This list details wrestlers who currently work for New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and also affiliate wrestlers who work sporadically.
Roster
Heavyweight wrestlers
Ring name | Real Name | Notes |
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"King of Darkness" EVIL | Takaaki Watanabe | |
Bad Luck Fale | Fale Simitaitoko | Head trainer at Fale Dojo |
Chase Owens | Chase Owens | |
Chris Jericho | Christopher Irvine | Non-exclusively signed to All Elite Wrestling |
Davey Boy Smith Jr. | Harry Smith | Signed to Major League Wrestling |
David Finlay | David Finlay III | Inactive; shoulder injury |
HIKULEO | Taula Fifita | |
Hirooki Goto | Hirooki Goto | |
Hiroshi Tanahashi | Hiroshi Tanahashi | |
Hiroyoshi Tenzan | Hiroyoshi Yamamoto | Inactive; knee injury |
Jay White | Jay White | |
Jon Moxley | Jonathan Good | IWGP United States Champion Non-exclusively signed to All Elite Wrestling |
Juice Robinson | Joseph Robinson | |
Kazuchika Okada | Kazuchika Okada | IWGP Heavyweight Champion |
KENTA | Kenta Kobayashi | |
Kota Ibushi | Kota Ibushi | |
Lance Archer | Lance Hoyt | |
Manabu Nakanishi | Manabu Nakanishi | |
Mikey Nicholls | Michael Nicholls | Freelancer |
Minoru Suzuki | Minoru Suzuki | Freelancer |
SANADA | Seiya Sanada | |
Satoshi Kojima | Satoshi Kojima | |
Taichi | Taichiro Maki | |
Tama Tonga | Alipate Fifita | IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion ROH World Tag Team Champion |
Tanga Loa | Tevita Fifita | IWGP Heavyweight Tag Team Champion ROH World Tag Team Champion |
Tetsuya Naitō | Tetsuya Naito | IWGP Intercontinental Champion |
Toa Henare | Aaron Henry | |
Togi Makabe | Shinya Makabe | NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion |
Tomoaki Honma | Tomoaki Honma | |
Tomohiro Ishii | Tomohiro Ishii | NEVER Openweight Champion |
Toru Yano | Toru Yano | NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion |
YOSHI-HASHI | Nobuo Yoshihashi | |
Yuji Nagata | Yuji Nagata | |
Yujiro Takahashi | Yujiro Takahashi | Inactive; eye injury |
Zack Sabre Jr. | Lucas Eatwell |
Junior heavyweight wrestlers
Ring name | Real Name | Notes |
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BUSHI | Tetsuya Shimizu | |
Dragon Lee | Undisclosed | |
El Desperado | Kyosuke Mikami | Inactive; broken jaw |
El Phantasmo | Riley Vigier | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion |
Gedo | Keiji Takayama | Co-head booker |
Hiromu Takahashi | Hiromu Takahashi | Inactive; broken neck |
Jado | Shoji Akiyoshi | Co-head booker |
Jushin Thunder Liger | Keiichi Yamada | |
Marty Scurll | Martin Scurll | Signed to Ring of Honor |
Robbie Eagles | James McMathaus | Freelancer |
Rocky Romero | John Rivera | |
Ryusuke Taguchi | Ryusuke Taguchi | NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion |
Shingo Takagi | Shingo Takagi | |
SHO | Sho Tanaka | |
Taiji Ishimori | Taiji Ishimori | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion |
TAKA Michinoku | Takao Yoshida | Freelancer |
Tiger Mask | Yoshihiro Yamazaki | |
Will Ospreay | William Ospreay | IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion |
YOH | Yohei Komatsu | |
Yoshinobu Kanemaru | Yoshinobu Kanemaru |
"Young Lion" wrestlers
Name | Dojo | Notes |
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Alex Coughlin | NJPW Los Angeles | |
Clark Connors | NJPW Los Angeles | |
Hirai Kawato | NJPW | On excursion at Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre as Kawato-san |
Karl Fredricks | NJPW Los Angeles | |
Ren Narita | NJPW | |
Shota Umino | NJPW | |
Tomoyuki Oka | NJPW | On excursion at Revolution Pro Wrestling as 'Dominator" Great O-Kharn Heavyweight |
Yota Tsuji | NJPW | |
Yuya Uemura | NJPW |
NJPW Roster |
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Alex Coughlin • Bad Luck Fale • BUSHI • Chase Owens • Clark Connors • David Finlay • El Desperado • El Phantasmo • EVIL • Fred Rosser • Gedo • HIKULEO • Hirai Kawato • Hiromu Takahashi • Hirooki Goto • Hiroshi Tanahashi • Hiroyoshi Tenzan • Jado • Juice Robinson • KUSHIDA • Minoru Suzuki • Ren Narita • Robbie Eagles • Rocky Romero • Ryu Lee • Ryusuke Taguchi • SANADA • Satoshi Kojima • Shingo Takagi • SHO • Shota Umino • Taichi • Taiji Ishimori • TAKA Michinoku • Tanga Loa • Tetsuya Naitō • Tiger Mask • Toa Henare • Togi Makabe • Tomohiro Ishii • Tomoyuki Oka • Toru Yano • YOH • YOSHI-HASHI • Yoshinobu Kanemaru • Yota Tsuji • Yuji Nagata • Yujiro Takahashi • Yuya Uemura • Zack Sabre Jr. |