Acting
Hyo Watanabe
Born 1997-01-04 · Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
Hyo Watanabe, better known as HYO, is a Japanese professional wrestler signed to Dragon Gate, where he debuted in 2016. After spending several years climbing the ranks, he reinvented himself as the eccentric, leopard-like HYO, complete with a tail, feline mannerisms, and his stuffed leopard, Myon Myon, while joining the villainous R.E.D. stable before remaining with its successor, Z-Brats. In late 2023, HYO turned on Z-Brats and joined forces with Luís Mante to form Big Hug, which later grew into its own unit with the addition of Jacky Kamei. The transformation helped establish HYO as one of Dragon Gate's most distinctive personalities, and he has gone on to become a two-time Open the Brave Gate Champion, one-time Open the Twin Gate Champion, and three-time Open the Triangle Gate Champion. In 2026, he made his New Japan Pro-Wrestling tournament debut as part of the Best of the Super Junior tournament.
Acting credits
8.0The fourteenth and final night of Best of the Super Junior 33 took place on June 7, 2026 at Ota City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan and was headlined by the final match to crown the tournament winner.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
2026
4.0The ninth night of Best of Super Junior 33 took place on May 29, 2026 at Niigata Tsubame Civic Gymnasium in Tsubame, Niigata, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9
2026
5.0Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2026 was an annual supershow promoted by WrestleCon that took place on April 16, 2026, at Horseshoe Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Named in honor of wrestling photographer and historian Mark Hitchcock for his contributions to documenting and preserving professional wrestling history, the event serves as WrestleCon’s flagship independent supershow during WrestleMania weekend. The show was headlined by JetSpeed (Kevin Knight & Mike Bailey) and Michael Oku vs. The Demand (Bishop Kaun, Ricochet & Toa Liona) in a six-man tag team match.
WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026
2026
5.0The fifth night of Best of Super Junior 33 took place on May 22, 2026 at Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium Sub Arena in Osaka, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5
2026
7.0The seventh night of Best of Super Junior 33 took place on May 24, 2026 at Kyoto KBS Hall in Kyoto, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7
2026
8.0The sixth night of Best of Super Junior 33 took place on May 23, 2026 at Arcrea Himeji in Himeji, Hyogo, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6
2026
5.0The tenth night of Best of Super Junior 33 took place on May 30, 2026 at Takaoka Techno Dome in Takaoka, Toyama, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10
2026
7.0The twelfth night of Best of Super Junior 33 took place on June 3, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
2026
5.0The fourth night of Best of Super Junior 33 took place on May 20, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4
2026
7.0The opening night of New Japan Pro Wrestling's annual junior heavyweight round-robin tournament took place on May 14, 2026, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
2026
6.0The third night of Best of Super Junior 33 took place on May 17, 2026 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium #2 in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3
2026
6.0The eighth night of Best of Super Junior 33 took place on May 27, 2026 at Kira Messe Numazu in Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8
2026
4.0The eleventh night of Best of Super Junior 33 took place on June 2, 2026 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
2026
3.0The thirteenth night of Best of the Super Juniors 33 took place on June 5, 2026, at G Messe Gunma in Takasaki, Gunma, Japan, and featured two semifinal matches to determine the tournament finalists.
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
2026
4.0Gringo Loco's The WRLD on Lucha 2026 was a professional wrestling event promoted by Game Changer Wrestling (GCW) and produced by Gringo Loco that took place on April 17, 2026 at the Horseshoe Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
GCW: Gringo Loco's The WRLD on Lucha 2026
2026
NRSuperhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) produced by New Japan Pro-Wrestling and Taiji Ishimori that took place on October 7, 2025 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
2025
7.0Dragon Gate The Gate Of Origin 2018
Dragon Gate The Gate Of Origin 2018
2018