18. The Great Muta

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18. The Great Muta

Although Keiji Mutoh never wrestled a match for the WWE, his talents are held in high regard by everyone in the industry.  The Great Muta was even featured on a WWE Classics on Demand segment, which may indicate that he was on their radar all along.  As such, Muta is considered one of the greatest innovators of all time and a man who every wrestler looks up to. You think that the WWE never noticed? We guarantee they did!



Should The Great Muta be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 94.2%
Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 1.2%
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 2.3%
No opinion. - 0.6%
No way! - 1.8%

The Bullet Points

  • Other Aliases: Keiji Mutoh (Real Name)
    The White Ninja
    Kokushi
    Super Black Ninja
    Viet Cong Mihn
    Black Ninja
    Super Ninja
    Space Lone Wolf
  • Billed From: Japan
  • Key Championships Held: NWA Florida Heavyweight
    IWGP World Tag Team (6) (2w/Hiroshi Hase, 2w/Masa Chono, 1w/ Shiro Koshinaka & 1w/ Taiyo Kea
    WWC Television
    WWC Puerto Rican
    NWA Television
    IWGP World Heavyweight (4)
    NWA World Heavyweight
    WCW World Tag Team w/Vampiro
    AJPW Triple Crown World Heavyweight (3)
    AJPW Unified World Tag Team (5) (1w/Taiyo Kea, 1w/Arashi, 1w/Joe Doering, 1w/Masakatsu Funaki & 1w/KENSO
    Battlebowl Winner (1992)
    G1 Climax (1995)
  • Why they will get in: Can you imagine a wrestler more respected? They (the WWE) respect him too.
  • Why they won't get in: He never had a match under the WWE Umbrella.
  • Five Greatest Matches/Moments: 1. Won the WCW Television Championship against Sting and was forever cemented as an International star (9/3/89)
    2. Won his first World Title defeating Riki Choshu to become the IWGP World Heavyweight Champion (8/10/92)
    3. Defeated Hiroshi Hase in an infamous and still talked about bloodfest (12/14/92)
    4. Won the G1 Climax Series (8/95)
    5. In a Match of the Year winner, defeated Genichru Tenryu to win the All Japan Triple Crown Championship (6/8/01)

Should The Great Muta be in the Hall of Fame?

Definitely put him in! - 94.2%
Maybe, but others deserve it first. - 1.2%
Probably not, but it wouldn't be the end of the world. - 2.3%
No opinion. - 0.6%
No way! - 1.8%
Last modified on Tuesday, 26 April 2022 02:13

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