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 46 years old.
He is currently a Wrestler and Producer, working for NJPW on the Junior Heavyweight division, under the ring name of Yoshinobu Kanemaru.
Profile Info
- Gender Male
- Real Name Yoshinobu Kanemaru (金丸義信)
- Ring Names
- Yoshinobu Kanemaru ( July 6, 1996 - Present)
- Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
- Weight
- 187 lbs (85 kg)
- Born September 23, 1976 (age 46)
- Birth Place Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
- Billed From
- Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
- Nicknames Heel Master; Jigen Bakudan (Time Bomb)
Career History
- Roles
- Wrestler ( July 6, 1996 - Present)
- Producer ( September 12, 2020 - Present)
- Companies / Promotions
Promotion from to Promotion 
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 January 31, 2016 Present Face January 26, 2013 January 30, 2016 Heel January 8, 2007 January 25, 2013 Face July 6, 1996 January 7, 2007 - Images
Jan 2017
Jan 2013
Aug 2000
Jul 1996
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 - Present)
- 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
- Just 5 Guys / Just 4 Guys - DOUKI, SANADA, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku ( January 5, 2023 - Present)
- Suzuki-gun - Davey Boy Smith Jr., DOUKI, El Desperado, Lance Archer, Minoru Suzuki, Taichi, TAKA Michinoku, Zack Sabre Jr., Takashi Iizuka, Takashi Sugiura ( January 31, 2016 - December 23, 2022)
- El Desperado & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - El Desperado ( February 14, 2016 - December 23, 2022)
- BURNING - Go Shiozaki, Jun Akiyama, Kotaro Suzuki, Atsushi Aoki ( January 26, 2013 - December 15, 2015)
- Kotaro Suzuki & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - Kotaro Suzuki ( July 13, 2008 - October 15, 2013)
- No Mercy - KENTA / Hideo Itami, Yoshihiro Takayama, Genba Hirayanagi, Maybach Taniguchi ( March 5, 2011 - December 24, 2012)
- Genba Hirayanagi & Yoshinobu Kanemaru - Genba Hirayanagi ( May 11, 2008 - December 9, 2012)
- Disobey - KENTA / Hideo Itami, Muhammad Yone, Takeshi Rikio, Genba Hirayanagi, Kotaro Suzuki ( February 15, 2009 - March 5, 2011)
- SugiKane - Takashi Sugiura ( February 26, 2006 - January 7, 2007)
- BURNING - Kenta Kobashi, Kentaro Shiga, Jun Akiyama ( January 2, 1998 - July 20, 2000)