NJPW Roster in 1989: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NJPW Roster in the year 1989. 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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NJPW: All (45)
Heavyweight
Junior Heavyweight
Young Lions
Teams
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami
Big Van Vader & Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow
Blond Outlaws
Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto
Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami
Masa Saito & Shinya Hashimoto
Champions
IWGP Heavyweight Championship | Big Van Vader
| 143+
| |
Riki Choshu
| 29
| ||
Salman Hashimikov
| 48
| ||
Big Van Vader
Defeated Shinya Hashimoto in a tournament final to win the vacant title. | 31
| ||
Vacant
The title was vacated so it could be decided in a tournament. | 19
| ||
Tatsumi Fujinami
Defeated Riki Choshu to win the vacant title. | 285
|
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship | Naoki Sano
| 143+
| |
Jushin Liger
| 77
| ||
Hiroshi Hase
| 70
| ||
Shiro Koshinaka
| 265
|
IWGP Tag Team Championship | Shinya Hashimoto & The Unknown Soldier
| 102+
| |
Riki Choshu & Takayuki Iizuka
| 69
| ||
Super Strong Machine & George Takano
| 119
| ||
Riki Choshu & The Unknown Soldier
| 279
|
WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship | Antonio Inoki
| 220
| |
Shota Chochishvili
| 31
| ||
Antonio Inoki
The WWWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship was created for a partnership between WWWF and NJPW, and was awarded by Vincent J. McMahon to Inoki for his achievements in matches against fighters from other combat sports. During this reigns the title changes name to WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship. | 3780
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Extras
Ring Announcer
Presidents
Promoters
Director of Operation
Referees
Producers
Coaches
Ambassador
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