NJPW World Tag League 2021 Day 1 Results, Updated Standings

The tournament begins

New Japan Pro-Wrestling's annual tag team tournament, World Tag League 2021, got underway on Sunday, November 14 from Tokyo's Korakuen Hall. 

NJPW opened the tournament with an enticing matchup as Suzuki-gun's Minoru Suzuki and TAKA Michinoku faced their faction-mates Zack Sabre Jr. and Taichi, with the current IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions coming away with the win after 18 minutes. Tetsuya Naito also returned to winning ways in his return match as he and SANADA defeated CHAOS' YOSHI-HASHI and Hirooki Goto.

The full results from day one can be found below:

  • Yuto Nakashima vs. Kosei Fujita ended in a Draw - Young Lions Match
  • Dangerous Tekkers def. TAKA Michinoku & Minoru Suzuki
  • TenCozy def. Tiger Mask & Yuji Nagata
  • Guerrillas Of Destiny def. Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe
  • Bad Lucke Fale & Chase Owens def. Aaron Henare & Great-O-Khan
  • Toru Yano & Hiroshi Tanahashi def. Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL
  • Tetsuya Naito & SANADA def. YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto


The standings for World Tag League 2021 are as follows:

1. Tetsuya Naito & SANADA 2 points (1-0)
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Toru Yano 2 points (1-0)
3. Dangerous Tekkers 2 points (1-0)
4. TenCozy 2 points (1-0)
5. Guerrillas Of Destiny 2 points (1-0)
6. Bad Luck Fale & Chase Owens 2 points (1-0)
7. Great-O-Khan & Aaron Henare 0 points (0-1)
8. Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe 0 points (0-1)
9. EVIL & Yujiro Takahashi 0 points (0-1)
10. Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI 0 points (0-1)
11. Yuji Nagata & Tiger Mask 0 points (0-1)
12. Minoru Suzuki & TAKA Michinoku 0 points (0-1)

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