Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 22, 1982
Place of Birth
Adachi, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
Credits
516 titles
Tetsuya Naito
Biography
Tetsuya Naito is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his 21-year run in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) from 2004 to 2025, where he led Los Ingobernables de Japón and is widely seen as one of the greatest and most popular wrestlers in the company’s history. He now works as a freelancer, primarily appearing for Westside Xtreme Wrestling (wXw) and Pro Wrestling NOAH (NOAH) alongside BUSHI, where the pair are one-time GHC Tag Team Champions. He started training in 2000 under Animal Hamaguchi and joined NJPW in 2004 as a Young Lion in the company’s dojo. In NJPW, he built a decorated career as a five-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and eight-time IWGP Intercontinental Champion, while also holding the NEVER Openweight Championship. As part of No Limit with Yujiro Takahashi, he held the IWGP Tag Team Championship and the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. He later added two more IWGP Tag Team Championship reigns with SANADA and Hiromu Takahashi. In tournament competition, he won the G1 Climax three times (2013, 2017, 2023), the New Japan Cup in 2016, and later the World Tag League in 2023 with Hiromu Takahashi. Over time, Naito grew into one of NJPW's most accomplished and decorated figures, earning Tokyo Sports MVP honors (2016, 2017, 2020, 2023), the Technique Award (2018), the Best Bout Award in 2020 for his match against Kazuchika Okada on January 5 at Wrestle Kingdom 14, and Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards for Best Gimmick (2017) with Los Ingobernables de Japón, Most Charismatic (2017, 2018), and Japan MVP (2020). He was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 2022 and was ranked No. 5 in the PWI 500 in both 2020 and 2024.
Known For
Filmography
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026 ~Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery Charity Event~
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Summer Epic 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 12
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 10
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 9
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 8
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 7
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 6
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 5
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 4
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 3
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 2
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Neo Global Tag League 2026 ~ Day 1
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH After Mayhem 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Spring Mayhem Ryogoku 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Apex Conquest 2026 in Nagoya
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
Tetsuya Naito
Westside Extreme Wrestling Dead End 2026
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
Tetsuya Naito (Appearance)
NOAH: The New Year 2026
Tetsuya Naito
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2025
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW Windy City Riot 2025
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2025
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 6
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
Tetsuya Naito
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
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