Hirai Kawato, better known by his ring name Master Wato, is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro‑Wrestling, where he debuted on January 3, 2016, after training as a Young Lion in the NJPW Dojo. Initially sent on excursion to Mexico’s CMLL as Kawato‑San (winning the CMLL World Lightweight Championship), he returned to NJPW as Master Wato and has since become a two‑time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and the 2023 Best of the Super Juniors tournament winner.

KNOWN FOR

World Wonder Ring Stardom
2025
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6
2026
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
2023
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7
2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 8
2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4
2026
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
2017
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
2020
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5
2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2
2026

FILMOGRAPHY

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Acting
196
2026
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
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2026
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
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2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
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2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3
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2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4
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2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5
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2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
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2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8
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2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9
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2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10
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2026
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7
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2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 2
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2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 4
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2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 6
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2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 7
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 3
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 5
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2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1
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2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 2
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
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2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
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2026
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3
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2026
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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2026
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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2026
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5
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2026
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6
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2026
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7
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2026
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8
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2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2
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2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8
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2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 2
as Master Wato
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIII
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
as Master Wato
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1
as Master Wato
2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 9
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2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 11
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2026
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026
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2026
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 1
as Master Wato · unreleased
2026
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 2
as Master Wato · unreleased
2026
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 8
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Death Pain Invitational
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Tanahashi Jam
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW x Stardom Historic X-over in Guangzhou
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 18
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 19 (Final)
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 7
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 6
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 5
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 4
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 3
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 8
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi ~ Final Homecoming
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW New Japan Road in Anjo 2025
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 1
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 2
as Master Wato
2025
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 3
as Master Wato
2025
World Wonder Ring Stardom
as Master Wato
2024
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
as Master Wato
2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
as Master Wato
2024
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
as Master Wato
2023
All Together Again
as Master Wato
2023
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
as Master Wato
2023
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 2
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW Declaration of Power
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 2
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 4
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 5
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 6
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final)
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 13
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 11
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 9
as Master Wato
2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 1
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2
as Master Wato
2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 1
as Master Wato
2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
as Master Wato
2020
NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
as Master Wato
2020
NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu
as Master Wato
2020
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
as Master Wato
2020
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
as Master Wato
2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
as Hirai Kawato
2018
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
2017
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 13
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 14
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 15
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 16
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 17
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 6
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 8
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 9
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 10
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
as Hirai Kawato
2017
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
as Hirai Kawato