NJPW Roster in 1979: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NJPW Roster in the year 1979. This includes the list of all NJPW Wrestlers from Heavyweight, Junior Heavyweight and Young Lions, active Tag Teams & Stables, the current reigning Champions, as well as Managers, Announcers, Authority figures, Producers and other personalities in New Japan Pro Wrestling.
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![NJPW Logo 1979 NJPW Logo 1979](/images/wrestling/promotions/white/njpw.png)
NJPW: All (40)
![Akira Maeda Akira Maeda](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/a/akira-maeda-1978.png)
![André the Giant André the Giant](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_wrestling_wrestlers_a_andre-the-giant-70s.webp)
![Antonio Inoki Antonio Inoki](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/a/antonio-inoki-1976.png)
![Bob Backlund Bob Backlund](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/b/bob-backlund-1973.png)
![Buddy Roberts Buddy Roberts](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/b/buddy-roberts-1.png)
![Buffalo Allen Buffalo Allen](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/b/bad-news-brown.png)
![Chavo Guerrero Chavo Guerrero](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/c/chavo-guerrero-sr-1970s.png)
![Dusty Rhodes Dusty Rhodes](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/d/dusty-rhodes-1974.png)
![George Steele George Steele](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/g/george-steele.png)
![Gran Hamada Gran Hamada](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_wrestling_wrestlers_g_gran-hamada-1979.webp)
![Great Gama Great Gama](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_wrestling_wrestlers_g_gama-singh-1976.webp)
![Haruka Eigen Haruka Eigen](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_wrestling_wrestlers_h_haruka-eigen-1979.webp)
!["High Chief" Peter Maivia "High Chief" Peter Maivia](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/p/peter-maivia.png)
![Hiro Matsuda Hiro Matsuda](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/h/hiro-matsuda-2.png)
![Hiro Saito Hiro Saito](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/h/hiro-saito-1.png)
![Hisashi Shinma Hisashi Shinma](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/h/hisashi-shinma-1970.png)
![Jack Brisco Jack Brisco](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/j/jack-brisco.png)
![Johnny Powers Johnny Powers](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/j/johnny-powers-1973.png)
![Junji Hirata Junji Hirata](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/s/super-strong-machine-1.png)
![Kantaro Hoshino Kantaro Hoshino](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/k/kantaro-hoshino-1979.png)
![Karl Gotch Karl Gotch](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/k/karl-gotch-1972.png)
![Kengo Kimura Kengo Kimura](/images/jch-optimize/ng/images_wrestling_wrestlers_k_kengo-kimura-1979.webp)
![Kotetsu Yamamoto Kotetsu Yamamoto](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/k/kotetsu-yamamoto-1979.png)
![Kuniaki Kobayashi Kuniaki Kobayashi](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/k/kuniaki-kobayashi-1973.png)
![Makoto Arakawa Makoto Arakawa](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/d/don-arakawa-1979.png)
![Masa Saito Masa Saito](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/m/masa-saito-1979.png)
![Masked Superstar Masked Superstar](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/a/ax-1974-the-masked-superstar.png)
![Nikolai Volkoff Nikolai Volkoff](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/n/nikolai-volkoff-1974.png)
![Osamu Kido Osamu Kido](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/o/osamu-kido-1972.png)
![Pedro Morales Pedro Morales](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/p/pedro-morales.png)
![Riki Choshu Riki Choshu](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/r/riki-choshu-1970s.png)
![Seiji Sakaguchi Seiji Sakaguchi](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/s/seiji-sakaguchi-1979.png)
![Shoji Kai Shoji Kai](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/s/shoji-kai-1976.png)
![Stan Hansen Stan Hansen](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/s/stan-hansen.png)
![Stan Stasiak Stan Stasiak](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/s/stan-stasiak.png)
![Strong Kobayashi Strong Kobayashi](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/s/strong-kobayashi-1975.png)
![Tatsumi Fujinami Tatsumi Fujinami](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/t/tatsumi-fujinami-1975.png)
![Tiger Jeet Singh Tiger Jeet Singh](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/t/tiger-jeet-singh-1973.png)
![Willem Ruska Willem Ruska](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/w/willem-ruska-1978.png)
![Yoshiaki Fujiwara Yoshiaki Fujiwara](/images/wrestling/wrestlers/y/yoshiaki-fujiwara-1979.png)
Teams
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami
Golden Combi
Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami
Power Fighters
Champions
Asia Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Tiger Jeet Singh
Defeated Seiji Sakaguchi in Asia Heavyweight League finals to become the inaugural champion. | 1250+
|
Asia Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() | Tiger Jeet Singh & Umanosuke Ueda
| 899+
|
WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Tatsumi Fujinami
| 88+
|
Ryuma Goco
| 2
| ||
![]() | Tatsumi Fujinami
Fujinami moved to NJPW with the title. During this reigns the title was renamed to WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship. | 617
|
WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Antonio Inoki
The WWWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship was created for a partnership between WWWF and NJPW, and was awarded by Vincent J. McMahon to Inoki for his achievements in matches against fighters from other combat sports. During this reigns the title changes name to WWF World Martial Arts Heavyweight Championship. | 378+
|
Extras
Presidents
Promoters
Referee
Producers
Coach
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