Personal Info
Known Credits
309
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1978-05-18 (47 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Also Known For
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, Ya ...
Known For
Acting
2025 --
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
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2025 --
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
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2025 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
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2024 --
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
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2024 --
NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2024
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2024 --
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2024
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2024 --
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
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2024 --
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 4
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2024 --
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
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2024 --
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 2
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2024 --
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 18
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 17
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 16
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 14
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 13
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 11
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 10
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 9
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 7
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 6
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 5
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 4
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2024 --
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 3
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2024 --
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 5
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2024 --
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 4
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2024 --
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 3
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2024 --
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 2
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2024 --
NJPW New Japan Soul 2024: Day 1
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2024 --
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best Of The Super Junior 31 Final ~
| Toru Yano
2024 --
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
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2024 --
NJPW New Japan Cup 2024: Day 2
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2024 --
NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1
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2024 --
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2024 - Night 2
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2024 --
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024
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2024 --
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2024
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2023 --
NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023
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2023 --
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
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2023 --
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
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2023 --
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 16
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2023 --
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 15
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2023 --
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 12
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2023 --
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 10
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2023 --
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 8
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2023 --
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 6
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2023 --
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 4
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2023 --
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 2
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2023 --
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2023
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2023 --
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4
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2023 --
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 3
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2023 --
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2
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2023 --
NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 1
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2023 --
NJPW: The New Beginning in Osaka 2023
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2023 --
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 2
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2023 --
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2023 - Night 1
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2023 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 2 in Yokohama Arena
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2023 --
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023
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2023 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show
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2023 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome
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2022 --
NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over
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2022 --
NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Night 16
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 19
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 17
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 16
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 15
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 13
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 12
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 11
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 10
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 8
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 7
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 6
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 5
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 4
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 3
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 2
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2022 --
NJPW G1 Climax 32: Day 1
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2022 --
New year’s Golden Series night 14
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2022 --
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
| himself
2022 --
NJPW New Year’s Golden Series Night 9
| himself
2022 --
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Night 6
| himself
2021 --
NJPW Power Struggle 2021
| Toru Yano
2021 --
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
| Toru Yano
2021 --
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 17
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2021 --
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 15
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2021 --
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 13
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2021 --
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 11
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2021 --
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 9
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2021 --
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 7
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2021 --
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 5
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2021 --
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 3
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2021 --
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 1
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2021 --
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam in MetLife Dome: Night 1
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2021 --
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
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2021 --
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2021
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2021 --
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 2
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2021 --
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Night 1
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2021 --
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 2
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2021 --
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2021 - Night 1
| Toru Yano
2021 --
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
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2021 --
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
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2021 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2
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2021 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
| Toru Yano
2020 --
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
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2020 --
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 18
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2020 --
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 16
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2020 --
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 14
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2020 --
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 12
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2020 --
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 10
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2020 --
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 8
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2020 --
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 6
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2020 --
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 4
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2020 --
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 2
| Toru Yano
2020 --
NJPW Summer Struggle In Jingu
| Toru Yano
2020 --
NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
| Himself
2020 --
Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020
| Toru Yano
2020 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
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2020 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
| Toru Yano
2019 --
NJPW Showdown San Jose
| Toru Yano
2019 --
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2019
| Toru Yano
2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 18
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 17
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 16
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 15
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 14
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 12
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 11
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 10
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 9
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 8
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 7
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 6
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 5
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 4
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 3
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 2
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2019 --
NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 1
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2019 --
NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney
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2019 --
NJPW Southern Showdown In Melbourne
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2019 --
NJPW Best of the Super Jr 26 FINAL
| Toru Yano
2019 --
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 2
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2019 --
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 1
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2019 --
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
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2019 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
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2018 --
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018
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2018 --
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2018
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 15
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 14
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 13
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 12
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 11
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 10
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 9
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 8
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 7
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 6
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 5
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 4
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 3
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 2
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Climax 28: Day 1
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2018 --
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco
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2018 --
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall
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2018 --
ROH: Honor United - London
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2018 --
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2018 - Night 1
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2018 --
NJPW Strong Style Evolved
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2018 --
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1
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2018 --
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
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2018 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
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2017 --
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
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2017 --
ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Chicago
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2017 --
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
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2017 --
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
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2017 --
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
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2017 --
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 4
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2017 --
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 3
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2017 --
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2
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2017 --
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
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2017 --
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall
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2017 --
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
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2017 --
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2
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2017 --
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
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2017 --
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
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2017 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11
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2016 --
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
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2016 --
ROH: All Star Extravaganza VIII
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2016 --
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
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2016 --
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
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2016 --
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
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2016 --
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
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2016 --
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2
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2016 --
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
| Himself
2016 --
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
| Himself
2016 --
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
| Toru Yano
2016 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10
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2015 --
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
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2015 --
NJPW Power Struggle 2015
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2015 --
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
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2015 --
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
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2015 --
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 15
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 11
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 10
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 9
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2
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2015 --
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
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2015 --
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall
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2015 --
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
| Himself
2015 --
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
| Himself
2015 --
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
| Himself
2015 --
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
| Toru Yano
2015 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
| Toru Yano
2014 --
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
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2014 --
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
| Himself
2014 --
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
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2014 --
NJPW Power Struggle 2014
| Toru Yano
2014 --
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 11
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 10
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 3
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2
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2014 --
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
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2014 --
NJPW Dominion 6.21
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2014 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 8
| Toru Yano
2013 --
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
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2013 --
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
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2013 --
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
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2013 --
NJPW Destruction 2013
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2013 --
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
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2013 --
G1 Climax 23: Day 9
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2013 --
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8
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2013 --
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7
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2013 --
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6
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2013 --
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5
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2013 --
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4
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2013 --
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3
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2013 --
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2
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2013 --
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1
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2013 --
G1 Climax 23: Day 1
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2013 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
| Toru Yano
2012 --
NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012
| Himself
2012 --
NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final)
| Toru Yano
2012 --
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
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2012 --
NJPW Dominion 6.16
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2012 --
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
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2012 --
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
| Toru Yano
2012 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
| Toru Yano
2011 --
All Together
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2011 --
NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final)
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2011 --
The Commute
| Himself
2011 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
| Toru Yano
2010 --
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final)
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2010 --
NJPW Dominion 6.19
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2010 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
| Toru Yano
2009 --
NJPW Destruction 2009
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2009 --
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~
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2009 --
NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final)
| Toru Yano
2009 --
NJPW Resolution 2009
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2009 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
| Toru Yano
2008 --
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
| Toru Yano
2008 --
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan
| Toru Yano
2008 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
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2007 --
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
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2007 --
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
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2005 --
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
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2005 --
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
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2003 --
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
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2003 --
Pancrase: 10th Anniversary Show
| Self
2003 --
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
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