NJPW’s Super Junior Tag League 2026 got underway on October 24 in Saitama, Japan, opening a tournament that will run through November 3, when it concludes at NJPW Power Struggle. The round-robin junior heavyweight tag tournament features multiple blocks of teams competing for points across the roughly ten-day stretch, with the standings already taking early shape after night one.
In the opening tournament match of the night, United Empire’s Francesco Akira and Jakob Austin Young defeated House of Torture’s Dick Togo and SHO. According to F4W Online, the win did not come without complications, as there appeared to be dissension brewing between Akira and Young during the match, with Akira seemingly having the contest won before any friction surfaced between the two partners. The exact nature of that tension was not detailed further, but it introduces a storyline wrinkle for a United Empire pairing that otherwise picked up two points on the opening night.
A Block Standings
In A Block, House of Torture’s Yoshinobu Kanemaru and DOUKI opened with a 1-0 record worth two points, while Unbound Co., the team of Robbie X and Taiji Ishimori, also moved to 1-0 with two points of their own. Fightful’s standings and results archive is tracking the tournament throughout its run, with both of those A Block teams starting fast.
House of Torture factored into the night in two different capacities, with Kanemaru and DOUKI picking up a win in their block while Dick Togo, alongside SHO, fell in the tournament opener against Akira and Young. That split result for the stable sets up an early dynamic within House of Torture’s own representatives as the tournament progresses toward its November 3 conclusion at Power Struggle.
The Super Junior Tag League has traditionally served as a proving ground for NJPW’s junior heavyweight tag division, with strong tournament showings historically carrying implications for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship picture. With the event still in its early stages, the full scope of standings, remaining matches, and tournament implications will continue to develop as more blocks and nights are contested ahead of the Power Struggle finale.
