World Tag League (NJPW)
The World Tag League 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 in 1999. In 2012, NJPW's new owners, the Bushiroad company, renamed the tournament to its current form. Since the tournament acquired its current name, the winning team earns the right to challenge for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, 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
1980
The 1980 MSG Tag League featured 9 teams in a single block and was held from November 21 to December 10, 1980.| 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 |
1981
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.| 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 Patterson |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 | Choshu Yatsu | Draw | Draw | Draw | Sakaguchi Kengo | Draw | Draw | Draw | |
| Allen Patterson | Draw | Draw | Draw | Draw | Inoki Fujinami | Draw | Draw | Draw | Draw | |
| Choshu Yatsu | Choshu Yatsu | Draw | Choshu Yatsu | Hansen Murdoch | Inoki Fujinami | Double Countout | Double Countout | The Giant Goulet | Draw | |
| El Canek Maquina | Draw | Draw | Choshu Yatsu | Hansen Murdoch | Inoki Fujinami | Sakaguchi Kengo | Draw | Draw | Draw | |
| Hansen Murdoch | Draw | Draw | Hansen Murdoch | Hansen Murdoch | Hansen Murdoch | Countout | Hansen Murdoch | Double Countout | Countout | |
| Inoki Fujinami | Draw | Inoki Fujinami | Inoki Fujinami | Inoki Fujinami | Hansen Murdoch | Inoki Fujinami | Inoki Fujinami | Double Countout | Inoki Fujinami | |
| Sakaguchi Kengo | Sakaguchi Kengo | Draw | Double Countout | Sakaguchi Kengo | Countout | Inoki Fujinami | Countout | The Giant Goulet | Toguchi Khan | |
| Rusher Hamaguchi | Draw | Draw | Double Countout | Draw | Hansen Murdoch | Inoki Fujinami | Countout | André Goulet | Draw | |
| André Goulet | Draw | Draw | André Goulet | Draw | Double Countout | Double Countout | André Goulet | André Goulet | André Goulet | |
| Toguchi Khan | Draw | Draw | Draw | Draw | Countout | Inoki Fujinami | Toguchi Khan | Draw | André Goulet |
1982
The 1982 MSG Tag League featured 8 teams in a single block and was held from November 19 to December 10, 1982. "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 † | 0 |
† Bridges and Samson withdrew from the tournament and returned to the United Kingdom following the passing of Bridges's father.
1983
The 1983 MSG Tag League featured 9 teams in a single block and was held from November 18 to December 8, 1983.| Wrestlers | Score |
| André the Giant and Hanson |Swede Hanson] † | 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 | 14.0 |
| Bobby Duncum and Curt Hennig | 5.0 |
| Wayne Bridges and Otto Wanz | 5.0 |
† Hanson was injured and could not compete in the final.
1984
The 1984 MSG Tag League featured 7 teams in a single block and was held from November 16 to December 5, 1984.| 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 |
| [Junji Hirata|Strong Machine #1] and Strong Machine #2 | 8 |
| Hulk Hogan and The Wild Samoan † | 0 |
† Hogan was "injured" after their first match and returned to the United States, forfeiting the rest of his and The Wild Samoan's tournament matches.
1985
The 1985 IWGP Tag Title League featured 8 teams in a single block to determine the inaugural IWGP Tag Team Champions, 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 |
| Nord the Barbarian and Hacksaw Higgins | 19 |
| El Canek and Dos Caras | 9 |
| Mr. Pogo and Kendo Nagasaki | 7 |
| Mike Kelly and Pat Kelly | 0 |
† Brody and Snuka no-showed the finals and jumped to All Japan Pro Wrestling
1986
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 | 25 |
| Osamu Kido and Akira Maeda | 24 |
| Dick Murdoch and Masked Superstar | 24 |
| Nobuhiko Takada and Shiro Koshinaka | 21 |
| Keiji Muto and Tatsumi Fujinami | 19 |
| Kengo Kimura and George Takano | 14 |
| Mr. Pogo and Kendo Nagasaki | 5 |
| [Rikishi |The Tonga Kid] and The Wild Samoan | 0 |
1987
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 Riki Choshu/Yoshiaki Fujiwara † | 26 |
| Seiji Sakaguchi and Scott Hall | 17 |
| Keiji Muto and Nobuhiko Takada | 13 |
| Akira Maeda and Super Strong Machine † | 10 |
| Kendo Nagasaki and Mr. Pogo | 9 |
| Ron Starr and Ron Ritchie | 0 |
† On the eighth night of the tournament, during a six-man tag team match, Maeda stiff kicked Choshu in the face, breaking his orbital bone and sidelining him for a month. Choshu would be replaced by Fujiwara in the tournament while Maeda was suspended, forfeiting the rest of his and Super Strong Machine's tournament matches.
1991
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.| 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 Muto | 6 |
| Shinya Hashimoto and Scott Norton | 6 |
| The Great Kokina and The Wild Samoan | 2 |
| Kim Duk and Tiger Jeet Singh | 2 |
1992
The 1992 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 7 teams, was held from October 8 to October 21.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Riki Choshu and Shinya Hashimoto | 9 |
| Hiroshi Hase and Kensuke Sasaki | 9 |
| Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow and Keiji Muto | 8 |
| Masahiro Chono and Tony Halme | 8 |
| Scott Norton and Super Strong Machine | 6 |
| Tatsumi Fujinami and Manabu Nakanishi | 2 |
| Jim Neidhart and The Z-Man | 0 |
1993
The 1993 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 10 teams, was held from October 8 to November 4.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Hercules Hernandez and Scott Norton | 14 |
| Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Muto | 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 |
| Jushin Thunder Liger and Wild Pegasus | 4 |
| Brad Armstrong and Sean Royal | 0 |
1994
The 1994 Super Grade Tag League, featuring 10 teams, was held from October 19 to October 30.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Masahiro Chono and Super Strong Machine | 14 |
| Hiroshi Hase and Keiji Muto | 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 |
† Yatsu teamed Tadao Yasuda, who filled in for Choshu, for their match against Hashimoto and Nakanishi.
1995
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.| 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 Muto and Osamu Nishimura | 6 |
| Takashi Iizuka and Akira Nogami | 4 |
| Riki Choshu/Masa Saito and Kensuke Sasaki | 4 |
1996
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.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Keiji Muto 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 |
1997
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.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Masahiro Chono and Keiji Muto | 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 |
1998
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..| Wrestlers | Score |
| Satoshi Kojima and Keiji Muto | 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 |
1999
The 1999 G1 Tag League, featuring 9 teams, was held from September 10 to September 23.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Keiji Muto 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 Johnston |Brian Johnston] | 6 |
| Kazuyuki Fujita and Kensuke Sasaki | 4 |
| Results | Chono Frye | Fujita Sasaki | Goto Ohara | Hashimoto Meng | Hirata Koshinaka | Iizuka Johnston | Kojima Tenzan | Muto Norton | Nagata Nakanishi |
| Chono Frye | Chono Frye | Goto Ohara | Chono Frye | Hirata Koshinaka | Chono Frye | Kojima Tenzan | Muto Norton | Nagata Nakanishi | |
| Fujita Sasaki | Chono Frye | Fujita Sasaki | Hashimoto Meng | Hirata Koshinaka | Fujita Sasaki | Kojima Tenzan | Muto Norton | Nagata Nakanishi | |
| Goto Ohara | Goto Ohara | Fujita Sasaki | Goto Ohara | Goto Ohara | Iizuka Johnston | Kojima Tenzan | Muto Norton | Nagata Nakanishi | |
| Hashimoto Meng | Chono Frye | Hashimoto Meng | Goto Ohara | Hirata Koshinaka | Hashimoto Meng | Hashimoto Meng | Muto Norton | Hashimoto Meng | |
| Hirata Koshinaka | Hirata Koshinaka | Hirata Koshinaka | Goto Ohara | Hirata Koshinaka | Iizuka Johnston | Kojima Tenzan | Muto Norton | Hirata Koshinaka | |
| Iizuka Johnston | Chono Frye | Fujita Sasaki | Iizuka Johnston | Hashimoto Meng | Iizuka Johnston | Iizuka Johnston | Muto Norton | Nagata Nakanishi | |
| Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan | Hashimoto Meng | Kojima Tenzan | Iizuka Johnston | Kojima Tenzan | Nagata Nakanishi | |
| Muto Norton | Muto Norton | Muto Norton | Muto Norton | Muto Norton | Muto Norton | Muto Norton | Kojima Tenzan | Muto Norton | |
| Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi | Hashimoto Meng | Hirata Koshinaka | Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi | Muto Norton |
2000
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.| 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 | Kojima Tenzan | Chono Norton | Chono Norton | Nakanishi Yoshie | Chono Norton | |
| Iizuka Nagata | Chono Norton | Kojima Tenzan | Iizuka Nagata | Iizuka Nagata | Iizuka Nagata | Iizuka Nagata | |
| Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan | Koshinaka Sasaki | Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan | T2000 #1 T2000 #2 | |
| Koshinaka Sasaki | Chono Norton | Iizuka Nagata | Koshinaka Sasaki | Liger Machine | Nakanishi Yoshie | Koshinaka Sasaki | |
| Liger Machine | Chono Norton | Iizuka Nagata | Kojima Tenzan | Liger Machine | Nakanishi Yoshie | Liger Machine | |
| Nakanishi Yoshie | Nakanishi Yoshie | Iizuka Nagata | Kojima Tenzan | Nakanishi Yoshie | Nakanishi Yoshie | Nakanishi Yoshie | |
| T2000 #1 T2000 #2 | Chono Norton | Iizuka Nagata | T2000 #1 T2000 #2 | Koshinaka Sasaki | Liger Machine | Nakanishi Yoshie |
2001
The 2001 G1 Tag League, featuring 8 teams, was held from November 30 to December 11.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Mike Barton and Steele |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 |
| Jushin 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 | Devine Sasaki | Barton Steele | Barton Steele | Nagata Nakanishi | Draw | Barton Steele | |
| Chono Silva | Barton Steele | Chono Silva | Chono Silva | Liger Nishimura | Nagata Nakanishi | Norton Super J | Chono Silva | |
| Devine Sasaki | Devine Sasaki | Chono Silva | Kojima Tenzan | Devine Sasaki | Devine Sasaki | Norton Super J | Devine Sasaki | |
| Kojima Tenzan | Barton Steele | Chono Silva | Kojima Tenzan | Liger Nishimura | Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan | |
| Liger Nishimura | Barton Steele | Liger Nishimura | Devine Sasaki | Liger Nishimura | Nagata Nakanishi | Liger Nishimura | Suzuki Tanahashi | |
| Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi | Devine Sasaki | Kojima Tenzan | Nagata Nakanishi | Norton Super J | Nagata Nakanishi | |
| Norton Super J | Draw | Norton Super J | Norton Super J | Kojima Tenzan | Liger Nishimura | Norton Super J | Suzuki Tanahashi | |
| Suzuki Tanahashi | Barton Steele | Chono Silva | Devine Sasaki | Kojima Tenzan | Suzuki Tanahashi | Nagata Nakanishi | Suzuki Tanahashi |
2003
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.| 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 Jushin 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 | Chono Liger | Barton Steele | Nagata Nakanishi | Barton Steele | Takayama TOA | Tanahashi Yoshie | |
| Wolf Nakamura | Barton Steele | Wolf Nakamura | Makai #1 Yasuda | Nagata Nakanishi | Wolf Nakamura | Takayama TOA | Wolf Nakamura | |
| Chono Liger | Chono Liger | Wolf Nakamura | Makai #1 Yasuda | Nagata Nakanishi | Nishimura Tenzan | Takayama TOA | Tanahashi Yoshie | |
| Makai #1 Yasuda | Barton Steele | Makai #1 Yasuda | Makai #1 Yasuda | Nagata Nakanishi | DCO | Makai #1 Yasuda | Tanahashi Yoshie | |
| Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi | Nagata Nakanishi | Nishimura Tenzan | Takayama TOA | Draw | |
| Nishimura Tenzan | Barton Steele | Wolf Nakamura | Nishimura Tenzan | DCO | Nishimura Tenzan | Nishimura Tenzan | Nishimura Tenzan | |
| Takayama TOA | Takayama TOA | Takayama TOA | Takayama TOA | Makai #1 Yasuda | Takayama TOA | Nishimura Tenzan | Takayama TOA | |
| Tanahashi Yoshie | Tanahashi Yoshie | Wolf Nakamura | Tanahashi Yoshie | Tanahashi Yoshie | Draw | Nishimura Tenzan | Takayama TOA |
2006
The 2006 G1 Tag League featured two blocks of five and ran from October 15 to November 6.| Block A | Akebono Choshu | Chono Nakamura | Gedo Jado | Iizuka Nagata | Koshinaka Makabe |
| Akebono Choshu | Chono Nakamura | Akebono Choshu | Iizuka Nagata | Akebono Choshu | |
| Chono Nakamura | Chono Nakamura | Chono Nakamura | Iizuka Nagata | Koshinaka Makabe | |
| Gedo Jado | Akebono Choshu | Chono Nakamura | Gedo Jado | Gedo Jado | |
| Iizuka Nagata | Iizuka Nagata | Iizuka Nagata | Gedo Jado | Iizuka Nagata | |
| Koshinaka Makabe | Akebono Choshu | Koshinaka Makabe | Gedo Jado | Iizuka Nagata | |
| Block B | Bernard Tomko | Ishii Yano | Kanemoto Tanahashi | Liger Tenzan | Nakanishi Yamamoto |
| Bernard Tomko | Bernard Tomko | Bernard Tomko | Bernard Tomko | Nakanishi Yamamoto | |
| Ishii Yano | Bernard Tomko | Kanemoto Tanahashi | Draw | Ishii Yano | |
| Kanemoto Tanahashi | Bernard Tomko | Kanemoto Tanahashi | Draw | Draw | |
| Liger Tenzan | Bernard Tomko | Draw | Draw | Liger Tenzan | |
| Nakanishi Yamamoto | Nakanishi Yamamoto | Ishii Yano | Draw | Liger Tenzan |
2007
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.| 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 |
1This was a handicap match, not involving Tomko due to scheduling conflicts.
2008
The 2008 G1 Tag League, featuring 12 teams in two blocks, will be held from October 18 to November 5.2009
The 2009 G1 Tag League featured two blocks of five and ran from October 17 through November 1.| Block A | Goto Okada | Inoue Nagata | Ishii Tanaka | Nakamura Yano | Nakanishi Omori |
| Goto Okada | Inoue Nagata | Ishii Tanaka | Nakamura Yano | Nakanishi Omori | |
| Inoue Nagata | Inoue Nagata | Ishii Tanaka | Inoue Nagata | Nakanishi Omori | |
| Ishii Tanaka | Ishii Tanaka | Ishii Tanaka | Nakamura Yano | Nakanishi Omori | |
| Nakamura Yano | Nakamura Yano | Inoue Nagata | Nakamura Yano | Nakamura Yano | |
| Nakanishi Omori | Nakanishi Omori | Nakanishi Omori | Nakanishi Omori | Nakamura Yano | |
| Block B | Akira Chono | Anderson Bernard | Devitt Taguchi | Gedo Jado | Honma Makabe |
| Akira Chono | Anderson Bernard | Devitt Taguchi | Akira Chono | Honma Makabe | |
| Anderson Bernard | Anderson Bernard | Anderson Bernard | Anderson Bernard | Anderson Bernard | |
| Devitt Taguchi | Devitt Taguchi | Anderson Bernard | Gedo Jado | Devitt Taguchi | |
| Gedo Jado | Akira Chono | Anderson Bernard | Gedo Jado | Honma Makabe | |
| Honma Makabe | Honma Makabe | Anderson Bernard | Devitt Taguchi | Honma Makabe |
2010
The 2010 G1 Tag League featured two blocks of six and ran from October 22 through November 7.| Block A | Goto Tonga | Fale Machine | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Ishii | Makabe Honma | Nagata Inoue |
| Goto Tonga | Goto Tonga | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Ishii | Goto Tonga | Nagata Inoue | |
| Fale Machine | Goto Tonga | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Ishii | Makabe Honma | Nagata Inoue | |
| Nakanishi Strong Man | Nakanishi Strong Man | Nakanishi Strong Man | Nakanishi Strong Man | Nakanishi Strong Man | Nagata Inoue | |
| Tanaka Ishii | Tanaka Ishii | Tanaka Ishii | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Ishii | Nagata Inoue | |
| Makabe Honma | Goto Tonga | Makabe Honma | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Ishii | Makabe Honma | |
| Nagata Inoue | Nagata Inoue | Nagata Inoue | Nagata Inoue | Nagata Inoue | Makabe Honma | |
| Block B | Puder Nakamura | Bernard Anderson | Tanahashi Tajiri | Iizuka Yano | Terrible Texano, Jr. | Naito Takahashi |
| Puder Nakamura | Bernard Anderson | Tanahashi Tajiri | Puder Nakamura | Puder Nakamura | Naito Takahashi | |
| Bernard Anderson | Bernard Anderson | Bernard Anderson | Iizuka Yano | Bernard Anderson | Naito Takahashi | |
| Tanahashi Tajiri | Tanahashi Tajiri | Bernard Anderson | Tanahashi Tajiri | Tanahashi Tajiri | Naito Takahashi | |
| Iizuka Yano | Puder Nakamura | Iizuka Yano | Tanahashi Tajiri | Terrible Texano, Jr. | Iizuka Yano | |
| Terrible Texano, Jr. | Puder Nakamura | Bernard Anderson | Tanahashi Tajiri | Terrible Texano, Jr. | Terrible Texano, Jr. | |
| Naito Takahashi | Naito Takahashi | Naito Takahashi | Naito Takahashi | Iizuka Yano | Terrible Texano, Jr. |
2011
The 2011 G1 Tag League featured two blocks of six and ran from October 22 through November 6.| Block A | Bernard Anderson | Fale Nagata | Archer Suzuki | Tanaka Takahashi | Strong Man Tonga | Naito Honma |
| Bernard Anderson | Bernard Anderson | Bernard Anderson | Tanaka Takahashi | Bernard Anderson | Bernard Anderson | |
| Fale Nagata | Bernard Anderson | Archer Suzuki | Tanaka Takahashi | Strong Man Tonga | Fale Nagata | |
| Archer Suzuki | Bernard Anderson | Archer Suzuki | Archer Suzuki | Archer Suzuki | Archer Suzuki | |
| Tanaka Takahashi | Tanaka Takahashi | Tanaka Takahashi | Archer Suzuki | Tanaka Takahashi | Naito Honma | |
| Strong Man Tonga | Bernard Anderson | Strong Man Tonga | Archer Suzuki | Tanaka Takahashi | Naito Honma | |
| Naito Honma | Bernard Anderson | Fale Nagata | Archer Suzuki | Naito Honma | Naito Honma | |
| Block B | Fujii Ishii | Saito Iizuka | Goto Tanahashi | Tenzan Inoue | Kojima Makabe | Nakamura Yano |
| Fujii Ishii | Fujii Ishii | Goto Tanahashi | Fujii Ishii | Kojima Makabe | Nakamura Yano | |
| Saito Iizuka | Fujii Ishii | Goto Tanahashi | Tenzan Inoue | Kojima Makabe | Nakamura Yano | |
| Goto Tanahashi | Goto Tanahashi | Goto Tanahashi | Tenzan Inoue | Goto Tanahashi | Nakamura Yano | |
| Tenzan Inoue | Fujii Ishii | Tenzan Inoue | Tenzan Inoue | Kojima Makabe | Nakamura Yano | |
| Kojima Makabe | Kojima Makabe | Kojima Makabe | Goto Tanahashi | Kojima Makabe | Nakamura Yano | |
| Nakamura Yano | Nakamura Yano | Nakamura Yano | Nakamura Yano | Nakamura Yano | Nakamura Yano |
2012
The 2012 edition of the newly rebranded World Tag League took place from November 20 through December 2.| Block A | Captain Tanahashi | Goto Anderson | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Mashimo Suzuki | Mochizuki Nagata | Nakamura Ishii | Makabe Inoue |
| Captain Tanahashi | Goto Anderson | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Mashimo Suzuki | Mochizuki Nagata | Nakamura Ishii | Makabe Inoue | |
| Goto Anderson | Goto Anderson | Goto Anderson | Mashimo Suzuki | Goto Anderson | Goto Anderson | Makabe Inoue | |
| Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Goto Anderson | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Mochizuki Nagata | Nakamura Ishii | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | |
| Mashimo Suzuki | Mashimo Suzuki | Mashimo Suzuki | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Mochizuki Nagata | Nakamura Ishii | Mashimo Suzuki | |
| Mochizuki Nagata | Mochizuki Nagata | Goto Anderson | Mochizuki Nagata | Mochizuki Nagata | Mochizuki Nagata | Makabe Inoue | |
| Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii | Goto Anderson | Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii | Mochizuki Nagata | Makabe Inoue | |
| Makabe Inoue | Makabe Inoue | Makabe Inoue | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Mashimo Suzuki | Makabe Inoue | Makabe Inoue | |
| Block B | Smith Archer | Azul Rush | Tenzan Kojima | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Takahashi | MVP Benjamin | Iizuka Yano |
| Smith Archer | Smith Archer | Tenzan Kojima | Smith Archer | Smith Archer | MVP Benjamin | Smith Archer | |
| Azul Rush | Smith Archer | Azul Rush | Nakanishi Strong Man | Azul Rush | MVP Benjamin | Iizuka Yano | |
| Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Azul Rush | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Iizuka Yano | |
| Nakanishi Strong Man | Smith Archer | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tenzan Kojima | Tanaka Takahashi | MVP Benjamin | Nakanishi Strong Man | |
| Tanaka Takahashi | Smith Archer | Azul Rush | Tenzan Kojima | Tanaka Takahashi | Tanaka Takahashi | Tanaka Takahashi | |
| MVP Benjamin | MVP Benjamin | MVP Benjamin | Tenzan Kojima | MVP Benjamin | Tanaka Takahashi | Iizuka Yano | |
| Iizuka Yano | Smith Archer | Iizuka Yano | Iizuka Yano | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Takahashi | Iizuka Yano |
2013
The 2013 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 23 through December 8.| Block A | Fale Devitt | Captain Tanahashi | Smith Archer | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Takahashi | Nakamura Ishii | Makabe Honma |
| Fale Devitt | Captain Tanahashi | Smith Archer | Fale Devitt | Fale Devitt | Nakamura Ishii | Fale Devitt | |
| Captain Tanahashi | Captain Tanahashi | Smith Archer | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Takahashi | Nakamura Ishii | Makabe Honma | |
| Smith Archer | Smith Archer | Smith Archer | Smith Archer | Smith Archer | Nakamura Ishii | Smith Archer | |
| Nakanishi Strong Man | Fale Devitt | Nakanishi Strong Man | Smith Archer | Tanaka Takahashi | Nakanishi Strong Man | Makabe Honma | |
| Tanaka Takahashi | Fale Devitt | Tanaka Takahashi | Smith Archer | Tanaka Takahashi | Tanaka Takahashi | Makabe Honma | |
| Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii | Nakanishi Strong Man | Tanaka Takahashi | Makabe Honma | |
| Makabe Honma | Fale Devitt | Makabe Honma | Smith Archer | Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | |
| Block B | Gallows Anderson | Tenzan Kojima | Dane Conway | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Suzuki Benjamin | Sombra Naito | Iizuka Yano |
| Gallows Anderson | Gallows Anderson | Gallows Anderson | Gallows Anderson | Suzuki Benjamin | Sombra Naito | Gallows Anderson | |
| Tenzan Kojima | Gallows Anderson | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Iizuka Yano | |
| Dane Conway | Gallows Anderson | Tenzan Kojima | Dane Conway | Suzuki Benjamin | Dane Conway | Dane Conway | |
| Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Gallows Anderson | Tenzan Kojima | Dane Conway | Suzuki Benjamin | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | |
| Suzuki Benjamin | Suzuki Benjamin | Tenzan Kojima | Suzuki Benjamin | Suzuki Benjamin | Sombra Naito | Iizuka Yano | |
| Sombra Naito | Sombra Naito | Tenzan Kojima | Dane Conway | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Sombra Naito | Sombra Naito | |
| Iizuka Yano | Gallows Anderson | Iizuka Yano | Dane Conway | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Iizuka Yano | Sombra Naito |
2014
The 2014 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 22 through December 7. 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.| Block A | Styles Takahashi | Gallows Anderson | Tanahashi Yoshitatsu | Tenzan Kojima | Dane Conway | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Taven Bennett |Bennett] | Sombra Naito |
| Styles Takahashi | Styles Takahashi | Styles Takahashi | Styles Takahashi | Styles Takahashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Taven Bennett | Sombra Naito | |
| Gallows Anderson | Styles Takahashi | Gallows Anderson | Tenzan Kojima | Gallows Anderson | Gallows Anderson | Gallows Anderson | Gallows Anderson | |
| Tanahashi Yoshitatsu | Styles Takahashi | Gallows Anderson | Tenzan Kojima | Dane Conway | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Taven Bennett | Sombra Naito | |
| Tenzan Kojima | Styles Takahashi | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Taven Bennett | Sombra Naito | |
| Dane Conway | Styles Takahashi | Gallows Anderson | Dane Conway | Tenzan Kojima | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Dane Conway | Dane Conway | |
| Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Gallows Anderson | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Tenzan Kojima | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Sombra Naito | |
| Taven Bennett | Taven Bennett | Gallows Anderson | Taven Bennett | Taven Bennett | Dane Conway | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Taven Bennett | |
| Sombra Naito | Sombra Naito | Gallows Anderson | Sombra Naito | Sombra Naito | Dane Conway | Sombra Naito | Taven Bennett | |
| Block B | Fale Tonga | Smith Archer | Goto Shibata | Sakuraba Yano | Nakanishi Nagata | Suzuki Iizuka | Nakamura Ishii | Makabe Honma |
| Fale Tonga | Smith Archer | Fale Tonga | Fale Tonga | Fale Tonga | Suzuki Iizuka | Nakamura Ishii | Makabe Honma | |
| Smith Archer | Smith Archer | Goto Shibata | Sakuraba Yano | Smith Archer | Smith Archer | Nakamura Ishii | Smith Archer | |
| Goto Shibata | Fale Tonga | Goto Shibata | Sakuraba Yano | Nakanishi Nagata | Goto Shibata | Goto Shibata | Goto Shibata | |
| Sakuraba Yano | Fale Tonga | Sakuraba Yano | Sakuraba Yano | Nakanishi Nagata | Draw | Sakuraba Yano | Makabe Honma | |
| Nakanishi Nagata | Fale Tonga | Smith Archer | Nakanishi Nagata | Nakanishi Nagata | Suzuki Iizuka | Nakamura Ishii | Nakanishi Nagata | |
| Suzuki Iizuka | Suzuki Iizuka | Smith Archer | Goto Shibata | Draw | Suzuki Iizuka | Suzuki Iizuka | Makabe Honma | |
| Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii | Goto Shibata | Sakuraba Yano | Nakamura Ishii | Suzuki Iizuka | Nakamura Ishii | |
| Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | Smith Archer | Goto Shibata | Makabe Honma | Nakanishi Nagata | Makabe Honma | Nakamura Ishii |
2015
The 2015 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 21 through December 9. A.J. Styles was sidelined with a back injury following November 24, forcing him and Yujiro Takahashi to forfeit the rest of their matches.| Block A | Fale Tonga | Daniels Kazarian | Tanahashi Elgin | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Sakuraba Yano | Nakanishi Nagata | Makabe Honma |
| Fale Tonga | Daniels Kazarian | Fale Tonga | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Sakuraba Yano | Fale Tonga | Makabe Honma | |
| Daniels Kazarian | Daniels Kazarian | Tanahashi Elgin | Daniels Kazarian | Sakuraba Yano | Daniels Kazarian | Makabe Honma | |
| Tanahashi Elgin | Fale Tonga | Tanahashi Elgin | Tanahashi Elgin | Tanahashi Elgin | Tanahashi Elgin | Makabe Honma | |
| Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Daniels Kazarian | Tanahashi Elgin | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Makabe Honma | |
| Sakuraba Yano | Sakuraba Yano | Sakuraba Yano | Tanahashi Elgin | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Nakanishi Nagata | Sakuraba Yano | |
| Nakanishi Nagata | Fale Tonga | Daniels Kazarian | Tanahashi Elgin | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Nakanishi Nagata | Nakanishi Nagata | |
| Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | Sakuraba Yano | Nakanishi Nagata | |
| Block B | Styles Takahashi | Gallows Anderson | Evil Naito | Goto Shibata | Tenzan Kojima | Taven Bennett | Nakamura Ishii |
| Styles Takahashi | Gallows Anderson | Evil Naito | Goto Shibata | Tenzan Kojima | Taven Bennett | Styles Takahashi | |
| Gallows Anderson | Gallows Anderson | Evil Naito | Goto Shibata | Gallows Anderson | Gallows Anderson | Gallows Anderson | |
| Evil Naito | Evil Naito | Evil Naito | Evil Naito | Evil Naito | Evil Naito | Nakamura Ishii | |
| Goto Shibata | Goto Shibata | Goto Shibata | Evil Naito | Tenzan Kojima | Goto Shibata | Goto Shibata | |
| Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Gallows Anderson | Evil Naito | Tenzan Kojima | Taven Bennett | Nakamura Ishii | |
| Taven Bennett | Taven Bennett | Gallows Anderson | Evil Naito | Goto Shibata | Taven Bennett | Nakamura Ishii | |
| Nakamura Ishii | Styles Takahashi | Gallows Anderson | Nakamura Ishii | Goto Shibata | Nakamura Ishii | Nakamura Ishii |
2016
The 2016 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 18 through December 10.| Block A | Breaker Race | Page Takahashi | Hanson Rowe | Henare Nakanishi | Tanahashi Robinson | Tenzan Kojima | Rush Naito | Tonga Loa |
| Breaker Race | Breaker Race | Hanson Rowe | Breaker Race | Tanahashi Robinson | Breaker Race | Rush Naito | Tonga Loa | |
| Page Takahashi | Breaker Race | Page Takahashi | Page Takahashi | Tanahashi Robinson | Page Takahashi | Page Takahashi | Tonga Loa | |
| Hanson Rowe | Hanson Rowe | Page Takahashi | Hanson Rowe | Hanson Rowe | Hanson Rowe | Rush Naito | Tonga Loa | |
| Henare Nakanishi | Breaker Race | Page Takahashi | Hanson Rowe | Tanahashi Robinson | Tenzan Kojima | Rush Naito | Tonga Loa | |
| Tanahashi Robinson | Tanahashi Robinson | Tanahashi Robinson | Hanson Rowe | Tanahashi Robinson | Tenzan Kojima | Rush Naito | Tonga Loa | |
| Tenzan Kojima | Breaker Race | Page Takahashi | Hanson Rowe | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | |
| Rush Naito | Rush Naito | Page Takahashi | Rush Naito | Rush Naito | Rush Naito | Tenzan Kojima | Tonga Loa | |
| Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tenzan Kojima | Tonga Loa | |
| Block B | Fale Soldier | Gunn Yoshitatsu | Owens Omega | Evil Sanada | Goto Ishii | Shibata Nagata | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Makabe Honma |
| Fale Soldier | Gunn Yoshitatsu | Owens Omega | Evil Sanada | Goto Ishii | Shibata Nagata | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Makabe Honma | |
| Gunn Yoshitatsu | Gunn Yoshitatsu | Gunn Yoshitatsu | Evil Sanada | Goto Ishii | Shibata Nagata | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Gunn Yoshitatsu | |
| Owens Omega | Owens Omega | Gunn Yoshitatsu | Evil Sanada | Goto Ishii | Owens Omega | Owens Omega | Makabe Honma | |
| Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada | Goto Ishii | Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada | Makabe Honma | |
| Goto Ishii | Goto Ishii | Goto Ishii | Goto Ishii | Goto Ishii | Shibata Nagata | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Makabe Honma | |
| Shibata Nagata | Shibata Nagata | Shibata Nagata | Owens Omega | Evil Sanada | Shibata Nagata | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Shibata Nagata | |
| Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Owens Omega | Evil Sanada | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Okada Yoshi-Hashi | Makabe Honma | |
| Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | Gunn Yoshitatsu | Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | Shibata Nagata | Makabe Honma |
2017
The 2017 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 18 through December 11. The tournament featured the NJPW debuts of Chuckie T., Cobb |Jeff Cobb] and Sami Callihan. The tournament featured a format change, where several top wrestlers, namely Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada, Kenny Omega and Tetsuya Naito, who already had matches booked for Wrestle Kingdom 12, were left out of the tournament.| Block A | Fale Owens | Evil Sanada | Page Takahashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Tenzan Kojima | Robinson Callihan | Nakanishi Nagata | Suzuki Iizuka |
| Fale Owens | Evil Sanada | Fale Owens | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Fale Owens | Fale Owens | Nakanishi Nagata | Suzuki Iizuka | |
| Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada | Evil Sanada | Robinson Callihan | Evil Sanada | Suzuki Iizuka | |
| Page Takahashi | Fale Owens | Evil Sanada | Page Takahashi | Page Takahashi | Robinson Callihan | Page Takahashi | Page Takahashi | |
| Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Evil Sanada | Page Takahashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Robinson Callihan | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | |
| Tenzan Kojima | Fale Owens | Evil Sanada | Page Takahashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | Tenzan Kojima | |
| Robinson Callihan | Fale Owens | Robinson Callihan | Robinson Callihan | Robinson Callihan | Tenzan Kojima | Robinson Callihan | Suzuki Iizuka | |
| Nakanishi Nagata | Nakanishi Nagata | Evil Sanada | Page Takahashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Tenzan Kojima | Robinson Callihan | Nakanishi Nagata | |
| Suzuki Iizuka | Suzuki Iizuka | Suzuki Iizuka | Page Takahashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Tenzan Kojima | Suzuki Iizuka | Nakanishi Nagata | |
| Block B | Beretta Chuckie | Smith Archer | Finlay Kitamura | Hanson Rowe | Henare Makabe | Cobb Elgin | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano |
| Beretta Chuckie | Smith Archer | Beretta Chuckie | Hanson Rowe | Beretta Chuckie | Beretta Chuckie | Beretta Chuckie | Ishii Yano | |
| Smith Archer | Smith Archer | Smith Archer | Hanson Rowe | Smith Archer | Smith Archer | Tonga Loa | Smith Archer | |
| Finlay Kitamura | Beretta Chuckie | Smith Archer | Hanson Rowe | Henare Makabe | Cobb Elgin | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano | |
| Hanson Rowe | Hanson Rowe | Hanson Rowe | Hanson Rowe | Hanson Rowe | Hanson Rowe | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano | |
| Henare Makabe | Beretta Chuckie | Smith Archer | Henare Makabe | Hanson Rowe | Cobb Elgin | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano | |
| Cobb Elgin | Beretta Chuckie | Smith Archer | Cobb Elgin | Hanson Rowe | Cobb Elgin | Cobb Elgin | Cobb Elgin | |
| Tonga Loa | Beretta Chuckie | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Cobb Elgin | Tonga Loa | |
| Ishii Yano | Ishii Yano | Smith Archer | Ishii Yano | Ishii Yano | Ishii Yano | Cobb Elgin | Tonga Loa |
2018
The 2018 tournament saw a change to a single block and a decrease in teams. From the previous year's 16, 14 teams were competing in the 2018 league.| Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa | 20 |
| Sanada and Evil | 20 |
| Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano | 18 |
| Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr. | 18 |
| Michael Elgin and Jeff Cobb | 16 |
| [Suzuki-gun|Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi] | 16 |
| Juice Robinson and David Finlay | 16 |
| Beretta and Chuckie T. | 14 |
| Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka | 10 |
| Hangman Page and Yujiro Takahashi | 10 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 10 |
| Togi Makabe and Toa Henare | 8 |
| Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi | 6 |
| Ayato Yoshida and Shota Umino | 0 |
2019
In 2019, the World Tag League sees 16 teams competing in a single block, with the first-placed team being declared the winner. The tournament winners advanced to an IWGP Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 14.| Juice Robinson and David Finlay | 26 |
| Evil and Sanada | 26 |
| Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa | 24 |
| Tomohiro Ishii and Yoshi-Hashi | 22 |
| Zack Sabre Jr and Taichi | 18 |
| Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer | 18 |
| Toru Yano and Colt Cabana | 18 |
| Kenta and Yujiro Takahashi | 16 |
| Jeff Cobb and Mikey Nicholls | 16 |
| Shingo Takagi and Terrible | 12 |
| Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens | 12 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 8 |
| Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 8 |
| Hirooki Goto and Karl Fredericks | 6 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toa Henare | 6 |
| Yuji Nagata and Manabu Nakanishi | 4 |
2020
The 2020 World Tag League took place in tandem with the 2020 Best of the Super Juniors from November 15 to December 11. The World Tag League sees 10 teams competing in a single block, with the top two teams facing in the finals. The tournament winners advanced to an IWGP Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 15.| Juice Robinson and David Finlay | 12 |
| Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa | 12 |
| Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. | 12 |
| Shingo Takagi and Sanada | 10 |
| Tomohiro Ishii and Toru Yano | 10 |
| Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi | 10 |
| Great-O-Khan and Jeff Cobb | 10 |
| Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens | 6 |
| Evil and Yujiro Takahashi | 6 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toa Henare | 2 |
| Results | Robinson Finlay | Evil Takahashi | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano | Taichi Sabre | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Takagi Sanada | Fale Owens | Khan Cobb | Tanahashi Henare |
| Robinson Finlay | Evil Takahashi | Robinson Finlay | Robinson Finlay | Robinson Finlay | Robinson Finlay | Robinson Finlay | Fale Owens | Khan Cobb | Robinson Finlay | |
| Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi | Tonga Loa | Evil Takahashi | Taichi Sabre | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Fale Owens | Khan Cobb | Tanahashi Henare | |
| Tonga Loa | Robinson Finlay | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano | Tonga Loa | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | |
| Ishii Yano | Robinson Finlay | Evil Takahashi | Ishii Yano | Taichi Sabre | Ishii Yano | Takagi Sanada | Ishii Yano | Ishii Yano | Ishii Yano | |
| Taichi Sabre | Robinson Finlay | Taichi Sabre | Tonga Loa | Taichi Sabre | Taichi Sabre | Takagi Sanada | Taichi Sabre | Taichi Sabre | Taichi Sabre | |
| Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Robinson Finlay | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Ishii Yano | Taichi Sabre | Takagi Sanada | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | |
| Takagi Sanada | Robinson Finlay | Evil Takahashi | Tonga Loa | Takagi Sanada | Takagi Sanada | Takagi Sanada | Takagi Sanada | Khan Cobb | Takagi Sanada | |
| Fale Owens | Fale Owens | Fale Owens | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano | Taichi Sabre | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Takagi Sanada | Khan Cobb | Fale Owens | |
| Khan Cobb | Khan Cobb | Khan Cobb | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano | Taichi Sabre | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Khan Cobb | Khan Cobb | Khan Cobb | |
| Tanahashi Henare | Robinson Finlay | Tanahashi Henare | Tonga Loa | Ishii Yano | Taichi Sabre | Goto Yoshi-Hashi | Takagi Sanada | Fale Owens | Khan Cobb |
2021
The 2021 World Tag League will take place in tandem with the 2021 Best of the Super Juniors from November 13 to December 15. The World Tag League sees 12 teams competing in a single block, with the top two teams facing in the finals. The tournament winners advance to an IWGP Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 16.| Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi | 18 |
| Evil and Yujiro Takahashi | 16 |
| Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. | 16 |
| Tetsuya Naito and Sanada | 16 |
| Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa | 14 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toru Yano | 14 |
| Great-O-Khan and Aaron Henare | 14 |
| Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens | 12 |
| Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 6 |
| Togi Makabe and Tomoaki Honma | 4 |
| Yuji Nagata and Tiger Mask IV | 2 |
| Minoru Suzuki and Taka Michinoku | 0 |
| Results | Tonga Loa | Taichi Sabre | Makabe Honma | Kojima Tenzan | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Nagata Tiger | Suzuki Michinoku |
| Tonga Loa | Taichi Sabre | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Tonga Loa | Naito Sanada | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | Tonga Loa | |
| Taichi Sabre | Taichi Sabre | Taichi Sabre | Taichi Sabre | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Taichi Sabre | Taichi Sabre | Taichi Sabre | O-Khan Henare | Taichi Sabre | Taichi Sabre | |
| Makabe Honma | Tonga Loa | Taichi Sabre | Kojima Tenzan | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Makabe Honma | Makabe Honma | |
| Kojima Tenzan | Tonga Loa | Taichi Sabre | Kojima Tenzan | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Kojima Tenzan | Kojima Tenzan | |
| Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Goto Hashi | Naito Sanada | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | |
| Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi | Fale Owens | Evil Takahashi | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi | |
| Fale Owens | Tonga Loa | Taichi Sabre | Fale Owens | Fale Owens | Goto Hashi | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | Fale Owens | Fale Owens | Fale Owens | |
| Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada | Taichi Sabre | Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada | EVIL Takahashi | Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada | O-Khan Henare | Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada | |
| Tanahashi Yano | Tonga Loa | Taichi Sabre | Tanahashi Yano | Tanahashi Yano | Goto Hashi | Tanahashi Yano | Tanahashi Yano | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | Tanahashi Yano | Tanahashi Yano | |
| O-Khan Henare | Tonga Loa | O-Khan Henare | O-Khan Henare | O-Khan Henare | Goto Hashi | O-Khan Henare | Fale Owens | O-Khan Henare | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | O-Khan Henare | |
| Nagata Tiger | Tonga Loa | Taichi Sabre | Makabe Honma | Kojima Tenzan | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Nagata Tiger | |
| Suzuki Michinoku | Tonga Loa | Taichi Sabre | Makabe Honma | Kojima Tenzan | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Nagata Tiger |
2022
The 2022 World Tag League took place in tandem with the 2022 Super Junior Tag League from November 21 to December 14. The World Tag League sees 10 teams competing in a single block, with the top two teams facing in the finals. The tournament winners advance to an IWGP Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 17. On December 2, it was announced that Chase Owens would be absent for the remainder of the tournament, following the passing of a family member, leading them to forfeit the remainder of their matches.| Kyle Fletcher and Davis |Mark Davis] | 14 |
| Hirooki Goto and Yoshi-Hashi | 14 |
| Shane Haste and Mikey Nicholls | 12 |
| Tetsuya Naito and Sanada | 12 |
| Great-O-Khan and Aaron Henare | 10 |
| Minoru Suzuki and Lance Archer | 8 |
| Hiroshi Tanahashi and Toru Yano | 8 |
| Evil and Yujiro Takahashi | 6 |
| Bad Luck Fale and Chase Owens | 4 |
| Alex Coughlin and Gabriel Kidd | 2 |
| Results | Fletcher Davis | Haste Nicholls | Coughlin Kidd | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Suzuki Archer |
| Fletcher Davis | Haste Nicholls | Fletcher Davis | Fletcher Davis | Fletcher Davis | Fletcher Davis | Naito Sanada | Fletcher Davis | Fletcher Davis | Fletcher Davis | |
| Haste Nicholls | Haste Nicholls | Haste Nicholls | Goto Hashi | Haste Nicholls | Haste Nicholls | Haste Nicholls | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Haste Nicholls | |
| Coughlin Kidd | Fletcher Davis | Haste Nicholls | Goto Hashi | Coughlin Kidd | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Suzuki Archer | |
| Goto Hashi | Fletcher Davis | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | Tanahashi Yano | Goto Hashi | Goto Hashi | |
| Evil Takahashi | Fletcher Davis | Haste Nicholls | Coughlin Kidd | Goto Hashi | Fale Owens | Evil Takahashi | Evil Takahashi | O-Khan Henare | Evil Takahashi | |
| Fale Owens | Fletcher Davis | Haste Nicholls | Fale Owens | Goto Hashi | Fale Owens | Naito Sanada | Tanahashi Yano | O-Khan Henare | Suzuki Archer | |
| Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada | Haste Nicholls | Naito Sanada | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada | Naito Sanada | |
| Tanahashi Yano | Fletcher Davis | Tanahashi Yano | Tanahashi Yano | Tanahashi Yano | Evil Takahashi | Tanahashi Yano | Naito Sanada | O-Khan Henare | Suzuki Archer | |
| O-Khan Henare | Fletcher Davis | O-Khan Henare | O-Khan Henare | Goto Hashi | O-Khan Henare | O-Khan Henare | Naito Sanada | O-Khan Henare | Suzuki Archer | |
| Suzuki Archer | Fletcher Davis | Haste Nicholls | Suzuki Archer | Goto Hashi | Evil Takahashi | Suzuki Archer | Naito Sanada | Suzuki Archer | Suzuki Archer |
2023
The 2023 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 20 to December 10. The tournament returned to block format for the first time since 2017. It featured sixteen competing teams divided across two blocks. The first two placed teams of each block moved to the semifinals and the winners of those matches to the final.The League featured the debut of Mogul Embassy's Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona, CMLL's Zandokan Jr., Atlantis Jr. and Soberano Jr., Alex Zayne, former Young Lions Yuya Uemura, Yota Tsuji, Ren Narita and Ryohei Oiwa, Guerrillas of Destiny's Hikuleo and El Phantasmo, Bullet Club's Rogue Army member Jack Bonza and Pro Wrestling Noah's Kaito Kiyomiya.
The winning team advanced to an IWGP Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom 18. Since Bishamon were the reigning champions and the winners of the Tag League they got the privilege to choose their challengers, which were Guerrillas of Destiny as their opponents with GoD's Strong Openweight Tag Team Championship also on the line.
2024
The 2024 edition of the World Tag League took place from November 19 to December 8. It featured sixteen teams divided across two blocks, with the first-placed teams of each block moving to the final.The league featured the debut of Callum Newman, Hiromu Takahashi, Boltin Oleg, and Bullet Club Rogue Army members Stevie and Tome Filip.
On December 6, it was announced that Henare suffered an injury on his right knee, forcing him and The Great-O-Khan to forfeit, not only their B Block match against Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi, but also their IWGP Tag Team Championships, leaving the January 4 bout and January 5 program with the Young Bucks uncertain. Furthermore, the teams of Toru Yano and Boltin Oleg, and Evil and Ren Narita won their respective matches, resulting that three teams ended up in a 10 points tie. Then an impromptu three-way tag team match to decide the winner of the B Block, that Naito and Takahashi won.
The winning team traditionally earns an IWGP Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom. However, due to the situation around the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi wouldn't have a title match; instead, they faced each other at Wrestle Kingdom 19. Furthermore, they were added to the IWGP Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Dynasty, which they lost.
2025
The 2025 edition of the World Tag League took place between November 20 and December 14. It featured sixteen teams divided across two blocks, with the top two teams from each block moving on to the semifinals. The winners of those two matches went on to face each other in the finals. This edition featured the World Tag League debuts of IWGP Tag Team Champions List of [Bullet Club members#Sub-groups|Knock Out Brothers], El Desperado, Drilla Moloney, and All Japan Pro-Wrestling guest competitor Shuji Ishikawa.The winning team traditionally earns an IWGP Tag Team Championship match at Wrestle Kingdom, but at a December 15 press conference, winners TMDK announced they would instead challenge Knock Out Brothers for the titles the following night at New Year Dash!!.. This was done in recognition of NJPW President Hiroshi Tanahashi having his retirement match at Wrestle Kingdom 20.