On November 23, the NJPW World Tag League will kick off the final tournament of the year for the company.

To determine the best tag team in New Japan Pro Wrestling, 16 tag teams will compete in the two-block round robin tournament with a shot at the IWGP Tag Team Championships up for grabs.

Looking at the announced field, there are quite a few pairings that could walk away with the trophies this year.

Here are four potential options for the NJPW World Tag League 2026 winner.

Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi)

At the NJPW Taichi School Pro Wrestling 2 event, Taichi and Zack Sabre Jr. reunited to pick up a win over Naomichi Marufuji and Yoshinobu Kanemaru.

For several years, Taichi and Sabre Jr., better known as Dangerous Tekkers, were known as the best tag team in all of New Japan Pro Wrestling.

This is why many fans were excited to learn that The Tekkers were uniting to team in this year’s World Tag League 2026 tournament.

After several years of separation, it would be interesting to see Dangerous Tekkers win the tournament and earn a future shot at the IWGP Tag Team Championships.

Boltin Oleg & Aaron Wolf

Over the past year, Boltin Oleg and Aaron Wolf have been two of the fastest rising stars on the NJPW roster.

Oleg has risen the ranks to become a former NEVER Openweight and STRONG Openweight Champion, while Wolf is the current NEVER Openweight Champion.

Ahead of NJPW World Tag League 2026, Wolf requested that Oleg join forces with him to enter the tournament.

Bringing two young stars of the roster as a unit, Wolf and Oleg could be a threat to every other pairing and go on to win NJPW World Tag League 2026.

Bishamon (Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI)

From 2021 to 2023, Bishamon made history as the first ever three-time NJPW World Tag League winners.

Over the past few years, Hirooki Goto and YOSHI-HASHI have balanced their tag team efforts by establishing themselves as singles stars once more.

After Goto reached the mountaintop as IWGP Heavyweight Champion and HASHI has picked up major wins, it feels like the right time to reestablish Bishamon as a top duo in NJPW.

Bishamon winning an unprecedented fourth World Tag League this year would set up a tantalizing rematch against The Knockout Brothers for the IWGP Tag Team Championships down the line, potentially at NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 21.

Knockout Brothers (Yuto-Ice & OSKAR)

There is no question that The Knockout Brothers have become the faces of the New Japan Pro Wrestling tag team scene.

After making their return on the NJPW G1 Climax 35 Final event last year, Yuto-Ice and OSKAR have become one of the best tag teams in the world today.

Through two reigns as the IWGP Tag Team Champions, KOB have put on spectacular matches and helped to showcase their in-ring chemistry as a unit.

KOB winning NJPW World Tag League 2026 as the champions would fascinating to see who they decide to face for the gold at Wrestle Kingdom 21 on January 4.