Takeiji Muto

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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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 (2013)

Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2013. It was the 22nd January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the ...  (more)

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CAST:  Hiroshi Tanahashi  •  Kazuchika Okada  •  Shinsuke Nakamura  •  Kazushi Sakuraba

Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2013. It was the 22nd January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the ...  (more)

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CAST:  Hiroshi Tanahashi  •  Kazuchika Okada  •  Shinsuke Nakamura  •  Kazushi Sakuraba

WrestleCade Supershow 2019 (2019)

WrestleCare's supercard brings together some of the greatest talent in indie wrestling and some of the sport's all-time greats.  (more)

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CAST:  Holly Letkeman  •  Kira Magnin-Forster  •  Patricia Parker  •  Vannarah Riggs

WrestleCare's supercard brings together some of the greatest talent in indie wrestling and some of the sport's all-time greats.  (more)

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CAST:  Holly Letkeman  •  Kira Magnin-Forster  •  Patricia Parker  •  Vannarah Riggs

NJPW Battle Zone Space II (1992)

NJPW presents the 12th night of the Tag Team Wrestling Scramble, Battle Zone Space II.  (more)

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CAST:  Genichiro Shimada  •  Takashi Ishikawa  •  Koki Kitahara  •  Kengo Kimura

NJPW presents the 12th night of the Tag Team Wrestling Scramble, Battle Zone Space II.  (more)

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CAST:  Genichiro Shimada  •  Takashi Ishikawa  •  Koki Kitahara  •  Kengo Kimura

NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020 (2020)

Pro Wrestling NOAH presents their final event of 2020 from Tokyo, Japan.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Go Shiozaki  •  Takashi Sugiura  •  Takeiji Muto  •  Naomichi Marufuji

Pro Wrestling NOAH presents their final event of 2020 from Tokyo, Japan.  (more)

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CAST:  Go Shiozaki  •  Takashi Sugiura  •  Takeiji Muto  •  Naomichi Marufuji

NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol.4 (2020)

Pro Wrestling NOAH celebrates its 20th anniversary with this event from Yokohama Budokan in Yokahama, Japan.  (more)

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CAST:  Go Shiozaki  •  Katsuhiko Nakajima  •  Kazushi Sakuraba  •  Takashi Sugiura

Pro Wrestling NOAH celebrates its 20th anniversary with this event from Yokohama Budokan in Yokahama, Japan.  (more)

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CAST:  Go Shiozaki  •  Katsuhiko Nakajima  •  Kazushi Sakuraba  •  Takashi Sugiura

TNA Bound For Glory 2014 (2014)

Bound for Glory (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), in collaboration with Japanese promotion Wrestle-1. It took place on October 12, 2014 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It was the ...  (more)

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CAST:  Michael Hutter  •  Hassan Hamin Assad  •  Samoa Joe  •  Chris Parks

Bound for Glory (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), in collaboration with Japanese promotion Wrestle-1. It took place on October 12, 2014 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It was the ...  (more)

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CAST:  Michael Hutter  •  Hassan Hamin Assad  •  Samoa Joe  •  Chris Parks

TNA Lockdown 2014 (2014)

Lockdown (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on March 9, 2014 at the BankUnited Center in Miami, Florida.[1] It was the tenth event under the Lockdown name and first ...  (more)

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CAST:  Hassan Hamin Assad  •  Eric Maher  •  Jeff Hardy  •  Wesley David Richards

Lockdown (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion, which took place on March 9, 2014 at the BankUnited Center in Miami, Florida.[1] It was the tenth event under the Lockdown name and first ...  (more)

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CAST:  Hassan Hamin Assad  •  Eric Maher  •  Jeff Hardy  •  Wesley David Richards

NWA Battle of the Belts III (1986)

Name of the event: NWA Battle Of The Belts III Date: 09.01.1986 Promotion: Championship Wrestling From Florida, National Wrestling Alliance Type: Event Location: Daytona Beach, Florida, USA Arena: Ocean Center Attendance: ca. 8.000  (more)

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CAST:  Barry Windham  •  Ron Heard  •  Ric Flair  •  Larry Pfohl

Name of the event: NWA Battle Of The Belts III Date: 09.01.1986 Promotion: Championship Wrestling From Florida, National Wrestling Alliance Type: Event Location: Daytona Beach, Florida, USA Arena: Ocean Center Attendance: ca. 8.000  (more)

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CAST:  Barry Windham  •  Ron Heard  •  Ric Flair  •  Larry Pfohl

NWA Battle of The Belts II (1986)

It’s another Florida supercard syndicated across the country, and thankfully there’s no hurricane to sabotage this one, so we should be getting a pretty solid night of wrestling action.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Crockett Jr.
CAST:  Ric Flair  •  Barry Windham  •  Gordon Solie  •  Michael James Hegstrand

It’s another Florida supercard syndicated across the country, and thankfully there’s no hurricane to sabotage this one, so we should be getting a pretty solid night of wrestling action.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Crockett Jr.
CAST:  Ric Flair  •  Barry Windham  •  Gordon Solie  •  Michael James Hegstrand

WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun (1989)

WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun took place on April 2, 1989 at The SuperDome in New Orleans, Louisiana. There were 5,300 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.3 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Rick Blood Sr.  •  Ric Flair  •  Dan Spivey  •  Kevin Sullivan

WCW Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun took place on April 2, 1989 at The SuperDome in New Orleans, Louisiana. There were 5,300 people in attendance and the show drew a 4.3 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Rick Blood Sr.  •  Ric Flair  •  Dan Spivey  •  Kevin Sullivan

ROH: Final Battle (2003)

ROH closes out 2003 with a bang, presenting their second annual Final Battle event.  (more)

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CAST:  Christopher Daniel Covell  •  Takeiji Muto  •  Isao Takagi  •  Danny Lopez

ROH closes out 2003 with a bang, presenting their second annual Final Battle event.  (more)

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CAST:  Christopher Daniel Covell  •  Takeiji Muto  •  Isao Takagi  •  Danny Lopez

WCW Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 (1989)

Clash of the Champions VIII took place on September 12, 1989 at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. There were 2,600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.7 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the first ever Halloween Havoc PPV on October 28.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Steve Borden  •  Ric Flair  •  Takeiji Muto  •  Dick Slater

Clash of the Champions VIII took place on September 12, 1989 at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, South Carolina. There were 2,600 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.7 rating on TBS. This show was used to build the first ever Halloween Havoc PPV on October 28.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Steve Borden  •  Ric Flair  •  Takeiji Muto  •  Dick Slater

WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout (1990)

WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout took place on February 6, 1990 at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas. There were 3,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.5 rating on TBS. This was the show that set up the WCW WrestleWar '90: Wild ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Steve Borden  •  Ric Flair  •  Martin Lunde  •  Alan Rogowski

WCW Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout took place on February 6, 1990 at the Memorial Coliseum in Corpus Christi, Texas. There were 3,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 4.5 rating on TBS. This was the show that set up the WCW WrestleWar '90: Wild ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Steve Borden  •  Ric Flair  •  Martin Lunde  •  Alan Rogowski

NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown (1989)

WrestleWar 1989: Music City Showdown was the first WrestleWar professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on May 7, 1989 from the Nashville ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Rick Blood Sr.  •  Ric Flair  •  Michael James Hegstrand  •  Joe Laurinaitis

WrestleWar 1989: Music City Showdown was the first WrestleWar professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Championship Wrestling (WCW) under the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) banner. It took place on May 7, 1989 from the Nashville ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Rick Blood Sr.  •  Ric Flair  •  Michael James Hegstrand  •  Joe Laurinaitis

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88 (1988)

The King and The Modern-Day Warrior collide with both The WCCW & AWA World Titles on the line!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Adkisson
CAST:  Kerry Adkisson  •  Jerry Lawler  •  Michael Seitz  •  Steve Cox

The King and The Modern-Day Warrior collide with both The WCCW & AWA World Titles on the line!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Adkisson
CAST:  Kerry Adkisson  •  Jerry Lawler  •  Michael Seitz  •  Steve Cox

NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days (1989)

The Great American Bash (1989) was the fifth annual The Great American Bash professional wrestling event produced by WCW under the NWA banner and the second to be produced as a PPV event. It took place on July 23, 1989 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Ric Flair  •  Terry Funk  •  Larry Pfohl  •  Rick Blood Sr.

The Great American Bash (1989) was the fifth annual The Great American Bash professional wrestling event produced by WCW under the NWA banner and the second to be produced as a PPV event. It took place on July 23, 1989 at the Baltimore Arena in Baltimore, Maryland. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Ric Flair  •  Terry Funk  •  Larry Pfohl  •  Rick Blood Sr.

WCW Halloween Havoc '89 (1989)

WCW Halloween Havoc '89: Settling The Score took place on October 28, 1989 from the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The main event was a Thunderdome match with Ric Flair and Sting versus Terry Funk and The Great Muta. The Roadwarrior ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Ric Flair  •  Steve Borden  •  Terry Funk  •  Takeiji Muto

WCW Halloween Havoc '89: Settling The Score took place on October 28, 1989 from the Philadelphia Civic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The main event was a Thunderdome match with Ric Flair and Sting versus Terry Funk and The Great Muta. The Roadwarrior ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Ric Flair  •  Steve Borden  •  Terry Funk  •  Takeiji Muto

WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock (1989)

NWA Starrcade ’89 features round-robin Iron Man and Iron Team Tournaments. Participants include Ric Flair, Sting, The Road Warriors, Lex Luger, The Great Muta, and many more NWA Superstars from around the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Steve Borden  •  Ric Flair  •  Larry Pfohl  •  Takeiji Muto

NWA Starrcade ’89 features round-robin Iron Man and Iron Team Tournaments. Participants include Ric Flair, Sting, The Road Warriors, Lex Luger, The Great Muta, and many more NWA Superstars from around the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Steve Borden  •  Ric Flair  •  Larry Pfohl  •  Takeiji Muto

WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course (1990)

WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course was the eighth annual Starrcade professional wrestling PPV event produced under the NWA banner. It was the third Starrcade event produced by WCW, and the last PPV event held by the NWA. It took place on December 16, 1990 from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Steve Borden  •  Ric Flair  •  Larry Pfohl  •  Dick Afflis

WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course was the eighth annual Starrcade professional wrestling PPV event produced under the NWA banner. It was the third Starrcade event produced by WCW, and the last PPV event held by the NWA. It took place on December 16, 1990 from the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Herd
CAST:  Steve Borden  •  Ric Flair  •  Larry Pfohl  •  Dick Afflis

NJPW Battle Formation '96 (1996)

NJPW and WCW's biggest stars clash in the Tokyo Dome.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Nobuhiko Takada  •  Shinya Hashimoto  •  Tatsumi Fujinami  •  Genichiro Shimada

NJPW and WCW's biggest stars clash in the Tokyo Dome.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Nobuhiko Takada  •  Shinya Hashimoto  •  Tatsumi Fujinami  •  Genichiro Shimada
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