Tomohiro Ishii
Acting
Biography
Tomohiro Ishii is a Japanese professional wrestler best known for his long-running career with New Japan Pro-Wrestling, while also making select appearances in All Elite Wrestling as part of The Conglomeration. Outside the ring, he has also been closely tied to the independent Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling, where he contributed behind the scenes as chairman. For much of his career, Ishii was viewed as a hard-hitting undercard mainstay rather than a title threat, but his relentless style earned him a devoted cult following and praise from critics, including Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, who famously called him one of the most underrated wrestlers in the business in 2013. That same year marked a turning point, as Ishii’s standing in NJPW steadily rose, leading to his first championship win with the NEVER Openweight Championship in 2014—a title he would go on to claim a record six times. He later added the IWGP Tag Team Championship once and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship three times to his résumé. Thanks to NJPW’s partnerships with international promotions, Ishii also found success abroad, capturing the ROH World Television Championship once and becoming a two-time Undisputed British Heavyweight Champion in Revolution Pro Wrestling, further cementing his reputation as one of the most respected bruisers of his generation.
Known For
A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.
All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite
New Japan Pro Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
New Japan Pro Wrestling
An in-ring show featuring more wrestlers, more stories and more action to super-serve fans.
All Elite Wrestling: Collision
AEW: Rampage, also known as Friday Night Rampage or simply Rampage, is a professional wrestling television program. It is produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and airs every Friday at 10pm ET on TNT in the United States. It is AEW's second weekly television show, positioned behind their flagship show, Dynamite.
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
The least violent talk show in wrestling.
Hey! (EW)
The New Era Of Honor Begins!
ROH on HonorClub
Takashi Omura was once a popular professional wrestler, but he isn't popular anymore. He now wears a cockroach mask and wrestles as a villain. He is married to Shiori and they have an elementary school aged son named Shota. Takashi and Shiori have not yet told their son what Takashi does for a living. One day, Shota finds out that Takashi is a professional wrestler and a villain with a cockroach mask. Shota is shocked and tells a lie to his classmate that his dad is a popular professional wrestler.
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
The New Beginning in Osaka 2016 is a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on February 11, 2016, at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. It was the ninth total event under the New Beginning name and the third held in Osaka, and featured Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hirooki Goto in the main event.
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
The NJPW New Japan Cup is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) since 2005. It is considered the second most prominent heavyweight tournament in NJPW, after the G1 Climax which follows a round-robin format.
NJPW New Japan Cup
Wrestling Dontaku 2022 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on May 1, 2022, at the Fukuoka PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on February 4, 2020 in Tokyo at the Korakuen Hall. It was broadcast on NJPWWorld.com
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
Wrestling Dontaku 2015 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on May 3, 2015, at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, Japan, headlined by Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
The eighteenth night of G1 Climax 33, featuring two semifinal matches, took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan on August 12, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2018 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 5, 2018, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by CHAOS (Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Kazuchika Okada, Will Ospreay & YOSHI-HASHI) vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (BUSHI, EVIL, Hiromu Takahashi, SANADA & Tetsuya Naito).
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
The third night of ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds 2016 was a professional wrestling event co-produced by Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held on May 14, 2016, at Terminal 5 in New York City, and headlined by Jay Lethal & Roderick Strong vs. CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & Tomohiro Ishii) vs. Bullet Club (Adam Cole & Matt Jackson).
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3
The second night of NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on July 2, 2017, at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California, and was headlined by Kenny Omega vs. Tomohiro Ishii in the finals of the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship tournament.
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
The nineteenth and final night of the tournament, featuring the match to crown the G1 Climax 33 winner, took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Sumida, Tokyo, Japan on August 13th, 2023.
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
The 2023 Forbidden Door was the second annual Forbidden Door professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on June 25, 2023, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
NJPW G1 Special in San Francisco was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on July 7, 2018, at the Cow Palace in Daly City, California, USA, featuring top NJPW stars in major singles and championship matches as part of the promotion’s U.S. expansion.
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
Power Struggle 2014 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling, held on November 8, 2014, at the Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka, Japan, and headlined by Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.