Keiji Mutō
December 23, 1962 (63 years old) in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan
Keiji Mutō (born born December 23, 1962) is a Japanese professional wrestling executive, actor and retired professional wrestler. He is best 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, before retiring from the industry in 2023 as a part of Pro Wrestling NOAH.
Known For
Credits
- 2026 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20 as Keiji Muto (Appearance)
- 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 as
- 2020 · NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020 as
- 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 as
- 2019 · IMPACT Wrestling: A Night You Can't Mist as Great Muta
- 2018 · DDT Judgement as The Great Muta
- 2017 · Sentosha: Battle Wheels as
- 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 as
- 2013 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 as Keiji Muto
- 2013 · Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel as Great Muta
- 2012 · NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love as
- 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 as
- 2011 · Milocrorze: A Love Story as gaming house owner
- 2011 · Stardom on Stardom World as Great Muta
- 2010 · PWG: Kurt Russellreunion as The Great Mutah
- 2009 · NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ as
- 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
- 2006 · Proud Ambition 2 as
- 2006 · Proud Ambition as
- 2005 · AJPW Realize as
- 2004 · Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire as Harold Sakata
- 2004 · NOAH: Departure 2004 as
- 2003 · ROH Final Battle 2003 as The Great Muta
- 2003 · AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary as
- 2003 · AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1 as
- 2002 · AJPW Grand Champion Carnival 2002 as
- 2001 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001 as
- 2001 · NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15 as
- 2001 · AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular as
- 2001 · NJPW Wrestling World 2001 as Keiji Muto
- 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 as
- 1995 · WCW Slamboree 1995 as The Great Muta
- 1995 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995 as
- 1994 · NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8 as
- 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 as
- 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 1990 as The Great Muta
- 1990 · NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout as The Great Muta
- 1989 · WCW Starrcade 1989 as The Great Muta
- 1989 · WCW Halloween Havoc 1989 as The Great Muta
- 1989 · NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89 as The Great Muta
- 1989 · NWA The Great American Bash 1989 as The Great Muta
- 1989 · WCW WrestleWar 1989 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
- 1988 · Clash of the Champions as The Great Muta
- 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
- 1985 · NWA World Championship Wrestling as The Great Muta
- 1972 · New Japan Pro Wrestling as Keiji Muto