On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Toru Yano, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.
Toru Yano (矢野 通) was born in Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan on May 18, 1978, and he is currently 46 years old.
He is currently working for New Japan Pro Wrestling on the Heavyweight division under the ring name of Toru Yano.
Currently, he is a member of the teams of CHAOS (with Hirooki Goto, Rocky Romero, Tomohiro Ishii, YOH and YOSHI-HASHI), Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii and Be-Bop Tag Team (with Hiroshi Tanahashi), and he is one of the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions, holding the title for 157 days.
Toru Yano Profile Index
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Toru Yano (矢野 通)
- Ring Names
- Toru Yano ( May 18, 2002 - Present)
- Born May 18, 1978 (age 46)
- Nationality
Japan - Birth Place Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Billed From
- Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Height 6 ft 1 in (186 cm)
- Weight
- 254 lbs (115 kg)
- Nicknames Binwan Purodyūsā (Skilled Producer); Suko Naru Dai Dorobo (Sublime Master Thief); YTR
Career History
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Roles
- Wrestler ( May 18, 2002 - Present)
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
May 18, 2002 Present Promotion 
NOAHApril 21, 2016 November 23, 2016 -
Images History
Jan 2015
Apr 2004
May 2002 -
Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face May 4, 2014 Present Heel April 1, 2004 May 3, 2014 Face May 18, 2002 March 31, 2004
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Finishers
- Oni-Koroshi - Kneeling Powerbomb ( May 18, 2002 - Present)
- Aka-Kiri - Head and Leg Hook Inside Cradle ( April 1, 2004 - Present)
- Kuro-Kirishima - Modified Schoolboy ( April 1, 2004 - Present)
- Urakasumi - Leg Hook Front Facelock rolled into a Cradle ( April 1, 2004 - Present)
- Kagami-Wari - Scoop Brainbuster ( May 3, 2010 - May 3, 2014)
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Theme Songs
- Theme Song "intoxication?" by New Japan Pro Wrestling - Single ( January 4, 2018 - Present)
- Theme Song "Original Kyoku" by New Japan Pro Wrestling - Single ( April 1, 2004 - January 3, 2018)
- Theme Song "trick・ster" by Yonosuke Kitamura - with Great Bash Heel - Team ( October 16, 2006 - April 23, 2009)
Titles & Accomplishments
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
- 3 IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 with Tomohiro Ishii, 1 with Takashi Iizuka, 1 with Togi Makabe)
- 6 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 with Hiroshi Tanahashi & Boltin Oleg, 2 with Jay Briscoe & Mark Briscoe, 1 with Ryusuke Taguchi & Togi Makabe, 1 with Trent Beretta / Barreta & Tomohiro Ishii)
- 2 KOPW
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- 5 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 with Jay & Mark Briscoe, 1 with Beretta & Tomohiro Ishii, 1 with Ryusuke Taguchi & Togi Makabe, 1 with Hiroshi Tanahashi & Boltin Oleg)
- 2 KOPW Championship (2020, 2021)
- 4 Provisional KOPW Championship
Pro Wrestling Noah
- 2 GHC Tag Team Championship (1 with Takashi Iizuka, 1 with Naomichi Marufuji)
Apache Pro-Wrestling Army
- 1 WEW Heavyweight Championship
European Wrestling Promotion
- 1 EWP Tag Team Championship (with Kendo Kashin)
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Other Accomplishments
- NJPW New Japan Rambo Winner (2021)
- NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling Title Tournament Winner (2020)
- PW Noah Global Tag League Winner (2016 – with Naomichi Marufuji)
- EWP Tag Team Title Tournament Winner (2005 – with Kendo Kashin)
- Tokyo Sports Best Bout Award (2011 - with Takashi Iizuka vs. Keiji Mutoh & Kenta Kobashi, All Together)
- Tokyo Sports Best Tag Team Award (2007 - with Togi Makabe)
Teams & Relations
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Tag Teams & Stables
- CHAOS - Alex Koslov, Brian Kendrick, Chuck Taylor, Davey Richards, Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Jado, Jay White, Karl Anderson, Kazuchika Okada, Kris Statlander, Lio Rush, Low Ki, Masato Tanaka, Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard, Nick Miller / Mikey Nicholls, Orange Cassidy, Robbie Eagles, Rocky Romero, Shinsuke Nakamura, SHO, Takashi Iizuka, Tetsuya Naito, Tomohiro Ishii, Trent Beretta / Barreta, Wheeler Yuta, Will Ospreay, YOH, YOSHI-HASHI, Yujiro Takahashi, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Kazushi Sakuraba, Captain New Japan / BONE SOLDIER ( April 23, 2009 - Present)
- Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii - Tomohiro Ishii ( March 4, 2006 - Present)
- Be-Bop Tag Team - Hiroshi Tanahashi ( April 13, 2021 - Present)
- Taguchi Japan - David Finlay, Hiromu Takahashi, Juice Robinson / CJ Parker, Kushida, Ryusuke Taguchi ( January 4, 2019 - June 24, 2019)
- Naomichi Marufuji & Toru Yano - Naomichi Marufuji ( April 21, 2016 - November 23, 2016)
- CHAOS Top Team - Shinsuke Nakamura ( August 1, 2011 - January 30, 2016)
- Crazy Ichizoku / Bloody CHAOS - Takashi Iizuka ( April 23, 2009 - May 24, 2014)
- Great Bash Heel - Gedo, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jado, Karl Anderson, Low Ki, Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard, Rocky Romero, Shinsuke Nakamura, Shiro Koshinaka, Takashi Iizuka, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Val Venis , Rick Fuller ( October 16, 2006 - April 23, 2009)
- Most Violent Players - Togi Makabe ( August 13, 2004 - April 23, 2009)
- Black New Japan - Masahiro Chono, Scott Norton, Super Strong Machine / Junji Hirata, Togi Makabe , Ryushi Yanagisawa ( April 1, 2005 - September 22, 2005)