Master Wato

Master Wato
Wato in February 2026
Personal information
BornHirai Kawato
(1997-03-13) March 13, 1997
Professional wrestling career
Ring names
  • Hirai Kawato
  • Kawato
  • Kawato San
  • Kawato-San
  • Master Wato
Billed height177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Billed weight87 kg (192 lb)
Trained byNJPW Dojo
Junji Hirata
Hiroshi Tanahashi[1]
Hiroyoshi Tenzan[1]
DebutJanuary 3, 2016

Hirai Kawato (川人 拓来, Kawato Hirai; born March 13, 1997) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) under the ring name Master Wato (マスター・ワト Masutā Wato), where he is formerly a one-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions alongside tag team partner Yoh and Toru Yano. He was previously on an international learning excursion, working for NJPW's Mexican partner Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the ring name Kawato-San (or Kawato San). He is a former CMLL World Lightweight Champion and competed in the main event of CMLL's 2020 Sin Piedad supercard show.

He was trained in the NJPW Noge Dojo in the Tokyo Prefecture. From 2016 until 2019 he worked as a Young Lion in NJPW, gaining in ring experience while still training. As a Young Lion he mainly faced other trainees early on, moving on to participate in various tournaments such as the 2017 Super Junior Tag Tournament (with Kushida) and finishing second in the 2017 Young Lion Cup.

Professional wrestling career

New Japan Pro-Wrestling (2015–present)

Young Lion and excursion (2015–2020)

Kawato started working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) in April 2015, training in their dojo for his in-ring career as a Young Lion. He wore simple black trunks and boots as he worked with other NJPW Young Lions and experienced veterans as part of his training. On January 3, 2016, Kawato made his in-ring debut, losing to fellow Young Lion Yohei Komatsu.[2][3] Throughout most of the year, Kawato worked opening and undercard matches, primarily facing fellow Young Lion Teruaki Kanemitsu.[4] On October 23, Kawato won his first singles match when he defeated Bone Solder by disqualification.[5] At The New Beginning in Sapporo on February 5, 2017, Kawato, replacing an injured David Finlay, teamed with Kushida in a loss to Suzuki-gun (El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru).[6] On March 7, Finlay, Kawato, Manabu Nakanishi and Ryusuke Taguchi defeated TenCozy (Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Satoshi Kojima), Jyushin Thunder Liger and Tomoyuki Oka in the opening match of the NJPW 45th Anniversary show in Korakuen Hall.[7]

Kawato and Yoshitatsu defeated Katsuya Kitamura and Oka in the dark match of the major show Wrestling Dontaku 2017 on May 3, but still did not work on the televised portion of the show.[8][9] On June 20, Kawato was involved in his first higher card match when he teamed with Hiroshi Tanahashi, losing to Los Ingobernables de Japón ("The Ungovernables from Japan"; Tetsuya Naito and Hiromu Takahashi).[10] In October, Kawato teamed with Kushida to take part in the 2017 Super Junior Tag Tournament, where they were defeated in the first round by Roppongi 3K (Sho and Yoh[a]).[11] On November 5, Kawato, alongside Juice Robinson, Liger, Kushida and Tiger Mask defeated Suzuki-gun (El Desperado, Taichi, Taka Michinoku, Kanemaru and Zack Sabre Jr.) at Power Struggle.[12]

From October 12 to December 21, Kawato took part in the 2017 Young Lion Cup, where he finished in second place with a record of four wins (defeating Oka,[13] Shota Umino,[14] Ren Narita,[15] and Tetsuhiro Yagi[16]) and one loss to tournament winner Katsuya Kitamura.[17][15] Kawato competed on all eight days of the 2018 Fantastica Mania tour, where NJPW and the Mexican-based promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) co-promoted a number of shows in Japan. Each night, Kawato and various tag team partners faced, and lost to, members of Los Ingobernables de Japón. His final match of the tour, and for NJPW at the time, saw him team with Mexican wrestler Atlantis as they lost to Gedo and Bárbaro Cavernario on January 22.[18]

Master Wato (2020–present)

Master Wato in April 2023

Kawato, now sporting blue hair, returned to NJPW after a two-year excursion on July 3, 2020, under the name Master Wato. He was attacked by Suzuki-gun member Douki,[19][20] defeating him at the New Japan Cup Finals in Osaka-Jo Hall on June 11. After the match, he was attacked by Yoshinobu Kanemaru.[21] The next night at Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall, Wato, Tenzan and Yuya Uemura lost to Douki, Kanemaru and El Desperado.[22] At Summer Struggle in Jingu Stadium on August 29, he lost to Kanemaru.[23] They were scheduled for a rematch when Wato entered the Best of the Super Juniors tournament in November, but Kanemaru pulled out due to injury.[24] He finished the tournament with four wins and five losses, failing to advance to the finals.[25] At Wrestle Kingdom 15 on January 5, 2021, Wato and Ryusuke Taguchi unsuccessfully challenged El Desperado and Kanemaru for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[26] He was pinned by Los Ingobernables de Japón's Bushi in a ten-man tag team match the next night at New Year Dash!! and on Night 1 of The New Beginning in Hiroshima on February 10.[27][28] He also failed to win a Ranbo for the provisional KOPW 2021 Trophy on July 25 at Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome.[29] Later that year, Wato entered the Best of The Super Juniors; with four wins and seven losses, a total of eight points, he failed to advance to the finals.[30]

On Night 2 of Wrestle Kingdom 16 on January 5, 2022, Wato submitted IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion El Desperado in a six-man tag team match, earning himself a title match,[31] which he lost on February 11.[32] Eight days later, he and Taguchi, known as Six or Nine, won the IWGP Junior Tag Team Championship in a fatal four-way tag team match, marking Wato's first championship in New Japan Pro-Wrestling.[33] Despite being a junior heavyweight, in March, Wato competed in the heavyweight-oriented New Japan Cup tournament, where he received a bye to the second round, but lost to Kazuchika Okada.[34] Six or Nine made their first successful title defense against Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team (El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori) at Hyper Battle on April 9.[35] At Wrestling Dontaku 2022 on May 1, they defeated Douki and Kanemaru to retain the titles.[36] After losing a non-title match to United Empire's TJP and Francesco Akira the following month,[37] Wato and Taguchi lost the titles in a rematch on June 20, ending their reign at 121 days.[38] Six or Nine failed to regain the titles from TJP and Akira on September 25 at Burning Spirit.[39]

Following this, Wato focused on singles competition and defeated IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Ishimori in a non-title match on October 10 at Declaration of Power.[40] However, he failed to win the title at Wrestle Kingdom 17 on January 4, 2023, in a four-way match also involving El Desperado and Hiromu Takahashi, who won the title.[41] From February 22 to 28, he participated in all six nights of the revived NJPW and CMLL co-promoted Fantastica Mania 2023 tour.[42] In May, Wato would take part in the Best of the Super Juniors as part of the B Block.[43] He finished joint top of the block with 14 points; after defeating Mike Bailey in the semi-finals, Wato defeated Titán in the finals on May 28 to win the tournament.[44][45] As a result, Wato received an IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship match against Takahashi at Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall on June 4, but was defeated.[46]

Wato in November 2023

On January 23, 2024, Wato announced that he tore his anterior cruciate ligament and would need surgery, sidelining him for an unknown period of time.[47][48] He returned from injury at King of Pro-Wrestling on October 14, saving IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Douki from an attack by Kanemaru.[49] On November 4, he unsuccessfully challenged Douki for his title at Power Struggle.[50] After participating in the Fantastica Mania 2025 tour in February 2025,[51] at Wrestling Hizen no Kuni on April 29, Wato and Tagichi defeated Ichiban Sweet Boys (Kosei Fujita and Robbie Eagles) to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.[52] They lost it in their first defense to Douki and Sho at Dominion 6.15 in Osaka-jo Hall on June 15.[53] On July 4, Wato, Toru Yano and Yoh defeated Sho, Ren Narita and Yujiro Takahashi for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship,[54] which they lost in a Ranbo on January 4, 2026, at Wrestle Kingdom 20.[55]

Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (2018–2020)

On January 9, 2018, CMLL announced on Twitter that Kawato would begin his excursion with them at the end of the month, and would actively compete in the promotion after taking part in NJPW's Fantastica Mania events.[56][57] In his first CMLL match, on February 2, Kawato, now billed as "Kawato San" (sometimes written as "Kawato-San"), teamed up with Misterioso Jr. and Virus in a loss to Audaz, Pegasso, and Rey Cometa in a six-man tag team match.[58] While working for CMLL, he was also allowed to wrestle on the Mexican independent circuit; his first independent circuit match was at a Lucha Memes show on March 11, where he lost to Ricky Marvin.[59][60]

In CMLL, he was teamed up with Okumura, CMLL's Japanese liaison, to form a team called Eje del Mal ("Axis of Evil"), presenting them as a group of "evil foreigners". Their first match as a team saw the two, and Johnny Idol, lose to Guerrero Maya Jr., Rey Cometa, and Stuka Jr.[61] Kawato San was one of twelve wrestlers competing in a torneo cibernetico elimination match to determine the challenger for CMLL's Rey del Inframundo ("King of the Underworld") championship, but was eliminated early on.[62] He was also invited to participate in the 2018 Leyenda de Plata ("Silver Legend"), one of CMLL's most prestigious tournaments. Kawato was the first man eliminated, being pinned by Audaz about eight minutes into the match.[63][64][65] He also participated in the 2019 Reyes del Aire ("King of the Air") tournament on January 6 in Mexico City. He was the tenth man eliminated, as Audza pinned him after just over 20 minutes of wrestling.[66][67] Just over a year after his CMLL debut, on May 31, Kawato San appeared on his first major CMLL show as he teamed up with Disturbio and Misterioso Jr. to lose to Blue Panther Jr., Black Panther and Rey Cometa on the undercard of the 2019 Juicio Final ("Final Judgment").[68]

On June 23, Kawato San and Audaz outlasted Eléctrico, El Hijo del Villano III, Flyer, Príncipe Diamante, Star Jr., Super Astro Jr., and Halcón Suriano Jr. to earn a match for the vacant CMLL World Super Lightweight Championship.[69] The following week, on June 30, Kawato San defeated Audaz to become the new champion.[70] Kawato did not wrestle any matches after July 28,[71] due to what was later revealed to be a knee injury. It was announced on November 6 that Kawato-San had returned to Mexico after recovering from his knee injury, which stripped him of the CMLL World Lightweight Championship.[72] Kawato returned to the ring on November 9, teaming with El Felino and Rey Bucanero as they lost to Atlantis Jr., Ángel de Oro, and Niebla Roja.[73]

Starting in late October, Kawato San and Dulce Gardenia became involved in a storyline feud, with the two facing off in six-man tag team matches throughout November and December.[74] Kawato and Gardenia both agreed to "bet" their hair. The Lucha de Apuestas ("bet match") was the main event of the 2020 Sin Piedad ("No Mercy") show held on January 1, 2020. Gardenia won the match two-falls-to-one, followed by Kawato San being forced to shave all his hair off.[75] Kawato San was one of 12 wrestlers competing in the 2020 Reyes del Aire tournament, but was the sixth wrestler eliminated when Rey Cometa pinned him.[76][77]

Ring of Honor (2023)

Wato appeared for Ring of Honor (ROH) at Death Before Dishonor on July 21, 2023, where he, Ryusuke Taguchi and Leon Ruffin unsuccessfully challenged Mogul Embassy (Brian Cage, Bishop Kaun and Toa Liona) for the ROH World Six-Man Tag Team Championship.[78]

Championships and accomplishments

Luchas de Apuestas record

Winner (wager) Loser (wager) Location Event Date Notes
Dulce Gardenia (hair) Kawato-San (hair) Mexico City Sin Piedad January 1, 2020 [75]

Footnotes

  1. ^ previously worked under the name "Yohei Komatsu"

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