On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Yoshinobu Kanemaru, 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.
Yoshinobu Kanemaru (金丸義信) was born in Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan on September 23, 1976, and he is currently 47 years old.
He is currently a Wrestler and Producer, working for NJPW on the Junior Heavyweight division, under the ring name of Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Currently, he is a member of the teams of HOUSE OF TORTURE and Bullet Club.
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Yoshinobu Kanemaru (金丸義信)
- Ring Names
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru ( July 6, 1996 - Present)
- Born September 23, 1976 (age 47)
- Nationality
Japan - Birth Place Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
- Billed From
- Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
- Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Weight
- 187 lbs (85 kg)
- Nicknames Heel Master; Jigen Bakudan (Time Bomb)
JapanCareer History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( July 6, 1996 - Present)
- Producer ( September 12, 2020 - Present)
- Promotions / Brands
Promotion from to Promotion 
NJPWBrand
Junior Heavyweight
January 5, 2017 Present Promotion NOAHJanuary 9, 2016 December 3, 2016 Promotion AJPWJanuary 26, 2013 December 15, 2015 Promotion NOAHAugust 5, 2000 December 24, 2012 Promotion AJPWJuly 6, 1996 July 20, 2000 - Face / Heel Turns
Alignment from to Heel September 24, 2023 Present Face August 10, 2023 September 23, 2023 Heel January 31, 2016 August 9, 2023 Face January 26, 2013 January 30, 2016 Heel January 8, 2007 January 25, 2013 Face July 6, 1996 January 7, 2007 - Images History
Jan 2017
Jan 2016Jan 2013Jan 2010Aug 2008Jan 2007Jan 2005Aug 2000Apr 2000
NJPW
NOAH
AJPW
- Finishers
- Deep Impact - Diving DDT ( July 6, 1996 - Present)
- Touch Out - Twisting Brainbuster ( July 6, 1996 - Present)
- Moonsault ( July 6, 1996 - December 3, 2016)
- Theme Songs
- Theme Song "Slyboots" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single ( January 5, 2017 - Present)
- Theme Song "Suzuki-Gun Ichi-Ban" by Yonosuke Kitamura & Ayumi Nakamura - with Suzuki-Gun - Team ( January 31, 2016 - December 23, 2022)
- Theme Song "MAXIMUM2.1" - Single ( January 26, 2013 - January 4, 2017)
- Theme Song "MAXIMUM" - Single ( July 6, 1996 - January 25, 2013)
Titles & Accomplishments
- Titles Won
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- 6 IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 with Tsuyoshi Kikuchi, 1 wih Taichi, 4 with El Desperado)
All Japan Pro Wrestling
- 2 All Asia Tag Team Championship (1 with Jun Akiyama, 1 with Último Dragón)
- 1 AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship
Pro Wrestling Noah
- 7 GHC Junior Heavyweight Championship
- 4 GHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (2 with Takashi Sugiura, 1 with Kotaro Suzuki, 1 with KENTA)
World Entertainment Wrestling
- 1 WEW World Tag Team Championship (with Masao Inoue)
Xtreme Wrestling Entertainment
- 1 XWE Cruiserweight Championship
- Other Accomplishments
- NJPW Super Junior Tag League Winner (2021 – with El Desperado)
- AJPW Asunaro Cup Winner (2000)
- AJPW January 3 Korakuen Hall Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal Winner (1999)
- PW Noah Junior Heavyweight League Winner (2009)
- PW Noah Nippon TV Cup Jr. Heavyweight Tag League Winner (2009 – with Kotaro Suzuki)
- PW Noah One Night Junior Heavyweight Six Man Tag Team Tournament Winner (2003 – with Takashi Sugiura & Makoto Hashi)
- PW Noah One Night Tag Tournament Winner (2001 - with Kentaro Shiga)
- PW Noah One Day Jr. Heavyweight Six Man Tag Tournament Winner (2008 - with Kotaro Suzuki & Genba Hirayanagi)
- wXw Trios Tournament Winner (2006 – with Doug Williams & Takashi Sugiura)
- Taka & Taichi Box Office Super J-Cup Qualifying League Winner (2016)
- Tokyo Sports Newcomer Award (1998)
Relations
- Tag Teams & Stables
- HOUSE OF TORTURE - Dick Togo, EVIL, Jungle Boy / Jack Perry, Ren Narita, SHO, Yujiro Takahashi ( September 24, 2023 - Present)
- Bullet Club - Ace Austin, Alex Coughlin, Austin Gunn, Bad Luck Fale, Caveman Ugg, Chase Owens, Chris Bey, Clark Connors, Colten Gunn, Dan Moloney, David Finlay, Dick Togo, EVIL, Gabriel Kidd, Gedo, Jack Bonza, Jay White, Juice Robinson / CJ Parker, Jungle Boy / Jack Perry, KENTA / Hideo Itami, Lyrebird Luchi, Ren Narita, SHO, Stevie Filip, Taiji Ishimori, Tome Filip, Yujiro Takahashi ( September 24, 2023 - Present)
- Just 5 Guys - DOUKI, SANADA, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku ( January 5, 2023 - September 24, 2023)
- Suzuki-gun - Davey Boy Smith Jr., DOUKI, El Desperado, Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku, Takashi Iizuka, Zack Sabre Jr., Takashi Sugiura ( January 31, 2016 - December 23, 2022)
- El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - El Desperado ( February 14, 2016 - December 23, 2022)
- BURNING - Atsushi Aoki, Jun Akiyama, Go Shiozaki, Kotaro Suzuki ( January 26, 2013 - December 15, 2015)
- Kotaro Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - Kotaro Suzuki ( July 13, 2008 - October 15, 2013)
- No Mercy - Genba Hirayanagi, KENTA / Hideo Itami, Yoshihiro Takayama, Maybach Taniguchi ( March 5, 2011 - December 24, 2012)
- Genba Hirayanagi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - Genba Hirayanagi ( May 11, 2008 - December 9, 2012)
- Disobey - Genba Hirayanagi, KENTA / Hideo Itami, Takeshi Rikio, Muhammad Yone, Kotaro Suzuki ( February 15, 2009 - March 5, 2011)
- Sternness - Atsushi Aoki, Jun Akiyama, Jun Izumida, Kentaro Shiga, Makoto Hashi, Takeshi Morishima, Akitoshi Saito ( September 1, 2000 - June 14, 2008)
- SugiKane - Takashi Sugiura ( February 26, 2006 - January 7, 2007)
- BURNING - Jun Akiyama, Kenta Kobashi, Kentaro Shiga ( January 2, 1998 - February 26, 2000)
