New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. NJPW personnel consists of professional wrestlers, commentators, color commentators, ring announcers, referees, trainers, producers, bookers, and various other positions. Executives and board members are also listed.
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. "(L)" indicates the leader of the group.
As of 2024, there are six central units in NJPW:
In addition to the promotion's six central units, Chaos, G・B・H, and Seigigun are all listed and regarded by NJPW as units even though they have all been integrated into the Main Unit, G・B・H is now simply a tag team, and Yuji Nagata is Seigigun’s sole member. [1] NJPW produces a U.S.-based internet television program titled NJPW Strong Live ; Strong 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 as "Young Lions".
As NJPW has working relationships with All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), Major League Wrestling (MLW), Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW), Ring of Honor (ROH) and numerous Japanese 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.
Ring name | Real name | Unit [1] [2] | Notes |
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Alex Zayne [69] | Alex Brandenberg | ||
Bad Dude Tito [70] | Tito Escondido | TMDK | Signed to Major League Wrestling |
The DKC [71] | Dylan Barrales [72] | Main Unit NJPW USA [73] | Trainer |
Eddie Kingston [74] | Edward Moore | AEW | Inactive; torn ACL and Meniscus Signed to All Elite Wrestling |
Fred Rosser [75] [76] | Frederick Rosser III | Main Unit NJPW USA [66] | Trainer |
Jorel Nelson [66] | Jorel Nelson | WCWC | |
Kevin Knight [77] | Kevin Knight | Main Unit NJPW USA | Signed to TNA Wrestling |
Lance Archer [78] | Lance Hoyt | AEW | Signed to All Elite Wrestling |
Lio Rush [79] | Lionel Green | Main Unit | |
Matt Vandagriff | Matthew Vandagriff | – | |
Royce Isaacs [80] | Isaac Hull | WCWC | |
Tom Lawlor [81] [82] | Thomas Lawlor | Main Unit NJPW USA | Signed to Major League Wrestling |
Volador Jr. [83] | Ramón Ibarra Rivera | CMLL | Signed to Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre |
Ring name | Real name | Unit [1] [2] | Notes |
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Bad Luck Fale [84] | Simi Fale [85] | Bullet Club The Rogue Army (L) | Head trainer and co-owner of the Fale Dojo Head of Tamashii |
Jack Bonza [86] | Stephen Teulan | Bullet Club The Rogue Army | |
Mark Tui [87] | Mark Tui | Fale Dojo | Trainer and co-owner of the Fale Dojo [88] |
Richard Mulu [89] | Richard Mulu | Fale Dojo | |
Tony Kozina [90] | Anthony Kozina | Fale Dojo | Trainer [88] |
Ring name | Real name | Dojo/Unit | Notes |
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Daiki Nagai [91] | Daiki Nagai | NJPW Dojo | |
Katsuya Murashima [92] | Katsuya Murashima | NJPW Dojo | |
Masatora Yasuda [91] | Masatora Yasuda | NJPW Dojo | |
Oskar Leube [93] | Oskar Münchow | NJPW Dojo | On excursion |
Ryohei Oiwa [94] [95] | Ryohei Oiwa | NJPW Dojo | On excursion at Pro Wrestling Noah |
Shoma Kato [92] | Shoma Kato | NJPW Dojo | |
Yuto Nakashima [96] | Yuto Nakashima | NJPW Dojo | On excursion |
Ring name | Real name | Unit [1] [2] | Notes |
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Mayu Iwatani [97] | Mayu Iwatani | Stardom Stars (L) | IWGP Women's Champion Signed to World Wonder Ring Stardom |
Mercedes Moné [98] | Mercedes Kaestner-Varnado | AEW | Strong Women's Champion Signed to All Elite Wrestling |
Willow Nightingale [99] | Danielle Paultre | AEW | Signed to All Elite Wrestling [100] |
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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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 |
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Daisuke Takahashi | Daisuke Takahashi | Commentator |
Haruo Murata | Haruo Murata | Commentator |
Jushin Thunder Liger | Keiichi Yamada | Color commentator Trainer [101] |
Katsuhiko Kanazawa | Katsuhiko Kanazawa | Color commentator |
Kazuo Yamazaki | Kazuo Yamazaki | Commentator Trainer |
Koki Yamazaki | Koki Yamazaki | Commentator |
Makoto Abe | Makoto Abe | Ring announcer |
Miki Motoi | Miki Motoi | Color commentator |
Milano Collection A.T. | Akihito Sawafuji | Color commentator IWGP Championship Committee member |
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 [102] |
Takuro Shibata | Takuro Shibata | Strong Live ring announcer |
Yuichi Tabata | Yuichi Tabata | Commentator |
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Walker Stewart | Walker Stewart | English-language play-by-play commentator [103] |
Chris Charlton | Chris Charlton | English-language color commentator Translator [104] 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 color commentator |
Ian Riccaboni | Ian Riccaboni | English-language play-by-play commentator for NJPW STRONG. Signed to All Elite Wrestling and Ring of Honor |
Veda Scott | Veda Scott | English-language color commentator for NJPW STRONG. |
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Masayuki Hayashi | Masayuki Hayashi | Doctor |
Takeshi Misawa | Takeshi Misawa | Medical trainer |
Ring name | Real name | Notes |
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Hiro Saito | Hiroyuki Saito | Trainer |
Michael Craven | Michael Craven | General Manager [105] Writer for The Recount |
Manabu Nakanishi | Manabu Nakanishi [106] | |
Seiji Sakaguchi | Seiji Sakaguchi | Advisor |
Takashi Iizuka | Takayuki Iizuka | Trainer [107] [108] |
Wataru Inoue | Wataru Inoue | Ambassador |
Name | Notes |
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Julia Claris | Musician |
May's | Band |
[Q]Brick | Band |
No Name Tim | Music producer Audio engineer Audio mixer |
Yonosuke Kitamura | Composer of the RM Label [109] |
Name | Notes |
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Junya Iwasaki | Auditor |
Kaoru Mikumo | Director |
Keizo Kayama | Auditor |
Hitoshi Matsumoto | Director |
Taro Okada | Director President and CEO of World Wonder Ring Stardom |
Naoki Sugabayashi | Chairman of the Board |
Takaaki Kidani | Director of Bushiroad |
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