Seiya Sanada
1988-01-28 (1988)Niigata, JapanActing
Biography
Seiya Sanada, better known by his mononymous ring name SANADA, is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a member of House of Torture, which he joined in April 2025. He is a one-time IWGP World Heavyweight Champion, holding the longest reign at 271 days, a one-time IWGP United States Heavyweight Champion, a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, and a three-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion alongside BUSHI and EVIL. Additionally, SANADA won the World Tag League in 2017 and 2018 with EVIL and captured the New Japan Cup in 2023.
Known For
New Japan Pro Wrestling
TV • 1972
NJPW New Japan Cup
TV • 2005
One Night Only: GFW Amped Anthology
TV • 2017
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
MOVIE • 2022
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
MOVIE • 2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
MOVIE • 2026
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1
MOVIE • 2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
MOVIE • 2018
ROH: Best In The World
MOVIE • 2018
AEW x NJPW Present Forbidden Door 2023
MOVIE • 2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
MOVIE • 2020
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
MOVIE • 2020
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
MOVIE • 2016
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 1
MOVIE • 2016
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 1
MOVIE • 2024
NJPW Strong Style Evolved 2018
MOVIE • 2018
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
MOVIE • 2017
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
MOVIE • 2019