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The is a recurring professional wrestling tag team tournament held by Pro-Wrestling Basara. Established in 2016, it is a single elimination tournament that usually features eight teams.
History On October 7, 2015, DDT Pro-Wrestling announced the formation of its new Pro-Wrestling Basara brand, led by Isami Kodaka, as a replacement for Union Pro Wrestling (UPW), which had officially folded three days earlier. In September 2016, DDT announced the first Iron Fist Tag Tournament for the Basara brand, to be held between October 5 and October 29.
The 2019 edition crowned the inaugural Iron Fist Tag Team Champions. On January 1, 2020, Basara became independent from DDT.
The tournament was brought back in 2023. This edition was marked by the withdrawal of the Iron Fist Tag Team Champions, Daiki Shimomura and Minoru Fujita, and the subsequent vacancy of their title, due to Shimomura's one-year suspension. The eventual winners, Harimau (Ryota Nakatsu and Kazusada Higuchi), were then crowned champions.
Tournament finals Event Date City Venue Final 1Basara21: YokohamaRadiant HallFuma and Yusuke Kubo vs. Isami Kodaka and Takumi Tsukamoto2Basara60: TokyoShin-Kiba 1st RingRyuichi Sekine and Ryota Nakatsu vs. Fuma and Sagat3Basara109: Fuma and Yusuke Kubo vs. Isami Kodaka and Daiki Shimomura4Basara144: Isami Kodaka and Daiki Shimomura vs. Ryota Nakatsu and Sagat5Basara235: Ryota Nakatsu and Kazusaga Higuchi vs. Takumi Tsukamoto and Sagat6Basara290: Takato Nakano and Masato Kamino vs. Kyu Mogami and Naka Shuma
Tournaments Year Winners Teams 2016 Aldini Brothers 1 8 2018 Cavalry 1 2019 Iron Priest 1 2020 Sento Minzoku 1 2023 Harimau 1 10 2025 Aijin Tag 1 8
Results 2016 The first edition of the Iron Fist Tag Tournament was an eight-team single elimination tournament, held between October 5 and October 29, 2016. Shinjiro Otani was originally scheduled to team with Sean Guinness and represent Pro Wrestling Zero1 in the tournament, but he had to withdraw due to an injury and was replaced by Ikuto Hidaka.
2018 The second edition of the tournament was held between February 11 and February 19, 2018.
2019 The third edition of the tournament was held between October 13 and October 23, 2019. The tournament crowned the inaugural Iron Fist Tag Team Champions before Basara went independent on January 1, 2020.
2020 The fourth edition of the tournament was held between November 10 and December 22, 2020.
2023 The fifth edition of the tournament was held between October 7 and November 7, 2023. It featured ten teams, two of which got a bye into the second round. On October 20, between the first and second rounds, Daiki Shimomura received a one-year suspension for inappropriate conduct. The following day, Shimomura and his partner, Minoru Fujita – who were the Iron Fist Tag Team Champions and had qualified for the semifinals at the time – forfeited the rest of the tournament and vacated the title. Consequently, Takumi Tsukamoto and Sagat received a bye in the final, and it was announced that the tournament winners would be crowned champions.
2025 The sixth edition of the tournament was held between October 2 and October 15, 2025.
See also Pro-Wrestling Basara DDT Pro-Wrestling
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