Toru Yano
Real Name: Toru Yano
Height: 6’1″
Weight: 254 lbs.
Date of Birth: May 18, 1978
Hometown: Arakawa, Tokyo (Japan)
Pro Debut: May 18, 2002
Trained By: NJPW Dojo
Finishing Move: Oni Koroshi
Biography
– Yano was a decorated Greco-Roman wrestler while attending Nihon University
– Yano entered NJPW’s Toukon Club in April 2001 and would formally join the promotion the following January
– Yano debuted on May 18, 2002, his 24th birthday, losing to Blue Wolf
– Yano won his first match on September 17, 2002, teaming with Yutaka Yoshie to defeat TEAM2000 (Hiro Saito & Tatsutoshi Goto)
– At Wrestling World 2004, Yano & Shinya Makabe defeated Wataru Inoue & Blue Wolf
– At Masa Chono’s 20th Anniversary Show, Yano, Tatustoshi Goto & Hiro Saito defeated Masahito Kakihara, Ryusuke Taguchi & El Samurai
– At Nexess VI, Yano & Togi Makabe defeated Osamu Nishimura & Yutaka Yoshie
– In October 2005, Yano was sent to Europe on a learning excursion, competing for Germany’s EWP
– On October 28, Yano & Kendo Kashin defeated Leon Van Gasteren & Ecki Eckstein in the final of a tournament to become the first EWP Tag Team Champions
– At Wrestle Kingdom I, GBH (Yano, Togi Makabe & Tomohiro Ishii) defeated D’Lo Brown, Travis Tomko & Buchanan
– On July 29, 2007, Yano defeated Kintaro Kanemura to win the WEW Heavyweight Title
– On February 17, 2008, Great Bash Heel (Yano & Togi Makabe) defeated RISE (Travis Tomko & Giant Bernard) to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– On March 9, Great Bash Heel fought RISE (Giant Bernard & Shinsuke Nakamura) to a no-contest to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– On September 5, Great Bash Heel defeated RISE (Shinsuke Nakamura & Hirooki Goto) to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– At Destruction 2008, Great Bash Heel (Yano, Togi Makabe & Tomohiro Ishii) defeated F4 (Satoshi Kojima, Hiroshi Yamato & KAI)
– On December 6, Most Violent Players (Yano & Togi Makabe) defeated Yutaka Yoshie & Manabu Nakanishi to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– In April 2009, Yano became a founding member of the CHAOS stable, led by Shinsuke Nakamura
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2009, CHAOS (Yano & Nakamura) defeated Great Bash Heel (Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe)
– At Dominion 2009, Yano defeated Togi Makabe
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2010, Yano defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi
– Yano lost his hair to Tanahashi at Dominion 2010
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2011, CHAOS (Yano, Shinsuke Nakamura & Tomohiro Ishii) defeated Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Wataru Inoue & King Fale
– At The New Beginning 2012, CHAOS (Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Takahashi Iizuka) defeated Jushin Liger, Tama Tonga & Captain New Japan
– At NJPW’s 40th Anniversary Show, CHAOS (Yano & Takashi Iizuka) defeated TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima)
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2012, CHAOS (Yano & Iizuka) defeated TenKoji (Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima) to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– At Dominion 2012, CHAOS wrestled TenKoji to a double-countout, then a no-contest, to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– At King Of Pro Wrestling 2012, CHAOS (Yano, Takashi Iizuka & Tomohiro Ishii) defeated Yuji Nagata, Manabu Nakanishi & Strong Man
– At Power Struggle 2012, CHAOS (Yano, Takashi Iizuka, Tomohiro Ishii, YOSHI-HASHI & Jado) defeated Jushin Liger, Negro Casas, Tiger Mask, Manabu Nakanishi & Captain New Japan
– In 2013, Yano began competing for NOAH as well as his NJPW duties
– On March 10, CHAOS (Yano & Takashi Iizuka) defeated BRAVE (Takashi Sugiura & Naomichi Marufuji) to win the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On May 12, CHAOS defeated TMDK (Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste) to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On June 8, CHAOS defeated No Mercy (Yoshihiro Takayama & KENTA) to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– At Destruction 2013, Yano defeated Minoru Suzuki
– At Wrestle Kingdom 8, Yano & The Great Muta defeated Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin
– At The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014, CHAOS (Yano & Takashi Iizuka) defeated Yuji Nagata & Kazushi Sakuraba
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2014, CHAOS (Yano & Iizuka) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & Shelton Benjamin) by DQ
– At Destruction in Kobe 2014, Yano & Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka
– At Destruction in Okayama 2014, Yano, Sakuraba & Gedo defeated Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Takashi Iizuka
– At King Of Pro Wrestling 2014, Yano & Sakuraba defeated Suzuki & Iizuka
– At Power Struggle 2014, Yano & Sakuraba again defeated Suzuki & Iizuka
– At Wrestle Kingdom 9, Yano, Naomichi Marufuji, Mikey Nicholls & Shane Haste defeated Suzuki-gun (Takashi Iizuka, Shelton Benjamin, Davey Boy Smith Jr & Lance Archer)
– At The New Beginning in Osaka 2015, Yano, Kazuchika Okada & Kazushi Sakuraba defeated BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Yujiro Takahashi & Bad Luck Fale)
– At Invasion Attack 2015, Yano & Sakuraba defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi & Katsuyori Shibata
– At Wrestling Hinokuni 2015, Yano, Sakuraba & Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Katsuyori Shibata & Hirooki Goto
– At Destruction in Okayama 2015, CHAOS (Yano & Kazuchika Okada) defeated AJ Styles & Cody Hall
– At Destuction in Kobe 2015, CHAOS (Yano, Okada & Kazushi Sakuraba) defeated BULLET CLUB (AJ Styles, Cody Hall & Tama Tonga)
– At King Of Pro Wrestling 2015, CHAOS (Yano, Sakuraba & Shinsuke Nakamura) defeated BULLET CLUB (Doc Gallows, Karl Anderson & Bad Luck Fale)
– At Wrestle Kingdom 10, Yano & The Briscoes (Mark & Jay) defeated BULLET CLUB (Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga & Bad Luck Fale) to become the first NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Champions
– At New Year Dash 2016, Yano & The Briscoes defeated BULLET CLUB (Nick Jackson, Matt Jackson & Bad Luck Fale) to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– Yano & The Briscoes lost the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles to BULLET CLUB at The New Beginning in Osaka, regained them at The New Beginning in Niigata, then lost them back again at Honor Rising 2016, all in the span of 9 days
– On May 28, 2016, Yano & Naomichi Marufuji defeated Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr & Lance Archer) to win the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On June 12, Yano & Marufuji defeated Killer Elite Squad to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On July 5, Yano & Marufuji defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & Takashi Iizuka) to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On July 16, Yano & Marufuji defeated Masa Kitamiya & Katsuhiko Nakajima to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– At Death Before Dishonor XIV, CHAOS (Yano, Rocky Romero & Beretta) defeated BULLET CLUB (Yujiro Takahashi, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa)
– On September 23, Yano & Naomichi Marufuji defeated Mohammed Yone & Quiet Storm to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On October 8, Yano & Marufuji defeated CHAOS (Kazuchika Okada & YOSHI-HASHI) to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– On October 23, Yano & Marufuji defeated Togi Makabe & Tomoaki Honma to retain the GHC Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestle Kingdom 11, CHAOS (Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) defeated The Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) and Great Bash Heel (Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe) to win the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– At The New Beginning in Sapporo 2017, CHAOS defeated Great Bash Heel (Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe) and Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr & Lance Archer) to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– At The New Beginning in Osaka 2017, CHAOS defeated Great Bash Heel (Tomoaki Honma & Togi Makabe) and Suzuki-gun (Takashi Iizuka & Davey Boy Smith Jr) to retain the IWGP Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017, CHAOS (Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Kazuchika Okada) defeated BULLET CLUB (Kenny Omega, Chase Owens & Bad Luck Fale)
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2017, CHAOS (Yano, Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero, Beretta & Jado) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado & Taichi)
– At Destruction in Kobe 2017, CHAOS (Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Rocky Romero) defeated Los Ingobernables de Japon (Tetsuya Naito, SANADA & BUSHI)
– At King Of Pro Wrestling 2017, CHAOS (Yano & Hirooki Goto) defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki & Zack Sabre Jr)
– At Wrestle Kingdom 12, CHAOS (Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Beretta) won a 5-team Gauntlet Match to win the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles, but would lose them to BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Bad Luck Fale) the next night at New Year Dash
– At The New Beginning in Osaka 2018, CHAOS (Yano, Tomohiro Ishii & Jay White) defeated David Finlay, Juice Robinson & Toa Henare
– At Wrestling Hinokuni 2018, CHAOS (Yano & Tomohiro Ishii) defeated Togi Makabe & Toa Henare
– At Destruction in Hiroshima 2018, CHAOS (Yano, Hirooki Goto & Gedo) defeated Suzuki-gun (Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Takashi Iizuka & Taichi)
– On January 30, 2019, Yano, Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated BULLET CLUB (Taiji Ishimori, Tama Tonga & Tanga Loa) to win the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– At Takashi Iizuka’s Retirement Show, Yano, Kazuchika Okada & Hiroyoshi Tenzan defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, Takashi Iizuka & Taichi)
– At Honor Rising 2019, Yano, Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Colt Cabana, Delirious & Cheeseburger to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2019, Yano, Will Ospreay & Togi Makabe defeated BULLET CLUB (Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Hikuleo)
– On June 17, Yano, Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated BULLET CLUB (Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens & El Phantasmo) to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– At NJPW’s Southern Showdown event, CHAOS (Yano & YOH) defeated BULLER CLUB (Gino Gambino & Taiji Ishimori)
– On October 7, Yano, Togi Makabe & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tomoaki Honma & YOSHI-HASHI to retain the NEVER Openweight Six-Man Tag Team Titles
– At Tiger Hattori’s Retirement Show, Yano, Kota Ibushi, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Colt Cabana defeated BULLET CLUB (Jay White, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa & Bad Luck Fale)
– On August 29, 2020, Yano defeated Kazuchika Okada, El Desperado & SANADA in the final of a tournament to become the first NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Champion
– At Power Struggle 2020, Yano defeated Zack Sabre Jr by countout in a No Corner Pads Match to retain the NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Title
– On December 23, Yano defeated Bad Luck Fale in a Bodyslam Or Last Cornerpad Match to retain the NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Title. Per championship rules, the title was vacated at the end of the year
– Yano was one of four winners of the New Japan Rambo at Wrestle Kingdom 15 day 1
– At Wrestle Kingdom 15 day 2, Yano defeated Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale & BUSHI to regain the vacant NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Title
– At New Year Dash 2021, CHAOS (Yano, Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated BULLET CLUB (Jay White, Yujiro Takahashi, Chase Owens, Bad Luck Fale & EVIL)
– At The New Beginning in Nagoya 2021, CHAOS (Yano & Kazuchika Okada) defeated BULLET CLUB (Yujiro Takahashi & EVIL)
– On February 27, Yano defeated Chase Owens in a Texas Strap Match to retain the NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Title
– At Sakura Genesis 2021, CHAOS (Yano, Kazuchika Okada, Hirooki Goto, Tomohiro Ishii & YOSHI-HASHI) defeated BULLET CLUB (Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo, Taiji Ishimori, EVIL & KENTA)
– On April 28, Yano defeated EVIL in a Creation Of Darkness Blindfold Match to retain the NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Title
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2021, Yano, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Ryusuke Taguchi defeated BULLET CLUB (Jay White, Dick Togo & EVIL)
– On September 4, Yano defeated Chase Owens in an I Quit Match to regain the NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Title
– On November 6, Yano defeated Great O-Khan in an Amateur Rules Match to retain the NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Title
– On December 24, Yano defeated Yoshinobu Kanemaru in an End Of Year Party Rules Match to retain the NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Title. Again, the title was vacated shortly thereafter at the turn of the year
– Yano was one of four winners of the New Japan Rambo at Wrestle Kingdom 16
– At the NJPW/NOAH Wrestle Kingdom special, Yano, Takashi Sugiura & Kazushi Sakuraba defeated Suzuki-gun (Minoru Suzuki, TAKA Michinoku & Taichi)
– On February 20, 2022, Yano defeated Minoru Suzuki in a Dog Cage Match to win the NJPW King Of Pro Wrestling Title
– At Dominion 2022, Yano defeated Doc Gallows
– At the NJPW/Stardom X-Over event, Yano, Kazuchika Okada & The Great Muta defeated United Empire (Jeff Cobb, Great O-Khan & Aaron Henare)
– Yano was one of four winners of the New Japan Rambo at Wrestle Kingdom 17
– At the Wrestle Kingdom special in Yokohama, Yano, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Takashi Sugiura & Satoshi Kojima defeated BULLET CLUB (Naomichi Marufuji, El Phantasmo, Gedo & KENTA)
– At The New Beginning in Nagoya 2023, Yano & Togi Makabe defeated Yuto Nakashima & Oskar Leube
– At Sakura Genesis 2023, Yano, Minoru Suzuki & Great O-Khan defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, El Desperado & YOH
– At Wrestling Dontaku 2023, CHAOS (Yano, YOSHI-HASHI, Hirooki Goto & YOH) defeated House of Torture (Yujiro Takahashi, Dick Togo, EVIL & SHO)
– At Lonestar Shootout 2023, Yano defeated Joey Janela in a No-DQ Match
– At Wrestle Kingdom 18, Yano was one of four winners of the annual New Japan Rambo Match, but would go on to lose the 4-Way Match to Taiji Ishimori at New Year Dash
