Keiichi Yamada

Known For

Acting

Birthday

November 30, 1964 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Keiichi Yamada

Biography

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

    WWE NXT

    2010

  • TNA iMPACT!

    TNA iMPACT!

    2004

  • WCW Monday Nitro

    WCW Monday Nitro

    1995

  • The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

    The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro

    2004

  • NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn

    NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn

    2015

  • Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

    Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story

    2004

  • The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

    The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1

    2011

  • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

    NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12

    2018

  • WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man

    WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man

    2007

  • New Japan Pro Wrestling

    New Japan Pro Wrestling

    1972

  • NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

    NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2

    2008

  • NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

    NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall

    2017

  • All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts

    All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts

    2022

  • NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

    NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall

    2019

  • NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018

    NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018

    2018