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This is a list of foreign male wrestlers who have been in professional wrestling company, New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). As the name implies, the list does not include wrestlers born in Japan.

NJPW, like other major wrestling companies in its early days, featured few foreign wrestlers; over time, more wrestlers were hired to boost the company's popularity beyond Japanese soil.

It is important to note that there have also been cases of wrestlers who were born in one country, but within NJPW represented another under a gimmick based on clichés of that nationality. Others who are Japanese by birth, but have foreign ancestry. Such wrestlers, as well as those who mostly exercised other extra-luchistic roles (managers, announcers or commentators), are also not included in the section.

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z

By country

Country/Territory	No. of wrestlers
United States	102
Mexico	26
Canada	12
United Kingdom	10
Australia	9
Brazil	3
Tonga	3
Germany	2
New Zealand	2
Belgium	1
Finland	1
France	1
Ireland	1
Italy	1
Kazakhstan	1
Moldova	1
Mongolia	1
Russia	1
South Korea	1

A

• Abdullah the Butcher
• Ángel de Oro
• Francesco Akira
• Arn Anderson
• Karl Anderson
• Kurt Angle
• Lance Archer
• Steve Austin
• Averno
• Sangre Azteca
• Diamante Azul

B

• Bob Backlund
• The Barbarian
• Michael Bennett
• Trent Beretta
• Giant Bernard (aka Lord Tensai)
• Rey Bucanero
• Shelton Benjamin
• Crusher Bam Bam Bigelow
• Oleg Boltin
• Jack Bonza
• Pinoy Boy (aka T.J. Perkins)
• Wes Brisco
• Jay Briscoe
• Mark Briscoe
• Bruiser Brody

C

• Jeff Cobb
• Adam Cole
• Rey Cometa
• Rob Conway
• Clark Connors
• Consequences Creed (aka Xavier Woods)
• Riki Choshu
• Chuckie T.

D

• The DKC
• Jax Dane
• Punisher Dice Morgan (aka The Undertaker)
• Christopher Daniels
• Mark Davis
• Prince Devitt
• Brother Devon (aka D-Von Dudley)
• American Dragon (aka Bryan Danielson)
• Bad Dude Tito

E

• Robbie Eagles
• Michael Elgin
• Rey Escorpión

F

• Bad Luck Fale
• David Finlay
• Bobby Fish
• Ric Flair
• Kyle Fletcher
• Fuego
• Rick Fuller

G

• Héctor Garza
• Luke Gallows
• André the Giant
• Chavo Guerrero Jr.
• Último Guerrero
• Karl Gotch
• Daniel Gracie
• Rolles Gracie Jr.

H

• Hanson
• Cody Hall
• Scott Hall
• Tony Halme
• Stan Hansen
• Jeff Hardy
• Dax Harwood
• Bret Hart
• Owen Hart
• Salman Hashimikov
• Shane Haste
• Henare
• Hercules Hernandez
• Hikuleo
• Hulk Hogan

I

• Royce Isaacs

J

• Hartley Jackson
• Matt Jackson
• Nick Jackson

K

• Brian Kendrick
• Low Ki
• Dynamite Kid
• Gabriel Kidd
• Eddie Kingston
• Kevin Knight
• Alex Koslov

L

• Tom Lawlor
• Dragon Lee
• Jay Lethal
• Brock Lesnar
• Oskar Leube
• Tanga Loa

M

• Strong Man
• Dean Malenko
• Máximo
• Mephisto
• Místico
• Místico II (aka Dralístico)
• Dan Moloney
• Jon Moxley
• Dick Murdoch

N

• Jim Neidhart
• Jorel Nelson
• Nic Nemeth (aka Dolph Ziggler)
• Mikey Nicholls
• Scott Norton

O

• Will Ospreay
• Kenny Omega
• Chase Owens

P

• El Phantasmo
• Pac
• Hangman Page
• Pegasus Kid (aka Chris Benoit)
• Daniel Puder

R

• Jimmy Rave
• Brother Ray (aka Bubba Ray Dudley)
• Bronson Reed
• Kyle O'Reilly
• Davey Richards
• Ricochet
• Matt Riddle
• Billy Robinson
• Juice Robinson
• Cody Rhodes
• Niebla Roja
• Rocky Romero
• Robert Roode
• Fred Rosser
• Raymond Rowe
• Rick Rude
• Rush
• Lio Rush

S

• Chris Sabin
• Sabu
• Zack Sabre Jr.
• Bob Sapp
• Marty Scurll
• Alex Shelley
• Giant Singh (aka The Great Khali)
• Tiger Jeet Singh
• Giant Silva
• Slex
• Davey Boy Smith
• Davey Boy Smith Jr.
• La Sombra (aka Andrade El Ídolo)
• Sting
• Stuka Jr.
• Rick Steiner
• Scott Steiner
• James Storm
• Quiet Storm
• AJ Styles
• Matt Sydal

T

• Akebono Taro
• Michael Tarver
• Matt Taven
• Terry Taylor
• El Terrible
• El Texano Jr.
• Black Tiger
• Black Tiger II (aka Eddie Guerrero)
• Black Tiger III (aka Silver King)
• Titán
• Travis Tomko
• Tama Tonga

V

• Rob Van Dam
• Big Van Vader
• Matt Vandagriff
• Vangellys
• Montel Vontavious Porter
• Volador Jr.

W

• Road Warrior Animal
• Road Warrior Hawk
• Dr. Wagner Jr.
• Barry Windham
• Cash Wheeler
• Jay White
• Blue Wolf

Z

• Alex Zayne

See also

References

1. "Abdullah the Butcher". WrestlingData.
2. "Ángel de Oro". WrestlingData.
3. "Francesco Akira". WrestlingData.
4. "Arn Anderson". WrestlingData.
5. "Karl Anderson". WrestlingData.
6. "Kurt Angle". WrestlingData.
7. "Lance Archer". WrestlingData.
8. "Steve Austin". WrestlingData.
9. "Averno". WrestlingData.
10. "Sangre Azteca". WrestlingData.
11. "Metro". WrestlingData.
12. "Bob Backlund". WrestlingData.
13. "The Barbarian". WrestlingData.
14. "Mike Bennett". WrestlingData.
15. "Trent Beretta". WrestlingData.
16. "Giant Bernard/Lord Tensai". WrestlingData.
17. "Rey Bucanero". WrestlingData.
18. "Shelton Benjamin". WrestlingData.
19. "Bam Bam Bigelow". WrestlingData.
20. "Oleg Boltin". WrestlingData.
21. "Jack Bonza". WrestlingData.
22. "Pinoy Boy". WrestlingData.
23. "Wes Brisco". WrestlingData.
24. "Jay Briscoe". WrestlingData.
25. "Mark Briscoe". WrestlingData.
26. "Bruiser Brody". WrestlingData.
27. "Jeff Cobb". WrestlingData.
28. "Adam Cole". WrestlingData.
29. "Rey Cometa". WrestlingData.
30. "Rob Conway". WrestlingData.
31. "Clark Connors". WrestlingData.
32. "Consequences Creed". WrestlingData.
33. "Riki Choscu". WrestlingData.
34. "Chuckie T." WrestlingData.
35. "The DKC". WrestlingData.
36. "Jax Dane". WrestlingData.
37. "Punisher Dice Morgan". WrestlingData.
38. "Christopher Daniels". WrestlingData.
39. "Mark Davis". WrestlingData.
40. "Prince Devitt". WrestlingData.
41. "Brother D-Von". WrestlingData.
42. "Bryan Danielson". WrestlingData.
43. "Bad Dude Tito". WrestlingData.
44. "Robbie Eagles". WrestlingData.
45. "Michael Elgin". WrestlingData.
46. "Rey Escorpión". WrestlingData.
47. "Bad Luck Fale". WrestlingData.
48. "David Finlay". WrestlingData.
49. "Bobby Fish". WrestlingData.
50. "Ric Flair". WrestlingData.
51. "Kyle Fletcher". WrestlingData.
52. "Fuego". WrestlingData.
53. "Rick Fuller". WrestlingData.
54. "Héctor Garza". WrestlingData.
55. "Luke Gallows". WrestlingData.
56. "André the Giant". WrestlingData.
57. "Chavo Guerrero Jr". WrestlingData.
58. "Último Guerrero". WrestlingData.
59. "Karl Gotch". WrestlingData.
60. "Daniel Gracie". WrestlingData.
61. "Rolles Gracie Jr". WrestlingData.
62. "Hanson". WrestlingData.
63. "Cody Hall". WrestlingData.
64. "Scott Hall". WrestlingData.
65. "Tony Halme". WrestlingData.
66. "Stan Hansen". WrestlingData.
67. "Jeff Hardy". WrestlingData.
68. "Dax Harwood". WrestlingData.
69. "Bret Hart". WrestlingData.
70. "Owen Hart". WrestlingData.
71. "Salman Hashimikov". WrestlingData.
72. "Shane Haste". WrestlingData.
73. "Henare". WrestlingData.
74. "Hercules Hernandez". WrestlingData.
75. "Hikuleo". WrestlingData.
76. "Hulk Hogan". WrestlingData.
77. "Royce Isaacs". WrestlingData.
78. "Hartley Jackson". WrestlingData.
79. "Matt Jackson". WrestlingData.
80. "Nick Jackson". WrestlingData.
81. "Brian Kendrick". WrestlingData.
82. "Low Ki". WrestlingData.
83. "Dynamite Kid". WrestlingData.
84. "Gabriel Kidd". WrestlingData.
85. "Eddie Kingston". WrestlingData.
86. "Kevin Knight". WrestlingData.
87. "Alex Koslov". WrestlingData.
88. "Tom Lawlor". WrestlingData.
89. "Dragon Lee". WrestlingData.
90. "Jay Lethal". WrestlingData.
91. "Brock Lesnar". WrestlingData.
92. "Oskar Leube". WrestlingData.
93. "Tanga Loa". WrestlingData.
94. "Dean Malenko". WrestlingData.
95. "Máximo". WrestlingData.
96. "Mephisto". WrestlingData.
97. "Místico". WrestlingData.
98. "Místico II". WrestlingData.
99. "Dan Moloney". WrestlingData.
100. "Jon Moxley". WrestlingData.
101. "Dick Murdoch". WrestlingData.
102. "Jim Neidhart". WrestlingData.
103. "Jorel Nelson". WrestlingData.
104. "Nic Nemeth". WrestlingData.
105. "Mikey Nicholls". WrestlingData.
106. "Scott Norton". WrestlingData.
107. "Will Ospreay". WrestlingData.
108. "Kenny Omega". WrestlingData.
109. "Chase Owens". WrestlingData.
110. "El Phantasmo". WrestlingData.
111. "Pac". WrestlingData.
112. "Hangman Page". WrestlingData.
113. "Pegasus Kid". WrestlingData.
114. "Daniel Puder". WrestlingData.
115. "Jimmy Rave". WrestlingData.
116. "Brother Ray". WrestlingData.
117. "Bronson Reed". WrestlingData.
118. "Kyle O'Reilly". WrestlingData.
119. "Davey Richards". WrestlingData.
120. "Ricochet". WrestlingData.
121. "Matt Riddle". WrestlingData.
122. "Billy Robinson". WrestlingData.
123. "Juice Robinson". WrestlingData.
124. "Cody Rhodes". WrestlingData.
125. "Niebla Roja". WrestlingData.
126. "Rocky Romero". WrestlingData.
127. "Robert Roode". WrestlingData.
128. "Fred Rosser". WrestlingData.
129. "Raymond Rowe". WrestlingData.
130. "Rick Rude". WrestlingData.
131. "Rush". WrestlingData.
132. "Lio Rush". WrestlingData.
133. "Chris Sabin". WrestlingData.
134. "Sabu". WrestlingData.
135. "Zack Sabre Jr". WrestlingData.
136. "Bob Sapp". WrestlingData.
137. "Marty Scurll". WrestlingData.
138. "Alex Shelley". WrestlingData.
139. "Giant Singh". WrestlingData.
140. "Tiger Jeet Singh". WrestlingData.
141. "Giant Silva". WrestlingData.
142. "Davey Boy Smith". WrestlingData.
143. "Davey Boy Smith Jr". WrestlingData.
144. "La Sombra". WrestlingData.
145. "Sting". WrestlingData.
146. "Stuka Jr". WrestlingData.
147. "Rick Steiner". WrestlingData.
148. "Scott Steiner". WrestlingData.
149. "James Storm". WrestlingData.
150. "Quiet Storm". WrestlingData.
151. "AJ Styles". WrestlingData.
152. "Matt Sydal". WrestlingData.
153. "Akebono Taro". WrestlingData.
154. "Michael Tarver". WrestlingData.
155. "Matt Taven". WrestlingData.
156. "Terry Taylor". WrestlingData.
157. "El Terrible". WrestlingData.
158. "Black Tiger". WrestlingData.
159. "Black Tiger II". WrestlingData.
160. "Black Tiger III". WrestlingData.
161. "Titán". WrestlingData.
162. "Travis Tomko". WrestlingData.
163. "Tama Tonga". WrestlingData.
164. "Rob Van Dam". WrestlingData.
165. "Big Van Vader". WrestlingData.
166. "Matt Vandagriff". WrestlingData.
167. "Vangellys". WrestlingData.
168. "Montel Vontavious Porter". WrestlingData.
169. "Volador Jr". WrestlingData.
170. "Road Warrior Animal". WrestlingData.
171. "Road Warrior Hawk". WrestlingData.
172. "Dr. Wagner Jr". WrestlingData.
173. "Barry Windham". WrestlingData.
174. "Cash Wheeler". WrestlingData.
175. "Jay White". WrestlingData.
176. "Blue Wolf". WrestlingData.
177. "Alex Zayne". WrestlingData.

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