Hirai Kawato
Born: 1997-03-13
• Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Hirai Kawato, better known by his ring name Master Wato, is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro‑Wrestling, where he debuted on January 3, 2016, after training as a Young Lion in the NJPW Dojo. Initially sent on excursion to Mexico’s CMLL as Kawato‑San (winning the CMLL World Lightweight Championship), he returned to NJPW as Master Wato and has since become a two‑time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and the 2023 Best of the Super Juniors tournament winner.
Filmography
NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 7
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 6
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 5
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 4
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 3
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 2
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 1
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 3
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 2
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 1
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)
NJPW New Japan Road in Anjo 2025
NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi ~ Final Homecoming
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 8
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 7
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 6
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 5
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 4
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 3
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1
NJPW x Stardom Historic X-over in Guangzhou
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 18
NJPW New Japan Soul 2025 - Day 8
NJPW Tanahashi Jam
NJPW Death Pain Invitational
NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
All Together Again
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16
NJPW Declaration of Power
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 14
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 1
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu
NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler