Chaos (professional wrestling)

Chaos

The logo of Chaos
Stable
Members Beretta[1]
Gedo[2]
Hirooki Goto[3]
Jado[2]
Kazuchika Okada[2]
Rocky Romero[4]
Tomohiro Ishii[2]
Toru Yano[2]
Will Ospreay[5]
Yoshi-Hashi[2]
Former
member(s)		 Alex Koslov[6]
Black Tiger (V)[7]
Brian Kendrick[8]
Davey Richards[9]
Giant Bernard[10]
Hideo Saito[11]
Karl Anderson[10]
Kazushi Sakuraba[2]
Low Ki[8]
Masato Tanaka[12]
Shinsuke Nakamura (first leader)[2]
Takashi Iizuka[13]
Tetsuya Naito[14]
Yujiro Takahashi[15]
Debut April 23, 2009[16]
Promotions NJPW
Noah
ROH

Chaos is a professional wrestling stable, primarily performing in the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The group was formed in 2009, when members of the Great Bash Heel stable turned on their leader Togi Makabe and reformed under new leader Shinsuke Nakamura. Throughout the years, members of Chaos have held all seven NJPW championships.

History

Formation

In April 2009, Toru Yano turned on Great Bash Heel leader Togi Makabe, costing Makabe the match against Shinsuke Nakamura. As Nakamura continued the attack on Makabe, Tomoaki Honma tried to help Makabe, but Yano attacked Honma, forging an alliance with Nakamura. Throughout that month, all members of GBH, with the exception of Honma, turned their backs on Makabe, joining Nakamura and Yano. Soon after, the new group was named Chaos, with Nakamura as the leader, with the common goal of resurrecting the Strong Style, which Nakamura felt was abandoned after the departures of bearers Antonio Inoki and Shinya Hashimoto.

Feuds

As Chaos originally was the only heel group in New Japan Pro Wrestling, they feuded with every group within New Japan. Some of their feuds include Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask, and Togi Makabe. In 2013, Chaos started feuds with two other heel groups, Suzuki-gun and Bullet Club, which led to the stable being portrayed in a more sympathetic way. During 2014, Chaos finalized its face turn, when the stable's two last heel members, Takashi Iizuka and Yujiro Takahashi, jumped to Suzuki-gun and Bullet Club, respectively.

Associates

Chaos also has some allies from different promotions, including Masato Tanaka from Pro Wrestling Zero1, who had history with Jado and Gedo from their days in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) and together they wrestle under the team name "The Complete Players". NJPW wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Kazushi Sakuraba formed a tag team with Yano in mid-2014 and frequently teamed with other members as an associate throughout 2015, but became officially recognised as part of the faction when he joined other official Chaos members in bidding Shinsuke Nakamura farewell at his final NJPW match at Korakuen Hall on January 30, 2016.[2]

Other media

During their run in the stable together, Okada and Nakamura were featured in the Japanese music video for Pharrell Williams' song "Happy", released in May 2014.[17]

In wrestling

Members

* Founding member
I First leader

Current members

Former members

Championships and accomplishments

References

  1. ↑ "バレッタ". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Road to The New Beginning". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  3. ↑ 【新日ＮＪＣ】２年連続準Ｖの後藤　失意の中「Chaos」入り決断. Tokyo Sports (in Japanese). 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  4. ↑ "ロッキー・ロメロ". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  5. ↑ "オカダがChaos新メンバーを発表、イギリスの天才ジュニア戦士・オスプレイ！". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  6. ↑ "アレックス・コズロフ". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  7. ↑ "第16回 優勝 金本浩二". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  8. 1 2 "【いよいよ開幕!!】10.21＆11.2後楽園で 「Super Jr.Tag Tournament」!!　あのネグロ・カサスも来日!!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  9. ↑ ディファ5連戦で開催されたJタッグリーグを制した邪道＆外道が「21年間日本No.1タッグだ！」と豪語！棚橋vs.ドラゲーも実現！. Battle News (in Japanese). 2010-11-13. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  10. 1 2 ""ザ・マシンガン"カール・アンダーソン". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  11. ↑ "ヒデオ・サイトー". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  12. ↑ "NEVER". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  13. ↑ "飯塚 高史". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  14. ↑ "内藤哲也". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  15. ↑ "高橋裕二郎". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
  16. ↑ "Circuit2009 New Japan Brave". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  17. ↑ あのファレル・ウィリアムスの大ヒットシングル『ハッピー』日本版ミュージックビデオに、中邑真輔＆オカダ・カズチカが出演！. New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2014-04-30. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  18. ↑ "8月12日(水)発売『矢野通プロデュース"Chaos"(CD)』の収録内容がついに決定!! さらにY・T・Rからの告知動画も配信中!!". New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-07.
  19. 1 2 3 Meltzer, Dave (January 26, 2015). "Jan. 26, 2015 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2014 awards issue w/ results & Dave's commentary, Conor McGregor, and much more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 1–13. ISSN 1083-9593.
  20. 1 2 3 Meltzer, Dave (January 25, 2016). "January 25, 2016 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2015 Observer Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 16–27. ISSN 1083-9593.
  21. 1 2 3 Meltzer, Dave (January 23, 2013). "The 2012 Wrestling Observer Newsletter Annual Awards Issue". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California. ISSN 1083-9593.
  22. 1 2 3 Meltzer, Dave (January 27, 2014). "Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Campbell, California: 1–37. ISSN 1083-9593.
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