Yota Tsuji
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.
Acting
Movie
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
as Yota Tsuji
2024
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16
as Yota Tsuji
2023
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
as Yota Tsuji
2023
TV
New Japan Pro Wrestling
as Yota Tsuji
1972
TV
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
as Yota Tsuji
2019
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
as Yota Tsuji
2019
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
as Yota Tsuji
2019
Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
as Yota Tsuji
2021
Movie
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
as Yota Tsuji
2025
Movie
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025
as Yota Tsuji
2025
Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
as Yota Tsuji
2026
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
as Yota Tsuji
2019
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
as Yota Tsuji
2019
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
as Yota Tsuji
2019
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
as Yota Tsuji
2019
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
as Yota Tsuji
2019
Movie
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2024
as Yota Tsuji
2024
Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
as Yota Tsuji
2026
Movie
NJPW The New Beginning USA 2026
as Yota Tsuji
2026
Movie
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
as Yota Tsuji
2026
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
as Yota Tsuji
2023
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
as Yota Tsuji
2023
Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
as Yota Tsuji
2023