"Dark Charisma" Masahiro Chono is one of the greatest Japanese wrestling stars of the previous thirty years. Despite the fact that he's basically commonplace to American fans from a few runs in WCW (counting as a nwo part from 1996-1997 – fitting, as he lead the Japanese section of the notorious stable), he's a previous IWGP Heavyweight Champion and a record five-time champ of New Japan Pro Wrestling's G1 Climax competition. In spite of the fact that his lobby of notoriety vocation has wound down, Chono is a superstar in Japan, showing up on amusement shows and so forth, with a huge number of viewers after his adventure.