Chono married Martina Carlsbad, whom he met while on an excursion in Germany in 1987. Together they have one son (born July 4, 2006) and one daughter (born August 2009). In late-June 1995, Chono's father died. His death forced Chono to miss an IWGP Tag Team title defense and take a hiatus, which forced him and Hiroyoshi Tenzan to vacate the title on July 7, 1995. Since 1999, Chono has owned his own clothing brand, Aristrist (stylised in all caps), with his wife Martina. The name is a portmanteau of "Aristo" and "Tristano". Other media Chono appears as a gang member in the 2017 video game Yakuza Kiwami 2, alongside Genichiro Tenryu, Keiji Mutoh, Riki Choshu and Tatsumi Fujinami. Besides appearing in numerous TV shows, he was the voice actor in the Japanese dubbed version of Blade: Trinity for Jarko Grimwood, portrayed by fellow professional wrestler Triple H. Championships and accomplishments Atlantic Grand Prix Wrestling AGPW North American Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Bob Brown Central States Wrestling / World Wrestling Alliance NWA Central States Television Championship (1 time) WWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) Continental Wrestling Federation CWF Tag Team Championship (1 time) – with Mike Davis Hawai'i Championship Wrestling HCW Kamehameha Heritage World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) New Japan Pro-Wrestling IWGP Heavyweight Championship (1 time) IWGP Tag Team Championship (7 times) – with Keiji Mutoh (2), Hiroyoshi Tenzan (5) NWA World Heavyweight Championship (1 time) G1 Climax (1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2005) G1 Tag League (2006) – with Shinsuke Nakamura Super Grade Tag League (1995) – with Hiroyoshi Tenzan Super Grade Tag League (1997) – with Keiji Mutoh Teisen Hall Six-Man Tournament (2002) – with Giant Singh and Giant Silva Japan/China Friendship Tournament (1990) Young Lion Cup (1987) Heavyweight MVP Award (2005) Singles Best Bout (2002) vs. Yuji Nagata on October 26 Singles Best Bout (2005) vs. Kazuyuki Fujita on August 14 Tag Team Best Bout (2002) with Hiroyoshi Tenzan vs. Manabu Nakanishi and Osamu Nishimura on June 5 Tag Team Best Bout (2004) with Katsuyori Shibata vs. Hiroyoshi Tenzan and Shinsuke Nakamura on October 24 NJPW New Year Tag Team Tournament (1990) – with Shiro Koshinaka Nikkan Sports Wrestler of the Year (1997) Pro Wrestling Illustrated PWI ranked him No. 28 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of the PWI 500 in 1997 PWI ranked him No. 70 of the 500 best singles wrestlers of