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

New Japan Pro Wrestling: Rosters History Database

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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1981

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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 · 35 minutes ago
Stephanie Vaquer had a match at a live show in Portland so she is not injured. She actually hasn't been really injured at all its reported she had some illness but it wasn't anything that would stop her from working
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Nkrst · 5 hours ago
Xia Brookside has joined the Righteous.
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Haley McCrary · 11 hours ago
Ivy Nile should probably be inactive
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Mr Eliezer Mbuku the Rock: HIT THE SUMELL · 16 hours ago
I don't think Cruz Montana is not going to NXT anymore because he's got his last match. Now he's fully here on Raw and continue aligned with The 946 (Black Gang).
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Wright · 21 hours ago
Enzo Amore is signed to WWE; mark him as inactive. He is expecting to head to NXT, but the most that they have is that he is signed.
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Nkrst · 1 days ago
Taya Valkyrie has officially left AEW.
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Roy · 2 days ago
new render for Otis please!
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 2 days ago
I noticed Scorpio Sky isn't listed here on the AEW roster i know there was a report that his contract was up in october but his name was still shown on the entrance video for skyflight last collision during Matt Sydal and Darius Martin's entrances so he must've signed a new deal also still listed on the official roster page on AEW's website also he had a match on Ring Of Honor recently
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  Wright · 2 days ago
  
  @DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh AEW is great at managing their online roster. Hell, Keith Lee is still signed to them, and SDH took him off of the AEW roster, despite him still being signed. He's just inactive, still on AEW's roster.
  
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Roy · 2 days ago
what does tko have planned for maxxine dupri ngl… last i checked she only won ONCE for intercontinental championship off of becky lynch. Also imo her heel work this time round… doesn’t really sit right w me.
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Micah K · 2 days ago
La knight inactive
Jd mcdougha low carder. He isnt really in any major story right now
I haven’t seen Erik and Ivar in weeks
New photos for Bronco Nima and Lucien price. More of the 946 attires same with Royce keys.
The Tongans have new renders on the wwe website same with Shinskie nakumara
Cody Rhodes absolutely needs a new photo.
El grande Americano isn’t a mid carder anymore he is a inactive
And yeah
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Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
Okay, for the people who stay awake and watch New Japan Pro Wrestling here's some updates:
Will Ospreay will face Callum Newman at Wrestle Kingdom 21
Kenny Omega challenges for the IWGP World Heavyweight championship when he goes one on one against Yota tsuji and the match will also be at Wrestle Kingdom 21. I would say Callum stays Tweener, Kenny is definitely acting Tweener, he's on AEW Hiatus while acting as a heel in new Japan.
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Roy · 3 days ago
I haven’t really seen LA Knight since his loss at MITB.
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MrAicrow · 3 days ago
Cruz Montana is a part of 946, Did not see that coming
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Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
I Am Coming back forget I said that I was going to take a break. Listen Chad was not trying to get a second chance, every since he came to smackdown hotel he has been doing nothing but harassing others, especially me & Roy. I literally posted an apology and Roy commented he accepted Roy's apology but not mine. when I announced the break he said about time! You really think he's looking for a second chance? Nah, he's tricking you to play innocent one.
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Roy · 3 days ago
CRUZ MONTANA IS ON RAW AS A HEEL
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  Wright · 3 days ago
  
  @Roy We knew he wasn't long for NXT. He was an established TNA name, but you have to feel Bad for Tony D'Angelo. He's been in NXT for 5-6 years, and yet Santana was there for a few months and is now on Raw.
  
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  Roy · 3 days ago
  
  @Wright its like a pattern, wwe releases people that have worked under them for a while and then brings in the new nxt superstars to replace those people… like some of those nxt superstars dont even last in nxt more than Tony D and still gets to be called up.
  
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Wright · 3 days ago
I have a question for everyone here: what do you consider to be the most underrated professional wrestling entrance theme song, in your opinion?

Me personally, I'd have to go with Joe Gacy's NXT theme, "Love is Blind."
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  Draysin Martin · 3 days ago
  
  @Wright I'm Coming back just for this one comment. I Like songs where the crowd sings along to or has a chant in it. I like Will Ospreay's theme "Elevated"
  
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  Roy · 3 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin i quite agree with draysin, songs where crowds chant the lyrics are the best, id go with edge’s theme.. been a banger for 2 decades
  
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  Chad · 3 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin Come back for more.
  
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  Wright · 3 days ago
  
  @Roy Great pick, but I asked for an underrated song...
  
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  Roy · 3 days ago
  
  @Wright alright lets see, Matt Cardona/Zack Ryder’s old entrance “When The Lights Go Down” by Downstait
  
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Constance Affinito · 3 days ago
Solo's in the bloodline
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  MrAicrow · 3 days ago
  
  @Constance Affinito They have ruined the Solo Sikoa story, Great job WWE
  
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  Constance Affinito · 3 days ago
  
  @MrAicrow They're doing it because of the WarGames match bloodline will probably have against 946, but I think he should've had a little more time as a singles guy
  
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Fergus · 3 days ago
Gunther should be upper card again because he’s feuding with Finn Bálor
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sky_h1ghr · 4 days ago
Finn Bálor should be moved back to mid card since he's feuding mainly with Gunther nowadays with Sami, Punk, and Owens being the upper carders of SmackDown. Nia and Lash should also be moved back to mid card but since they're not appearing on SmackDown for weeks now, they could be moved to inactive list. Nikki and Roxanne should go up to the upper card after contending on Chelsea's title recently.
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Nkrst · 4 days ago
Paul Walter Hauser has departed MLW.
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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 Sakaguchi

WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship

Vacant

Tatsumi Fujinami

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Presidents

Promoters

Referees

Producers

Coaches

Ambassador