Tetsuya Naito

Known for ActingBorn 1982-06-22 (age 43)Adachi, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

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 was ranked No. 5 in the PWI 500 in both 2020 and 2024.Read more

Movies & web series

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023

NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023

NJPW New Japan Showdown In Los Angeles

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017

NJPW Tag League Finals 2015

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7

NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 2

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1

NJPW Royal Quest

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6

NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16

NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco