List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling personnel

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. NJPW personnel consists of professional wrestlers, commentators, ring announcers, referees, trainers, producers, bookers, and various other positions. Executives and board members are also listed.

Background

NJPW contracts typically range from developmental deals for dojo trainees to full-time contracts. Personnel appear on untelevised live events and on televised events which are aired on various broadcasters or on NJPW's own international streaming service, New Japan World.

Personnel is organized by their role in NJPW. The performer's ring name is listed on the left and their real name is on the right. This list also acknowledges which stable (referred to by NJPW as "units") a wrestler is a part of – this is listed as it is considered by NJPW to be a vital part of their product.

As of 2025, there are six central units in NJPW:

• Bullet Club
• House of Torture
• Just 4 Guys
• Main Unit
• TMDK
• United Empire

NJPW produces a U.S.-based internet television program titled NJPW Strong Live; Strong Live features its own distinct roster and units. Beginning in 2022, NJPW launched NJPW Tamashii, an Australasian-based subsidiary—Tamashii additionally features its own distinct roster and units. NJPW refers to their dojo trainees and developmental wrestlers as "Young Lions".

As NJPW has working relationships with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Major League Wrestling (MLW), Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), Ring of Honor (ROH) and numerous other Japanese and international promotions, wrestlers from these promotions may appear on NJPW events and have their home promotions or stables from their home promotions listed as their affiliated unit.

Wrestlers

Main roster

Men's division

Heavyweights

Hirooki Goto

Yota Tsuji

Konosuke Takeshita

El Phantasmo

Tomohiro Ishii

Ren Narita

Yujiro Takahashi

Ring name	Real name	Unit[1][2]	Notes
Boltin Oleg[3]	Oleg Boltin	Main Unit
Callum Newman[4]	Callum Newman	United Empire (L)	IWGP Tag Team Champion
Chase Owens[5]	Steven Owens	Bullet Club
David Finlay[6]	David Finlay III	Bullet Club (L)
Drilla Moloney[7]	Daniel Moloney	Bullet Club
El Phantasmo[8]	Riley Vigier	Main Unit	NJPW World Television Champion
Evil[9]	Takaaki Watanabe	House of Torture (L)
Gabe Kidd[10]	Gabriel Kidd	Bullet Club
Great-O-Khan[11]	Tomoyuki Oka[12]	United Empire	IWGP Tag Team Champion
Hartley Jackson	Unknown	TMDK	Freelancer
Henare[13]	Aaron Henry	United Empire	inactive; knee injury
Hirooki Goto[14]	Hirooki Goto[15]	Main Unit	IWGP World Heavyweight Champion
Hiroshi Tanahashi[16]	Hiroshi Tanahashi[17]	Main Unit	President and Representative Director
Hiroyoshi Tenzan[18]	Hiroyoshi Yamamoto	Main Unit
Jake Lee[19]	Lee Jae-kyung	Bullet Club	Inactive; foot injury
Jon Moxley	Jonathan Good	Death Riders (L)	Signed to All Elite Wrestling AEW World Champion
Konosuke Takeshita	Konosuke Takeshita	Don Callis Family	Signed to All Elite Wrestling and DDT Pro-Wrestling NEVER Openweight Champion
Mikey Nicholls[20]	Michael Nicholls	TMDK
Ren Narita[21]	Ren Narita	House of Torture	NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion
Ryohei Oiwa	Ryohei Oiwa	TMDK
Sanada[22]	Seiya Sanada	House of Torture
Satoshi Kojima[23]	Satoshi Kojima	Main Unit	MLW World Tag Team Champion
Shane Haste[24]	Shane Veryzer	TMDK
Shingo Takagi[25]	Shin Takagi	Main Unit
Shota Umino[26]	Shota Umino	Main Unit
Taichi[27]	Taichiro Maki	Just 4 Guys
Togi Makabe[28]	Shinya Makabe	Main Unit	Trainer[29]
Tomoaki Honma[30]	Tomoaki Honma	Main Unit	Freelancer[31]
Tomohiro Ishii[32]	Tomohiro Ishii	Main Unit	Strong Openweight Champion
Toru Yano[33]	Toru Yano	Main Unit
Yoshi-Hashi[34]	Nobuo Yoshihashi	Main Unit
Yota Tsuji[35]	Yota Tsuji	Main Unit	IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion
Yuji Nagata[36]	Yuji Nagata	Main Unit	Trainer IWGP Executive Committee member
Yujiro Takahashi[37]	Yujiro Takahashi	House of Torture	NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion
Yuya Uemura[38]	Yuya Uemura	Just 4 Guys
Zack Sabre Jr.[39]	Luke Eatwell	TMDK (L)

Junior heavyweights

El Desperado

Master Wato

Yoh

Sho

Templario

Ring name	Real name	Unit[1][2]	Notes
Clark Connors[40]	Connor Deutsch	Bullet Club
Dick Togo[41]	Shigeki Sato	House of Torture
Douki[42]	Tatsuya Hayama	Just 4 Guys	Inactive; dislocated elbow
El Desperado[43]	Kyosuke Mikami	Main Unit	Freelancer[44] IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
Francesco Akira[45]	Francesco Begnini	United Empire
Gedo[46]	Keiji Takayama	Bullet Club	Co-head booker
Hiromu Takahashi[47]	Hiromu Takahashi	Main Unit
Jado[48]	Shoji Akiyoshi	Main Unit	Co-head booker Head trainer
Kevin Knight[49]	Kevin Knight	Main Unit	Signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW)
Kosei Fujita[50]	Kosei Fujita	TMDK
Kushida[51]	Yujiro Kushida	Main Unit
Master Wato[52]	Hirai Kawato	Main Unit	IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
Robbie Eagles[53]	James McMathaus	TMDK
Robbie X	Robert Bell	Bullet Club
Ryusuke Taguchi[54]	Ryusuke Taguchi	Main Unit	Trainer
Sho[55]	Sho Tanaka	House of Torture	NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion
Taiji Ishimori[56]	Taiji Ishimori	Bullet Club
Taka Michinoku[57]	Takao Yoshida	Just 4 Guys	Signed to Professional Wrestling Just Tap Out
Templario	Unknown	United Empire	Signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL World Middleweight Champion Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion
Titán[58]	Unknown	Main Unit	Signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre CMLL World Welterweight Champion
Tiger Mask[59]	Yoshihiro Yamazaki	Main Unit
Yoh[60]	Yohei Komatsu	Main Unit	IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
Yoshinobu Kanemaru[61]	Yoshinobu Kanemaru	House of Torture	Producer

Women's division

Syuri

AZM

See also: List of World Wonder Ring Stardom personnel

Ring name	Real name	Unit[1][2]	Notes
AZM	Unknown	Neo Genesis	Signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom Strong Women's Champion
Johnnie Robbie	Unknown	NJPW USA
Mercedes Moné[62]	Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado	AEW	Signed to All Elite Wrestling
Syuri	Syuri Kondo	God's Eye (L)	Signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom IWGP Women's Champion
Trish Adora	Patrice McNair	NJPW USA
Viva Van	Victoria Tran	AEW	Signed to All Elite Wrestling
Willow Nightingale[63]	Danielle Paultre	AEW	Signed to All Elite Wrestling[64]

International rosters

Strong Live

See also: NJPW Strong

TJP

Ring name	Real name	Unit[1][2]	Notes
Alex Zayne[65]	Alex Brandenberg	NJPW USA
Bad Dude Tito[66]	Tito Escondido	TMDK
The DKC[67]	Dylan Barrales[68]	NJPW USA[69]	Trainer
Fred Rosser[70][71]	Frederick Rosser III	NJPW USA[72]	Trainer
Jorel Nelson[72]	Jorel Nelson	WCWC
Lio Rush[73]	Lionel Green	Main Unit	Signed to All Elite Wrestling
Matt Vandagriff	Matthew Vandagriff	NJPW USA
Royce Isaacs[74]	Isaac Hull	WCWC
Rocky Romero[75]	John Rivera	Main Unit/Don Callis Family	Head of Strong Live Vice President of Show and Talent Coordination
TJP[76]	Theodore Perkins	United Empire[72]	Freelancer Strong Openweight Tag Team Champion
Tom Lawlor[77][78]	Thomas Lawlor	NJPW USA	Signed to Major League Wrestling

Tamashii

Ring name	Real name	Unit[1][2]	Notes
Bad Luck Fale[79]	Simi Fale[80]	Bullet Club (The Rogue Army)	Head of Tamashii Head trainer and co-owner of the Fale Dojo
Caveman Ugg	Unknown	Bullet Club (The Rogue Army)
Jack Bonza[81]	Stephen Teulan	Bullet Club (The Rogue Army)
Mark Tui[82]	Mark Tui	NJPW Tamashii	Trainer and co-owner of the Fale Dojo[83]
Richard Mulu[84]	Richard Mulu	NJPW Tamashii
Stevie Filip	Unknown	Bullet Club (The Rogue Army)
Tony Kozina[85]	Anthony Kozina	NJPW Tamashii	Trainer[83]
Tome Filip	Unknown	Bullet Club (The Rogue Army)

Developmental roster

Young Lions

See also: Lion's Gate Project

Ring name	Real name	Dojo/Unit	Notes
Daiki Nagai[86]	Daiki Nagai	NJPW Dojo
Katsuya Murashima[87]	Katsuya Murashima	NJPW Dojo
Masatora Yasuda[86]	Masatora Yasuda	NJPW Dojo
Oskar Leube[88]	Oskar Münchow	Fale Dojo	On excursion
Shoma Kato[87]	Shoma Kato	NJPW Dojo
Yuto Nakashima[89]	Yuto Nakashima	NJPW Dojo	On excursion

Referees

See also: Referee (professional wrestling)

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Chad Rico	Chad Rico	Strong Live referee
Jeremy Marcus	Jeremy Marcus	Strong Live referee Operations Leader of New Japan Pro-Wrestling of America
Justin Borden	Justin Borden	Strong Live referee
Kenta Sato	Kenta Sato
Marty Asami	Marty Asami
Red Shoes Unno	Hiroyuki Umino	Senior referee
Taito Nakabayashi	Taito Nakabayashi
Yuya Sakamoto	Yuya Sakamoto

Broadcast team

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Daisuke Takahashi	Daisuke Takahashi	Commentator
Haruo Murata	Haruo Murata	Commentator
Jushin Thunder Liger	Keiichi Yamada	Commentator Trainer[90] IWGP Executive Committee member
Katsuhiko Kanazawa	Katsuhiko Kanazawa	Commentator
Kazuo Yamazaki	Kazuo Yamazaki	Commentator Trainer
Koki Yamazaki	Koki Yamazaki	Commentator
Makoto Abe	Makoto Abe	Ring announcer
Miki Motoi	Miki Motoi	Commentator
Milano Collection A.T.	Akihito Sawafuji	Commentator
Shigeki Kiyono	Shigeki Kiyono	Commentator Host of NJPW's press conferences
Shinji Yoshino	Shinji Yoshino	Commentator
Shinpei Nogami	Shinpei Nogami	Commentator
Souichi Shibata	Souichi Shibata	Commentator
Taisei Watanabe	Taisei Watanabe	Ring announcer[91]
Takuro Shibata	Takuro Shibata	Strong Live ring announcer
Yuichi Tabata	Yuichi Tabata	Commentator

Foreign language

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Walker Stewart	Walker Stewart	English-language commentator[92]
Chris Charlton	Chris Charlton	English-language commentator Translator[93] Narrator of Finish Strong
Emily Mae	Emily Mae Heller	English-language interviewer Host of Strong Live's press conferences
Gino Gambino	Adam Kostovski	English-language commentator
Ian Riccaboni	Ian Riccaboni	Signed to All Elite Wrestling English-language commentator for Strong Live
Veda Scott	Veda Scott	English-language color commentator for Strong Live

Other personnel

Ring name	Real name	Notes
Hiro Saito	Hiroyuki Saito	Trainer
Michael Craven	Michael Craven	General Manager[94] Writer for The Recount
Manabu Nakanishi	Manabu Nakanishi[95]	Ambassador
Masayuki Hayashi	Masayuki Hayashi	Doctor
Seiji Sakaguchi	Seiji Sakaguchi	Advisor Founding chairman of United Japan Pro-Wrestling
Takashi Iizuka	Takayuki Iizuka	Trainer[96][97]
Takeshi Misawa	Takeshi Misawa	Medical trainer
Tiger Hattori	Masao Hattori	Foreign liaison officer IWGP Executive Committee member
Wataru Inoue	Wataru Inoue	Ambassador

Musical staff

Name	Notes
Julia Claris	Musician
May's	Band
[Q]Brick	Band
No Name Tim	Music producer Audio engineer Audio mixer
Yonosuke Kitamura	Composer[98]

Corporate staff

Takaaki Kidani

Name	Notes
Junya Iwasaki	Auditor
Kaoru Mikumo	Director
Keizo Kayama	Auditor
Hitoshi Matsumoto	Director IWGP Executive Committee member
Taro Okada	Director President and CEO of World Wonder Ring Stardom
Naoki Sugabayashi	Chairman of the Board Executive director of United Japan Pro-Wrestling IWGP Executive Committee member
Takaaki Kidani	Director of Bushiroad

See also

• List of current champions in New Japan Pro-Wrestling
• List of former New Japan Pro-Wrestling personnel