NJPW The 1st MSG Tag Team League Finals was a Special Event and Tournament produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling, which took place on December 10, 1980 , at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.
It's the inaugural edition of the World Tag League / G1 Tag League / Super Grade Tag League / MSG Tag League event series.
The event had an attendance of 8,500 fans. The main event of the show was Antonio Inoki & Bob Backlund vs. Hulk Hogan & Stan Hansen.
Below you can find the full match card and results of NJPW The 1st MSG Tag Team League Finals, and more information about the event.
Event Info
- Event Name NJPW The 1st MSG Tag Team League Finals
- Promotion
New Japan Pro Wrestling - Event Type Special Event, Tournament
- Country
Japan - Location Osaka, Japan
- Event Date December 10, 1980
- Year 1980
- Event Series World Tag League / G1 Tag League / Super Grade Tag League / MSG Tag League
- Arena Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium
- Network TV Asahi
- Attendance 8,500
- Main Event Antonio Inoki & Bob Backlund vs. Hulk Hogan & Stan Hansen
NJPW The 1st MSG Tag Team League Finals Results
- Makoto Arakawa defeats Junji Hirata
- Kengo Kimura defeats George Takano
- Willem Ruska defeats Yoshiaki Fujiwara
- Umanosuke Ueda defeats Haruka Eigen
- Strong Kobayashi defeats Bad News Allen via DQ
- Tatsumi Fujinami defeats Rene Goulet
- André the Giant & The Hangman defeat Riki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi
- Dusty Rhodes vs. Tiger Jeet Singh ends in a No Contest
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MSG Tag League 1980 - Final
Antonio Inoki & Bob Backlund defeat Hulk Hogan & Stan Hansen