The MSG Tag League was an annual round-robin tag league that acted as a prelude to the Super Grade and G1 Tag League concepts. Dominated by Antonio Inoki and various partners, the tournament hosted some big matches, including the first ever final, Inoki & Backlund vs. Hogan & Hansen.
1980 (11/21/80 to 12/10/80)
1. Antonio Inoki & Bob Backlund [34]
2. Hulk Hogan & Stan Hansen [32]
3. Andre The Giant & The Hangman [26]
4. Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda [24]
5. Strong Kobayashi & Seiji Sakaguchi [20]
6. Tatsumi Fujinami & Kengo Kimura [15]
7. Buffalo Allen & Willem Ruska [10]
8. Riki Choshu & Kantaro Hoshino [9]
9. Ox Baker & Johnny Powers [0]
Final: Antonio Inoki & Bob Backlund beat Hulk Hogan & Stan Hansen (17:35) when Inoki used a backslide on Hogan.
1981 (11/19/81 to 12/10/81)
1. Andre The Giant & Rene Goulet [38]
2. Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami [36]
3. Stan Hansen & Dick Murdoch [36]
4. Seiji Sakaguchi & Kengo Kimura [20]
5. Rusher Kimura & Animal Hamaguchi [18]
6. Riki Choshu & Yoshiaki Yatsu [16]
7. Pat Patterson & Bad News Allen [11]
8. Samoan #1 & Samoan #2 [5]
9. El Canek & Super Maquina [4]
Semi Final: Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami beat Stan Hansen & Dick Murdoch (16:12) when Fujinami pinned Murdoch.
Final: Andre The Giant & Rene Goulet beat Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami (8:05) when Andre pinned Fujinami.
1982 (11/19/82 to 12/10/82)
1. Antonio Inoki & Hulk Hogan [28]
2. Killer Khan & Tiger Toguchi [23]
3. Seiji Sakaguchi & Tatsumi Fujinami [22]
4. Dick Murdoch & Masked Superstar [21]
5. Andre The Giant & Rene Goulet [20]
6. Adrian Adonis & Dino Bravo [9]
7. El Canek & Perro Aguayo [4]
8. Wayne Bridge & Young Simpson [0]
Final: Antonio Inoki & Hulk Hogan beat Killer Khan & Tiger Toguchi (31:17) when Inoki used an Octopus hold on Toguchi.
1983 (11/18/83 to 12/8/83)
1. Andre The Giant & Stan Hansen* [32]
2. Antonio Inoki & Hulk Hogan [28.5]
3. Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis [27.5]
4. Riki Choshu & Animal Hamaguchi [26.5]
5. Tatsumi Fujinami & Akira Maeda [24]
6. Killer Khan & Tiger Toguchi [16.5]
7. Seiji Sakaguchi & Kengo Kimura [14]
8. Bobby Duncum & Curt Hennig [5]
9. Otto Wanz & Wayne Bridge [5]
Final: Antonio Inoki & Hulk Hogan beat Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis (11:10) when Inoki pinned Adonis.
* Due to an injury, Hansen couldn't compete in the final, so the third place team (Murdoch & Adonis) advanced.
