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Keiji Mutoh
Keiji Mutoh
Class of 2023
Information
Ring names
Kokushi-Muso
The Great Muta
Keiji Mutoh
Super Black Ninja
White Ninja
Super Ninja
Space Lone Wolf Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)Weight
237 lbs (107 kg)Born
December 23, 1962 (1962-12-23) (age 62)Birth Place
Trainer(s)
Debut
October 5,1984Retired
Career[]
In wrestling[]
- Finishing moves
- Shining Wizard - Innovated
- Muta Lock - Innovated
- Moonsault
- Signature moves
- Asian mist
- Space Rolling Elbow (Cartwheel back elbow to a cornered opponent)
- Flashing Elbow (Running twisting elbow drop)
- Dragon Screw Leg Whip
- Dropkick
- Frankensteiner (sometimes from the top rope)
- Whiplash or Elevated Whiplash
Championships and accomplishments[]
- All Japan Pro Wrestling
- AJPW Triple Crown Championship (3 times)
- AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship (5 times) – withTaiyō Kea,Kenzo Suzuki,Masakatsu Funaki,Joe Doering andArashi
- Champion's Carnival (2002,2004,2007)
- F-1 Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Kannazuki
- Giant Baba Six Man Cup (2002) – with George Hines and Kaz Hayashi
- January 2 Korakuen Hall Heavyweight Battle Royal (2011)
- January 3 Korakuen Hall Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal (2011)
- Akiho Yoshizawa Cup (2010) – with Masakatsu Funaki and S1 Mask
- World's Strongest Tag Team League (2001) – with Taiyō Kea
- World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2007) – with Joe Doering
- World's Strongest Tag Determination League (2009) – with Masakatsu Funaki
- World
- NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- NWA World Television Championship (1 time)
- Regional
- NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- New Japan Pro Wrestling
- IWGP Heavyweight Championship (4 times)
- IWGP Tag Team Championship (6 times) – withHiroshi Hase (2),Masahiro Chono (2), Shiro Koshinaka (1) and Taiyō Kea (1)
- Greatest 18 Championship (1 time)
- G1 Climax (1995)
- Super Grade Tag League/G1 Tag League (1993, 1994) – with Hiroshi Hase
- G1 Tag League (1997) – with Masahiro Chono
- G1 Tag League (1998) – with Satoshi Kojima
- G1 Tag League (1999) – with Scott Norton
- MVP Award (2001)
- Singles Best Bout (2001) vs. Yuji Nagata on August 12
- Tag Team Best Bout (2001) with Hiroshi Hase vs. Jun Akiyama and Yuji Nagata on October
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #3 in the 2002 PWI 500 (His highest-ever ranking and the second highest ranking achieved by a Japanese wrestler - Mitshuaru Misawa was ranked second to Dean Malenko in 1997)
- PWI ranked him #25 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
- He was ranked #22 of the best tag teams of the "PWI Years" in 2003 withHiroshi Hase
- Nikkan Sports
- Match of the Year (1999) vs. Genichiro Tenryu on May 3
- Match of the Year (2001) with Hiroshi Hase vs. Yuji Nagata & Jun Akiyama on October 8
- Outstanding Performance Award (1998)
- Tag Team of the Year (2009) with Masakatsu Funaki
- Technique Award (1997)
- Wrestler of the Year (1999, 2001, 2008)
- Tokyo Sports Grand Prix
- Match of the Year (1999) with Genichiro Tenryu on May 3, 1999
- Match of the Year (2011) with Kenta Kobashi vs. Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano, All Together, August 27
- Outstanding Performance Award (1998)
- Rookie of the Year (1986)
- Special Award (1989)
- Tag Team of the Year (1990) with Masahiro Chono
- Tag Team of the Year (2005) with Akebono
- Wrestler of the Year (1995, 1999, 2001, 2008)
- Total Nonstop Action Wrestling
- Global Impact Tournament (2015) - Team International (The Great Sanada,Drew Galloway,Bram,Tigre Uno,Magnus,Rockstar Spud,Khoya,Sonjay Dutt andAngelina Love)
- World Championship Wrestling
- WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – withVampiro
- BattleBowl (1992)
- World Wrestling Council
- WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
- WWC World Television Championship (1 time)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter
- Best Wrestling Maneuver (2001) Shining Wizard
- Match of the Year (2001) vs. Genichiro Tenryu on June 8, Tokyo, Japan
- Most Improved Wrestler (2001)
- Wrestler of the Year (2001)
- Readers' Favorite Wrestler (2001)
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1999)
- 5 Star Match (1987) with Shiro Koshinaka vs. Akira Maeda and Nobuhiko Takada on March 20
- 5 Star Match (1991) vs Big Van Vader at NJPW G1 Climax Day 3 on August 9
- Other achievements
- Bahamut Championship (1 time) – with Sugi-chan
- World Wrestling Entertainment
- WWE Hall of Fame (Class of 2023)
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