On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of TARU / Yoshikazu Taru, 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.
Yoshikazu Taru (多留 嘉一) was born in Kobe City, Japan on August 23, 1964, and he is currently 59 years old.
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Yoshikazu Taru (多留 嘉一)
- Ring Names
- TARU ( February 5, 1999 - December 25, 2022)
- The Great Ruta ( June 10, 2001 - March 15, 2002)
- Yoshikazu Taru ( July 26, 1996 - February 4, 1999)
- Born August 23, 1964 (age 59)
- Nationality Japan
- Birth Place Kobe City, Japan
- Billed From
- Kobe City, Japan
- Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
- Weight
- 245 lbs (111 kg)
Career History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( February 11, 2013 - December 25, 2022)
- Wrestler ( July 26, 1996 - June 1, 2011)
- Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion AJPW March 21, 2022 December 25, 2022 Promotion ZERO1 March 6, 2022 June 4, 2022 Promotion INDY February 11, 2013 June 3, 2022 Promotion ZERO1 January 16, 2014 November 3, 2020 Promotion AJPW January 3, 2005 June 30, 2011 Promotion DRAGON GATE July 10, 2004 November 2, 2004 Promotion AJPW October 14, 2000 March 3, 2001 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel February 3, 1998 December 25, 2022 Tweener July 26, 1996 February 2, 1998 - Images History
Jan 2019Jan 2014Feb 2010Feb 2005Jul 1996
- Finishers
- TARU Driller - Over the shoulder Reverse Piledriver ( February 5, 1999 - December 25, 2022)
- MoonTARUto - Moonsault ( February 5, 1999 - December 25, 2022)
- TARU Guillotine - Diving Leg Drop ( February 5, 1999 - December 25, 2022)
- T-Crush - Chokebomb ( February 5, 1999 - December 25, 2022)
- Kakato Otoshi - Axe Kick ( February 5, 1999 - December 25, 2022)
- Malw - Vertical Suplex Powerbomb ( January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2005)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song “TARU Jigoku Land” by Osamu Suzuki - AJPW theme - Single ( January 3, 2005 - June 30, 2011)
- Theme Song “Drill a Hole” by King-Show - Single ( April 22, 2003 - November 2, 2004)
- Theme Song “Meet the Creeper” by Rob Zombie - Single ( January 31, 1999 - April 21, 2003)
- Theme Song “Yelp + Wait + Yeow + TARU Drill a Hole (Mashup)” by Kokaon & King-Show - Single ( October 14, 2000 - March 3, 2001)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Titles Won
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 1 All Asia Tag Team Championship (with Big Daddy Voodoo)
- 1 World Tag Team Championship (with Satoshi Kojima)
Pro Wrestling Zero1
- 2 NWA International Tag Team Championship (1 with Hartley Jackson, 1 with Chris Vice)
Chō Hanabi Puroresu
- 2 Bakuha-ō Champioonship
- 1 Bakuha-ō Tag Team Championship (with Masato Tanaka)
International Wrestling Revolution Group
- 1 World Lucha Libre Martial Arts Championship
Toryumon Japan
- 1 UWA World Trios Championship (with CIMA and Big Fuji)
- Other Accomplishments
- Toryumon One Night Tag Tournament Winner (2002 - with SUWA)
- Tokyo Sports Tag Team of the Year (2006 - with Suwama, Shuji Kondo & “brother” YASSHI)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- Voodoo Murders - Masato Tanaka, YASSHI, Chris Vice, Yoshikazu Yokohama, Shogun Okamoto, KONO, Toshizo, Jun Saito, Rei Saito, ASUKA, James Raideen, Kengo, Kento Miyahara, Taishi Takizawa, Takuya Sugawara, Hartley Jackson, Yuji Hino, Voodoo Mask ( February 11, 2013 - December 25, 2022)
- CRYSIS - Jaguar Yokota, YASSHI, Yumiko Hotta, Jenny Rose, Megumi Yabushita, Keiko Aono, Chicago Nagashima, Mask de Sun, KAZUKI ( November 4, 2015 - June 7, 2017)
- Voodoo Murders - Bull Buchanan, Charlie Haas, Chuck Palumbo, D'Lo Brown, Joe Doering, Johnny Stamboli, Kenzo Suzuki, Lance Archer, Lance Cade, Matt Bloom / Albert / Tensai / Giant Bernard, Nobukazu Hirai, René Duprée, Rosey, Satoshi Kojima, Shawn Daivari, Viscera / Mabel / Big Daddy V, YASSHI, Suwama, Minoru, Zodiac, Silver King, MAZADA, Shuji Kondo, Michael Faith, Voodoo Mask ( February 9, 2005 - June 1, 2011)
- Crazy MAX - Don Fuji, SUWA, JUN, TARUcito, Stalker Ichikawa, MAKOTO, Chocoball KOBE ( February 3, 1998 - November 2, 2004)