Established in the same year as the G1 Climax, the Super Grade Tag League serves as a secondary tournament, designed to determine New Japan's top tandem. Assuming the IWGP Tag Team Champions don't also win the tournament, the eventual winners put themselves in top contention for a shot at the title. In 1999, the tournament was renamed to G1 (Climax) Tag League, complimenting the G1 Climax singles tournament.
1991 (10/5/91 to 10/17/91)
1. Riki Choshu & Masa Saito [10]
2. Tatsumi Fujinami & Big Van Vader [8]
3. Masahiro Chono & Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow [8]
4. Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase [6]
5. Shinya Hashimoto & Scott Norton [6]
6. The Wild Samoan & Great Kokina [2]
7. Tiger Jeet Singh & Kim Duk [2]
Semi Final: Tatsumi Fujinami & Big Van Vader beat Masahiro Chono & Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow
Final: Tatsumi Fujinami & Big Van Vader beat Riki Choshu & Masa Saito
1992 (10/8/92 to 10/21/92)
1. Riki Choshu & Shinya Hashimoto [9]
2. Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki [9]
3. Keiji Muto & Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow [8]
4. Masahiro Chono & Tony Halme [8]
5. Scott Norton & Super Strong Machine [6]
6. Tatsumi Fujinami & Manabu Nakanishi [2]
7. Jim Neidhart & Tom Zenk [0]
Final: Riki Choshu & Shinya Hashimoto beat Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki (15:45) when Choshu pinned Sasaki.
1993 (10/8/93 to 11/4/93)
1. Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez [14]
2. Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase [14]
3. Shinya Hashimoto & Masahiro Chono [13]
4. Tatsumi Fujinami & Osamu Kido [13]
5. Hawk Warrior & Power Warrior [10]
6. Shiro Koshinaka & Michiyoshi Ohara [8]
7. Takayuki Iizuka & Akira Nogami [6]
8. Masa Saito & The Barbarian [4]
9. Jushin Thunder Liger & Wild Pegasus [4]
10. Brad Armstrong & Sean Royal [0]
Final: Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase beat Scott Norton & Hercules Hernandez (13:46) when Muto pinned Hercules.
1994 (10/19/94 to 10/30/94)
1. Masahiro Chono & Super Strong Machine [14]
2. Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase [14]
3. Hawk Warrior & Power Warrior [14]
4. Tatsumi Fujinami & Yoshiaki Fujiwara [10]
5. Scott Norton & Osamu Kido [10]
6. Shinya Hashimoto & Manabu Nakanishi [8]
7. Takayuki Iizuka & Akira Nogami [6]
8. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu [6]
9. Steven Regal & Mike Enos [6]
10. Ron Simmons & Nailz [4]
Final: Keiji Muto & Hiroshi Hase beat Masahiro Chono & Super Strong Machine (26:01) when Muto used a moonsault press on Machine.
1995 (10/15/95 to 10/30/95)
1. Kazuo Yamazaki & Osamu Kido [8]
2. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan [7]
3. Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata [7]
4. Shiro Koshinaka & Tatsutoshi Goto [6]
5. Keiji Muto & Osamu Nishimura [6]
6. Takashi Iizuka & Akira Nogami [4]
7. Masa Saito & Kensuke Sasaki* [4]
* Masa Saito replaced Riki Choshu after one match.
Semi Final: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Shinya Hashimoto & Junji Hirata (14:45) when Tenzan pinned Hirata.
Final: Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan beat Kazuo Yamazaki & Osamu Kido (12:50) when Chono used an STF on Kido.
1996 (10/13/96 to 11/1/96) (Full results)
1. Keiji Muto & Rick Steiner [5]
2. Shinya Hashimoto & Scott Norton [5]
3. Kazuo Yamazaki & Takashi Iizuka [4]
4. Riki Choshu & Kensuke Sasaki [4]
5. Masahiro Chono & Hiroyoshi Tenzan [3]
6. Satoshi Kojima & Manabu Nakanishi [3]
7. Tatsumi Fujinami & Shiro Koshinaka [2]
8. Steven Regal & David Taylor [1]
Final: Shinya Hashimoto & Scott Norton beat Keiji Muto & Rick Steiner (21:54) when Hashimoto used a vertical drop brainbuster on Steiner.
1997 (11/18/97 to 12/8/97) (Full results)
1. Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono [6]
2. Shinya Hashimoto & Manabu Nakanishi [5]
3. Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki [5]
4. Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura [4]
5. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & nWo Sting [3]
6. Satoshi Kojima & Tadao Yasuda [2]
7. Rob Rage & Kenny Kaos [2]
8. Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara [1]
Semi Final: Shinya Hashimoto & Manabu Nakanishi beat Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki (15:24) when Hashimoto used a wakigatame on Yamazaki.
Final: Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono beat Shinya Hashimoto & Manabu Nakanishi (23:33) when Muto used a figure-four leglock on Hashimoto.
1998 (11/16/98 to 12/6/98) (Full results)
1. Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima [8]
2. Shinya Hashimoto & Tatsumi Fujinami [8]
3. Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki [8]
4. Genichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka [8]
5. Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata [6]
6. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & nWo Sting [4]
7. David Finlay & Jerry Flynn [0]
Semi Final: Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima beat Genichiro Tenryu & Shiro Koshinaka (13:21) when Muto used a Frankensteiner on Koshinaka.
Semi Final: Tatsumi Fujinami & Shinya Hashimoto beat Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuo Yamazaki (17:45) when Fujinami used a kneelock on Yamazaki.
Final: Keiji Muto & Satoshi Kojima beat Tatsumi Fujinami & Shinya Hashimoto (18:51) when Kojima used a lariat on Fujinami.
1999 (9/10/99 to 9/23/99) (Full results)
1. Keiji Muto & Scott Norton [14]
2. Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata [10]
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [10]
4. Shinya Hashimoto & Meng [8]
5. Shiro Koshinaka & Junji Hirata [8]
6. Masahiro Chono & Don Frye [6]
7. Takashi Iizuka & Brian Johnston [6]
8. Tatsutoshi Goto & Michiyoshi Ohara [6]
9. Kensuke Sasaki & Kazuyuki Fujita [4]
Semi Final: Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (13:42) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Tenzan.
Final: Keiji Muto & Scott Norton beat Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata (21:32) when Muto used a cross armbreaker on Nakanishi.
2000 (11/17/00 to 11/30/00) (Full results)
1. Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata [8]
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [8]
3. Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie [8]
4. Masahiro Chono & Scott Norton [8]
5. Super Strong Machine & Jushin Thunder Liger [4]
6. Kensuke Sasaki & Shiro Koshinaka [4]
7. T2000 Machine #1 & T2000 Machine #2 [2]
Semi Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Manabu Nakanishi & Yutaka Yoshie (15:58) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Nakanishi.
Semi Final: Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata beat Masahiro Chono & Scott Norton (12:06) when Iizuka used a sleeper hold on Chono.
Final: Takashi Iizuka & Yuji Nagata beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima (19:09) when Nagata used a backdrop hold on Tenzan.
2001 (11/30/01 to 12/11/01) (Full results)
1. Mike Barton & Jim Steele [9]
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima [8]
3. Kensuke Sasaki & Dan Devine [8]
4. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi [8]
5. Scott Norton & Super J [7]
6. Osamu Nishimura & Jushin Thunder Liger [6]
7. Masahiro Chono & Giant Silva [6]
8. Kenzo Suzuki & Hiroshi Tanahashi [4]
Semi Finalist Decision Match: Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi beat Kensuke Sasaki & Dan Devine (14:40) when Nagata used the Nagata Lock II on Devine.
Semi Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (17:25) when Kojima used a lariat on Nakanishi.
Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima beat Mike Barton & Jim Steele (24:02) when Tenzan used a moonsault press on Steele.
2003 (10/15/03 to 10/30/03) (Full results)
1. Yoshihiro Takayama & TOA [10]
2. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura [9]
3. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi [9]
4. Yutaka Yoshie & Hiroshi Tanahashi [7]
5. Tadao Yasuda & Makai #1 [7]
6. Mike Barton & Jim Steele [6]
7. Blue Wolf & Shinsuke Nakamura [6]
8. Masahiro Chono & Jushin Thunder Liger [2]
Semi Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura beat Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi (20:05) when Tenzan used the Anaconda Vice on Nakanishi.
Final: Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Osamu Nishimura beat Yoshihiro Takayama & TOA (14:10) when Nishimura used a backslide on TOA.
2006 (10/15/06 to 11/6/06) (Full results)
Block A:
1. Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko [6]
2. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto [4]
3. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger [4]
4. Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii [3]
5. Manabu Nakanishi & Naofumi Yamamoto [3]
Block B:
1. Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka [6]
2. Masahiro Chono & Shinsuke Nakamura [4]
3. Riki Choshu & Akebono [4]
4. Jado & Gedo [4]
5. Togi Makabe & Shiro Koshinaka [2]
Semi Finalist Decision Match: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto beat Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Jushin Thunder Liger (14:24) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Liger.
Semi Final: Masahiro Chono & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko (8:16) when Chono used a ground Cobra Twist on Tomko.
Semi Final: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto beat Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka (16:49) when Tanahashi used a ground Cobra Twist on Iizuka.
Final: Masahiro Chono & Shinsuke Nakamura beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto (18:32) when Nakamura used the Landslide on Kanemoto.
2007 (10/18/07 to 11/2/07) (Full results)
1. Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto [8]
- Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko [8]
- Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT [8]
- Togi Makabe & Toru Yano [8]
5. Jado & Gedo [6]
6. Masahiro Chono & Akebono [6]
7. Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi [6]
8. Takashi Iizuka & Naofumi Yamamoto [6]
Semi Final: Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko beat Togi Makabe & Toru Yano (6:44) when Tomko pinned Yano after the Magic Killer.
Semi Final: Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto beat Hirooki Goto & Milano Collection AT (14:20) when Tanahashi used the High Fly Flow on Milano.
Final: Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko beat Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto (18:02) when Bernard used the Bernard bomb on Kanemoto.
