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The Victory Challenge Tag League is an annual round-robin tag team tournament held by Pro Wrestling NOAH since 2008. Originally known as the Global Tag League and from 2008 until 2020, the tournament was given its current name in February 2024. The tournament is similar to NJPW's World Tag League and it's held every February until March. On rare occasions, the tournament was held in March until April or April until May.

The is held under a points system, with two points for a win, one for a time limit draw and none for any other kind of a draw or a loss. The team finishing atop the points standings are the winners. Matches in the have a 30-minute time limit, which is the same as matches for NOAH's GHC Tag Team Championship.

In the below results, (C) signifies the GHC Tag Team Champions at the time of each tournament.

List of winners[]

Tournament Year Winners Total Won
Global Tag League 2008 Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith 1
2009 Mitsuharu Misawa and Go Shiozaki 1
2010 Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama 1
2011 Akitoshi Saito (2) and Jun Akiyama 1
2012 Naomichi Marufuji and Muhammad Yone 1
2013 KENTA and Yoshihiro Takayama (2) 1
2014 Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura 1
2015 Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura 2
2016 Naomichi Marufuji (2) and Toru Yano 1
2017 Naomichi Marufuji (3) and Maybach Taniguchi 1
2018 Kaito Kiyomiya and Go Shiozaki (2) 1
2019 Kazma Sakamoto and Takashi Sugiura (3) 1
2020 El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Rene Dupree 1
Victory Challenge Tag League 2024 TBA 1

Results[]

2008[]

The 2008 featured nine teams, and was held from March 29 to April 27.

Final standings
Wrestlers Score
Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith 10
Jun Akiyama and Takeshi Rikio 9
Naomichi Marufuji and Takashi Sugiura (C) 9
Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa 9
D'Lo Brown and Buchanan 8
Takeshi Morishima and Muhammad Yone 8
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kensuke Sasaki 8
Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama 7
Go Shiozaki and Akira Taue 4
Results Akiyama
Rikio
Brown
Buchanan
Marufuji
Sugiura
Misawa
Ogawa
Morishima
Yone
Nakajima
Sasaki
Saito
Smith
Sano
Takayama
Shiozaki
Taue
Akiyama
Rikio
X Akiyama
Rikio
(20:50)
Akiyama
Rikio
(23:06)
Akiyama
Rikio
(2:31)
Akiyama
Rikio
(19:55)
Nakajima
Sasaki
(22:17)
Saito
Smith
(23:02)
Sano
Takayama
(21:06)
Draw
(30:00)
Brown
Buchanan
Akiyama
Rikio
(20:50)
X Brown
Buchanan
(28:02)
Brown
Buchanan
(2:08)
Morishima
Yone
(23:26)
Nakajima
Sasaki
(22:23)
Brown
Buchanan
(23:51)
Brown
Buchanan
(10:42)
Shiozaki
Taue
(18:05)
Marufuji
Sugiura
Akiyama
Rikio
(23:06)
Brown
Buchanan
(28:02)
X Draw
(30:00)
Marufuji
Sugiura
(24:47)
Draw
(30:00)
Draw
(30:00)
Marufuji
Sugiura
(21:40)
Marufuji
Sugiura
(19:14)
Misawa
Ogawa
Akiyama
Rikio
(2:31)
Brown
Buchanan
(2:08)
Draw
(30:00)
X Misawa
Ogawa
(1:48)
Misawa
Ogawa
(18:46)
Saito
Smith
(17:16)
Misawa
Ogawa
(12:14)
Misawa
Ogawa
(18:54)
Morishima
Yone
Akiyama
Rikio
(19:55)
Morishima
Yone
(23:26)
Marufuji
Sugiura
(24:47)
Misawa
Ogawa
(1:48)
X Draw
(30:00)
Morishima
Yone
(26:06)
Draw
(30:00)
Morishima
Yone
(20:00)
Nakajima
Sasaki
Nakajima
Sasaki
(22:17)
Nakajima
Sasaki
(22:23)
Draw
(30:00)
Misawa
Ogawa
(18:46)
Draw
(30:00)
X Saito
Smith
(22:14)
Sano
Takayama
(23:49)
Nakajima
Sasaki
(23:42)
Saito
Smith
Saito
Smith
(23:02)
Brown
Buchanan
(23:51)
Draw
(30:00)
Saito
Smith
(17:16)
Morishima
Yone
(26:06)
Saito
Smith
(22:14)
X Saito
Smith
(20:07)
Draw
(30:00)
Sano
Takayama
Sano
Takayama
(21:06)
Brown
Buchanan
(10:42)
Marufuji
Sugiura
(21:40)
Misawa
Ogawa
(12:14)
Draw
(30:00)
Sano
Takayama
(23:49)
Saito
Smith
(20:07)
X Sano
Takayama
(21:43)
Shiozaki
Taue
Draw
(30:00)
Shiozaki
Taue
(18:05)
Marufuji
Sugiura
(19:14)
Misawa
Ogawa
(18:54)
Morishima
Yone
(20:00)
Nakajima
Sasaki
(23:42)
Draw
(30:00)
Sano
Takayama
(21:43)
X

2009[]

The 2009 featured eight teams, and was held from April 11 to May 6.

Final standings
Wrestlers Score
Mitsuharu Misawa and Go Shiozaki 9
Takeshi Morishima and Kensuke Sasaki 8
Takeshi Rikio and Muhammad Yone 8
Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith (C) 8
Takashi Sugiura and Yoshihiro Takayama 8
D'Lo Brown and Buchanan 7
Jun Akiyama and Shuhei Taniguchi 6
Masao Inoue and Akira Taue 2
Results Akiyama
Taniguchi
Brown
Buchanan
Inoue
Taue
Misawa
Shiozaki
Morishima
Sasaki
Rikio
Yone
Saito
Smith
Sugiura
Takayama
Akiyama
Taniguchi
X Akiyama
Taniguchi
(18:24)
Akiyama
Taniguchi
(19:34)
Misawa
Shiozaki
(24:23)
Morishima
Sasaki
(3:39)
Akiyama
Taniguchi
(5:00)
Saito
Smith
(19:26)
Sugiura
Takayama
(16:12)
Brown
Buchanan
Akiyama
Taniguchi
(18:24)
X Brown
Buchanan
(10:56)
Misawa
Shiozaki
(22:02)
Brown
Buchanan
(18:08)
Rikio
Yone
(19:43)
Brown
Buchanan
(19:28)
Draw
(30:00)
Inoue
Taue
Akiyama
Taniguchi
(19:34)
Brown
Buchanan
(10:56)
X Misawa
Shiozaki
(20:57)
Morishima
Sasaki
(13:35)
Rikio
Yone
(14:20)
Saito
Smith
(14:53)
Inoue
Taue
(16:27)
Misawa
Shiozaki
Misawa
Shiozaki
(24:23)
Misawa
Shiozaki
(22:02)
Misawa
Shiozaki
(20:57)
X Misawa
Shiozaki
(22:53)
Draw
(30:00)
Saito
Smith
(19:43)
Sugiura
Takayama
(21:51)
Morishima
Sasaki
Morishima
Sasaki
(3:39)
Brown
Buchanan
(18:08)
Morishima
Sasaki
(13:35)
Misawa
Shiozaki
(22:53)
X Draw
(30:00)
Morishima
Sasaki
(21:47)
Draw
(30:00)
Rikio
Yone
Akiyama
Taniguchi
(5:00)
Rikio
Yone
(19:43)
Rikio
Yone
(14:20)
Draw
(30:00)
Draw
(30:00)
X Saito
Smith
(5:54)
Rikio
Yone
(20:51)
Saito
Smith
Saito
Smith
(19:26)
Brown
Buchanan
(19:28)
Saito
Smith
(14:53)
Saito
Smith
(19:43)
Morishima
Sasaki
(21:47)
Saito
Smith
(5:54)
X Sugiura
Takayama
(18:47)
Sugiura
Takayama
Sugiura
Takayama
(16:12)
Draw
(30:00)
Inoue
Taue
(16:27)
Sugiura
Takayama
(21:51)
Draw
(30:00)
Rikio
Yone
(20:51)
Sugiura
Takayama
(18:47)
X

2010[]

The 2010 ran from January 9 through January 24. It was the first edition of the featuring a block system, with eight teams in two blocks of four. The top finishing teams from each block met in the final.

Final standings
Block A Block B
Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama 6 Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi 5
Takeshi Morishima and Kensuke Sasaki 4 Takeshi Rikio and Muhammad Yone (C) 3
Akitoshi Saito and Go Shiozaki 2 Tomoaki Honma and Togi Makabe 2
Claudio Castagnoli and Chris Hero 0 Bison Smith and Keith Walker 2
Block A Castagnoli
Hero
Morishima
Sasaki
Saito
Shiozaki
Sano
Takayama
Castagnoli
Hero
X Morishima
Sasaki
(17:00)
Saito
Shiozaki
(22:45)
Sano
Takayama
(12:40)
Morishima
Sasaki
Morishima
Sasaki
(17:00)
X Morishima
Sasaki
(17:17)
Sano
Takayama
(15:58)
Saito
Shiozaki
Saito
Shiozaki
(22:45)
Morishima
Sasaki
(17:17)
X Sano
Takayama
(18:42)
Sano
Takayama
Sano
Takayama
(12:40)
Sano
Takayama
(15:58)
Sano
Takayama
(18:42)
X
Block B Honma
Makabe
Rikio
Yone
Smith
Walker
Sugiura
Taniguchi
Honma
Makabe
X Rikio
Yone
(17:11)
Honma
Makabe
(15:10)
Sugiura
Taniguchi
(11:29)
Rikio
Yone
Rikio
Yone
(17:11)
X Smith
Walker
(17:21)
Draw
(30:00)
Smith
Walker
Honma
Makabe
(15:10)
Smith
Walker
(17:21)
X Sugiura
Taniguchi
(21:00)
Sugiura
Taniguchi
Sugiura
Taniguchi
(11:29)
Draw
(30:00)
Sugiura
Taniguchi
(21:00)
X
Final
   
A1 Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama Pin
B1 Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi 24:05

2011[]

The 2011 ran from April 16 to April 29 in the tournament's original round-robin format.

Final standings
Wrestlers Score
Akitoshi Saito and Jun Akiyama 10
Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama (C) 9
Go Shiozaki and Shuhei Taniguchi 8
Muhammad Yone and Takashi Sugiura 8
Takeshi Morishima and Yutaka Yoshie 8
Bison Smith and Masao Inoue 5
Chris Hero and Claudio Castagnoli 4
Kensuke Sasaki and Kento Miyahara 4
Results Saito
Akiyama
Smith
Inoue
Hero
Castagnoli
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
Yone
Sugiura
Sasaki
Miyahara
Morishima
Yoshie
Sano
Takayama
Saito
Akiyama
X Saito
Akiyama
(17:34)
Saito
Akiyama
(16:13)
Saito
Akiyama
(16:46)
Saito
Akiyama
(20:45)
Sasaki
Miyahara
(3:08)
Morishima
Yoshie
(16:27)
Saito
Akiyama
(13:53)
Smith
Inoue
Saito
Akiyama
(17:34)
X Smith
Inoue
(14:19)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(21:43)
Draw
(30:00)
Sasaki
Miyahara
(18:45)
Smith
Inoue
(17:20)
Sano
Takayama
(17:13)
Hero
Castagnoli
Saito
Akiyama
(16:13)
Smith
Inoue
(14:19)
X Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(18:45)
Yone
Sugiura
(24:30)
Hero
Castagnoli
(17:48)
Morishima
Yoshie
(23:21)
Hero
Castagnoli
(14:15)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
Saito
Akiyama
(16:46)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(21:43)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(18:45)
X Draw
(30:00)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(20:21)
Morishima
Yoshie
(19:03)
Draw
(30:00)
Yone
Sugiura
Saito
Akiyama
(20:45)
Draw
(30:00)
Yone
Sugiura
(24:30)
Draw
(30:00)
X Yone
Sugiura
(14:05)
Yone
Sugiura
(15:46)
Sano
Takayama
(25:56)
Sasaki
Miyahara
Sasaki
Miyahara
(3:08)
Sasaki
Miyahara
(18:45)
Hero
Castagnoli
(17:48)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(20:21)
Yone
Sugiura
(14:05)
X Morishima
Yoshie
(15:13)
Sano
Takayama
(13:24)
Morishima
Yoshie
Morishima
Yoshie
(16:27)
Smith
Inoue
(17:20)
Morishima
Yoshie
(23:21)
Morishima
Yoshie
(19:03)
Yone
Sugiura
(15:46)
Morishima
Yoshie
(15:13)
X Sano
Takayama
(14:37)
Sano
Takayama
Saito
Akiyama
(13:53)
Sano
Takayama
(17:13)
Hero
Castagnoli
(14:15)
Draw
(30:00)
Sano
Takayama
(25:56)
Sano
Takayama
(13:24)
Sano
Takayama
(14:37)
X

2012[]

The 2012 ran from April 11 to April 29 in the tournament's original round-robin format.

Final standings
Wrestlers Score
Naomichi Marufuji and Muhammad Yone 11
Takeshi Morishima and Katsuhiko Nakajima 11
Jun Akiyama and Akitoshi Saito (C) 10
Kento Miyahara and Kensuke Sasaki 7
Daichi Hashimoto and Shinjiro Otani 6
Tamon Honda and Go Shiozaki 6
Colt Cabana and Eddie Edwards 5
Yoshihiro Takayama and Maybach Taniguchi 0
Results Akiyama
Saito
Cabana
Edwards
Hashimoto
Otani
Honda
Shiozaki
Marufuji
Yone
Miyahara
Sasaki
Morishima
Nakajima
Takayama
Taniguchi
Akiyama
Saito
X Cabana
Edwards
(16:10)
Akiyama
Saito
(20:23)
Akiyama
Saito
(18:59)
Marufuji
Yone
(18:58)
Akiyama
Saito
(16:47)
Akiyama
Saito
(24:48)
Akiyama
Saito
(11:34)
Cabana
Edwards
Cabana
Edwards
(16:10)
X Hashimoto
Otani
(13:25)
Honda
Shiozaki
(18:38)
Draw
(30:00)
Miyahara
Sasaki
(16:46)
Morishima
Nakajima
(17:33)
Cabana
Edwards
(6:07)
Hashimoto
Otani
Akiyama
Saito
(20:23)
Hashimoto
Otani
(13:25)
X Hashimoto
Otani
(22:27)
Marufuji
Yone
(20:04)
Miyahara
Sasaki
(18:01)
Morishima
Nakajima
(20:34)
Hashimoto
Otani
(13:01)
Honda
Shiozaki
Akiyama
Saito
(18:59)
Honda
Shiozaki
(18:38)
Hashimoto
Otani
(22:27)
X Marufuji
Yone
(24:04)
Honda
Shiozaki
(14:38)
Morishima
Nakajima
(17:45)
Honda
Shiozaki
(11:48)
Marufuji
Yone
Marufuji
Yone
(18:58)
Draw
(30:00)
Marufuji
Yone
(20:04)
Marufuji
Yone
(24:04)
X Morishima
Nakajima
(18:58)
Morishima
Nakajima
(16:25)
Marufuji
Yone
(11:18)
Miyahara
Sasaki
Akiyama
Saito
(16:47)
Miyahara
Sasaki
(16:46)
Miyahara
Sasaki
(18:01)
Honda
Shiozaki
(14:38)
Morishima
Nakajima
(18:58)
X Draw
(30:00)
Takayama
Tanaguchi
(5:52)
Morishima
Nakajima
Akiyama
Saito
(24:48)
Morishima
Nakajima
(17:33)
Morishima
Nakajima
(20:34)
Morishima
Nakajima
(17:45)
Morishima
Nakajima
(16:25)
Draw
(30:00)
X Morishima
Nakajima
(8:34)
Takayama
Taniguchi
Akiyama
Saito
(11:34)
Cabana
Edwards
(6:07)
Hashimoto
Otani
(13:01)
Honda
Shiozaki
(11:48)
Marufuji
Yone
(11:18)
Takayama
Tanaguchi
(5:52)
Morishima
Nakajima
(8:34)
X
Tiebreaker Final
   
Takeshi Morishima and Katsuhiko Nakajima Pin
Naomichi Marufuji and Muhammad Yone 14:11

2013[]

The 2013 ran from April 13 through April 28. The 2013 edition was only the second to feature two blocks of teams; each consisting of five, with the top teams from each block meeting in the final. Naomichi Marufuji was sidelined with a knee injury on April 14 after his and Takashi Sugiura's first match, a win over Shinya Ishikawa and Yoshihito Sasaki, had already taken place. On April 17, Noah announced that Atsushi Kotoge would replace Marufuji in the tournament, but instead of inheriting Marufuji's and Sugiura's points, they would start at zero points and face Ishikawa and Sasaki in a new match.

Final standings
Block A Block B
KENTA and Yoshihiro Takayama 6 Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kensuke Sasaki 6
Muhammad Yone and Takeshi Morishima 6 Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste 4
Maybach Taniguchi and Yujiro Takahashi 4 Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano (C) 4
Bobby Fish and Eddie Edwards 2 Atsushi Kotoge and Takashi Sugiura 4
Akitoshi Saito and Tomoaki Honma 2 Shinya Ishikawa and Yoshihito Sasaki 2
Block A Saito
Honma
Fish
Edwards
KENTA
Takayama
Taniguchi
Takahashi
Yone
Morishima
Saito
Honma
X Fish
Edwards
(13:38)
KENTA
Takayama
(20:37)
Saito
Honma
(10:32)
Yone
Morishima
(14:54)
Fish
Edwards
Fish
Edwards
(13:38)
X KENTA
Takayama
(18:58)
Taniguchi
Takahashi
(16:03)
Yone
Morishima
(18:26)
KENTA
Takayama
KENTA
Takayama
(20:37)
KENTA
Takayama
(18:58)
X Taniguchi
Takahashi
(15:31)
KENTA
Takayama
(14:50)
Taniguchi
Takahashi
Saito
Honma
(10:32)
Taniguchi
Takahashi
(16:03)
Taniguchi
Takahashi
(15:31)
X Yone
Morishima
(14:46)
Yone
Morishima
Yone
Morishima
(14:54)
Yone
Morishima
(18:26)
KENTA
Takayama
(14:50)
Yone
Morishima
(14:46)
X
Block B Kotoge
Sugiura
Nakajima
K. Sasaki
Nicholls
Haste
Ishikawa
Y. Sasaki
Iizuka
Yano
Kotoge
Sugiura
X Nakajima
K. Sasaki
(14:59)
Kotoge
Sugiura
(19:01)
Kotoge
Sugiura
(8:48)
Iizuka
Yano
(15:34)
Nakajima
K. Sasaki
Nakajima
K. Sasaki
(14:59)
X Nicholls
Haste
(13:53)
Nakajima
K. Sasaki
(15:06)
Nakajima
K. Sasaki
(12:16)
Nicholls
Haste
Kotoge
Sugiura
(19:01)
Nicholls
Haste
(13:53)
X Ishikawa
Y. Sasaki
(14:32)
Nicholls
Haste
(8:55)
Ishikawa
Y. Sasaki
Kotoge
Sugiura
(8:48)
Nakajima
K. Sasaki
(15:06)
Ishikawa
Y. Sasaki
(14:32)
X Iizuka
Yano
(11:36)
Iizuka
Yano
Iizuka
Yano
(15:34)
Nakajima
K. Sasaki
(12:16)
Nicholls
Haste
(8:55)
Iizuka
Yano
(11:36)
X
Final
   
A1 KENTA and Yoshihiro Takayama Pin
B1 Katsuhiko Nakajima and Kensuke Sasaki 19:39

2014[]

The 2014 ran from April 12 through April 27.

Final standings
Wrestlers Score
Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura 8
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Naomichi Marufuji 8
Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste 6
KENTA and Yoshihiro Takayama 6
Daisuke Ikeda and Muhammad Yone 6
Maybach Taniguchi and Takeshi Morishima (C) 4
Chris Hero and Colt Cabana 4
Results Ikeda
Yone
Hero
Cabana
Nakajima
Marufuji
KENTA
Takayama
Tanaka
Sugiura
Taniguchi
Morishima
Nicholls
Haste
Ikeda
Yone
X Ikeda
Yone
(14:49)
Nakajima
Marufuji
(16:48)
KENTA
Takayama
(6:35)
Ikeda
Yone
(13:30)
Ikeda
Yone
(14:47)
Nicholls
Haste
(11:23)
Hero
Cabana
Ikeda
Yone
(14:49)
X Hero
Cabana
(14:47)
Hero
Cabana
(14:39)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(14:52)
Taniguchi
Morishima
(13:03)
Nicholls
Haste
(14:20)
Nakajima
Marufuji
Nakajima
Marufuji
(16:48)
Hero
Cabana
(14:47)
X KENTA
Takayama
(18:04)
Nakajima
Marufuji
(19:05)
Nakajima
Marufuji
(16:47)
Nakajima
Marufuji
(14:39)
KENTA
Takayama
KENTA
Takayama
(6:35)
Hero
Cabana
(14:39)
KENTA
Takayama
(18:04)
X Tanaka
Sugiura
(21:05)
KENTA
Takayama
(16:43)
Nicholls
Haste
(14:26)
Tanaka
Sugiura
Ikeda
Yone
(13:30)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(14:52)
Nakajima
Marufuji
(19:05)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(21:05)
X Tanaka
Sugiura
(12:44)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(18:33)
Taniguchi
Morishima
Ikeda
Yone
(14:47)
Taniguchi
Morishima
(13:03)
Nakajima
Marufuji
(16:47)
KENTA
Takayama
(16:43)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(12:44)
X Taniguchi
Morishima
(14:15)
Nicholls
Haste
Nicholls
Haste
(11:23)
Nicholls
Haste
(14:20)
Nakajima
Marufuji
(14:39)
Nicholls
Haste
(14:26)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(18:33)
Taniguchi
Morishima
(14:15)
X
Playoff
   
1 Katsuhiko Nakajima and Naomichi Marufuji Pin
2 Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura 18:01

2015[]

The 2015 ran from April 19 through May 4. Takeshi Morishima was scheduled to enter the tournament, but was forced to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Super Crazy.

Final standings
Block A Block B
Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura 8 Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer (C) 8
Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste 6 Brian Breaker and Shelton X Benjamin 6
Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka 6 Chris Hero and Colt Cabana 6
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Naomichi Marufuji 6 Daisuke Ikeda and Muhammad Yone 6
Daisuke Sekimoto and Kazuki Hashimoto 2 Akitoshi Saito and Quiet Storm 4
Maybach Taniguchi and Maybach #2 2 Mitsuhiro Kitamiya and Super Crazy 0
Block A Sekimoto
Hashimoto
Nakajima
Marufuji
Tanaka
Sugiura
Taniguchi
Maybach #2
Nicholls
Haste
Suzuki
Iizuka
Sekimoto
Hashimoto
X Nakajima
Marufuji
(16:16)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(11:30)
Sekimoto
Hashimoto
(10:32)
Nicholls
Haste
(12:08)
Suzuki
Iizuka
(12:02)
Nakajima
Marufuji
Nakajima
Marufuji
(16:16)
X Nakajima
Marufuji
(15:03)
Nakajima
Marufuji
(16:37)
Nicholls
Haste
(19:19)
Suzuki
Iizuka
(12:17)
Tanaka
Sugiura
Tanaka
Sugiura
(11:30)
Nakajima
Marufuji
(15:03)
X Tanaka
Sugiura
(13:03)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(21:50)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(19:41)
Taniguchi
Maybach #2
Sekimoto
Hashimoto
(10:32)
Nakajima
Marufuji
(16:37)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(13:03)
X Taniguchi
Maybach #2
(7:18)
Suzuki
Iizuka
(11:39)
Nicholls
Haste
Nicholls
Haste
(12:08)
Nicholls
Haste
(19:19)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(21:50)
Taniguchi
Maybach #2
(7:18)
X Nicholls
Haste
(14:09)
Suzuki
Iizuka
Suzuki
Iizuka
(12:02)
Suzuki
Iizuka
(12:17)
Tanaka
Sugiura
(19:41)
Suzuki
Iizuka
(11:39)
Nicholls
Haste
(14:09)
X
Block B Saito
Storm
Breaker
Benjamin
Hero
Cabana
Ikeda
Yone
Smith
Archer
Kitamiya
Crazy
Saito
Storm
X Breaker
Benjamin
(7:37)
Saito
Storm
(9:33)
Ikeda
Yone
(13:17)
Smith
Archer
(10:11)
Saito
Storm
(11:53)
Breaker
Benjamin
Breaker
Benjamin
(7:37)
X Hero
Cabana
(11:28)
Breaker
Benjamin
(5:35)
Smith
Archer
(12:10)
Breaker
Benjamin
(7:44)
Hero
Cabana
Saito
Storm
(9:33)
Hero
Cabana
(11:28)
X Ikeda
Yone
(11:45)
Hero
Cabana
(12:41)
Hero
Cabana
(10:45)
Ikeda
Yone
Ikeda
Yone
(13:17)
Breaker
Benjamin
(5:35)
Ikeda
Yone
(11:45)
X Smith
Archer
(1:42)
Ikeda
Yone
(10:56)
Smith
Archer
Smith
Archer
(10:11)
Smith
Archer
(12:10)
Hero
Cabana
(12:41)
Smith
Archer
(1:42)
X Smith
Archer
(12:01)
Kitamiya
Crazy
Saito
Storm
(11:53)
Breaker
Benjamin
(7:44)
Hero
Cabana
(10:45)
Ikeda
Yone
(10:56)
Smith
Archer
(12:01)
X
Final
   
A1 Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura Pin
B1 Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer 19:55

2016[]

The 2016 took place between April 21 and May 4.

Final standings
Wrestlers Score
Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer (C) 10
Naomichi Marufuji and Toru Yano 8
Go Shiozaki and Maybach Taniguchi 8
Shelton X Benjamin and Takashi Sugiura 8
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya 6
Minoru Suzuki and Takashi Iizuka 6
Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima 6
Muhammad Yone and Quiet Storm 4
Results Smith
Archer
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
Tenzan
Kojima
Nakajima
Kitamiya
Suzuki
Iizuka
Yone
Storm
Marufuji
Yano
Benjamin
Sugiura
Smith
Archer
X Smith
Archer
(14:10)
Smith
Archer
(12:17)
Smith
Archer
(10:21)
Suzuki
Iizuka
(10:23)
Smith
Archer
(9:32)
Smith
Archer
(12:34)
Benjamin
Sugiura
(12:26)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
Smith
Archer
(14:10)
X Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(14:10)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(18:30)
Suzuki
Iizuka
(18:09)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(11:18)
Marufuji
Yano
(14:33)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(20:51)
Tenzan
Kojima
Smith
Archer
(12:17)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(14:10)
X Nakajima
Kitamiya
(14:22)
Suzuki
Iizuka
(15:15)
Tenzan
Kojima
(10:41)
Tenzan
Kojima
(14:12)
Tenzan
Kojima
(13:31)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
Smith
Archer
(10:21)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(18:30)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(14:22)
X Nakajima
Kitamiya
(13:55)
Yone
Storm
(10:42)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(17:19)
Sugiura
Benjamin
(15:44)
Suzuki
Iizuka
Suzuki
Iizuka
(10:23)
Suzuki
Iizuka
(18:09)
Suzuki
Iizuka
(15:15)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(13:55)
X Yone
Storm
(14:08)
Marufuji
Yano
(19:10)
Benjamin
Sugiura
(6:55)
Yone
Storm
Smith
Archer
(9:32)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(11:18)
Tenzan
Kojima
(10:41)
Yone
Storm
(10:42)
Yone
Storm
(14:08)
X Marufuji
Yano
(12:20)
Benjamin
Sugiura
(12:36)
Marufuji
Yano
Smith
Archer
(12:34)
Marufuji
Yano
(14:33)
Tenzan
Kojima
(14:12)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(17:19)
Marufuji
Yano
(19:10)
Marufuji
Yano
(12:20)
X Marufuji
Yano
(13:10)
Benjamin
Sugiura
Benjamin
Sugiura
(12:26)
Shiozaki
Taniguchi
(20:51)
Tenzan
Kojima
(13:31)
Sugiura
Benjamin
(15:44)
Benjamin
Sugiura
(6:55)
Benjamin
Sugiura
(12:36)
Marufuji
Yano
(13:10)
X
Final
   
1 Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer Pin
2 Naomichi Marufuji and Toru Yano 20:25

2017[]

The 2017 featured eight teams, and was held from April 22 to May 4. On April 26, the team of Bram and Robbie E was removed from the league with the two forfeiting the rest of their matches, due to controversial Instagram posts made by Bram.[1]

Final standings
Wrestlers Score
Naomichi Marufuji and Maybach Taniguchi (C) 10
Go Shiozaki and Atsushi Kotoge 10
Takashi Sugiura and Kenoh 8
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya 8
Cody Hall and Randy Reign 8
Muhammad Yone and Akitoshi Saito 6
Kaito Kiyomiya and Takuya Nomura 4
Robbie E and Bram 2
Results Nakajima
Kitamiya
Sugiura
Kenoh
Marufuji
Taniguchi
Shiozaki
Kotoge
Yone
Saito
Kiyomiya
Nomura
Hall
Reign
Robbie E
Bram
Nakajima
Kitamiya
X Sugiura
Kenoh
(17:52)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(18:16)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(19:46)
Yone
Saito
(15:11)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(14:29)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(12:13)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(12:54)
Sugiura
Kenoh
Sugiura
Kenoh
(17:52)
X Marufuji
Taniguchi
(17:51)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(22:18)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(13:42)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(15:01)
Hall
Reign
(11:34)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(forfeit)
Marufuji
Taniguchi
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(18:16)
Marufuji
Taniguchi
(17:51)
X Marufuji
Taniguchi
(20:50)
Marufuji
Taniguchi
(15:13)
Marufuji
Taniguchi
(13:06)
Hall
Reign
(8:40)
Marufuji
Taniguchi
(forfeit)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(19:46)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(22:18)
Marufuji
Taniguchi
(20:50)
X Shiozaki
Kotoge
(16:00)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(14:50)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(12:08)
Robbie E
Bram
(17:48)
Yone
Saito
Yone
Saito
(15:11)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(13:42)
Marufuji
Taniguchi
(15:13)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(16:00)
X Yone
Saito
(15:55)
Hall
Reign
(12:53)
Yone
Saito
(forfeit)
Kiyomiya
Nomura
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(14:29)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(15:01)
Marufuji
Taniguchi
(13:06)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(14:50)
Yone
Saito
(15:55)
X Kiyomiya
Nomura
(12:21)
Kiyomiya
Nomura
(forfeit)
Hall
Reign
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(12:13)
Hall
Reign
(11:34)
Hall
Reign
(8:40)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(12:08)
Hall
Reign
(12:53)
Kiyomiya
Nomura
(12:21)
X Hall
Reign
(10:03)
Robbie E
Bram
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(12:54)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(forfeit)
Marufuji
Taniguchi
(forfeit)
Robbie E
Bram
(17:48)
Yone
Saito
(forfeit)
Kiyomiya
Nomura
(forfeit)
Hall
Reign
(10:03)
X
Final
   
1 Maybach Taniguchi and Naomichi Marufuji Pin
2 Atsushi Kotoge and Go Shiozaki 28:57

2018[]

The 2018 version was announced to take place between March 18 and April 11, covering ten shows. On March 21 it was announced that Kaito Kiyomiya had suffered a concussion and was unable to compete due to doctors order and he and Go Shiozaki had to forfeit their match against Maybach Taniguchi and Mitsuya Nagai

Final standings
Wrestlers Score
Takashi Sugiura and Kenoh 9
Go Shiozaki and Kaito Kiyomiya 8
Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya (C) 7
Naomichi Marufuji and Atsushi Kotoge 7
Muhammad Yone and Quiet Storm 7
Cody Hall and Kazma Sakamoto 6
Maybach Taniguchi and Mitsuya Nagai 6
Akitoshi Saito and Masao Inoue 2
Results Yone
Storm
Sugiura
Kenoh
Marufuji
Kotoge
Nakajima
Kitamiya
Shiozaki
Kiyomiya
Saito
Inoue
Taniguchi
Nagai
Hall
Sakamoto
Yone
Storm
X Yone
Storm
(18:20)
Marufuji
Kotoge
(17:48)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(12:44)
Draw
(30:00)
Yone
Storm
(11:16)
Yone
Storm
(12:15)
Hall
Sakamoto
(9:13)
Sugiura
Kenoh
Yone
Storm
(18:20)
X Marufuji
Kotoge
(18:10)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(23:21)
Draw
(30:00)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(12:44)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(16:49)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(11:59)
Marufuji
Kotoge
Marufuji
Kotoge
(17:48)
Marufuji
Kotoge
(18:10)
X Draw
(30:00)
Shiozaki
Kiyomiya
(18:28)
Marufuji
Kotoge
(15:28)
Taniguchi
Nagai
(9:49)
Hall
Sakamoto
(14:37)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(12:44)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(23:21)
Draw
(30:00)
X Shiozaki
Kiyomiya
(19:53)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(10:17)
Double CO
(16:03)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(10:32)
Shiozaki
Kiyomiya
Draw
(30:00)
Draw
(30:00)
Shiozaki
Kiyomiya
(18:28)
Shiozaki
Kiyomiya
(19:53)
X Shiozaki
Kiyomiya
(13:54)
Taniguchi
Nagai
(forfeit)
Double CO
(16:41)
Saito
Inoue
Yone
Storm
(11:16)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(12:44)
Marufuji
Kotoge
(15:28)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(10:17)
Shiozaki
Kiyomiya
(13:54)
X Taniguchi
Nagai
(12:47)
Saito
Inoue
(8:35)
Taniguchi
Nagai
Yone
Storm
(12:15)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(16:49)
Taniguchi
Nagai
(9:49)
Double CO
(16:03)
Taniguchi
Nagai
(forfeit)
Taniguchi
Nagai
(12:47)
X Hall
Sakamoto
(12:24)
Hall
Sakamoto
Hall
Sakamoto
(9:13)
Sugiura
Kenoh
(11:59)
Hall
Sakamoto
(14:37)
Nakajima
Kitamiya
(10:32)
Double CO
(16:41)
Saito
Inoue
(8:35)
Hall
Sakamoto
(12:24)
X
Final
   
1 Takashi Sugiura and Kenoh Pin
2 Go Shiozaki and Kaito Kiyomiya 26:00

2019[]

The 2019 version was announced to take place between April 6 to May 5.

Final standings
Wrestlers Score
Go Shiozaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) 11
Kazma Sakamoto and Takashi Sugiura 10
Kaito Kiyomiya and Kenoh 9
Maybach Taniguchi and Yuji Hino 8
Akitoshi Saito and Masao Inoue 6
Mohammed Yone and Quiet Storm 4
Masa Kitamiya and Yoshiki Inamura 4
Atsushi Kotoge and Mitsuya Nagai 4
Results Saito
Inoue
Kotoge
Nagai
Shiozaki
Nakajima
Kiyomiya
Kenoh
Sakamoto
Sugiura
Kitamiya
Inamura
Taniguchi
Hino
Yone
Storm
Saito
Inoue
X Kotoge
Nagai
(13:42)
Saito
Inoue
(19:54)
Saito
Inoue
(18:48)
Sakamoto
Sugiura
(11:28)
Kitamiya
Inamura
(14:18)
Saito
Inoue
(15:32)
Yone
Storm
(13:53)
Kotoge
Nagai
Kotoge
Nagai
(13:42)
X Shiozaki
Nakajima
(19:17)
Kiyomiya
Kenoh
(18:04)
Sakamoto
Sugiura
(13:22)
Kotoge
Nagai
(11:55)
Taniguchi
Hino
(15:01)
Yone
Storm
(14:16)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
Saito
Inoue
(19:54)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(19:17)
X Draw
(30:00)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(24:46)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(22:43)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(20:27)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(Forfeit)
Kiyomiya
Kenoh
Saito
Inoue
(18:48)
Kiyomiya
Kenoh
(18:04)
Draw
(30:00)
X Sakamoto
Sugiura
(26:27)
Kiyomiya
Kenoh
(20:08)
Kiyomiya
Kenoh
(17:35)
Kiyomiya
Kenoh
(14:42)
Sakamoto
Sugiura
Sakamoto
Sugiura
(11:28)
Sakamoto
Sugiura
(13:22)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(24:46)
Sakamoto
Sugiura
(26:27)
X Sakamoto
Sugiura
(16:30)
Taniguchi
Hino
(17:52)
Sakamoto
Sugiura
(13:57)
Kitamiya
Inamura
Kitamiya
Inamura
(14:18)
Kotoge
Nagai
(11:55)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(22:43)
Kiyomiya
Kenoh
(20:08)
Sakamoto
Sugiura
(16:30)
X Taniguchi
Hino
(16:57)
Kitamiya
Inamura
(Forfeit)
Taniguchi
Hino
Saito
Inoue
(15:32)
Taniguchi
Hino
(15:01)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(20:27)
Kiyomiya
Kenoh
(17:35)
Taniguchi
Hino
(17:52)
Taniguchi
Hino
(16:57)
X Taniguchi
Hino
(Forfeit)
Yone
Storm
Yone
Storm
(13:53)
Yone
Storm
(14:16)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(Forfeit)
Kiyomiya
Kenoh
(14:42)
Sakamoto
Sugiura
(13:57)
Sakamoto
Sugiura
(13:57)
Taniguchi
Hino
(Forfeit)
X
Final
   
1 Katsuhiko Nakajima and Go Shiozaki Sub
2 Kazma Sakamoto and Takashi Sugiura 27:39

2020[]

The 2020 version was announced to take place between April 4 through April 18. On March 30, Noah it was initially announced that some shows of the tournament, while the April 15 show would be held behind closed doors, being streamed on DDT Universe, due to restrictions made by the Japanese government regarding the 2019-20 coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. However, it was later announced that the entire tournament would be held behind closed doors and the shows would be streamed on the DDT Universe, with the tournament taking place in a format under the NOAH TV Match name. The tournament included outside participation from Big Japan Pro Wrestling's Daisuke Sekimoto, who teamed with Yoshiki Inamura for the tournament.

Final standings
Block A Block B
El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Rene Dupree 4 Go Shiozaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima 4
Kenoh and Masa Kitamiya 4 Takashi Sugiura and Hideki Sekine 4
Naomichi Marufuji and Masaaki Mochizuki (c) 2 Daisuke Sekimoto and Yoshiki Inamura 2
Kaito Kiyomiya and Shuhei Taniguchi 2 Akitoshi Saito and Masao Inoue 2
Block A Marufuji
Mochizuki
Kiyomiya
Taniguchi
Kenoh
Kitamiya
Wagner
Dupree
Marufuji
Mochizuki
X Marufuji
Mochizuki
(16:02)
Kenoh
Kitamiya
(18:21)
Wagner
Dupree
(17:17)
Kiyomiya
Taniguchi
Marufuji
Mochizuki
(16:02)
X Kenoh
Kitamiya
(14:58)
Kiyomiya
Taniguchi
(12:01)
Kenoh
Kitamiya
Kenoh
Kitamiya
(18:21)
Kenoh
Kitamiya
(14:58)
X Wagner
Dupree
(14:55)
Wagner
Dupree
Wagner
Dupree
(17:17)
Kiyomiya
Taniguchi
(12:01)
Wagner
Dupree
(14:55)
X
Block B Shiozaki
Nakajima
Sugiura
Sekine
Saito
Inoue
Sekimoto
Inamura
Shiozaki
Nakajima
X Shiozaki
Nakajima
(20:56)
Saito
Inoue
(17:20)
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(24:00)
Sugiura
Sekine
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(20:56)
X Sugiura
Sekine
(9:27)
Sugiura
Sekine
(19:59)
Saito
Inoue
Saito
Inoue
(17:20)
Sugiura
Sekine
(9:27)
X Sekimoto
Inamura
(3:19)
Sekimoto
Inamura
Shiozaki
Nakajima
(24:00)
Sugiura
Sekine
(19:59)
Sekimoto
Inamura
(3:19)
X
Final
   
A1 El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and Rene Dupree Pin
B1 Katsuhiko Nakajima and Go Shiozaki 27:00

2024[]

The tournament after a four year break rebranded as Victory Challenge Tag League, with the tournament taking place from February 24 to March 10, 2024. On February 10, Kenoh and Yu Owada were added to the tournament.

Current standings
Wrestlers Score
Saxon Huxley and Timothy Thatcher 10
Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa 9
Dragón Bane and Alpha Wolf 9
Go Shiozaki and Atsushi Kotoge 7
Takashi Sugiura and Ulka Sasaki 6
Manabu Soya and Shuji Kondo 5
Masa Kitamiya and Daiki Inaba 5
Kenoh and Yu Owada 5
Results Kitamiya
Inaba
Kiyomiya
Oiwa
Shiozaki
Kotoge
Sugiura
Sasaki
Soya
Kondo
Huxley
Thatcher
Bane
Wolf
Kenoh
Owada
Kitamiya
Inaba
X Kiyomiya
Oiwa
(18:14)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(16:36)
Sugiura
Sasaki
(11:19)
Draw
(20:00)
Kitamiya
Inaba
(14:00)
Bane
Wolf
(10:33)
Kitamiya
Inaba
(11:20)
Kiyomiya
Oiwa
Kiyomiya
Oiwa
(18:14)
X Kiyomiya
Oiwa
(16:52)
Kiyomiya
Oiwa
(17:15)
Soya
Kondo
(12:58)
Huxley
Thatcher
(12:54)
Kiyomiya
Oiwa
(16:09)
Draw
(20:00)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(16:36)
Kiyomiya
Oiwa
(16:52)
X Sugiura
Sasaki
(15:44)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(16:38)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(13:28)
Draw
(20:00)
Kenoh
Owada
(10:13)
Sugiura
Sasaki
Sugiura
Sasaki
(11:19)
Kiyomiya
Oiwa
(17:15)
Sugiura
Sasaki
(15:44)
X Sugiura
Sasaki
(12:42)
Huxley
Thatcher
(11:28)
Bane
Wolf
(9:12)
Kenoh
Owada
(10:40)
Soya
Kondo
Draw
(20:00)
Soya
Kondo
(12:58)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(16:38)
Sugiura
Sasaki
(12:42)
X Huxley
Thatcher
(13:19)
Bane
Wolf
(12:25)
Soya
Kondo
(13:06)
Huxley
Thatcher
Kitamiya
Inaba
(14:00)
Huxley
Thatcher
(12:54)
Shiozaki
Kotoge
(13:28)
Huxley
Thatcher
(11:28)
Huxley
Thatcher
(13:19)
X Huxley
Thatcher
(14:09)
Huxley
Thatcher
(3:28)
Bane
Wolf
Bane
Wolf
(10:33)
Kiyomiya
Oiwa
(16:09)
Draw
(20:00)
Bane
Wolf
(9:12)
Bane
Wolf
(12:25)
Huxley
Thatcher
(14:09)
X Bane
Wolf
(12:37)
Kenoh
Owada
Kitamiya
Inaba
(11:20)
Draw
(20:00)
Kenoh
Owada
(10:13)
Kenoh
Owada
(10:40)
Soya
Kondo
(13:06)
Huxley
Thatcher
(3:28)
Bane
Wolf
(12:37)
X
Final
   
1 Saxon Huxley and Timothy Thatcher Pin
2 Kaito Kiyomiya and Ryohei Oiwa 22:24

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