Keiichi Yamada
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Jyushin Thunder Liger
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Jushin Thunder Liger
WCW Monday Nitro
WCW Monday Nitro
Jushin Liger
Clash of the Champions
Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
Jushin Thunder Liger
TJPW Wrestle Princess VII
Jushin Thunder Liger (appearance)
Filmography
TJPW Wrestle Princess VII
2026
as Jushin Thunder Liger (appearance)
All Elite Wrestling: Battle of the Belts
2022
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WWE Hall Of Fame 2020
2021
as Jushin "Thunder" Liger
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
2020
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
2020
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
OTT Scrappermania 5
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 1
2019
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 3
2019
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Super J-Cup 2019: Night 2
2019
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW 47th Anniversary Show
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
2019
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Power Struggle 2018 ~ Super Junior Tag League 2018 Final
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 1
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2018 - Day 2
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 2
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2018
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XVI
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Fighting Spirit Unleashed 2018
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
CEOxNJPW When Worlds Collide
2018
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 1
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
RevPro British J Cup 2018 - Night 2
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW 46th Anniversary Show
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
2018
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 1
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Special in USA 2017 - Night 2
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
Diamond Dallas Page: Positively Living
2017
as Self
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
2017
as Jushin Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 18
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 2
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 12
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH & NJPW: Honor Rising Japan - Night 1
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH & NJPW & RPW & CMLL: War of the Worlds UK - Day 1
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
2017
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NEW Wrestling Under The Stars V
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1
2016
as Self
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2016
2016
as Keiichi Yamada
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2016
as Self
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 3
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
PWG: 2016 Battle of Los Angeles - Stage One
2016
as Himself
ROH Final Battle 2016
2016
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 1
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK 2016 - Night 2
2016
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WrestleCon Supershow 2015
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH: Supercard of Honor IX
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 1
2015
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 1
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds - Night 2
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2015 - Day 6
2015
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Night 2
2015
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
RevPro Uprising 2015
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
2015
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH & NJPW: War of the Worlds
2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WCW'S Greatest Pay-Per-View Matches Volume 1
2014
as Jushin Liger
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars
2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
2014
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
2014
as Keiichi Yamada
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014
as Himself
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
2014
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014
2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014
2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
2014
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Destruction 2013
2013
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
2013
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
2013
The Very Best of Monday Nitro: Volume 2
2013
as Jushin Liger
Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
2013
as Jushin Liger
ROH: Year Three
2013
as Jushin Liger
NJPW Dominion 6.16
2012
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
2012
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
2012
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
2012
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH: Bryan Danielson - The American Dragon
2012
as Jushin Liger
The Many Adventures of El Generico
2012
as Jushin Liger
ROH: Japan's Finest
2012
as Jushin Liger
WWE: Starrcade - The Essential Collection
2012
as Jushin Liger
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2011
2011
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
2011
as Jushin Thunder Liger
The Very Best of WCW Monday Nitro Vol.1
2011
as Jushin Liger
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 2
2011
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2011 - Day 1
2011
as Jushin Thunder Liger
PWG: Kurt Russellreunion
2010
as Himself
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2010
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WWE NXT
2010
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
2009
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Resolution 2009
2009
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
2009
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
2009
as Jushin Liger
NJPW Destruction 2009
2009
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
2008
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
2007
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
2007
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man
2007
as Jushin Liger
TNA Sacrifice 2006
2006
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
The Best of Samoa Joe: Unstoppable
2006
as Jushin Liger
TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments
2006
as Jushin Liger
Kabuto-O Beetle
2005
as Himself
TNA Bound for Glory 2005
2005
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
Hard Knocks : The Chris Benoit Story
2004
as Jushin Liger (archive footage)
NOAH: Departure 2004
2004
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Nexess
2004
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 1
2004
as Jushin Thunder Liger
ROH: Weekend of Thunder - Night 2
2004
as Jushin Thunder Liger
The Monday Night War - WWE Raw vs. WCW Nitro
2004
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
2003
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
2003
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
2003
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW The Spiral
2002
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NOAH Navigate For Evolution 2002 - Day 10
2002
as Jushin Thunder Liger
AJPW Giant Baba Memorial Spectacular
2001
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
2001
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
2001
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
2001
as Jushin Thunder Liger
AAA Triplemania VIII
2000
as Jushin Thunder Liger
The Best of Eddy Guerrero
1999
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka
1999
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
NJPW Final Dome
1999
as Jushin Thunder Liger
The Best of Dean Malenko
1998
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
WAR Warfare '97 - Day 6
1997
as Jushin Thunder Liger
World Wrestling Peace Festival
1996
WCW Slamboree 1996
1996
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
WCW Starrcade 1996
1996
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
NJPW Skydiving J
1996
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Battle Formation '96
1996
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WCW Starrcade 1995
1995
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder
1995
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WAR Super J Cup 1995
1995
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
WCW Monday Nitro
1995
as Jushin Liger
NJPW Summer Struggle 1994 - Day 8
1994
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW V-Mania Vol. 3
1994
as Jushin Liger
NJPW Super J-Cup 1994
1994
as Jushin Thunder Liger
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
1993
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
1993
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
1993
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WCW/New Japan Supershow II
1992
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
NJPW Battle Zone Space II
1992
as Jushin Thunder Liger
WCW Starrcade 1992
1992
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
WCW SuperBrawl II
1992
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
WCW Clash of The Champions XIX
1992
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
WCW The Great American Bash 1992
1992
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
WCW/New Japan Supershow: Rumble in The Rising Sun
1991
as Himself
WCW Starrcade 1991
1991
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
WWF/AJPW/NJPW Wrestling Summit
1990
as Jushin Thunder Liger
Clash of the Champions
1988
as Jushin "Thunder" Lyger
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
as Jyushin Thunder Liger
New Japan Pro Wrestling
1972
as Jushin Thunder Liger