The Swirl, KUSHIDA & Nick Wayne Among Teams Announced For 2026 NJPW Super Jr. Tag League
The Swirl is headed to NJPW.
October 24th is the start date for New Japan Pro-Wrestling’s 2026 Super Jr. Tag League tournament. There are six teams in the A and B blocks, respectively.
The current IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions are El Desperado and Místico, and they’ll be in Block A. Coming over from AEW are The Swirl (Lee Johnson & Blake Christian) and Nick Wayne.
Below is the tournament field:
A Block
- El Desperado & Místico (IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions)
- Ryusuke Taguchi & Kazuma Sumi
- Master Wato & KUUKAI
- KUSHIDA & Nick Wayne
- Unbound Co. (Taiji Ishimori & Robbie X)
- HOUSE OF TORTURE (DOUKI & Yoshinobu Kanemaru)
B Block
- YOH & HYO
- Unbound Co. (Titán & Daiki Nagai)
- T.M.D.K. (Robbie Eagles & Kosei Fujita)
- United Empire (Francesco Akira & Jakob Austin Young)
- The Swirl (Lee Johnson & Blake Christian)
- HOUSE OF TORTURE (SHO & Dick Togo)
The tournament final will take place on November 3rd at NJPW Power Struggle. The winners will secure a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Championship.
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