Masayuki Kono
| Masayuki Kono | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 12, 1980 Noboribetsu, Hokkaido |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Masayuki Kono Kono |
| Billed height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) |
| Billed weight | 115 kg (254 lb) |
| Trained by |
All Japan Pro Wrestling Keiji Mutoh Hiroshi Hase Animal Hamaguchi |
| Debut | March 29, 2003 |
| Masayuki Kono | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 12, 1980 Noboribetsu, Hokkaido |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 108 kg (238 lb) |
| Division | Heavyweight |
| Years active | 2005–2008 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 8 |
| Wins | 3 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| By submission | 1 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 3 |
| By submission | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Masayuki Kono (河野 真幸 Kōno Masayuki?, born April 12, 1980 in Noboribetsu, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently working for Wrestle-1.
Kono trained in the All Japan Dojo and made his debut on March 28, 2003 in a losing effort to Nobutaka Araya. For the next two years, Kono largely was in opening matches where he worked with fellow newcomers and aging wrestlers as he paid his dues. During this time, Kono had no title matches or took part in any tournaments. In 2005, Kono left All Japan and professional wrestling to focus on Mixed Martial Arts.
In early 2005, Kono began a MMA career fighting for Pancrase Hybrid Wrestling. He won his first fight at Pancrase – Spiral 5 on July 10, 2005 defeating Yukio Kawabe by Technical Submission. He then lost to Aslan Dzeboev by Knockout at Pancrase – Spiral 8 on October 2. He then went on a two fight win streak defeating Teymur Aliyev at Pancrase – Blow 4 and Daniel Lyons at Pancrase – Blow 7 both by TKO. Kono then lost his last four fights, losing to Mu Bae Choi by Technical Submission at Pancrase – Blow 10, then to Tetsuya Mizuno at Pancrase – Rising 9 by TKO. His next appearance was at Warrior Realm 12 where he lost to Brad Morris by Submission. His most recent fight was a loss to Stanislav Nedkov at Pancrase – Shining 10 by TKO.
By early 2009, Kono ended his MMA career and returned to professional wrestling. He spent the first few months of 2009 in Canada, wrestling on the independents before finally returning to All Japan in May 2009. Upon his return, Kono had an immediate impact as he teamed Keiji Mutoh to defeat Satoshi Kojima and Suwama with Kono submitting Kojima. Throughout the spring and summer, Kono fought for the All Japan army and occasionally team with Mutoh. On July 5, 2009, Kono received his first title shot when he teamed with Mutoh to challenge Minoru Suzuki and Taiyo Kea for the World Tag Team Championship but they came up short. In the fall of 2009, Kono teamed with Suwama in the 2009 World's Strongest Tag Determination League. The two were able to make it to the finals but lost to Mutoh and Masakatsu Funaki.
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