
The Victory Challenge Tag League is an annual round-robin tag team tournament held by Pro Wrestling NOAH since 2008. Originally known as the Global Tag League and from 2008 until 2020, the tournament was given its current name in February 2024. The tournament is similar to NJPW's World Tag League and it's held every February until March. On rare occasions, the tournament was held in March until April or April until May.
The is held under a points system, with two points for a win, one for a time limit draw and none for any other kind of a draw or a loss. The team finishing atop the points standings are the winners. Matches in the have a 30-minute time limit, which is the same as matches for NOAH's GHC Tag Team Championship.
In the below results, (C) signifies the GHC Tag Team Champions at the time of each tournament.
List of winners[]
Tournament | Year | Winners | Total Won |
---|---|---|---|
Global Tag League | 2008 | Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith | 1 |
2009 | Mitsuharu Misawa and Go Shiozaki | 1 | |
2010 | Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama | 1 | |
2011 | Akitoshi Saito (2) and Jun Akiyama | 1 | |
2012 | Naomichi Marufuji and Muhammad Yone | 1 | |
2013 | KENTA and Yoshihiro Takayama (2) | 1 | |
2014 | Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura | 1 | |
2015 | Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura | 2 | |
2016 | Naomichi Marufuji (2) and Toru Yano | 1 | |
2017 | Naomichi Marufuji (3) and Maybach Taniguchi | 1 | |
2018 | Kaito Kiyomiya and Go Shiozaki (2) | 1 | |
2019 | Kazma Sakamoto and Takashi Sugiura (3) | 1 | |
2020 | El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Rene Dupree | 1 | |
Victory Challenge Tag League | 2024 | TBA | 1 |
Results[]
2008[]
The 2008 featured nine teams, and was held from March 29 to April 27.
Wrestlers | Score |
---|---|
Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith | 10 |
Jun Akiyama and Takeshi Rikio | 9 |
Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura (C) | 9 |
Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa | 9 |
D'Lo Brown and Buchanan | 8 |
Takeshi Morishima and Muhammad Yone | 8 |
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kensuke Sasaki | 8 |
Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama | 7 |
Go Shiozaki and Akira Taue | 4 |
Results | Akiyama Rikio |
Brown Buchanan |
Marufuji Sugiura |
Misawa Ogawa |
Morishima Yone |
Nakajima Sasaki |
Saito Smith |
Sano Takayama |
Shiozaki Taue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akiyama Rikio |
X | Akiyama Rikio (20:50) |
Akiyama Rikio (23:06) |
Akiyama Rikio (2:31) |
Akiyama Rikio (19:55) |
Nakajima Sasaki (22:17) |
Saito Smith (23:02) |
Sano Takayama (21:06) |
Draw (30:00) |
Brown Buchanan |
Akiyama Rikio (20:50) |
X | Brown Buchanan (28:02) |
Brown Buchanan (2:08) |
Morishima Yone (23:26) |
Nakajima Sasaki (22:23) |
Brown Buchanan (23:51) |
Brown Buchanan (10:42) |
Shiozaki Taue (18:05) |
Marufuji Sugiura |
Akiyama Rikio (23:06) |
Brown Buchanan (28:02) |
X | Draw (30:00) |
Marufuji Sugiura (24:47) |
Draw (30:00) |
Draw (30:00) |
Marufuji Sugiura (21:40) |
Marufuji Sugiura (19:14) |
Misawa Ogawa |
Akiyama Rikio (2:31) |
Brown Buchanan (2:08) |
Draw (30:00) |
X | Misawa Ogawa (1:48) |
Misawa Ogawa (18:46) |
Saito Smith (17:16) |
Misawa Ogawa (12:14) |
Misawa Ogawa (18:54) |
Morishima Yone |
Akiyama Rikio (19:55) |
Morishima Yone (23:26) |
Marufuji Sugiura (24:47) |
Misawa Ogawa (1:48) |
X | Draw (30:00) |
Morishima Yone (26:06) |
Draw (30:00) |
Morishima Yone (20:00) |
Nakajima Sasaki |
Nakajima Sasaki (22:17) |
Nakajima Sasaki (22:23) |
Draw (30:00) |
Misawa Ogawa (18:46) |
Draw (30:00) |
X | Saito Smith (22:14) |
Sano Takayama (23:49) |
Nakajima Sasaki (23:42) |
Saito Smith |
Saito Smith (23:02) |
Brown Buchanan (23:51) |
Draw (30:00) |
Saito Smith (17:16) |
Morishima Yone (26:06) |
Saito Smith (22:14) |
X | Saito Smith (20:07) |
Draw (30:00) |
Sano Takayama |
Sano Takayama (21:06) |
Brown Buchanan (10:42) |
Marufuji Sugiura (21:40) |
Misawa Ogawa (12:14) |
Draw (30:00) |
Sano Takayama (23:49) |
Saito Smith (20:07) |
X | Sano Takayama (21:43) |
Shiozaki Taue |
Draw (30:00) |
Shiozaki Taue (18:05) |
Marufuji Sugiura (19:14) |
Misawa Ogawa (18:54) |
Morishima Yone (20:00) |
Nakajima Sasaki (23:42) |
Draw (30:00) |
Sano Takayama (21:43) |
X |
2009[]
The 2009 featured eight teams, and was held from April 11 to May 6.
Wrestlers | Score |
---|---|
Mitsuharu Misawa and Go Shiozaki | 9 |
Takeshi Morishima and Kensuke Sasaki | 8 |
Takeshi Rikio and Muhammad Yone | 8 |
Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith (C) | 8 |
Takashi Sugiura and Yoshihiro Takayama | 8 |
D'Lo Brown and Buchanan | 7 |
Jun Akiyama and Shuhei Taniguchi | 6 |
Masao Inoue and Akira Taue | 2 |
Results | Akiyama Taniguchi |
Brown Buchanan |
Inoue Taue |
Misawa Shiozaki |
Morishima Sasaki |
Rikio Yone |
Saito Smith |
Sugiura Takayama |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akiyama Taniguchi |
X | Akiyama Taniguchi (18:24) |
Akiyama Taniguchi (19:34) |
Misawa Shiozaki (24:23) |
Morishima Sasaki (3:39) |
Akiyama Taniguchi (5:00) |
Saito Smith (19:26) |
Sugiura Takayama (16:12) |
Brown Buchanan |
Akiyama Taniguchi (18:24) |
X | Brown Buchanan (10:56) |
Misawa Shiozaki (22:02) |
Brown Buchanan (18:08) |
Rikio Yone (19:43) |
Brown Buchanan (19:28) |
Draw (30:00) |
Inoue Taue |
Akiyama Taniguchi (19:34) |
Brown Buchanan (10:56) |
X | Misawa Shiozaki (20:57) |
Morishima Sasaki (13:35) |
Rikio Yone (14:20) |
Saito Smith (14:53) |
Inoue Taue (16:27) |
Misawa Shiozaki |
Misawa Shiozaki (24:23) |
Misawa Shiozaki (22:02) |
Misawa Shiozaki (20:57) |
X | Misawa Shiozaki (22:53) |
Draw (30:00) |
Saito Smith (19:43) |
Sugiura Takayama (21:51) |
Morishima Sasaki |
Morishima Sasaki (3:39) |
Brown Buchanan (18:08) |
Morishima Sasaki (13:35) |
Misawa Shiozaki (22:53) |
X | Draw (30:00) |
Morishima Sasaki (21:47) |
Draw (30:00) |
Rikio Yone |
Akiyama Taniguchi (5:00) |
Rikio Yone (19:43) |
Rikio Yone (14:20) |
Draw (30:00) |
Draw (30:00) |
X | Saito Smith (5:54) |
Rikio Yone (20:51) |
Saito Smith |
Saito Smith (19:26) |
Brown Buchanan (19:28) |
Saito Smith (14:53) |
Saito Smith (19:43) |
Morishima Sasaki (21:47) |
Saito Smith (5:54) |
X | Sugiura Takayama (18:47) |
Sugiura Takayama |
Sugiura Takayama (16:12) |
Draw (30:00) |
Inoue Taue (16:27) |
Sugiura Takayama (21:51) |
Draw (30:00) |
Rikio Yone (20:51) |
Sugiura Takayama (18:47) |
X |
2010[]
The 2010 ran from January 9 through January 24. It was the first edition of the featuring a block system, with eight teams in two blocks of four. The top finishing teams from each block met in the final.
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama | 6 | Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi | 5 |
Takeshi Morishima and Kensuke Sasaki | 4 | Takeshi Rikio and Muhammad Yone (C) | 3 |
Akitoshi Saito and Go Shiozaki | 2 | Tomoaki Honma and Togi Makabe | 2 |
Claudio Castagnoli and Chris Hero | 0 | Bison Smith and Keith Walker | 2 |
Block A | Castagnoli Hero |
Morishima Sasaki |
Saito Shiozaki |
Sano Takayama |
---|---|---|---|---|
Castagnoli Hero |
X | Morishima Sasaki (17:00) |
Saito Shiozaki (22:45) |
Sano Takayama (12:40) |
Morishima Sasaki |
Morishima Sasaki (17:00) |
X | Morishima Sasaki (17:17) |
Sano Takayama (15:58) |
Saito Shiozaki |
Saito Shiozaki (22:45) |
Morishima Sasaki (17:17) |
X | Sano Takayama (18:42) |
Sano Takayama |
Sano Takayama (12:40) |
Sano Takayama (15:58) |
Sano Takayama (18:42) |
X |
Block B | Honma Makabe |
Rikio Yone |
Smith Walker |
Sugiura Taniguchi |
Honma Makabe |
X | Rikio Yone (17:11) |
Honma Makabe (15:10) |
Sugiura Taniguchi (11:29) |
Rikio Yone |
Rikio Yone (17:11) |
X | Smith Walker (17:21) |
Draw (30:00) |
Smith Walker |
Honma Makabe (15:10) |
Smith Walker (17:21) |
X | Sugiura Taniguchi (21:00) |
Sugiura Taniguchi |
Sugiura Taniguchi (11:29) |
Draw (30:00) |
Sugiura Taniguchi (21:00) |
X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | ||
B1 | Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi | 24:05 |
2011[]
The 2011 ran from April 16 to April 29 in the tournament's original round-robin format.
Wrestlers | Score |
---|---|
Akitoshi Saito and Jun Akiyama | 10 |
Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama (C) | 9 |
Go Shiozaki and Shuhei Taniguchi | 8 |
Muhammad Yone and Takashi Sugiura | 8 |
Takeshi Morishima and Yutaka Yoshie | 8 |
Bison Smith and Masao Inoue | 5 |
Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli | 4 |
Kensuke Sasaki and Kento Miyahara | 4 |
Results | Saito Akiyama |
Smith Inoue |
Hero Castagnoli |
Shiozaki Taniguchi |
Yone Sugiura |
Sasaki Miyahara |
Morishima Yoshie |
Sano Takayama |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saito Akiyama |
X | Saito Akiyama (17:34) |
Saito Akiyama (16:13) |
Saito Akiyama (16:46) |
Saito Akiyama (20:45) |
Sasaki Miyahara (3:08) |
Morishima Yoshie (16:27) |
Saito Akiyama (13:53) |
Smith Inoue |
Saito Akiyama (17:34) |
X | Smith Inoue (14:19) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (21:43) |
Draw (30:00) |
Sasaki Miyahara (18:45) |
Smith Inoue (17:20) |
Sano Takayama (17:13) |
Hero Castagnoli |
Saito Akiyama (16:13) |
Smith Inoue (14:19) |
X | Shiozaki Taniguchi (18:45) |
Yone Sugiura (24:30) |
Hero Castagnoli (17:48) |
Morishima Yoshie (23:21) |
Hero Castagnoli (14:15) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi |
Saito Akiyama (16:46) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (21:43) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (18:45) |
X | Draw (30:00) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (20:21) |
Morishima Yoshie (19:03) |
Draw (30:00) |
Yone Sugiura |
Saito Akiyama (20:45) |
Draw (30:00) |
Yone Sugiura (24:30) |
Draw (30:00) |
X | Yone Sugiura (14:05) |
Yone Sugiura (15:46) |
Sano Takayama (25:56) |
Sasaki Miyahara |
Sasaki Miyahara (3:08) |
Sasaki Miyahara (18:45) |
Hero Castagnoli (17:48) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (20:21) |
Yone Sugiura (14:05) |
X | Morishima Yoshie (15:13) |
Sano Takayama (13:24) |
Morishima Yoshie |
Morishima Yoshie (16:27) |
Smith Inoue (17:20) |
Morishima Yoshie (23:21) |
Morishima Yoshie (19:03) |
Yone Sugiura (15:46) |
Morishima Yoshie (15:13) |
X | Sano Takayama (14:37) |
Sano Takayama |
Saito Akiyama (13:53) |
Sano Takayama (17:13) |
Hero Castagnoli (14:15) |
Draw (30:00) |
Sano Takayama (25:56) |
Sano Takayama (13:24) |
Sano Takayama (14:37) |
X |
2012[]
The 2012 ran from April 11 to April 29 in the tournament's original round-robin format.
Wrestlers | Score |
---|---|
Naomichi Marufuji and Muhammad Yone | 11 |
Takeshi Morishima and Katsuhiko Nakajima | 11 |
Jun Akiyama and Akitoshi Saito (C) | 10 |
Kento Miyahara and Kensuke Sasaki | 7 |
Daichi Hashimoto and Shinjiro Otani | 6 |
Tamon Honda and Go Shiozaki | 6 |
Colt Cabana and Eddie Edwards | 5 |
Yoshihiro Takayama and Maybach Taniguchi | 0 |
Results | Akiyama Saito |
Cabana Edwards |
Hashimoto Otani |
Honda Shiozaki |
Marufuji Yone |
Miyahara Sasaki |
Morishima Nakajima |
Takayama Taniguchi |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Akiyama Saito |
X | Cabana Edwards (16:10) |
Akiyama Saito (20:23) |
Akiyama Saito (18:59) |
Marufuji Yone (18:58) |
Akiyama Saito (16:47) |
Akiyama Saito (24:48) |
Akiyama Saito (11:34) |
Cabana Edwards |
Cabana Edwards (16:10) |
X | Hashimoto Otani (13:25) |
Honda Shiozaki (18:38) |
Draw (30:00) |
Miyahara Sasaki (16:46) |
Morishima Nakajima (17:33) |
Cabana Edwards (6:07) |
Hashimoto Otani |
Akiyama Saito (20:23) |
Hashimoto Otani (13:25) |
X | Hashimoto Otani (22:27) |
Marufuji Yone (20:04) |
Miyahara Sasaki (18:01) |
Morishima Nakajima (20:34) |
Hashimoto Otani (13:01) |
Honda Shiozaki |
Akiyama Saito (18:59) |
Honda Shiozaki (18:38) |
Hashimoto Otani (22:27) |
X | Marufuji Yone (24:04) |
Honda Shiozaki (14:38) |
Morishima Nakajima (17:45) |
Honda Shiozaki (11:48) |
Marufuji Yone |
Marufuji Yone (18:58) |
Draw (30:00) |
Marufuji Yone (20:04) |
Marufuji Yone (24:04) |
X | Morishima Nakajima (18:58) |
Morishima Nakajima (16:25) |
Marufuji Yone (11:18) |
Miyahara Sasaki |
Akiyama Saito (16:47) |
Miyahara Sasaki (16:46) |
Miyahara Sasaki (18:01) |
Honda Shiozaki (14:38) |
Morishima Nakajima (18:58) |
X | Draw (30:00) |
Takayama Tanaguchi (5:52) |
Morishima Nakajima |
Akiyama Saito (24:48) |
Morishima Nakajima (17:33) |
Morishima Nakajima (20:34) |
Morishima Nakajima (17:45) |
Morishima Nakajima (16:25) |
Draw (30:00) |
X | Morishima Nakajima (8:34) |
Takayama Taniguchi |
Akiyama Saito (11:34) |
Cabana Edwards (6:07) |
Hashimoto Otani (13:01) |
Honda Shiozaki (11:48) |
Marufuji Yone (11:18) |
Takayama Tanaguchi (5:52) |
Morishima Nakajima (8:34) |
X |
Tiebreaker Final | ||||
Takeshi Morishima and Katsuhiko Nakajima | Pin | |||
Naomichi Marufuji and Muhammad Yone | 14:11 |
2013[]
The 2013 ran from April 13 through April 28. The 2013 edition was only the second to feature two blocks of teams; each consisting of five, with the top teams from each block meeting in the final. Naomichi Marufuji was sidelined with a knee injury on April 14 after his and Takashi Sugiura's first match, a win over Shinya Ishikawa and Yoshihito Sasaki, had already taken place. On April 17, Noah announced that Atsushi Kotoge would replace Marufuji in the tournament, but instead of inheriting Marufuji's and Sugiura's points, they would start at zero points and face Ishikawa and Sasaki in a new match.
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
KENTA and Yoshihiro Takayama | 6 | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kensuke Sasaki | 6 |
Muhammad Yone and Takeshi Morishima | 6 | Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste | 4 |
Maybach Taniguchi and Yujiro Takahashi | 4 | Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano (C) | 4 |
Bobby Fish and Eddie Edwards | 2 | Atsushi Kotoge and Takashi Sugiura | 4 |
Akitoshi Saito and Tomoaki Honma | 2 | Shinya Ishikawa and Yoshihito Sasaki | 2 |
Block A | Saito Honma |
Fish Edwards |
KENTA Takayama |
Taniguchi Takahashi |
Yone Morishima |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saito Honma |
X | Fish Edwards (13:38) |
KENTA Takayama (20:37) |
Saito Honma (10:32) |
Yone Morishima (14:54) |
Fish Edwards |
Fish Edwards (13:38) |
X | KENTA Takayama (18:58) |
Taniguchi Takahashi (16:03) |
Yone Morishima (18:26) |
KENTA Takayama |
KENTA Takayama (20:37) |
KENTA Takayama (18:58) |
X | Taniguchi Takahashi (15:31) |
KENTA Takayama (14:50) |
Taniguchi Takahashi |
Saito Honma (10:32) |
Taniguchi Takahashi (16:03) |
Taniguchi Takahashi (15:31) |
X | Yone Morishima (14:46) |
Yone Morishima |
Yone Morishima (14:54) |
Yone Morishima (18:26) |
KENTA Takayama (14:50) |
Yone Morishima (14:46) |
X |
Block B | Kotoge Sugiura |
Nakajima K. Sasaki |
Nicholls Haste |
Ishikawa Y. Sasaki |
Iizuka Yano |
Kotoge Sugiura |
X | Nakajima K. Sasaki (14:59) |
Kotoge Sugiura (19:01) |
Kotoge Sugiura (8:48) |
Iizuka Yano (15:34) |
Nakajima K. Sasaki |
Nakajima K. Sasaki (14:59) |
X | Nicholls Haste (13:53) |
Nakajima K. Sasaki (15:06) |
Nakajima K. Sasaki (12:16) |
Nicholls Haste |
Kotoge Sugiura (19:01) |
Nicholls Haste (13:53) |
X | Ishikawa Y. Sasaki (14:32) |
Nicholls Haste (8:55) |
Ishikawa Y. Sasaki |
Kotoge Sugiura (8:48) |
Nakajima K. Sasaki (15:06) |
Ishikawa Y. Sasaki (14:32) |
X | Iizuka Yano (11:36) |
Iizuka Yano |
Iizuka Yano (15:34) |
Nakajima K. Sasaki (12:16) |
Nicholls Haste (8:55) |
Iizuka Yano (11:36) |
X |
Final | ||||
A1 | KENTA and Yoshihiro Takayama | Pin | ||
B1 | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kensuke Sasaki | 19:39 |
2014[]
The 2014 ran from April 12 through April 27.
Wrestlers | Score |
---|---|
Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura | 8 |
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Naomichi Marufuji | 8 |
Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste | 6 |
KENTA and Yoshihiro Takayama | 6 |
Daisuke Ikeda and Muhammad Yone | 6 |
Maybach Taniguchi and Takeshi Morishima (C) | 4 |
Chris Hero and Colt Cabana | 4 |
Results | Ikeda Yone |
Hero Cabana |
Nakajima Marufuji |
KENTA Takayama |
Tanaka Sugiura |
Taniguchi Morishima |
Nicholls Haste |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ikeda Yone |
X | Ikeda Yone (14:49) |
Nakajima Marufuji (16:48) |
KENTA Takayama (6:35) |
Ikeda Yone (13:30) |
Ikeda Yone (14:47) |
Nicholls Haste (11:23) |
Hero Cabana |
Ikeda Yone (14:49) |
X | Hero Cabana (14:47) |
Hero Cabana (14:39) |
Tanaka Sugiura (14:52) |
Taniguchi Morishima (13:03) |
Nicholls Haste (14:20) |
Nakajima Marufuji |
Nakajima Marufuji (16:48) |
Hero Cabana (14:47) |
X | KENTA Takayama (18:04) |
Nakajima Marufuji (19:05) |
Nakajima Marufuji (16:47) |
Nakajima Marufuji (14:39) |
KENTA Takayama |
KENTA Takayama (6:35) |
Hero Cabana (14:39) |
KENTA Takayama (18:04) |
X | Tanaka Sugiura (21:05) |
KENTA Takayama (16:43) |
Nicholls Haste (14:26) |
Tanaka Sugiura |
Ikeda Yone (13:30) |
Tanaka Sugiura (14:52) |
Nakajima Marufuji (19:05) |
Tanaka Sugiura (21:05) |
X | Tanaka Sugiura (12:44) |
Tanaka Sugiura (18:33) |
Taniguchi Morishima |
Ikeda Yone (14:47) |
Taniguchi Morishima (13:03) |
Nakajima Marufuji (16:47) |
KENTA Takayama (16:43) |
Tanaka Sugiura (12:44) |
X | Taniguchi Morishima (14:15) |
Nicholls Haste |
Nicholls Haste (11:23) |
Nicholls Haste (14:20) |
Nakajima Marufuji (14:39) |
Nicholls Haste (14:26) |
Tanaka Sugiura (18:33) |
Taniguchi Morishima (14:15) |
X |
Playoff | ||||
1 | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | ||
2 | Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura | 18:01 |
2015[]
The 2015 ran from April 19 through May 4. Takeshi Morishima was scheduled to enter the tournament, but was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Super Crazy.
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura | 8 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer (C) | 8 |
Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste | 6 | Brian Breaker and Shelton X Benjamin | 6 |
Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka | 6 | Chris Hero and Colt Cabana | 6 |
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Naomichi Marufuji | 6 | Daisuke Ikeda and Muhammad Yone | 6 |
Daisuke Sekimoto and Kazuki Hashimoto | 2 | Akitoshi Saito and Quiet Storm | 4 |
Maybach Taniguchi and Maybach #2 | 2 | Mitsuhiro Kitamiya and Super Crazy | 0 |
Block A | Sekimoto Hashimoto |
Nakajima Marufuji |
Tanaka Sugiura |
Taniguchi Maybach #2 |
Nicholls Haste |
Suzuki Iizuka |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sekimoto Hashimoto |
X | Nakajima Marufuji (16:16) |
Tanaka Sugiura (11:30) |
Sekimoto Hashimoto (10:32) |
Nicholls Haste (12:08) |
Suzuki Iizuka (12:02) |
Nakajima Marufuji |
Nakajima Marufuji (16:16) |
X | Nakajima Marufuji (15:03) |
Nakajima Marufuji (16:37) |
Nicholls Haste (19:19) |
Suzuki Iizuka (12:17) |
Tanaka Sugiura |
Tanaka Sugiura (11:30) |
Nakajima Marufuji (15:03) |
X | Tanaka Sugiura (13:03) |
Tanaka Sugiura (21:50) |
Tanaka Sugiura (19:41) |
Taniguchi Maybach #2 |
Sekimoto Hashimoto (10:32) |
Nakajima Marufuji (16:37) |
Tanaka Sugiura (13:03) |
X | Taniguchi Maybach #2 (7:18) |
Suzuki Iizuka (11:39) |
Nicholls Haste |
Nicholls Haste (12:08) |
Nicholls Haste (19:19) |
Tanaka Sugiura (21:50) |
Taniguchi Maybach #2 (7:18) |
X | Nicholls Haste (14:09) |
Suzuki Iizuka |
Suzuki Iizuka (12:02) |
Suzuki Iizuka (12:17) |
Tanaka Sugiura (19:41) |
Suzuki Iizuka (11:39) |
Nicholls Haste (14:09) |
X |
Block B | Saito Storm |
Breaker Benjamin |
Hero Cabana |
Ikeda Yone |
Smith Archer |
Kitamiya Crazy |
Saito Storm |
X | Breaker Benjamin (7:37) |
Saito Storm (9:33) |
Ikeda Yone (13:17) |
Smith Archer (10:11) |
Saito Storm (11:53) |
Breaker Benjamin |
Breaker Benjamin (7:37) |
X | Hero Cabana (11:28) |
Breaker Benjamin (5:35) |
Smith Archer (12:10) |
Breaker Benjamin (7:44) |
Hero Cabana |
Saito Storm (9:33) |
Hero Cabana (11:28) |
X | Ikeda Yone (11:45) |
Hero Cabana (12:41) |
Hero Cabana (10:45) |
Ikeda Yone |
Ikeda Yone (13:17) |
Breaker Benjamin (5:35) |
Ikeda Yone (11:45) |
X | Smith Archer (1:42) |
Ikeda Yone (10:56) |
Smith Archer |
Smith Archer (10:11) |
Smith Archer (12:10) |
Hero Cabana (12:41) |
Smith Archer (1:42) |
X | Smith Archer (12:01) |
Kitamiya Crazy |
Saito Storm (11:53) |
Breaker Benjamin (7:44) |
Hero Cabana (10:45) |
Ikeda Yone (10:56) |
Smith Archer (12:01) |
X |
Final | ||||
A1 | Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura | Pin | ||
B1 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer | 19:55 |
2016[]
The 2016 took place between April 21 and May 4.
Wrestlers | Score |
---|---|
Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer (C) | 10 |
Naomichi Marufuji and Toru Yano | 8 |
Go Shiozaki and Maybach Taniguchi | 8 |
Shelton X Benjamin and Takashi Sugiura | 8 |
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya | 6 |
Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka | 6 |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima | 6 |
Muhammad Yone and Quiet Storm | 4 |
Results | Smith Archer |
Shiozaki Taniguchi |
Tenzan Kojima |
Nakajima Kitamiya |
Suzuki Iizuka |
Yone Storm |
Marufuji Yano |
Benjamin Sugiura |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smith Archer |
X | Smith Archer (14:10) |
Smith Archer (12:17) |
Smith Archer (10:21) |
Suzuki Iizuka (10:23) |
Smith Archer (9:32) |
Smith Archer (12:34) |
Benjamin Sugiura (12:26) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi |
Smith Archer (14:10) |
X | Shiozaki Taniguchi (14:10) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (18:30) |
Suzuki Iizuka (18:09) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (11:18) |
Marufuji Yano (14:33) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (20:51) |
Tenzan Kojima |
Smith Archer (12:17) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (14:10) |
X | Nakajima Kitamiya (14:22) |
Suzuki Iizuka (15:15) |
Tenzan Kojima (10:41) |
Tenzan Kojima (14:12) |
Tenzan Kojima (13:31) |
Nakajima Kitamiya |
Smith Archer (10:21) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (18:30) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (14:22) |
X | Nakajima Kitamiya (13:55) |
Yone Storm (10:42) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (17:19) |
Sugiura Benjamin (15:44) |
Suzuki Iizuka |
Suzuki Iizuka (10:23) |
Suzuki Iizuka (18:09) |
Suzuki Iizuka (15:15) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (13:55) |
X | Yone Storm (14:08) |
Marufuji Yano (19:10) |
Benjamin Sugiura (6:55) |
Yone Storm |
Smith Archer (9:32) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (11:18) |
Tenzan Kojima (10:41) |
Yone Storm (10:42) |
Yone Storm (14:08) |
X | Marufuji Yano (12:20) |
Benjamin Sugiura (12:36) |
Marufuji Yano |
Smith Archer (12:34) |
Marufuji Yano (14:33) |
Tenzan Kojima (14:12) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (17:19) |
Marufuji Yano (19:10) |
Marufuji Yano (12:20) |
X | Marufuji Yano (13:10) |
Benjamin Sugiura |
Benjamin Sugiura (12:26) |
Shiozaki Taniguchi (20:51) |
Tenzan Kojima (13:31) |
Sugiura Benjamin (15:44) |
Benjamin Sugiura (6:55) |
Benjamin Sugiura (12:36) |
Marufuji Yano (13:10) |
X |
Final | ||||
1 | Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer | Pin | ||
2 | Naomichi Marufuji and Toru Yano | 20:25 |
2017[]
The 2017 featured eight teams, and was held from April 22 to May 4. On April 26, the team of Bram and Robbie E was removed from the league with the two forfeiting the rest of their matches, due to controversial Instagram posts made by Bram.[1]
Wrestlers | Score |
---|---|
Naomichi Marufuji and Maybach Taniguchi (C) | 10 |
Go Shiozaki and Atsushi Kotoge | 10 |
Takashi Sugiura and Kenoh | 8 |
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya | 8 |
Cody Hall and Randy Reign | 8 |
Muhammad Yone and Akitoshi Saito | 6 |
Kaito Kiyomiya and Takuya Nomura | 4 |
Robbie E and Bram | 2 |
Results | Nakajima Kitamiya |
Sugiura Kenoh |
Marufuji Taniguchi |
Shiozaki Kotoge |
Yone Saito |
Kiyomiya Nomura |
Hall Reign |
Robbie E Bram |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nakajima Kitamiya |
X | Sugiura Kenoh (17:52) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (18:16) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (19:46) |
Yone Saito (15:11) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (14:29) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (12:13) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (12:54) |
Sugiura Kenoh |
Sugiura Kenoh (17:52) |
X | Marufuji Taniguchi (17:51) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (22:18) |
Sugiura Kenoh (13:42) |
Sugiura Kenoh (15:01) |
Hall Reign (11:34) |
Sugiura Kenoh (forfeit) |
Marufuji Taniguchi |
Nakajima Kitamiya (18:16) |
Marufuji Taniguchi (17:51) |
X | Marufuji Taniguchi (20:50) |
Marufuji Taniguchi (15:13) |
Marufuji Taniguchi (13:06) |
Hall Reign (8:40) |
Marufuji Taniguchi (forfeit) |
Shiozaki Kotoge |
Shiozaki Kotoge (19:46) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (22:18) |
Marufuji Taniguchi (20:50) |
X | Shiozaki Kotoge (16:00) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (14:50) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (12:08) |
Robbie E Bram (17:48) |
Yone Saito |
Yone Saito (15:11) |
Sugiura Kenoh (13:42) |
Marufuji Taniguchi (15:13) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (16:00) |
X | Yone Saito (15:55) |
Hall Reign (12:53) |
Yone Saito (forfeit) |
Kiyomiya Nomura |
Nakajima Kitamiya (14:29) |
Sugiura Kenoh (15:01) |
Marufuji Taniguchi (13:06) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (14:50) |
Yone Saito (15:55) |
X | Kiyomiya Nomura (12:21) |
Kiyomiya Nomura (forfeit) |
Hall Reign |
Nakajima Kitamiya (12:13) |
Hall Reign (11:34) |
Hall Reign (8:40) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (12:08) |
Hall Reign (12:53) |
Kiyomiya Nomura (12:21) |
X | Hall Reign (10:03) |
Robbie E Bram |
Nakajima Kitamiya (12:54) |
Sugiura Kenoh (forfeit) |
Marufuji Taniguchi (forfeit) |
Robbie E Bram (17:48) |
Yone Saito (forfeit) |
Kiyomiya Nomura (forfeit) |
Hall Reign (10:03) |
X |
Final | ||||
1 | Maybach Taniguchi and Naomichi Marufuji | Pin | ||
2 | Atsushi Kotoge and Go Shiozaki | 28:57 |
2018[]
The 2018 version was announced to take place between March 18 and April 11, covering ten shows. On March 21 it was announced that Kaito Kiyomiya had suffered a concussion and was unable to compete due to doctors order and he and Go Shiozaki had to forfeit their match against Maybach Taniguchi and Mitsuya Nagai
Wrestlers | Score |
---|---|
Takashi Sugiura and Kenoh | 9 |
Go Shiozaki and Kaito Kiyomiya | 8 |
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya (C) | 7 |
Naomichi Marufuji and Atsushi Kotoge | 7 |
Muhammad Yone and Quiet Storm | 7 |
Cody Hall and Kazma Sakamoto | 6 |
Maybach Taniguchi and Mitsuya Nagai | 6 |
Akitoshi Saito and Masao Inoue | 2 |
Results | Yone Storm |
Sugiura Kenoh |
Marufuji Kotoge |
Nakajima Kitamiya |
Shiozaki Kiyomiya |
Saito Inoue |
Taniguchi Nagai |
Hall Sakamoto |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yone Storm |
X | Yone Storm (18:20) |
Marufuji Kotoge (17:48) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (12:44) |
Draw (30:00) |
Yone Storm (11:16) |
Yone Storm (12:15) |
Hall Sakamoto (9:13) |
Sugiura Kenoh |
Yone Storm (18:20) |
X | Marufuji Kotoge (18:10) |
Sugiura Kenoh (23:21) |
Draw (30:00) |
Sugiura Kenoh (12:44) |
Sugiura Kenoh (16:49) |
Sugiura Kenoh (11:59) |
Marufuji Kotoge |
Marufuji Kotoge (17:48) |
Marufuji Kotoge (18:10) |
X | Draw (30:00) |
Shiozaki Kiyomiya (18:28) |
Marufuji Kotoge (15:28) |
Taniguchi Nagai (9:49) |
Hall Sakamoto (14:37) |
Nakajima Kitamiya |
Nakajima Kitamiya (12:44) |
Sugiura Kenoh (23:21) |
Draw (30:00) |
X | Shiozaki Kiyomiya (19:53) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (10:17) |
Double CO (16:03) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (10:32) |
Shiozaki Kiyomiya |
Draw (30:00) |
Draw (30:00) |
Shiozaki Kiyomiya (18:28) |
Shiozaki Kiyomiya (19:53) |
X | Shiozaki Kiyomiya (13:54) |
Taniguchi Nagai (forfeit) |
Double CO (16:41) |
Saito Inoue |
Yone Storm (11:16) |
Sugiura Kenoh (12:44) |
Marufuji Kotoge (15:28) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (10:17) |
Shiozaki Kiyomiya (13:54) |
X | Taniguchi Nagai (12:47) |
Saito Inoue (8:35) |
Taniguchi Nagai |
Yone Storm (12:15) |
Sugiura Kenoh (16:49) |
Taniguchi Nagai (9:49) |
Double CO (16:03) |
Taniguchi Nagai (forfeit) |
Taniguchi Nagai (12:47) |
X | Hall Sakamoto (12:24) |
Hall Sakamoto |
Hall Sakamoto (9:13) |
Sugiura Kenoh (11:59) |
Hall Sakamoto (14:37) |
Nakajima Kitamiya (10:32) |
Double CO (16:41) |
Saito Inoue (8:35) |
Hall Sakamoto (12:24) |
X |
Final | ||||
1 | Takashi Sugiura and Kenoh | Pin | ||
2 | Go Shiozaki and Kaito Kiyomiya | 26:00 |
2019[]
The 2019 version was announced to take place between April 6 to May 5.
Wrestlers | Score |
---|---|
Go Shiozaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) | 11 |
Kazma Sakamoto and Takashi Sugiura | 10 |
Kaito Kiyomiya and Kenoh | 9 |
Maybach Taniguchi and Yuji Hino | 8 |
Akitoshi Saito and Masao Inoue | 6 |
Mohammed Yone and Quiet Storm | 4 |
Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura | 4 |
Atsushi Kotoge and Mitsuya Nagai | 4 |
Results | Saito Inoue |
Kotoge Nagai |
Shiozaki Nakajima |
Kiyomiya Kenoh |
Sakamoto Sugiura |
Kitamiya Inamura |
Taniguchi Hino |
Yone Storm |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Saito Inoue |
X | Kotoge Nagai (13:42) |
Saito Inoue (19:54) |
Saito Inoue (18:48) |
Sakamoto Sugiura (11:28) |
Kitamiya Inamura (14:18) |
Saito Inoue (15:32) |
Yone Storm (13:53) |
Kotoge Nagai |
Kotoge Nagai (13:42) |
X | Shiozaki Nakajima (19:17) |
Kiyomiya Kenoh (18:04) |
Sakamoto Sugiura (13:22) |
Kotoge Nagai (11:55) |
Taniguchi Hino (15:01) |
Yone Storm (14:16) |
Shiozaki Nakajima |
Saito Inoue (19:54) |
Shiozaki Nakajima (19:17) |
X | Draw (30:00) |
Shiozaki Nakajima (24:46) |
Shiozaki Nakajima (22:43) |
Shiozaki Nakajima (20:27) |
Shiozaki Nakajima (Forfeit) |
Kiyomiya Kenoh |
Saito Inoue (18:48) |
Kiyomiya Kenoh (18:04) |
Draw (30:00) |
X | Sakamoto Sugiura (26:27) |
Kiyomiya Kenoh (20:08) |
Kiyomiya Kenoh (17:35) |
Kiyomiya Kenoh (14:42) |
Sakamoto Sugiura |
Sakamoto Sugiura (11:28) |
Sakamoto Sugiura (13:22) |
Shiozaki Nakajima (24:46) |
Sakamoto Sugiura (26:27) |
X | Sakamoto Sugiura (16:30) |
Taniguchi Hino (17:52) |
Sakamoto Sugiura (13:57) |
Kitamiya Inamura |
Kitamiya Inamura (14:18) |
Kotoge Nagai (11:55) |
Shiozaki Nakajima (22:43) |
Kiyomiya Kenoh (20:08) |
Sakamoto Sugiura (16:30) |
X | Taniguchi Hino (16:57) |
Kitamiya Inamura (Forfeit) |
Taniguchi Hino |
Saito Inoue (15:32) |
Taniguchi Hino (15:01) |
Shiozaki Nakajima (20:27) |
Kiyomiya Kenoh (17:35) |
Taniguchi Hino (17:52) |
Taniguchi Hino (16:57) |
X | Taniguchi Hino (Forfeit) |
Yone Storm |
Yone Storm (13:53) |
Yone Storm (14:16) |
Shiozaki Nakajima (Forfeit) |
Kiyomiya Kenoh (14:42) |
Sakamoto Sugiura (13:57) |
Sakamoto Sugiura (13:57) |
Taniguchi Hino (Forfeit) |
X |
Final | ||||
1 | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Go Shiozaki | Sub | ||
2 | Kazma Sakamoto and Takashi Sugiura | 27:39 |
2020[]
The 2020 version was announced to take place between April 4 through April 18. On March 30, Noah it was initially announced that some shows of the tournament, while the April 15 show would be held behind closed doors, being streamed on DDT Universe, due to restrictions made by the Japanese government regarding the 2019-20 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, it was later announced that the entire tournament would be held behind closed doors and the shows would be streamed on the DDT Universe, with the tournament taking place in a format under the NOAH TV Match name. The tournament included outside participation from Big Japan Pro Wrestling's Daisuke Sekimoto, who teamed with Yoshiki Inamura for the tournament.
Block A | Block B | ||
---|---|---|---|
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Rene Dupree | 4 | Go Shiozaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima | 4 |
Kenoh and Masa Kitamiya | 4 | Takashi Sugiura and Hideki Sekine | 4 |
Naomichi Marufuji and Masaaki Mochizuki (c) | 2 | Daisuke Sekimoto and Yoshiki Inamura | 2 |
Kaito Kiyomiya and Shuhei Taniguchi | 2 | Akitoshi Saito and Masao Inoue | 2 |
Block A | Marufuji Mochizuki |
Kiyomiya Taniguchi |
Kenoh Kitamiya |
Wagner Dupree |
---|---|---|---|---|
Marufuji Mochizuki |
X | Marufuji Mochizuki (16:02) |
Kenoh Kitamiya (18:21) |
Wagner Dupree (17:17) |
Kiyomiya Taniguchi |
Marufuji Mochizuki (16:02) |
X | Kenoh Kitamiya (14:58) |
Kiyomiya Taniguchi (12:01) |
Kenoh Kitamiya |
Kenoh Kitamiya (18:21) |
Kenoh Kitamiya (14:58) |
X | Wagner Dupree (14:55) |
Wagner Dupree |
Wagner Dupree (17:17) |
Kiyomiya Taniguchi (12:01) |
Wagner Dupree (14:55) |
X |
Block B | Shiozaki Nakajima |
Sugiura Sekine |
Saito Inoue |
Sekimoto Inamura |
Shiozaki Nakajima |
X | Shiozaki Nakajima (20:56) |
Saito Inoue (17:20) |
Shiozaki Nakajima (24:00) |
Sugiura Sekine |
Shiozaki Nakajima (20:56) |
X | Sugiura Sekine (9:27) |
Sugiura Sekine (19:59) |
Saito Inoue |
Saito Inoue (17:20) |
Sugiura Sekine (9:27) |
X | Sekimoto Inamura (3:19) |
Sekimoto Inamura |
Shiozaki Nakajima (24:00) |
Sugiura Sekine (19:59) |
Sekimoto Inamura (3:19) |
X |
Final | ||||
A1 | El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Rene Dupree | Pin | ||
B1 | Katsuhiko Nakajima and Go Shiozaki | 27:00 |
2024[]
The tournament after a four year break rebranded as Victory Challenge Tag League, with the tournament taking place from February 24 to March 10, 2024. On February 10, Kenoh and Yu Owada were added to the tournament.
Wrestlers | Score |
---|---|
Saxon Huxley and Timothy Thatcher | 10 |
Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa | 9 |
Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf | 9 |
Go Shiozaki and Atsushi Kotoge | 7 |
Takashi Sugiura and Ulka Sasaki | 6 |
Manabu Soya and Shuji Kondo | 5 |
Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba | 5 |
Kenoh and Yu Owada | 5 |
Results | Kitamiya Inaba |
Kiyomiya Oiwa |
Shiozaki Kotoge |
Sugiura Sasaki |
Soya Kondo |
Huxley Thatcher |
Bane Wolf |
Kenoh Owada |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kitamiya Inaba |
X | Kiyomiya Oiwa (18:14) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (16:36) |
Sugiura Sasaki (11:19) |
Draw (20:00) |
Kitamiya Inaba (14:00) |
Bane Wolf (10:33) |
Kitamiya Inaba (11:20) |
Kiyomiya Oiwa |
Kiyomiya Oiwa (18:14) |
X | Kiyomiya Oiwa (16:52) |
Kiyomiya Oiwa (17:15) |
Soya Kondo (12:58) |
Huxley Thatcher (12:54) |
Kiyomiya Oiwa (16:09) |
Draw (20:00) |
Shiozaki Kotoge |
Shiozaki Kotoge (16:36) |
Kiyomiya Oiwa (16:52) |
X | Sugiura Sasaki (15:44) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (16:38) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (13:28) |
Draw (20:00) |
Kenoh Owada (10:13) |
Sugiura Sasaki |
Sugiura Sasaki (11:19) |
Kiyomiya Oiwa (17:15) |
Sugiura Sasaki (15:44) |
X | Sugiura Sasaki (12:42) |
Huxley Thatcher (11:28) |
Bane Wolf (9:12) |
Kenoh Owada (10:40) |
Soya Kondo |
Draw (20:00) |
Soya Kondo (12:58) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (16:38) |
Sugiura Sasaki (12:42) |
X | Huxley Thatcher (13:19) |
Bane Wolf (12:25) |
Soya Kondo (13:06) |
Huxley Thatcher |
Kitamiya Inaba (14:00) |
Huxley Thatcher (12:54) |
Shiozaki Kotoge (13:28) |
Huxley Thatcher (11:28) |
Huxley Thatcher (13:19) |
X | Huxley Thatcher (14:09) |
Huxley Thatcher (3:28) |
Bane Wolf |
Bane Wolf (10:33) |
Kiyomiya Oiwa (16:09) |
Draw (20:00) |
Bane Wolf (9:12) |
Bane Wolf (12:25) |
Huxley Thatcher (14:09) |
X | Bane Wolf (12:37) |
Kenoh Owada |
Kitamiya Inaba (11:20) |
Draw (20:00) |
Kenoh Owada (10:13) |
Kenoh Owada (10:40) |
Soya Kondo (13:06) |
Huxley Thatcher (3:28) |
Bane Wolf (12:37) |
X |
Final | ||||
1 | Saxon Huxley and Timothy Thatcher | Pin | ||
2 | Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa | 22:24 |
Gallery[]
- ↑ ノア参戦のブラム アイス売り場に寝そべる不謹慎写真で出場停止処分 (in ja). Tokyo Sports (2017-04-26).