| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Tamon Honda (1963-08-15)August 15, 1963 (age 62) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| Alma mater | Nihon University |
| Family | Keisuke Honda (cousin) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Billed height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Billed weight | 130 kg (287 lb) |
| Trained by | AJPW Dojo Giant Baba |
| Debut | October 8, 1993 |
| Retired | November 15, 2019 |
Tamon Honda (本田 多聞,Honda Tamon) (born August 15, 1963) is a Japanese retiredprofessional wrestler and former Olympicamateur wrestler. He is best known for his appearances withAll Japan Pro Wrestling andPro Wrestling Noah. Championships held by Honda include theAll Asia Tag Team Championship andGHC Tag Team Championship.
Tamon Honda began his amateur wrestling career in 1983, while attendingNihon University, competing in freestyle wrestling.
In September 1983, Honda wrestled his first tournament, the World Championship, inKyiv,U.S.S.R., where he placed in seventh. Two months later, he wrestled at the Asian Championship inTehran,Iran, where he placed first, earning him a gold medal. In 1984, he wrestled at the1984 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles,California, where he placed fifth. In May 1985, he wrestled at the World Super Championship in Tokyo, where he placed third, earning him a bronze medal. In October 1986, he wrestled in the Asian Games inSeoul,South Korea, where he placed seventh. In August 1987, he wrestled at the World Championship inClermont-Ferrand,France, where he placed eleventh. In 1988, he returned to Seoul to wrestle at the1988 Summer Olympics.
By 1990, Honda moved up from 100 kg to 130 kg. In September 1990, he wrestled at the Asian Games inBeijing,China, where he placed fourth. In April 1992, he wrestled the Asian Championship in Tehran, Iran, where he placed third, earning him a bronze medal. Later that year, he wrestled in the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona,Spain, where he placed eleventh.
He almost joinedAll Japan Pro Wrestling in the 1980s, but it wasn't until after he turned 30 years old that he debuted. Although he never reached the main event level many believed he would, Honda held theAll Asia Tag Team Championship twice in the late 1990s. He left the promotion in June 2000.
After joiningPro Wrestling Noah, he gradually became a regular on the roster, with 2002 and 2003 seeing major progress for him.Honda left NOAH in January 2010, deciding not to sign a new contract with the promotion and become a freelancer.
After NOAH, Honda went to work forNew Japan Pro Wrestling.
Honda returned to All Japan in November 2010 after a 10-year absence.
Honda was nicknamed "Red Demon".[1] His signature moves included the "Dead End" (a deadliftGerman suplex), the "Tamon's Power" (anelevated powerbomb, "Tamon's Shooter" (anSTF), and "Olympic Hell" (atriangle choke).[2]
Honda is married to a piano instructor. He comes from a sporting family. His father Daizaburo was a canoeist who represented Japan inC-2 1000 metres event at the1964 Tokyo Olympics. His cousinKeisuke Honda is a professional football player who is currently a free agent and is a formerJapanese international.[3]