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Akebono Tarō
Sign in to saveAlso known as Akebono, Chadwick Haheo Rowan, Chad Rowan, Akebono Taro, Akebono Tarou
American professional wrestler and rikishi (1969–2024)
Film & TV
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Akebono Tarō (May 8, 1969 – April 10, 2024) was an American-born Japanese professional sumo wrestler and professional wrestler from Waimānalo, Hawaii. Joining sumo in Japan in 1988, he was trained by pioneering Hawaiian wrestler Takamiyama and rose swiftly up the rankings, reaching the top division in 1990. After two consecutive yusho or tournament championships in November 1992 and January 1993…
Known for
- El Chapo and the Curse of the Pirate Zombies — Zombie Pirate Lord2022
- AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day Two) — Akebono2016
- AAA: Lucha Libre World Cup 2016 (Day One) — Akebono2016
- RIZIN IZA2015
- AJPW Anniversary Tour 2013 - Day 9 — Akebono2013
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 7 — Akebono2013
- NJPW G1 Climax 23: Day 9 (Final) — Akebono2013
- NJPW & AJPW 40th Anniversary: We Are Pro-Wrestling Love — Akebono2012
- Ikkyu-san — Big man2012
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV — Akebono2010
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Sports profile
- Sport
- Fighting
- Position
- Fighter
- Nationality
- Japan
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Chad
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Waimānalo
- Place of death
- Tokyo
- Occupation
- athlete
- Educated at
- Hawaii Pacific University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- rikishi
- Country for sport
- United States
- Mass
- 235
- Image
- SumoAkebono.jpg
- Height
- 203
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Akebono Tarō
- date of birth
- 1969-05-08
- birth name
- Chad George Haaheo Rowan
- start of work period
- 2005-07-02
- social media followers
- 5315
- date of death
- 2024-04-00
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- heart failure
- pseudonym
- 曙 太郎
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