Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1962-12-23 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan

Also Known As

The Great Muta
The Black Ninja
The White Ninja
The Super Black Ninja
Keiji Muto
Viet Cong Ming
Kokushi Muso

Takeiji Muto

Biography

Keiji Muto is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and professional wrestling executive. He is known for his work as The Great Muta in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) during the 1980s and 1990s, and his runs in other Japanese, American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican promotions. He was the president of All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) from 2002 to 2013 and representative director of Wrestle-1 (W-1) from 2013 to 2020.

Known For

8.4%

WCW Monday Nitro

Sep 4, 1995

7.2%

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

Aug 13, 2021

6.0%

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

Dec 15, 2004

8.5%

NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days

Jul 23, 1989

6.7%

WCW Halloween Havoc '89

Oct 28, 1989

9.2%

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness

Apr 26, 2016

7.7%

WWE: The Best of Sting

Sep 23, 2014

4.6%

Sentosha: Battle Wheels

Oct 6, 2017

7.4%

WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock

Dec 13, 1989

5.8%

Luminous Woman

Oct 24, 1987

6.3%

Milocrorze: A Love Story

Feb 18, 2011

3.8%

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

Jan 4, 2008

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Acting

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Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel as Great Muta

2023		WWE Hall of Fame 2023 as The Great Muta
2023		NOAH: Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love ～Hold Out～ as Keiji Muto
2023		NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE" as GREAT MUTA
2023		NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome as Keiji Muto
2023		NOAH: The New Year 2023 as The Great Muta

2022		NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over as The Great Muta
2022		NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 as Keiji Muto
2022		NOAH: The New Year 2022 as Keiji Muto

2021		All Elite Wrestling: Rampage as Great Muta
2021		CyberFight Festival 2021 as Keiji Muto
2021		NOAH: Destination 2021 - Back To Budokan

2020		NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020
2020		NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 4 as Keiji Muto

2019		WrestleCade Supershow 2019 as The Great Muta
2019		焼肉プロレス
2019		IMPACT Wrestling: A Night You Can't Mist as Great Muta

2018

DDT Judgement as The Great Muta

2017

Sentosha: Battle Wheels

2016

WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness as The Great Muta (archive footage)

2015

TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015 as The Great Muta

2014		TNA Bound For Glory 2014 as The Great Muta
2014		WWE: The Best of Sting as The Great Muta
2014		WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash as The Great Muta
2014		TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014 as The Great Muta
2014		WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1 as The Great Muta
2014		TNA Lockdown 2014 as The Great Muta
2014		NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8 as The Great Muta

2013		Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1
2013		NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 as Keiji Muto

2012		NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012		NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 as Keiji Muto
2012		WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection as The Great Muta
2012		ROH: Japan's Finest as The Great Muta

2011		All Together
2011		Milocrorze: A Love Story as gaming house owner

2010

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion as The Great Mutah

2009		NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
2009		NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 as Keiji Muto
2009		Bloodstained Memoirs as Himself

2008

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 as Great Muta

2007		Hustle Aid 2007 as Great Muta
2007		NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as Keiji Muto

2005

AJPW Realize

2004		Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire as Harold Sakata
2004		NOAH: Departure 2004

2003		ROH: Final Battle 2003 as The Great Muta
2003		AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
2003		AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1

2002

NJPW The Spiral as GREAT MUTA

2001		NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
2001		NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
2001		AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

2000		WCW Fall Brawl 2000 as The Great Muta
2000		WCW New Blood Rising as The Great Muta

1999

NJPW Final Dome as Keiji Muto

1997

WCW Bash at The Beach 1997 as The Great Muta

1996		Dragon Blue as Ryusaki
1996		NJPW Battle Formation '96 as Great Muta

1995		The Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon as The Great Muta
1995		WCW Monday Nitro
1995		WCW Slamboree 1995 as The Great Muta
1995		NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995

1994		NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
1994		WCW Spring Stampede 1994 as The Great Muta

1993		NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993 as Great Muta
1993		WCW SuperBrawl III as The Great Muta
1993		WCW/New Japan Supershow III as The Great Muta

1992		WCW Starrcade 1992 as The Great Muta
1992		NJPW Battle Zone Space II
1992		WCW/New Japan Supershow II as The Great Muta

1991		WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA as The Great Muta
1991		WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun as The Great Muta

1990		WCW Starrcade '90: Collision Course as The Great Muta
1990		NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout as The Great Muta

1989		WCW Starrcade '89: Future Shock as The Great Muta
1989		WCW Halloween Havoc '89 as The Great Muta
1989		NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 as The Great Muta
1989		NWA The Great American Bash '89: The Glory Days as The Great Muta
1989		NWA WrestleWar '89: The Music City Showdown as The Great Muta
1989		NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun as The Great Muta

1988

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88 as Super Black Ninja

1987

Luminous Woman as Sensaku Matsunami

1986		NWA Battle of the Belts III as The White Ninja
1986		NWA Battle of The Belts II as The White Ninja