NJPW List of Faces & Heels: Roster Breakdown (1997)

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On this page you find a breakdown of the NJPW Roster split by Face and Heel divisions, in the year 1997. This includes the up-to-date list of all Babyfaces (heroes) and Heels (villains), as well as "tweeners" (anti-heroes) among the NJPW Wrestlers from Heavyweight, Junior Heavyweight and Young Lions, and active Tag Teams & Stables in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

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Rastin · 1 hours ago
Can you please add Ridge Holland,Karmen Petrovic,Brooks Jensen,Tyra Mea Steele,Jax Presley,Harley Riggins,and Dante Chen to evolve roster?
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  Draysin Martin · 5 minutes ago
  
  @Rastin Why Tyra? she's literally in a Storyline with Tavion Heights feuding with the Green regime & Ethan Page
  
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Dyenemo · 4 hours ago
I thinks, you should put Becky Lynch as uppercard

She join with her husband stable, Vision
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WWE DAMAGE CTRL · 9 hours ago
U need to put Becky in the vision after tonight’s probably
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TopKekyoin · 9 hours ago
Thea Hail, Karmen Petrovic, Ridge Holland, Bronco Nima and Lucien Price are all low carders I feel like. They all barely appear on NXT anymore and when they do they're just there to lose. Ridge Holland + Karmen Petrovic especially with them now being Evolve wrestlers too. Aside from them I think the NXT card looks perfect on this site atm
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  Draysin Martin · 4 hours ago
  
  @TopKekyoin Bronco & Lucien should be inactive when's the last time they appeared on TV?
  
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  TopKekyoin · 2 hours ago
  
  @Draysin Martin maybe, yeah. I just don't believe they're actually "inactive" (or anyone in nxt) if they just appear from time to time and mainly do house shows. and even when they do appear they're just low carders. people like tamina or naomi make more sense as inactive but thats just imo
  
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Wright Estrada · 16 hours ago
I am 100% fine with all renders. Already aired out mine, and thank goodness. I don't have much more to ask for. MAYBE Jey Uso? But it's still fine.
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WWEConsumer · 18 hours ago
People who need new renders:
Jey Uso
Cody Rhodes
Lyra Valkyria
Ethan Page
Sol Ruca
Becky Lynch
Giullia
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  jackson · 17 hours ago
  
  @WWEConsumer Same as Tiffany Stratton
  
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jackson · 20 hours ago
so becky lynch is part of the vision now
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Roman Glazer · 23 hours ago
wyatt 6 are definitely heels
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Kason Garrett · 1 days ago
Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso need new renders
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Giosiu35 · 1 days ago
Can you please add Mickie James to the ambassadors section? She signed a legends contract in late 2024, it says on her Wikipedia and AI overview
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Constance Affinito · 1 days ago
Deleted LFG from WWE all as well? It makes no sense. LFG, Evolve, and WWE ID are still considered WWE, so they should be added
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  Andy
  
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  · 1 days ago
  
  @Constance Affinito They're developmental shows. They're not on the official WWE roster.
  
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  Constance Affinito · 21 hours ago
  
  @Andy You have a good point, but NXT is there, so it would make sense if the other 3 were (LFG I understand but Evolve and ID maybe, whatever you want, you know more than me)
  
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  Andy
  
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  · 10 hours ago
  
  @Constance Affinito On WWE.com Roster, they have NXT wrestlers, but don't have wrestlers that are exclusive to LFG, Evolve & ID.
  
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  Draysin Martin · 4 minutes ago
  
  @Andy Angel & Berto have new Renders as of December 2024
  
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Kason Garrett · 1 days ago
Omos is in Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide
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  Draysin Martin · 1 days ago
  
  @Kason Garrett He's already inactive for both Pro Wrestling NOAH (Which I don't know why he left a long time ago) and AAA
  
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Wright Estrada · 2 days ago
Asuka, Bron Breakker, Brutus Creed and El Grande Americano have very outdated renders. Try giving the former three their 2k25 renders, and El Grande his Speed title render. Thank you so much.
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  Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
  
  @Wright Estrada don't forget Julius his render is also Really outdated also Asuka's 2k Render is outdated from WWE2k24
  
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  Andy
  
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  · 2 days ago
  
  @Wright Estrada I updated the Creed Brothers. I couldn't find a newer Asuka render. For El Grande, I'd like to give him the render with Kaiser under the mask, but no official ones have been released yet, so I'll wait.
  
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  Giosiu35 · 1 days ago
  
  @Andy Can you update Cody Rhodes, Tiffany Stratton, The Miz, and Drew McIntyre’s renders, they are so outdated from 2021, 2022, and 2023
  
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  Wright Estrada · 1 days ago
  
  @Andy God's Work, you're doing here.
  
  And Bron, sure, they haven't updated him on the website... But they regularly use the render he has in 2k25. (Goatee, not full beard, red "Badass/Meaner Than Evil" singlet)
  
  The thing is that Breakker and Brutus Creed upsetted me the most in terms of how WWE are inconsistent with renders... They're attempting to remedy that with Breakker as far as I know, but still. Not updated.
  
  I actually have the picture that they use for the shows and promotion material. I want to send it to you so you can put it here. I want to know if there is a way
  
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  Andy
  
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  · 1 days ago
  
  @Wright Estrada I found Bron's new render, I'll update it.
  
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TopKekyoin · 2 days ago
I feel like Dragon Lee isn't a low carder anymore with how much screentime he has gotten, triplemania main event and a win against tag champ
also, some random site suggestions but could the evolve/id belts be in their own section below nxt? and in wwe:all, either show evolve and ID too, or don't show LFG at all. make it consistent (when you click on women/men, you DO see evolve and id both but in all you do not)
1 more inconsistency is in extras, Adrianna Rizzo is still under the managers tab when she's not anymore
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  Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
  
  @TopKekyoin Yeah I Agree Dragon lee finally Being pushed is great he does not Deserve to be a Low Carder at all
  
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  Andy
  
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  · 2 days ago
  
  @TopKekyoin Thanks, all of this has been addressed.
  
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Constance Affinito · 2 days ago
Cody Rhodes is most likely inactive due to paternity leave
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Who Put You On This Planet Huh · 2 days ago
Athena is a heel and Alex Windsor is a babyface. same with Billie starkz being a heel.
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jackson · 2 days ago
AND NEW!!!!! Sami Zayn is united states champ
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  Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
  
  @jackson That's Crazy I almost didn't Believe you
  
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  Wright Estrada · 2 days ago
  
  @Draysin Martin For real
  
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Keith Meyer · 2 days ago
Can you update Giulia and jacy photo to her red hair look
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Max · 3 days ago
Tasha steelz Jason hotch and John skyler are heels and are back with mustafa Ali as order 4 they have been for quite a while now rich swann is also a heel and kc Navarro I think is now a face
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  Draysin Martin · 2 days ago
  
  @Max The Great hands & Tasha Steelz are more like Tweeners because all they do is either get involved in Ali's matches that's one Heelish thing and plus Myron Reed is Face as he's back in TNA helping out Zachary Wentz who is face
  
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Wright Estrada · 3 days ago
Congratulations to everyone on the SmackDown Hotel team! You really locked in, Andy.
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