Keiichi Yamada, better known as Jyushin Liger and later Jyushin Thunder Liger, is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist who debuted in 1984 for New Japan Pro-Wrestling. Over a career spanning more than three decades, he competed against many of the world’s top wrestlers in major events worldwide and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most revolutionary junior heavyweights of all time.

KNOWN FOR

WWE NXT
2015
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
Clash of the Champions
1992
WCW Monday Nitro
1998
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2023
TJPW Wrestle Princess VII
2026
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
2015
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018
2018
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
2019
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final
2018
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
1992

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
234
2026
TJPW Wrestle Princess VII
as Jushin Thunder Liger (appearance)
2023
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2021
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
as Jushin "Thunder" Liger
2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
2020
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
OTT Scrappermania 5
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2019
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
2018
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW 46th Anniversary Show
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
as Self
2017
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
as Jushin Liger
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NEW Wrestling Under The Stars V
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1
as Self
2016
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
as Keiichi Yamada
2016
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
as Self
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
as Himself
2016
ROH Final Battle 2016
2016
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2016
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
WrestleCon Supershow 2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
ROH: Supercard of Honor IX
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
2015
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6
2015
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
2015
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
RevPro Uprising 2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2015
WWE NXT
2014
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
as Jushin Liger
2014
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
as Keiichi Yamada
2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
as Himself
2014
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2014
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2013
NJPW Destruction 2013
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2013
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2013
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
2013
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
as Jushin Liger
2013
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
as Jushin Liger
2013
ROH: Year Three
as Jushin Liger
2012
NJPW Dominion 6.16
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2012
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2012
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2012
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon
as Jushin Liger
2012
The Many Adventures of El Generico
as Jushin Liger
2012
ROH: Japan's Finest
as Jushin Liger
2012
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
as Jushin Liger
2012
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2011
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2011
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2011
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
as Jushin Liger
2011
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2011
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2010
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion
as Himself
2010
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2009
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2009
NJPW Resolution 2009
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2009
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2009
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
as Jushin Liger
2009
NJPW Destruction 2009
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2008
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2007
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2007
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2007
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
as Jushin Liger
2006
TNA Sacrifice 2006
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
2006
The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable
as Jushin Liger
2006
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
as Jushin Liger
2005
Kabuto-O Beetle
as Himself
2005
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
2004
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
as Jushin Liger (archive footage)
2004
NOAH: Departure 2004
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2004
NJPW Nexess
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2004
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2004
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2004
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2003
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2003
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2003
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2002
NJPW The Spiral
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2002
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2001
New Japan Pro Wrestling
as Jushin Thunder Liger
2000
AAA Triplemania VIII
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1999
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1999
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1999
NJPW Final Dome
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1998
The Best of Dean Malenko
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1998
WCW Monday Nitro
1997
WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1996
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
WCW Slamboree 1996
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1996
WCW Starrcade 1996
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1996
NJPW Skydiving J
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1996
NJPW Battle Formation '96
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1995
WCW Starrcade 1995
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1995
Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1995
WAR Super J Cup 1995
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1995
WCW Monday Nitro
as Jushin Liger
1994
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1994
NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
as Jushin Liger
1994
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1993
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1993
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1993
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1992
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
NJPW Battle Zone Space II
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1992
WCW Starrcade 1992
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
WCW SuperBrawl II
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1992
Clash of the Champions
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1991
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
as Himself
1991
WCW Starrcade 1991
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
1990
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
as Jushin Thunder Liger
1972
New Japan Pro Wrestling
as Jyushin Thunder Liger