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NJPW Announces 12-Team Field for Super Junior Tag League 2026
NJPW announced all 12 teams for its Super Junior Tag League 2026 tournament.
The competition is for junior heavyweight tag teams and includes wrestlers from NJPW and other wrestling promotions.
The tournament starts October 24 and ends with the finals at Power Struggle on November 3.
Current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champions El Desperado and Mistico are competing, and a future title shot may be at stake, though that has not been confirmed.
AEW wrestlers Nick Wayne, Blake Christian and Lee Johnson are among the entrants.
World Tag League follows November 23 and runs through December 13, but its teams have not yet been announced.
NJPW has announced the 12-team field for Super Junior Tag League 2026.
The tournament begins on October 24 and its finals will be held at Power Struggle on November 3.
Current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team champions El Desperado and Mistico are among the teams competing.
AEW wrestlers Nick Wayne, Blake Christian and Lee Johnson are also in the field.
- Who
- Twelve teams, including current champions El Desperado and Mistico, will compete.
- What
- NJPW announced the full field for Super Junior Tag League 2026.
- When
- The tournament runs from October 24 to November 3.
- Where
- The finals will be held at Power Struggle; other venues are not stated.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
NJPW revealed the full 12-team field.
Super Junior Tag League 2026 is scheduled to begin.
The tournament finals are scheduled to take place at Power Struggle.
- Teams
- 12
- Tournament begins
- October 24, 2026
- Finals
- November 3, 2026, at Power Struggle
- A Block
- Includes El Desperado & Mistico and KUSHIDA & Nick Wayne
- B Block
- Includes Titan & Daiki Nagai and Blake Christian & Lee Johnson
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