Keiji Mutō

Acting•Born December 23, 1962 (age 63)•Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan

Biography

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

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Filmography

2026

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20

as Keiji Muto (Appearance)

Movie

2023

WWE Hall of Fame 2023

as The Great Muta

Movie

2023

NOAH: Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love ～Hold Out～

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2023

NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"

as GREAT MUTA

Movie

2023

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2023

NOAH: The New Year 2023

as The Great Muta

Movie

2022

NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over

as The Great Muta

Movie

2022

NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2022

NOAH: The New Year 2022

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2021

All Elite Wrestling: Rampage

as Great Muta

2021

CyberFight Festival 2021

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2021

NOAH: Destination 2021 - Back To Budokan

Movie

2020

NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020

Movie

2020

NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 4

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2019

WrestleCade Supershow 2019

as The Great Muta

Movie

2019

焼肉プロレス

2019

IMPACT Wrestling: A Night You Can't Mist

as Great Muta

Movie

2018

DDT Judgement

as The Great Muta

Movie

2017

Sentosha: Battle Wheels

2016

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

as The Great Muta (archive footage)

Movie

2015

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

as The Great Muta

Movie

2014

TNA Bound For Glory 2014

as The Great Muta

Movie

2014

WWE: The Best of Sting

as The Great Muta

Movie

2014

WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash

as The Great Muta

Movie

2014

TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014

as The Great Muta

Movie

2014

WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1

as The Great Muta

Movie

2014

TNA Lockdown 2014

as The Great Muta

Movie

2014

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8

as The Great Muta

Movie

2013

Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1

Movie

2013

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2013

Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel

as Great Muta

Movie

2012

NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love

Movie

2012

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2012

WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection

as The Great Muta

Movie

2012

ROH: Japan's Finest

as The Great Muta

Movie

2011

All Together

Movie

2011

Milocrorze: A Love Story

as gaming house owner

Movie

2011

Stardom on Stardom World

as Great Muta

2010

PWG: Kurt Russellreunion

as The Great Mutah

Movie

2009

NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~

Movie

2009

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2009

Bloodstained Memoirs

as Himself

Movie

2008

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

as Great Muta

Movie

2007

Hustle Aid 2007

as Great Muta

Movie

2007

NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2006

Proud Ambition 2

Movie

2006

Proud Ambition

Movie

2005

AJPW Realize

Movie

2004

Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire

as Harold Sakata

Movie

2004

NOAH: Departure 2004

Movie

2003

ROH Final Battle 2003

as The Great Muta

Movie

2003

AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary

Movie

2003

AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1

Movie

2001

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001

Movie

2001

NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15

Movie

2001

AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular

Movie

2001

NJPW Wrestling World 2001

as Keiji Muto

Movie

2000

WCW Fall Brawl 2000

as The Great Muta

Movie

2000

WCW New Blood Rising

as The Great Muta

Movie

1999

NJPW Final Dome

as Keiji Muto

Movie

1997

WCW Bash at the Beach 1997

as The Great Muta

Movie

1996

Dragon Blue

as Ryusaki

Movie

1996

NJPW Battle Formation '96

as Great Muta

Movie

1995

The Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon

as The Great Muta

Movie

1995

WCW Monday Nitro

1995

WCW Slamboree 1995

as The Great Muta

Movie

1995

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995

Movie

1994

NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8

Movie

1994

WCW Spring Stampede 1994

as The Great Muta

Movie

1993

NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993

as Great Muta

Movie

1993

WCW SuperBrawl III

as The Great Muta

Movie

1993

WCW/New Japan Supershow III

as The Great Muta

Movie

1992

WCW Starrcade 1992

as The Great Muta

Movie

1992

NJPW Battle Zone Space II

Movie

1992

WCW/New Japan Supershow II

as The Great Muta

Movie

1991

WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA

as The Great Muta

Movie

1991

WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun

as The Great Muta

Movie

1990

WCW Starrcade 1990

as The Great Muta

Movie

1990

NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout

as The Great Muta

Movie

1989

WCW Starrcade 1989

as The Great Muta

Movie

1989

WCW Halloween Havoc 1989

as The Great Muta

Movie

1989

NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89

as The Great Muta

Movie

1989

NWA The Great American Bash 1989

as The Great Muta

Movie

1989

WCW WrestleWar 1989

as The Great Muta

Movie

1989

NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun

as The Great Muta

Movie

1988

WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88

as Super Black Ninja

Movie

1988

Clash of the Champions

as The Great Muta

1987

Luminous Woman

as Sensaku Matsunami

Movie

1986

NWA Battle of the Belts III

as The White Ninja

Movie

1986

NWA Battle of The Belts II

as The White Ninja

Movie

1985

NWA World Championship Wrestling

as The Great Muta

1972

New Japan Pro Wrestling

as Keiji Muto

Personal Info

DepartmentActing

BirthdayDecember 23, 1962

Place of BirthFujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan

Popularity1.1