NJPW Roster in 1985: 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 1985. 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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1985

NJPW: All (46)

Heavyweight

Junior Heavyweight

Young Lions

Teams

Champions

IWGP Championship

Antonio Inoki

Won: June 14, 1984 Tokyo, Japan | NJPW IWGP League '84 Finals

565+

days

WWF International Tag Team Championship

Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami

Won: May 24, 1985 Kobe, Japan | IWGP & WWF Championship Series

Defeated Dick Murdoch & Adrian Adonis in a tournament final for the title, that was revived as WWF International Tag Team Championship for a partnership between WWF and NJPW.

160

days

IWGP Tag Team Championship

Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami

Won: December 12, 1985 Sendai, Japan | NJPW IWGP Tag Team League '85 Finals

Defeated Antonio Inoki & Seiji Sakaguchi in a tournament final to become the first champions.

19+

days

WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship	The Cobra Won: July 28, 1985 Osaka, Japan \| NJPW Burning Spirit in Summer (1985)	95 days
	Hiro Saito Won: May 20, 1985 Hiroshima, Japan \| IWGP & WWF Championship Series	69 days
	The Cobra Won: December 28, 1984 New York City, New York \| WWF on MSG Network Defeated Black Tiger to win the vacant title.	143 days

NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship	Denny Brown Won: August 1, 1985 Brown previously unofficialy won a disputed version of the title at Starrcade '84. He received official recognition as champion by NWA vice president Shohei Baba, promoter of AJPW, on August 1 after NJPW, which had controlled the title since 1982, withdrew from NWA.	14 days
	Vacant Won: August 1, 1985 The title was vacated after NJPW, the promotion which The Cobra performed for, pulled out of NWA.	0 days
	The Cobra Won: July 28, 1985 Osaka, Japan \| NJPW Burning Spirit in Summer (1985)	4 days
	Hiro Saito Won: July 28, 1985 Osaka, Japan \| NJPW Burning Spirit in Summer (1985)	0 days
	The Cobra Won: November 3, 1983 Tokyo, Japan \| NJPW Toukon Series 1983 Defeated Davey Boy Smith to win the vacant title. During this reign, Les Thornton was recognized by some promoters in the USA as champion due to The Cobra working for WWF. On 1943-11-14, GCW announced that Les Thornton won a fictitious tournament to become champion (unofficial). Then, on 1984-06-02, American promoters vacated their version of the title after Les Thornton joined WWF; Thornton continued to bill himself as champion, defending the title on WWF events as the "WWF Lt. Hvywt Championship". Then, on 1984-07-13, JCP announced that Hector Guerrero won a fictitious tournament to become champion (unofficial). Then, on 1984-10-02, Mike Davis defeated Guerrero to win this unofficial version of the title; then, on 1984-11-22, Denny Brown defeated Davis to win this unofficial version of the title.	633 days

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Keith Meyer · 5 hours ago
Layla diggs ain't injured anymore cuz she is in the Battle Royal for next week in NXT for the number one contender for that XT women's champion
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Wright · 6 hours ago
Kofi does have a new render on AEW's page. The current one should most definitely be used for his final 2 months in WWE, since he looked like that then.

I understand that you try to not have the titles in the renders, but that hasn't stopped y'all before.
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Haley McCrary · 9 hours ago
Shawn Spears is inactive I haven't seen him in a hot minute same with niko vance
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MrAicrow · 11 hours ago
So, Keanu Carver is in some hot water it seems
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zay · 12 hours ago
Again, im not sure if this is correct but Jacob and The Usos are most definitely faces, especially after last night, Roman's still a heel tho
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Wright · 21 hours ago
Solo Sikoa is billed at 113 kg (250 lbs) after his NXT run.
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Nkrst · 1 days ago
Jaida Parker debuted on RAW as a heel and joined the 946
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smah · 1 days ago
i know it's weird but oba should probably be moved to mid card for now. he isn't feuding with roman or any other upper carders at the moment. i'm sure he will eventually but right now he's feuding with the vision, specifically bronson reed and bron breakker. either that or move the vision (or at least just those two, maybe not logan and theory) up to upper card.
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Roy · 1 days ago
also like i said… if 946 is heel, the bloodline is either face or tweeners, more of tweeners i feel.
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Roy · 1 days ago
jaida parker debuts on raw as a heel
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Jackson Conley · 1 days ago
I KNEW THAT WHEN THEY WENT INTO THAT ROOM SOMEBODY WOULD JOIN 946! Just not this way! Wow. Just wow. WWE is doing pretty good now.
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Gwenykka Smith · 1 days ago
Welcome to RAW, Jaida Parker! I do believe we are close to a Naomi return now.
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MrAicrow · 1 days ago
Jaida Parker is on Raw as a member of 946

Gonna be awkward between her and Jey
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Draysin Martin · 1 days ago
Jaida Parker is Officially on The Red Brand & apart of 946
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DJ Aphrodite Henrys Bartholomews The Second Cometh · 1 days ago
Commentary Swap Joe Tess and Wade to Raw and Michael and Corey to Smackdown
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Wayne Desjardins · 1 days ago
I retired form here but I just wanna say rip pac🕊
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Haley McCrary · 1 days ago
I just heard the news rip pac will never be forgotten
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Constance Affinito · 1 days ago
Rest in peace, Neville! It really came as a surprise
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Roy · 1 days ago
PAC put on a great show against andrade last night, unfortunately we never wouldve thought it was going to be his last. He did it for his fans and family, sure as hell did it for the Death Riders too. RIP PAC
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Max · 2 days ago
I can’t believe it Pac/Neville has died wrestled an amazing match at all out no one could of predicted that was his last day 😭😭😭
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