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, Yano has gained a reputation as a spoiler, occasionally scoring upset wins over bigger names and feuding with other elite wrestlers.
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Personal Info
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320
Gender
Male
Birthday
1978-05-18 (47 years old)
Place of Birth
Arakawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Acting
2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2 as Toru Yano2025
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025 as Toru Yano2025
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 1 as Toru Yano2025
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Final as Toru Yano2025
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19 as Toru Yano2025
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata as Toru Yano2025
NJPW Death Pain Invitational as Toru Yano2024
NJPW Shingo Takagi's 20th Debut Anniversary Event as Toru Yano2024
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2024 as Toru Yano2024
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NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final) as Toru Yano2024
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024 as Toru Yano2024
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NJPW 52nd Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2024: Day 1 as Toru Yano2024
NJPW Dominion 6.9 In Osaka-Jo Hall ~ Best Of The Super Junior 31 Final ~ as Toru Yano2024
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17: Night 1 in Tokyo Dome as Toru Yano2023
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NJPW Destruction In Ryogoku 2023 as Toru Yano2023
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 17 Pre-Show as Toru Yano2023
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2023 as Toru Yano2023
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NJPW: The New Beginning in Osaka 2023 as Toru Yano2023
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2023: Day 4 as Toru Yano2023
NJPW 51st Anniversary Event & New Japan Cup 2023: Day 2 as Toru Yano2023
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NJPW Power Struggle 2021 as Toru Yano2021
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Dominion in Osaka-jo Hall - 2020 as Toru Yano2020
NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya as Himself2020
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NJPW Southern Showdown in Sydney as Not available2019
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2019 - Night 2 as Not available2019
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 13 as Toru Yano2018
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12 as Toru Yano2018
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018 as Toru Yano2018
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2018 as Toru Yano2018
NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall as Toru Yano2018
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Night 1 as Toru Yano2018
NJPW Strong Style Evolved as Toru Yano2018
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2018 as Toru Yano2018
NJPW G1 Special In San Francisco as Toru Yano2018
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ROH: Honor United - London as Not available2018
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NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall as Toru Yano2017
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show as Not available2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017 as Toru Yano2017
NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017 as Toru Yano2017
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017 as Toru Yano2017
NJPW Power Struggle 2017 as Toru Yano2017
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017 as Toru Yano2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017 as Toru Yano2017
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NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017 as Toru Yano2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 11 as Toru Yano2017
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NJPW New Japan Cup 2017: Night 2 as Toru Yano2017
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ROH & NJPW: Global Wars - Chicago as Not available2017
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 2 as Toru Yano2016
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 as Toru Yano2016
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016 as Toru Yano2016
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016 as Himself2016
NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 2 as Toru Yano2016
ROH: Death Before Dishonor XIV as Toru Yano2016
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ROH: All Star Extravaganza VIII as Toru Yano2016
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NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016 as Himself2016
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NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016 as Toru Yano2016
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NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai as Himself2015
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NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11 as Not available2014
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NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals as Not available2012
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love as Not available2012
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6 as Toru Yano2012
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show as Not available2012
NJPW King Of Pro-Wrestling 2012 as Himself2012
NJPW The New Beginning 2012 as Toru Yano2012
NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final) as Toru Yano2012
NJPW Dominion 6.16 as Not available2011
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5 as Toru Yano2011
The Commute as Himself2011
NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final) as Toru Yano2011
All Together as Not available2010
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV as Toru Yano2010
NJPW Dominion 6.19 as Not available2010
NJPW G1 Climax 20: Day 8 (Final) as Toru Yano2009
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3 as Toru Yano2009
NJPW Masahiro Chono 25th Anniversary ~ Aristrist In Ryogoku Kokugikan~ as Not available2009
NJPW Resolution 2009 as Not available2009
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NJPW Destruction 2009 as Not available2008
TNA Wrestling: Global Impact! Japan as Toru Yano2008
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2 as Toru Yano2007
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1 as Toru Yano2007
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final) as Toru Yano2005
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2 as Not available2005
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1 as Not available2003
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals as Not available2003
Pancrase: 10th Anniversary Show as Self2003
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35 as Not available1972
New Japan Pro Wrestling as Not availableCrew
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