Masa Chono
Masahiro Chono in 2010.
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| Born |
September 17, 1963 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Residence | Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Kamikaze Chono Masahiro Chono Masa Chono Tokyo Chono |
| Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 96 kg (212 lb) |
| Trained by |
Stu Hart Lou Thesz Antonio Inoki Kotetsu Yamamoto |
| Debut | October 5, 1984 |
Masahiro Chono (蝶野 正洋 Chōno Masahiro), (born September 17, 1963) is a semi-retired American-born Japanese professional wrestler. He primarily wrestled for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW), but has also made appearances for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), as a member of the New World Order. Chono was also known by the nickname Mister Black Jack when he first started portraying a villainous character. He is a former NWA World Heavyweight Champion and IWGP Heavyweight Champion. He has become well known for his appearances on the new year's specials of Downtown's This Is No Task for Kids! No-Laughing batsu games, where his ritual appearance always involves slapping Hōsei Tsukitei in the face.
Chōno debuted in 1984 against Keiji Mutoh at a New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) event in Saitama, Japan. In 1987, he defeated Shinya Hashimoto to win the Young Lions Cup. After winning the tournament, he went on an excursion that started in Europe, wrestling for Otto Wanz's Catch Wrestling Association.
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