. Tag League.
The World Tag League entrants:
Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI
Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL
SANADA & Tetsuya Naito
Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano
Aussie Open (Mark Davis & Kyle Fletcher)
Lance Archer & Minoru Suzuki
Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens
Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls
Alex Coughlin & Gabriel Kidd
YOSHI-HASHI & Goto are the defending tournament champions.
The Super Jr. Tag League entrants:
Francesco Akira & TJP
Yoh & Lio Rush
BUSHI & Titan
Ace Austin & Chris Bey
Tiger Mask & Robbie Eagles
Sho & Dick Togo
Ryusuke Taguchi & Clark Connors
DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru
KUSHIDA & Kevin Knight
El Lindaman & Alex Zayne
Kanemaru & El Desperado won the last tournament, but Desperado is not entered this year.
The Super Jr. Tag League begins on 11/21, with the World Tag League to begin on 11/22. All tournament events will be available live and on demand on New Japan World.
