• Masahiro Chono
• Yuuji Nagata
• Hiroshi Tanahashi
• Shinsuke Nakamura
• Hiroyoshi Tenzan
• Manabu Nakanishi
• Super Strong Machine
• Takashi Iizuka
• Togi Makabe
• Toru Yano
• Hirooki Goto
• Naofumi Yamamoto
• Mitsuhide Hirasawa
• Kazuchika Okada
• Masakazu Fukuda (1972-2000)
• Riki Choshu (Riki Pro)
• Shiro Koshinaka (free)
• Tomohiro Ishii (Riki Pro)
• Tomoaki Homma (free)

• Jushin Thunder Liger
  
• Kouji Kanemoto
• Minoru (Tanaka)
• Tiger Mask
• Wataru Inoue
• Gedo
• Jado
• Prince Devitt
• Milano Collection A.T.
• Ryusuke Taguchi
• Yujiro
• Tetsuya Naito
• AKIRA (free)
• Taichi Ishikari (free)

New Japan Factory (MMA division):

• Katsuhiko Nagata
• Masayuki Kohno

Former contracted wrestlers & regulars:

• Antonio Inoki
• Tatsumi Fujinami
• Kengo Kimura
• Tiger Mask
• Rusher Kimura
• Keiji Mutoh
• Black Cat
• Hiro Matsuda

• Karl Gotch
• Stan Hansen
• Andre the Giant
• Hulk Hogan
• Bad News Allen
• Bam Bam Bigelow
• Eddie Guerrero