List of New Japan Pro Wrestling personnel

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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
Kenny Omega
Tama Tonga
Tanga Roa
Yuji Nagata

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
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 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 GHC Tag Team Champion
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 Charles
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[2]

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

Outside wrestlers

References

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