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Jushin Thunder Liger

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Born
1964 (59 years old)

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Hiroshima, Japan

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1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

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95 kg (209 lb)

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Keiichi Yamada (山田恵一, Yamada Keiichi, born November 30, 1964), better known as Jushin Liger (獣神ライガー, Jūshin Raigā) and later Jushin Thunder Liger (獣神サンダー・ライガー, Jūshin Sandā Raigā) is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist who is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was the longest-tenured member of the roster, having remained with the company since his debut in 1984 until his retirement in January 2020. Throughout his career, which spanned three-and-a-half decades, he wrestled over 4,000 matches and performed in major events for various promotions across the globe.

Debuting under his real name for NJPW in 1984, he was given the gimmick of Jushin Liger in 1989, based on the anime television series of the same name. Becoming Jushin "Thunder" Liger the following year, he saw unprecedented success in the junior heavyweight division, winning the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship a record 11 times, as well as setting the record for longest reign with the title during his second reign at 628 days. Liger was the first three-time Best of the Super Juniors tournament winner (a record eventually tied by Koji Kanemoto), is a former six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, won the Super J Cup twice (in 1995 and 2000), and was inducted into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame in 1999. Liger also wrestled the opening match for the first January 4 Tokyo Dome Show in 1992. He is frequently cited as one of the greatest junior heavyweight wrestlers of all time.

Liger had his retirement match at Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 5, 2020, 35 years after his career began.


Career Honours

WWE Hall of Fame
2020

_Retired WWE

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2012

_Retired WWE

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2008

_Retired WWE

GHC Junior Heavyweight Champion
2004

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2003

_Retired WWE

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2002

_Retired WWE

Best of the Super Juniors
2001

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2001

_Retired WWE

Super J-Cup
2000

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1999

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1999

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
1999

_Retired WWE

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1998

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1997

New Japan Mens

WWF Light Heavyweight Champion
1997

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1996

New Japan Mens

Super J-Cup
1995

New Japan Mens

Best of the Super Juniors
1994

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1993

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1992

New Japan Mens

Best of the Super Juniors
1992

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1991

New Japan Mens

WWE Cruiserweight Champion (91-07)
1991

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1990

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1990

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
1989

New Japan Mens


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