NJPW List of Faces & Heels: Roster Breakdown (1997)

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On this page you find a breakdown of the NJPW Roster split by Face and Heel divisions, in the year 1997. This includes the up-to-date list of all Babyfaces (heroes) and Heels (villains), as well as "tweeners" (anti-heroes) among the NJPW Wrestlers from Heavyweight, Junior Heavyweight and Young Lions, and active Tag Teams & Stables in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

Our complete Pro Wrestlers Database allows you to travel through time and see the NJPW Roster by Year or any specific Date in history. Simply use the filters below! You can also browse the Faces and Heels list by brand or gender using the respective tabs.

1997

The profile of each NJPW wrestler features their Career History, Ring Names, Face / Heel Turns, Accomplishments, Pictures, Bio and more information and statistics.

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Jota Eme · 1 days ago
Idk if someone ever asked for this before but I think you should add the feature of creating a custom roster and share on this website. No matter the year, era or company. It would be a cool thing for the fans.
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Indranil Paul · 4 days ago
Please Add WWE ID program superstar
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GHOST · 4 days ago
Braun Strowman returned to the ring in a dark match after SmackDown
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Fede Gutiérrez · 5 days ago
Nakamura just returned yesterday. Remove the inactive logo
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ty eash · 5 days ago
While we are on the discussion for ECW aluumni, could you guys also add Big Sal E. Graziano? He's like, the only FBI member that's missing here.
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Joe Limbus · 6 days ago
Mustafa Saed is missing from the ECW alumni....he was New Jacks tag team partner, they won the ECW titles together
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  Joshua Araujo
  
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  · 4 days ago
  
  @Joe Limbus He will be done soon, great suggestion!
  
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PrivatePenguin 95 · 11 days ago
Add Sami zayn to OG bloodline
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Carter Berndt · 12 days ago
Can you update Karrion Kross's picture, he has had long hair for a while.
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PrivatePenguin 95 · 12 days ago
Why aren't jade and Perez listed as a team
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James Basolo · 13 days ago
The Blackpool Combat Club are called the "Death Riders" now.
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Ryan Landrau · 13 days ago
Will you add a WWEID section
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  Joshua Araujo
  
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  · 12 days ago
  
  @Ryan Landrau Might be difficult to add every single one, especially as the program will be expansive across the entire USA and presumably abroad too with tens of hundreds of talents. I think wrestlers will be added once they graduate to the NXT system, we still have other profiles to begin, such as with the NWA Hall of Fame or some remaining minor WCW/ECW talent. It might be a good idea to feature a list somewhere on here
  
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Josh Watson · 13 days ago
Update the wwe teams
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GHOST · 18 days ago
BEEF is in OVW as well
And James Storm is not in OVW anymore
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Vince Russo · 19 days ago
Lexis turned face
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gary vaughan · 22 days ago
update raw logo background
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  Andy
  
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  · 21 days ago
  
  @gary vaughan With what? I'm legit curious. The logo is up-to-date. If you have a link to the background you mean, let us know.
  
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David R. · 1 months ago
These people who cry update background are total losers. It's a background, chill out
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  fWRENzy! · 29 days ago
  
  @David R. does the background even need updating?
  
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  Kazuma Kiryu · 28 days ago
  
  @David R. dude, stop trying to sound like a big man, its so weird
  
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Sohyle Setaya · 1 months ago
Shotzi & Tegan Nox Tag Team Comeback Please.🙏❤️
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fWRENzy! · 1 months ago
ok so I clicked face/heel split and the NXT women's division is a little weird (i.e. Stephanie Vaquer is the only one on Upper Card, Michin and Natalya are still on NXT midcard, and they have been inactive.)
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  Andy
  
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  · 1 months ago
  
  @fWRENzy! Yup we're still finishing up NXT, work in progress :)
  
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  Joshua Araujo
  
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  · 1 months ago
  
  @fWRENzy! Women will be completed soon, we just finished up the men's NXT roster!
  
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  fWRENzy! · 1 months ago
  
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  fWRENzy! · 1 months ago
  
  @fWRENzy! thx for working on it, appreciate this website
  
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Pufas · 1 months ago
Hello,
I have a full list of my rosters for WWE 2K24 Universe mode, and I would really like to know what tools you guys use for your rosters on your website. Thank You.
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Tysen Weaver · 1 months ago
Hi there, I love to see you sort the wrestling rosters from date to date.
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