At some point in their career, almost every major wrestler has had a match in Japan. Wrestlers ranging from Ric Flair to Sting to Super Dragon have all traveled to Japan to match strengths against the best that Japan has to offer. While some only wrestled one match, others stayed for many years or even had the bulk of their careers in Japan. To highlight them, I have written a profile for any star in American professional wrestling (regardless of their nationality) that has wrestled in Japan. Links for American wrestler stars that are currently wrestling in Japan will direct you to their profile under the current promotion that they are wrestling for. Note that when an entire company travels to Japan and puts on their own show, that doesn't count (such as WWE), but rather only American wrestling stars that took part in a puroresu show and wrestled against puroresu wrestlers. The list includes stars from promotions in Canada, the United States, and from Mexico. This list also has any wrestler that made a name for themselves in America, even if they aren't American.

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A-Train
Abdullah the Butcher
Abismo Negro
Abyss
Aero Star
AJ Styles
Al Daivari
Al Green
Al Perez
Alex Shelley
Alex Wright
Amber Gallows
American Balloon
Angel de Oro
Antifaz del Norte
Antonio Thomas
Arik Cannon
Arn Anderson
Atlantis
Austin Aries
Averno
Baron Von Raschke
Barry Windham
Bam Bam Bigelow
Big Bossman
Big Daddy V
Big Daddy Yum Yum
Big Van Vader
Bill Goldberg
Bill Irwin
Bill Kazmaier
Billy Black
Billy Red Lyons
BJ Whitmer
Black Bart
Blackjack Lanza
Bobby Duncum Jr.
Bobby Fish
Bobby Lashley
Booker T
Brad Armstrong
Brad Martin
Bret Como
Brian Pillman
Brian Kendrick
Briscoe Brothers
Brock Lesnar
Bruiser Brody
Brutus Magnus
Bryan Danielson
Buddy Austin
Buddy Landel
Buff Bagwell
Bull Buchanan
Buzz Sawyer
Caripus Hurricane
Chad Malenko
Charly Manson
Chase Owens
Chavo Guerrero Jr.
Chessman
Chris Benoit
Chris Candido
Chris Hero
Chris Jericho
Chris Moore
Chris Sabin
Chris the Bambi Killer
Chris Youngblood
Christian Cage
Christopher Daniels
Chuck Palumbo
Chyna
CJ Otis
Claudio Castagnoli
CM Punk
CW Anderson
D-Lo Brown
Dakota
Damien 666
Dan Bobish
Dan Devine
Dan Miller
Dan Spivey
Daniel Cross
Daniel Puder
Dark Cuervo
Dave Finlay Jr.
Dave Taylor
Davey Richards
David Von Erich
Dean Malenko
Delirious
Diablo
Dick Murdoch
Dick Slater
Don Frye
Dos Caras
Dory Funk Jr.
Doug Gilbert
Dr. Wagner Jr.
Dustin Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes
Eddie Edwards
Eddie Graham
Eddie Guerrero
El Angel
El Barbaro Cavernario
El Generico
El Gigante
El Hijo del Pantera
El Hijo del Pierroth
El Hijo del Texano
El Oriental
El Pantera
El Terrible
El Texano Jr.
Emilio Charles Jr.
Eric Paulson
Eric Young
Erik Isaksen
Fantastik
Felino
Fit Finlay
Frank Hill
Frank Valois
Fuego
Gangrel
Gene Kiniski
Gene Lewis
George Hines
Giant Silva
Giant Singh
Giant Warrior
Great Mephisto
Harley Race
Harry Smith
Hawaiian Lion
Héctor Garza
Histeria
Homicide
Horace Boulder/Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Human Tornado
Jack Bull
Jack Evans
Jamal
Jason Bates
Jason Jones
Jay Youngblood
JBL
Jeff Bradley
Jeff Farmer
Jeff Hardy
Jeff Jarrett
Jeremy Lopez
Jerry Blackwell
Jerry Flynn
Jerry Lawler
Jerry Lynn
Jerry Oates
Jerry Stubbs
Jess Barr
Jesse White
Jim Brunzell
Jim Neidhart
Jim Steele
Jimmy Rave
Jimmy Snuka
Joe Doering
Joe Legend
Joe Malenko
Joel Deaton
John Nord
John Walters
John Zandig
Johnny Ace
Johnny Kashmere
Jonny Storm
Jorge Rivera
Justice Pain
Justin Credible
Justin McCully
Juventud Guerrera
Kamala
Kamala II
Kane
Keith Walker
Ken Anderson
Kendall Windham
Kenny Kaos
Kenny Omega
Kevin Nash
Kevin Randleman
Kevin Von Erich
Kid Romeo
Killer Karl Kox
Kimo
King Ali Baba
Klondike Bill
Kurt Angle
Kyle O'Reilly
Kyle Sebastian
La Parka
La Sombra
Lance Cade
Lance Hoyt
Lance Storm
Laredo Kid
Larry Hennig
Larry Zbysko
Leo Burke
Les Thornton
Lex Luger
Low Ki
LTP
Luther Lindsay
Madman Pondo
Maria Kanellis
Mark Coleman
Mark Jindrak
Mark Lewin
Mark McKay
Mark Youngblood
Máscara Dorada
Máscarita Dorada
Matt Morgan
Matt Sydal
Matt Taven
Mean Mitch Page
Meng
Mentallo
Michael Bennett
Michael Faith
Michael Modest
Micah
Mick Foley
Miguel Perez Jr.
Mike Awesome
Mike Barton
Mike Enos
Mike Quackenbush
Mike Samples
Mike Shaw
Mil Mascaras
Mister Cacao
Mistico
Mitch Snow
Mr. Wrestling
Murat Bosporus
MVP
Nailz
Necro Butcher
Negro Casas
Negro Navarro
Nick Bockwinkel
Nick Gage
Nitron
Olimpico
One Man Gang
Orlando Jordan
Owen Hart
Ozz
Pat Tanaka
Petey Williams
Phil Hickerson
PJ Friedman
Psicosis
Randy Savage
Red Bastien
Renee Rooze
Rey Mysterio Jr.
Rhino
Ric Flair
Richard Slinger
Rick Fuller
Rick Martel
Rick Rude
Rick Steiner
Ricky Marvin
Ricky Reyes
Ricky Steamboat
Ricky Steamboat Jr.
Ricky Waldo
Rico Constantino
Ricochet
Road Warriors
Rob Rage
Rob Van Dam
Robert Roode
Rocky Marvin
Rocky Romero
Rocky Santana
Ron Fuller
Ron Reis
Ron Simmons
Rosey
Ruckus
Rush
Ryan Mitchell
Ryan Taylor
Sabu
Samoa Joe
Samu
Sangre Azteca
Saturn
Savio Vega
Sean Royal
Sean Waltman
Scorpio
Scorpio Sky
Scott D'Amore
Scott Hall
Scott Irwin
Scott Lost
Scott Norton
Scott Steiner
Sheik Abdullah
Shocker
Silver King
Skull Murphy
Solar
Stan Hansen
Sterling James Keenan
Steve Armstrong
Steve Austin
Steve Williams
Steven Regal
Sting
Sunny Beach
Super Boy
Super Crazy
Super Dragon
Super Kendo
Superstar Steve
T.J. Perkins
T.J. Wilson
Tama Tonga
Team 3D
Ted DiBiase
Ted DiBiase Jr.
Ted Oates
Terry Funk
Terry Taylor
The Barbarian
The Harris Brothers
The Hornet
The Nasty Boys
The Orient Express
The Patriot
The SAT
The Shane Twins
The Sharpe Brothers
The Terminator
The Undertaker
Thoruf
Titan
Tom Zenk
Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Rich
Tony Halme
Tony Lanza
Tor Kamata
Tracy Smothers
Trent Acid
Trent Barreta
Troy Endres
Turboman
Tyson Tomko
Ultimo Guerrero
Umaga
Val Venis
Vampiro
Vangelis
Villano IV
Virus
Voltage
Wahoo McDaniel
Wifebeater
Yokozuna
Zach Gowan
Zack Sabre Jr.