List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling personnel

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (新日本プロレス, Shin Nihon Puroresu) (NJPW), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. New Japan Pro-Wrestling personnel consists of professional wrestlers, managers, play-by-play and color commentators, ring announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, producers, script writers, and various other positions. Executives and board members are also listed.

New Japan Pro-Wrestling contracts typically range from full-time contracts to freelancer deals. Personnel appear on live events which are televised on their own streaming service, NJPW World.

Personnel is organized below by their role in New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Their ring name is on the left and their real name is on the right. Anybody inactive for a considerable amount of time is acknowledged. This list also acknowledges which Unit a wrestler is a part of. This is listed as it is considered an important part of the NJPW experience. (L) also indicates the leader of the group.

As of writing, there are 3 central units/affiliations who are not affiliated with the Main Unit (as Chaos are allied with the Main Unit). These are:

New Japan has a working relationship with Ring of Honor and CMLL, who's respective wrestlers are also units. G・B・H are still considered a unit although they are now strictly a tag team. Seigigun is said to be Yuji Nagata’s unit even though he is the only member. [1]

Roster

Heavyweight division
Evil
Jon Moxley
Shingo Takagi
Taichi
Zack Sabre Jr.
Hirooki Goto
Tomohiro Ishii
Yoshi-Hashi
Ring name Real name Unit [1][2] Notes
Bad Luck Fale[3] Simi Fale[4] Bullet Club Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Chase Owens[5][6] Chase Owens Bullet Club
Chris Jericho[7][8] Christopher Irvine Free Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
David Finlay[9] David Finlay III Taguchi Japan
Evil[10] Takaaki Watanabe Bullet Club IWGP Heavyweight Champion
IWGP Intercontinental Champion
Hirooki Goto[11] Hirooki Goto[12] Chaos NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion
Hiroshi Tanahashi[13] Hiroshi Tanahashi[14] Taguchi Japan
Hiroyoshi Tenzan[15] Hiroyoshi Yamamoto Main unit
Jay White[16] Jay White Bullet Club (L)
Jeff Cobb[17] Jeffrey Cobb ROH
Jon Moxley[18][19] Jonathan Good Free IWGP United States Champion
Juice Robinson[20] Joseph Robinson Taguchi Japan
Karl Fredericks Karl Fredericks Free
Kazuchika Okada[21] Kazuchika Okada Chaos (L)
Kenta Kenta Kobayashi Bullet Club
Kota Ibushi[22] Kota Ibushi Taguchi Japan [23]
Mikey Nicholls[24] Michael Nicholls Chaos Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Minoru Suzuki Minoru Suzuki Suzuki-gun (L)
Sanada Seiya Sanada Los Ingobernables de Japon
Satoshi Kojima Satoshi Kojima Main unit
Shingo Takagi Shingo Takagi [25] Los Ingobernables de Japon NEVER Openweight Champion
Taichi Taichiro Maki Suzuki-gun IWGP Tag Team Champion
Tama Tonga Alipate Leone Bullet Club
Tanga Loa Tevita Fifita Bullet Club
Tetsuya Naito Tetsuya Naito Los Ingobernables de Japon (L)
Toa Henare Aaron Henry Main unit Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Togi Makabe Shinya Makabe G・B・H (L)
Tomoaki Honma Tomoaki Honma G・B・H
Tomohiro Ishii Tomohiro Ishii Chaos NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion
Toru Yano Toru Yano Chaos
Will Ospreay William Ospreay Chaos British Heavyweight Champion; Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Yoshi-Hashi Nobuo Yoshihashi Chaos NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion
Yuji Nagata Yuji Nagata Seigigun (L)
Yujiro Takahashi Yujiro Takahashi Bullet Club
Zack Sabre Jr. Lucas Eatwell Suzuki-gun IWGP Tag Team Champion

Junior heavyweight division
Hiromu Takahashi
Yoh
Sho
Ring name Real name Unit [1][2] Notes
Alex Zayne Unknown Free Freelancer; Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Amazing Red Jonathan Figueroa Free Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Bandido Undisclosed ROH Signed to Ring of Honor; Inactive due To Coronavirus Pandemic
Bushi Tetsuya Shimizu Los Ingobernables de Japon
Dick Togo Shigeki Sato Bullet Club
Douki Tatsuya Hayama Suzuki-gun
El Desperado Kyosuke Mikami Suzuki-gun
El Phantasmo Riley Vigier Bullet Club Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Flip Gordon Travis Lopes Jr. Villain Enterprises Signed to Ring of Honor
Gedo Keiji Takayama Bullet Club Co-head booker
Hiromu Takahashi Hiromu Takahashi Los Ingobernables de Japon IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
Jado Shoji Akiyoshi Bullet Club Co-head booker
Jonathan Gresham Jonathan Gresham ROH Signed to Ring of Honor; Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Marty Scurll Martin Scurll Villain Enterprises (L)[26][27] Signed to Ring of Honor as both wrestler and head booker; Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Master Wato Hirai Kawato Main Unit
Robbie Eagles James McMathaus Chaos Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Rocky Romero John Rivera Chaos English-language commentator
Ryu Lee Muñoz González Free ROH World Television Champion; Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Ryusuke Taguchi Ryusuke Taguchi Main unit
Sho Sho Tanaka Chaos IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
Taiji Ishimori Taiji Ishimori Bullet Club
Taka Michinoku Takao Yoshida Suzuki-gun
Tiger Mask Yoshihiro Yamazaki Main unit
Titán Undisclosed CMLL Signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
CMLL World Welterweight Champion; Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
TJP Theodore Perkins Free
Volador Jr. Ramón Ibarra Rivera CMLL Signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
NWA World Historic Welterweight Champion; Inactive due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Yoh Yohei Komatsu Chaos IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion

Inactive; left knee injury

Yoshinobu Kanemaru Yoshinobu Kanemaru Suzuki-gun Backstage Producer

Young Lions

A Young Lion is a wrestler who is still under training. New Japan Pro-Wrestling runs their own training dojo in Japan and Los Angeles along with affiliating with the Fale Dojo in New Zealand. These wrestlers are considered openweight and are free to enter in any tournament provided they aren't above 100 kg (which is rare for their trainee wrestlers).

Ring name Real name Dojo [1][2] Notes
Alex Coughlin Alex Coughlin L.A. Dojo
Clark Connors Clark Connors L.A. Dojo
Gabriel Kidd Gabriel Kidd L.A Dojo
Great O-Kharn[28] Tomoyuki Oka[29] NJPW On excursion at Revolution Pro Wrestling
Hikuleo[30] Taula Fifita[31] NJPW Part of the Bullet Club stable
Michael Richards Michael Richards Fale Dojo
Ren Narita Ren Narita NJPW On excursion at the L.A. Dojo
Shota Umino Shota Unno NJPW On excursion at Revolution Pro Wrestling
Yota Tsuji Yota Tsuji NJPW
Yuya Uemura Yuya Uemura NJPW

Other personnel
Ring name Real name Notes
Alain Mistrangélo Alain Mistrangélo French-language commentator
Andrew Villalobos Andrew Villalobos Ringside assistant
Future wrestler[32]
Chris Charlton Chris Charlton English-language commentator
Translator[33]
Hiro Saito Hiroyuki Saito Trainer
Jushin Thunder Liger Keiichi Yamada Trainer[34] and color commentator
Katsuyori Shibata Katsuyori Shibata Head trainer of the NJPW LA Dojo[35]
Kazuo Yamazaki Kazuo Yamazaki Trainer and announcer
Kenta Sato Kenta Sato Referee
Kevin Kelly Kevin Foote English-language commentator
Narrator of The Recount and The Wire[36]
Kimihiko Ozaki Kimihiko Ozaki Ring announcer
Kuniaki Kobayashi Kuniaki Kobayashi Caretaker of the NJPW Dojo
Makoto Abe Makoto Abe Ring announcer
Marty Asami Marty Asami Referee
Masayuki Hayashi Masayuki Hayashi Doctor
Michael Craven Michael Craven General Manager[37]
Writer for The Recount
Miki Motoi Miki Motoi Commentator
Milano Collection A.T. Akihito Sawafuji Commentator
IWGP Championship Committee member
Norbert Feuillan Norbert Feuillan French-language commentator
Red Shoes Unno Hiroyuki Umino Senior referee
Seiji Sakaguchi Seiji Sakaguchi Advisor
Shigeki Kiyono Shigeki Kiyono Commentator
Host of NJPW's press conferences
Shinji Yoshino Shinji Yoshino Commentator
Shinpei Nogami Shinpei Nogami Commentator
Super Strong Machine Junji Hirata Head trainer
Takeshi Misawa Takeshi Misawa Medical trainer
Tom Partridge Tom Partridge English-language commentator
Translator[38]
Tiger Hattori Masao Hattori Booker[39]
Foreign Liaison Officer
Wataru Inoue Wataru Inoue Ambassador

NJPW Music Group
Name Notes
Julia Claris Musician
May's Music band
[Q]Brick Music band
No Name Tim Music Producer and Audio Engineer and Mixer
Yonosuke Kitamura Composer of RM Label[40]

Corporate
Takaaki Kidani
Name Notes
Harold Meij President and Representative Director[41]
Junya Iwasaki Auditor
Kaoru Mikumo Director
Keizo Kayama Auditor
Michiaki Nishizawa Director
Naoki Sugabayashi Chairman of the Board
Takaaki Kidani Bushiroad Director

See also

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