List of New Japan Pro Wrestling personnel
This is a list of professional wrestlers who currently wrestle for New Japan Pro Wrestling, as well as a list of notable alumni. The list also contains foreigners.[1]
Roster
Heavyweight wrestlers
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Adam Cole | Austin Jenkins | Inactive Ring of Honor |
Bad Luck Fale | Fale Simitaitoko | |
Captain New Japan | Mitsuhide Hirasawa | |
Cody Hall | Cody Hall | |
Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Harry Smith | Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah |
Evil | Takaaki Watanabe | |
Hirooki Goto | Hirooki Goto | |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | Hiroshi Tanahashi | |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Hiroyoshi Yamamoto | |
Jay Briscoe | Jamin Pugh | NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion Ring of Honor |
Jeff Jarrett | Jeffrey Jarrett | Inactive Global Force Wrestling |
Juice Robinson | Joseph Robinson | |
Katsuyori Shibata | Katsuyori Shibata | NEVER Openweight Champion Freelancer |
Kazuchika Okada | Kazuchika Okada | IWGP Heavyweight Champion |
Kazushi Sakuraba | Kazushi Sakuraba | Freelancer |
Kenny Omega | Tyson Smith | IWGP Intercontinental Champion |
Kota Ibushi | Kota Ibushi | Inactive; cervical disc herniation Signed to a dual contract with New Japan and Dramatic Dream Team |
Lance Archer | Lance Hoyt | Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah |
Manabu Nakanishi | Manabu Nakanishi | |
Mark Briscoe | Mark Pugh | NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion Ring of Honor |
Masato Tanaka | Masato Tanaka | Inactive Pro Wrestling Zero1 |
Matt Taven | Matthew Marinelli | Inactive; knee surgery |
Michael Elgin | Aaron Frobel | Ring of Honor |
Minoru Suzuki | Minoru Suzuki | Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah Freelancer |
Rob Conway | Robert Conway | Inactive National Wrestling Alliance |
Satoshi Kojima | Satoshi Kojima | |
Shelton X Benjamin | Shelton Benjamin | Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah |
Super Strong Machine | Junji Hirata | Makes limited appearances |
Takashi Iizuka | Takayuki Iizuka | Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah |
Takumi Honjo | Takumi Honjo | Trainee; yet to debut |
Tama Tonga | Alipate Fifita | Freelancer |
Tetsuya Naito | Tetsuya Naito | |
Togi Makabe | Shinya Makabe | IWGP Tag Team Champion |
Tomoaki Honma | Tomoaki Honma | IWGP Tag Team Champion Freelancer |
Tomohiro Ishii | Tomohiro Ishii | |
Toru Yano | Toru Yano | NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion |
Yoshi-Hashi | Nobuo Yoshihashi | |
Yoshitatsu | Naofumi Yamamoto | Inactive; neck injury |
Yuji Nagata | Yuji Nagata | |
Yujiro Takahashi | Yujiro Takahashi |
Junior heavyweight wrestlers
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Alex Shelley | Patrick Martin | |
Baretta | Gregory Marasciulo | Freelancer |
Bobby Fish | Bobby Fish | Ring of Honor |
Bushi | Tetsuya Bushi | |
Chase Owens | Chase Owens | National Wrestling Alliance |
David Finlay | David Finlay Jr. | |
El Desperado | Kyosuke Mikami | Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah |
Gedo | Keiji Takayama | Co-head booker |
Hirai Kawato | Hirai Kawato | |
Hiromu Takahashi | Hiromu Takahashi | Inactive; on an excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |
Jado | Shoji Akiyoshi | Co-head booker |
Jay White | Jay White | |
Jushin Thunder Liger | Keiichi Yamada | |
Kyle O'Reilly | Kyle Greenwood | Ring of Honor |
Kushida | Yujiro Kushida | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion |
Matt Jackson | Matthew Massie | Ring of Honor |
Matt Sydal | Matthew Korklan | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Freelancer |
Nick Jackson | Nicholas Massie | Ring of Honor |
Ricochet | Trevor Mann | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Freelancer |
Rocky Romero | John Rivera | Freelancer |
Ryusuke Taguchi | Ryusuke Taguchi | |
Sho Tanaka | Tanaka, ShoSho Tanaka | Inactive; on an excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |
Steve Anthony | Steve Anthony | Inactive National Wrestling Alliance |
Taichi | Taichiro Maki | Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah |
Taka Michinoku | Takao Yoshida | Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah Kaientai Dojo |
Teruaki Kanemitsu | Teruaki Kanemitsu | |
Tiger Mask | Yoshihiro Yamazaki | NWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion |
Yohei Komatsu | Komatsu, YoheiYohei Komatsu | Inactive; on an excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |
Other personnel
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Amber Gallows | Kimberly Davis | Inactive Manager of Bullet Club |
Katsuya Kitamura | Katsuya Kitamura | Trainee |
Kazuo Yamazaki | Kazuo Yamazaki | Announcer |
Kenta Sato | Kenta Sato | Referee |
Kimihiko Ozaki | Kimihiko Ozaki | Announcer |
Kuniaki Kobayashi | Kuniaki Kobayashi | Announcer |
Makoto Abe | Makoto Abe | Ring announcer |
Marty Asami | Marty Asami | Referee |
Masayuki Hayashi | Masayuki Hayashi | Doctor |
Milano Collection A.T. | Akihito Sawafuji | Announcer |
Red Shoes Unno | Hiroyuki Unno | Referee |
Seiji Sakaguchi | Seiji Sakaguchi | Advisor |
Shinpei Nogami | Shinpei Nogami | Announcer |
Takeshi Misawa | Takeshi Misawa | Medical trainer |
Tiger Hattori | Masao Hattori | Referee |
Tomoyuki Oka | Tomoyuki Oka | Trainee |
Wataru Inoue | Wataru Inoue | Ambassador |
NJPW Music Group
Name | Notes |
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Julia Claris | Musician |
May's | Music band |
[Q]Brick | Music band |
Yonosuke Kitamura | Composer of RM Label[2] |
Corporate
Name | Notes |
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Junya Iwasaki | Auditor |
Kaname Tezuka | President |
Kaoru Mikumo | Director |
Michiaki Nishizawa | Director |
Naoki Sugabayashi | Chairman |
Takaaki Kidani | Bushiroad president |
Former wrestlers
Native
Outside wrestlers
References
- ↑ "New Japan Pro Wrestling roster". New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ↑ "R M Label". RMLabel. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
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