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.

Roster

Kazuchika Okada

Togi Makabe

Tomoaki Honma

Katsuyori Shibata

Heavyweight wrestlers

Ring name	Real name	Notes
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
Doc Gallows	Andrew Hankinson
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
Karl Anderson	Chad Allegra
Katsuyori Shibata	Katsuyori Shibata	NEVER Openweight Champion Freelancer
Kazuchika Okada	Kazuchika Okada	IWGP Heavyweight Champion
Kazushi Sakuraba	Kazushi Sakuraba	Freelancer
Kenny Omega	Tyson Smith
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
Shinsuke Nakamura	Shinsuke Nakamura
Super Strong Machine	Junji Hirata	Makes limited appearances
Takashi Iizuka	Takayuki Iizuka	Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah
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

Kushida

Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson

Bushi

Tiger Mask

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Alex Shelley	Patrick Martin
Baretta	Gregory Marasciulo	Freelancer
Bobby Fish	Bobby Fish	Ring of Honor
Bushi	Tetsuya Bushi	CMLL World Welterweight Champion
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
Máscara Dorada	Unknown
Matt Jackson	Matthew Massie	IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Ring of Honor
Matt Sydal	Matthew Korklan	Freelancer
Nick Jackson	Nicholas Massie	IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Ring of Honor
Ricochet	Trevor Mann	Freelancer
Rocky Romero	John Rivera	Freelancer
Ryusuke Taguchi	Ryusuke Taguchi
Sho Tanaka	Sho Tanaka
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	Yohei Komatsu

Other personnel

Red Shoes Unno

Ring name	Real name	Notes
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
Julia Claris	Musician
May's	Music band
[Q]Brick	Music band
Yonosuke Kitamura	Composer of RM Label

Corporate

Takaaki Kidani

Name	Notes
Junya Iwasaki	Auditor
Kaname Tezuka	President
Kaoru Mikumo	Director
Michiaki Nishizawa	Director
Naoki Sugabayashi	Chairman
Takaaki Kidani	Bushiroad president

Former wrestlers

Native

• Akebono (Akebono Tarō)
• Akira (Akira Nogami)
• Akiya Anzawa
• Atsushi Aoki
• Masahiro Chono
• Riki Choshu (Mitsuo Yoshida)
• Super Delfin (Hiroto Wakita)
• Último Dragón (Yoshihiro Asai)
• Tatsumi Fujinami
• Kazuyuki Fujita
• Yoshiaki Fujiwara
• Masakatsu Funaki
• Tatsutoshi Goto
• Taiji Ishimori
• Hiroshi Hase
• Shinya Hashimoto
• Antonio Inoki
• Kendo Ka Shin (Tokimitsu Ishizawa)
• Masahito Kakihara
• Koji Kanemoto
• W*ING Kanemura (Yukihiro Kanemura)
• Toshiaki Kawada
• Kenta Kobashi
• Osamu Kido
• Kengo Kimura (Seiei Kimura)
• Shiro Koshinaka
• Shunji Kosugi
• Akira Maeda
• Naomichi Marufuji
• Kengo Mashimo
• Mitsuharu Misawa

• Keiji Mutoh
• Mitsuya Nagai
• Hiroshi Nagao
• Katsuhiko Nagata
• 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

• Abdullah The Butcher (Lawrence Shreeve)
• American Dragon (Bryan Danielson)
• Arn Anderson (Martin Lunde)
• André the Giant (André Roussimoff)
• Ángel de Oro
• Kurt Angle
• Averno (Renato Ruíz)
• Sangre Azteca
• Steve Austin (Steven Williams)
• Bob Backlund
• Michael Bennett
• Rey Bucanero
• The Barbarian (Sione Vailahi)
• Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow (Scott Bigelow)
• Black Tiger (Mark Rocco)
• Black Tiger (II) (Eddie Guerrero)
• Black Tiger (III) (César González)
• Blue Wolf (Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee)
• Wes Brisco
• Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish)
• Chyna (Joanie Laurer)
• Consequences Creed (Austin Watson)
• Jax Dane
• Christopher Daniels / Curry Man (Daniel Covell)
• Prince Devitt / Pegasus Kid (Fergal Devitt)
• Diamante Azul
• Dr. Wagner Jr. (Juan González)
• Dynamite Kid (Thomas Billington)
• Ric Flair (Richard Fliehr)
• Fuego
• Rick Fuller
• Héctor Garza (Héctor Solano)
• Giant Bernard (Matthew Bloom)
• Karl Gotch (Karl Istaz)
• Daniel Gracie (Daniel Simoes)
• Rolles Gracie (Rolles Gracie Jr.)
• Scott Hall
• Tony Halme
• Stan Hansen (John Hansen Jr.)
• Jeff Hardy
• Bret Hart
• Owen Hart
• Salman Hashimikov
• Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea)
• Maria Kanellis
• Brian Kendrick
• Brock Lesnar
• Low Ki (Brandon Silvestry)
• Dean Malenko (Dean Simon)
• Máximo (José Alvarado)

• Mephisto
• Místico (Luis Urive)
• Místico (II) (Carlos Muñoz)
• Punisher Dice Morgan (Mark Calaway)
• Dick Murdoch
• MVP (Hassan Assad)
• Jim Neidhart
• Niebla Roja
• Scott Norton
• Chase Owens
• Pac (Ben Satterly)
• Pegasus Kid / Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit)
• Daniel Puder
• Jimmy Rave (James Guffey)
• Rey Cometa (Mario González)
• Rey Escorpión (Fabian Nuñez)
• Davey Richards (Wesley Richards)
• Billy Robinson
• Robert Roode
• Rick Rude (Richard Rood)
• Rush (William Muñoz)
• Chris Sabin (Joshua Harter)
• Sabu (Terry Brunk)
• Giant Singh (Dalip Singh)
• Giant Silva (Paulo César da Silva)
• La Sombra (Manuel Andrade)
• James Storm (James Cox)
• Stuka Jr.
• A.J. Styles (Allen Jones)
• Super Liger (Chris Irvine)
• Tiger Jeet Singh (Jagjit Singh)
• Davey Boy Smith (David Smith)
• Rick Steiner (Robert Rechsteiner)
• Scott Steiner (Scott Rechsteiner)
• Sting (Steve Borden)
• Strong Man (Jon Andersen)
• Michael Tarver (Tyrone Evans)
• Terry Taylor (Paul Taylor III)
• Terrible
• El Texano Jr.
• Titán
• Travis Tomko
• Último Guerrero (José Gutiérrez)
• Rob Van Dam (Robert Szatkowski)
• Big Van Vader (Leon White)
• Vangellys
• Volador Jr. (Ramón Ibarra)
• Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Laurinaitis)
• Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand)
• Barry Windham