Toru Yano
Biography
Toru Yano (矢野 通, Yano Tōru), is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is the KOPW 2020 and the provisional KOPW 2021. He is a four time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He is also a three-time IWGP Tag Team Champion and two-time GHC Tag Team Champion. He is mainly known as a comic relief wrestler, often cheating in an attempt to secure quick wins in his matches. Though often positioned below NJPW's top wrestlers, Yano has gained a reputation as a spoiler, occasionally scoring upset wins over bigger names and feuding with other elite wrestlers.
Known For
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW: The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
NJPW Dominion 6.16
All Together
NJPW Dominion 6.19
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
NJPW Resolution 2009
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
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新春黄金シリーズ 2022年2月7日 東京・後楽園ホール
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新春黄金シリーズ 2022年2月11日 宮城・ゼビオアリーナ仙台
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NJPWゴールデンシリーズナイト2022年2月13日大阪
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2022年2月19日 北海道・北海道立総合体育センター 北海きたえーる
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 10
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom I
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 12
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
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NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1
NJPW Destruction 2013
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
NJPW Dominion 6.21
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
Himself
The Commute
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
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NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
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NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
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NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
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NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Chicago
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
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NJPW Destruction In Okayama
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
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NJPW Power Struggle 2015
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NJPW Power Struggle 2014
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
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NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
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NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
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NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
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NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
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NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
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NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012
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NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
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NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 19
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
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NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
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NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best Of The Super Junior 31 Final ~
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
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NJPW Power Struggle 2021
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
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NJPW Power Struggle 2013
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom VI
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NJPW Power Struggle 2017
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8
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NJPW The New Beginning 2012
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 10
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom V
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom II
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
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NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 10
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
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NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
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NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2024 • Day 2
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ROH: All Star Extravaganza VIII
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
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NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
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NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
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NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
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NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
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NJPW Strong Style Evolved
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
ROH: Honor United - London
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NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
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NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
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NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
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NJPW Best of the Super Jr 26 FINAL
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
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TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom III
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Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020
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NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
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NJPW Showdown San Jose
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
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NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
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NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
NJPW Destruction 2009
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
Self
Pancrase: 10th Anniversary Show
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
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NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 1
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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
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NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
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NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
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NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 2
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
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NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
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NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
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NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
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NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2024
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
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NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
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NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
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NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Final
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 16
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 17
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2
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NJPW Death Pain Invitational
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
318
Gender
Male
Birthday
1978-05-18
Place of Birth
Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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