Hyo Watanabe
Acting
Born January 4, 1997 · Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan
Biography
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…
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6
GCW: Gringo Loco's The WRLD on Lucha 2026
WrestleCon: Mark Hitchcock Memorial Supershow 2026
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Even More Ridiculous
Dragon Gate The Gate Of Origin 2018