Wrestle-1 Tag League

The Wrestle-1 Tag League is a professional wrestling round-robin tag team tournament held by Wrestle-1. It was created in 2014. Originally known as the Tag League Greatest in 2014. The tournament was given its current name in June 2017. The inaugural tournament, was held to determine the first Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions, which was won by Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo who also became the longest reigning Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions. The winners of the tournament can choose a title shot of their choosing.

The Wrestle-1 Tag League is held under a round-robin system, with two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The teams finishing a top of the points standings in the two blocks advance to the knockout stage, where the winner is determined in a head-to-head match. Matches in the Wrestle-1 Tag League have a 30-minute time limit, which is the same as matches for Wrestle-1 Tag Team Championship.

List of winners
Tournament Year Winners
(total won as an individual)		 Total won
as a team		 Reference
Tag League Greatest2014Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo1[1]
Wrestle-1 Tag League2017Koji Doi and Kumagoro1[2]
Wrestle-1 Tag League2018Shuji Kondo (2) and Koji Doi (2)1[3]
Wrestle-1 Tag League2019T. Hawk and Shigehiro Irie1[4]

2014

The 2014 Tag League Greatest featured two blocks containing five participants each and took place between November 15 and 30, 2014. The winners of the tournament would become the inaugural Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions. The two blocks containing the ten participating teams were revealed on November 3. The teams were later given official team names on November 14. Held under a points system, with two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. The top two teams from each block would advance to the knockout stage. Matches in the tournament had a 30-minute time limit, which is the same as matches for Wrestle-1. On November 27, Seiki Yoshioka pulled out of the tournament with a knee injury, forcing his team to forfeit their final match in the tournament. On November 30, Team 246 (Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo) defeated the new Wild order (Akira and Manabu Soya) in the finals to win the tournament and become the inaugural Wrestle-1 Tag Team Champions.

Final standings
Block ABlock B
Masayuki Kono and Tajiri
(Desperado)		8Kai and Ryota Hama
(Akatenrou)		6
Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo
(Team 246)		6Akira and Manabu Soya
(New Wild Order)		5
Jiro Kuroshio and Masakatsu Funaki
(Ikeman Samurai)		4Minoru Tanaka and Seiki Yoshioka
(Too Sharp)		4
Taiyo Kea and Yasufumi Nakanoue
(Sunrise)		2Hiroshi Yamato and Seiya Sanada
(Seiya to Hiroshi)		4
Nosawa Rongai and Mazada
(Tokyo Gurentai)		0Koji Doi and Yusuke Kodama
(Novus)		1
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Kono & Tajiri Pin
3 Akira & Soya 9:15
1 Akira & Soya Pin
2 Hayashi & Kondo 26:05
2 Kai & Hama Pin
4 Hayashi & Kondo 11:37

2017

On June 14, Wrestle-1 announced the creation of the Wrestle-1 Tag League in the fall. On July 31, Wrestle-1 president Kaz Hayashi announced that the Wrestle-1 Tag League would be on September 24 until October 11,[5] covering five shows. All participants and blocks were announced on September 18.

Final standings
Block ABlock B
Daiki Inaba and Jiro Kuroshio
(New Era)		5Yuji Hino and Jake Omen
(Beast Tyrant)		6
Koji Doi and Kumagoro
(DoiKuma)		3Masayuki Kono and Takanori Ito
(Team Japan)		4
Mazada and Nosawa Rongai
(Tokyo Gurentai)		2Shotaro Ashino and Yusuke Kodama
(Enfants Terrible)		2
Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo
(Team 246 Presidents)		2Manabu Soya and Ganseki Tanaka
(Get Wild&Rock)		0
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Inada & Kuroshio Pin
3 Kono & Ito 11:56
1 Inada & Kuroshio Pin
2 Doi & Kumagoro 34:02
2 Hino & Omen Pin
4 Doi & Kumagoro 9:44

2018

The 2018 Wrestle-1 Tag League took place between September 18 and October 24.[6][7]

Final standings
Block ABlock B
Manabu Soya and Daiki Inaba6Shuji Kondo and Koji Doi4
Kaz Hayashi and Pegaso Illuminal4Takanori Ito and Ryuji Hijikata2
Andy Wu and El Hijo del Pantera2Masayuki Kono and Yukio Naya2
Shotaro Ashino and Kuma Arashi0Ganseki Tanaka and Tsugutaka Sato0
Finals
   
1 Soya & Inaba Pin
2 Kondo & Doi 21:37

2019

The 2019 Wrestle-1 Tag League started on October 23.[8][9]

Final standings
Block ABlock B
T-Hawk and Shigehiro Irie2Kuma Arashi and Rene Dupree2
Masayuki Kono and Alejandro2Daiki Inaba and Koji Doi1
Shotaro Ashino and Yusuke Kodama0Shuji Kondo and Manabu Soya0
Jun Tonsho and Pegaso Illuminar0Seiki Yoshioka and El Lindaman0
Finals
   
 
 

See also

References
  1. http://www.purolove.com/wrestle1/history/tagleaguegreatest14.php
  2. http://www.purolove.com/wrestle1/results/17updraft.php
  3. http://www.purolove.com/wrestle1/results/18updraft.php
  4. https://noroman.net/news/pro-wrestling/w-1-t-hawk-and-shigehiro-irie-become-the-winner-of-wrestle-1-tag-league-2019/
  5. https://www.cagematch.net/?id=26&nr=4609
  6. "Wrestle-1 Tag League 2018".
  7. Wrestle-1 Tour 2018 5th Anniversary at Purolove.com retrieved on September 21, 2018
  8. "Wrestle-1 Tag League 2018".
  9. at Purolove.com retrieved on October 30, 2019
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