Japanese professional wrestler
Hyo Watanabe (渡邉 彪 , Watanabe Hyō , born January 4, 1997) , better known simply as Hyo (豹 , Hyō , formerly stylized as H・Y・O ) , is a Japanese
professional wrestler currently working for the Japanese
promotion
Dragon Gate where he is a former
Open the Brave Gate Champion ,
Open the Twin Gate Champion and
Open the Triangle Gate Champion .
[3]
[4]
Professional wrestling career
Dragon Gate (2016–present)
Watanabe made his
professional wrestling debut in
Dragon Gate at Dragon Gate NEX Sanctuary.141 , an event promoted on April 22, 2016, where he defeated Katsumi Takashima in a
dark match .
[5] After a few years of rookie status, he eventually began chasing various championships, and capturing the
Open the Triangle Gate Championship alongside Takashi Yoshida and Diamante after defeating
Strong Machine J , Strong Machine F and Strong Machine G at Kobe Pro-Wrestling Festival 2019 on July 21.
[6] At Final Gate 2021 on December 26, Watanabe teamed up with R.E.D. stablemate SB Kento to win the
Open the Twin Gate Championship from
Naruki Doi and Takashi Yoshida.
[7] His biggest accomplishment to date is the
Open the Brave Gate Championship , title which he has first won at Kobe World 2022 on July 30 after defeating
Dragon Dia .
[8] On February 4, 2022, on the first night of the DG Truth Gate , it was revealed that the unit of
R.E.D. was rebranded as Z-Brats, thus ending the initial stable's tenure as the main heel unit. Watanabe remained part of the new group ever since.
[9]
Watanabe is known for competing in various of the promotion's signature events, such as the
King of Gate tournament, making first appearance at the 2020 edition where he fell short to
Kzy in the first rounds.
[10] At the 2021 edition, he placed himself in the "Block C" where he failed to score any points after competing against
Yamato ,
Shun Skywalker ,
Kaito Ishida and U-T.
[11] At the 2022 edition, he fought into a double disqualification against Dragon Dia which attracted an elimination for both of them from the first rounds.
[12]
Watanabe competed in the
Gate of Destiny series of
pay-per-views , which is considered to be the promotion's top yearly event. He made his first appearance at the 2016 edition where he teamed up with Shun Skywalker and
Futa Nakamura and defeated Over Generation (
Punch Tominaga , Kaito Ishida and Takehiro Yamamura) as a result of a
six-man tag team match .
[13] One year later at the 2017 edition, he fell short to Skywalker in a
Dark match .
[14] At the 2018 edition, Watanabe teamed up with Natural Vibes (Punch Tominaga and
"brother" Yasshi in a losing effort against
Don Fujii ,
Gamma and
Ryo Saito .
[15] In 2019, Watanabe joined the
R.E.D. stable, and at the year's "Gate of Destiny" on November 3, he teamed up with stablemates
Kazma Sakamoto , Takashi Yoshida and Diamante, and fought
Genki Horiguchi ,
K-ness ,
Super Shisa and
Último Dragón into a double count-out.
[16] At the 2020 edition, he teamed up with stablemates
BxB Hulk ,
Dia Inferno in a losing effort against Team Dragon Gate (
Ben-K , Dragon Dia and Strong Machine J).
[17] His latest apparition was at the 2022 edition of the event where he successfully defended the
Open the Brave Gate Championship against
Dragon Kid .
[18]
Independent circuit (2017–present)
Watanabe rarely competed for several promotions from the
Japanese independent scene . At
Osaka Pro Wrestling Rainy Season Sky Fly Away on June 2, 2018, he teamed up with
Oji Shiiba and Yuki Yoshioka to defeat
Kuishinbo Kamen ,
Tsubasa and Ultimate Spider Jr.
[19] At
Majestic 2022 - N Innovation , an event promoted by
Pro Wrestling Noah on April 29, Z-Brats stablemates SB Kento and Shun Skywalker to defeat
Alejandro ,
Daisuke Harada and
Junta Miyawaki .
[20]
Championships and accomplishments
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2000s
Italian Connection (
Milano Collection A. T. ,
Anthony W. Mori and
Yossino )
Do Fixer (
Dragon Kid ,
Genki Horiguchi and
Ryo Saito )
Blood Generation (
Cima ,
Don Fujii and
Naruki Doi )
Blood Generation (
Cima ,
Magnitude Kishiwada and
Masato Yoshino )
BxB Hulk ,
Cima and
Jack Evans
Muscle Outlaw'z (
Naruki Doi ,
Gamma and
Masato Yoshino )
Pos.Hearts (
BxB Hulk ,
Anthony W. Mori and
Super Shisa )
Typhoon (
Cima ,
Ryo Saito and
Susumu Yokosuka )
Muscle Outlaw'z (
Naruki Doi ,
Gamma and
Magnitude Kishiwada )
New Hazard (
BxB Hulk ,
Cyber Kong and
Shingo Takagi )
Muscle Outlaw'z (
Magnitude Kishiwada ,
Masato Yoshino and
Naruki Doi )
Mushozoku (
Don Fujii ,
K-ness. and
Masaaki Mochizuki )
Real Hazard (
Gamma ,
Shingo Takagi and
Yamato )
Tozawa-juku (
Kenichiro Arai ,
Taku Iwasa and
Shinobu )
Real Hazard (
Gamma ,
Yasushi Kanda and
Yamato )
Zetsurins (
Don Fujii ,
Magnitude Kishiwada and
Masaaki Mochizuki )
Kamikaze (
Dragon Kid ,
Shingo Takagi and
Taku Iwasa )
Warriors-5 (
Cima ,
Gamma and
Kagetora )
World-1 (
BxB Hulk ,
Masato Yoshino and
Pac )
Zetsurins (
Akebono ,
Don Fujii and
Masaaki Mochizuki )
2010s
Deep Drunkers (
Kzy ,
Takuya Sugawara and
Yasushi Kanda )
Warriors (
Cima ,
Gamma and
Genki Horiguchi )
World-1 (
Naoki Tanizaki ,
Naruki Doi and
Pac )
Naoki Tanizaki ,
Takuya Sugawara and
Yasushi Kanda
Blood Warriors (
Cima ,
Dragon Kid and
Ricochet )
Junction Three (
Gamma ,
Masato Yoshino and
Yamato )
Blood Warriors (
Kzy ,
Naoki Tanizaki and
Naruki Doi )
Jimmyz (
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! ,
Jimmy Kanda and
Ryo "Jimmy" Saito )
World-1 International (
Masato Yoshino ,
Naruki Doi and
Pac )
Mad Blankey (
Akira Tozawa ,
BxB Hulk and
Naoki Tanisaki )
Kaettekita Veteran-gun (
Gamma ,
HUB and
Magnitude Kishiwada )
World-1 International (
Masato Yoshino ,
Naruki Doi and
Shachihoko Boy )
Jimmyz (
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! ,
Mr. Kyu Kyu Toyonaka Dolphin/Naoki Tanizaki and
Ryo "Jimmy" Saito )
World-1 International (
Naruki Doi ,
Rich Swann and
Shachihoko Boy )
M2K (
Masaaki Mochizuki ,
Jimmy Susumu and
K-ness. )
Oretachi Veteran-gun (
Dragon Kid ,
K-ness. and
Masaaki Mochizuki )
Mad Blankey (
BxB Hulk ,
Cyber Kong and
Yamato )
Millennials (
Eita ,
Flamita and
T-Hawk )
Jimmyz (
Jimmy Susumu ,
Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin and
Ryo "Jimmy" Saito )
Jimmyz (
Jimmy Kanda ,
Jimmy Susumu and
Mr. Kyu Kyu Naoki Tanizaki Toyonaka Dolphin )
Millennials (
Eita ,
T-Hawk and U-T)
Mad Blankey (
Cyber Kong ,
Kzy and
Naruki Doi )
Oretachi Veteran-gun (
Cima ,
Don Fujii and
Gamma )
Jimmyz (
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! ,
Jimmy Susumu and
Ryo "Jimmy" Saito )
Dia.Hearts (
Big R Shimizu ,
Dragon Kid and
Masaaki Mochizuki )
Jimmyz (
Genki Horiguchi H.A.Gee.Mee!! ,
Jimmy Kagetora and
Jimmy Susumu )
Monster Express (
Akira Tozawa ,
Masato Yoshino and
T-Hawk )
Jimmyz (
Jimmy Kanda ,
Jimmy Susumu and
Ryo "Jimmy" Saito )
VerserK (
Cyber Kong ,
Shingo Takagi and
T-Hawk )
MaxiMuM (
Ben-K ,
Big R Shimizu and
Naruki Doi )
VerserK (
El Lindaman ,
Shingo Takagi and
Takashi Yoshida )
Tribe Vanguard (
BxB Hulk ,
Kzy and
Yamato )
MaxiMuM (
Masato Yoshino ,
Naruki Doi and
Jason Lee )
Natural Vibes (
Kzy ,
Genki Horiguchi and
Susumu Yokosuka )
R.E.D (
Kazma Sakamoto ,
Takashi Yoshida and
Yasushi Kanda )
Strong Machine Gundan (
Strong Machine J ,
Strong Machine F and
Strong Machine G )
R.E.D. (
Diamante ,
H.Y.O and
Takashi Yoshida )
2020s
Team Toryumon (
Dragon Kid ,
Kenichiro Arai and
Ryo Saito )
Team Dragon Gate (
Ben-K ,
Dragon Dia and
Strong Machine J )
R.E.D. (
Diamante ,
Kazma Sakamoto and
Takashi Yoshida )
R.E.D. (
Kazma Sakamoto ,
SB Kento and
Takashi Yoshida )
Masquerade (
Dragon Dia ,
Jason Lee and La Estrella)
R.E.D. (
Eita ,
Kaito Ishida and
H.Y.O )
Masquerade (
Jason Lee ,
Kota Minoura and
Shun Skywalker )
Natural Vibes (
Kzy , U-T and
Jacky "Funky" Kamei )
Gold Class (
Naruki Doi ,
Kaito Ishida and
Kota Minoura )
Los Perros del Mal de Japón (
Eita ,
Nosawa Rongai and
Kotaro Suzuki )
Stinger (
Yoshinari Ogawa ,
Seiki Yoshioka and
Yuya Susumu )
Momo No Seishun Tag (
Daisuke Harada and
Atsushi Kotoge ) and
Yo-Hey
M3K (
Masaaki Mochizuki ,
Susumu Mochizuki and Mochizuki Junior)
Z-Brats (
Ishin Iihashi ,
Kai and
Shun Skywalker ) (current)
Gold Class (
Ben-K ,
BxB Hulk and
Kota Minoura )
Natural Vibes (
Kzy ,
Big Boss Shimizu and
Jacky "Funky" Kamei )
Gold Class (
Naruki Doi ,
Kota Minoura and
Minorita )
Dragon Kid ,
Punch Tominaga and
Yamato
Z-Brats (
Ishin ,
Kai and Yoshiki Kato)