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

New Japan Pro Wrestling
2001
World Wonder Ring Stardom
2022
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
2022
TNA iMPACT!
2014
NWA World Championship Wrestling
1989
Clash of the Champions
1989
WCW Monday Nitro
1997
Sentosha: Battle Wheels
2017
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
2016
WWE: The Best of Sting
2014
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
2014
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
1989

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
95
2026
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
as Keiji Muto (Appearance)
2023
WWE Hall of Fame 2023
as The Great Muta
2023
NOAH: Great Muta Final "BYE-BYE"
as GREAT MUTA
2023
NOAH: The New Year 2023
as The Great Muta
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
as Keiji Muto
2023
NOAH: Keiji Muto Grand Final Pro-Wrestling "Last" Love ～Hold Out～
as Keiji Muto
2022
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
as Keiji Muto
2022
NOAH: The New Year 2022
as Keiji Muto
2022
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
as The Great Muta
2022
All Elite Wrestling: Rampage
as Great Muta
2022
World Wonder Ring Stardom
as Great Muta
2021
CyberFight Festival 2021
as Keiji Muto
2021
NOAH: Destination 2021 - Back To Budokan
2020
NOAH: The Best - Final Chronicle 2020
2020
NOAH: 20th Anniversary - NOAH The Chronicle Vol. 4
as Keiji Muto
2019
IMPACT Wrestling: A Night You Can't Mist
as Great Muta
2019
WrestleCade Supershow 2019
as The Great Muta
2019
焼肉プロレス
2018
DDT Judgement
as The Great Muta
2017
Sentosha: Battle Wheels
2016
WWE: The U.S. Championship: A Legacy of Greatness
as The Great Muta (archive footage)
2015
TNA One Night Only: Global Impact: USA vs The World 2015
as The Great Muta
2014
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
as The Great Muta
2014
TNA Bound For Glory 2014
as The Great Muta
2014
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
as The Great Muta
2014
WWE United We Slam: The Best of The Great American Bash
as The Great Muta
2014
WWE: The Best of Sting
as The Great Muta
2014
TNA Lockdown 2014
as The Great Muta
2014
TNA One Night Only: Global IMPACT Japan 2014
as The Great Muta
2014
TNA iMPACT!
2013
Christopher Daniels: The Fallen Angel
as Great Muta
2013
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
as Keiji Muto
2013
Wrestle-1 Raising An Army Tour - Day 1
2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
as Keiji Muto
2012
ROH: Japan's Finest
as The Great Muta
2012
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
as The Great Muta
2012
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2011
All Together
2011
Milocrorze: A Love Story
as gaming house owner
2010
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion
as The Great Mutah
2009
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
2009
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
as Keiji Muto
2009
Bloodstained Memoirs
as Himself
2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
as Great Muta
2007
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
as Keiji Muto
2007
Hustle Aid 2007
as Great Muta
2006
Proud Ambition 2
2006
Proud Ambition
2005
AJPW Realize
2004
Rikidozan: A Hero Extraordinaire
as Harold Sakata
2004
NOAH: Departure 2004
2003
ROH Final Battle 2003
as The Great Muta
2003
AJPW: 2ND WRESTLE-1
2003
AJPW Road To Re-BirthxRe-Verse 2003 - Day 11: 31st Anniversary
2002
AJPW Grand Champion Carnival 2002
2001
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
2001
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
2001
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
2001
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
as Keiji Muto
2001
New Japan Pro Wrestling
as Keiji Muto
2000
WCW New Blood Rising
as The Great Muta
2000
WCW Fall Brawl 2000
as The Great Muta
2000
Millennium Fighting Arts INOKI BOM-BA-YE
as Self
1999
NJPW Final Dome
as Keiji Muto
1997
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
as The Great Muta
1997
WCW Monday Nitro
1996
Dragon Blue
as Ryusaki
1996
NJPW Battle Formation '96
as Great Muta
1995
WCW Slamboree 1995
as The Great Muta
1995
The Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon
as The Great Muta
1995
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
1994
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
1994
WCW Spring Stampede 1994
as The Great Muta
1993
WCW SuperBrawl III
as The Great Muta
1993
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
as Great Muta
1993
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
as The Great Muta
1992
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
as The Great Muta
1992
NJPW Battle Zone Space II
1992
WCW Starrcade 1992
as The Great Muta
1991
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
as The Great Muta
1991
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
as The Great Muta
1990
NWA Clash of The Champions X: Texas Shootout
as The Great Muta
1990
WCW Starrcade 1990
as The Great Muta
1989
NWA The Great American Bash 1989
as The Great Muta
1989
WCW Halloween Havoc 1989
as The Great Muta
1989
WCW Starrcade 1989
as The Great Muta
1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VI: Ragin' Cajun
as The Great Muta
1989
NWA Clash of The Champions VIII: Fall Brawl '89
as The Great Muta
1989
WCW WrestleWar 1989
as The Great Muta
1989
NWA World Championship Wrestling
as The Great Muta
1989
Clash of the Champions
as The Great Muta
1988
WCCW Cotton Bowl Extravaganza '88
as Super Black Ninja
1987
Luminous Woman
as Sensaku Matsunami
1986
NWA Battle of the Belts III
as The White Ninja
1986
NWA Battle of The Belts II
as The White Ninja