NJPW Announces Teams For NJPW World Tag League 2023

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.