Toyonobori
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| Birth name | Michiharu Sadano |
| Born | March 21, 1931 Kanada,Tagawa District, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Died | July 1, 1998 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Trained by | Rikidozan |
| Debut | December 12, 1954 |
| Retired | February 20, 1973 |
Michiharu Sadano (定野 道春 Sadano Michiharu?, March 21, 1931 – July 1, 1998), known in sumo and professional wrestling as Michiharu Toyonobori (豊登道春 Toyonobori Michiharu?) or simply Toyonobori (豊登 Toyonobori?), was a sumo wrestler from Japan. After retiring as a rikishi from sumo, he became a professional wrestler.
On December 12, 1954, Toyonobori became a professional wrestler, joining the Japanese Wrestling Association, which was the top wrestling promotion in Japan from 1953 until 1972 and the only male significant Japanese wrestling promotion from 1953 until 1966, when its predominance began to be challenged by International Pro Wrestling.
The top wrestler of the JWA was Rikidozan, the founder of the promotion; he dominated the Japanese wrestling scene. As a result, few Japanese wrestlers were able to get into the spotlight. The more recognizable among them was Toyonobori himself, who dominated the tag team scene in Japan, forming a successful tag team with Rikidozan, with whom he became a four-time winner of the All Asia Tag Team Championship, which was the top tag title in Japan and which is now contested in All Japan Pro Wrestling.
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