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NJPW Announces 2020 World Tag League and Best of the Super Jr. Tournaments, Will Be Held Concurrently in November & December

October 6, 2020 | Posted by Jeffrey Harris
NJPW World Tag League 2020 Best of the Super Jr.

– New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) has announced that the World Tag League and Best of the Super (BoSJ) will be returning later this year as part of a double-tournament series. The announcement was made during today’s NJPW G1 Climax 30 Night 10 event.

This year, the plan is to hold both tournaments concurrently. They will kick off on November 15 in Aichi’s Dolphins Arena. Both tournaments will run from November 15 to Sunday, December 6 in Fukuoka. The finals for both tournaments will be held at the Nippon Budokan on Friday, December 11. The winner of the World Tag League will get a IWGP heavyweight tag team title shot at next year’s Tokyo Dome show in January. You can view the full announcement from NJPW below:

World Tag League & Best of the Super Jr. coming!

Double tournament series to culminate December 11 in Nippon Budokan

During the October 6 G1 Climax 30 card, fans caught a huge announcement about events in the last quarter of the year to come.

Already announced, Saturday November 7 will see Power Struggle emanate from Osaka’s EDION Arena. An event that always sets the table for Wrestle Kingdom to come, Power Struggle will be a night of huge drama and intense action.

Typically Power Struggle leads into World Tag League, where the best tag teams from around the global do battle for glory and a chance at IWGP Tag Team Championship gold in the Tokyo Dome the next January. This year will be no different, as World Tag League 2020 will start on November 15 in Aichi’s Dolphins Arena, with the last league matches taking place in Fukuoka on Sunday December 6.

That’s not all though, as for the first time in history, World Tag League will be taking place at the same time as Best of the Super Jr.! BoSJ 27 was previously scheduled to run in May of this year before being cancelled as a result of the global pandemic. From November 15 to December 6 however, the best junior heavyweights will do battle in a league of their own!

Plus! After finalists will be determined for both World Tag League and Best of the Super Jr., a special stage will be required for this one of a kind final. No stage could be better than the Nippon Budokan on Friday December 11! It all adds up to an unbelievable autumn in New Japan Pro-Wrestling!

Additionally, NJPW released the following schedule and dates for both tournaments:

Sunday November 15, Dolphins Arena, Aichi

World Tag League 2020, Best of the Super Jr. 27 opening night

*Participants in both tournaments will be involved

Monday November 16, Gikyou Arena, Ishikawa

World Tag League 2020 participants only

Wednesday November 18, Korakuen Hall

Best of the Super Jr. 27 participants only

Thursday November 19, Korakuen Hall

World Tag League 2020 participants only

Friday, November 20, Korakuen Hall

Best of the Super Jr. 27 participants only

Sunday November 22, Nagano

World Tag League 2020 participants only

Monday November 23, G Messe Gunma

Best of the Super Jr. 27 participants only

Tuesday November 24 Big Palette Fukushima

World Tag League 2020 participants only

Wednesday November 25 Niigata Convention Center

Best of the Super Jr. 27 participants only

Saturday November 28, Fujisawa

World Tag League 2020 participants only

Sunday November 29, Korakuen Hall

Best of the Super Jr. 27 participants only

Monday November 30, Korakuen Hall

World Tag League 2020 participants only

Wednesday December 2, Maruzen Intek Arena Osaka

Best of the Super Jr. 27 participants only

Friday December 4, Beppu B-Con Plaza

World Tag League 2020 participants only

Saturday December 5, Sun Arena Sendai

Best of the Super Jr. 27 participants only

Sunday December 6, Fukuoka International Center

World Tag League 2020, Best of the Super Jr. 27 final league night

*Participants in both tournaments will be involved

Friday December 11, Nippon Budokan

World Tag League 2020, Best of the Super Jr. 27 final