Taiji Ishimori

Army Santa

Born February 10, 1983· Tagajo, Miyagi, Japan

258Roles★ 7Average rating

Emerging from an amateur wrestling background, Ishimori honed his craft in the Mexican Toryumon system before debuting in 2002. After a brief, high-profile stint with New Japan’s Young Lions and a short run in All Japan, he spent twelve years with Pro Wrestling Noah, where he amassed three GHC Junior Heavyweight titles, set a 405-day record reign, and captured the junior tag belt a record six time… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

TNA iMPACT!2004NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 132019NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 202026NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty2025

Filmography

YearRating

★ 8.1

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 132019

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★ 9.5

NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)2026

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★ 9

NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 20182018

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★ 10

NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 132025

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★ 10

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI2025

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★ 10

NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 20232023

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★ 10

NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)2019

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★ 8.5

NJPW Sakura Genesis 20262026

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★ 8

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 202026

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★ 8

NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 20252025

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★ 8.2

NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 20192019

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★ 9

NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 172026

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★ 9

NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 12026

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★ 9

NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 20222022

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★ 9

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 22021

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★ 9

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 22020

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★ 9

NJPW Royal Quest2019

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★ 9

NJPW Destruction in Kobe 20192019

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★ 8

NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 32026

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★ 8

NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 52026

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★ 8

NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 72026

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★ 8

NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 152026

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★ 8

NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 182026

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★ 8

NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 20262026

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★ 8

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 22026

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★ 8

NJPW Wrestling Redzone in Hiroshima 20262026

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★ 8

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 62026

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★ 8

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)2026

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★ 8

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 32026

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★ 8

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 82026

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★ 8

NJPW Battle in the Valley 20252025

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★ 8

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 20222022

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★ 8

NJPW New Year Dash !! 20192019

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★ 7

NJPW New Year Dash !! 20262026

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★ 7

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 62026

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★ 7

NJPW The New Beginning USA 20262026

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★ 7

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12026

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★ 7

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)2026

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★ 7

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 12026

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★ 7

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12026

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★ 7

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 22026

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★ 7

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 72026

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★ 7

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 122026

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★ 7

NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 62026

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★ 7

NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match2026

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★ 7

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 112026

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★ 7

NJPW Destruction In Kobe 20262026

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★ 7

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 22026

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★ 7

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 32026

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★ 7

NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty2025

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★ 7

NJPW Tanahashi Jam2025

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★ 7

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome2023

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★ 7

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 12021

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★ 7

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 22021

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Series★ 7

TNA iMPACT!2004

★ 6

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 12026

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★ 6

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 102026

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★ 6

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 102026

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★ 6

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 112026

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★ 6

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 32026

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★ 6

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 82026

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★ 6

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~2026

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★ 6

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 22026

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★ 6

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 102026

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★ 6

NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 12026

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★ 6

NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata2025

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AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)2016

★ 6

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)2016

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★ 6

NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 132026

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★ 5

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 22026

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★ 5

NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 32026

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★ 5

NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 12026

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★ 5

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 42026

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★ 5

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 52026

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★ 5

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 102026

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★ 5

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 42026

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★ 5

NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 92026

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★ 5

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Mayhem Night 12025

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★ 5

Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Mayhem Night 22025

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AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)2016

★ 5

AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)2016

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★ 4

NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~2026

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★ 4

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 92026

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★ 4

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 112026

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★ 3.5

NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 52020

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★ 3

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 132026

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★ 4

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XV2017

NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 32026

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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 42026

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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 52026

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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 82026

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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 92026

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NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 72026

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NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 22026

BONE SOLDIER Jr.

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 42026

BONE SOLDIER Jr.

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 12026

BONE SOLDIER Jr.

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 32026

BONE SOLDIER Jr.

NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 52026

BONE SOLDIER Jr.

NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 22026

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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 52026

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MLW & NJPW Present CMLL Fantastica Mania USA 20262026

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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 12026

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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 22026

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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 42026

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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 32026

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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 22026

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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 32026

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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 42026

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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 52026

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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 62026

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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 72026

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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 82026

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NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion2026

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CMLL Presenta NJPW Fantastica Mania Mexico 20262026

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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 42026

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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 52026

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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 12026

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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 52026

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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 62026

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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 72026

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 42026

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 52026

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 62026

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CMLL & NJPW Lucha Kingdom 20262026

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NJPW New Year Dash!! 20252025

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NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event2025

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NJPW Sakura Genesis 20252025

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 9 (Final)2025

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 12025

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 22025

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NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 20252025

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NJPW Death Pain Invitational2025

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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 32025

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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 92025

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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 112025

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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 152025

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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 72025

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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 172025

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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 182025

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NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 19 (Final)2025

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NJPW Destruction In Kobe 20252025

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NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous2025

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NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 12025

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NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 22025

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NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 32025

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NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 42025

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NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More Time2025

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 12025

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 22025

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 82025

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 72025

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 62025

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 52025

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 42025

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NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 32025

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NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi ~ Final Homecoming2025

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NJPW New Japan Road in Anjo 20252025

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NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)2025

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NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 12025

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NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 22025

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NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 32025

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NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya2024

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NJPW New Year Dash!! 20242024

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 12024

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NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 20242024

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 22024

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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 182024

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NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event2024

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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)2024

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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 22024

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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 32024

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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 42024

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NJPW Royal Quest IV2024

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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 20242024

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NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous2024

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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 20232023

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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 12023

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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 22023

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 20232023

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NOAH: Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love ～Hold Out～2023

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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 22023

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NJPW Royal Quest III2023

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 12022

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 22022

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NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 32022

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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 22022

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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 12022

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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 102022

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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 142022

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NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 162022

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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final)2022

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NJPW Declaration of Power2022

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NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 142022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 22022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 32022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 42022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 62022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 72022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)2022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 142022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 132022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 122022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 112022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 102022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 92022

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 82022

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NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 22021

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NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall 20212021

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome2021

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 20212021

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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 12021

NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 12021

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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 22021

NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 22021

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NJPW Sakura Genesis 20212021

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NJPW 49th Anniversary Show2021

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12021

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 22021

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 92021

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 112021

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 20202020

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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)2020

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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 22020

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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 12020

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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 62020

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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 72020

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya2020

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu2020

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NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 20202020

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)2020

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW Best of the Super Junior XXVII & World Tag League 2020 - Day 17 (Final)2020

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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 20192019

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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)2019

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NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne2019

NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 12019

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ROH & NJPW: G1 Supercard2019

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 12019

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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 22019

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 22019

NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 32019

NJPW 47th Anniversary Show2019

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 12019

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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 22019

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 12019

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 22019

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 32019

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 42019

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 82019

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 20182018

Taiji Ishimori

IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary XVI2018

PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night One2018

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PWG: All Star Weekend 14 - Night Two2018

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW Best of the Super Junior 25 - Day 12018

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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 19 (Final)2018

Taiji Ishimori

IMPACT Wrestling: Bound For Glory 20172017

Taiji Ishimori

NJPW Power Struggle 20162016

Taiji Ishimori

ROH: Border Wars2013

Taiji Ishimori

NOAH: European Navigation 20082008

wXw 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 22008

wXw 16 Carat Gold 2008 - Day 22008

NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 122007

NOAH Summer Navigation '07 - Day 122007

Series

NJPW New Japan Cup2005

Taiji Ishimori

AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-12003