
Yota Tsuji
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Biography
Yota Tsuji is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) who previously competed in American football, baseball, and taekwondo before transitioning to wrestling. He debuted in 2018 through NJPW’s Young Lion system and later went on excursion with Yuya Uemura to Revolution Pro Wrestling (RevPro) and Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) before returning to Japan in May 2023. After entering his first G1 Climax in 2023, winning the 2024 New Japan Cup, and reaching the finals of the 2024 G1 Climax where he lost to Zack Sabre Jr., he defeated David Finlay at Wrestle Kingdom 19 to win his first singles title and become a two-time IWGP Global Heavyweight Champion, a one-time NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Championship alongside BUSHI and Hiromu Takahashi, before ultimately capturing the IWGP Heavyweight Championship at Wrestle Kingdom 20 in 2026.
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

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

King of Pro-Wrestling 2024 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on October 14, 2024, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by Tetsuya Naito (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2024

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 sixth night of Road to The New Beginning 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on February 2, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6

The first night of Fantastica Mania 2026 was a professional wrestling event co-produced by Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) and Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial De Lucha Libre (CMLL) that took place on February 18, 2026 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium #2 in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 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

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-Jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 9, 2024, at Osaka-Jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by the Best of the Super Junior 31 Final Match between El Desperado and Taiji Ishimori.
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~

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 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 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 fifteenth night of the tournament took place on August 8th, 2023 at Yokohama Budokan in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15

AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour served as the pre-show to the larger AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024 featuring a collaboration between All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The pre-show included several matches featuring wrestlers from both promotions.
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour

The New Beginning in Osaka 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on February 11, 2026, at EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, and was headlined by Yota Tsuji (c) vs. Jake Lee for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026

NJPW Destruction in Ryogoku 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on October 9, 2023, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by SANADA (c) vs. EVIL for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023

NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event produced by Yuji Nagata and held on January 19, 2025, at the Chiba-Sakura Municipal Gymnasium in Sakura, Japan, headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi, Oleg Boltin, Toru Yano & Yuji Nagata vs. House of Torture (Ren Narita, SHO, Yoshinobu Kanemaru & Yujiro Takahashi).
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata

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 first night of Wrestling Dontaku 2018 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on May 3, 2018, at the Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka, Japan, headlined by Kenny Omega vs. Hangman Page.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1

The tenth night of the tournament took place on August 4, 2024 in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium. It was broadcast on NJPW World and TV Asahi.
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10

NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Night 1 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on March 6, 2024, in Tokyo at the Ota City General Gymnasium. It was broadcast on NJPW World.