It was preceded by the Passion Cup Tag Tournament in 2008, which was won by Kohei Sato and Ryouji Sai.
The Furinkazan was originally held in a round-robin format, with two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss.
The teams finishing atop the two blocks advanced to the finals to determine the winner.
[1] Winner, Akebono & Shinjiro Otani, went on to challenge and defeat Munenori Sawa & Ikuto Hidaka for NWA Intercontinental Tag Team titles.
The tournament was contested for the vacant NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Championship.