Seiya Sanada

Actor

January 28, 1988 (38 years)

Niigata, Japan

Biography

Seiya Sanada, better known by his mononymous ring name SANADA, is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) who debuted in 2007 for All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). He is a one-time IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, holding the longest reign at 271 days, a one-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, and a three-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion alongside BUSHI and EVIL. Additionally, SANADA won the World Tag Lea…

Filmography

8.0

New Japan Pro Wrestling

SANADA

New Japan Pro-Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.

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NJPW New Japan Cup

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The NJPW New Japan Cup is an annual single-elimination professional wrestling tournament held by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) since 2005. It is considered the second most prominent heavyweight tournament in NJPW, after the G1 Climax which follows a round-robin format.

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One Night Only: GFW Amped Anthology

Seiya Sanada

Amped Anthology is a 4-part series. Action-packed wrestling shows from start to finish, as some of the biggest names in professional wrestling compete inside of GFW's six-sided ring from the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

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AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023

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The 2023 Forbidden Door was the second annual Forbidden Door professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and supershow co-produced by the American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and the Japan-based New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on June 25, 2023, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14

SANADA

The fourteenth and final night of Burning Spirit 2022 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on September 25, 2022, at World Hall in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, and was headlined by Will Ospreay (c) vs. David Finlay for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 5

SANADA

The fifth night of New Japan Cup 2021 took place on March 10, 2021, at Sandan-ike Park Gymnasium in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto, Japan, and featured three first-round matches.

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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)

SANADA

The fifteenth and final night of New Japan Pro Wrestling's annual junior heavyweight round-robin tournament took place on June 5, 2019, at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan. The show featured an IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship match between Juice Robinson (c) and Jon Moxley and was headlined by the Best of the Super Junior 26 final.

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NJPW Royal Quest III

SANADA

Royal Quest III was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on October 14, 2023, at the Copper Box Arena in London, England and was headlined by Will Ospreay (c) vs. Zack Sabre Jr. for the IWGP United States Heavyweight Championship.

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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018

SANADA

Destruction in Hiroshima was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). It took place on September 15th, 2018 at Hiroshima Sun Plaza in Hiroshima, Japan.

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ROH: Best In The World

SANADA

Ring of Honor’s Best in the World pay-per-view last night was from just outside Baltimore in the UMBC Event Center.

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NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2025

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The New Beginning in Osaka 2025 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on February 11, 2025, at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan, headlined by Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Hirooki Goto for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3

SANADA

The third night of New Japan Cup 2021 took place on March 7, 2021, at Aimesse Yamanashi in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan, and featured two first-round matches.

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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026

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New Year Dash 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling that took place on January 5, 2026, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, the day after Wrestle Kingdom 20, and headlined by Knockout Brothers (OSKAR & Yuto-Ice) (c) vs. TMDK (Ryohei Oiwa & Zack Sabre Jr.) for the IWGP Tag Team Championships.

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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19

SANADA

Wrestle Kingdom 19 was a professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on January 4, 2025, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, and was headlined by Zack Sabre Jr. (c) vs. Shota Umino for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 2

SANADA

The second night of New Japan Cup 2021 took place on March 6, 2021, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, and featured three first-round matches.

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NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2

SANADA

NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 2 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place on January 21, 2022 in Korakuen Hall at the Tokyo, Japan. Full Card: (1.)Great-O-Khan vs. Ryohei Oiwa (2.)BUSHI vs. Yuto Nakashima (3.) Tiger Mask & Yuji Nagata vs. BULLET CLUB (Gedo & Taiji Ishimori) (4.)Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Master Wato & Ryusuke Taguchi vs. Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, TAKA Michinoku & Yoshinobu Kanemaru) (5.) CHAOS (Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii, YOH & YOSHI-HASHI) vs. House Of Torture (Dick Togo, EVIL, SHO & Yujiro Takahashi) (6.)Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kazuchika Okada & Togi Makabe vs. Los Ingobernables de Japon (SANADA, Shingo Takagi & Tetsuya Naito)

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6

SANADA

The sixth night of New Japan Cup 2021 took place on March 11, 2021, at Item Ehime in Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan, and featured two second-round matches.

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NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 8

SANADA

The eighth night of New Japan Cup 2021 took place on March 14, 2021, at Baycom Gymnasium in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, and featured two second-round matches.

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NJPW 47th Anniversary Show

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The 47th Anniversary Event was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) pay-per-view held on March 6, 2019, at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, and headlined by Jay White vs. Will Ospreay.

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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7

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The seventh night of New Japan Pro Wrestling's annual junior heavyweight round-robin tournament took place on June 29, 2016, at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium - Sub Arena in Osaka, Japan.