Keiji Mutoh

Biography

Keiji Mutoh, is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He is mostly known for his work as The Great Muta in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1990s, but he has also worked in United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Taiwan. He is a former owner and president of All Japan Pro Wrestling, as well as being a full-time wrestler for the promotion from 2002 to 2013. Mutoh is widely regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers of all-time, both in Japan and America. Mutoh is credited as one of the first Japanese wrestlers to achieve a fanbase outside of his native Japan in the United States. The Great Muta gimmick is one of the most influential gimmicks in puroresu, having been emulated by many wrestlers including Satoshi Kojima (as The Great Koji), Kazushi Miyamoto (as The Great Kazushi) and Atsushi Onita (as The Great Nita). In addition, countless independent wrestlers have paid tribute to Muta through emulation and imitation. Mutoh is one of two wrestlers to hold the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the AJPW Triple Crown Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship (the other being Shinya Hashimoto). He is also famous for taking part in what is generally considered to be the bloodiest professional wrestling match of all time against Hiroshi Hase, leading to the creation of the "Muta Scale". Mutoh is currently the owner and founder of Wrestle-1, where he also wrestles.

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All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

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WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

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WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

(1991) The Great Muta

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WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash

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WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday

(2023) The Great Muta

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WCW/New Japan Supershow II

(1992) The Great Muta

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TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015

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WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

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Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	The Great Muta	WWE WrestleMania 39 Sunday 2023-04-02 Movie
	The Great Muta	WWE Hall of Fame 2023 2023-03-31 Movie
	GREAT MUTA	NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE" 2023-01-22 Movie
	Keiji Muto	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 2023-01-04 Movie
	The Great Muta	NOAH: The New Year 2023 2023-01-01 Movie
2022	The Great Muta	NJPWxSTARDOM: Historic X-Over 2022-11-20 Movie
	N/A	NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 2022-01-08 Movie
	N/A	NOAH: The New Year 2022 2022-01-01 Movie
2021	Great Muta	All Elite Wrestling: Rampage 2021-08-13 TV Show
	N/A	CyberFight Festival 2021 2021-06-06 Movie
	N/A	NOAH: Destination 2021 - Back To Budokan 2021-02-12 Movie
2020	N/A	NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020 2020-12-06 Movie
	N/A	NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol.4 2020-11-22 Movie
2019	The Great Muta	WrestleCade Supershow 2019 2019-11-30 Movie
	Great Muta	IMPACT Wrestling: A Night You Can't Mist 2019-06-09 Movie
2018	The Great Muta	DDT Judgement 2018-03-25 Movie
2017	N/A	Sentosha: Battle Wheels 2017-10-06 TV Show
2016	The Great Muta (archive footage)	WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness 2016-04-26 Movie
2015	The Great Muta	TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015 2015-12-04 Movie
2014	The Great Muta	TNA Bound For Glory 2014 2014-10-12 Movie
	The Great Muta	WWE: The Best of Sting 2014-09-23 Movie
	The Great Muta	WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash 2014-07-15 Movie
	The Great Muta	TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014 2014-07-04 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1 2014-03-12 Movie
	The Great Muta	TNA Lockdown 2014 2014-03-09 Movie
	The Great Muta	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 2014-01-04 Movie
2013	N/A	Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1 2013-09-08 Movie
	N/A	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 2013-01-04 Movie
2012	N/A	NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love 2012-07-01 Movie
	Himself	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom VI 2012-01-04 Movie
	The Great Muta	WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection 2012-01-03 Movie
	The Great Muta	ROH: Japan's Finest 2012-01-01 Movie
2011	N/A	All Together 2011-08-27 Movie
	gaming house owner	Milocrorze: A Love Story 2011-02-18 Movie
2010	The Great Mutah	PWG: Kurt Russellreunion 2010-01-30 Movie
2009	N/A	NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ 2009-10-12 Movie
	Himself	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III 2009-01-04 Movie
	Himself	Bloodstained Memoirs 2009-01-01 Movie
2008	The Great Muta	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom II 2008-01-04 Movie
2007	Great Muta	Hustle Aid 2007 2007-06-17 Movie
	Keiji Muto	NJPW Wrestle Kingdom I 2007-01-04 Movie
2005	N/A	AJPW Realize 2005-02-16 Movie
2004	Harold Sakata	Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire 2004-12-15 Movie
	N/A	NOAH: Departure 2004 2004-07-10 Movie
2003	The Great Muta	ROH: Final Battle 2003-12-27 Movie
	N/A	AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary 2003-10-26 Movie
	N/A	AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1 2003-01-19 Movie
2002	GREAT MUTA	NJPW The Spiral 2002-10-14 Movie
2001	N/A	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001 2001-05-05 Movie
	N/A	NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15 2001-03-20 Movie
	N/A	AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular 2001-01-28 Movie
2000	The Great Muta	WCW Fall Brawl 2000 2000-09-17 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW New Blood Rising 2000-08-13 Movie
1999	Keiji Muto	NJPW Final Dome 1999-10-11 Movie
1997	The Great Muta	WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 1997-07-13 Movie
1996	Ryusaki	Dragon Blue 1996-07-04 Movie
	Great Muta	NJPW Battle Formation '96 1996-04-29 Movie
1995	N/A	WCW Monday Nitro 1995-09-04 TV Show
	The Great Muta	WCW Slamboree 1995 1995-05-21 Movie
	N/A	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995 1995-05-03 Movie
1994	N/A	NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8 1994-07-08 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW Spring Stampede 1994 1994-04-17 Movie
1993	Great Muta	NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 1993-05-03 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW SuperBrawl III 1993-02-21 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW/New Japan Supershow III 1993-01-04 Movie
1992	The Great Muta	WCW Starrcade 1992 1992-12-28 Movie
	N/A	NJPW Battle Zone Space II 1992-11-23 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW/New Japan Supershow II 1992-01-04 Movie
1991	The Great Muta	WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA 1991-06-12 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun 1991-03-21 Movie
1990	The Great Muta	WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course 1990-12-16 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout 1990-02-06 Movie
1989	The Great Muta	WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock 1989-12-13 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW Halloween Havoc '89 1989-10-28 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 1989-09-12 Movie
	The Great Muta	NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days 1989-07-23 Movie
	The Great Muta	NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown 1989-05-07 Movie
	The Great Muta	WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun 1989-04-02 Movie
1988	Super Black Ninja	WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88 1988-10-15 Movie
1987	Sensaku Matsunami	Luminous Woman 1987-10-24 Movie
1986	The White Ninja	NWA Battle of the Belts III 1986-09-01 Movie
	The White Ninja	NWA Battle of The Belts II 1986-02-14 Movie
	Great Muta	Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel Movie
	The Great Muta	The Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon Movie
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