Known For
Acting
Born
Sep 08, 1993
Place of Birth
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Credits
280 titles
Yota Tsuji
Biography
Yota Tsuji is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) who previously competed in American football, baseball, and taekwondo before transitioning to wrestling. He debuted in 2018 through NJPW’s Young Lion system and later went on excursion with Yuya Uemura to Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) before returning to Japan in May 2023. After entering his first G1 Climax in 2023, winning the 2024 New Japan Cup, and reaching the finals of the 2024 G1 Climax, where he lost to Zack Sabre Jr., he defeated David Finlay at Wrestle Kingdom 19 to win his first singles championship. He is a two-time IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, a two-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion, having won the title for the first time at Wrestle Kingdom 20 in 2026 and regained it from Callum Newman at Dominion 6.14 in Osaka-jō Hall later that year, and a one-time NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champion alongside BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi. His match against Hirooki Goto on March 20, 2024 received Tokyo Sports' Best Bout Award, and in 2025, he was ranked No. 31 in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500.
Known For
Filmography
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
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NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 2
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIII
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
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NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima 2026
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8
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