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Keiji Mutoh

Keiji Mutoh

Birthday: 1962-12-23 | Place of Birth: Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2009
Bloodstained Memoirs

as    Himself

2004
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

as    Harold Sakata

2003
Dragon Blue

as    Ryusaki

2000
WCW Fall Brawl 2000

as    The Great Muta

1994
WCW Spring Stampede 1994

as    The Great Muta

1993
WCW/New Japan Supershow III

as    The Great Muta

1993
WCW SuperBrawl III

as    The Great Muta

1992
WCW Starrcade

as    The Great Muta

1992
WCW/New Japan Supershow II

as    The Great Muta

1990
WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course

as    The Great Muta

1989
WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock

as    The Great Muta

1989
WCW Halloween Havoc '89

as    The Great Muta