# List of former New Japan Pro-Wrestling personnel

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (新日本プロレス, Shin Nihon Puroresu) (NJPW), is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo. Former employees in NJPW consist of professional wrestlers, managers, valets, play-by-play and color commentators, announcers, interviewers, referees, trainers, script writers, executives, and members of the board of directors.

## Personnel

| † | Indicates person is deceased |
| Real name | Ring name(s) | Tenure |
| Yoshihiro Asai | Ultimo Dragon | 1992–1998 2004–2005 2008 |
| Shelton Benjamin | Shelton X Benjamin | 2012–2016 |
| Fergal Devitt | Prince Devitt | 2006–2014 |
| Aaron Frobel | Michael Elgin | 2014–2019 |
| Hiroshi Hase | Hiroshi Hase | 1987–1996 |
| Mitsuhide Hirasawa | Bone Soldier Captain New Japan Hideo Saito Mitsuhide Hirasawa | 2006–2010 2011–2017 |
| Dustin Howard | Chuckie T. | 2017–2019 |
| Muhammad Hussain Inoki† | Antonio Inoki | 1972–2005 |
| Allen Jones | AJ Styles | 2008 2014–2016 |
| Teruaki Kanemitsu | Kanemitsu | 2016–2019 |
| Katsuya Kitamura† | Katsuya Kitamura | 2015–2019 |
| Trevor Mann | Ricochet | 2013–2017 |
| Greg Marasciulo | Berreta | 2013 2015–2019 |
| Brock Lesnar | Brock Lesnar | 2005–2006 |
| Matthew Massie | Matt Jackson | 2013–2019 |
| Nicholas Massie | Nick Jackson | 2013–2019 |
| Shinsuke Nakamura | Shinsuke Nakamura | 2002–2016 |
| Shinjiro Otani | Shinjiro Otani | 1992–2001 |
| Cody Runnels | Cody | 2016–2019 |
| Akebono Taro | Akebono | 2006–2007 |
| Davey Smith | Black Assassin Davey Boy Smith Jr. Harry Smith | 2005 2012–2019 |
| Tyson Smith | Kenny Omega | 2010–2019 |

## Notable former wrestlers
### Japanese wrestlers

* Akira (Akira Nogami)
* Akiya Anzawa
* Atsushi Aoki
* Ayato Yoshida
* Masahiro Chono
* Riki Choshu (Mitsuo Yoshida)
* Super Delfin (Hiroto Wakita)
* Tatsumi Fujinami
* Kazuyuki Fujita
* Yoshiaki Fujiwara
* Masakatsu Funaki
* Tatsutoshi Goto
* Shinya Hashimoto
* HUB
* Kendo Kashin (Tokimitsu Ishizawa)
* Masahito Kakihara
* Kamikaze
* Koji Kanemoto
* W*ING Kanemura (Yukihiro Kanemura)
* Toshiaki Kawada
* Kenta Kobashi
* Osamu Kido
* Kengo Kimura (Seiei Kimura)
* Shiro Koshinaka
* Shunji Kosugi
* Akira Maeda
* Naomichi Marufuji
* Kengo Mashimo
* Mitsuharu Misawa
* Shigeo Miyato
* Kazunari Murakami
* Keiji Mutoh
* Mitsuya Nagai
* Hiroshi Nagao
* Katsuhiko Nagata
* Masayuki Naruse
* Osamu Nishimura
* Nosawa Rongai / Black Tiger (Kazushige Nosawa)
* Michiyoshi Ohara
* Okumura (Shigeo Okumura)
* Takao Omori
* Akitoshi Saito
* Hiro Saito
* Masa Saito
* Kazushi Sakuraba
* El Samurai (Osamu Matsuda)
* Naoki Sano
* Daisuke Sasaki
* Kensuke Sasaki
* The Great Sasuke (Masanori Murakawa)
* Kenzo Suzuki
* Tajiri (Yoshihiro Tajiri)
* Tatsuhito Takaiwa
* Nobuhiko Takada
* Yoshihiro Takayama
* Katsushi Takemura
* Masato Tanaka
* Minoru Tanaka
* Genichiro Tenryu
* Kaji Tomato
* Hiro Tonai
* Takashi Uwano
* Naofumi Yamamoto / Yoshitatsu
* Kazuo Yamazaki
* Ryushi Yanagisawa
* Go Asakawa
* Tadao Yasuda
* Yoshiaki Yatsu

### Non-Japanese wrestlers

* Abdullah The Butcher (Lawrence Shreeve)
* American Dragon (Bryan Danielson)
* Arn Anderson (Martin Lunde)
* André the Giant (André Roussimoff)
* Ángel de Oro
* Kurt Angle
* Averno (Renato Ruíz)
* Sangre Azteca
* Steve Austin (Steven Williams)
* Bob Backlund
* Michael Bennett
* Rey Bucanero (Arturo García)
* The Barbarian (Sione Vailahi)
* Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow (Scott Bigelow)
* Black Tiger (Mark Rocco)
* Black Tiger (II) (Eddie Guerrero)
* Black Tiger (III) (César González)
* Blue Wolf (Dolgorsürengiin Serjbüdee)
* Wes Brisco
* Jay Briscoe
* Mark Briscoe
* Bruiser Brody (Frank Goodish)
* Chyna (Joanie Laurer)
* Adam Cole (Austin Jenkins)
* Rob Conway
* Consequences Creed (Austin Watson)
* Jay White
* Jax Dane
* Christopher Daniels / Curry Man (Daniel Covell)
* Diamante Azul
* Dr. Wagner Jr. (Juan González)
* Dynamite Kid (Thomas Billington)
* Troy Endres
* Ric Flair (Richard Fliehr)
* Fuego
* Rick Fuller
* Amber Gallows (Kimberly Davis)
* Héctor Garza (Héctor Solano)
* Giant Bernard (Matthew Bloom)
* Chavo Guerrero Jr.
* Karl Gotch (Karl Istaz)
* Daniel Gracie (Daniel Simoes)
* Rolles Gracie (Rolles Gracie Jr.)
* Cody Hall
* Scott Hall
* Tony Halme
* Stan Hansen (John Hansen Jr.)
* Jeff Hardy
* Bret Hart
* Owen Hart
* Salman Hashimikov
* Hulk Hogan (Terry Bollea)
* Maria Kanellis
* Brian Kendrick
* Jay Lethal (Jamar Shipman)
* Low Ki (Brandon Silvestry)
* Dean Malenko (Dean Simon)
* Máximo (José Alvarado)
* Mephisto
* Místico (Luis Urive)
* Místico (II) (Carlos Muñoz)
* Punisher Dice Morgan (Mark Calaway)
* Dick Murdoch
* MVP (Hassan Assad)
* Jim Neidhart
* Niebla Roja
* Scott Norton
* Quiet Storm
* Pac (Ben Satterley)
* Pinoy Boy (Teddy Perkins)
* Pegasus Kid / Wild Pegasus (Chris Benoit)
* Daniel Puder
* Jimmy Rave (James Guffey)
* Rey Cometa (Mario González)
* Rey Escorpión (Fabian Nuñez)
* Davey Richards (Wesley Richards)
* Billy Robinson
* Robert Roode
* Rick Rude (Richard Rood)
* Rush (William Muñoz)
* Chris Sabin (Joshua Harter)
* Sabu (Terry Brunk)
* Giant Singh (Dalip Singh)
* Giant Silva (Paulo César da Silva)
* Slex
* La Sombra (Manuel Andrade)
* James Storm (James Cox)
* Stuka Jr.
* Tiger Jeet Singh (Jagjit Singh)
* Davey Boy Smith (David Smith)
* Rick Steiner (Robert Rechsteiner)
* Scott Steiner (Scott Rechsteiner)
* Sting (Steve Borden)
* Strong Man (Jon Andersen)
* Matt Sydal (Matthew Korklan)
* Michael Tarver (Tyrone Evans)
* Matt Taven (Matthew Marinelli)
* Terry Taylor (Paul Taylor III)
* Terrible (Damián Gutiérrez)
* El Texano Jr. (Juan Aguilar)
* Titán
* Travis Tomko
* Último Guerrero (José Gutiérrez)
* Rob Van Dam (Robert Szatkowski)
* Big Van Vader (Leon White)
* Vangellys
* Volador Jr. (Ramón Ibarra)
* Road Warrior Animal (Joseph Laurinaitis)
* Road Warrior Hawk (Michael Hegstrand)
* Barry Windham
* Hanson
* Raymond Rowe
* Hangman Page (Stevie Woltz)

### Joshi talent

* Kaoru Ito
* Manami Toyota
* Kairi
* Momoe Nakanishi
* Sachie Abe
* The Bloody
* Yumiko Hotta