NJPW Roster in 1980: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NJPW Roster in the year 1980. This includes the list of all NJPW Wrestlers from Heavyweight, Junior Heavyweight and Young Lions, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
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Junior Heavyweight
Young Lions
Teams
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami
Chavo & Mando Guerrero
Golden Combi
Jim Garvin & Steve Keirn
Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami
Power Fighters
Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda
Champions
Asia Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Tiger Jeet Singh
Defeated Seiji Sakaguchi in Asia Heavyweight League finals to become the inaugural champion. | 1616+
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NWF Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Antonio Inoki
| 272+
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![]() | Stan Hansen
| 55
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![]() | Antonio Inoki
Ordered by the NWA to stop referring to belt as a world title at annual NWA meeting on August 7, 1976. | 1688
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NWF North American Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Tiger Jeet Singh
| 467+
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Asia Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda
| 1265+
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NWA North American Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Riki Choshu & Seiji SakaguchiRiki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi
| 565+
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WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Tatsumi Fujinami
| 454+
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NWA World International Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Chavo Guerrero
| 58+
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![]() | Kengo Kimura
Defeated Bret Hart in a decision match. | 103
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![]() | Vacant
Fujinami was injured and unable to defend the championship. | 21
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![]() | Tatsumi Fujinami
| 89
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Mike Graham
| 49
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![]() | Tatsumi Fujinami
Also held the WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship, but defended them separately. | 14
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![]() | Steve Keirn
Defeated Chavo Guerrero in a decision match to be recognized as World Junior Heavyweight Champion in Florida and Los Angeles. | 53
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Extras
Part Time Wrestler
Ring Announcer
Presidents
Promoters
Referees
Producers
Coach
Ambassador
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