Hiroyoshi Yamamoto
Acting
Born: 1971-03-23 in Kyōto, Kyōto Prefecture, Japan
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.
Known For
New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW New Japan Cup
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
WCW Thunder
Tenzan
NJPW Dominion 6.12 In Osaka-Jo Hall 2022
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 2020
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 2015
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NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 12
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 15
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NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 9
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW King of Pro-Wrestling 2016
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW New Years Golden Series 2022 - Day 2
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW Destruction In Okayama
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 7
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 8
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NJPW G1 Climax 27: Day 3
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2015
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW Tag League Finals 2015
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 1
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 5
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW New Year Dash !! 2021
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2014
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW Power Struggle 2017
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW Back to the Yokohama Arena
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 14
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW New Japan Cup 2019 - Day 4
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW The New Beginning in Sendai
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW G1 Climax 26: Day 11
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
WCW Starrcade 1995
Hiroyoshi Tenzan
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7
Hiroyshi Tenzan
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 12
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 7
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NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 16
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 7
Hiroyoshi Tenzan