AJPW Junior Tag League
The Junior Tag League is an annual professional wrestling tag team tournament held by the All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. The tournament is meant for wrestlers under the weight limit of, who are referred to in Japan as junior heavyweights. In [|2013], the tournament was rebranded Junior Hyper Tag League, following in the footsteps of the Junior League, which had been renamed "Junior Hyper League" the previous year. In [|2014], the tournament was again rebranded after the singles Junior League, now taking the name Jr. Tag Battle of Glory.
The tournament is contested in a single block round-robin format with all teams facing each other once. All matches have a thirty-minute time limit and in case of a time limit draw, both teams are awarded one point, while a win earns a team two points. In case of a draw through a double countout, the match is declared a no contest with neither team being awarded a point. After all teams have faced each other, the top two teams move onto the finals to determine the winner of the tournament. Rankings in the tournament are not determined by head-to-head matches and in the event of more than two teams finishing clear of the other teams, extra matches will be held to determine the finalists. Usually, the winners of the tournament earn themselves a shot at All Japan's secondary tag team championship, the All Asia Tag Team Championship, if not already the reigning champions.
Atsushi Aoki holds the record for most Junior Tag League wins with four. Aoki and Hikaru Sato are the only team to have won the tournament more than once, having won it in 2014, [|2015] and [|2016].
List of winners
- 1984: Gran Hamada and Mighty Inoue
- 2002: Jimmy Yang and Kaz Hayashi
- 2006: Mazada and Nosawa Rongai
- 2008: Katsuhiko Nakajima and Ryuji Hijikata
- 2009: Minoru and Toshizo
- 2010: Bushi and Super Crazy
- 2011: Kai and Kaz Hayashi
- 2012: Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo
- 2013: Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki
- 2014: Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato
- 2015: Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato
- 2016: Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato
- 2017: Atsushi Maruyama and Masashi Takeda
- 2018: Koji Iwamoto and Tajiri
- 2019: Hikaru Sato and Yusuke Okada
[|1984]
| Wrestlers | Score |
| Gran Hamada and Mighty Inoue | 7 |
| Chavo Guerrero and Héctor Guerrero | 5 |
| Atsushi Onita and Masanobu Fuchi | 4 |
| Magic Dragon and Ultra Seven | 3 |
| Baby Face and Fishman | 0 |
[|2002]
In 2002, All Japan Pro Wrestling held the first "World's Strongest Junior Tag League", a junior heavyweight version of the World's Strongest Tag Determination League. The tournament took place over eleven shows between September 8 and 22. The day after winning the tournament, Jimmy Yang and Kaz Hayashi went on to unsuccessfully challenge Arashi and Nobutaka Araya for the All Asia Tag Team Championship.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Kendo Kashin and Robbie Brookside | 6 |
| Jimmy Yang and Kaz Hayashi | 5 |
| Gran Hamada and Masanobu Fuchi | 5 |
| Dark Guerrera and Gran Naniwa | 2 |
| Kazushi Miyamoto and Ryuji Hijikata | 2 |
| Results | Guerrera Naniwa | Hamada Fuchi | Yang Hayashi | Miyamoto Hijikata | Kashin Brookside |
| Guerrera Naniwa | X | Guerrera Naniwa | Yang Hayashi | Miyamoto Hijikata | Kashin Brookside |
| Hamada Fuchi | Guerrera Naniwa | X | Draw | Hamada Fuchi | Hamada Fuchi |
| Yang Hayashi | Yang Hayashi | Draw | X | Yang Hayashi | Kashin Brookside |
| Miyamoto Hijikata | Miyamoto Hijikata | Hamada Fuchi | Yang Hayashi | X | Kashin Brookside |
| Kashin Brookside | Kashin Brookside | Hamada Fuchi | Kashin Brookside | Kashin Brookside | X |
[|2006]
After a four-year break, All Japan Pro Wrestling held its first Junior Tag League over nine shows between February 25 and March 10, 2006.| Wrestlers | Score |
| "brother" Yasshi and Shuji Kondo | 10 |
| Mazada and Nosawa Rongai | 6 |
| Akira and Ryuji Hijikata | 4 |
| Katsuhiko Nakajima and Taiji Ishimori | 4 |
| Kaz Hayashi and Taka Michinoku | 4 |
| Kikujiro and Kikutaro | 2 |
| Results | Akira Hijikata | Yasshi Kondo | Nakajima Ishimori | Hayashi Michinoku | Kikujiro Kikutaro | Mazada Nosawa |
| Akira Hijikata | X | Yasshi Kondo | Nakajima Ishimori | Akira Hijikata | Akira Hijikata | Mazada Nosawa |
| Yasshi Kondo | Yasshi Kondo | X | Yasshi Kondo | Yasshi Kondo | Yasshi Kondo | Yasshi Kondo |
| Nakajima Ishimori | Nakajima Ishimori | Yasshi Kondo | X | Hayashi Michinoku | Nakajima Ishimori | Mazada Nosawa |
| Hayashi Michinoku | Akira Hijikata | Yasshi Kondo | Hayashi Michinoku | X | Hayashi Michinoku | Mazada Nosawa |
| Kikujiro Kikutaro | Akira Hijikata | Yasshi Kondo | Nakajima Ishimori | Hayashi Michinoku | X | Kikujiro Kikutaro |
| Mazada Nosawa | Mazada Nosawa | Yasshi Kondo | Mazada Nosawa | Mazada Nosawa | Kikujiro Kikutaro | X |
[|2008]
After no Junior Tag League took place in 2007, the tournament returned in early 2008, held over seven shows between March 12 and 23.| Wrestlers | Score |
| El Samurai and Kaz Hayashi | 6 |
| Katsuhiko Nakajima and Ryuji Hijikata | 6 |
| Mazada and Nosawa Rongai | 5 |
| Shuji Kondo and Silver King | 5 |
| Hiroshi Yamato and Kai | 4 |
| Kushida and T28 | 4 |
| Results | Samurai Hayashi | Yamato Kai | Nakajima Hijikata | Kushida T28 | Mazada Nosawa | Kondo Silver |
| Samurai Hayashi | X | Samurai Hayashi | Samurai Hayashi | Kushida T28 | Mazada Nosawa | Samurai Hayashi |
| Yamato Kai | Samurai Hayashi | X | Yamato Kai | Kushida T28 | Yamato Kai | Kondo Silver |
| Nakajima Hijikata | Samurai Hayashi | Yamato Kai | X | Nakajima Hijikata | Nakajima Hijikata | Nakajima Hijikata |
| Kushida T28 | Kushida T28 | Kushida T28 | Nakajima Hijikata | X | Mazada Nosawa | Kondo Silver |
| Mazada Nosawa | Mazada Nosawa | Yamato Kai | Nakajima Hijikata | Mazada Nosawa | X | Draw |
| Kondo Silver | Samurai Hayashi | Kondo Silver | Nakajima Hijikata | Kondo Silver | Draw | X |
[|2009]
The 2009 Junior Tag League took place over eight shows between April 17 and 29.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo | 6 |
| Minoru and Toshizo | 6 |
| El Samurai and Masanobu Fuchi | 5 |
| Mazada and Nosawa Rongai | 5 |
| Hiroshi Yamato and Kai | 4 |
| Petey Williams and Phil Atlas | 4 |
| Results | Samurai Fuchi | Yamato Kai | Hayashi Kondo | Mazada Nosawa | Minoru Toshizo | Williams Atlas |
| Samurai Fuchi | X | Yamato Kai | Draw | Samurai Fuchi | Minoru Toshizo | Samurai Fuchi |
| Yamato Kai | Yamato Kai | X | Hayashi Kondo | Mazada Nosawa | Yamato Kai | Williams Atlas |
| Hayashi Kondo | Draw | Hayashi Kondo | X | Mazada Nosawa | Draw | Hayashi Kondo |
| Mazada Nosawa | Samurai Fuchi | Mazada Nosawa | Mazada Nosawa | X | Draw | Williams Atlas |
| Minoru Toshizo | Minoru Toshizo | Yamato Kai | Draw | Draw | X | Minoru Toshizo |
| Williams Atlas | Samurai Fuchi | Williams Atlas | Hayashi Kondo | Williams Atlas | Minoru Toshizo | X |
[|2010]
The 2010 Junior Tag League took place over seven shows between April 18 and May 2.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Bushi and Super Crazy | 5 |
| Hiroshi Yamato and Shuji Kondo | 5 |
| Kai and Kaz Hayashi | 4 |
| Hate and Minoru | 2 |
| Mazada and Nosawa Rongai | 2 |
| Results | Bushi Crazy | Hate Minoru | Yamato Kondo | Kai Hayashi | Mazada Nosawa |
| Bushi Crazy | X | Bushi Crazy | Draw | Bushi Crazy | Mazada Nosawa |
| Hate Minoru | Bushi Crazy | X | Yamato Kondo | Kai Hayashi | Hate Minoru |
| Yamato Kondo | Draw | Yamato Kondo | X | Kai Hayashi | Yamato Kondo |
| Kai Hayashi | Bushi Crazy | Kai Hayashi | Kai Hayashi | X | NC |
| Mazada Nosawa | Mazada Nosawa | Hate Minoru | Yamato Kondo | NC | X |
[|2011]
The 2011 Junior Tag League took place over eight shows between April 17 and 30.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Koji Kanemoto and Minoru | 10 |
| Kai and Kaz Hayashi | 9 |
| Hiroshi Yamato and Shuji Kondo | 7 |
| Bushi and Super Crazy | 6 |
| Hikaru Sato and Kikutaro | 4 |
| Masanobu Fuchi and Tsuyoshi Kikuchi | 4 |
| Mazada and Super Hate | 2 |
| Results | Bushi Crazy | Sato Kikutaro | Yamato Kondo | Kai Hayashi | Kanemoto Minoru | Fuchi Kikuchi | Mazada Hate |
| Bushi Crazy | X | Sato Kikutaro | Yamato Kondo | Kai Hayashi | Bushi Crazy | Bushi Crazy | Bushi Crazy |
| Sato Kikutaro | Sato Kikutaro | X | Yamato Kondo | Kai Hayashi | Kanemoto Minoru | Fuchi Kikuchi | Sato Kikutaro |
| Yamato Kondo | Yamato Kondo | Yamato Kondo | X | Draw | Kanemoto Minoru | Yamato Kondo | Mazada Hate |
| Kai Hayashi | Kai Hayashi | Kai Hayashi | Draw | X | Kanemoto Minoru | Kai Hayashi | Kai Hayashi |
| Kanemoto Minoru | Bushi Crazy | Kanemoto Minoru | Kanemoto Minoru | Kanemoto Minoru | X | Kanemoto Minoru | Kanemoto Minoru |
| Fuchi Kikuchi | Bushi Crazy | Fuchi Kikuchi | Yamato Kondo | Kai Hayashi | Kanemoto Minoru | X | Fuchi Kikuchi |
| Mazada Hate | Bushi Crazy | Sato Kikutaro | Mazada Hate | Kai Hayashi | Kanemoto Minoru | Fuchi Kikuchi | X |
[|2012]
The 2012 Junior Tag League took place over six shows between April 1 and 14. The winners of the tournament, Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo, went on to unsuccessfully challenge Daisuke Sekimoto and Yuji Okabayashi for the All Asia Tag Team Championship on May 27.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Bushi and Sushi | 6 |
| Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo | 6 |
| Hikaru Sato and Hiroshi Yamato | 5 |
| Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka | 5 |
| Gillette and Kai | 4 |
| Kenny Omega and Michael Nakazawa | 4 |
| Results | Bushi Sushi | Gillette Kai | Sato Yamato | Hayashi Kondo | Omega Nakazawa | Kanemoto Tanaka |
| Bushi Sushi | X | Bushi Sushi | Bushi Sushi | Bushi Sushi | Omega Nakazawa | Kanemoto Tanaka |
| Gillette Kai | Bushi Sushi | X | Sato Yamato | Hayashi Kondo | Gillette Kai | Gillette Kai |
| Sato Yamato | Bushi Sushi | Sato Yamato | X | Sato Yamato | Omega Nakazawa | Draw |
| Hayashi Kondo | Bushi Sushi | Hayashi Kondo | Sato Yamato | X | Hayashi Kondo | Hayashi Kondo |
| Omega Nakazawa | Omega Nakazawa | Gillette Kai | Omega Nakazawa | Hayashi Kondo | X | Kanemoto Tanaka |
| Kanemoto Tanaka | Kanemoto Tanaka | Gillette Kai | Draw | Hayashi Kondo | Kanemoto Tanaka | X |
2013
In 2013, All Japan Pro Wrestling renamed the Junior Tag League the "Junior Hyper Tag League", following in the footsteps of the singles Junior League, which had been renamed "Junior Hyper League" the previous summer. The tournament was held over six shows between March 30 and April 7, 2013. The winners of the tournament, Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki, went on to defeat Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka for the All Asia Tag Team Championship on April 25.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Atsushi Aoki and Kotaro Suzuki | 7 |
| Hikaru Sato and Hiroshi Yamato | 6 |
| Koji Kanemoto and Minoru Tanaka | 5 |
| Andy Wu and Sushi | 4 |
| Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo | 4 |
| Masanobu Fuchi and Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 4 |
| Results | Wu Sushi | Aoki Suzuki | Sato Yamato | Hayashi Kondo | Kanemoto Tanaka | Fuchi Kanemaru |
| Wu Sushi | X | Aoki Suzuki | Wu Sushi | Hayashi Kondo | Kanemoto Tanaka | Wu Sushi |
| Aoki Suzuki | Aoki Suzuki | X | Sato Yamato | Aoki Kondo | Draw | Aoki Suzuki |
| Sato Yamato | Wu Sushi | Sato Yamato | X | Sato Yamato | Sato Yamato | Fuchi Kanemaru |
| Hayashi Kondo | Hayashi Kondo | Aoki Kondo | Sato Yamato | X | Hayashi Kondo | Fuchi Kanemaru |
| Kanemoto Tanaka | Kanemoto Tanaka | Draw | Sato Yamato | Hayashi Kondo | X | Kanemoto Tanaka |
| Fuchi Kanemaru | Wu Sushi | Aoki Suzuki | Fuchi Kanemaru | Fuchi Kanemaru | Kanemoto Tanaka | X |
2014
In 2014, All Japan Pro Wrestling again renamed the tournament the "Jr. Tag Battle of Glory", following in the footsteps of the singles Junior League, which had been renamed "Jr. Battle of Glory" the previous February. The tournament was held over eight shows between October 8 and 22, 2014. The winners of the tournament earned a spot in the 2014 World's Strongest Tag Determination League.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Último Dragón and Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 6 |
| Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato | 5 |
| Keisuke Ishii and Soma Takao | 5 |
| Ryuji Hijikata and Sushi | 4 |
| Kotaro Suzuki and Yohei Nakajima | 0 |
| Results | Aoki Sato | Ishii Takao | Suzuki Nakajima | Hijikata Sushi | Dragón Kanemaru |
| Aoki Sato | X | Draw | Aoki Sato | Aoki Sato | Dragón Kanemaru |
| Ishii Takao | Draw | X | Ishii Takao | Ishii Takao | Dragón Kanemaru |
| Suzuki Nakajima | Aoki Sato | Ishii Takao | X | Hijikata Sushi | Dragón Kanemaru |
| Hijikata Sushi | Aoki Sato | Ishii Takao | Hijikata Sushi | X | Hijikata Sushi |
| Dragón Kanemaru | Dragón Kanemaru | Dragón Kanemaru | Dragón Kanemaru | Hijikata Sushi | X |
2015
The 2015 Jr. Tag Battle of Glory took place over eight shows between October 12 and 23. Último Dragón and Yoshinobu Kanemaru entered the tournament as the reigning All Asia Tag Team Champions, but relinquished the title after losing to Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto in their opening match.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato | 6 |
| Isami Kodaka and Yuko Miyamoto | 5 |
| Último Dragón and Yoshinobu Kanemaru | 4 |
| Kotaro Suzuki and Yohei Nakajima | 3 |
| Manjimaru and Takeshi Minamino | 2 |
| Results | Aoki Sato | Kodaka Miyamoto | Suzuki Nakajima | Manjimaru Minamino | Dragón Kanemaru |
| Aoki Sato | X | Aoki Sato | Aoki Sato | Manjimaru Minamino | Aoki Sato |
| Kodaka Miyamoto | Aoki Sato | X | Draw | Kodaka Miyamoto | Kodaka Miyamoto |
| Suzuki Nakajima | Aoki Sato | Draw | X | Suzuki Nakajima | Dragón Kanemaru |
| Manjimaru Minamino | Manjimaru Minamino | Kodaka Miyamoto | Suzuki Nakajima | X | Dragón Kanemaru |
| Dragón Kanemaru | Aoki Sato | Kodaka Miyamoto | Dragón Kanemaru | Dragón Kanemaru | X |
2016
The 2016 Jr. Tag Battle of Glory took place over five shows between November 12 and 17.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato | 5 |
| Soma Takao and Yuma Aoyagi | 5 |
| Black Tiger V and Takeshi Minamino | 4 |
| Daichi Kazato and Kazuhiro Tamura | 4 |
| Fuminori Abe and Koji Iwamoto | 2 |
| Results | Aoki Sato | Tiger Minamino | Kazato Tamura | Abe Iwamoto | Takao Aoyagi |
| Aoki Sato | X | Aoki Sato | Kazato Tamura | Aoki Sato | Draw |
| Tiger Minamino | Aoki Sato | X | Kazato Tamura | Tiger Minamino | Tiger Minamino |
| Kazato Tamura | Kazato Tamura | Kazato Tamura | X | Abe Iwamoto | Takao Aoyagi |
| Abe Iwamoto | Aoki Sato | Tiger Minamino | Abe Iwamoto | X | Takao Aoyagi |
| Takao Aoyagi | Draw | Tiger Minamino | Takao Aoyagi | Takao Aoyagi | X |
[|2017]
The 2017 Jr. Tag Battle of Glory took place over five shows between November 3 and 9.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Atsushi Maruyama and Masashi Takeda | 6 |
| Black Spider VII and Black Tiger VII | 4 |
| Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato | 4 |
| Keiichi Sato and Kotaro Suzuki | 4 |
| Koji Iwamoto and Yusuke Okada | 2 |
| Results | Aoki H.Sato | Maruyama Takeda | Spider Tiger | K.Sato Suzuki | Iwamoto Okada |
| Aoki H.Sato | X | Maruyama Takeda | Spider Tiger | Aoki H.Sato | Aoki H.Sato |
| Maruyama Takeda | Maruyama Takeda | X | Maruyama Takeda | K.Sato Suzuki | Maruyama Takeda |
| Spider Tiger | Spider Tiger | Maruyama Takeda | X | Spider Tiger | Iwamoto Okada |
| K.Sato Suzuki | Aoki H.Sato | K.Sato Suzuki | Spider Tiger | X | K.Sato Suzuki |
| Iwamoto Okada | Aoki H.Sato | Maruyama Takeda | Iwamoto Okada | K.Sato Suzuki | X |
[|2018]
The 2018 Junior Tag League took place over ten shows between August 3 and 25.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Koji Iwamoto and Tajiri | 8 |
| Atsushi Aoki and Hikaru Sato | 6 |
| Masaaki Mochizuki and Shun Skywalker | 6 |
| Shuji Kondo and Kotaro Suzuki | 6 |
| Kaji Tomato and Shiori Asahi | 6 |
| Atsushi Maruyama and Masashi Takeda | 6 |
| Black Menso~re and Black Tiger VII | 4 |
| Results | Iwamoto Tajiri | Aoki Sato | Mochizuki Skywalker | Kondo Suzuki | Tamato Asahi | Maruyama Takeda | Menso Tiger |
| Iwamoto Tajiri | X | Iwamoto Tajiri | Iwamoto Tajiri | Kondo Suzuki | Tamato Asahi | Iwamoto Tajiri | Iwamoto Tajiri |
| Aoki Sato | Iwamoto Tajiri | X | Mochizuki Skywalker | Kondo Suzuki | Aoki Sato | Aoki Sato | Menso Tiger |
| Mochizuki Skywalker | Iwamoto Tajiri | Mochizuki Skywalker | X | Kondo Suzuki | Tamato Asahi | Mochizuki Skywalker | Mochizuki Skywalker |
| Kondo Suzuki | Kondo Suzuki | Kondo Suzuki | Kondo Suzuki | X | Kondo Suzuki | Maruyama Takeda | Menso Tiger |
| Tamato Asahi | Tamato Asahi | Aoki Sato | Tamato Asahi | Kondo Suzuki | X | Maruyama Takeda | Tamato Asahi |
| Maruyama Takeda | Iwamoto Tajiri | Aoki Sato | Mochizuki Skywalker | Kondo Suzuki | Maruyama Takeda | X | Maruyama Takeda |
| Menso Tiger | Iwamoto Tajiri | Menso Tiger | Mochizuki Skywalker | Menso Tiger | Tamato Asahi | Maruyama Takeda | X |
[|2019]
The 2019 Junior Tag League will take place over eight shows between July 17 and 28. Atsushi Aoki was announced to team with Hikaru Sato while Yusuke Okada was supposed to team with Akira Francesco but Aoki was killed in a motorcycle accident on June 3 and Okada eventually requested to replace him as Sato's partner which was later granted while Hokuto Omori replaced Okada as Francesco's partner.| Wrestlers | Score |
| Kagetora and Yosuke♥Santa Maria | 7 |
| Hikaru Sato and Yusuke Okada | 6 |
| Atsushi Maruyama and Black Menso～re | 5 |
| Banana Senga and Tsutomu Oosugi | 5 |
| Keiichi Sato and Koji Iwamoto | 4 |
| Akira Francesco and Hokuto Omori | 3 |
| Results | Francesco Omori | Iwamoto Sato | Kagetora Santa Maria | Maruyama Menso | Sato Okada | Senga Oosugi |
| Francesco Omori | X | Iwamoto Sato | Draw | Draw | Sato Okada | Draw |
| Iwamoto Sato | Iwamoto Sato | X | Kagetora Santa Maria | Iwamoto Sato | Sato Okada | Senga Oosugi |
| Kagetora Santa Maria | Draw | Kagetora Santa Maria | X | Maruayama Menso | Kagetora Santa Maria | Kagetora Santa Maria |
| Maruyama Menso | Draw | Iwamoto Sato | Maruayama Menso | X | Sato Okada | Maruayama Menso |
| Sato Okada | Sato Okada | Sato Okada | Kagetora Santa Maria | Sato Okada | X | Senga Oosugi |
| Senga Oosugi | Draw | Senga Oosugi | Kagetora Santa Maria | Maruayama Menso | Senga Oosugi | X |