Acting
Yuya Uemura
JA, EN cinema · 280 credits
Born
18 November 1994 (age 31)
Birthplace
Imabari, Ehime, Shikoku, Japan
Yuya Uemura is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted on April 10, 2018, after signing with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the Young Lion system. In 2022, he went on excursion to the United States, where he competed for All Elite Wrestling (AEW), Impact Wrestling (TNA), Game Changer Wrestling (GCW), and various American independent promotions. After his return to Japan, he won the NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Championship in 2024, made his G1 Climax debut, and was ranked No. 143 on the PWI 500 that same year.
Known for
Filmography
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 21
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2026
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima 2026
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NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2026
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIII
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
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NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026
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NJPW Taichi School Pro Wrestling 2
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW World Tag League 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW World Tag League 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW World Tag League 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW World Tag League 2026 - Day 8
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NJPW World Tag League 2026 - Day 10
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NJPW World Tag League 2026 - Day 12
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NJPW World Tag League 2026 - Day 14
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NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2025
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
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NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima
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NJPW Tanahashi Jam
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
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AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door 2025 - Zero Hour
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NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2025
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NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025
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NJPW New Japan Road in Ishikari 2025
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NJPW New Japan Road in Anjo 2025
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 2
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 4
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 5
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 6
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 7
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 8
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 9
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 10
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 11
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 12
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 13
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 14
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 15
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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 16
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NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 7
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 8
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
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NJPW Resurgence 2024
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 1
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NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 7
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
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GCW Josh Barnett's Bloodsport 9
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IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2023
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IMPACT Wrestling: Under Siege 2023
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GCW Scene of the Crime
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IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2023
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IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023
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NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
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NJPW STRONG Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2023
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NJPW Music City Mayhem
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NJPW Windy City Riot 2022
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NJPW Capital Collision 2022
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Ric Flair's Last Match: Preshow
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IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2022
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IMPACT Wrestling: Over Drive 2022
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NJPW Resurgence 2021
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NJPW Battle In The Valley 2021
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 11
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2020
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NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
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