Personal Info
Birth date
1962-12-23 (62 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan
Also known as
The Great Muta
The Black Ninja
The White Ninja
The Super Black Ninja
Keiji Muto
Viet Cong Ming
Kokushi Muso
Takeiji Muto
Biography
Keiji Muto is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and professional wrestling executive. He is known for his work as The Great Muta in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) during the 1980s and 1990s, and his runs in other Japanese, American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican promotions. He was the president of All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) from 2002 to 2013 and representative director of Wrestle-1 (W-1) from 2013 to 2020.
Filmography
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
7.125
Overview:
AEW: Rampage, also known as Friday Night Rampage or simply Rampage, is a professional wrestling television program. It is produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and airs every Friday at 10pm ET on TNT in the United States. It is AEW's second weekly television show, positioned behind their flagship show, Dynamite.WCW Monday Nitro
8.4
Overview:
WCW Monday Nitro was a weekly professional wrestling telecast produced by World Championship Wrestling, created by Ted Turner and Eric Bischoff. The show aired Monday nights on TNT, going head-to-head with the World Wrestling Federation's Monday Night Raw from September 4, 1995 to March 26, 2001. Production ceased shortly after WCW was purchased by the WWF. The debut of Nitro began the Monday Night Wars, a ratings battle between the WWF and WCW that lasted for almost six years and saw each company resort to cutthroat tactics to try to compete with the competition. In mid-1996, Nitro began to draw better ratings than Raw based on the strength of the nWo storyline, an anarchist wrestling stable that wanted to take over WCW. Nitro continued to beat Raw for 84 consecutive weeks, forcing WWE owner Vince McMahon to change the way he did business. As the nWo storyline grew stagnant, fan interest in the storyline waned, and Raw began to edge out Nitro in the ratings. The turning point for the organizations came during the January 4, 1999 broadcast of Nitro, during which lead commentator Tony Schiavone gave away the results of matches for that night's Raw broadcast. As Raw was taped and Nitro was live, Bischoff believed that knowing the outcome would dissuade viewers from watching the program. Excited by the prospect of seeing perennial WWF underdog Mick Foley win the WWF Championship, a large number of Nitro viewers changed channels to watch Raw, switching back to Nitro after Foley won the title. From that week forward, Raw beat Nitro in the ratings by a significant amount, and WCW was never able to regain the success it once had.Sentosha: Battle Wheels
4.6
Overview:
Renowned entertainers and car lovers grasp the wheel and compete with their battle cars in a variety of never before seen challenges! They face off in life-threatening duels designed to test their speed, courage, and above all, their grit! Put the pedal to the metal! Burn! Destroy! Crash into! This is a new show of the "Dangertainment variety (danger + entertainment)".Luminous Woman
5.8
Overview:
A hulking man from the country pursues his beloved to the underworld of Tokyo nightclubs, where he finds work as a sideshow wrestler and becomes involved with a faded opera singer.NOAH: The New Year 2023
NYR
Overview:
Noah The New Year 2023 was a professional wrestling event promoted by CyberFight's sub-brand Pro Wrestling Noah. It took place on Janaury 1, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Nippon Budokan. The event aired on CyberAgent's AbemaTV online linear television service and CyberFight's streaming service Wrestle Universe. The show's main event portraited the final Noah appearance of The Great Muta as he faced WWE's Shinsuke Nakamura.WCW New Blood Rising
7
Overview:
New Blood Rising was a professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling that replaced WCW's August PPV event Road Wild. It took place on August 13, 2000 from the Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver, British Columbia. The name is a reference to the New Blood faction within WCW. The main event was Booker T defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Jeff Jarrett. Another primary match was a Triple Threat match between Goldberg, Kevin Nash, and Scott Steiner. Other matches on the card included KroniK defending the WCW World Tag Team Championships against The Dark Carnival (Vampiro & The Great Muta), Lance Storm defending the WCW United States Championship against Mike Awesome in a Canadian Rules match with Jacques Rougeau as the special guest referee,Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
6
Overview:
Story of Rikidozan, a sumo wrestler who can only achieve limited success in Japan because he's half Korean. But when Rikidozan goes to the United States and discovers professional wrestling, he becomes a hero back home.NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
10
Overview:
Wrestle Kingdom 8 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, 2014. It was the 23rd January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the eighth held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. Like the previous year, the event aired worldwide on internet pay-per-view (iPPV).WCW SuperBrawl III
NYR
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SuperBrawl III took place on February 21, 1993 from the Asheville Civic Center in Asheville, North Carolina. This event marked the return of Ric Flair to WCW. The main event was Big Van Vader defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Sting in a White Castle of Fear Strap match. The Great Muta defended the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Barry Windham and Dustin Rhodes defended the WCW U.S. Heavyweight Championship against Maxx Payne. Other matches include The Rock N' Roll Express vs The Heavenly Bodies (from Smokey Mountain Wrestling), Cactus Jack vs Paul Orndorff in a Falls-Count-Anywhere match, "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith vs "Wild" Bill irwin, and Chris Benoit vs. 2 Cold Scorpio.WCW Spring Stampede 1994
9
Overview:
Ric Flair defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. Big Van Vader battles The Boss. Sting faces "Ravishing" Rick Rude for the WCW International World Heavyweight Championship. "Stunning" Steve Austin defends the WCW United States Championship against The Great Muta. The Nasty Boys face Cactus Jack & Maxx Payne and much more!NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
5
Overview:
Wrestle Kingdom III 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, 2009. It was the 18th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the third held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured eleven matches (including one dark match), five of which were contested for championships. For the second year in a row, the show featured wrestlers from the American Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). In addition, the show also featured wrestlers from the Mexican Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) as part of a new relationship between NJPW and CMLL. Wrestlers from other Japanese promotions also took part in the show, including All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), Pro Wrestling Noah and Pro Wrestling Zero1, whose top title, the World Heavyweight Championship, was defended during the show.Milocrorze: A Love Story
6.4
Overview:
Three tales of love told through wildly intoxicating, colorful stories. When platinum redhead Ovreneli Vreneligare was just a little boy, he fell in love in the park. Sharing a juice box with the stunningly gorgeous Milocrorze, he took her home to his cat, Verandola Gorgonzola, and made her his girlfriend until the fickle beauty abandoned him, and he covered the hole in his heart with a pot lid he found lying on the ground. This is only the beginning of his story but it’s not the end of his heartbreak. MILOCRORZE: A LOVE STORY is a candy-flavored anthology of hopeless l’amour, and it has many victims.WCW/New Japan Supershow II
NYR
Overview:
WCW/New Japan Supershow II (known as Starrcade 1992 in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on January 4, 1992 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The main event was the Steiner Brothers versus Sting & The Great Muta. Other matches included Tatsumi Fujinami defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Riki Choshu, Lex Luger defending the WCW World heavyweight Championship against Masahiro Chono, Big Van Vader vs El Gigante, Dusty and Dustin Rhodes vs Masa Saito and Kim Duk, The Enforcers vs Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka, and Jushin Liger, Masashi Aoyagi, and Akira Nogami vs Hiro Saito, Super Strong Machine, & Kantaro Hoshino.NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
NYR
Overview:
We Are Pro-Wrestling Love was a supercard produced by New Japan Pro Wrestling and All-Japan Pro Wrestling to celebrate the companies' 40th anniversaries.WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
NYR
Overview:
WCW/New Japan Supershow I (known as Starrcade 1991 in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on March 21, 1991 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It aired in North America in April 1991. The main event was Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Tatsumi Fujinami. Other matches included The Great Muta vs Sting, El Gigante vs Big Cat Hughes, Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki defending against The Steiner Brothers for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Arn Anderson & Barry Windham vs Masa Saito & Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight CHampionship against Akira Nogami, and several dark matches.WCW Starrcade 1992
5
Overview:
Starrcade '92: Battle Bowl II: The Lethal Lottery took place on December 28, 1992 from The Omni in Atlanta, Georgia. The main event was the Battle Bowl Battle Royale for the Battle Bowl Ring. The final match for The King of Cable tournament was also held during this PPV featuring Sting vs Big Van Vader. Other matches included The Great Muta defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Masahiro Chono, Ron Simmons defending the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against Steve Williams, and Shane Douglas with Ricky Steamboat defending the NWA & WCW World Tag team Championships against Barry Windham and Brian Pillman.NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
NYR
Overview:
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 PPV on May 7. Clash VI was held on the same day as WrestleMania V and on free TV in an attempt to hurt the PPV rating.WWE Hall of Fame 2023
8.5
Overview:
The 2023 WWE Hall of Fame is scheduled to be held on March 31, 2023, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, the night before WrestleMania 39. It will air live at 10 pm Eastern Time on Peacock in the United States and on the WWE Network internationally, immediately after the airing of WWE's regular Friday night program, SmackDown. On March 10, 2023, Rey Mysterio was announced as the first individual inductee for the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2023.WCW Slamboree 1995
NYR
Overview:
Join the stars of yesterday and today as they gather in Florida for Slamboree '95: A Legends Reunion. The Mega Powers of Hulk Hogan & "The Macho Man" Randy Savage battle Ric Flair & Big Van Vader. Sting faces Big Bubba Rogers in a Lights Out Match. The Great Muta defends the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against "Mr. Wonderful" Paul Orndorff!NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
NYR
Overview:
Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 3 is an upcoming three-day professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event co-produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Pro Wrestling Noah (Noah) promotions. The event will take place on January 8, at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. It will be the first time the event will be held over three days and the first one to take place in Yokohama. It will mark the first January 4 Tokyo Dome Show since 2007's Wrestle Kingdom I to be co-produced with another wrestling promotion.WCW Bash at The Beach 1997
9
Overview:
Basketball star Dennis Rodman teams with Hollywood Hogan to face Lex Luger & The Giant. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper faces Ric Flair. Scott Hall joins forces with "Macho Man" Randy Savage to battle "Diamond" Dallas Page & Curt Hennig. Chris Jericho faces Ultimo Dragon and more!WCW/New Japan Supershow III
10
Overview:
WCW/New Japan Supershow III (known as Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on January 4, 1993 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Events included Sting vs Hiroshi Hase, Ron Simmons vs Tony Halme, Ultimo Dragon vs Jushin Liger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, Dustin Rhodes & Scott Norton vs Masa Saito & Shinya Hashimoto, and IWGP Heavyweight Champion The Great Muta defending his title against Masahiro Chono.WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
9.2
Overview:
The United States Championship is a title that has been a staple of sports entertainment for over four decades. From the inaugural champion Harley Race to the creator of the U.S. Open Challenge, John Cena, this exclusive set features the greatest United States Championship matches of all time featuring Superstars like "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Lex Luger, Magnum TA, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Eddie Guerrero, Dolph Ziggler, Cesaro, The Miz, Daniel Bryan, and more! See why the United States Championship is a symbol of excellence and witness the legacy of greatness it has left behind.NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
NYR
Overview:
Historic X-Over is a professional wrestling event co-promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and World Wonder Ring Stardom (Stardom). The event took place on November 20, 2022, at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
NYR
Overview:
For close to two decades, it was the signature event – first in NWA, then WCW. Some of the greatest Superstars in wrestling history had defining moments at the event. Starrcade may be gone, but fans of sports entertainment continue to celebrate its rich tradition and lasting legacy. Now, for the first time on DVD, the greatest matches of Starrcade are collected in a 3-disc set, along with a new and exclusive documentary exploring the 18-year history of the event, including comments from Ric Flair, Dusty Rhodes, Magnum TA, Road Warrior Animal, Arn Anderson, Tully Blanchard, David Crockett, and others.NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
3.833
Overview:
Wrestle Kingdom II 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, 2008. It was the 17th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the second held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured ten matches, four of which were contested for championships.WCW Halloween Havoc '89
6.7
Overview:
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 competed against the Skyscrapers, Lex Luger defended the NWA US Championship against Brian Pillman, The Steiner Brothers competed against Doom, The Freebirds fought the Dynamic Dudes, The Samoan Swat Team wrestled The Midnight Express, The Cuban Assassin took on Tommy Rich, and Tom Zenk opened the show against Mike Rotunda.NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
7
Overview:
Wrestle Kingdom 17 - Night 1 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling promotion. The event took place on January 4, 2023, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.Dragon Blue
3
Overview:
Mayuko is a feng shui expert who, in a nearly absurd rush of exposition in the first scene of Dragon Blue, discovers that she is the blood heir of the Dragon Clan and a born demon hunter. It's a completely unmotivated but thoroughly spooky encounter between Mayuko and a demonic ghost, and she's saved by an ancient priest spirit who explains her legacy. "Why does this always happen to me?" she ponders before flying off to a remote island to investigate an ancient curse and battle a legendary Sea Demon. Mayuko befriends a burly, chivalrous detective and a little orphan boy nicknamed "the Devil's Child" who hides his own dark secret.Acting
2023WWE Hall of Fame 2023 as The Great Muta
2023NOAH: Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love ～Hold Out～ as Keiji Muto
2023NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE" as GREAT MUTA
2023NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome as Keiji Muto
2023NOAH: The New Year 2023 as The Great Muta
2022NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over as The Great Muta
2022NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 as Keiji Muto
2022NOAH: The New Year 2022 as Keiji Muto
2021All Elite Wrestling: Rampage (1 Episode) as Great Muta
2021CyberFight Festival 2021 as Keiji Muto
2021NOAH: Destination 2021 - Back To Budokan as Unknown
2020NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020 as Unknown
2020NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 4 as Keiji Muto
2019WrestleCade Supershow 2019 as The Great Muta
2019焼肉プロレス (12 Episodes) as Unknown
2019IMPACT Wrestling: A Night You Can't Mist as Great Muta
2018DDT Judgement as The Great Muta
2017Sentosha: Battle Wheels (5 Episodes) as Unknown
2016WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness as The Great Muta (archive footage)
2015TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015 as The Great Muta
2014TNA Bound For Glory 2014 as The Great Muta
2014WWE: The Best of Sting as The Great Muta
2014WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash as The Great Muta
2014TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014 as The Great Muta
2014WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1 as The Great Muta
2014TNA Lockdown 2014 as The Great Muta
2014NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 as The Great Muta
2013Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1 as Unknown
2013NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 as Keiji Muto
2013Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel as Great Muta
2012NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love as Unknown
2012NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 as Keiji Muto
2012WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection as The Great Muta
2012ROH: Japan's Finest as The Great Muta
2011All Together as Unknown
2011Milocrorze: A Love Story as gaming house owner
2010PWG: Kurt Russellreunion as The Great Mutah
2009NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ as Unknown
2009NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 as Keiji Muto
2009Bloodstained Memoirs as Himself
2008NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 as Great Muta
2007Hustle Aid 2007 as Great Muta
2007NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as Keiji Muto
2005AJPW Realize as Unknown
2004Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire as Harold Sakata
2004NOAH: Departure 2004 as Unknown
2003ROH: Final Battle 2003 as The Great Muta
2003AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary as Unknown
2003AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1 as Unknown
2002NJPW The Spiral as GREAT MUTA
2001NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001 as Unknown
2001NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15 as Unknown
2001AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular as Unknown
2000WCW Fall Brawl 2000 as The Great Muta
2000WCW New Blood Rising as The Great Muta
1999NJPW Final Dome as Keiji Muto
1997WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 as The Great Muta
1996Dragon Blue as Ryusaki
1996NJPW Battle Formation '96 as Great Muta
1995The Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon as The Great Muta
1995WCW Monday Nitro (159 Episodes) as Unknown
1995WCW Slamboree 1995 as The Great Muta
1995NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995 as Unknown
1994NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8 as Unknown
1994WCW Spring Stampede 1994 as The Great Muta
1993NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 as Great Muta
1993WCW SuperBrawl III as The Great Muta
1993WCW/New Japan Supershow III as The Great Muta
1992WCW Starrcade 1992 as The Great Muta
1992NJPW Battle Zone Space II as Unknown
1992WCW/New Japan Supershow II as The Great Muta
1991WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA as The Great Muta
1991WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun as The Great Muta
1990WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course as The Great Muta
1990NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout as The Great Muta
1989WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock as The Great Muta
1989WCW Halloween Havoc '89 as The Great Muta
1989NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 as The Great Muta
1989NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days as The Great Muta
1989NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown as The Great Muta
1989NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun as The Great Muta
1988WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88 as Super Black Ninja
1987Luminous Woman as Sensaku Matsunami
1986NWA Battle of the Belts III as The White Ninja
1986NWA Battle of The Belts II as The White Ninja