Top 20 Wrestler celebrities in Japan
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Wrestler celebrities [Updated February 6, 2023].
Kota Ibushi was born
on May 21, 1982
in Kagoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, Japan.
Shinsuke Nakamura was born
on February 24, 1980
in Kyoto, Japan.
He had an autobiography published called King of Strong Style 1980-2004. He won the 2018 Royal Rumble.
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Minoru Suzuki was born
on June 17, 1968
in Japan.
His fighting style is characterized as catch wrestling and he was primarily a grappler during his time in MMA.
Kana was born
on September 26, 1981
in Japan.
She set a record for the longest undefeated streak in WWE history, going 510 days without losing a match. In 2020, she became the Raw Women's Champion.
Keiji Mutoh was born
on December 23, 1962
in Japan.
He became one of the first Japanese wrestlers to achieve a fanbase in the United States.
Yoshi Tatsu was born
on August 1, 1977
in Gifu Prefecture, Japan.
In the WWE, he competed on the fifth series of NXT, where he started a feud against several rookies.
Koji Kanemoto was born
on October 31, 1966
in Japan.
In 1995 he won his first of many IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championships.
Kenta Kobayashi was born
on March 12, 1981
in Soka, Japan.
With partner Naomichi Marufuji, he won Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Tag Team of the Year award two straight years in 2003 and 2004.
Kensuke Sasaki was born
on August 4, 1966
in Japan.
He claimed the IWGP Heavyweight Championship five times, and the IWGP Tag Team Championship seven times.
Katsuyori Shibata was born
on November 17, 1979
in Japan.
He made his MMA debut on May 15, 2004, earning a victory by submission.
Hiroshi Tanahashi was born
on November 13, 1976
in Ogaki, Japan.
He made his American debut on January 14, 2006, for Total N Action Wrestling.
Hirooki Goto was born
on June 25, 1979
in Japan.
In New Japan Pro Wrestling he won the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
Antonio Inoki was born
on February 20, 1943
in Japan.
After converting to Islam in the early 1990s, he changed his name to Muhammad Hussain Inoki.
Akira Tozawa was born
on July 22, 1985
in Japan.
Japanese professional wrestler best known for competing in the cruiserweight division of the WWE. He made his WWE Raw debut in early 2017 defeating Drew Gulak.
In May of 2010 he made his international debut through Dragon Gate's newly created Dragon Gate USA wing.
Akio Sato was born
on February 13, 1953
in Japan.
He had finishing moves called Layback and Japanese Vegomatic.
Shoichi Funaki was born
on August 24, 1968
in Tokyo, Japan.
In 2012, he opened a training facility in San Antonio, Texas.
Tatsumi Fujinami was born
on December 28, 1953
in Japan.
He has won Wrestling Observer Newsletter's award for best technical wrestler multiple times.
Tetsuya Naito was born
on June 22, 1982
in Tokyo, Japan.
He lent his voice and likeness to the 2016 open world action-adventure video game Yakuza 6.
Togi Makabe was born
on September 29, 1972
in Japan.
He was ranked as the 54th best singles wrestler of 500 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated in 2011.
Yoshihiro Takayama was born
on September 19, 1966
in Japan.
In 2002, he was ranked the 27th best singles wrestler of 500 by Pro Wrestling Illustrated.
