Keiji Mutoh (武藤 敬司, Mutōh Keiji^?, born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestler who first gained international fame in the National Wrestling Alliance. He is mostly known for his work as The Great Muta in New Japan Pro Wrestling during the 1990s, but he has also competed in America, Puerto Rico, and Taiwan. He is the current President of All Japan Pro Wrestling, as well as being a full-time wrestler for the promotion since 2002. Mutoh is widely regarded as one of the greatest Japanese wrestlers of all-time, both in Japan and America. He is also the reigning IWGP Heavyweight Champion. Look up pound in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Kg redirects here. ... The stone is a unit of mass in the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and most Commonwealth countries. ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fujiyoshida (富士吉田市; -shi) is a city located in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, in the center of the Japanese main island of HonshÅ«. Fujiyoshida was founded on March 20, 1951. ... Map of Yamanashi Prefecture. ... Hiro Matsuda was the trainer of Hulk Hogan, Mr. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... This article is about the year. ... is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the NES video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... All Japan Pro Wrestling ) (AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) World Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling. ...

Mutoh is credited as one of the first Japanese wrestlers to achieve a fan base outside of his native Japan in the United States. The Great Muta is one of the most influential gimmicks in Puroresu, having been emulated by many wrestlers including Satoshi Kojima (The Great Koji), Kazushi Miyamoto (The Great Kazushi) and Atsushi Onita (The Great Nita). In addition, countless independent wrestlers have paid tribute to Muta through emulation and imitation. Satoshi Kojima ) is a Japanese professional wrestler and currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Atsushi Onita is a Japanese professional wrestler and a wrestling legend, who is best known for his work in FMW. He set a new record for the most stitches needed as a result of a wrestling match when he needed 111 stitches after a very violent match. ...

Mutoh was the first (the other being Shinya Hashimoto) wrestler to hold the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, the AJPW Triple Crown Championship and the IWGP Heavyweight Championship. He is also (in)famous for taking part in what is generally considered to be the bloodiest match of all time against Hiroshi Hase, leading to the creation of the "Muta Scale." Shinya Hashimoto (July 3, 1965 - July 11, 2005), was a Japanese professional wrestler. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... The AJPW Triple Crown World Heavyweight Championship (三冠ヘビー級王座, Sankan Hēbikyū Ōza) is the top singles title in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) World Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Hiroshi Hase (born on May 5, 1961 in Oyabe, Toyama, Japan) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling, prior to transitioning to a position in the Japanese parliament. ... Strange and whimsical units are sometimes used by scientists, especially physicists and mathematicians, and other technically-minded people such as engineers and programmers, as bits of dry humor combined with putative practical convenience. ...

Career

Mutoh was an amateur wrestler and competed in numerous Judo competitions prior to being trained by Hiro Matsuda in the New Japan Pro Wrestling Academy. He debuted on October 5, 1984 against Masahiro Chono. Mutoh's initial NJPW run was largely uneventful, the only noteworthy event being a six day IWGP Tag Team Championship reign with Shiro Koshinaka. He also wrestled for a short time under the moniker "Space Lone Wolf", a space-age type character that was briefly revived in 2005 by NOSAWA Rongai. In the mid-1980s, like most Young Lions, Mutoh was sent on a learning excursion to North America for seasoning. He wrestled briefly in WCCW under his ring name at the time The Super Ninja, and had a very short lived feud with Kevin Von Erich before departing the organization. But after runs in Puerto Rico and Florida, Mutoh's "Great Muta" personality and ring skills earned him a high billing in the National Wrestling Alliance. Once arriving in the NWA in his first appearance on television, Gary Hart who was his manager at the time claimed he was the son of legendary Japanese pro wrestler The Great Kabuki in interview, who coincidentally Gary Hart also managed years earlier. During his time period in the NWA, Muta would feud with stars like, Lex Luger, Ric Flair, and especially Sting, eventually capturing the NWA World Television Championship in 1989 in a match against Sting. Mutoh's matches with Sting were some of the best of that era, they are still renowned for their athleticism and fast pace for the time. He eventually lost the championship to Arn Anderson, and returned to action in Japan part-time in 1990, going between his real name and his Muta gimmick as he pleased. Mutoh quickly rose in rank in 1990, establishing his long-time friendship and rivalry with Chono and winning his second IWGP Tag Team title alongside him. He eventually lost it to another long-time rival in his Great Muta gimmick, Hiroshi Hase, and his partner Kensuke Sasaki. Andrell Durden (top) and Edward Harris grapple for position during the All-Marine Wrestle Offs. ... This article is about the martial art and sport. ... Hiro Matsuda was the trainer of Hulk Hogan, Mr. ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... For other uses, see 5th October (Serbia). ... This article is about the year. ... Masahiro Chōno (蝶野正洋 Chōno Masahiro) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Shiro Koshinaka is a Japanese professional wrestler who has competed in All Japan Pro Wrestling, New Japan Pro Wrestling and Wrestle Association R during the 1980s and 1990s. ... Kevin Ross Adkisson (born May 15, 1957 in Belleville, Illinois) is a retired professional wrestler under the ring name Kevin Von Erich of the famous Von Erich Family. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ... Gary Hart (January 24, 1942 - March 16, 2008) was a former professional wrestling manager, as well as a professional wrestler in his early career. ... Lawrence Larry Wendell Pfohl (born June 2, 1958),[1][2] best known by his ring name Lex Luger, is an American former bodybuilder, professional wrestler and football player. ... Richard Morgan Fliehr[2] (born on February 25, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota[2]) better known by his ring name Ric Flair , is a legendary American professional wrestler of iconic staus signed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its SmackDown! brand. ... Sting Sting (real name Steve Borden; born March 20, 1959 in Omaha, Nebraska) is a professional wrestler who has wrestled with several wrestling leagues, such as NWA, WCW, and NWA:TNA since the early 1980s. ... The NWA World Television Championship was a National Wrestling Alliance-sanctioned mid-card level title defended in Jim Crockett Promotions. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Hiroshi Hase (born on May 5, 1961 in Oyabe, Toyama, Japan) is a retired Japanese professional wrestler who worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling, prior to transitioning to a position in the Japanese parliament. ... Kensuke Sasaki is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently wrestles for various promotions through his own agency, such as All Japan Pro Wrestling. ...

New Japan Pro Wrestling

In 1991, Mutoh and Chono, along with Shinya Hashimoto, cemented their status as the next generation of New Japan, after the finals of the first G-1 Climax tournament. In a thirty-minutes match, Mutoh was bested by Chono and, together with Hashimoto, the three celebrated in the ring, then afterwards they were labeled the Three Musketeers of New Japan Pro Wrestling. 1992 saw Chono repeat his success in the G-1 Climax (winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the process); just four days later, Mutoh, donning his Muta persona, beat Japanese legend Riki Chōshū for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, marking his first reign. At the end of the year, Muta faced Hiroshi Hase in a famous match where Hase used a foreign object to beat at Muta's forehead, payback for their previous encounters. Muta bladed and cut very deeply into his forehead. As a result of this, Muta bled profusely for the rest of the match, and to this day he still bears scars from where he sliced. As a result of this match, many fans of professional wrestling compare other bladejobs to Muta's on a "Muta Scale." Shinya Hashimoto (July 3, 1965 - July 11, 2005), was a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Promo for G-1 2005 The G-1 Climax tournament is a weeklong event held each August by the New Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. ... The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight Championship is the primary professional wrestling title in the National Wrestling Alliance. ... Mitsuo Yoshida(吉田光雄), better known by his stage name Riki Choshu(長州力), is a Korean Japanese professional wrestler who is most known for his longtime work in New Japan Pro Wrestling as a wrestler and a booker. ... The International Wrestling Grand Prix (IWGP) World Heavyweight Championship is the top professional wrestling title in Japanese promotion New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... // Foreign object is a professional wrestling term for an object introduced into the match. ... Blading, a slang term used in professional wrestling, is the practice of cutting oneself to provoke bleeding (juicing). It should be noted that the blood in professional wrestling is generally not, as often suspected, theatrical makeup, but actual blood, and the scars borne by longtime professional wrestlers are real ones. ... Unusual units of measurement are sometimes used by scientists, especially physicists and mathematicians, and other technically-minded people such as engineers and programmers, as bits of dry humor combined with putative practical convenience. ...

For a short time in 1993, after beating Chono in a title vs. title match, Mutoh held both the NWA and IWGP championships (being the only man ever to do so); the unification was short-lived, as Barry Windham beat him a month later. As IWGP champion, Mutoh had a variety of challengers in title matches and exhibitions, including Hulk Hogan, Sting, and his fellow members of the Three Musketeers, Chono and Hashimoto, before finally losing the title on September 20, 1993 to Hashimoto. Following this title loss and a match with Hogan against the Hellraisers (the team of Hawk Warrior and Kensuke Sasaki as Power Warrior), Mutoh returned to fighting primarily under his real name, reviving the Muta name for certain matches, such as a special match with Antonio Inoki during his retirement countdown. During this time, Mutoh created a team with Hiroshi Hase, working their way up the ranks against the likes of the Steiner Brothers to challenge Hawk Warrior and Power Warrior and capturing the IWGP Tag Team championship—his third tag title. Barry Windham (born July 4, 1960, Sweetwater, Texas) is a professional wrestler and the son of the infamous heel wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. ... Terrence Gene Bollea (born on August 11, 1953) is an American actor and semi-retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan. ... is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the professional wrestler. ... Antonio Inoki (アントニオ猪木), real name Kanji Inoki[1] (猪木寛至 Inoki Kanji), born February 20, 1943) is a Professional Wrestling Promoter and retired Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who now resides in New York City. ... The Steiner Brothers are the professional wrestling tag team of American brothers Robert Rick Steiner Rechsteiner and Scott Scott Steiner Rechsteiner. ...

While having the Tag Team title around his waist was fine, Mutoh had further ambitions: beating the man who took his title, Shinya Hashimoto; by now the IWGP champion for nearly a year. Vacating his tag team championship to focus on his quest, his second title reign came on May 3, 1995—a year and two days after Hashimoto won the championship. Muto held the title throughout the rest of the year, leading New Japan in the opening battles of the feud with Nobuhiko Takada and the UWF-i army before losing his title to Takada on January 4, 1996. The latter half of 1996 had Mutoh pitted against Chono's Ookami Gundan—or Wolf Army, which eventually blossomed into a war with the Chono-led nWo Japan. In the process, Mutoh began teasing at a possible turn to the side of the nWo, proclaiming himself to be the true successor to Antonio Inoki's legacy, and "accidentally" attacking his own partners in the middle of a match. During this period, Mutoh underwent a long slump in big matches, losing not only to members of the nWo, but fellow New Japan wrestlers such as Hashimoto; and many times the turn was teased. Mutoh even going so far as to wear an nWo shirt and then proclaim days later that he refuses to join Chono's army. Mutoh further raised confusion by playing both sides of the feud; fighting as a member of New Japan under his real name, and using the Great Muta name as a member of nWo Japan, before turning to his Muta gimmick full-time for several months in 1997. The full turn came in September of 1997, when Mutoh, after teasing a turn on his nWo teammates, double-crossed Sasaki and Kazuo Yamazaki, sealing away the Muta name and formally joining nWo Japan as himself. Almost immediately following this, he and Chono dominated the tag team scene in NJPW, defeating Yamazaki and Sasaki for their second IWGP tag title reign as a duo, and spray-painting the plates of the belts black as a show of disrespect for the championship's legacy. is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Nobuhiko Takada (Japanese:髙田延彦, born April 12, 1962) is a Japanese mixed martial arts fighter and professional wrestler. ... The original Japanese-based Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) was a Japanese professional wrestling promotion from 1984 to 1986, formed by wrestlers who had left New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The New World Order was a stable of wrestlers, originally in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and later in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Kazuo Yamazaki(born 1962 August 15) is a former Japanese professional wrestler, who is known for his work in UWF International. ...

They eventually would be forced to vacate the title in May 1998, when Mutoh injured his knees, his years of using the moonsault press finally catching up to him. During this time, he took a hiatus from action, returning just before the 1998 G-1 Climax (from which he was eliminated by Genichiro Tenryu). Despite his return, Mutoh was plagued by this nagging injury, fighting through his pains throughout the rest of 1998 and much of 1999;even winning his third IWGP title from one of Chono's right-hand men, Scott Norton. Mutoh feuded with Chono for the name of the new World order, which evolved into a war between the nWo, led by Mutoh, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, and Satoshi Kojima and Chono's new Team 2000 unit, with himself, Don Frye, nWo Sting, and others from the old generation of the nWo. The war was lost by Mutoh by the beginning of 2000, brought about by his decisive loss to Chono on January 4. Mutoh took an extended hiatus to rehabilitate his damaged knees after that, focusing instead on one last run in America for World Championship Wrestling alongside Vampiro. However, due to bad booking and the decline of WCW in its last years, Mutoh could not recapture the previous popularity he had in the early 1990s. Shawn Michaels performing a Moonsault on Chris Jericho. ... Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎 Tenryū Genichirō), real name Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎 Shimada Genichirō, born February 2, 1950), is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... Scott Michael Norton (born June 15, 1961[1]) is an American professional wrestler who is best known for working for New Japan Pro Wrestling and World Championship Wrestling. ... Hiroyoshi Tenzan is an accomplished Japanese Heavyweight wrestler. ... Satoshi Kojima ) is a Japanese professional wrestler and currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Don The Predator Frye (born November 23, 1965) is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, actor, and professional wrestler. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Australian professional wrestling promotion, see World Championship Wrestling (Australia). ... Ian Richard Hodgkinson (born May 31, 1967) is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name of Vampiro. ...

Going back on hiatus, it seemed as if Mutoh reached a confusing crossroads in his career; however, he chose to completely change his image, shaving his head bald (he had a pronounced receding hairline throughout much of 2000), growing out a goatee, and aligning himself with a fellow NJPW wrestler who had gone overseas for an extended period of time, Shinjiro Ohtani. The two returned to New Japan on January 4, 2001, making short work of Manabu Nakanishi and Jyushin "Thunder" Lyger. In his first singles match after returning to New Japan on March 18, 2001, Mutoh debuted his new trademark move, the Shining Wizard. Since its creation, it has become an extremely popular move on both sides of the Pacific, used by Mutoh's allies, rivals, and fans of his work. Together with Don Frye, Ohtani and Mutoh created a new stable which later came to be known as BATT—Bad Ass Translate Trading. Added to their ranks were Taiyō Kea of All Japan Pro Wrestling and Jinsei Shinzaki of Michinoku Pro; later added was Hiroshi Hase, now a member of All Japan with Kea. 2001 proved to be Mutoh's year of renewal besides the formation of a new unit, as he challenged, and defeated, Tenryu for All Japan's coveted Triple Crown. In addition, Mutoh captured more gold in the form of All Japan's Double Cup tag titles and IWGP Tag Team Championship in the summer and fall of 2001, both with Taiyō Kea—giving Mutoh a total of six belts at one time. Shinjiro Ohtani & Koji Kanemoto dropkick each other Shinjirō ÅŒtani (大谷晋二郎, born 21 July 1972 in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Manabu Nakanishi is a Japanese professional wrestler who currently works for New Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Keiichi Yamada , born November 30, 1964), better known as Jushin Liger ) and later, Jushin Thunder Liger ) is a Japanese professional wrestler who invented the Shooting Star Press. ... is the 77th day of the year (78th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Attacking maneuvers in the kayfabe of professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold or as a set up for a throw. ... Maunakea Mossman is an American professional wrestler, better known under his stage name Taiyō Kea (太陽ケア). Although he was born in Hawaii, he has spent nearly his entire career as a member of the Japan-based All Japan Pro Wrestling promotion, where he is one of the former Triple Crown Heavyweight... All Japan Pro Wrestling ) (AJPW) is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion established in 1972. ... Kensuke Shinzaki (æ–°å´Ž 健介 Shinzaki Kensuke, born December 2, 1966 in Tokushima, Tokushima) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by his stage names Jinsei Shinzaki (æ–°å´Ž 人生 Shinzaki Jinsei) and Hakushi. ... The AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship is the premier tag team title in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ...

On April 27th, 2008 Mutoh beat Shinsuke Nakamura to win the IWGP Heavyweight Championship, this was his second appearance in 2008 for NJPW and hadn't held the title for eight years and four months prior to the win.

All Japan Pro Wrestling

On January 11, 2002, following the end of a year long cross-promotional angle with New Japan Pro Wrestling, Keiji Muto shocked the Japanese wrestling world by defecting to All-Japan as a full-time competitor, taking Satoshi Kojima and Kendo Kashin with him. On September 30, 2002, during an All Japan 30th Anniversary party at the famed Tokyo City Hotel, Mrs. Baba officially announced Mutoh's appointment as the new president of All Japan, transferring all of the Baba family stock to him. Despite this position, however, Mutoh has not stopped wrestling full-time for All Japan, and lead his supporters in feuds with the Voodoo Murders. On December 27, 2003, Mutoh made a return to the USA, wrestling for the Ring Of Honor promotion as part of an interpromotional All-Japan vs. ROH card, which hosted a series of "dream" matches. In the main event, Mutoh reverted to his Great Muta persona and teamed with Arashi to defeat Prophecy members Christopher Daniels and Dan Maff. is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... New Japan Pro Wrestling (新日本プロレス, shin nihon puroresu) is a major professional wrestling federation in Japan, founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. ... Keiji Mutoh (武藤敬司 Mutō Keiji) was born December 23, 1962 in Yamanishi, Japan. ... Satoshi Kojima ) is a Japanese professional wrestler and currently works for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... Tokimitsu Ishizawa (石澤常光 Ishiziwa Tokimitsu), better known by his ring name Kendo Kashin (ケンドー・カシン), is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Ring of Honor (disambiguation). ... Isao Takagi (高木功 Takagi Isao), who goes by the stage name Arashi, is a Japanese professional wrestler who worked for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... The Prophecy was a stable in Ring of Honor led by Christopher Daniels. ... Daniel Christopher Covell is an American professional wrestler, best known by his stage names; The Fallen Angel Christopher Daniels and Curry Man, a masked persona which he uses principally in Japan. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

He made his European debut on the 12th of January 2007, wrestling for RQW at the York Hall in Bethnal Green, London, England, where he defeated RQW champion Martin Stone in a non-title match. Mutoh recently won the Champion's Carnival 2007, competing in Block A and finishing with 6 points total; Mutoh defeated Toshiaki Kawada in the finals on March 30, 2007. Established in 1973, the Champions Carnival is All Japan Pro Wrestlings annual heavyweight singles tournament, designed to determine who is the strongest wrestler in the promotion. ... Toshiaki Kawada ) is a professional wrestler who is most known for his work in All Japan Pro Wrestling. ... is the 89th day of the year (90th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Alter-egos

• Great Muta, which he has wrestled as fairly continuously throughout his career, switching back and forth between this character and his real name. Great Muta is a mysterious gimmick where he spits green or red mist and plays mind games to distract his opponents. Muta was originally billed as the son of Japanese wrestler Great Kabuki who used a similar gimmick. The two are not related in real life. Originally he wore face paint, which was later exchanged for a mask after he shaved his head. The Great Muta gimmick is the gimmick most fans of the United States know Mutoh for, as he wrestled as The Great Muta throughout the late '80s and early '90s for the NWA, and in his later stints in WCW with it.
• Kokushi-Muso, a gimmick used only for a few shows. It is a play off of Jinsei Shinzaki's monk character known as Hakushi. Hakushi means "White Angel" while "Kokushi" means "Black Angel".
• White Ninja, was used early in his career in New Japan Pro Wrestling and in Florida Championship Wrestling.
• Super Black Ninja, was used in World Class Championship Wrestling in Texas and also was used in the World Wrestling Council in Puerto Rico.

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Other Media

Mutoh has appeared in a vast number of media appearances in Japan, including commercials as well as being interviewed for Bloodstained Memoirs, a wrestling documentary. ^[1]

In 2004, he played the role of Harold Sakata in the movie Rikidozan, a film based on the real-life story of a wrestler who would eventually be known as the "Father of Puroresu"; Harold Sakata took Rikidozan under his wing and introduced him into the world of professional wrestling. Toshiyuki Harold Sakata (July 1, 1920 – July 29, 1982) was a Japanese American professional wrestler and film actor most famous for his role as the villain Oddjob in the James Bond film Goldfinger. ... Rikidozan (역도산, Yeokdosan) is a 2004 South Korean film written and directed by Song Hae-seong. ... Puroresu is Japanese professional wrestling, as seen in FMW, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and All Japan Pro Wrestling. ...

In wrestling

• Finishing and signature moves

• Shining Wizard (Step up knee strike to the side of the head) – Innovated
• Muta Lock – Innovated
• Moonsault
• Figure four leglock
• Flashing Elbow (Twisting elbow drop)
• Space Rolling Elbow (Cartwheel into a back elbow to a cornered opponent, often followed by a one-handed bulldog)
• Asian mist
• Cradle piledriver
• Frankensteiner
• Dragon screw
• Handspring back elbow
• Rib breaker
• Low-angle dropkick to an opponent's knees

• Mists
• Mutoh, as The Great Muta, regularly uses the illegal tactic of spitting Asian mist at opponent's eyes in order to blind them:
  • Green Mist – Muta's most common mist, which obscures the opponent's vision
  • Red Mist – This mist is purported to burn rather than blind
  • Black Mist – An even more powerful mist which is purported to severly blind an opponent for a prolonged period of time
  • Blue Mist – This mist is used to send an opponent to sleep
  • Yellow Mist – This mist is purported to paralyze the opponent

• Entrance themes

• New Japan Pro Wrestling

• Champion-Taka – Hong Kong Explosion
• The Final Countdown – Europe
• Hold Out – Osamu Suzuki
• Muta (as The Great Muta; arrange of Hold Out) – Osamu Suzuki
• Triumph – André Andersen
• Great Muta Kyosokyoku (as The Great Muta; arrange of Triumph) – NJP Unit
• nWo Triumph (arrange of Triumph) – NJP Unit
• Muta Matenro (as The Great Muta) – NJP Unit
• Outbreak – NJP Unit
• Kokushi Muso (as Kokushi Muso) – Wu Bai

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• Trans Magic – VEN
• Muta Sanbika (as The Great Muta) – Jun Abe
• Kokushi Gikyoku (as Kokushi Muso)
• MUTA 2006 (as The Great Muta) – Osamu Suzuki

• World Championship Wrestling

• Tokyo Takeaway

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Championships and accomplishments

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

• AJPW Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship (2 times)
• AJPW Unified World Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Taiyō Kea (1), Arashi (1) and Joe Doering (1 - Current)
• Champion's Carnival (2002)
• Champion's Carnival (2004)
• Champion's Carnival (2007)
• World's Strongest Tag Team League – with Taiyō Kea (2001)
• World's Strongest Tag Team League – with Joe Doering (2007)

• Championship Wrestling from Florida

• NWA Florida Heavyweight Championship (1 time)

• New Japan Pro Wrestling

• IWGP Heavyweight Championship (4 times - Current)
• IWGP Tag Team Championship (6 times) – with Hiroshi Hase (2), Masahiro Chono (2), Shiro Koshinaka (1) and Taiyō Kea (1)
• NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• Greatest 18 Championship (1 time)
• G1 Climax (1995)
• Super Grade Tag League – with Hiroshi Hase (1993)
• Super Grade Tag League – with Hiroshi Hase (1994)
• Super Grade Tag League – with Masahiro Chono (1997)
• Super Grade Tag League – with Satoshi Kojima (1998)
• G1 Climax Tag League – with Scott Norton (1999)

• Pro Wrestling Illustrated

• PWI ranked him # 3 of the 500 best singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2002.¹
• PWI ranked him # 25 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003.
• PWI ranked him # 22 of the 100 best tag teams of the "PWI Years" with Hiro Hase in 2003.

• Tokyo Sports Grand Prix

• Best Tag Team – with Akebono (2005)

• World Championship Wrestling

• NWA World Television Championship (1 time)
• WCW World Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Vampiro
• WCW BattleBowl (1992)

• World Wrestling Council

• WWC Puerto Rico Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
• WWC World Television Championship (1 time)

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter

• Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame (Class of 1999)
• Match of the Year award (2001) vs. Genichiro Tenryu
• Most Improved Wrestler (2001)
• Wrestler of the Year (2001)

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References

1. ^ Bloodstained Memoirs Official Site

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