Chris Charlton
ActingBorn 1983-10-10 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Biography
Chris Charlton is a well-known figure in the world of New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). He debuted as part of the NJPW English commentary team in 2018, serving as both commentator and translator, providing insight that helps international fans understand Japanese wrestling culture. Additionally, Charlton is an author who has written extensively about Japanese wrestling. His books include "Lion's Pride: The Turbulent History of New Japan Pro Wrestling," a comprehensive look at NJPW’s history, and "Eggshells: Pro Wrestling in the Tokyo Dome," which chronicles the major wrestling events held at the iconic venue.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
Jan 04, 2026Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2026
Jan 05, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 1
Jan 19, 2026Rated 6 out of 10NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 2
Jan 20, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5
Feb 01, 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 6
Feb 02, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2026
Feb 11, 2026Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 6
Feb 26, 2026NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 7
Feb 27, 2026
NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1
Mar 04, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 2
Mar 05, 2026NJPW 54th Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 3
Mar 06, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11
Mar 20, 2026Rated 6 out of 10NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)
Mar 21, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 5
Apr 02, 2026
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2026
Apr 04, 2026Rated 8.5 out of 10
NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
Apr 19, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
Apr 20, 2026
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
May 03, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
May 04, 2026Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
May 14, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2
May 16, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3
May 17, 2026Rated 6 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4
May 20, 2026Rated 5 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
Jun 02, 2026Rated 4 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
Jun 03, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
Jun 07, 2026Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW Dominion 6.14 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2026
Jun 14, 2026Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
Jun 23, 2026Rated 8.5 out of 10NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
Jul 06, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
Jul 07, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
Jul 11, 2026Rated 9 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 6
Jul 25, 2026Rated 8 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 7
Jul 26, 2026Rated 8 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 12
Aug 06, 2026Rated 8.5 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 13
Aug 08, 2026Rated 6 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 17
Aug 13, 2026Rated 9 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 16
Aug 12, 2026Rated 7 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
Aug 15, 2026Rated 8 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
Aug 16, 2026Rated 9.5 out of 10
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~
Sep 06, 2026Rated 6 out of 10
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3
Sep 10, 2026Rated 8 out of 10NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2
Sep 09, 2026Rated 6 out of 10
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026
Sep 27, 2026Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2026 - Day 1
Oct 06, 2026Rated 9 out of 10
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2026
Oct 12, 2026Rated 9 out of 10
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 2
Oct 25, 2026
NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 1
Jul 19, 2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 2
Jul 20, 2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 5
Jul 25, 2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 6
Jul 26, 2025
NJPW 53rd Anniversary Event
Mar 06, 2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
Jan 04, 2025Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW x AEW x CMLL x ROH x STARDOM: Wrestle Dynasty
Jan 05, 2025Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2025
Apr 05, 2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 13
Aug 07, 2025Rated 10 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 14
Aug 08, 2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 17
Aug 14, 2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 18
Aug 16, 2025NJPW G1 Climax 35: Day 19 (Final)
Aug 17, 2025
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVI
Sep 07, 2025Rated 10 out of 10
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2025
Sep 28, 2025
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 1
Oct 04, 2025
NJPW Road to King of Pro-Wrestling 2025 - Day 2
Oct 06, 2025
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
Oct 07, 2025
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2025
Oct 13, 2025Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 2
Oct 24, 2025NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 1
Oct 23, 2025
NJPW Dominion 6.15 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2025
Jun 15, 2025
NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi ~ Final Homecoming
Nov 02, 2025
NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 1
Nov 20, 2025NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 2
Nov 22, 2025NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 3
Nov 24, 2025NJPW World Tag League 2025 - Day 17 (Final)
Dec 14, 2025
NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 3
Dec 22, 2025
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2024
Oct 14, 2024
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
Nov 04, 2024
NJPW Windy City Riot 2024
Apr 12, 2024
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 1
Jul 20, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 2
Jul 21, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
Aug 06, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 12
Aug 07, 2024Rated 5.5 out of 10NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
Aug 08, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
Aug 15, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
Aug 17, 2024NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
Aug 18, 2024
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 18
Jan 04, 2024Rated 6.5 out of 10
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
Jan 05, 2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
Feb 11, 2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 1
Feb 23, 2024
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Day 2
Feb 24, 2024
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 1
Mar 06, 2024NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 - Day 2
Mar 07, 2024
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
Apr 06, 2024Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 1
May 03, 2024NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2024 - Night 2
May 04, 2024
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best of the Super Junior 31 Final ~ 2024
Jun 09, 2024
DESPE invitacional
Jun 10, 2024
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
Sep 08, 2024NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
Sep 09, 2024
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2024
Sep 29, 2024
NJPW Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIV
Oct 06, 2024
NJPW Royal Quest IV
Oct 20, 2024
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
Nov 17, 2024Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 7
Jul 25, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 8
Jul 26, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 9
Jul 27, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
Aug 05, 2023Rated 8.5 out of 10
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
Aug 06, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
Aug 08, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
Aug 10, 2023Rated 7.3 out of 10
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
Aug 12, 2023
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
Aug 13, 2023
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
Nov 04, 2023Rated 10 out of 10
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 1
Feb 04, 2023NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Day 2
Feb 05, 2023
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2023
Sep 24, 2023
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
Feb 11, 2023
All Together Again
Jun 09, 2023
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2023
May 03, 2023
NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
Oct 09, 2023
Stardom All Star Grand Queendom 2023
Apr 23, 2023Rated 9 out of 10
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
Mar 05, 2023NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
Mar 06, 2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
Jan 05, 2023
NJPW Dominion 6.4 in Osaka-jo Hall 2023
Jun 04, 2023
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
Apr 08, 2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
Jan 04, 2023Rated 7 out of 10
NJPW Royal Quest III
Oct 14, 2023
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
May 01, 2022Rated 8 out of 10
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
Jul 16, 2022
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
Jul 17, 2022
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 1
Jan 04, 2022NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
Jan 05, 2022
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
Jan 08, 2022
NJPW Declaration of Power
Oct 10, 2022
NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14
Sep 25, 2022
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16
Nov 05, 2022
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 2
Sep 05, 2021
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
Apr 03, 2021
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
Sep 04, 2021
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
Sep 18, 2021
NJPW 49th Anniversary Show
Mar 04, 2021
NJPW Dominion 6.6 in Osaka-jo Hall 2021
Jun 07, 2021
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
Jul 25, 2021
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 13 (Final)
Mar 21, 2021
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 1
Feb 27, 2021NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2
Feb 28, 2021
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
Feb 09, 2020
NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu
Aug 29, 2020
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
Feb 02, 2020NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
Feb 01, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 17
Oct 16, 2020
NJPW Best of the Super Junior XXVII & World Tag League 2020 - Day 17 (Final)
Dec 11, 2020
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
Aug 10, 2019Rated 10 out of 10
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)
Jun 05, 2019
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2019
Nov 03, 2019
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2019
Sep 22, 2019Rated 9 out of 10
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
Jun 09, 2019Rated 8.2 out of 10
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 1
May 03, 2019NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Day 2
May 04, 2019
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
Aug 12, 2019Rated 10 out of 10NJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 8
May 23, 2019
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
Jan 04, 2019Rated 8.1 out of 10
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
Oct 08, 2018Rated 9 out of 10