
Seiya Sanada
Acting
Biography
Seiya Sanada, better known by his mononymous ring name SANADA, is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) who debuted in 2007 for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He is a one-time IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, holding the longest reign at 271 days, a one-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, and a three-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion alongside BUSHI and EVIL. Additionally, SANADA won the World Tag League in 2017 and 2018 with EVIL and captured the New Japan Cup in 2023. He has also received recognition from Pro Wrestling Illustrated, being ranked No. 11 in the PWI 500 in 2023, and won the Tokyo Sports Best Bout Award in 2019 for his match against Kazuchika Okada on October 14 at King of Pro-Wrestling.
Known For

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

Amped Anthology is a 4-part series. Action-packed wrestling shows from start to finish, as some of the biggest names in professional wrestling compete inside of GFW's six-sided ring from the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
One Night Only: GFW Amped Anthology

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

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

The second night of Wrestle Kingdom 14 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 5, 2020, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito (c) in a dual title match for the IWGP Heavyweight and IWGP Intercontinental Championships.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2

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

The nineteenth and final night of the tournament took place on August 12, 2019 at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan, and featured the match to crown the winner of G1 Climax 29.
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)

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 first 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 1, 2017, at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California, and was headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Cody Rhodes for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1

The first night of Wrestle Kingdom 14 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2020, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1

Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling on July 12, 2020, at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. EVIL for the IWGP Heavyweight and Intercontinental Championships.
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall

The New Beginning in Osaka 2025 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on February 11, 2025, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, headlined by Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025

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

The first night of Wrestling Dontaku 2019 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that took place on May 3, 2019, at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka, Japan, and was headlined by Dragon Lee (c) vs. Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1

The second night of New Japan Cup 2017 took place on March 12, 2017, at Amagasaki Baycom Gymnasium in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, and featured four first-round matches.
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on July 25, 2021, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by Shingo Takagi (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome

The nineteenth and final night of the tournament, featuring the match to crown the G1 Climax 26 winner, took place at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan on August 14, 2016.
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)

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 nineteenth and final night of G1 Climax 30 took place on October 18, 2020, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan and featured the tournament final between A Block winner Kota Ibushi and B Block winner SANADA.
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)

Destruction in Kobe 2017 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro‑Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on September 24, 2017, at World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, and was headlined by Kenny Omega (c) vs. Juice Robinson for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.