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The first tournament match of the event saw a battle between two Bullet Club teams. The former six-time IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and two-thirds of three NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion teams Guerillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga/Tanga Loa) [Guerillas of Destiny] took on the duo of “Rogue General” Bad Luck Fale/”Crown Jewel” Chase Owens.

The headline match of the event and fifth WTL 2020 match of the card saw former six-time IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, two-thirds of three NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions, and Bullet Club member Guerillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga/Tanga Loa) [GOD] face off against former IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and WTL 2019 trophy winners FinJuice (Juice Robinson/David Finlay).

While this is the first World Tag Leauge entry for two-time winner Sanada and reigning NEVER Openweight Champion “The Dragon” Shingo Takagi, the Los Ingobernables de Japon (LIJ) members are one of the favorites to win World Tag League 2020 (WTL 2020) trophies.

Reigning IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and Suzuki-Gun members Dangerous Tekkers (Zack Sabre Jr/Taichi) come into World Tag League 2020 (WTL 2020) with a lot of momentum behind them. Despite Dangerous Tekkers performing well during WTL 2018 & WTL 2019, their ascension to IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions came as a surprise to many New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) fans in the west.

The prolific six-time IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and Bullet Club members Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga/Tanga Loa) [GOD] come into World Tag League 2020 (WTL 2020) with a bit of something to prove. While they are tied for most all-time reigns with the IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Championship and are fifth in all-time defense rankings, the team has never won a WTL tournament nor claimed victory at Wrestle Kingdom.

Former IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champions and World Tag League 2019 (WTL 2019) winners, FinJuice (Juice Robinson/David Finlay) enter World Tag League 2020 (WTL 2020) as one of the favorites, despite not having teamed together since the forced COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) delay.

The November 13, 2020 New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) Strong event saw the first night of New Japan Showdown 2020. The intriguing night feature two interesting singles matches, with the second taking place in the marquee.