"Those who live in the World of The Mat!"

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P.S. This game has a ton more wrestlers. These were selected due to their relevance in the story.

May be the mysterious M.S. of Calgary who sends Travis Touchdown letters throughout No More Heroes.

Morio Sumisu

Morio Sumisu is a troubled teen who wants to lose/find himself in the World of The Mat. He grows and changes as he fights to become the strongest, his motivations and beliefs being tested at every turn.

The earliest example of a femme fatale in Suda's works.

Reiko Saeba

The sister of Akira Saeba

Ittetsu Wakamoto. Head of the old-fashioned Wakamoto Dojo. He trains Morio, Dick, Underground and Spike. He does all this to pay his dues to the wrestling world. Deep down he believes that wrestling is a mystery resulting from the human condition, he wants to train wrestlers who he believes will explore the mystery.

Spike

Member of Wakamoto's Dojo. A potential rival for Sumisu. A pretty affable dude.

Underground

Member of Wakamoto's Dojo. A potential rival for Sumisu. A mysterious guy who tends to keep to himself.

Dick Road

Member of Wakamoto's Dojo. A potential rival for Sumisu. A proud wrestler whose defeat at Sumisu's hands fuels him to train harder.

Akira Saeba

The original star pupil of the Wakamoto Dojo, founder of the UWH and Reiko's brother

Dick Slender

The evil illusion plaguing this era of wrestling. A vicious killer hellbent on destroying anyone he sees as underneath him with no regard for the question of wrestling.

Osamu Mito

Member of the UWH. Is a living textbook of wrestling who believes in statistics and data above all else. Trained by Carlos Krauzer.

Kazuki Yamamoto

Member of the UWH. A kind man who is exceptionally passionate about wrestling. Humble in the face of loss.

Great Panther

Member of the UWH. A dangerous beast who's desire for carnage cannot be fulfilled by prowrestling anymore. He is leaving to follow the 'path of the asura'.

Toshi Goto

Member of View Japan. The man who almost sent Hiroshi Date to Hell with an exceptionally powerful backdrop!

Based on real life Jushin Thunder Liger.

Choshin Super Kaiser

Member of View Japan with an incredibly pure heart. Also known as "Super Junior" for his fierceness against those in the junior ranks.

Samurai Jiro

The nemesis of Nobuhisa Sanada.

Akechi Kiyoshi

A wrestler known for his speedy fights and willingness to 'self-destruct' to win.

Masanobu Kobuchizawa

A fearsome wrestler who shouldn't be crossed. Bit of a lech.

Shun Akikawa

A somewhat stuck up wrestler who views Sumisu as a commoner.

Based on real life Terry Gordy. Also, oh my god, look at this dude!!

Kerry Bogey

A veteran of many years with an excitable attitude.

Milliondollar Davies

A surprisingly thoughtful individual underneath his rich man gimmick.

Still James

A frightening powerhouse of a wrestler.

Star Bison

Mourns the loss of his rival, Bull, and shows the way his spirit still lives on within him.

Hiroshi Date

A veteran with a cold attitude regarding Pro Wrestling.

Based on real life Masahiro Chono. Referenced in Moonlight Syndrome as Violence Kouno, his moniker by then in later Fire Pro entries.

Masahiro Kouno

A rough heel.

Shinya Hatamoto

The demon of destruction. A direct wrestler with a strong personality.

Masakatsu Funaki

Splits from the UWH to discover a path of mixed martial hybrid wrestling.

Joe Kajiwara

Splits from the UWH due to the others leaving. Only wants a mat to fight on.

Nobuhisa Sanada

Splits from the UWH to create a future where wrestling is mainstream like baseball.

Fighter Yamato

A bloodlusted wrestler who carried a generation!

Hurricane Rikimaru

A brash wrestler who knows Fighter Yamato well.

Kazuki Yamamoto

A wrestler of U-Intel who cares about the purity and survival of Pro Wrestling.

Based on real life Shigeo Miyato and Yoji Anjo.

Yohkoh Minato and Shoji Andoh

Two corrupt heels who are going to be the "death" of pro wrestling.

Based on real life Antonio Inoki. His philosophy of being a naked idiot is surprisingly recurring. Also gets quoted a decent bit.

Victory Musashi

An old wrestler waiting for the next generation to shake things up and find the answer to pro wrestling

Based on real life Bas Rutten. One of their best renames honestly.

Boss Rotten

A soldier of Shadow Kill

Win Harlock

Looking for vengeance against Voice

Mitsuru Mizuki

Stoicism is the future of pro wrestling! According to him at least.

Rick Gly

Claims to be a cyborg.

Volf Van

A man who is willing and able to kill but won't take a life in the ring.

Bitsansa Taluwell

A man who chants Osu! Osu! Osu!

Akira Sagami

Once known as Mask de Sagami.

Keiji Togashi

Poetic hot head

Toshiee Kazama

Kinda racist.

Mitsuhide Hikawa

A very professional professional wrestler.

Thomas Smit

The kickboxing killer

Masayuki Sadake

The only Japanese MMA Heavyweight

Andrey Fag

Not a typo. One of the two men, alongisde Dynamic Kid, who helps Sumisu get out of his slump- or at least attempt to.

Dynamik Kid

A typo. One of the two men, alongisde Andrey Fag, who helps Sumisu get out of his slump- or at least attempt to.

Mr. K

Ex sumo wrestler.

Thunder Ryu

"The last samurai on the planet."

Katsushi Okta

A chill guy with a boundless spirit.

Carlos Krauser

A wise man who aided Sumisu in his time of despair.

Arashiyama Taishi

A titanic super wrestler.

General Voldow

An actual killer who has fought on many battlefields.

Voice Staycie

The head of the Gruesome Fighting Championship.

Steiner Brothers

Made up of Big and Small Steiner

Urban Blasters

Made up of Knight and Iron Blaster

The Saber

An animalistic titanic fighter.

Based on real life Macho Man Randy Savage.

Macho Saber

A psychadelic and strange wrestler.

Brade Musha

A ninjalike fighter.

Tommy Bomber

A fighter lost in the maze.

Axe Duggan

A popular superstar of a wrestler.