is a

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professional wrestler currently working as a freelancer and is best known for his time in the Japanese promotions

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and Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling. His ring name is based on the Chinese military general

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who lived during the late Eastern Han dynasty and early

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period of China.

Professional wrestling career

Independent circuit (2004–present)

As a freelancer, Chōun is known for competing in various promotions. He once competed for

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on March 24, 2009 at ''Osaka Happy Weekday'' where he teamed up with

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to defeat

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and

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. Dotonbori He participated in one of the longest matches in

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history, a 108-man battle royal at Tenka Sanbun no Kei: New Year's Eve Special, a cross-over event held between

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and

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from December 31, 2009, competing against other infamous wrestlers such as Kankuro Hoshino,

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, Abdullah Kobayashi, and the winner of the match,

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. At ''AJPW Dream Power Series 2018'', an event promoted by

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on March 19, he fought into a 17-man battle royal also involving Atsushi Maruyama,

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, Naoshi Sano, Chango and others. On January 22, 2017, he participated at '' Kyoko Kimura's Retirement Produce'' where he competed in a Toshimen Pool Ticket Contest Battle Royal also involving the winner Kagetsu, Kaoru,

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and others. At ''W-1 Tour 2017 Outbreak'', an event promoted by

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on June 11, Chōun picked up a victory over

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DDT Pro-Wrestling (2004–present)

Chōun made his professional wrestling debut at ''DDT Muscle 1'', an event promoted by

on October 13, 2004 where he defeated

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and Rikiya in a

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. At ''December 21, 2017'' on February 16, he competed in a 13-man battle royal to determine the newest member of the "Junretsu" stable won by Andreza Giant Panda and also involving

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, Akito,

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, Yukio Sakaguchi and others. Earlier that night, he competed in a six-man tag team match in which he teamed up with Pedro Takaishi and

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to defeat

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and Yasu Urano. Though he appeared mainly in DDT's sub-brand New Beijing Pro-Wrestling (a parody of both

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and Chinese history) Chōun also competed in various DDT signature events. He made his first

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appearance at Ryōgoku Peter Pan on August 23, 2009 where he competed in a Rumble rules match for the

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won by

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and also involving

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and others. At

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on August 18, 2012, he teamed up with Kazuhiro Tamura, Masashi Takeda, Masato Shibata, Shota and Kotaro Nasu as Team Style-E in a losing effort to Team Muscle (

, Pedro Takaishi, Kazuyoshi Sakai HG, Norokazu Fujioka, Mr. Magic and

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) as a result of a Twelve-man tag team match. As for the DDT Judgement branch of events, Chōun first wrestled at DDT 10th Anniversary: Judgement 2007 on March 11 where he teamed up with Norikazu Fujioka and defeated Isami and 726, Yusuke Inokuma and Gorgeous Matsuno, and Mikami and Susumu in a Four-way tag team match.

Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling (2012–present)

Chōun spent a considerable part of his career working for Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling. At ''Gatoh Move Japan Tour #328'' on December 21, 2017, he teamed up with Baliyan Akki to unsuccessfully challenge

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and

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for the

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. At ''Gatoh Move Good Work Summer'' on July 28, 2018, he teamed up with Baliyan Akki in a losing effort to

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and

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Ice Ribbon (2006–2020)

Chōun had a long tenure with the

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promotion

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despite being a male wrestler. At ''Ice Ribbon 298'' on June 11, 2011, he teamed up with Makoto Oishi and defeated Lovely Butchers (

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and Mochi Miyagi) to win the

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. At ''Yokohama Ribbon'' on November 24, 2018, he defeated Akane Fujita and

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in a

to win the

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, thus becoming the first male wrestler to hold the title.

Championships and accomplishments

( 5 times) :*

Greater China Unified Sichuan Openweight Championship The was a professional wrestling championship in the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. The title was established in 2009 in DDT's parodic sub-brand New Beijing Pro-Wrestling. The belt was made from cardboard and was supposedly over 4,000 y ...

( 1 time) :*

Greater China Unified Zhongyuan Tag Team Championship The was a professional wrestling championship in the Japanese promotion DDT Pro-Wrestling. The title was introduced in 2011, in DDT's parodic sub-brand New Beijing Pro-Wrestling. History In storyline, this title was once held by Chinese histo ...

( 1 time) – with

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*Fukumen Mania :*Fukumen MANIA Super Lightweight Championship (1 time) * Gatoh Move Pro Wrestling :* Interim Super Asia Championship ( 1 time) *Guts World Pro Wrestling :*

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( 5 times) – with

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and Masao Orihara (1), Amigo Suzuki and Masao Orihara (1),

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and Masked Mystery (1), Kakukari Umibozu and Devil Invader (1), and Dick Togo and Yuki Sato (1) :*GWC Six Man Tag Team Title Tournament (2016) *

(

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) :*

( 1 time) – with

References

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