After Buchanan & Rico won back the All Asia Tag Team Title from New Japan's Mitsuya Nagai & Masayuki Naruse in February, 2005, All Japan was faced with a problem. Rico suddenly retired from the business, leaving the title vacant. After several months of deliberation, All Japan set up a tournament in June, featuring a mix of lower card heavyweights and top junior heavyweights. Indeed, it would be an all-junior team that became the 79th generation champions at Korakuen Hall.
All Asia Tag Team Title Tournament (6/15/05 to 6/19/05)
Round 1: Kaz Hayashi & Leonardo Spanky beat NOSAWA Rongai & MAZADA (15:34) when Kaz used the Final Cut on NOSAWA.
Round 1: Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI beat Arashi & Ryuji Hijikata (11:18) when YASSHI pinned Hijikata after Kondo used a King Kong Lariat.
Round 1: TAKA Michinoku & PSYCHO beat Nobutaka Araya & Taichi Ishikari (14:53) when TAKA pinned Ishikari.
Round 1: Tomoaki Honma & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat Nobukazu Hirai & Akira Raijin (12:28) when Nakajima used a German Suplex hold on Raijin.
Semi Final: Tomoaki Honma & Katsuhiko Nakajima beat TAKA Michinoku & PSYCHO (14:10) when Honma used an avalanche-style backdrop suplex on PSYCHO.
Semi Final: Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI beat Kaz Hayashi & Leonardo Spanky (16:03) when YASSHI pinned Hayashi after Kondo used a King Kong Lariat.
Final: Shuji Kondo & "brother" YASSHI beat Tomoaki Honma & Katsuhiko Nakajima (16:30) when YASSHI pinned Nakajima after Kondo used a King Kong Lariat
