Keiji Takayama
Acting
Biography
Keiji Takayama is a Japanese professional wrestler and manager, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Gedo. Gedo has been the main booker of NJPW since the early 2010s. As a wrestler, Gedo is best known for his tag team work with partner Jado, forming a very successful tag team from 1990 through the mid-2010s.
Born: February 20, 1969
Place of Birth: Musashimurayama, Tokyo, Japan
Known For
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Widely regarded as the best wrestler in the world today, Bryan Danielson is a master of his craft. His rise to the top of the independent wrestling scene didn't happen overnight, and this set chronicles his journey to become the Best in the World.
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
Super J-Cup: 1st Stage was the first Super J-Cup professional wrestling tournament hosted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling. The event took place on April 16, 1994, at Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
WAR Super J Cup 1995
WAR brings together the best Junior Heavyweights from across the globe for this single elimination tournament.
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
Sakura Genesis 2017 was a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event held on April 9, 2017, at Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Katsuyori Shibata for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI was a professional wrestling event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) and organized by Yuji Nagata. Held on September 7, 2025, at Togane Arena in Togane, Chiba, Japan, the annual Blue Justice show served as Nagata’s hometown charity event. The main event featured Hiroshi Tanahashi vs. Yuji Nagata in what was billed as Tanahashi’s “Final Road” match—Tanahashi’s mentor versus his longtime protégé. The match carried added significance as the 18th and final singles encounter between the two, closing the book on one of NJPW’s defining rivalries that began with their first clash on January 24, 2002, when a young Tanahashi challenged Nagata in a bout that helped launch his rise to stardom.
AEW x NJPW Presents Forbidden Door 2022
AEW x NJPW: Forbidden Door was a co-produced professional wrestling event featuring American promotion AEW and Japanese promotion NJPW. It took place on June 26, 2022 at the United Center in Chicago and featured 13 matches, including 4 on the pre-show. In the main event, Jon Moxley defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi to become the interim AEW World Champion. Other notable matches included Jay White defeating Adam Page, Kazuchika Okada, and Adam Cole in a four-way match to retain the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship, Pac becoming the inaugural AEW All-Atlantic Champion in a four-way match, and Claudio Castagnoli making his AEW debut by defeating Zack Sabre Jr. The event also featured special appearances by Juice Robinson and Katsuyori Shibata.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
Night One of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's 15th annual Tokyo Dome event will feature the Dangerous Tekkers taking on The Guerrillas of Destiny for the IWGP Tag Team Championships, Kazuchika Okada facing off against Will Ospreay, and Tetsuya Naito defending his IWGP Heavyweight & IWGP Intercontinental Championships against Kota Ibushi.
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
The thirteenth night of the tournament took place on August 5th, 2023 at Edion Arena Osaka in Naniwa-ku, Namba, Osaka, Japan.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
Wrestle Kingdom 13 in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2019, headlined by Kenny Omega (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
Wrestling Dontaku 2022 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event promoted by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) that took place on May 1, 2022, at the Fukuoka PayPay Dome in Fukuoka, Japan, headlined by Kazuchika Okada (c) vs. Tetsuya Naito for the IWGP World Heavyweight Championship.
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