NJPW Roster in 2006: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NJPW Roster in the year 2006. This includes the list of all NJPW Wrestlers from Heavyweight, Junior Heavyweight and Young Lions, division between Men and Women Rosters, 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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Junior Heavyweight
Young Lions
Teams
BLACK
C.T.U
C.T.U.
Cho-Ten
Giant Bernard & Travis Tomko
Great Bash Heel
Hiroshi Tanahashi & Koji Kanemoto
Italy Brothers
Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai
Koji Kanemoto & Wataru Inoue
Mad Dogs
Makai Club
Most Violent Players
New Japan Dragons
Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
World Class Tag Team
Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
Yuji Nagata & Takashi Iizuka
Champions
IWGP Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Hiroshi Tanahashi
Defeated Giant Bernard in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | 167+
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![]() | Vacant
The title was vacated due to Lesnar refusing to return and defend it. Lesnar kept the physical title belt, and later was recognized by the Inoki Genome Federation as their first champion, using the same belt. | 2
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![]() | Brock Lesnar
| 280
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IWGP Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Wild ChildManabu Nakanishi & Takao Omori
Nakanishi & Ōmori (who were interim champions) were promoted to undisputed champions. | 94+
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![]() ![]() | Vacant
NJPW president Simon Kelly Inoki stripped Chono & Tenzan of the title after they ceased teaming. | 8
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![]() ![]() | Cho-TenHiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono
During this reign Tenzan & Chono showed signs of inactivity, so an interim tag team title was created and Togi Makabe & Shiro Koshinaka won it at Circuit 2006 Turbulence. Then Manabu Nakanishi & Takao Ōmori defeat them to win the interim title. | 325
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IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Gedo & Jado
| 176+
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![]() ![]() | Ryusuke Taguchi & El Samurai
| 139
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![]() ![]() | Hirooki Goto & Minoru
| 281
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IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Minoru
Previously known as Minoru Tanaka/Heat. | 7+
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![]() | Koji Kanemoto
| 235
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![]() | Tiger Mask (IV)
| 73
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![]() | Black Tiger (IV)
| 134
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IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Hiroshi Tanahashi
Defeated Toru Yano in a tournament final for the vacant title. | 354
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Extras
Manager
Commentators
Ring Announcer
President
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
Promoter
Director of Operations
Referees
Producers
Coaches
Ambassadors
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