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

Tetsuya Naito

Kenny Omega

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Jay Lethal

Tama Tonga

Tanga Roa

Yuji Nagata

Lance Archer and Davey Boy Smith Jr.

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	GHC Tag Team Champion 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	Ring of Honor
Jay Lethal	Jamar Shipman	ROH World Champion Ring of Honor
Juice Robinson	Joseph Robinson
Katsuyori Shibata	Katsuyori Shibata
Kazuchika Okada	Kazuchika Okada
Kazushi Sakuraba	Kazushi Sakuraba	Freelancer
Kenny Omega	Tyson Smith	IWGP Intercontinental Champion NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion
Lance Archer	Lance Hoyt	GHC Tag Team Champion Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah
Manabu Nakanishi	Manabu Nakanishi
Mark Briscoe	Mark Pugh	Ring of Honor
Matt Taven	Matthew Marinelli	Inactive; knee surgery Ring of Honor
Michael Elgin	Aaron Frobel
Minoru Suzuki	Minoru Suzuki	Inactive; working for Pro Wrestling Noah Freelancer
Rob Conway	Robert Conway	Inactive National Wrestling Alliance
Sanada	Seiya Sanada	Freelancer
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
Tama Tonga	Alipate Fifita	IWGP Tag Team Champion Freelancer
Tanga Roa	Tevita Fifita	IWGP Tag Team Champion
Tetsuya Naito	Tetsuya Naito	IWGP Heavyweight Champion
Togi Makabe	Shinya Makabe
Tomoaki Honma	Tomoaki Honma	Freelancer
Tomohiro Ishii	Tomohiro Ishii
Toru Yano	Toru Yano
Yoshi-Hashi	Nobuo Yoshihashi
Yoshitatsu	Naofumi Yamamoto
Yuji Nagata	Yuji Nagata	NEVER Openweight Champion
Yujiro Takahashi	Yujiro Takahashi

Junior heavyweight wrestlers

Kushida

Matt Sydal and Ricochet

Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Alex Shelley	Patrick Martin	Ring of Honor Inactive
Beretta	Gregory Marasciulo	Freelancer
Bobby Fish	Bobby Fish	Ring of Honor
Bushi	Tetsuya Bushi
Chase Owens	Chase Owens	Inactive; 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
Jado	Shoji Akiyoshi	Co-head booker
Jay White	Jay White
Jushin Thunder Liger	Keiichi Yamada
Kamaitachi	Hiromu Takahashi	Inactive; on an excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Kyle O'Reilly	Kyle Greenwood	Ring of Honor
Kushida	Yujiro Kushida	IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Champion
Matt Jackson	Matthew Massie	NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion Ring of Honor
Matt Sydal	Matthew Korklan	IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Freelancer
Nick Jackson	Nicholas Massie	NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion Ring of Honor
Ricochet	Trevor Mann	IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champion Freelancer
Rocky Romero	John Rivera
Ryusuke Taguchi	Ryusuke Taguchi
Sho Tanaka	Sho Tanaka	Inactive; on an excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
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
Will Ospreay	William Ospreay
Yohei Komatsu	Yohei Komatsu	Inactive; on an excursion in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre

Other personnel

Red Shoes Unno

Ring name	Real name	Notes
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
Katsuhiko Harada	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
• Kota Ibushi
• 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
• 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

• Abdullah The Butcher (Lawrence Shreeve)
• American Dragon (Bryan Danielson)
• Arn Anderson (Martin Lunde)
• Karl Anderson (Chad Allegra)
• 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 (Arturo García)
• 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
• Amber Gallows (Kimberly Davis)
• Doc Gallows (Andrew Hankinson)
• 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)
• Máscara Dorada

• 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 (Damián Gutiérrez)
• El Texano Jr. (Juan Aguilar)
• 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