NJPW Roster in 1986: Full List of Wrestlers, Teams, Champions
On this page you find the full NJPW Roster in the year 1986. 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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Junior Heavyweight
Young Lions
Teams
Akira Maeda & Osamu Kido
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami
The Cosmic Cowboys
Dick Murdoch & The Masked Superstar
Golden Combi
Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami
The Von Erichs
Champions
IWGP Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Antonio Inoki
Defeated Dick Murdoch in the IWGP League 1986 final to win the vacant title. | 195+
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IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship![]() | ![]() | Shiro Koshinaka
| 103+
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IWGP Tag Team Championship![]() | ![]() ![]() | Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami
| 99+
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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. | 2935+
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Extras
Part Time Wrestler
Manager
Ring Announcer
President
Promoter
Referees
Coaches
Ambassador
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