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Tojo Yamamoto
Yamamoto in 1979.
Birth name
Harold Watanabe
Born
(1927-01-06)January 6, 1927[1] Kaanapali, Hawaii, U.S.
Died
February 19, 1992(1992-02-19) (aged 65)[1] Hermitage, Tennessee, U.S.[1]
Cause of death
Suicide by gunshot
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
P. Y. Chong[1] P. Y. Chung[1] Tojo Yamamoto[1] T. Y. Chung[1]
Billed height
5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Billed weight
253 lb (115 kg)[1]
Billed from
Japan[2]
Debut
1953[1]
Retired
1991[1]
Harold Watanabe (January 6, 1927 – February 19, 1992) was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Tojo Yamamoto.
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Championship on March 28, 1973. Fargo later teamed with George Gulas and TojoYamamoto to capture the NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship title several times...
version) three times that year, trading the titles with Jerry Lawler and TojoYamamoto. In December 1974, Hickerson formed a short-lived new tag team with...
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announcer Frank Dusek were attacked by TojoYamamoto & Phil Hickerson, billed as P.Y. Chu-Hi. While held by Chu-Hi, Yamamoto ripped open her blouse before Chris...
Mid-America Tag Team Championship (2 times) - with Eddie Marlin (1) and TojoYamamoto (1) Eastern Sports Association North American Heavyweight Championship...
Southern Tag Team Championship (4 times) – with Larry Latham (3) and TojoYamamoto (1) NWA Mid-America Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Larry Latham...
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Southern Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Tommy Gilbert (4) and TojoYamamoto (1) NWA Tennessee Tag Team Championship (1 time) - with George Gulas...
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