Annual Tournaments
| Tournament | Last winner(s) | Last held | Type | Created | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Climax | Kazuchika Okada | 02012-08-12August 12, 2012 | Open weight | 1991 | NJPW's biggest annual tournament, primarily for heavyweights but there is no official weight limit. Mostly in a league format |
| World Tag League | Suzukigun (Lance Archer and Minoru Suzuki) |
02011-11-06November 6, 2011 | Tag team | 1991 | NJPW's annual tag team tournament. |
| New Japan Cup | Hirooki Goto | 02012-04-08April 8, 2012 | Open weight | 2005 | Single-elimination tournament (cf. the League Cup and the FA Cup in English football) |
| Best of the Super Juniors | Ryusuke Taguchi | 02012-06-10June 10, 2012 | Junior Heavyweight | 1988 | Annual tournament featuring top Junior Heavyweights from all over the world. |
| Super J Cup | Naomichi Marufuji | 02009-12-23December 23, 2009 | Junior Heavyweight | 1994 | Sporadic tournament featuring top junior heavyweights from all over the world. The tournament has been hosted by other promotions than NJPW as well. |
| Super Jr. Tag Tournament | Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida) |
02012-11-02November 2, 2012 | Junior Heavyweight Tag Team | 1996 | Sporadic tournament featuring junior heavyweight tag teams from all over the world. |
| Young Lion Cup | Hirooki Goto | 2005 | Rookies | 1985 | Tournament that is not held every year. |
| J Sports Crown 6 Man Openweight Tag Team Tournament | Apollo 555 (Hirooki Goto, Prince Devitt and Ryusuke Taguchi) |
June 23, 2011 | Six man tag team | 2010 |
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