Kota Ibushi

May 21, 1982 (43 years old) in Aira, Kagoshima, Japan

Kota Ibushi is a Japanese professional wrestler and former martial artist who debuted in July 2004 with Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) in Tokyo. He is currently signed with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and is a former multi-time champion in NJPW, including the IWGP World Heavyweight, Intercontinental, and Junior Heavyweight titles. A two-time G1 Climax (2019, 2020) winner and one-half of the celebrated “Golden☆Lovers” tag team with Kenny Omega, Ibushi has also competed in WWE’s Cruiserweight Classic, and has risen to global prominence in both singles and tag team competition.

Known For

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WWE NXT

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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

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All Elite Wrestling: Collision

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AEW All In 2025: Texas

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New Japan Pro Wrestling

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AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025

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AEW All In 2023: London

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Kaiju Mono

Hideto Nitta the Giant

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018

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Credits

AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 2025

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AEW All In 2025: Texas 2025

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★ 9.3
NOAH: The New Year 2024 2024

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AEW: WrestleDream 2023 2023

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★ 8.3
AEW All In 2023: London 2023

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★ 7.8
All Elite Wrestling: Collision 2023

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★ 7.4
GCW Joey Janela's Spring Break 7 2023

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GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 9 2023

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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final) 2021

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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11 2021

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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9 2021

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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1 2021

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NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1 2021

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NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall 2021

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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021 2021

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NJPW 49th Anniversary Show 2021

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NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 2 2021

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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2 2021

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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1 2021

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NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya 2021

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021 2021

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2 2021

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★ 9
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1 2021

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★ 8.7
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final) 2020

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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 17 2020

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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 13 2020

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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 3 2020

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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1 2020

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NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu 2020

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NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya 2020

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NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol. 2 2020

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Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020 2020

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★ 5.5
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final) 2020

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NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1. 2020

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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020 2020

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020 2020

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2 2020

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1 2020

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★ 9.5
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019 2019

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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019 2019

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All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite 2019

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★ 7.9
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019 2019

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★ 9
NJPW: Royal Quest 2019

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★ 9
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final) 2019

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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18 2019

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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13 2019

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★ 9.5
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7 2019

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★ 9.7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6 2019

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★ 8.7
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5 2019

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★ 9.3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4 2019

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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3 2019

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★ 9.3
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2 2019

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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1 2019

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★ 9
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019

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★ 8.2
NJPW Best of the Super Jr 26 FINAL 2019

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The Wrestlers 2019

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★ 9.7
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2 2019

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1 2019

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ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard 2019

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Omega Man: A Wrestling Love Story 2019

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4 2019

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3 2019

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2 2019

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1 2019

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 2019

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★ 8.1
NJPW World Tag League 2018 Finals 2018

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NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final 2018

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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018 2018

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★ 9
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018 2018

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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 2018

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All In 2018

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★ 8.3
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 19 (Final) 2018

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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 18 2018

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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3 2018

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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2 2018

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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1 2018

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CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide 2018

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2 2018

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 2018

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ROH: Supercard of Honor XII 2018

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Wrestlecon Supershow 2018 2018

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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018 2018

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★ 8
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018 2018

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 4 2018

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 3 2018

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 2 2018

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2018 - Day 1 2018

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NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 2 2018

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NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1 2018

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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2 2018

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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1 2018

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 2018

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★ 7
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 2018

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★ 8.8
NJPW Power Struggle 2017 2017

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NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017 2017

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★ 9
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017 2017

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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 2017

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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final) 2017

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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18 2017

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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17 2017

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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 16 2017

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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 15 2017

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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 3 2017

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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2 2017

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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1 2017

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NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017

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★ 9.7
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 2017

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★ 7
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 2017

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★ 10
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show 2017

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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016 2016

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Kaiju Mono 2016

Hideto Nitta the Giant

★ 5.9
WWE Cruiserweight Classic 2016

★ 8.2
WWN Supershow: Mercury Rising 2016 2016

Himself

★ NR
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 2015

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NJPW Destruction In Okayama 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final) 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 11 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 10 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 9 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2 2015

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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1 2015

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015 2015

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NJPW Invasion Attack 2015 2015

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NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai 2015

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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015 2015

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NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6 2015

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 2015

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 2015

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★ 8.5
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 2014

Himself

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NJPW Power Struggle 2014 2014

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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 2014

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NJPW Dominion 6.21 2014

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NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena 2014

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NJPW Invasion Attack 2014 2014

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NJPW 42nd Anniversary Show 2014

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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014 2014

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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014 2014

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NJPW Presents CMLL Fantasticamania 2014 2014

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 2014

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★ 10
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 2013

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NJPW Power Struggle 2013 2013

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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final) 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2 2013

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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1 2013

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 2013

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Claudio Castagnoli: The Swiss Sensation 2013

Himself

★ 10
ROH: Top 100 Matches, Vol 1 2013

Himself

★ 10
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012 2012

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Budokan Peter Pan: DDT 15th Anniversary 2012

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NJPW Dominion 6.16 2012

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ROH: El Generico: Ole! Ole! 2012

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ROH: Japan's Finest 2012

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★ 10
KENTA: Go 2 Sleep 2012

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★ 10
DDT Pro Wresting Presents The Appartment Complex 2011

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NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final) 2011

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NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2 2011

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5 2011

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WWE NXT 2010

★ 6.7
EVOLVE 1: Ibushi vs. Richards 2010

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★ NR
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ 2009

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Chikara King Of Trios 2009 - Night 2 2009

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ROH: The Tokyo Summit 2008

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ROH: Return Engagement 2008

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ROH: Tag Wars 2008

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ROH: Injustice 2008

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ROH: Bedlam In Beantown 2008

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NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 12 2007

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New Japan Pro Wrestling 1972

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