On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Hiroyoshi Tenzan, 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.
Hiroyoshi Yamamoto (山本 広吉) was born in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan on March 23, 1971, and he is currently 52 years old.
He is currently a Wrestler, working for NJPW on the Heavyweight division, under the ring name of Hiroyoshi Tenzan.
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Hiroyoshi Yamamoto (山本 広吉)
- Ring Names
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan ( January 4, 1995 - Present)
- Hiro Yamamoto ( June 3, 1993 - January 3, 1995)
- Menacing Moto ( March 1, 1994 - March 28, 1994)
- The Great Yotto ( January 14, 1994 - January 28, 1994)
- Hiroyoshi Yamamoto ( January 11, 1991 - June 2, 1993)
- Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- Weight
- 245 lbs (111 kg)
- Born March 23, 1971 (age 52)
- Birth Place Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Billed From
- Kyoto, Japan
- Nicknames Mōgyū (Fierce Bull)
Career History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( January 11, 1991 - Present)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
January 4, 1995 Present Promotion NOAHOctober 12, 2014 May 4, 2016 Promotion AJPWAugust 31, 2008 December 8, 2008 Promotion AJPWNovember 19, 2006 December 15, 2006 Promotion January 8, 1998 June 17, 1998 Promotion November 13, 1995 December 27, 1995 Promotion January 11, 1991 May 3, 1993 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Face May 3, 2011 Present Heel January 4, 1995 May 2, 2011 - Images
Nov 2010
Jan 1991
NOAH
AJPW
- Finishers
- Anaconda Vice ( January 11, 1991 - Present)
- Anaconda Cross - Anaconda Vice with Straight Jacket Choke ( January 11, 1991 - Present)
- Anaconda Max - Anaconda Vice with Cobra Clutch ( April 6, 2014 - Present)
- TTD - Tenzan Tombstone Driver - Kneeling Cradle Reverse Piledriver ( January 11, 1991 - Present)
- Diving Headbutt ( January 11, 1991 - Present)
- Moonsault ( January 11, 1991 - Present)
- Ten-Cozy Driver - with Satoshi Kojima - Cozy Crush Dynamite + Tenzan Tombstone Driver combination ( November 26, 1998 - Present)
- Ten-Koji Cutter - with Satoshi Kojima - Flapjack + Koji Cutter combination ( November 26, 1998 - Present)
- Cho-Ten Torpedo - with Masahiro Chono - Double Diving Shoulder Block ( February 19, 1995 - September 24, 2006)
- CTC - Cho-Ten Crash - with Masahiro Chono - High Knee + Running Back Elbow combination ( February 19, 1995 - September 24, 2006)
- Shining Assault - with Masahiro Chono - Shining Kenka Kick + Lariat combination ( February 19, 1995 - September 24, 2006)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Tenzan (Jikū)" - Single ( January 4, 1995 - Present)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Titles Won
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- 4 IWGP Heavyweight Championship
- 12 IWGP Tag Team Championship (5 with Masahiro Chono, 6 with Satoshi Kojima, 1 with Osamu Nishimura)
National Wrestling Alliance
- 1 NWA World Heavyweight Championship
- 1 NWA World Tag Team Championship (with Satoshi Kojima)
Catch Wrestling Association
- 2 CWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship
- Other Accomplishments
- NJPW G1 Climax Winner (2003, 2004, 2006)
- NJPW G1 Tag League Winner (2001, 2008 – with Satoshi Kojima; 2003 – with Osamu Nishimura)
- NJPW Super Grade Tag League Winner (1995 – with Masahiro Chono)
- NJPW Young Lion Cup Winner (1993)
- NJPW Yuke's Cup Tag Tournament Winner (2008 – with Shinjiro Otani)
- NJPW 10,000,000 Yen Tag Tournament Winner (2004 – with Shinsuke Nakamura)
- NJPW MVP Award (2003, 2004)
- NJPW Singles Best Bout (2003 - vs. Jun Akiyama on 08/17; 2004 - vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on 08/15)
- NJPW Tag Team Best Bout (2000 - with Satoshi Kojima vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Yuji Nagata on 10/09; 2002 - with Masahiro Chono vs. Manabu Nakanishi & Osamu Nishimura on 06/05; 2004 - with Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Katsuyori Shibata & Masahiro Chono on 10/24)
- AJPW World's Strongest Tag Determination League Winner (2006, 2008 – with Satoshi Kojima)
- WON Tag Team of the Year (2001 - with Satoshi Kojima)
- WON Best Gimmick (1996 – with nWo)
- WON Feud of the Year (1996 - nWo vs. WCW)
- Tokyo Sports Fighting Spirit Award (2004)
- Tokyo Sports Tag Team of the Year (1995 - with Masahiro Chono; 1996 - with Masahiro Chono & Hiro Saito; 2000 - with Satoshi Kojima)
- Nikkan Sports Best Tag Team Award (2008 - with Satoshi Kojima)
- 10° in PWI 500 (2005)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Tencozy / Ten-Koji - Satoshi Kojima ( November 26, 1998 - Present)
- Great Bash Heel - Gedo, Jado, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Tomohiro Ishii, Toru Yano, Shiro Koshinaka ( October 2, 2006 - February 17, 2008)
- Cho-Ten - Masahiro Chono ( March 10, 2002 - September 24, 2006)
- TEAM2000 - Gedo, Hiro Saito, Jado, Satoshi Kojima, Scott Norton, The Great Muta / Keiji Muto, Masahiro Chono, Tatsutoshi Goto, Michiyoshi Ohara, Super J, AKIRA, Koji Kanemoto, GOKU-DO ( February 11, 2000 - March 9, 2003)
- nWo Japan - Buff Bagwell, Crush / Brian Adams, Hiro Saito, Irwin R. Schyster / Mike Rotunda, Kevin Nash / Diesel, Satoshi Kojima, Scott Hall / Razor Ramon, Scott Norton, Sean Waltman / X-Pac / Syxx-Pac, The Great Muta / Keiji Muto, Masahiro Chono, nWo Sting, Tatsutoshi Goto, Michiyoshi Ohara, AKIRA ( December 1, 1996 - January 4, 2000)
- Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Masahiro Chono - Masahiro Chono ( February 19, 1995 - July 15, 1998)
- Ookami Gundan - Hiro Saito, Masahiro Chono ( February 13, 1995 - February 2, 1997)
- Wrestlers managed Master Wato