The Super Junior Tag League has officially begun!
This year, eight teams will compete for a chance to challenge the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions – which are El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori at the moment – at Wrestle Kingdom 14 in the Tokyo Dome.
Four matches were held on the first day of the competition and results for each contest are confirmed:
Suzuki-Gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru & El Desparado) def. Roppongi 3K (Sho & Yoh)
Bullet Club (Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo) def. Birds Of Prey (Will Ospreay & Robbie Eagles)
Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero def. TJP & Clark Connors
Volador Jr. & Titan def. Tiger Mask IV & Yuya Uemura
With four teams getting huge victories on the opening day of the tournament, the ranking for the Super Junior Tag League has been updated. The winning tag team received two points. Check out the current tournament standings below:
Ryusuke Taguchi & Rocky Romero (1-0): 2 pts.
Volador Junior & Titan (1-0): 2 pts.
Taiji Ishimori & El Phantasmo (1-0): 2 pts.
El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru (1-0): 2 pts.
SHO & YOH (0-1): 0 pts.
Will Ospreay & Robbie Eagles (0-1): 0 pts.
Tiger Mask & Yuya Uemura (0-1): 0 pts.
TJP & Clark Connors (0-1): 0 pts.