Hiroyoshi Yamamoto
Biography
Hiroyoshi Yamamoto is a retired Japanese professional wrestler signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), better known by his ring name Hiroyoshi Tenzan. Debuting for NJPW in 1991, Tenzan became one of the promotion's most decorated wrestlers, winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship four times, a record twelve IWGP Tag Team Championships and the G1 Climax three times, winning the tournament in 2003, 2004 and 2006.
Tenzan is best known for his longtime partnership with Satoshi Kojima as Tencozy. The pair were named Wrestling Observer Newsletter's Tag Team of the Year in 2001 and in 2008 became the only team to win both All Japan Pro Wrestling's (AJPW) World's Strongest Tag Determination League and NJPW's G1 Tag League in the same year. Tenzan also held the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) World Heavyweight and NWA World Tag Team Championships, competed internationally for promotions including World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Germany's Catch Wrestling Association (CWA), and was ranked No. 10 in the Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 in 2005.
After 35 years in professional wrestling, Tenzan announced his retirement in May 2026. His final match took place on August 15, 2026, exactly 13,000 days after his debut, against his longtime tag team partner and rival Satoshi Kojima.
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
207
Gender
Male
Birthday
1971-03-23
Place of Birth
Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
Also Known As
Great Yotto, Super Strong Machine Buffalo, Tenzan, Big Tenzan, Hiro Yamamoto
Known For
NJPW G1 Climax 31: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW Dominion 6.16
NJPW & NOAH: Wrestle Kingdom 16 - Night 3
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 16: Night 2
NJPW The Spiral
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 1
NJPW 40th Anniversary Show
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 10
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 1
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 14
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 13
NJPW Bisshibishi Tradition! Makai World 2003 - Day 8: Memorial Rainbow Dash35
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 17
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 18
NJPW G1 Climax 33: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2013
NJPW World Tag League 2013 Finals
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 7
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2015
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
NJPW G1 Climax 2003 - Day 3
NJPW Invasion Attack 2015
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2015
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2015
NJPW Road To Tokyo Dome - Day 6
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2014
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 4
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 12 (Final)
NJPW World Tag League 2014 - Day 11
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
RevPro & NJPW: Global Wars UK
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
NJPW The New Beginning in Niigata 2016
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2012
NJPW Invasion Attack 2016
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2016
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2018
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2016
NJPW G1 Climax 30: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW Wrestle Grand Slam In Tokyo Dome
NJPW Destruction in Kobe 2017
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 6
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 2
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 3
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 4
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 6
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 10
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 13
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 16
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 17
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 18
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 19 (Final)
NOAH: Wrestle Magic 2024
NJPW Power Struggle 2016
NJPW Power Struggle 2013
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 6
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 3
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 4
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 6
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 7
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 8
NJPW The New Beginning 2012
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 3
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 9
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 10
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 5
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
NJPW Destruction in Hiroshima 2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 2
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 4
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 6
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 8
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 9
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 10
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 11
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 13
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 14
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 15
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 17
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 18
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 3
NJPW G1 Climax 34: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 21: Day 10 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 22: Day 9 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 17: Day 6 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 18: Day 7 (Final)
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
NJPW G1 Climax 24: Day 6
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 2
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2020 - Day 1
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 6
NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 7
NJPW Sengoku Lord in Nagoya
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 2005: Day 2
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1993
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 1995
NJPW 45th Anniversary Show
NJPW Nexess
NJPW Battle Zone Space II
RevPro Uprising 2015
NJPW Battle Formation '96
NJPW Best Of The Super Junior X - Finals
WCW Starrcade 1995
NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love
NJPW Hyper Battle 2001 - Day 15
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2001
NJPW Final Dome
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 1
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
NJPW Hyper Battle 1993 - Day 11
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2
NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 1
NJPW The New Beginning in Nagoya
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final)
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 3
NJPW Road to Destruction 2024: Day 5
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 19
NJPW New Year Dash!! 2025
NJPW Blue Justice XV - Wrestling Life 40th Anniversary Yuji Nagata
NJPW Sakura Genesis 2017
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2015
NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 1
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 19 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 11
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 13
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 14
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 15
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 16
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 5
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 7
NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 9
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2020
NJPW Wrestling World 2001
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2017
NJPW The New Beginning In Osaka 2017
NJPW 46th Anniversary Show
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 1
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2019 - Day 2
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2014
NJPW The New Beginning in Hiroshima 2014
NJPW Invasion Attack 2014
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
NJPW Wrestling Toyonokuni 2017
Runaway Wrestler
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
NJPW The New Beginning In Sapporo 2018 - Day 2
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 1
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2021 - Night 2
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 6
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 9
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
NJPW New Japan Cup 2020 - Day 9 (Final)
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 1
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 2
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 3
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
NJPW New Japan Cup 2017 - Day 1
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 1
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 3
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 10
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
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