is a Japanese retired

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best known for his tenure with

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. He is also known for his work in various promotions of the Japanese independent scene.

Professional wrestling career

Kaientai Dojo (2006–2018)

Tonai made his

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debut in

at ''K-DOJO Club-K Tour In Nagoya'' on May 26, 2006, where he teamed up with Saburo Inematsu in a losing effort against Miyawaki and Yoshiya in a

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. During his twelve-year tenure with the company, he won three major championships promoted by it. One of them is the

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, which he first won at ''Club-K Super Overthrow'' on December 16, 2011, alongside his "Little Galaxy" stablemate Yuki Sato by defeating Ryuichi Sekine and Saburo Inematsu. He has held the titles on one more occasion, this time alongside another Little Galaxy long time tag team partner and stablemate Shiori Asahi, with whom he won the titles again at ''KAIENTAI DOJO’s 10th Anniversary in Osaka'' on June 17, 2012, by defeating Saburo Inematsu and

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. Another championship he has held was the

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which he won alongside stablemates Yuki Sato and Shiori Asahi at ''Club-K Tour In Osaka'' on April 30, 2011, after defeating

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, Marines Mask and Taishi Takizawa to become the inaugural champions. As for the

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, he won it at ''Club-K Super in Korakuen Hall'' on November 1, 2015, by defeating Kaji Tomato. He participated in various tournaments of the promotion such as the Kaientai Dojo Tag League which he won in 2009 alongside Taishi Takizawa, the BO-SO Golden Tag Tournament, K-Metal League and Kaioh Tournament. Tonai retired from professional wrestling on May 6, 2018, at ''K-DOJO GWSP7'' after a

in which he teamed up with Taishi Takizawa in a losing effort against Kaji Tomato and his trainer Taka Michinoku.

Japanese independent circuit (2007–2018)

Tonai is also known for his freelancer work, having checked performances for various promotions of the Japanese independent scene. He competed in one of the largest documented

matches, an 108-person battle royal from Tenka Sanbun no Kei: Ōmisoka New Year's Eve Special, a cross-over event promoted by

in partnership with

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and

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on December 31, 2009. The match was won by

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and featured various other notable wrestlers such as

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, Daikokubo Benkei,

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, Poison Sawada Julie,

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and many others. Tonai competed in another bout of this kind, a 74-person tag team match from New Year's Eve Pro-Wrestling 2011. Tonai was part of the winner team of thirty-seven and he teamed up with various wrestlers such as Abdullah Kobayashi,

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, "Black Angel" Jaki Numazawa, Gentaro,

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, Shuji Ishikawa, Kaji Burdock and many others.

New Japan Pro Wrestling (2007, 2012–2013)

Tonai briefly wrestled in

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as a Kaientai Dojo developmental talent. He made his debut at ''NJPW Last Of CTU'' on August 26, 2007, where he teamed up with Apple Miyuki, Daigoro Kashiwa, Taku Anzawa and Teppei Ishizaka in a losing effort against the five rangers of the Control Terrorism Unit (CTU) stable. He continued to make sporadic appearances for the company on the NEVER branch of events. His first appearance on one of these events took place at ''NJPW NEVER.9 ~ Road To The Super Junior Tournament'' on April 13, 2012, where he defeated

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in the first rounds. Two days later on April 15 he fell short to Madoka in the semifinals. Tonai participated on two of the ''NJPW Tokyo Game Show 2012s nights. On the first one from September 21, he teamed up with Shiori Asahi as "Little Galaxy" to defeat

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and Saburo Inematsu. On September 23, Tonai picked up a win over Sekine in singles competition. Tonai participated in the inaugural tournament of the

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in which he fell short to

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in the first rounds from November 15, 2012. Tonai made several appearances at the ''NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2013''. First one took place on the first night from February 2, where he teamed up with Suzuki-gun (

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and

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) in a losing effort to

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and

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). It was revealed that Tonai was briefly recruited by Michinoku into Suzuki-gun. His last appearance for NJPW took place at ''NJPW New Japan Road #1'' from February 11, 2013, where he teamed up with Suzuki-gun ( Davey Boy Smith Jr.,

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and Taka Michinoku) to defeat TenKoji (

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Pro Wrestling Noah (2012–2014)

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and Eddie Edwards, and Gastón Mateo and Kaiser. At the 2013 edition, Tonai teamed up with Asahi again, this time competing in the B block of the tournament where they scored a total of two points after going against

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and Slex, and

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and Hitoshi Kumano. Tonai and Asahi made their last appearance in the competition at the 2014 edition where they competed in the B block where they scored a total of four points after going against

and

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, Atsushi Kotoge and Taiji Ishimori, Hitoshi Kumano and Mitsuhiro Kitamiya, and Jinzo and Rocky Lobo. At ''NOAH One Day Cruise'' on May 3, 2014, Tonai and Asahi unsuccessfully challenged Atsushi Kotoge and Taiji Ishimori for the

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Championships and accomplishments

( 1 time) **

(

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) – with Yuki Sato (1) and

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(1) **

( 1 time, inaugural) – Yuki Sato and

**Kaientai Dojo Tag League (2009) – with

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**Unit Special Formation Tournament (2012) – with

and Jonathan Bada

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Tonai, Hiro 1983 births Living people Japanese male professional wrestlers Professional wrestlers from Osaka Prefecture 21st-century male professional wrestlers 21st-century Japanese professional wrestlers UWA World Middleweight Champions Strongest-K Tag Team Champions Chiba Six Man Tag Team Champions