NJPW Roster in 1981: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

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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.

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The profile of each NJPW wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics.

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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 11 hours ago
Dralistico and Rush are AEW inactive. Dralistico hasn't been seen since the 6th of June and Rush hasn't been seen since July 1st
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Draysin Martin · 14 hours ago
Seems like after tonight, Speedball Mike Bailey might be apart of United Empire as Excalibur mentioned
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zay · 14 hours ago
Mike Bailey is now part of United Empire
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zay · 19 hours ago
I may be incorrect about this, but The Usos and Jacob Fatu are tweeners or possibly faces, I know they're aligned with Roman but they themselves aren't acting like heels right now, they have been targets of 946 (a heel faction) for the past few weeks.
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Nkrst · 23 hours ago
I do not think American Made is still a team because the Creed Brothers are on NXT and Ivy Nile is rumored to have a tag team with Jordynne Grace
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 1 days ago
And don't forget to updated new render photos for Kevin Owens and Roxanne Perez as well!!!
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Keith Meyer · 1 days ago
Skylar Raye should be mid card in nxt as a heal or twenner
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Haley McCrary · 1 days ago
Who do you think going to win money in the bank???
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  Draysin Martin · 1 days ago
  
  @Haley McCrary Roxxane Perez, We have seen the teasers of her separating from Judgement Day. I had a vision of what it looked like for her push, & it's all coming into play, entered for a Qualifier, win that, & on raw I didn't see it but It was either teased that we are getting a triple threat between Liv, stephanie, & Becky, or it was confirmed. and if that happens, I see Roxxane cashing in & winning the title & this will separate her from judgement day.
  
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  Fergus · 1 days ago
  
  @Haley McCrary Penta and Roxanne definitely
  
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 1 days ago
Updated new render photos of Akira Towaza, Channing Stacks Lorenzo, EK Prosper, Julius Creed, Kyoki, Lexis King, Reina Volcan, Ricky Saints and Uriah Connors tommorow please!!!!
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Roy · 2 days ago
Okay, shouldnt the bloodline be tweeners if 946 is heel?
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  zay · 19 hours ago
  
  @Roy That's what I was saying.
  
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Fergus · 2 days ago
Glad MITB is full of young talent, that and the 2K27 cover vote makes me believe they finally know what they have in the companies future
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 2 days ago
Blake Monroe is a mid card since shes feuding with Giulia who is a mid carder
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MrAicrow · 2 days ago
That Penta v Dragon v Dom match was stellar
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Nkrst · 2 days ago
On Mara Sade site She Is now listed as part of AEW.
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Joshua Araujo

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I added 24 new images and card position data to the page of Hiroshi Tanahashi, really proud of this massive update!

https://www.thesmackdownhotel.com/wrestlers/hiroshi-tanahashi
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 3 days ago
KeMalito from CMLL had the Death Riders logo on his mask during his match tonight. Possibly a new addition to the group
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Jackson Conley · 3 days ago
I really like where WWE is going with 946. Besides 946, what is the best storyline going on right now in your guys opinion?
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  Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
  
  @Jackson Conley The storyline that will lead to Roxxane Perez leaving the judgement day. Roxxane looks like she does not want ot be in judgement day anymore. there were sreports saying Roxxane will eventually leave the Judgement Day & be pushed as a singles star. And I have a way of booking her leaving the group & having a feud with Liv Morgan.
  
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  Roy · 2 days ago
  
  @Jackson Conley i do hope they tease the downfall of the judgment day, as well as the vision, those two factions have been really tiring to watch
  
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  Jackson Conley · 1 days ago
  
  @Roy Sometimes I like to see the vision, but the judgment day has been around since 2022. Just end it.
  
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Annia S. Barrón · 3 days ago
Maybe is my opinion but I think it would be nice if you guys added up the mixed tag teams in AAA as also a part of the tag teams/stables section in the wrestlers profile. Mostly because a lot of the times these tag teams also have a longevity and sometimes even history on AAA
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Constance Affinito · 4 days ago
If The Bella Twins are part-timers, thn Paige must also be a part-timer, or the Bella twins are full-time
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Roy · 5 days ago
johnny gargano could potentially be upper card soon
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  Wright · 5 days ago
  
  @Roy He is in the Upper card at the moment. He's within the WWE title picture.
  
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  Roy · 5 days ago
  
  @Wright you right
  
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  Constance Affinito · 5 days ago
  
  @Roy Yes, he is Wright. Wright is Right
  
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  Roy · 4 days ago
  
  nah man, you “Wright” bout that
  
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  Constance Affinito · 4 days ago
  
  It's such a good one, lol
  
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NWF Heavyweight Championship	Antonio Inoki Won: April 23, 1981 Tokyo, Japan \| Big Fight Series II Defeated Stan Hansen to win the vacant championship.	0 days
	Vacant Won: April 17, 1981 Kagoshima, Japan \| Big Fight Series II The championship was vacated after a defense against Stan Hansen ends in a no contest.	6 days
	Antonio Inoki Won: April 3, 1980 Tokyo, Japan \| Big Fight Series	379 days

WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship		Vacant Won: December 1, 1981 The title was vacated when Fujinami entered the heavyweight division.	30+ days
WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship		Tatsumi Fujinami Won: October 4, 1979 Tokyo, Japan \| NJPW Bloody Fight Series 1979	789 days

NJPW Roster in 1981: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions

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

NWF Heavyweight Championship

Antonio Inoki

Vacant

Antonio Inoki

NWF North American Heavyweight Championship

Tiger Jeet Singh

Asia Tag Team Championship

Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda

NWA North American Tag Team Championship

Riki Choshu & Seiji SakaguchiRiki Choshu & Seiji Sakaguchi

WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship

Vacant

Tatsumi Fujinami

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