NJPW Roster in Year 1997: Full List of Wrestlers
New Japan Pro Wrestling: Rosters History Database
On this page you find the full NJPW Roster in the year 1997. 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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1997
NJPW: All (51)
Akira Nogami
Antonio Inoki
The Barbarian
Black Cat
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chris Benoit
Chris Jericho
Dean Malenko
El Samurai
Gran Naniwa
Great Kojika
Hidekazu Tanaka
Hiro Saito
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
Junji Hirata
Jushin Thunder Liger
Kantaro Hoshino
Kazuyuki Fujita
Keiji Muto
Kendo Kashin
Kengo Kimura
Kensuke Sasaki
Koji Kanemoto
Kuniaki Kobayashi
Manabu Nakanishi
Masa Saito
Masahiro Chono
Michiyoshi Ohara
Mike Rotunda
Norio Honaga
Osamu Kido
Osamu Nishimura
Prince Iaukea
Rick Steiner
Riki Choshu
Robbie Brookside
Satoshi Kojima
Scott Norton
Seiji Sakaguchi
Shinya Hashimoto
Shinya Makabe
Shiro Koshinaka
Tadao Yasuda
Tajiri
Takashi Iizuka
Tatsumi Fujinami
Tatsutoshi Goto
Tiger King
Yuji Nagata
Yutaka Yoshie
Último Dragón
Teams
Bull Powers
Heisei Ishingun
Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto
Junji Hirata & Shinya Hashimoto
Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai
Kengo Kimura & Tatsumi Fujinami
Masahiro Chono & Keiji Muto
nWo Japan
Ookami Gundan
Riki Choshu & Kensuke Sasaki
Team Wolf
Yuji Nagata & Manabu Nakanishi
Champions
WWF Light Heavyweight Championship | Vacant
The J-Crown championships (with the except the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship) were vacated. Shinjiro Otani returned its component belts to their home promotions, including the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship. Otani was the final wrestler in NJPW to hold the title before it was returned to WWF. | 32
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Shinjiro Otani
| 87
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El Samurai
| 35
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Jushin Thunder Liger
| 183
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Último Dragón
| 85
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Extras
Part Time Wrestler
Commentator
Ring Announcer
President
Promoter
Director of Operations
Referee
Producer
Coach
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