The teams are set.
New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced sixteen teams for its annual World Tag League competition. The tournament begins on November 20. The finals take place on December 10. The winning team receives a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Titles at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18.
NJPW World Tag League 2023
A Block
- Shota Umino ＆Ren Narita - debut entry)
- CHAOS (Tomohiro Ishii & Toru Yano) - 4th entry, 1st in three years
- United Empire (Great-O-Khan & HENARE) - 3rd entry, 3rd consecutive
- TMDK (Shane Haste & Mikey Nicholls) - 2nd entry, 2nd consecutive
- BULLET CLUB War Dogs (Alex Coughlin & Gabe Kidd) - 2nd entry, 2nd consecutive
- HOUSE OF TORTURE (EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi) - 4th entry, 4th consecutive
- Kaito Kiyomiya & Ryohei Oiwa - debut entry
- Gates of Agony (Bishop Kaun & Toa Liona) - debut entry
B Block
- Bishamon (YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto) - IWGP Tag Team Champions, 2021, 2022 WTL winners. 5th entry, 4th consecutive
- Hikuleo ＆El Phantasmo -debut entry, STRONG Openweight Tag Team Champions
- Yuji Nagata ＆Minoru Suzuki - debut entry
- Just 5 Guys (Taichi ＆Yuya Uemura) - debut entry
- Yota Tsuji & TBA - debut entry
- Soberano Jr. & Atlantis Jr. - debut entry
- Monstersauce (Lance Archer & Alex Zayne) - debut entry
- BULLET CLUB Rogue Army (Bad Luck Fale & Jack Bonza) - debut entry
Fightful will have results from each night of Tag League following its conclusion.
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