Tetsuya Naito
Acting
Born: 1982-06-22 in Adachi, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan
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
New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
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All Elite Wrestling: Collision
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World Wonder Ring Stardom
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NJPW New Japan Cup
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
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NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
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NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
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NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
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NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
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NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
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RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2017 - Night 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall 2016
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NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
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NOAH Kawasaki Summer Voyage 2026
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
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NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall 2021
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NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 3
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
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NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
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NOAH N-1 Victory 2026 ~ Day 4
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NOAH Legacy Rise 2026
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
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NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
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NOAH Lethal Odyssey Tour 2026
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
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