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. After being moved along with his entire class to Toryumon 2000 Project, he went to gain victories over Shuji Kondo,
Jun Ogawauchi and the Syachihoko Machines. He was made the
enforcer of Hagure Gundan, also known as Aagan Iisou, a stable commanded by Kondo. He also wrestled for Dragondoor and El Dorado Wrestling. In El Dorado he was the leader of the faction Animal Planets. Owashi won the
UWA World Trios Championship with
Takuya Sugawara and Nobutaka Araya on February 27, 2008, defeating the
Brahman Brothers and
Go of the Hell Demons faction.
DDT Pro-Wrestling (2007–2010, 2012–present) In 2007 he joined
DDT Pro-Wrestling, where he won the
KO-D Openweight Championship by beating
Danshoku Dino. He defended the championship vs
Poison Sawada Julie on June 25, 2006, and a second time vs
Kudo on August 27, 2006, but Owashi lost the KO-D Openweight Championship to
Harashima on December 29, 2006. Owashi would originally retire from professional wrestling in 2010, but came out of retirement in 2012 and returned to the promotion. == Sumo career record ==