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Full Schedule For NJPW World Tag League Tournament 2026 Announced

September 8, 2026 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
NJPW World Tag League 2026 Image Credit: NJPW

NJPW has announced the full schedule for the 2026 World Tag League Tournament, which kicks off in late November. The company announced the schedule for this year’s tournament on Tuesday. The tournament will run from November 25th through December 13th.

The full schedule is as follows:

* November 25th: Yamagata, INPEX Sakata Arena
* November 27th: Aomori, Towada City General Gymnasium
* November 28th: Iwate, Iwate Prefectural Gymnasium
* November 29th: Aomori, Aomori Prefectural Budokan
* December 1st: Yamanashi, Aimesse Yamanashi
* December 2nd: Shizuoka, Twin Messe Shizuoka
* December 4th: Kochi, Kochi Prefectural Citizens’ Gymnasium
* December 5th: Ehime, Kihoku General Park Gymnasium
* December 6th: Yamaguchi – Iwakuni City General Gymnasium
* December 8th: Nagasaki – Dejima Messe Nagasaki
* December 9th: Fukuoka – Fukuoka City Gymnasium
* December 10th: Miyazaki – Hayamizu Park Gymnasium and Cultural Center
* December 11th: Kagoshima – F Arena Ichikikushikino (Ichikikushikino City General Gymnasium)
* December 13th: Kumamoto – Grand Messe Kumamoto

The winner of the tournament gets a match for the IWGP World Tag Team Championships at Wrestle Kingdom 21 in January. The 2025 iteration saw Zack Sabre Jr. and Ryohei Oiwa win the finals.