In Wrestling
- Finishing moves
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- Goto Shiki (Cross-legged cradle)
- Jigoku Kuruma / Go to Heaven (Wrist-clutch Olympic slam)
- Kaiten (Leg trap sunset flip superbomb)
- Shoryu Kekkai (Modified seated armbar)
- Shouten (Vertical suplex side slam)
- Shouten Kai (Vertical suplex sitout side slam)
- Victory roll floated over into a cross armbar
- Signature moves
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- Belly-to-back suplex
- Brainbuster
- Bridging German suplex
- Diving elbow drop to the back of the opponent's head
- Headbutt
- Lariat
- Rope hung neckbreaker
- Fireman's carry neckbreaker
- Muramasa (Spinning heel kick, sometimes to a cornered opponent)
- Ura Shouten (Overhead gutwrench backbreaker rack transitioned into a reverse swinging side slam facebuster) – Innovated
- Nickname
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- "The Brave Warrior"
- "Shin Nihon Puroresu Aramusha" ("New Japan Pro Wrestling Daredevil")
- "Mr.NJC"
- "Mr April"
- Entrance themes
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- "Hadou" by New Japan Pro Wrestling
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