
Masahiro Chôno
Actor · b. 1963 · Seattle, Washington, USA
Masahiro "Masa" Chono (蝶野正洋, Chōno Masahiro) is an American-born Japanese-American retired professional wrestler and actor best known for his 26 year stint with New Japan Pro-Wrestling . As the leader of nWo Japan, Team 2000 and Black New Japan, he was the promotion's top heel for much of his career, beginning in 1994 when he adopted his Yakuza inspired gimmick. Aside from his work in NJPW, Chono has also made appearances for World Championship Wrestling (WCW), as a member of the New World Order, as well as occasional appearances in All-Japan Pro Wrestling and Osaka Pro Wrestling. Chono holds the record for most wins of the G1 Climax at 5, which has earned him the nicknames "Mr. August" and "Mr. G1". He is a former seven-time IWGP Tag Team Champion, and a former one-time IWGP Heavyweight Champion and a former one-time NWA Heavyweight Champion.
Movies15
MovieActionWCW/New Japan Supershow I (known as Starrcade 1991 in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on March 21, 1991 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It aired in North America in April 1991. The main event was Ric Flair defending the NWA World Heavyweight Championship against Tatsumi Fujinami. Other matches included The Great Muta vs Sting, El Gigante vs Big Cat Hughes, Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki defending against The Steiner Brothers for the IWGP Tag Team Championship, Arn Anderson & Barry Windham vs Masa Saito & Masahiro Chono, Jushin Liger defending the IWGP Junior Heavyweight CHampionship against Akira Nogami, and several dark matches.
Movie9.5ActionSting battles Jake Roberts in a Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Match. Rick Rude clashes with NWA World Heavyweight Champion Masahiro Chono. Barry Windham & Dustin Rhodes face "Dr. Death" Steve Williams & Steve Austin. Big Van Vader battles Nikita Koloff. Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat faces Brian Pillman. Plus, Arn Anderson, Ron Simmons, and more.
WCW Halloween Havoc 1992
1992 · 2 votes
MovieWrestle Kingdom I was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event co-produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling and All Japan Pro Wrestling that took place on January 4, 2007, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, marking the 16th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the first under the Wrestle Kingdom name, and was headlined by Keiji Muto & Masahiro Chono vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan & Satoshi Kojima in a Tag Team Match.
Movie9.0ActionDramaBasketball star Dennis Rodman teams with Hollywood Hogan to face Lex Luger & The Giant. "Rowdy" Roddy Piper faces Ric Flair. Scott Hall joins forces with "Macho Man" Randy Savage to battle Diamond Dallas Page & Curt Hennig. Chris Jericho faces Ultimo Dragon and more.
WCW Bash at the Beach 1997
1997 · 1 votes
Movie3.3ActionClash of the Champions XV took place on June 12, 1991 at the Civic Auditorium in Knoxville, Tennessee. There were 5,000 fans in attendance and the show drew a 3.9 rating on TBS.
WCW Clash of the Champions XV: Knocksville USA
1991 · 3 votes
Movie10.0ActionHollywood Hulk Hogan defends the WCW World Heavyweight Championship against The Giant. The Outsiders Scott Hall and Kevin Nash face-off against the Steiner Brothers for the WCW Tag Team Championships. Eddie Guerrero defends the United States Championship against Syxx in a Ladder Match.
nWo Souled Out 1997
1997 · 1 votes
MovieActionLex Luger takes on Scott Hall in the main event. The Steiner Brothers challenge The Amazing French-Canadians. In wild Six-Man Tag Team action, Konnan, La Parka & Mr. JL take on Chris Jericho, Super Calo & Chavo Gurrero Jr. Dean Malenko challenges Ultimo Dragon for the WCW Cruiserweight Championship and much more!
Movie10.0ActionWCW/New Japan Supershow III (known as Fantastic Story in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on January 4, 1993 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Events included Sting vs Hiroshi Hase, Ron Simmons vs Tony Halme, Ultimo Dragon vs Jushin Liger for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, Dustin Rhodes & Scott Norton vs Masa Saito & Shinya Hashimoto, and IWGP Heavyweight Champion The Great Muta defending his title against Masahiro Chono.
WCW/New Japan Supershow III
1993 · 1 votes
Movie3.8Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) promotion, which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2008. It was the 17th January 4 Tokyo Dome Show and the second held under the "Wrestle Kingdom" name. The event featured ten matches, four of which were contested for championships.
Movie5.0Wrestle Kingdom III in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2009, headlined by Keiji Muto (c) vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
Movie8.0Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), which took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on January 4, 2010, headlined by Shinsuke Nakamura (c) vs. Yoshihiro Takayama for the IWGP Heavyweight Championship.
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2010 · 1 votes
MovieActionWCW/New Japan Supershow II (known as Starrcade 1992 in Tokyo Dome in Japan) took place on January 4, 1992 from the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. The main event was the Steiner Brothers versus Sting & The Great Muta. Other matches included Tatsumi Fujinami defending the IWGP Heavyweight Championship against Riki Choshu, Lex Luger defending the WCW World heavyweight Championship against Masahiro Chono, Big Van Vader vs El Gigante, Dusty and Dustin Rhodes vs Masa Saito and Kim Duk, The Enforcers vs Michiyoshi Ohara & Shiro Koshinaka, and Jushin Liger, Masashi Aoyagi, and Akira Nogami vs Hiro Saito, Super Strong Machine, & Kantaro Hoshino.
Movie8.0ActionCollision in Korea was the largest professional wrestling pay-per-view event ever that was jointly produced by World Championship Wrestling and New Japan Pro Wrestling. It took place over a period of two days on April 28 and 29, 1995, but did not air in North America until August 4, 1995, when WCW broadcast a selection of matches from the show on pay-per-view. The event was the first PPV from a North American wrestling promotion to be held in North Korea. The main event was Ric Flair versus Antonio Inoki. Other aired matches include The Steiner Brothers vs Hiroshi Hase & Kensuke Sasaki, Tadao Yasuda vs Road Warrior Hawk, Shinya Hashimoto defending the IWGP Heavyweight Belt vs Scott Norton, and several other matches.
NJPW & WCW Collision In Korea
1995 · 1 votes
Movie9.0ActionRic Flair, Lex Luger, and Sting compete in a Triangle Match with the winner advancing for an opportunity at "Macho Man" Randy Savage's WCW World Heavyweight Championship. Sting battles Kensuke Sasaki. Shinjiro Otani faces Eddie Guerrero. Lex Luger collides with Masahiro Chono. Plus, Jushin "Thunder" Liger and many more.
WCW Starrcade 1995
1995 · 1 votes
Movie7.8DocumentaryThe rise and fall of wrestler Joanie Chyna Laurer, whose life was cut short in 2016. Her contributions to the WWE business and her pioneering work and her gripping tale of the "comeback" starting in 2015.
Vice Versa: Chyna
2021 · 4 votes
Series2
TV9.3ComedyRealityAfter participating to a previous show where they have to bet or be challenged to any kind of competitions, the losing members of the Gaki no Tsukai are selected to spend 24 hours in a setting which they have no knowledge of the theme nor the course of the events. They are exposed to various absurd and crazy situations nonstop for 24 hours and must refrain from laughing. If they do so, hang-men appear and hit the rule breakers with a weapon (the weapon varies every year).
TVDocumentaryDramaIndependent, immersive, and provocative documentary specials giving voice to radical and unapologetic points of view and tackling broken systems and corrupt power structures head on.
Vice Versa
2020