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Muhammad Yone
Muhammad Yone
Birth name	Satoshi Yoneyama
Born	February 23, 1976 (age 48); Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)	Bichon Frise; Captain Noah; Muhammad Yone; Satoshi Yoneyama
Billed height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Billed weight	110 kg (243 lb)
Trained by	Yoshiaki Fujiwara; Yuki Ishikawa
Debut	August 18, 1995

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Satoshi Yoneyama (米山聡, Yoneyama Satoshi, born February 23, 1976), better known by his ring name Muhammad Yone (モハメド・ヨネ, Mohamedo Yone), is a Japanese professional wrestler, currently working for Pro Wrestling Noah, where he a multi-time GHC Tag Team Champion, a one time GHC Openweight Hardcore Champion and winner of the Global Tag League in 2012 with Naomichi Marufuji. He is known for his trademark afro hairstyle, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Afro".

Professional wrestling career

Yoneyama made his professional wrestling debut on August 18, 1995, wrestling under his real name Satoshi Yoneyama. Early in his career he would work for Japanese promotions such as Big Japan Pro Wrestling Battlarts, Michinoku Pro, WAR and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling. In 1999, he changed his ring name to Muhammad Yone (spelled "Mohammad Yone" in some sources). In 2000, Yone joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) working low card matches.

Pro Wrestling Noah (2001–present)

In 2001, top AJPW wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa and a number of other AJPW wrestlers, including Yone, left the promotion to start their own wrestling promotion called Pro Wrestling Noah. On March 5, 2005, Yone defeated Naomichi Marufuji to win the GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship, a championship he would hold for 231 days until Scorpio won it on October 22, 2005.^[1] During that time Yone began teaming regularly with Takeshi Morishima in the tag team division. On October 28, 2005 the duo defeated Marufuji and Minoru Suzuki to win the GHC Tag Team Championship.^[4] They later lost the championship to Tamon Honda and Kenta Kobashi. In 2006, Yone and Morishima won the vacant tag team championship once more and held it until April 1, 2007, when they lost to Jun Akiyama and Takeshi Rikio.^[5] In 2009, Yone helped create a group known as "Disobey" that included himself, Kenta, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Genba Hirayanagi, Takeshi Rikio and Kotaro Suzuki. Yone and Rikio defeated Morishima and Kensuke Sasaki to with the GHC Tag Team Championship on December 6, 2009, as part of the 2009 "Winter Navigation Tour". Their reign lasted until April 14, 2010, when they lost to Bison Smith and Keith Walker. In 2012, Yone became part of a stable known as "Brave" that also included Naomichi Marufuji, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Taiji Ishimori, Atsushi Kotoge, Takeshi Morishima, Takashi Sugiura and Ricky Marvin. Marufuji and Yone went on to win the 2012 version of the Global Tag League, defeating Morishima and Katsuhiko Nakajima in the finals.^[6] Yone unsuccessfully challenged Katsuhiko Nakajima for the GHC title in Korakuen Hall on June 4, 2017.

In wrestling

Finishing moves
- Kinniku Buster (Muscle buster)^[7]
Signature moves
- Backbreaker rack
- Cradle suplex, sometimes from the top rope
- Jumping knee strike
- Lariat
- Multiple shoot kicks^[7]
- Rolling thunder senton^[7]
- Roundhouse kick to a seated or standing opponent^[7]
- Running arched big boot, sometimes to a cornered opponent
- Running guillotine leg drop,^[7] sometimes from the top rope
- Single leg Boston Crab
- Standing or a running spinning heel kick, sometimes to a cornered opponent
Entrance themes

"Mohammed 1200" by NG Head
"Disobey" by Maria Theresa Gow^[1]
"Boogie Wonderland" by Earth, Wind, & Fire

Championships and accomplishments

All Japan Pro Wrestling
- January 3 Korakuen Hall Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal (2001)^[8]
Battlarts
- Battlarts Tag Battle (1998) - with Alexander Otsuka^[9]
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- PWI ranked him #89 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010^[10]
Pro Wrestling Noah
- GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship (1 time)^[1]
- GHC Tag Team Championship (4 times, current) – with Takeshi Morishima (2), Takeshi Rikio (1), and Quiet Storm (1, current)^[1]^[4]^[5]
- Global Tag League (2012) – with Naomichi Marufuji^[6]
- One Day Six Man Heavyweight Tag Team Tournament (2008) - with Mitsuharu Misawa and Takeshi Morishima^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "モハメドヨネ (Muhammad Yone) (profile)" (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^ "Noahful Gift 2017 ～ファン感謝祭～". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved December 26, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Mohammed Yone". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
^ ^a ^b "NOAH Autumn Navigation tour results". Green Destiny. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "NOAH Winter Navigation tour results" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved August 31, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Global Tag Team League Tournament 2012". Pro Wrestling Noah USA. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
^ "All Japan Pro Wrestling Tournaments". Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "Mohammed Yone". Retrieved April 9, 2015.
^ ""PWI 500": 1–100". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2010-07-31.

[NOAHbio-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "モハメドヨネ (Muhammad Yone) (profile)" (in Japanese). Pro Wrestling Noah. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[2] "Noahful Gift 2017 ～ファン感謝祭～". Pro Wrestling Noah (in Japanese). Retrieved December 26, 2017.

[IWDB-3] "Mohammed Yone". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved May 3, 2015.

[autumn-4] "NOAH Autumn Navigation tour results". Green Destiny. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 31, 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[winter-5] "NOAH Winter Navigation tour results" (in German). PuroLove.com. Retrieved August 31, 2007.

[GTL2012-6] "Global Tag Team League Tournament 2012". Pro Wrestling Noah USA. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Puro-7] "Profile at Puroresu Central". Puroresu Central. Retrieved 2016-02-16.

[8] "All Japan Pro Wrestling Tournaments". Archived from the original on January 3, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[purolove.com-9] "Mohammed Yone". Retrieved April 9, 2015.

[10] ""PWI 500": 1–100". Pro Wrestling Illustrated. 2010-07-30. Retrieved 2010-07-31.

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v t e GHC Tag Team Champions
2000s	Scorpio and Vader Mitsuharu Misawa and Yoshinari Ogawa No Fear (Takao Omori and Yoshihiro Takayama) Wild II (Takeshi Morishima and Takeshi Rikio) Jun Akiyama and Akitoshi Saito Burning (Tamon Honda and Kenta Kobashi) Yuji Nagata and Hiroshi Tanahashi Scorpio and Doug Williams Naomichi Marufuji and Minoru Suzuki Takeshi Morishima and Muhammad Yone Jun Akiyama and Takeshi Rikio RO&D (D'Lo Brown and Buchanan) Akitoshi Saito and Bison Smith Kensuke Sasaki and Takeshi Morishima Disobey (Takeshi Rikio and Muhammad Yone)
2010s	Bison Smith and Keith Walker Takuma Sano and Yoshihiro Takayama Bad Intentions (Giant Bernard and Karl Anderson) Magnus and Samoa Joe No Mercy (Kenta and Maybach Taniguchi) Chaos (Takashi Iizuka and Toru Yano) The Mighty Don't Kneel (Mikey Nicholls and Shane Haste) Choukibou-gun (Maybach Taniguchi and Takeshi Morishima) Dangan Yankies (Masato Tanaka and Takashi Sugiura) Killer Elite Squad (Davey Boy Smith Jr. and Lance Archer) Naomichi Marufuji and Toru Yano Go Shiozaki and Maybach Taniguchi Kenoh and Masa Kitamiya Maybach Taniguchi and Naomichi Marufuji Atsushi Kotoge and Go Shiozaki 50 Funky Powers (Muhammad Yone and Quiet Storm) The Aggression (Katsuhiko Nakajima and Masa Kitamiya) Go-Kai (Go Shiozaki and Kaito Kiyomiya) Naomichi Marufuji and Akitoshi Saito Axiz (Go Shiozaki and Katsuhiko Nakajima) Hooligans (Maybach Taniguchi and Yuji Hino) Sugiura-gun (Kazma Sakamoto and Takashi Sugiura)
2020s	Naomichi Marufuji and Masaaki Mochizuki Sugiura-gun International (El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr. and René Duprée) Sugiura-gun (Takashi Sugiura and Kazushi Sakuraba) Kaito Kiyomiya and Masa Kitamiya M's Alliance (Keiji Muto and Naomichi Marufuji) Sugiura-gun (Takashi Sugiura and Hideki Suzuki) Michael Elgin and Masa Kitamiya Sugiura-gun (Timothy Thatcher and Hideki Suzuki) TakaKoji (Takashi Sugiura and Satoshi Kojima) Daiki Inaba and Masa Kitamiya Takashi Sugiura and Shuhei Taniguchi Real (Timothy Thatcher and Saxon Huxley) Good Looking Guys (Jack Morris and Anthony Greene) (current)