Chocoball Mukai
Chocoball Mukai | |
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Born | Yutaka Mukaiyama (向山豊, Mukaiyama Yutaka) Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, Japan[1] |
Other names | Chocoball Mukai[1] |
Sports career | |
Height | 5 ft 7.75 in (1.72 m)[1] |
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb)[1] |
Sport | Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling |
Yutaka Mukaiyama (向山豊, Mukaiyama Yutaka, born December 15, 1966) is a Japanese
Beginning his career in 1990s, Mukai became one of the more well known
Initially wanting to be a professional wrestler, Mukai returned to his passion and joined
Adult film career
In January 1990, Mukaiyama applied for an acting audition, simply requesting actors. When Mukaiyama arrived, he discovered it was for a
Professional wrestling career
New Japan Pro-Wrestling (1985)
After graduating from high school, Mukaiyama applied and was accepted into the New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW) dojo in 1985, but just one week into his training suffered a severe back injury and was forced to leave the dojo.
Frontier Martial Arts Wrestling (1999–2002)
Years later, after establishing himself as a well known porn star, Mukai announced his intentions to return to pro wrestling in the late 1990s, and after training in their dojo under
Other promotions and retirement (2002–2006)
After FMW's closure, Mukai continued to work for a number of independent promotions, including
Personal life
In 1995, Mukai's back injury began causing him trouble again, and he suffered a herniated disc as a result. He also contracted acute hepatitis in 1997.
Mukai fell seriously ill in July 2017, and was hospitalised after having a stroke in his bar. Mukai soon contracted sepsis in hospital and was in critical condition for a short while but was able to recover and was eventually released from hospital in December. As of May 2018, Mukai said he still suffered from paralysis in his hands and feet, and was able to walk but unable to run.[13][14]
Legal issues
Mukaiyama and fellow
Other media
Mukai is best known in the West from Karl Taro Greenfeld's 1994 novel Speed Tribes where he appears as the thinly veiled character "Choco Bon-Bon" who is depicted as struggling with methamphetamine addiction.[17]
Mukai played himself in Shungo Kaji's 1999 mainstream film about the adult video industry, Ekiben.[18][19]
In 2008, in an interview for the April 10 issue of Spa! magazine, Mukai explains how having sex can develop muscles. Accompanied by photos of him and a young starlet, the article has him demonstrating several sex positions and telling how they can be used to get a free workout. His specialty is ekiben, where the couple has sex with the man standing while the woman wraps her arms around his neck. The key to muscular development, according to Mukai, is to support the woman by her thighs and use the arms to move her up and down.[20]
Championships and accomplishments
- Dramatic Dream Team
- World Entertainment Wrestling
- WEW 6-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Ricky Fuji and Flying Kid Ichihara (1), and Kodo Fuyuki and Kyoko Inoue (2)[22]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "チョコボール 向井 – Cyokobooru Mukai". August 13, 2004. Archived from the original on March 30, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Porno world spreads its legs and shoots out a few secrets". mainichi-msn.co.jp. September 14, 2003. Retrieved February 18, 2007.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "AVマイスター東風克智が語るAV男優30年史". vobo.jp.
- ^ "FMW Neo FMW 2000 - Tag 2 « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "FMV Pay-Per-View 1999". www.prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
- ^ "FMV Pay-Per-View 2000". www.prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
- ^ "FMV Pay-Per-View 2001". www.prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
- ^ "FMV Pay-Per-View 2002". www.prowrestlinghistory.com. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
- ^ a b "Chocoball Mukai Arrested". Puroresu Forum. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "NJPW DEAD Or ALIVE? Judgement Day In Korakuen Hall « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "Battlarts « Events Database « CAGEMATCH - The Internet Wrestling Database". www.cagematch.net.
- ^ "ChocoBlog". yaplog.jp. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
- ^ チョコボール向井 (August 13, 2017). "正式発表。チョコボール向井は、7月から脳卒中の病にかかり現在入院中です。お店は、とりあえず閉店しました。復活するために、皆さんの励ましの、メッセージお待ちしています。". twitter.com.
- ^ "元セクシー男優・チョコボール向井氏 脳卒中から驚異的な復活". ライブドアニュース.
- ^ "Chocoball Blackballed". gme.jp. March 30, 2004. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
- ^ Mainichi Daily News, "Chocoball cleans up ring act", [1][dead link]
- ISBN 0-06-017039-5.
- ^ 駅弁 (in Japanese). JMDB. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Ekiben". IMDb. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
- ^ "Who needs a gym when you have Chocoball's 'station bento' sexercise workout?". JapanAddicted. April 17, 2008. Archived from the original on April 24, 2008. Retrieved October 25, 2008.
- ^ "Ironman Heavymetalweight Title". www.wrestling-titles.com. Retrieved March 20, 2010.
- ^ "World Entertainment Wrestling 6-Man Tag Team Title". Wrestling Titles. Retrieved January 25, 2008.
Sources
- "CHOCOBALL MUKAI". The Complete Index to World Film. Retrieved March 4, 2007.
- "チョコボール向井 (Chokobōru Mukai)". JMDB (in Japanese). Retrieved March 4, 2007.
- "チョコボール 向井 – Cyokobooru Mukai". 'Web I-dic' (Idol Dictionary) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved March 4, 2007.
External links
- (in Japanese) Official website
- Chocoball Mukai at IMDb