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Keiji Mutoh

Keiji Mutoh (武藤 敬司 Mutō Keiji, 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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Born:
Dec 23, 1962
Movie/TV Credits:
19
First Appeared:
In the movie Luminous Woman 1987-10-24
Latest Project:
Movie NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 2014-01-04
Known For
Filmography
Movie NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 The Great Muta 2014-01-04
Movie NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 2013-01-04
Movie Milocrorze: A Love Story gaming house owner 2011-02-18
Movie Bloodstained Memoirs Himself 2009-01-01
Movie Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire Harold Sakata 2004-12-15
Movie WCW Fall Brawl 2000 The Great Muta 2000-09-17
Movie WCW New Blood Rising The Great Muta 2000-08-13
Movie WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 The Great Muta 1997-07-13
Movie WCW Slamboree 1995 The Great Muta 1995-05-21
Movie WCW Spring Stampede 1994 The Great Muta 1994-04-17
Movie WCW SuperBrawl III The Great Muta 1993-02-21
Movie WCW Starrcade 1992 The Great Muta 1992-12-28
Movie WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course The Great Muta 1990-12-16
Movie NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days The Great Muta 1989-07-23
Movie NWA WrestleWar 1989 The Great Muta 1989-05-07
Movie WCW Halloween Havoc '89 The Great Muta 1989-10-28
Movie NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 The Great Muta 1989-09-12
Movie WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock The Great Muta 1989-12-13
Movie Luminous Woman 1987-10-24
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