Yota Tsuji

Acting

Yota Tsuji

Born September 8, 1993Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan246 credits

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

Filmography

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
2026NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
as Yota TsujiMovie
NJPW Tanahashi Jam
2025NJPW Tanahashi Jam
as Yota TsujiMovie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
2025NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
as Yota TsujiMovie
NJPW Royal Quest IV
2024NJPW Royal Quest IV
as Yota TsujiMovie
RevPro: Global Wars UK
2024RevPro: Global Wars UK
as Yota TsujiMovie
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
as Yota Tsuji)Movie
NJPW Resurgence 2024
2024NJPW Resurgence 2024
as Yota TsujiMovie
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
2024NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
as Yota TsujiMovie
RevPro High Stakes 2022
2022RevPro High Stakes 2022
as Yota TsujiMovie
RevPro Uprising 2021
2021RevPro Uprising 2021
as Yota TsujiMovie
RevPro High Stakes 2021
2021RevPro High Stakes 2021
as Yota TsujiMovie
NJPW New Japan Cup
2005NJPW New Japan Cup
as Yota TsujiTV