Personal Info
Birth date
1983-05-12 (42 Years)
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
KUSHIDA
Yujiro
Yujiro Kushida
Biography
Yujiro Kushida is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist, better known by his mononymous ring name Kushida. He is currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).
Filmography
WWE 205 Live
5.838
Overview:
WWE's division of Cruiserweight's battle it out to decide who is the greatest wrestler under 205lbs.WWE NXT
6.7
Overview:
Wrestlers will portray heroes or villains as they follow a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.One Night Only: GFW Amped Anthology
NYR
Overview:
Amped Anthology is a 4-part series. Action-packed wrestling shows from start to finish, as some of the biggest names in professional wrestling compete inside of GFW's six-sided ring from the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
7.3
Overview:
Takashi Omura (Hiroshi Tanahashi) was once a popular professional wrestler, but he isn't popular anymore. He now wears a cockroach mask and wrestles as a villain. He is married to Shiori (Yoshino Kimura) and they have an elementary school aged son named Shota (Kokoro Terada). Takashi and Shiori have not yet told their son what Takashi does for a living. One day, Shota finds out that Takashi is a professional wrestler and a villain with a cockroach mask. Shota is shocked and tells a lie to his classmate that his dad is a popular professional wrestler.IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2023
5
Overview:
The 2023 Emergence is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It will take place on August 27, 2023, at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and air on Impact Plus and YouTube. It will be the fourth event under the Emergence chronology.IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2023
NYR
Overview:
The 2023 Sacrifice was a professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. The event took place on March 24, 2023, at St. Clair College in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and aired on Impact Plus and YouTube. It was the 14th event under the Sacrifice chronology, and Impact's first televised event in Canada since 2019.TNA No Surrender 2024
6.5
Overview:
Get ready for an epic showdown as TNA Wrestling presents "No Surrender" - a night of intense, no-holds-barred action on February 23, 2024!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.NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
8.8
Overview:
Wrestle Kingdom 12 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4, 2018, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It was the 27th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show. The show was headlined by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naito. The second match of the show's "double main event" saw Kenny Omega defend the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Chris Jericho in a no disqualification match. Six other title matches also took place on the show. All in all, the event featured ten matches (including one on the pre-show).NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
NYR
Overview:
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2025 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 6, 2025 in Tokyo, Japan at the Ota City General Gymnasium. It was the eleventh New Year Dash event and was broadcast on NJPW World.NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
9.7
Overview:
Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on June 11, 2017, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall and was the ninth event under the Dominion name and third in a row to take place at the Osaka-jō Hall.NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
NYR
Overview:
NJPW 45th Anniversary Event took place on March 6, 2017 from the Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. NJPW Anniversary Event celebrates the anniversary of the first event held by NJPW on March 6, 1972. The main event for the 45th Anniversary show was Kazuchika Okada taking on Tiger Mask W.NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
7
Overview:
Wrestling Dontaku 2017 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on May 3, 2017, in Fukuoka, Fukuoka at Fukuoka Kokusai Center and featured ten matches, three of which were contested for championships. The show was headlined by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Bad Luck Fale. This was the fourteenth event under the Wrestling Dontaku name.NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
7
Overview:
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on January 5, 2018.NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
9
Overview:
King of Pro-Wrestling 2017 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place on October 9, 2017, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. This was the sixth event under the King of Pro-Wrestling branding.IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2023
5.8
Overview:
The 2023 Victory Road was the 17th Victory Road professional wrestling event produced by Impact Wrestling. It took place on September 8, 2023, at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York, and aired on Impact Plus and YouTube. Eleven matches were contested at the event, including two on the pre-show. In the main event, Josh Alexander defeated Steve Maclin.NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
10
Overview:
Sakura Genesis 2017 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), which took place on April 9, 2017, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. The event featured nine matches (in addition to one dark match), main evented by 2017 New Japan Cup winner Katsuyori Shibata challenging Kazuchika Okada for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
7
Overview:
Wrestle Kingdom 10 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4, 2016, in Tokyo, Japan, at the Tokyo Dome. It was the 25th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show, which is NJPW's biggest annual event and has been called "the largest wrestling show in the world outside of the United States" and the "Japanese equivalent to the Super Bowl". The event featured ten matches and was main evented by Kazuchika Okada defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Hiroshi Tanahashi. As part of the talent exchange partnership between NJPW and the American Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion, the event featured a match for the ROH World Championship as well as the NJPW debuts of ROH wrestlers Cheeseburger, Jay Lethal, Jay Briscoe and Mark Briscoe.NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed
NYR
Overview:
Fighting Spirit Unleashed was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The show took place on September 30, 2018, in Long Beach, California, United States at Walter Pyramid. This was the fourth NJPW show that the promotion produced independently in the U.S. and the second NJPW show to be held in the Walter Pyramid. The event was broadcast on AXS TV in the United States on delay, airing October 5, 2018.NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
9
Overview:
King of Pro-Wrestling 2018 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place on October 8, 2018, in Tokyo at Ryōgoku Kokugikan. This was the seventh event under the King of Pro-Wrestling name.NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
NYR
Overview:
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 took place at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan on January 5, 2015.TNA Turning Point 2024
5.5
Overview:
Turning Point was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. It took place on November 29, 2024, at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and aired on TNA+. It was the 19th event under the Turning Point chronology. Eight matches were contested at the event, including one on the Countdown to Turning Point pre-show. In the main event, Nic Nemeth fought Eddie Edwards for the TNA World Championship. The event also featured the TNA debut of Matt Riddle.ROH: Death Before Dishonor XV
NYR
Overview:
Death Before Dishonor XV was a professional wrestling event produced by Ring of Honor (ROH), which took place on September 22, 2017 at Sam's Town Live in Las Vegas, NV.TNA Emergence 2024
5.8
Overview:
Emergence 2024 was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on August 30, 2024 at the Old Forester's Paristown Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.TNA Against All Odds 2024
6.3
Overview:
The 2024 Against All Odds was a professional wrestling event produced by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA). It took place on June 14, 2024, at the Cicero Stadium in Cicero, Illinois, and air on TNA+. It was the 13th event under the Against All Odds chronology. Ten matches were contested at the event, including two on the Countdown to Against All Odds pre-show. In the main event, Moose fought"Broken" Matt Hardy in a Broken Rules match for the TNA World Championship.NJPW Power Struggle 2017
NYR
Overview:
Power Struggle (2017) was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on November 5, 2017, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Edion Arena Osaka. It was the seventh event under the Power Struggle name. The event featured ten matches (including one match on the pre-show), headlined by Hiroshi Tanahashi defending the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Kota Ibushi.NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
8.1
Overview:
Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 4, 2019 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It was the twenty-eighth January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the thirteenth promoted under the Wrestle Kingdom name. The card was composed of ten matches, including one occurring on the pre-show. In the main event, Hiroshi Tanahashi fought Kenny Omega for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. In other prominent matches, Chris Jericho defend the IWGP Intercontinental Championship against Tetsuya Naito, Taiji Ishimori took on Kushida for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, Zack Sabre Jr. fought against Tomohiro Ishii for the British Heavyweight Championship, Jay White took on Kazuchika Okada, and Cody defended the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship against Juice Robinson.ROH: Best In The World
NYR
Overview:
Best in the World (2017) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Ring of Honor. It took place at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts on June 23, 2017. It was the eighth annual ROH Best in the World event.NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
NYR
Overview:
Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall is a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on July 5, 2015, in Osaka, Osaka, at the Osaka-jō Hall. The featured ten matches with all six of NJPW's championships on the line, main evented by an IWGP Heavyweight Championship match between champion A.J. Styles and challenger Kazuchika Okada. This was the seventh event under the Dominion name and the first to take place in July.Acting
2025NJPW Windy City Riot as KUSHIDA
2025NJPW Battle in the Valley as KUSHIDA
2025NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 as KUSHIDA
2025NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 as KUSHIDA
2024NJPW: Strong Style Evolved as KUSHIDA
2024TNA Final Resolution 2024 as Kushida
2024TNA Turning Point 2024 as Kushida
2024NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 as KUSHIDA
2024Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 2 as KUSHIDA
2024Maple Leaf Pro Wrestling - Forged In Excellence Night 1 as KUSHIDA
2024NJPW: King Of Pro Wrestling 2024 as KUSHIDA
2024NJPW Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIV as KUSHIDA
2024TNA Victory Road 2024 as Kushida
2024TNA Emergence 2024 as Kushida
2024TNA Slammiversary 2024 as Kushida
2024TNA Against All Odds 2024 as Kushida
2024TNA Under Siege 2024 as Kushida
2024NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024 as KUSHIDA
2024TNA Sacrifice 2024 as Kushida
2024TNA No Surrender 2024 as Kushida
2024TNA Hard To Kill 2024 as Kushida
2023NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023 as KUSHIDA
2023NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023 as KUSHIDA
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Victory Road 2023 as Kushida
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2023 as Kushida
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Slammiversary 2023 as Kushida
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion 2023 as Kushida
2023NJPW Capital Collision 2023 as Kushida
2023IMPACT Wrestling x NJPW: Multiverse United: Only The Strong Survive as Kushida
2023Mark Hitchcock Memorial Wrestlecon Supershow 2023 as KUSHIDA
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Sacrifice 2023 as Kushida
2023IMPACT Wrestling: No Surrender 2023 as Kushida
2023NJPW: Battle In The Valley as Kushida
2023IMPACT Wrestling: Hard to Kill 2023 as Kushida
2022NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 20 (Final) as KUSHIDA
2022IMPACT Wrestling: Emergence 2022 as Kushida
2022NJPW Music City Mayhem as KUSHIDA
2021WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver Night 1 as Kushida
2021NXT TakeOver: Vengeance Day as Kushida
2020NXT TakeOver 31 as Kushida
2020NJPW Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall as Kushida
2019NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019 as KUSHIDA
2019NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW Power Struggle 2018 as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018 as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed as Kushida
2018NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018 as KUSHIDA
2018My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler as Unknown
2018NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018 as KUSHIDA
2018RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2 as KUSHIDA
2018RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1 as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 19 (Final) as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco as KUSHIDA
2018ROH: Best In The World as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2 as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1 as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW Strong Style Evolved as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1 as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1 as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 as KUSHIDA
2018NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 as KUSHIDA
2017NJPW Power Struggle 2017 as KUSHIDA
2017ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Chicago as Kushida
2017NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017 as Yujiro Kushida
2017ROH: Death Before Dishonor XV as KUSHIDA
2017NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 as KUSHIDA
2017One Night Only: GFW Amped Anthology (1 Episode) as KUSHIDA
2017NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2 as KUSHIDA
2017NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1 as KUSHIDA
2017ROH: Best In The World as KUSHIDA
2017NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall as KUSHIDA
2017NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 as KUSHIDA
2017NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 as KUSHIDA
2017NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2 as KUSHIDA
2017NJPW 45th Anniversary Show as Kushida
2017NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017 as KUSHIDA
2017NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 as Kushida
2016ROH: Final Battle 2016 as Kushida
2016WWE 205 Live (1 Episode) as Kushida
2016NJPW Power Struggle 2016 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016 as KUSHIDA
2016ROH: All Star Extravaganza VIII as Kushida
2016NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final) as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka-jo Hall as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (FINAL) as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 7) as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 6) as KUSHIDA
2016ROH: Conquest Tour 2016 - Philadelphia as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW: Best of the Super Juniors 2016 (Day 1) as KUSHIDA
2016ROH: War of The Worlds - Night One as KUSHIDA
2016ROH & NJPW: Global Wars as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW Invasion Attack 2016 as KUSHIDA
2016ROH: 14th Anniversary as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016 as KUSHIDA
2016NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 as Kushida
2015NJPW Power Struggle 2015 as Kushida
2015NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015 as KUSHIDA
2015RPW & NJPW: Global Wars UK as KUSHIDA
2015RevPro: Uprising 2015 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW Destruction In Okayama as KUSHIDA
2015ROH: Field of Honor as KUSHIDA
2015ROH: Aftershock Tour - Philadephia as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final) as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 15 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 11 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 10 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 9 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 8 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall as KUSHIDA
2015ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2 as KUSHIDA
2015ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1 as KUSHIDA
2015ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds - Night 2 as KUSHIDA
2015ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds - Night 1 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW Invasion Attack 2015 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai as Himself
2015NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015 as KUSHIDA
2015NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9 as KUSHIDA
2014NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6 as KUSHIDA
2014ROH: Final Battle 2014 as KUSHIAA
2014NJPW Power Struggle 2014 as KUSHIDA
2014NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2014 as KUSHIDA
2014NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014 as KUSHIDA
2014NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final) as KUSHIDA
2014NJPW Dominion 6.21 as KUSHIDA
2014NJPW Best of the Super Junior XXI Finals as KUSHIDA, Unknown
2014NJPW Best of the Super Jr. XXI - Day 1 as KUSHIDA
2014ROH & NJPW: War of The Worlds as KUSHIDA
2014ROH & NJPW: Global Wars as KUSHIDA
2014NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 as KUSHIDA
2013NJPW Power Struggle 2013 as KUSHIDA
2013NJPW Destruction 2013 as KUSHIDA
2013NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8 as KUSHIDA
2013ROH: All Star Extravaganza V as KUSHIDA
2013NJPW Invasion Attack 2013 as KUSHIDA
2012NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012 as KUSHIDA
2012NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love as KUSHIDA
2012NJPW Dominion 6.16 as Kushida
2012NJPW 40th Anniversary Show as KUSHIDA
2012NJPW The New Beginning 2012 as KUSHIDA
2012NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 as KUSHIDA
2010NJPW Dominion 6.19 as Kushida
2010SMASH on Samurai! TV (4 Episodes) as KUSHIDA
2010WWE NXT (1 Episode) as KUSHIDA
2009CHIKARA Three-Fisted Tales as Unknown
2007Hustle Aid 2007 as KUSHIDA