{"id":149065,"date":"2024-04-10T22:40:44","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T03:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/?p=149065"},"modified":"2024-04-10T22:41:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T03:41:06","slug":"akebono-taro-dead-at-age-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowrestling.net\/site\/2024\/04\/10\/akebono-taro-dead-at-age-54\/","title":{"rendered":"Akebono Taro dead at age 54"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"prowr-2814185049\" class=\"prowr-apple-podcast-button-link prowr-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/pro-wrestling-boom-podcast\/id1365989370\" aria-label=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?fit=320%2C78&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SUBSCRIBE IN APPLE PODCASTS\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?w=320&ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prowrestling.net\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/advanced_ads\/2019\/07\/Logo2019_ApplePodcasts_320wide.png?resize=300%2C73&ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" width=\"320\" height=\"78\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p><b>By Jason Powell<\/b>, ProWrestling.net Editor (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prowrestlingnet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@prowrestlingnet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Sumo wrestler turned pro wrestler Akebono Taro died on Wednesday at age 54. Japanese media outlets have reported the cause of death as heart failure. Read more at <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.co.jp\/articles\/582a8815d5573e9ad7de5f82579d1a76724db4d2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo.co.jp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Powell&#8217;s POV:<\/strong><\/span> The Hawaii native was born Chad Rowan. He became a Japanese citizen and legally changed his name to Akebono Taro. He faced Paul &#8220;Big Show&#8221; Wight in a sumo match at WrestleMania 21. He also had longer stays with New Japan Pro Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and worked other Japanese promotions and for various MMA promotions. 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