Keiji Mutoh

Keiji Mutoh, born December 23, 1962, also called the Great Muta, is a Japanese professional wrestler who gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He was an amateur wrestler and competed in numerous Judo competitions. He began his pro-wrestling career in Japan for New Japan Pro Wrestling and has competed in America, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan. He currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling and he is the current President of the company. As The Great Muta, Mutoh is known as one of the first Japanese wrestlers to also achieve a fan base outside of his native Japan in the United States.

Championships and accomplishments

 * All Japan Pro Wrestling
 * AJPW Triple Crown Championship (2 times)
 * AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Taiyō Kea and Arashi
 * Champion's Carnival (2002)
 * Champion's Carnival (2004)
 * Champion's Carnival (2007)
 * World's Strongest Tag Team League (2001) – with Taiyō Kea


 * National Wrestling Alliance
 * World
 * NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * Regional
 * NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * NWA World Television Championship (1 time)


 * New Japan Pro Wrestling
 * IWGP World Heavyweight Championship (3 times)
 * IWGP World Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Hiroshi Hase (2), Masahiro Chono (2), Shiro Koshinaka (1) and Taiyō Kea (1)
 * Greatest 18 Championship (1 time)
 * G1 Climax (1995)


 * Pro Wrestling Illustrated
 * PWI ranked him #3 in the 2002 PWI 500 (His highest-ever ranking and the second highest ranking achieved by a Japanese wrestler - Mitshuaru Misawa was ranked second to Dean Malenko in 1997)
 * PWI ranked him # 25 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
 * He was ranked # 22 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003 with Hiro Hase


 * Tokyo Sports Grand Prix
 * Best Tag Team of 2005 (with Akebono)


 * World Championship Wrestling
 * WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vampiro
 * BattleBowl (1992)


 * World Wrestling Council
 * WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
 * WWC World Television Championship (1 time)


 * Wrestling Observer Newsletter
 * He is a member of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (inducted in 1999)
 * 2001 Wrestler of the Year
 * 2001 Most Improved Wrestler
 * 2001 Match of the Year (vs Genichiro Tenryu)