NJPW News: Updated World Tag League Standings Heading Into Sunday’s Finale

A check of NJPW’s World Tag League standings before the finale this Sunday!

Now that today’s World Tag League event in Akita is in the books (see the results here), the focus for New Japan Pro Wrestling turns to the final show of the seventeen this Sunday at the Iwate Industrial Cultural Center Apio.

With the top point earning team seeking to get a shot at The Guerillas of Destiny’s IWGP Tag Team Championsohips, to say that time is running short to move up the leaderboard would be an understatement. Meanwhile, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa, the titleholders, have kept their chances at winning it all and preserving their reign as strong as ever. Here’s a look at the updated standings before things conclude in Iwate:

• The Guerrillas Of Destiny – 20 points
• EVIL & SANADA – 20 points
• Killer Elite Squad – 18 points
• Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii – 18 points
• Zack Sabre Jr. & Taichi – 16 points
• Jeff Cobb & Michael Elgin – 16 points
• Juice Robinson & David Finlay – 16 points
• Best Friends – 14 points
• Hangman Page & Yujiro Takahashi – 10 points
• Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima – 10 points
• Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka – 10 points
• Toa Henare & Togi Makabe – 8 points
• Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi – 6 points
• Shota Umino & Ayato Yoshida – 0 points

Which team do you think will win the 2018 World Tag League? Let us know on social media @theCHAIRSHOTcom and always remember to use the hashtag #UseYourHead!