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 45 years old.
He is currently working for NJPW on the Heavyweight division, under the ring name of Toru Yano.
Currently, he is a member of the teams of CHAOS and Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii.
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Toru Yano (矢野 通)
- Ring Names
- Toru Yano ( May 18, 2002 - Present)
- Born May 18, 1978 (age 45)
- 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
- Roles
- Wrestler ( May 18, 2002 - Present)
- Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion NJPWBrand Heavyweight May 18, 2002 Present Promotion NOAH April 21, 2016 November 23, 2016 - 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 - Images History
Jan 2015Apr 2004May 2002
- 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)
- 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
- Titles Won
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- 3 IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 with Togi Makabe, 1 with Takashi Iizuka, 1 with Tomohiro Ishii)
- 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)
- 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)
Relations
- 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, Kazushi Sakuraba ( April 23, 2009 - Present)
- Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii - Tomohiro Ishii ( March 4, 2006 - 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, Black Tiger V ( 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)