On Monday, New Japan announced the following full list of teams set for the annual World Tag League tournament that begins on November 18:
Block A
* Hiroshi Tanahashi and Juice Robinson
* IWGP Intercontinental Champion Tetsuya Naito and ???
* War Machine
* TenCozy
* IWGP Tag Team Champions The Guerrillas of Destiny
* Brian Breaker and Lenard Race
* Manabu Nakanishi and Henare
* Hangman Page and Yujiro Takahashi
Block B
* IWGP Champion Kazuchika Okada and YOSHI-HASHI
* Tomohiro Ishii and Hirooki Goto
* Katsuyori Shibata and Yuji Nagata
* Great Bash Heel
* Yoshitatsu and Billy Gunn
* Kenny Omega and Chase Owens
* NEVER Champion EVIL and SANADA
* Bad Luck Fale and BONE SOLDIER
New Japan has also officially confirmed the Okada-Omega IWGP Title, Naito-Tanahashi IC Title, KUSHIDA-Takahashi Jr. Title, Young Bucks-RPG Vice Jr. Tag Titles and G.O.D.-winners of Tag League Tag Titles for the Wrestlekingdom 11 show on January 4, 2017 from the Tokyo Dome.