New Japan Pro Wrestling announced earlier today the full list of teams and match schedule for this year’s World Tag League tournament, which takes place from November 20th to December 10th in Japan.
This year’s tournament features one team from CMLL and one team from AEW/ROH. Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. was revealed to be CMLL’s representative team while The Gates of Agony were revealed to be AEW/ROH’s representative team for the upcoming tournament.
This year’s tournament also features Pro Wrestling NOAH’s Kaito Kiyomiya making a return to NJPW and will be teaming up with Ryohei Oiwa.
Full list of teams for World Tag League 2023:
A Block:
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita
- Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano
- United Empire (Great-O-Khan & HENARE)
- TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls)
- Bullet Club War Dogs (Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd)
- EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi
- Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
- The Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) (AEW/ROH)
B Block:
- Bishamon (YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto)
- Hikuleo & El Phantasmo
- Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki
- Just 5 Guys (Taichi & Yuya Uemura)
- Yota Tsuji & mystery partner
- Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. (CMLL)
- Monstersauce (Lance Archer & Alex Zayne)
- Bullet Club Rogue Army (Bad Luck Fale & Jack Bonza)
Full match schedule for World Tag League 2023 tournament:
November 20th (A Block) – Tokyo, Japan:
- TMDK vs. The Gates of Agony
- Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi
- Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa vs. Bullet Club War Dogs
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs. United Empire
November 21st (B Block) – Tokyo:
- Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki vs. Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr.
- Monstersauce vs. Bullet Club Rouge Army
- Just 5 Guys vs. Yota Tsuji & mystery partner
- Bishamon vs. Hikuleo & El Phantasmo
November 23rd (A Block) – Yokohama:
- Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. The Gates of Agony
- United Empire vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs. Bullet Club War Dogs
- TMDK vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi
November 24th (B Block) – Kofu:
- Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. vs. Bullet Club Rouge Army
- Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki vs. Yota Tsuji & mystery partner
- Bishamon vs. Monstersauce
- Hikuleo & El Phantasmo vs. Just 5 Guys
November 25th (A Block) – Fujisawa:
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs. The Gates of Agony
- Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Bullet Club War Dogs
- Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi
- United Empire vs. TMDK
November 26th (B Block) – Koriyama:
- Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. vs. Monstersauce
- Bishamon vs. Bullet Club Rouge Army
- Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki vs. Just 5 Guys
- Hikuleo & El Phantasmo vs. Yota Tsuji & mystery partner
November 28th (A Block) – Nagoya:
- The Gates of Agony vs. Bullet Club War Dogs
- United Empire vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi
- Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. TMDK
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
November 29th (B Block) – Shizuoka:
- Yota Tsuji & mystery partner vs. Bullet Club Rouge Army
- Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki vs. Hikuleo & El Phantasmo
- Just 5 Guys vs. Monstersauce
- Bishamon vs. Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr.
December 1st (A Block) – Wakayama:
- The Gates of Agony vs. EVIL & Yujio Takahashi
- TMDK vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
- United Empire vs. Bullet Club War Dogs
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs. Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano
December 2nd (B Block) – Osaka:
- Hikuleo & El Phantasmo vs. Bullet Club Rouge Army
- Just 5 Guys vs. Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr.
- Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki vs. Monstersauce
- Bishamon vs. Yota Tsuji & mystery partner
December 3rd (A Block) – Himeji:
- United Empire vs. The Gates of Agony
- Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa
- Bullet Club War Dogs vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs. TMDK
December 4th (B Block) – Kochi:
- Just 5 Guys vs. Bullet Club Rogue Army
- Hikuleo & El Phantasmo vs. Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr.
- Bishamon vs. Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki
- Yota Tsuji & mystery partner vs. Monstersauce
December 6th (A Block) – Karatsu:
- Shota Umino & Ren Narita vs. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi
- Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano vs. United Empire
- TMDK vs. Bullet Club War Dogs
- Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa vs. The Gates of Agony
December 7th (B Block) – Miyakonojo:
- Yota Tsuji & mystery partner vs. Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr.
- Hikuleo & El Phantasmo vs. Monstersauce
- Bishamon vs. Just 5 Guys
- Yuji Nagata & Minoru Suzuki vs. Bullet Club Rouge Army
December 8th – Kagoshima:
- World Tag League 2023 Semifinals Round – Winner of A Block vs. Runner-up of B Block
- World Tag League 2023 Semifinals Round – Winner of B Block vs. Runner-up of A Block
December 10th – Mashiki:
- World Tag League 2023 Finals – TBA vs. TBA