NJPW Roster in 1981: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NJPW Roster in the year 1981. 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.
Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the NJPW Roster by Year or any specific Date in history. Simply use the filters below! You even have the option to view a breakdown of the rosters split by Face and Heel divisions.

NJPW: All (52)





















































Heavyweight

































Junior Heavyweight
Young Lions
Teams
Animal Hamaguchi & Rusher Kimura
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami
Golden Combi
Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami
Power Fighters
The Texas Outlaws
Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda
Wild Samoans
Champions
Asia Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Tiger Jeet Singh
Defeated Seiji Sakaguchi in Asia Heavyweight League finals to become the inaugural champion. | 1729
|
NWF Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Antonio Inoki
Defeated Stan Hansen to win the vacant championship. | 0
|
![]() | Vacant
The championship was vacated after a defense against Stan Hansen ends in a no contest. | 6
| |
![]() | Antonio Inoki
| 379
|
NWF North American Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Tiger Jeet Singh
| 580
|
Asia Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda
| 1378
|
NWA North American Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Riki Choshu & Seiji SakaguchiRiki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi
| 678
|
WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Vacant
The title was vacated when Fujinami entered the heavyweight division. | 30+
|
![]() | Tatsumi Fujinami
| 789
|
NWA World International Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Chavo Guerrero
| 223+
|
Gino Hernandez
| 84
| ||
![]() | Chavo Guerrero
| 116
|
NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | Les Thornton
| 47+
|
WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Antonio Inoki
The WWWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship was created for a partnership between WWWF and NJPW, and was awarded by Vincent J. McMahon to Inoki for his achievements in matches against fighters from other combat sports. During this reigns the title changes name to WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship. | 1109+
|
Extras
Ring Announcer
Presidents
Promoters
Referees
Producers
Coaches
Ambassador
The profile of each NJPW wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics.
Also, check out these useful articles we put together:
- List of Current Youngest Wrestlers in WWE, AEW, TNA, NJPW & more
- List of WWE Superstars Releases by Year: All Wrestlers & Dates
- List of WWE Face Turns & Heel Turns by Year
- List of Triple Crown Champions in WWE, AEW, TNA, WCW & more
- Pro Wrestlers Database: All Current Wrestlers, Alumni & Legends
- Pro Wrestling Hall of Fames: Full List of Members & Inductees
- WWE PPV: List, Results & Schedule of Special Events by Year
- List of Current Pro Wrestling Champions in WWE, AEW, TNA, NJPW & more
- Pro Wrestlers Finishers: List of WWE & AEW Finishing Moves
- List of Grand Slam Champions in WWE, AEW, TNA & more
- List of Wrestlers Who Won World Titles in Multiple Companies
- Wrestling Obituaries: List of Recent Wrestler Deaths
- All WrestleMania Main Events in History: Full List & Stats
- Undertaker's WrestleMania Streak: Full List of Matches & Opponents
- Top 50 Wrestlers With Most Video Game Appearances
- Most Decorated Tag Teams of All-Time: Ranked by Titles Won