Chaos (professional wrestling)

Chaos
Stable
Members	Shinsuke Nakamura Toru Yano Takashi Iizuka Jado Gedo Yujiro Takahashi Tomohiro Ishii Hideo Saito
Former member(s)	Black Tiger V Giant Bernard Karl Anderson Tetsuya Naitō
Debut	2009
Promotions	NJPW

CHAOS is a Japanese professional wrestling stable formed by Shinsuke Nakamura and Toru Yano in New Japan Pro Wrestling.

History

Formation

In April 2009, Toru Yano turned on 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. Later that month, more members of GBH turned their backs on Makabe and Honma, joining Nakamura and Yano. Soon after, the new group is called CHAOS, with Nakamura as their leader, with the common goal of resurrecting the Strong Style, which Nakamura felt it was abandoned after the departures of bearers Antonio Inoki and Shinya Hashimoto.

Feuds

As CHAOS is 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 IV, and Togi Makabe.

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 and together they wrestle under the team name The Complete Players.

Members

Current members

• Shinsuke Nakamura (2009–present)
• Toru Yano (2009–present)
• Takashi Iizuka (2009–present)
• Jado (2009–present)
• Gedo (2009–present)
• Tomohiro Ishii (2009–present)
• Yujiro Takahashi (2010–present)
• Hideo Saito (2011–present)

Former members

• Black Tiger V (2009)
• Giant Bernard (2009–2010)
• Karl Anderson (2009–2010)
• Tetsuya Naitō (2010–2011)

Associate members, past and present

• YAMATO
• Val Venis
• Masato Tanaka
• Shigeo Okumura
• Dick Togo
• Davey Richards
• Rocky Romero
• Daniel Puder
• Abdullah the Butcher
• Negro Casas
• KUSHIDA
• TAJIRI
• Averno
• Máscara Dorada
• Dick Togo
• Killer Rabbit
• Brian Kendrick

Championships and accomplishments

• New Japan Pro Wrestling
  • IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Nakamura
  • IWGP Intercontinental Championship (1 time, current) – Tanaka
  • IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time, current) – Richards and Romero
  • IWGP Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Naitō and Takahashi
  • G1 Climax (2011) – Nakamura
  • G1 Climax Tag League (2009) – Bernard and Anderson
  • Super J Tag League (2010) - Gedo and Jado