Following the success of the GHC Jr. Heavyweight Title, a secondary championship for NOAH's growing junior division was created. In July, 2003, a tournament was held to determine the founding GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions. With home talent and outsiders involved, it was a close tournament. In the end, it came down to the strongest NOAH team and strongest outsider team in the tournament, the result being a classic final.
GHC Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Title Tournament (7/6/03 to 7/16/03)
Round 1: Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA beat Tsuyoshi Kikuchi & Mitsuo Momota (16:04) when Marufuji used the Shiranui on Momota.
Round 1: Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Takashi Sugiura beat Michael Modest & Donovan Morgan (16:11) when Sugiura used an Olympic slam on Morgan.
Round 1: Jushin Thunder Liger & Takehiro Murahama beat Makoto Hashi & Kotaro Suzuki (16:55) when Liger used a brainbuster on Suzuki.
Round 1: Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Yoshihito Sasaki beat Superstar Steve & Ricky Marvin (17:28) when Takaiwa used a lariat on Steve.
Semi Final: Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA beat Tatsuhito Takaiwa & Yoshihito Sasaki (15:48) when KENTA used a Busaiku knee kick on Sasaki.
Semi Final: Jushin Thunder Liger & Takehiro Murahama beat Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Takashi Sugiura (16:22) when Liger used a brainbuster on Sugiura.
Final: Naomichi Marufuji & KENTA beat Jushin Thunder Liger & Takehiro Murahama (24:27) when Marufuji used a Shooting Star press on Murahama.
