Akebono Tarō
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday8 May 1969
Died10 April 2024 (age 54)
Place of birthOahu, Hawaii, USA
Known credits16
Biography
Akebono Tarō (May 8, 1969 – April 10, 2024) was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990. After two consecutive yusho or tournament championships in November 1992 and January 1993 he made history by becoming the first non-Japanese-born wrestler ever to reach yokozuna, the highest rank in sumo.
El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies
2022 · Zombie Pirate Lord
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One)
2016 · Akebono
AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two)
2016 · Akebono
RIZIN IZA
2015
AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9
2013 · Akebono
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
2013 · Akebono
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
2013 · Akebono
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
2012 · Akebono
Ikkyu-san
2012 · Big man
Dragon Gate USA Freedom Fight 2010
2010 · Akebono
DGUSA Bushido: Code of the Warrior
2010 · Akebono
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
2010 · Akebono
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
2007 · Akebono
Ocean's Thirteen
2007 · Akebono Taro
WWE WrestleMania 21
2005 · Akebono
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
1999
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