NJPW Roster in Year 1982: Full List of Wrestlers
New Japan Pro Wrestling: Rosters History Database
On this page you find the full NJPW Roster in the year 1982. This includes the list of all NJPW Wrestlers, 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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1982
NJPW: All (48)
Abdullah the Butcher
Akira Maeda
André the Giant
Animal Hamaguchi
Antonio Inoki
Bad News Allen
Black Cat
Black Tiger
Bob Backlund
Bob Orton
Bret Hart
Dick Murdoch
Dizzy Hogan
Don Muraco
Dusty Rhodes
Dynamite Kid
Gran Hamada
Haruka Eigen
Hidekazu Tanaka
Hiro Matsuda
Hisashi Shinma
Hulk Hogan
The Iron Sheik
Isamu Teranishi
Jim Neidhart
Junji Hirata
Kantaro Hoshino
Karl Gotch
Kengo Kimura
Killer Khan
Kuniaki Kobayashi
Makoto Arakawa
Masked Superstar
Nobuhiko Takada
Norio Honaga
Osamu Kido
Riki Choshu
Rusher Kimura
S.D. Jones
Seiji Sakaguchi
Sgt. Slaughter
Superstar Billy Graham
Tatsumi Fujinami
Tatsutoshi Goto
Tiger Mask
Tiger Toguchi
Yoshiaki Fujiwara
Yoshiaki Yatsu
Teams
Animal Hamaguchi & Rusher Kimura
Antonio Inoki & Tatsumi Fujinami
Golden Combi
Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami
The Texas Outlaws
Champions
WWF International Heavyweight Championship | Tatsumi Fujinami
| 123+
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Gino Brito
| 12
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Tony Parisi
The title was revived in WWF. | 64
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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. | 1474+
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WWF Junior Heavyweight Championship | Tiger Mask (I)
| 219+
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Black Tiger
Defeated Gran Hamada in a decision match for the vacant title | 20
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Vacant
The title was vacated because Tiger Mask was injured. | 6
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Tiger Mask (I)
Defeated Dynamite Kid for the vacant title. | 110
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Vacant
The title was vacated when Fujinami entered the heavyweight division. | 40
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