Hirai Kawato
March 13, 1997 (28 years old) in Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Hirai Kawato, better known by his ring name Master Wato, is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro‑Wrestling, where he debuted on January 3, 2016, after training as a Young Lion in the NJPW Dojo. Initially sent on excursion to Mexico’s CMLL as Kawato‑San (winning the CMLL World Lightweight Championship), he returned to NJPW as Master Wato and has since become a two‑time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and the 2023 Best of the Super Juniors tournament winner.
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- 2025 · NJPW x Stardom Historic X-over in Guangzhou as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 19 (Final) as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 18 as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8 as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW Tanahashi Jam as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW Death Pain Invitational as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2 as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1 as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 as Master Wato
- 2025 · NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty as Master Wato
- 2024 · NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024 as Master Wato
- 2024 · NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya as Master Wato
- 2024 · NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final) as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15 as Master Wato
- 2023 · ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 as Master Wato
- 2023 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome as Master Wato
- 2022 · NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16 as Master Wato
- 2022 · NJPW Declaration Of Power as Master Wato
- 2022 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku as Master Wato
- 2022 · NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 9 as Master Wato
- 2022 · NJPW New Year’s Golden Series - Night 1 as Master Wato
- 2022 · NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3 as Master Wato
- 2022 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2 as Master Wato
- 2021 · NJPW Power Struggle 2021 as Master Wato
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final) as Master Wato
- 2021 · NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5 as Master Wato
- 2021 · NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome as Master Wato
- 2021 · NJPW 49th Anniversary Show as Master Wato
- 2021 · NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2 as Master Wato
- 2021 · NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1 as Master Wato
- 2021 · NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya as Master Wato
- 2021 · NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021 as Master Wato
- 2021 · NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2 as Master Wato
- 2020 · NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final) as Master Wato
- 2020 · NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu as Master Wato
- 2020 · NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya as Master Wato
- 2020 · Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020 as Master Wato
- 2018 · My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler as
- 2018 · NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW Power Struggle 2017 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final) as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 16 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 15 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 14 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 13 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 10 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 9 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 8 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2 as Hirai Kawato
- 2017 · NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017 as Hirai Kawato