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Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock vs. Masahiro Chono & The Great Muta Match. When Onita sauntered to the ring three months later in the Tokyo Dome to face Chono, that hatred pulsated through the building. On March 6, 2011, Chono entered Pro Wrestling ZERO1 for their 10th Anniversary Show, where he defeated Daichi Hashimoto in his debut match. [ 8.0] "Masahiro Chono was a good worker with decent charisma before his neck injury. Enduring images like these were more important than the actual wrestling. On July 31, 2010, Chono announced he … Tatsutoshi Goto (後藤 達俊, Gotō Tatsutoshi, born May 25, 1956) is a Japanese professional wrestler.He competed primarily in WAR and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), and briefly used the name "T2000 Machine". In fact, one only had to wait until later in the show for Koji Kanemoto and Shinjiro Otani’s singles bout to top the opener in terms of match quality. Here, the wrestlers were two battered animals splayed out on the forest floor, neither the predator that day. The IWGP Heavyweight Championship (IWGPヘビー級王座, IWGP hebī-kyū ōza) was a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. Ring of Honor wrestler Cheeseburger was spot on when he tweeted in 2014: “Chono and Onita had charisma for days.”. [12] On October 3, 2011, Chono returned to NJPW for a Team Wolf reunion match, teaming with Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Hiro Saito to defeat Osamu Nishimura, Koji Kanemoto, and Shinjiro Otani.[13]. Masahiro Chono vs. STF Kenka Kick/Shining Kenka Kick Backdrop Flying Shoulder Block Butterfly Lock Masahiro Chono formed a stable with Shinsuke Nakamura in 2006 called Chono and Nakamura-gun, which began feuding with Tenzan's new group, GBH. Following the 2007 G1 Climax, it appears that Chono may be breaking away from his BLACK faction and formed the Legend stable, having sworn in wrestlers such as Riki Choshu, Jyushin Thunder Liger, Shiro Koshinaka, and AKIRA. Ultimate Crush was a major professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). [15], MSG Tag/IWGP Tag Title/Japan Cup Tag/Super Grade Tag/G1 Tag/World Tag League, World League/MSG League/International Wrestling Grand Prix/World Cup Tournament/G1 Climax, Central States Wrestling / World Wrestling Alliance, NWA Central States Television Championship, Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame, "Masahiro Chono " Wrestlers Database " CAGEMATCH – The Internet Wrestling Database", "Dotonbori Pro Vernal Departure ~ Osaka Pilgrimage ~ - Tag 4 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database", "NJPW Hiroyoshi Tenzan 20th Anniversary ~Hard Mogyu~", "『龍が如く 極2』武藤敬司・蝶野正洋・長州力・天龍源一郎・藤波辰爾 VS 桐生一馬・真島吾朗が実現! Since the sixth grade, Daichi took up karate, and was part of his middle school's MMA team, Blue Sky. 70 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the "PWI Years" in 2003, This page was last edited on 11 May 2021, at 01:21. As a reaction to this, Chono lead an "Anti-Choshu Army" with Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Black Strong Machine. The entrances alone are worth diving into the NJPW World archives to find this match. ... You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! As the leader of NWO Japan, Team 2000 and Black New Japan, he was the promotion's top heel for much of his career, beginning in 1994 when he adopted his … He swung a steel chair at his side and offered the 60,000-plus in attendance a long look at his middle finger. Red and blue lights lay dormant atop the ring posts for the moment. After spending much of the decade with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (or FMW), Onita brought his hardcore sensibilities to his own promotion (Onita Pro), in addition to brief tenures with ECW and Wrestle Association-R, before finally showing up in New Japan with cocked fists at the ready. [9] In December 2010, Chono began working for Antonio Inoki's Inoki Genome Federation as a booker. Posted by Ryan Dilbert | Jan 7, 2019 | Columns. - NJPW Final Dome 1999 (1999-10-11): TEAM2000 (Masahiro … In March 2010, Chono portrayed Nobunaga Oda in two matches during a Samurai Festival after leaving New Japan. Chono wrestled AKIRA, who portrayed Mitsuhide Akechi, on both days, winning the first match and losing the second. The warriors facing off on all fours, Onita’s bloody arm, the barbed wired ring itself, it was all a theatrical showcase of masculinity and aggression, a gunslinger’s duel in an unfamiliar setting. In January 2010 it was reported that Chono would be leaving New Japan and becoming a freelancer, after spending most of his career with the company.[7]. Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock vs. Masahiro Chono & The Great Muta Match. The mulleted, broad-shoulders former NWA world’s champ rolled up in a black Hummer, clenching a cigar in his mouth. The team consisted of Masahiro Chono and Hiroyoshi Tenzan. The Great Muta. ^ "NJPW Chrono Stream ~ Masahiro Chono 20th Anniversary « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". with a fireball. Onita vs. Chono was no 60-minute saga of a match, no work rate classic. And while the ensuing action would underwhelm in some ways, the power of these two magnetic personalities made sure this moment was memorable, that it seeped into the audience’s skin. He was in the midst of crafting a fresh path for wrestling, one that built on the legacies of hardcore pioneers like The Sheik and Terry Funk. At seven reigns, Guerrillas of Destiny (Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa) hold the record for most by a team.Tenzan and Masahiro Chono's combined five reign lengths add up to 1,010 days (the most of any … Since leaving AJPW, Chono has become a freelancer. Once again, Storm defeated him a few weeks later, and Tenzan headed back to the NJPW… Smoke billowed. In September 2009, he took part in his father's 25th Anniversary show, hosted by Pro Wrestling Zero1. After a while in Europe, Chono went on an excursion to North America, starting in the United States, where he wrestled in NWA territories in the Kansas City and Alabama areas. Before the two wounded men limped off the stage, Chono slipped Onita’s jacket onto him, forcefully, begrudgingly. Cho-Ten is one of the most decorated and successful tag teams in New Japan history. In April 1989, he took part in the IWGP Heavyweight Championship tournament, held at New Japan's very first show at the Tokyo Dome; he lost to eventual winner of the tournament and new champion Big Van Vader in the quarterfinals. Black New Japan began around October 2004 following the 2004 G1 Climax when Masahiro Chono broke away from the New Japan army and turned heel creating a new anti-New Japan army. For his new army, Chono reunited with fellow nWo Japan and Team 2000 alumni Scott Norton, New Japan wrestler Manabu Nakanishi, & Makai Club alumni Makai #1 (later becoming Black Strong Machine), … Masahiro Chono was born on September 17th, 1963 in Seattle, Washington. Chono returned to NJPW part-time in July 1988. How you rate Chono because of this is probably down to how you view that particular style of working." [citation needed], In late-June 1995, Chono's father died. 28 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the, PWI ranked him No. On August 25, 2013, Chono teamed with Joe Doering and defeated KENSO and AJPW President Nobuo Shiraishi in an exhibition tag team match. And while the ensuing action would underwhelm in some ways, the power of these two magnetic personalities made sure this moment was memorable, that it seeped into the audience’s skin. www.cagematch.net . [6] On January 4, 1993, he lost the NWA World title to IWGP Heavyweight champion The Great Muta in a Title vs. Onita invaded NJPW in pursuit of a match with the retired Riki Choshu. Chono’s path to the barbed battlefield was equally as entertaining. It is neither the greatest nor the goriest of deathmatches, but for some fans, instead, it is a gateway drug to that subgenre of the wrestling medium. Chono wrestled AKIRA, who portrayed Mitsuhide Akechi, on both days, winning the first match and losing the second. A pair of referees wearing safety goggles stood waiting at ringside. Blood and bombs, atmosphere and anticipation made for a work of art curious fans still admire some two decades after it happened. A few weeks later, he lost to Storm, then came back in October 1993 to win the belt for the second time. There's much more to Masahiro Chono than just being the dude who slaps Hosei. On the ring’s edge, the booby-trapped enclosure sparked and spat, the explosions taking every man, including the referee, off their feet. Title match. Tenzan's combined twelve reign lengths add up to 1,988 days, which is the most of any champion. In August 1994, he won his third G1 Climax tournament, defeating Power Warrior in the finals. After winning the tournament, he went on an excursion that started in Europe, wrestling for Otto Wanz's Catch Wrestling Association. He came back to the United States later in October 1988 and teamed with Mike Davis in Continental Championship Wrestling (CCW), by then renamed the Continental Wrestling Federation (CWF), and won that company's tag titles as the Japanese Connection. Brass knuckles, barbed wire and baseball bats were familiar weapons for him. CAGEMATCH » Matches » Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock vs. Masahiro Chono & The Great Muta » Other Matches. [14] Besides appearing in numerous TV shows, he was the voice actor in the Japanese dubbed version of Blade 3 for Grimwood. If you buy stuff from Amazon using this link, we receive a minor promotional bonus -- from Amazon, not from you. On December 28, 1991, Chono married Martina Carlsbad, whom he met while on an excursion in Germany in 1987. Brown est le fils de Clarence et Ellen Brown, il est leur cinquième et dernier enfant [2].Il ne connait pas son père qui quitte le domicile conjugal après sa naissance puis sa mère meurt en 1919 [2].Il travaille dans des fermes et débourre des chevaux [2].Au cours de son adolescence, il étudie pendant un an au lycée où il fait partie de l'équipe de football [3]. For the special occasion, Chono portrayed Nobunaga Oda. #42 Ric Flair (9) ... You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! [6] He would also later wrestle in the Canadian Maritimes and in Puerto Rico, where he, Hashimoto, and Mutoh formed The Three Musketeers. The fight continued as part brawl, part special-effects display. But it’s not Kanemoto vs. Otani that people remember from that crisp Tokyo night. Each man, the epitome of 90’s cool, each man seemingly pulled from a John Woo film. Onita, with a bandage stuck to his forehead and a cigarette tucked into the tight teeth of his big grin, soaked it all up. A short time after winning his third G1 Climax, Chono underwent a change in attitude. In 2002, Chono won his fourth G1 Climax tournament and had a brief, memorable feud with WWE's Chyna. ... You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! Outside wrestling, Chono began appearing on Gaki no Tsukai's "No Laughing Batsu Game" as one of the attackers, usually giving Hōsei Tsukitei a slap to the face. His death forced Chono to miss an IWGP Tag Team title defense and take a hiatus, which forced him and Hiroyoshi Tenzan to vacate the title on July 7, 1995. His last match on record was on April 13, 2014, for Dotonbori Pro Wrestling, teaming with Daisuke Masaoka and Hayata in a loss to Super Delfin, HUB, and Gran Hamada. They were stripped of the titles in late 2006 after they split up, and refused to defend them together. Establishing himself as leader of its Japanese sister stable, Chono joined the American nWo in December 1996 as it was gaining momentum in World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In March 2010, Chono wrestled two matches since leaving New Japan, during a Samurai Festival. As they traded blows, they made sure not to be pushed to the ring’s ominous edge, stopping themselves just before flesh met barbed wire. On September 23, 1992, Chono suffered a serious neck injury from a botched sitdown tombstone piledriver while defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Steve Austin. The crowd gasped in unison. It’s the kind of bout that inspires a fan to scour the internet for Onita’s catalog of brutality, for all the barbed wire match is capable of, for other clashes where explosions boom as two wrestlers bash into each other. Videogame During the Lockdown. This duel, though, ended with no true victor with both Onita or Chono unable to stand before the referee’s 10-count. The brawling vagabond’s bouts often drifted into extreme violence. Masahiro Chono, Riki Choshu & Super Strong Machine defeat Great Bash Heel (Takashi … They looked like two mountain lions attempting to shove each other off a cliff. An explosion left them dazed. His success in the G1 has given him the nickname Mr. August. CAGEMATCH » Matches » Johnny Grunge & Rocco Rock vs. Masahiro Chono & The Great Muta » Ratings. The strange and unsettling scene would only grow more so as the night went on. On both days, he wrestled AKIRA, who portrayed Mitsuhide Akechi. The outsider had earned his respect. On August 15, 2010, Chono returned to New Japan to serve as the special ring announcer for the G1 Climax final match between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Satoshi Kojima. Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, Onita invaded NJPW in pursuit of a match with the retired Riki Choshu. Overview; Other Matches; Ratings; Comments; Match Data. As, put it for Deadspin in 2017, “Onita, took indie wrestling to a level that has never been topped before or since, inventing a new, particularly violent and theatrical kind of wrestling in the process.” That brand of the medium was on display at NJPW Wrestling World in the Tokyo Dome on Jan. 4, 1999 when Onita. He would also join its successor, Team 2000, which would eventually restructure again. In January 1994, he received a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Shinya Hashimoto, though he would ultimately lose the match. On August 15, 2010, Chono returned to New Japan to serve as the special ring announcer for the G1 Climax final match between Hiroshi Tanahashi and Satoshi Kojima. Soon, they would flash as a siren squealed throughout the Tokyo Dome. After he was finished with school he went to take a shot at puroresu. On the mat, the men doled out bulldogs and gut-punches. They teetered near the pointy metal, the explosives that encircled them. ... You can support the development of the CAGEMATCH.net website and database backend via Patreon! Brass knuckles, barbed wire and baseball bats were familiar weapons for him. 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Masahiro Chono 12.08.1992 - 04.01.1993 (145 days) Matches Tokyo, Japan. Upon returning to Japan, Chono rejoined NJPW, where he achieved much success. Upon Chono's return to New Japan in October 1989, on February 10, 1990, he wrestled in the main-event of NJPW's second Tokyo Dome show, teaming with Shinya Hashimoto against Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi, on April 27 he won the IWGP Tag Team Championship with Mutoh, and on December 26 he defeated his mentor, wrestling legend Lou Thesz, when Thesz came out of retirement for one last match. Ultimate Crush was a major professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Cho-Ten was a professional wrestling team that competed in New Japan Pro Wrestling on and off from February 1995 - September 2006. On October 13, he lost to Hulk Hogan. The Great Muta Match. D-Lo Brown & KENSO & Masahiro Chono: def. Sparks shot up. The three-time IWGP heavyweight champ had moved into a booking role at the time, but the snarling Onita wanted him back in the ring, in the throes of barbed wire. [6] The next year, Chono solidified his main-event status with an amazing performance in the first G1 Climax tournament, winning the tournament in a thirty-minute final over Mutoh.[6]. Internet Wrestling Database. Their fighting had left them drained. Hiroyoshi Tenzan currently holds the record for most reigns by an individual wrestler, with twelve. Chono continued to wrestle full-time in 2007, but also began working as a promoter, with New Japan permitting him to set up cards in different areas of Japan. "IWGP" is the acronym of NJPW's governing body, the International Wrestling Grand Prix (インターナショナル・レスリング・グラン・プリ, intānashonaru resuringu guran puri). He began his career there near the end of 1990, by fighting in a 32-man battle royal. [citation needed], Chono appears as a gang member in the 2017 video game Yakuza Kiwami 2, alongside Genichiro Tenryu, Keiji Mutoh, Riki Choshu and Tatsumi Fujinami. The act earned Mr. Onita both a disqualification and a seething hatred from the fans. The card contained a mixture of pro wrestling matches and mixed-martial arts fights, and the show was headlined by Yoshihiro Takayama defending the NWF Heavyweight Championship against Yuji Nagata, who also … Originally a clean-cut fan favorite during his NWA World title reign, he turned heel, angered that Power Warrior received a shot at the IWGP Heavyweight Championship before him, as he won the tournament. The team went on to rename themselves Cho-Ten, a portmanteau of the members' names. Ring of Honor wrestler Cheeseburger was spot on when, in 2014: “Chono and Onita had charisma for days.”, NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13 (January 4) Results & Review, Impact Wrestling Homecoming PPV Results, Review, Dragon Gate – Glorious Gate (March 2) Review, Fashionable Wrestling: The Infamous Kazuchika Okada Pants, Revisiting the TNA iMPACT! Much of the early part of the match saw Chono and Onita approach each other and their environment warily. On the first day, he won, but lost the next day. [6] In 1987, he defeated Shinya Hashimoto to win the Young Lions Cup. The ring, dressed with barbed wire dangling like spider webs, awaited its combatants. The brawling vagabond’s bouts often drifted into extreme violence. Around 1993, he participated in his third G1 Climax tournament, losing to Hiroshi Hase in the semi-finals. The following day, Chono teamed with Mutoh and Masakatsu Funaki to defeat the Voodoo Murders (Dupree, KENSO, and Joe Doering). Onita donned a torn white shirt, his hands covered in tape; Chono opted for a leather vest and fingerless gloves. Onita donned a torn white shirt, his hands covered in tape; Chono opted for a leather vest and fingerless gloves. He was in the midst of crafting a fresh path for wrestling, one that built on the legacies of hardcore pioneers like The Sheik and Terry Funk. Chōno debuted in 1984 against Keiji Mutoh at a New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) event in Saitama, Japan. He also briefly competed in World Championship Wrestling (WCW) as part of the nWo Japan In a match against WCW's Bill Goldberg, Chono supposedly "shot" the match (actually employing legitimate combat) and dislocated his shoulder. Fixture: Masahiro Chono vs. Tenzan then went to the Catch Wrestling Association in Austria, where, wrestling under his real name, he defeated Lance Storm to become CWA World Junior Heavyweight Champion. The audience pelted garbage at the grinning, chair-wielding heel. Masahiro "Masa" Chono (蝶野正洋, Chōno Masahiro, born September 17, 1963) is an American-born Japanese-American retired professional wrestler and actor best known for his 26 year stint with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). Chono's partnering with Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Hiro Saito as "Team Wolf" provided a foundation to NJPW's nWo Japan. He also became a booker for NJPW around this time. Chono holds the record for most wins of the G1 Climax at 5, which has earned him the nicknames "Mr. August" and "Mr. G1". Blood dripped down his limb and smeared into the mat to make the beginnings of a Rorschach test. VACANT xx.09.1991 - 12.08.1992 (?) - NJPW Super Grade Tag League VII Finals (1997-12-08): nWo Japan (Masahiro Chono & Keiji Mutoh) won the Super Grade Tag League VII, winning in the finals over Shinya Hashimoto and Manabu Nakanishi. Chono won the 2005 G1 Climax tournament, thus having achieved a record-setting five G1 victories. [8] On November 5 and 6, Chono appeared in a series of shows in Taiwan for All Japan. Retrieved 2019-03-18 . On November 5, Chono and Mutoh defeated the Voodoo Murders (TARU and Rene Dupree). Onita and Chono ended up on their hands and knees at one point, barking at each other, ready to butt heads, two vicious dogs snapping at each other in the corner of a scrapyard. Eventually, Chono flung a steel chair into the corner, an errant toss that showed off the power of the bombs. History. He won the tournament again in 1992, winning the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in the process. As David Bixenspan put it for Deadspin in 2017, “Onita, took indie wrestling to a level that has never been topped before or since, inventing a new, particularly violent and theatrical kind of wrestling in the process.” That brand of the medium was on display at NJPW Wrestling World in the Tokyo Dome on Jan. 4, 1999 when Onita singed Kensuke Sasaki’s face with a fireball. In January 2013, Chono signed with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) as an advisor. They held the IWGP Tag Team Championship five times and won the 1995 Super Grade Tag League. CAGEMATCH » Matches » Masahiro Chono vs. But in 1999, the company briefly veered from tradition thanks to a madman in a leather jacket. The Great Muta. The three-time IWGP heavyweight champ had moved into a booking role at the time, but the snarling Onita wanted him back in the ring, in the throes of barbed wire. The event took place on May 2, 2003, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. He competed in an exhibition kick… After the neck injury, though, Chono had to completely change his style up, to where his matches had few bumps and were built around mannerisms and heel work. Masahiro Chono vs. Atsushi Onita was a Charles Bukowski poem in a wrestling ring—raw, crude and memorably disquieting. [citation needed] Together they have one son (born July 4, 2006) and one daughter (born August 2009). On October 30, 2005, Masahiro Chono and Tenzan defeated the team of Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiroshi Tanahashi to win their fifth IWGP Tag Team Championship. Chono though would be raised in Japan, and when he was in school he was known as an avid player of football. The entrances alone are worth diving into the NJPW World archives to find this match. Yamamoto first worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling. As the leader of NWO Japan, Team 2000 and Black New Japan, he was the promotion's top heel for much of his career, beginning in 1994 when he adopted his Yakuza inspired gimmick. Aside from his work in NJPW, Chono has also made appearances for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), as a member of the New World Order, as well as occasional appearances in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) and Osaka Pro Wrestling. Each man, the epitome of 90’s cool, each man seemingly pulled from a John Woo film. He is a former seven-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, and a former one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and a former one-time NWA Heavyweight Champion. After spending much of the decade with Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (or FMW), Onita brought his hardcore sensibilities to his own promotion (Onita Pro), in addition to brief tenures with ECW and Wrestle Association-R, before finally showing up in New Japan with cocked fists at the ready. Atsushi Aoki & Go Shiozaki & Kento Miyahara: 6-person tag: AJPW Summer Impact '13 ~ The Beginning Of Evolution ~ - Day 10 Aug 25th 2013: Joe Doering & Masahiro Chono: def. The oldest of three children, Daichi Hashimoto grew up around full-contact sports, as his father Shinya was a famous pro wrestler, alongside his "uncles" Masahiro Chono and Keiji Mutoh. He also changed his image and adopted a yakuza gimmick, complete with sunglasses, menacing mannerisms and black coats and tights. 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