Tetsuya Naito, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Tetsuya Naito

Japanese professional wrestler

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1982

Place of Birth: Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Profession: professional wrestler

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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About Tetsuya Naito

  • Tetsuya Naito (????, Naito Tetsuya, born June 22, 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
  • Naito began training for a professional wrestling career in 2000, initially under Animal Hamaguchi, before joining NJPW in 2004, where he underwent further training.
  • Along with his four IWGP Intercontinental Championship reigns, Naito is also a former IWGP Heavyweight and NEVER Openweight Champion, and the only wrestler who has held those three titles.
  • In doing so, he became the first Triple Crown Champion in NJPW.
  • He also held the IWGP Tag Team and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship with former partner Yujiro Takahashi, with whom he teamed as No Limit.
  • In addition to those, Naito is also a two-time winner of NJPW's premier singles tournament, the G1 Climax, having won it in 2013 and 2017, and the New Japan Cup, winning it in 2016.
  • In 2016 and 2017, Tokyo Sports named Naito the wrestler of the year.

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