Tomohiro Ishii (石井 智宏 Ishii Tomohiro) is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, where he is a record five-time and current NEVER Openweight Champion. He is also known for his work with the independent Fighting World of Japan Pro Wrestling (Riki Pro) promotion, where he also worked backstage as the chairman. Though pushed for most of his career as an undercarder without any major championship wins, Ishii gathered a cult following, and in February 2013 was called "probably most underrated guys in the business" by Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Ishii's status in NJPW finally began rising in early 2013, culminating in him winning his first title in the promotion, the NEVER Openweight Championship, in February 2014. Ishii won the title three more times, before capturing the IWGP Tag Team Championship for the first time in January 2017 and the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions in January 2018. Through NJPW's working relationship with the American Ring of Honor (ROH) and the British Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW) promotions, he has also won the ROH World Television Championship once. He is a former RPW British Heavyweight Champion having had two reigns, the most recent of which ended at the hands of Zack Sabre Jr at Wrestle Kingdom 13.
Known For
| Birth Location | Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan |
|---|---|
| Born | 1975-12-10 |
Movies
NJPW Resurgence 2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
2024
NJPW Windy City Riot
as Tomohiro Ishii
2024
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2024
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
as Tomohiro Ishii
2024
RevPro 11 Year Anniversary Show
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 12
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 10
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 8
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 6
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 4
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 2
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW STRONG Independence Day 2023 - Day 2
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW/AJPW/NOAH All Together: Again
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW Collision in Philadelphia
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW Capital Collision 2023
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPWxNOAH Wrestle Kingdom 17 In Yokohama Area
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
as Tomohiro Ishii
2023
AEW All Out: Zero Hour
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
NJPW Capital Collision
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
Impact Wrestling: Under Siege 2022
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
IMPACT Wrestling: Rebellion
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
NJPW Windy City Riot
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
IMPACT Wrestling: Multiverse of Matches
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
New year’s Golden Series night 14
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
as himself
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6
as himself
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
as himself
2022
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
as Tomohiro Ishii
2022
NJPW: Battle In The Valley
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 2
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW Resurgence
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 2
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW New Year Dash 2021
as Tomohiro Ishii
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2020
NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol. 2
as Tomohiro Ishii (archive footage)
2020
NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
as Himself
2020
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020
as Tomohiro Ishii
2020
NJPW Best Bout Collection Vol 1.
as Tomohiro Ishii (archive footage)
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
as Tomohiro Ishii
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
as Tomohiro Ishii
2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
as Tomohiro Ishii
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 2
as Tomohiro Ishii
2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Night 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2020
NJPW Showdown San Jose
as Tomohiro Ishii
2019
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2019
NJPW New Year Dash 2019
as Tomohiro Ishii
2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
as Tomohiro Ishii
2019
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed
as Tomohiro Ishii
2018
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
as Tomohiro Ishii
2018
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2018
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
as Tomohiro Ishii
2018
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Tomohiro Ishii
2018
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2018
NJPW New Year Dash 2018
as Tomohiro Ishii
2018
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Tomohiro Ishii
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
2017
NJPW New Year Dash 2017
as Tomohiro Ishii
2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
as Tomohiro Ishii
2017
RPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26 - Day 1
as Tomohiro Ishii
2016
2016
2016
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
as Self
2016
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
as Himself
2016
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
as Himself
2016
ROH: 14th Anniversary
as Himself
2016
2016
2016
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
as Himself
2016
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
as Himself
2016
NJPW New Year Dash 2016
as Himself
2016
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
as Himself
2016
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
as Himself
2015
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
as Himself
2015
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
as Himself
2015
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
as Himself
2015
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
as Himself
2015
RevPro Summer Sizzler 2015
as Himself
2015
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
as Himself
2015
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
as Himself
2015
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
as Himself
2015
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka
as Himself
2015
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
as Tomohiro Ishii
2015
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
as Himself
2014
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
as Himself
2014
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
as Himself
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12
as Himself
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11
as Himself
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
as Himself
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4
as Himself
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
as Himself
2014
2014
2013
2013
NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012
as Himself
2012
2012
2010
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
as Himself
2010
2009
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
as Tomohiro Ishii (Ringside)
2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom I
as Tomohiro Ishii
2007
Tomohiro Ishii hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows