Toru Owashi

Sumo career Initially aspiring to become a sumo wrestler like his father, former maegashira 3 Ōwashi Hitoshi, Ito joined the Wakamatsu stable in 1993 and adopted the shikona of Asaitō, which he later changed to Asawashi, meaning "Morning Eagle" in Japanese. However, he ended up leaving the sport due to a recurrent knee injury in January 1999, after having reached his highest rank of jonidan 42. His career record was 99 wins to 104 losses, with 28 absences due to injury. He worked as a chef until joining the Ultimo Dragon Gym in order to become a professional wrestler.

Professional wrestling career Toryumon (2000–2004) He made his debut under his real name on September 2, 2000, in Mexico, defeating Masato Yoshino. He soon adopted the name of Toru Owashi and the character of a strong, villainous loner. On December 2, 2001, he won the 2001 Young Dragons Cup by defeating Kawabata in the semi-final, then Shuji Kondo in the final.

Championships and accomplishments Best Body Japan Pro-Wrestling BBW 6-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – with Danshoku Dino and Gota Ihashi BBW Tag Team Championship (1 time) – (with Gota Ihashi) DDT Pro-Wrestling KO-D Openweight Championship (1 time) O-40 Championship (2 times) Ironman Heavymetalweight Championship (32 times - 1 with Hiroshi Yamato) Jiyūgaoka 6-Person Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Durian Sawada Julie and Mango Fukuda KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Championship (5 times) – with Akebono and Sanshiro Takagi (1), Kazuki Hirata and Sanshiro Takagi (3), and Naruki Doi and Kazuki Hirata (1) KO-D 8-Man Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Antonio Honda, Kazuki Hirata and Yoshihiko KO-D Tag Team Championship (2 times) – with Harashima and Darkside Hero UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Harashima and Yukihiro Abe El Dorado Wrestling UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Nobutaka Araya and Takuya Sugawara Pro-Wrestling Basara UWA World Trios Championship (1 time, current) – with Shuji Kondo and Takuya Sugawara Toryumon UWA World Trios Championship (1 time) – with Condotti Shuji and "brother" Yasshi Young Dragons Cup (2001)