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Yoshikazu Taru was born on 23 August, 1964 in Kobe City, Japan, is a Japanese professional wrestler. Discover Yoshikazu Taru's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 59 years old?

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Age 59 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 23 August 1964
Birthday 23 August
Birthplace Kobe City, Japan
Nationality Japan

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Yoshikazu Taru Height, Weight & Measurements

At 59 years old, Yoshikazu Taru height is 1.83 m and Weight 111 kg.

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Height 1.83 m
Weight 111 kg
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Dating & Relationship status

He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.

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Yoshikazu Taru Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Yoshikazu Taru worth at the age of 59 years old? Yoshikazu Taru’s income source is mostly from being a successful Wrestler. He is from Japan. We have estimated Yoshikazu Taru's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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Yoshikazu Taru (多留 嘉一) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known simply as Taru (stylised in all capital letters).

He is currently signed to Makai, while also working for Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1) and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he is the leader of the Voodoo Murders.

He also previously worked in Diamond Ring, Wrestle Association R (WAR) and Toryumon Japan, later known as Dragon Gate (DG).

1996

Taru trained in professional wrestling from a karate background as part of Koji Kitao's Buko Dojo and started wrestling in 1996 for Wrestle Yume Factory, Wrestle Association R (WAR) and other independent promotions.

He debuted in WAR in December 1996 under his real name as part of Kitao's entourage.

Like his partners, Taru wrestled in a modified karategi and utilized kicks and grappling holds in a shoot-style gimmick.

Although he sometimes teamed up with Masaaki Mochizuki and Takashi Okamura, Taru wrestled mostly low level matches, having an on/off rivalry with Osamu Tachihikari and other beginners.

1998

In November 1998, as part of a working agreement between WAR and Último Dragón's Toryumon, Taru traveled to Mexico, where he took part in team matches along with the heel stable Crazy MAX (Shiima Nobunaga, Judo Suwa and Sumo Fujii).

Around this time, Taru changed his gimmick away from his shoot-style roots, starting to use boots, leather bodysuits and more villainous traits.

He never returned to WAR after his Mexican tenure, instead moving full-time to Toryumon.

Taru's debut in the Japanese branch of Toryumon happened on February 3, 1998, where he participated along with Mochizuki, Okamura and Keiichi Kono in a special match between Buko Dojo members.

About the end of the match, Crazy MAX came to the ring and attacked all the wrestlers except by Taru, whom they inducted officially into their stable.

Through this way, Taru adopted his definitive role in Toryumon and became Crazy MAX's suave yakuza-like manager and mouthpiece.

He would always be clad in tailored dark suits and wield a black-painted baseball bat which he would use to attack their enemies with.

2004

For many years they were a powerful faction in Toryumon Japan and Dragon Gate but the group dissolved on November 2, 2004, and Taru left the promotion.

After leaving Toryumon, Taru soon showed up in All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW), where he formed a tag team with Johnny Stamboli.

After adding Chuck Palumbo, he created the stable Voodoo Murders and announced his plans to take over AJPW.

This prompted them to clash with another villainous faction, Taka Michinoku and his group Roughly Obsess and Destroy (RO&D), causing them to feud for the next year.

Taru recruited his former Toryumon enemies Shuji Kondo and Yasshi, as well as the superheavyweight Giant Bernard, and changed his yakuza outlook for a more bizarre, sinister cult leader image.

Under this new character, he now used illegal tactics and weapons like garrotes and lead pipes, and often opted to grant himself disqualifications in the process of beating down opponents with the help of his stablemates.

2005

Taru wrestled one match against The Great Muta as The Great Ruta in November 2005.

2006

The rivalry with RO&D ended in September 2006, when Taru and Michinoku agreed to a trios match where the loser should disband his stable.

However, unbeknown to his opponent, Taru had secretly bought the loyalty of Michinoku's partners D'Lo Brown and Bull Buchanan, who betrayed RO&D in midst of the bout to give Voodoo Murders the final win.

Taru and his group proceeded to beat down Taka until Keiji Mutoh and Kaz Hayashi made the save.

As a consequence, Voodoo Murders left as AJPW's greatest heel faction, and Mutoh and his alliance of babyface wrestlers became their main opponents.

Taru challenged Satoshi Kojima for the Triple Crown on January 8, 2006.

However, Kojima successfully defended his title.

2007

in July 2007, however, Kojima shocked the All-Japan roster when he turned on them and joined the Voodoo Murders, where he was quickly made the group's co-leader alongside Taru.

Soon after joining, Kojima and Taru won the World Tag Team Championship.

Along with Big Daddy Voodoo, he also won the All Asia Tag Team Championship.

2011

On June 1, 2011, Taru was suspended indefinitely by AJPW after an alleged attack on stablemate Nobukazu Hirai leaving Hirai hospitalised with an acute hematoma.

All Japan later also suspended Taru's stablemates Masayuki Kono, Mazada and Minoru for not attempting to stop Taru's assault on Hirai and immediately disbanded the Voodoo Murders, while the promotion's president Keiji Mutoh took the blame for the incident and resigned from his position on June 7.

On June 30, TARU's suspension was upheld, while his former stablemates were allowed to return to action.

Taru took a near two-year hiatus from professional wrestling after the incident.

2013

On January 22, 2013, announced that he would be returning to professional wrestling for the Diamond Ring promotion on February 11.

Taru's return match, where he and Kazunari Murakami faced Kento Miyahara and Taishi Takizawa, ended in a no contest, following run-ins from "brother" Yasshi and Kengo Nishimura.

Afterwards, Taru, Murakami, Yasshi and Nishimura, reforming the Voodoo Murders, were defeated in an eight-man tag team match by Miyahara, Takizawa, Satoshi Kajiwara and Mitsuhiro Kitamiya.

After the match, Miyahara and Takizawa turned on their partners and joined the new Voodoo Murders, with Yasshi positioned as the leader.

The new Voodoo Murders would decrease their appearances in Diamond Ring in favor of Pro Wrestling Zero1 (Zero1), where they moved to after the former promotion's demise.

Voodoo Murders would debut in Zero1 attacking Kamikaze and feuding with him.