Nanae Takahashi
The seventeenth Tag League the Best was held between October 15 and December 23, 2002, and saw the return of the two semifinal match format. While the tournament was ongoing, Etsuko Mita and Mima Shimoda defeated Momoe Nakanishi and Nanae Takahashi in a non-tournament match to win the WWWA World Tag Team Championship, however, their failure to win the tournament resulted in them relinquishing the title.