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

Tetsuya Naito

Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.

Heavyweight wrestlers

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Cole, Adam !Adam Cole	Jenkins, Austin !Austin Jenkins	Inactive Ring of Honor
Bad Luck Fale !Bad Luck Fale	Simitaitoko, Fale !Fale Simitaitoko
Captain New Japan !Captain New Japan	Hirasawa, Mitsuhide !Mitsuhide Hirasawa
Hall, Cody !Cody Hall	Hall, Cody !Cody Hall
Smith, Davey Boy Jr. !Davey Boy Smith Jr.	Smith, Harry !Harry Smith	GHC Tag Team Champion Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah
Evil !Evil	Watanabe, Takaaki !Takaaki Watanabe
Goto, Hirooki !Hirooki Goto	Goto, Hirooki !Hirooki Goto
Tanahashi, Hiroshi !Hiroshi Tanahashi	Tanahashi, Hiroshi !Hiroshi Tanahashi
Tenzan, Hiroyoshi !Hiroyoshi Tenzan	Yamamoto, Hiroyoshi !Hiroyoshi Yamamoto
Briscoe, Jay !Jay Briscoe	Pugh, Jamin !Jamin Pugh	Ring of Honor
Lethal, Jay !Jay Lethal	Shipman, Jamar !Jamar Shipman	ROH World Champion Ring of Honor
Robinson, Juice !Juice Robinson	Robinson, Joseph !Joseph Robinson
Shibata, Katsuyori !Katsuyori Shibata	Shibata, Katsuyori !Katsuyori Shibata
Okada, Kazuchika !Kazuchika Okada	Okada, Kazuchika !Kazuchika Okada
Sakuraba, Kazushi !Kazushi Sakuraba	Sakuraba, Kazushi !Kazushi Sakuraba	Freelancer
Omega, Kenny !Kenny Omega	Smith, Tyson !Tyson Smith	IWGP Intercontinental Champion NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion
Archer, Lance !Lance Archer	Hoyt, Lance !Lance Hoyt	GHC Tag Team Champion Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah
Nakanishi, Manabu !Manabu Nakanishi	Nakanishi, Manabu !Manabu Nakanishi
Briscoe, Mark !Mark Briscoe	Pugh, Mark !Mark Pugh	Ring of Honor
Taven, Matt !Matt Taven	Marinelli, Matthews !Matthew Marinelli	Inactive; knee surgery Ring of Honor
Elgin, Michael !Michael Elgin	Frobel, Aaron !Aaron Frobel
Suzuki, Minoru !Minoru Suzuki	Suzuki, Minoru !Minoru Suzuki	Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah Freelancer
Conway, Rob !Rob Conway	Conway, Rob !Robert Conway	Inactive National Wrestling Alliance
Sanada !Sanada	Sanada, Seiya !Seiya Sanada	Freelancer
Kojima, Satoshi !Satoshi Kojima	Kojima, Satoshi !Satoshi Kojima
Benjamin, Shelton X !Shelton X Benjamin	Benjamin, Shelton !Shelton Benjamin	Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah
Super Strong Machine !Super Strong Machine	Hirata, Junji !Junji Hirata	Makes limited appearances
Iizuka, Takashi !Takashi Iizuka	Iizuka, Takayuki !Takayuki Iizuka	Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah
Honjo, Takumi !Takumi Honjo	Honjo, Takumi !Takumi Honjo
Tonga, Tama !Tama Tonga	Fifita, Alipate !Alipate Fifita	IWGP Tag Team Champion Freelancer
Roa, Tanga !Tanga Roa	Fifita, Tevita !Tevita Fifita	IWGP Tag Team Champion
Naito, Tetsuya !Tetsuya Naito	Naito, Tetsuya !Tetsuya Naito	IWGP Heavyweight Champion
Makabe, Togi !Togi Makabe	Makabe, Shinya !Shinya Makabe
Honma, Tomoaki !Tomoaki Honma	Honma, Tomoaki !Tomoaki Honma	Freelancer
Ishii, Tomohiro !Tomohiro Ishii	Ishii, Tomohiro !Tomohiro Ishii	ROH World Television Champion
Yano, Toru !Toru Yano	Yano, Toru !Toru Yano
Yoshi-Hashi !Yoshi-Hashi	Yoshihashi, Nobuo !Nobuo Yoshihashi
Yoshitatsu !Yoshitatsu	Yamamoto, Naofumi !Naofumi Yamamoto
Nagata, Yuji !Yuji Nagata	Nagata, Yuji !Yuji Nagata	NEVER Openweight Champion
Takahashi, Yujiro !Yujiro Takahashi	Takahashi, Yujiro !Yujiro Takahashi

Junior heavyweight wrestlers

Kushida

Matt Sydal and Ricochet

Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Shelley, Alex !Alex Shelley	Martin, Patrick !Patrick Martin	Inactive
Beretta !Beretta	Marasciulo, Gregory !Gregory Marasciulo	Freelancer
Fish, Bobby !Bobby Fish	Fish, Bobby !Bobby Fish	Ring of Honor
Bushi !Bushi	Bushi, Tetsuya !Tetsuya Bushi
Owens, Chase !Chase Owens	Owens, Chase !Chase Owens	Inactive; National Wrestling Alliance
Finlay, David !David Finlay	Finlay, David Jr. !David Finlay Jr.
Desperado, El !El Desperado	Mikami, Kyosuke !Kyosuke Mikami	Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah
Gedo !Gedo	Takayama, Keiji !Keiji Takayama	Co-head booker
Kawato, Hirai !Hirai Kawato	Kawato, Hirai !Hirai Kawato
Jado !Jado	Akiyoshi, Shoji !Shoji Akiyoshi	Co-head booker
White, Jay !Jay White	White, Jay !Jay White
Liger, Jushin Thunder !Jushin Thunder Liger	Yamada, Keiichi !Keiichi Yamada
Kamaitachi !Kamaitachi	Takahashi, Hiromu !Hiromu Takahashi	Inactive; on an excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
O'Reilly, Kyle !Kyle O'Reilly	Greenwood, Kyle !Kyle Greenwood	Ring of Honor
Kushida !Kushida	Kushida, Yujiro !Yujiro Kushida	IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion
Jackson, Matt !Matt Jackson	Massie, Matthew !Matthew Massie	NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion Ring of Honor
Sydal, Matt !Matt Sydal	Korklan, Matthew !Matthew Korklan	IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Freelancer
Jackson, Nick !Nick Jackson	Massie, Nicholas !Nicholas Massie	NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion Ring of Honor
Ricochet !Ricochet	Mann, Trevor !Trevor Mann	IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Freelancer
Romero, Rocky !Rocky Romero	Rivera, John !John Rivera
Taguchi, Ryusuke !Ryusuke Taguchi	Taguchi, Ryusuke !Ryusuke Taguchi
Tanaka, Sho !Sho Tanaka	Tanaka, ShoSho Tanaka	Inactive; on an excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Taichi !Taichi	Maki, Taichiro !Taichiro Maki	Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah
Michinoku, Taka !Taka Michinoku	Yoshida, Takao !Takao Yoshida	Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah Kaientai Dojo
Kanemitsu, Teruaki !Teruaki Kanemitsu	Kanemitsu, Teruaki !Teruaki Kanemitsu
Tiger Mask !Tiger Mask	Yamazaki, Yoshihiro !Yoshihiro Yamazaki
Ospreay, Will !Will Ospreay	Ospreay, William !William Ospreay
Komatsu, Yohei !Yohei Komatsu	Komatsu, YoheiYohei Komatsu	Inactive; on an excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Other personnel

Red Shoes Unno

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Kitamura, Katsuya !Katsuya Kitamura	Kitamura, Katsuya !Katsuya Kitamura	Trainee
Yamazaki, Kazuo !Kazuo Yamazaki	Yamazaki, Kazuo !Kazuo Yamazaki	Announcer
Sato, Kenta !Kenta Sato	Sato, Kenta !Kenta Sato	Referee
Ozaki, Kimihiko !Kimihiko Ozaki	Ozaki, Kimihiko !Kimihiko Ozaki	Announcer
Kobayashi, Kuniaki !Kuniaki Kobayashi	Kobayashi, Kuniaki !Kuniaki Kobayashi	Announcer
Abe, Makoto !Makoto Abe	Abe, Makoto !Makoto Abe	Ring announcer
Asami, Marty !Marty Asami	Asami, Marty !Marty Asami	Referee
Hayashi, Masayuki !Masayuki Hayashi	Hayashi, Masayuki !Masayuki Hayashi	Doctor
Milano Collection A.T. !Milano Collection A.T.	Sawafuji, Akihito !Akihito Sawafuji	Announcer
Unno, Red Shoes !Red Shoes Unno	Unno, Hiroyuki !Hiroyuki Unno	Referee
Sakaguchi, Seiji !Seiji Sakaguchi	Sakaguchi, Seiji !Seiji Sakaguchi	Advisor
Nogami, Shinpei !Shinpei Nogami	Nogami, Shinpei !Shinpei Nogami	Announcer
Misawa, Takeshi !Takeshi Misawa	Misawa, Takeshi !Takeshi Misawa	Medical trainer
Hattori, Tiger !Tiger Hattori	Hattori, Masao !Masao Hattori	Referee
Oka, Tomoyuki !Tomoyuki Oka	Oka, Tomoyuki !Tomoyuki Oka	Trainee
Inoue, Wataru !Wataru Inoue	Inoue, Wataru !Wataru Inoue	Ambassador

NJPW Music Group

Name	Notes
Claris, Julia !Julia Claris	Musician
Mays !May's	Music band
Qbrick ![Q]Brick	Music band
Kitamura, Yonosuke !Yonosuke Kitamura	Composer of RM Label^[2]

Corporate

Takaaki Kidani

Name	Notes
Iwasaki, Junya !Junya Iwasaki	Auditor
Harada, Katsuhiko !Katsuhiko Harada	President
Mikumo, Kaoru !Kaoru Mikumo	Director
Nishizawa, Michiaki !Michiaki Nishizawa	Director
Sugabayashi, Naoki !Naoki Sugabayashi	Chairman
Kidani, Takaaki !Takaaki Kidani	Bushiroad president

Former wrestlers

Native

Keiji Mutoh
Mitsuya Nagai
Hiroshi Nagao
Katsuhiko Nagata
Shinsuke Nakamura
Masayuki Naruse
Osamu Nishimura
Nosawa Rongai / Black Tiger (Kazushige Nosawa)
Michiyoshi Ohara
Okumura (Shigeo Okumura)
Takao Omori
Shinjiro Otani
Akitoshi Saito
Hiro Saito
Masa Saito
El Samurai (Osamu Matsuda)
Naoki Sano
Daisuke Sasaki
Kensuke Sasaki
The Great Sasuke (Masanori Murakawa)
Kenzo Suzuki
Tajiri (Yoshihiro Tajiri)
Nobuhiko Takada
Yoshihiro Takayama
Katsushi Takemura
Minoru Tanaka
Genichiro Tenryu
Takashi Uwano
Kazuo Yamazaki
Ryushi Yanagisawa
Tadao Yasuda
Yoshiaki Yatsu

Outside wrestlers

References

↑ "New Japan Pro Wrestling roster". New Japan Pro Wrestling. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
↑ "R M Label". RMLabel. Retrieved 2015-09-12.

New Japan Pro Wrestling

Championships

Active

Heavyweight	IWGP Heavyweight (reigns) IWGP Intercontinental (reigns) IWGP Tag Team (reigns)

Junior heavyweight	IWGP Junior Heavyweight (reigns) IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team (reigns)

NEVER	NEVER Openweight (reigns) NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team (reigns)

Inactive

Tournaments

Active	Best of the Super Juniors G1 Climax New Japan Cup Super J Cup Super Jr. Tag Tournament World Tag League

Inactive	Young Lion Cup (1985–2005)

Miscellaneous

Partnerships

New Japan Pro Wrestling personnel

Wrestlers

Heavyweight	Adam Cole Bad Luck Fale Captain New Japan Cody Hall Evil Hirooki Goto Hiroshi Tanahashi Hiroyoshi Tenzan Juice Robinson Katsuyori Shibata Kazuchika Okada Kazushi Sakuraba Kenny Omega Manabu Nakanishi Matt Taven Michael Elgin Sanada Satoshi Kojima Super Strong Machine Takashi Iizuka Tama Tonga Tanga Roa Tetsuya Naito Togi Makabe Tomoaki Honma Tomohiro Ishii Toru Yano Yoshi-Hashi Yoshitatsu Yuji Nagata Yujiro Takahashi

Junior heavyweight	Alex Shelley Beretta Bobby Fish Bushi Chase Owens El Desperado Gedo Jado Jushin Thunder Liger Kamaitachi Kushida Kyle O'Reilly Matt Sydal Ricochet Rocky Romero Ryusuke Taguchi Taichi Tiger Mask Will Ospreay

Staff

Stables/Tag teams

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