Saikyo_Tag_League

Saikyo Tag League

Saikyo Tag League

Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series


Saikyo Tag League (最侠タッグリーグ, Saikyō Taggu Rīgu, lit. "Maximum Tag League") is a professional wrestling round-robin hardcore tag team tournament annually held by Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), considered a spin-off of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's World Tag League and All Japan Pro Wrestling's World's Strongest Tag Determination League. The tournament was established in 1999 as Saikyo Tag League and then renamed as Big Japan Tag League in 2011 before returning to its old name Saikyo Tag League in 2014.[1][2] A new format was introduced in 2014 in which the teams were divided into two blocks, "Strong Style Block" and "Deathmatch Block". The strong style block consists of normal tag team matches and deathmatch block consists of matches contested under deathmatch rules.[3]

Quick Facts Promotions, Nicknames ...

The Saikyo Tag League is held under a points system, with 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. Top four teams advance to the semifinals in the knockout format and then the winning teams compete in the finals.

List of winners

More information Tournament, Year ...

Tournament history

1999

The 1999 Saikyo Tag League was the first edition of the tournament which featured four teams in one block. The tournament was held between October 27 and November 8, 1999.[1]

More information Tomoaki Honma and Ryuji Yamakawa, Shadow WX and The Winger ...

2000

The 2000 Saikyo Tag League featured a new format as it had eight teams divided into two blocks with four teams in each block. The tournament was held between September 17 and October 30, 2000.

More information Block A, Block B ...
Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Abdullah the Butcher and Shadow WX Pin
B2 Zandig and Jun Kasai 7:49
B2 Zandig and Jun Kasai Pin
B1 Tomoaki Honma and Ryuji Yamakawa 8:54
B1 Tomoaki Honma and Ryuji Yamakawa Pin
A2 Men's Teioh and Daisuke Sekimoto 16:55

2001

The 2001 Saikyo Tag League consisted of one block with five teams and was held between September 11 and September 23, 2001.

More information Men's Teioh and Daisuke Sekimoto, Kamikaze and Hideki Hosaka ...

2002

The 2002 Saikyo Tag League consisted of total ten teams and two blocks with five teams in each block. The tournament was held between October 8 and October 31, 2002.

More information Block A, Block B ...
Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Men's Teioh and Daisuke Sekimoto Pin
B2 Ryuji Ito and Daisaku Shimoda 14:41
A1 Men's Teioh and Daisuke Sekimoto Pin
B1 ODD and Homicide 13:57
A2 Shadow WX and Winger Pin
B1 ODD and Homicide 13:10

2003

The 2003 Saikyo Tag League consisted of one block with five teams and was held between October 8 and November 8, 2003.

More information Daikokubo Benkei and Abdullah Kobayashi, Daisuke Sekimoto and 2 Tuff Tony ...
 
Semi-final
 
  
 
 
 
 
Men's Teioh and Mr. Big JapanPin
 
 
Daisuke Sekimoto and 2 Tuff Tony18:28
 
 
 
 
 
Final
 
 
 
 
 
Men's Teioh and Mr. Big JapanPin
 
 
Daikokubo Benkei and Abdullah Kobayashi17:02
 

2009

The 2009 Saikyo Tag League was the sixth edition of the tournament which marked the return of the tournament after a six-year hiatus. It was held between February 13 and May 28, 2009.

More information Block A, Block B ...
Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Masato Tanaka and Daisuke Sekimoto Pin
B2 Yuko Miyamoto and Takashi Sasaki 22:24
B2 Yuko Miyamoto and Takashi Sasaki Pin
B1 Masashi Takeda and Isami Kodaka 5:35
A2 Ryuji Ito and Shuji Ishikawa Pin
B1 Masashi Takeda and Isami Kodaka 17:10
  • Masato Tanaka was a replacement for the injured Mammoth Sasaki.

2011

The 2011 Big Japan Tag League was held between September 19 and November 22, 2011.

More information Block A, Block B ...
Semifinals Finals
      
B1 Brahman Shu and Brahman Kei Pin
A2 Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi 13:27
A2 Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi Pin
A1 Jun Kasai and Jaki Numazawa 17:48
A1 Jun Kasai and Jaki Numazawa Pin
B2 Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka 14:13

2012

The 2012 Big Japan Tag League was held between September 25 and November 24, 2012.[16][17]

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Osamu Nishimura and Shinya Ishikawa Sub
A2 Yuji Okabayashi and Shinobu 15:29
A2 Yuji Okabayashi and Shinobu Pin
B1 Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka 20:38
B1 Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka Pin
B2 Ryuji Ito and Takumi Tsukamoto 14:51

2013

The 2013 Saikyo Tag League was held between September 25 and November 22, 2013.[18][19]

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi Pin
B2 Speed of Sounds 13:37
B2 Speed of Sounds Pin
B1 Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka 15:22
B1 Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka Pin
A2 Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto 18:29

2014

The 2014 Saikyo Tag League featured twelve teams and two blocks with six tag teams in each block. The tournament featured a new format in which one block was named "Strong Style Block" which consisted of matches contested under strong style format and the other block was named "Deathmatch Block" in which matches were contested under deathmatch format. The tournament was held between September 20 and November 21, 2014.[20][21]

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Koji Kanemoto and Kazuki Hashimoto Pin
B2 Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto 16:10
B2 Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto Pin
B1 Ryuji Ito and Abdullah Kobayashi 18:44
B1 Ryuji Ito and Abdullah Kobayashi Pin
A2 Daisuke Sekimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani 13:08

2015

The 2015 Saikyo Tag League featured twelve teams and two blocks with six tag teams in each block. The tournament was held between September 21 and October 29, 2015.[22][23]

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi Pin
B2 Kankuro Hoshino and Masato Inaba 17:32
A1 Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi Pin
A2 Shuji Ishikawa and Kohei Sato 18:30
B1 Ryuji Ito and Ryuichi Sekine Pin
A2 Shuji Ishikawa and Kohei Sato 17:00

2016

The 2016 Saikyo Tag League featured a unique format as it featured four blocks with each block consisting of four tag teams. Two blocks were Strong Style blocks and two were Deathmatch blocks in the tournament. The tournament was held between September 4 and October 31, 2016.[24][25]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka Pin
Ryuji Ito and Toshiyuki Sakuda 12:40
Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka Pin
Takayuki Ueki and Masaya Takahashi 9:51
Abdullah Kobayashi and Jaki Numazawa Pin
Takayuki Ueki and Masaya Takahashi 13:44
Yuko Miyamoto and Isami Kodaka Pin
Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi 18:28
Kohei Sato and Shuji Ishikawa Pin
Hideyoshi Kamitani and Daichi Hashimoto 15:10
Kohei Sato and Shuji Ishikawa Pin
Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi 13:46
Akebono and Ryota Hama Pin
Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi 12:14

2017

The 2017 Saikyo Tag League featured twelve teams and two blocks with six tag teams in each block. The tournament was held between September 6 and October 15, 2017.[26][27]

Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Daisuke Sekimoto and Kohei Sato Pin
A2 Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani 13:10
A2 Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani Pin
B1 Abdullah Kobayashi and Ryuji Ito 16:06
B1 Abdullah Kobayashi and Ryuji Ito Sub
B2 Masaya Takahashi and Takayuki Ueki 11:45

2018

The 2018 Saikyo Tag League featured a total of fourteen teams with seven teams in each block. The tournament took place between August 12 and October 25, 2018.[28][29]

More information Strong Style Block, Suzuki Sekimoto ...
Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Ryota Hama and Yasufumi Nakanoue Pin
B2 Abdullah Kobayashi and Yoshihisa Uto 11:39
A1 Ryota Hama and Yasufumi Nakanoue Pin
A2 Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani 14:08
B1 Ryuji Ito and Ryuichi Sekine Pin
A2 Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani 14:08

2019

The 2019 Saikyo Tag League featured a total of fourteen teams with seven teams in each block. The tournament took place between September 1 and November 26, 2019.[30]

More information Strong Style Block, Deathmatch Block ...
More information Strong Style Block, Sekimoto Bodyguard ...
Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Yuji Okabayashi and Shigehiro Irie Pin
B2 Hideyoshi Kamitani and Daichi Hashimoto 10:32
A1 Yuji Okabayashi and Shigehiro Irie[14] Pin
A2 Rickey Shane Page and Ryuji Ito 16:19
B1 Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto Pin
A2 Rickey Shane Page and Ryuji Ito 12:43

2020

The 2020 Saikyo Tag League took place as a single-elimination tournament between September 23 and October 20, 2020.[31]

Round 1 Round 2 Semifinals Final
            
3rd Generation Chimidoro Brothers (Masaya Takahashi and Takayuki Ueki) Pin
Brahman Brothers (Brahman Kei and Brahman Shu) 10:49
3rd Generation Chimidoro Brothers (Masaya Takahashi and Takayuki Ueki) 15:27
Ryuji Ito and Shunma Katsumata Pin
Daisuke Sekimoto and Kohei Sato 12:20
Kuma Arashi and Yasufumi Nakanoue Pin
Ryuji Ito and Shunma Katsumata Pin
Yankee Two Kenju (Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto) 13:29
Abdullah Kobayashi and Minoru Fujita Pin
Jaki Numazawa and Kenji Fukimoto 15:40
Okami (Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani) Pin
Kuma Arashi and Yasufumi Nakanoue 11:55
Ryuji Ito and Shunma Katsumata 21:40
Okami (Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani) Pin
Okami (Daichi Hashimoto and Hideyoshi Kamitani) Pin
Astronauts (Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura) 11:58

2022

The 2022 Saikyo Tag League was held from September 4 to February 13, 2023, and the format returning its old round-robin format instead of singles-elimination tournament format.[32]

More information Block A, Block B ...
Semifinals Finals
      
A1 Fuminori Abe and Takuya Nomura Pin
B1 Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto 11:28
Masashi Takeda and Takumi Tsukamoto 17:57
Abdullah Kobayashi and Daiju Wakamatsu Pin
B2 Abdullah Kobayashi and Daiju Wakamatsu Pin
A2 Hiroyuki Suzuki and Takuho Kato 16:06

Notes

  1. Takahashi and Ueki pulled out of the tournament after their first match.

See also


References

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