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Acting

Birthdate

1993-09-08 (Age: 33)

Place of Birth

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

Yota Tsuji

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 title and become a two-time IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, a one-time NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship alongside BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi, before ultimately capturing the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 20 in 2026.

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Yota Tsuji

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Filmography (247)

NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall

NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima 2026

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4

NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 2

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1

NJPW The New Beginning USA 2026

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 1

NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~

NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 3

NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 2

NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 1

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 16

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 15

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 14

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 13

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 12

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 11

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 10

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 9

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 8

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 7

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 6

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 5

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 4

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 2

NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1

NJPW New Japan Road in Anjo 2025

NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi ~ Final Homecoming

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1

NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025