At the recent All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) show, AJPW announced the lineup for the Real World Tag League 2021. This year’s tournament is completely different from previous years with 4 blocks of talent for the tournament that starts on November 13th. Let’s get into the participants are for this tournament.
Real World Tag League 2021 Blocks
A BLOCK
- Shotaro Ashino and Suwama (World Tag Team Champions)
- Hokuto Omori and Jake Lee
- Abdullah Kobayashi and Drew Parker
- Jun Saito and Rei Saito
B BLOCK
- Yuma Aoyagi and Kento Miyahara (2020 Winner)
- Tajiri and Super Crazy
- El Lindaman and T-Hawk (All Asia Tag Team Champions)
- Izanagi and Purple Devil
C BLOCK
- Shuji Ishikawa and Kohei Sato
- Yoshitatsu and Seigo Tachibana
- LEONA and Mitsuya Nagai
- Kengo Mashimo and KAZMA SAKAMOTO
D BLOCK
- Zeus and Shigehiro Irie
- Takao Omori and Yuko Miyamoto
- Koji Iwamoto and Ryuki Honda
- Koji Doi and Kuma Arashi
The Favorites
When it comes to this tournament, it’s very hard to call who will win the full tournament, but the favorites of the tournament can be seen through the top teams of the blocks. The World Tag Team Champions seem like the heavy favorite for A Block. For B Block, last year’s winners Kento Miyahara and Yuma Aoyagi feel like the favorite of their block besides the All Asia Tag Team champions. For C-Block, the most unpredictable block, Shuji Ishikawa and Kohei Sato are our favorites to emerge as block winners. But for D Block, it seems like either Zeus and Shigehiro Irie, or Kuma Arashi and Koji Doi will win.
The Dates
- November 13th
- November 17th
- November 18th
- November 21st
- November 23rd
- November 27th
- November 28th
- December 5th (Finals Show)
Analysis
When it comes to Real World Tag League this year, it could be described as one of the most stacked tournaments we’ve had since the pandemic began. AJPW is showcasing with their partnerships in Big Japan Wrestling, GLEAT & Dragon Gate. Some of the names that stand out are people such as Drew Parker who will be making his AJPW debut. KAZMA SAKAMOTO making his return to AJPW for the first time since 2019, with his partner Kengo Mashimo for the first time since 2018. This tournament also includes the AJPW return of Mitsuya Nagai, who hasn’t been seen in AJPW since early last year. This tournament makes it a very exciting time to be an AJPW fan as AJPW usually features some of the best tag matches of the year in this tournament.
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