Yota Tsuji
Acting
Born: 1993-09-08 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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
New Japan Pro Wrestling
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
NJPW New Japan Cup
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
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NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 1
Philip Marlowe Jr.
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2026
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2024
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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