On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Tomohiro Ishii, 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.
Tomohiro Ishii (石井 智宏) was born in Kanasaki, Kanagawa, Japan on December 10, 1975, and he is currently 49 years old.
He is currently working for All Elite Wrestling, Ring of Honor and New Japan Pro Wrestling on the Heavyweight division under the ring name of Tomohiro Ishii, and he is the reigning Strong Openweight Champion, holding the title for 83 days.
Currently, he is a member of the teams of The Conglomeration (with Orange Cassidy, Mark Briscoe and Willow Nightingale) and Tomohiro Ishii & Taichi, and he is one half of the IWGP Tag Team Champions, holding the title for 18 days.
Tomohiro Ishii Profile Index
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Tomohiro Ishii (石井 智宏)
- Ring Names
- Tomohiro Ishii ( February 21, 2011 - Present)
- Black Tiger (VI) ( January 23, 2011 - February 20, 2011)
- Tomohiro Ishii ( November 2, 1996 - January 22, 2011)
- Born December 10, 1975 (age 49)
- Nationality
Japan - Birth Place Kanasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Billed From
- Kanasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
- Weight
- 220 lbs (100 kg)
- Nicknames Shin Korakuen Otoko (New Mr. Korakuen); Chaos no Tokkou Yarou (Chaos's Special Attack Unit); Stone Pitbull
Career History
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Roles
- Wrestler ( November 2, 1996 - Present)
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Promotions History
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Heavyweight
January 4, 2006 Present Promotion 
AEWJuly 10, 2024 Present Promotion 
ROHOctober 31, 2024 Present Promotion 
IMPACTMarch 24, 2022 April 1, 2022 Promotion 
RPWJune 14, 2015 April 5, 2019 Promotion 
ROHFebruary 19, 2016 May 14, 2016 Promotion 
CMLLSeptember 13, 2013 October 1, 2013 Promotion NJPWBrand
Junior Heavyweight
November 12, 2004 May 31, 2005 Promotion 
ZERO ONEDecember 14, 2003 February 28, 2005 Promotion 
HUSTLEMarch 7, 2004 February 11, 2005 Promotion 
WJMarch 1, 2003 June 21, 2004 Promotion 
MPWSeptember 8, 2001 November 8, 2002 Promotion 
DDTFebruary 25, 2000 February 21, 2002 Promotion 
WARNovember 2, 1996 July 13, 2000 -
Images History
Feb 2011
Jan 2011
Nov 2004
Nov 1996 -
Face / Heel Turns
Alignment Details from to Face May 4, 2014 Present Heel October 16, 2006 May 3, 2014
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Finishers
- Vertical Drop Brainbuster ( October 16, 2006 - Present)
- Ishii Driller - Vertical Suplex Piledriver ( August 2, 2013 - Present)
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Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Stone Pitbull" by May's - Single ( January 4, 2016 - Present)
- Theme Song "This One" by W.J. Rock's - Single ( October 16, 2006 - January 3, 2016)
Titles & Accomplishments
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
- 6 NEVER Openweight Championship
- 1 Strong Openweight Championship
- 2 IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 with Taichi, 1 with Toru Yano)
- 3 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 with Kazuchika Okada & Hiroshi Tanahashi, 1 with Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI, 1 with Trent Beretta / Barreta & Toru Yano)
Ring of Honor
Revolution Pro Wrestling
- 2 RPW British Heavyweight Championship
Apache Pro-Wrestling Army
- 1 WEW Heavyweight Championship
Pro Wrestling Zero1-Max
- 1 NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship (With Tatsuhito Takaiwa)
Tenryu Project
- 2 Tenryu Project Six-Man Tag Team Championship (1 with Arashi & Suwama, 1 with Arashi & Genichiro Tenryu)
Wrestle Association "R"
- 2 WAR International Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 with Yuji Yasuraoka)
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Other Accomplishments
- Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame induction (class of 2023)
- NJPW NEVER Openweight Six Man Tag Team Title Tournament Winner (2020 - with Hirooki Goto & YOSHI-HASHI)
- WJ Young Magma Tournament Winner (2003)
- Tokyo Sports Outstanding Performance Award (2014)
- WON Best Brawler of the Decade (2010s)
- WON Best Brawler (2014-2019)
Teams & Relations
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Tag Teams & Stables
- The Conglomeration - Orange Cassidy, Kyle O'Reilly, Mark Briscoe, Rocky Romero, Willow Nightingale ( July 17, 2024 - Present)
- Tomohiro Ishii & Taichi - Taichi ( April 26, 2025 - Present)
- CHAOS - Alex Koslov, Brian Kendrick, Chuck Taylor, Davey Richards, Gedo, Hirooki Goto, Jado, Jay White, Karl Anderson, Kazuchika Okada, Kris Statlander, Lio Rush, Low Ki, Masato Tanaka, Albert / Tensai / Matt Bloom, Nick Miller / Mikey Nicholls, Orange Cassidy, Robbie Eagles, Rocky Romero, Shinsuke Nakamura, SHO, Takashi Iizuka, Tetsuya Naito, Toru Yano, Trent Beretta / Barreta, Wheeler Yuta, Will Ospreay, YOH, YOSHI-HASHI, Yujiro Takahashi, Tatsuhito Takaiwa, Captain New Japan / BONE SOLDIER, Kazushi Sakuraba ( April 23, 2009 - March 6, 2025)
- Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii - Toru Yano ( March 4, 2006 - March 6, 2025)
- CHAOS Invincible - Shinsuke Nakamura ( January 1, 2012 - January 30, 2016)
- IRON HADES - Takashi Iizuka ( May 20, 2008 - May 25, 2014)
- Great Bash Heel - Gedo, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Jado, Karl Anderson, Low Ki, Albert / Tensai / Matt Bloom, Rocky Romero, Shinsuke Nakamura, Shiro Koshinaka, Takashi Iizuka, Togi Makabe, Tomoaki Honma, Toru Yano, Val Venis , Rick Fuller ( October 16, 2006 - April 23, 2009)
