The first tournament, held in a single-elimination format, was used to determine the inaugural Wave Tag Team Champions.
As the reigning Wave Tag Team Champions, Gami and Tomoka Nakagawa earned an automatic spot in the tournament.
[2] The final two teams of Apple Miyuki and Kyusei Ninja Ranmaru, and Makoto and Moeka Haruhi were so-called "producer recommendation" picks made by Gami.
[2] The winners of the tournament, if not Gami and Tomoka Nakagawa, would earn a shot at the Wave Tag Team Championship on November 27 at Korakuen Hall.
The winners of the tournament earned a shot at the Wave Tag Team Championship on October 30.
Had the defending champions, Cherry and Shuu Shibutani, won the tournament, the title shot would have gone to the other finalist.
Hamuko Hoshi, Hikaru Shida and Tsukasa Fujimoto from Ice Ribbon entered the tournament as outsiders.
For the first time in three years, the tournament was contested in a single-elimination format with eleven participating teams.
The first five teams taking part in the tournament were determined in advance, while Kaho Kobayashi, Sawako Shimono, Sumire Natsu and Yumi Ohka earned spots in the tournament and the right to pick their partners after picking up eliminations in an eight-way elimination match on September 7.
JWP Joshi Puroresu representative Kayoko Haruyama and freelancer Tsubasa Kuragaki entered the tournament as outsiders, after gaining the "producer recommendation" spot made by Gami.