Yota Tsuji
Acting
Born 1993-09-08 · Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
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
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019 · Movie
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
2023 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
2025 · Movie
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
2025 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
2019 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
2019 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
2019 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8
2025 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
2019 · Movie
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
2019 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
2019 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
2023 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 1
2023 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
2019 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
2021 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2026
2026 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
2019 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 11
2023 · Movie
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
2026 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
2026 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
2019 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
2019 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima 2026
2026 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
2019 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
2026 · Movie
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025
2025 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
2026 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16
2023 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
2023 · Movie
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
2026 · Movie
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2024
2024 · Movie
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
2025 · Movie
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 8
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
NJPW Tanahashi Jam
2025 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning USA 2026
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 7
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 9
2026 · Movie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
2024 · Movie
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2024: Zero Hour
2024 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025
2025 · Movie
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
2025 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 10
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
2026 · Movie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
2024 · Movie
NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 6
2026 · Movie
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
2026 · Movie
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
2020 · Movie
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 4
2026 · Movie
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 1
2026 · Movie
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
2020 · Movie