Chaos is a professional wrestling stable, primarily performing in the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. The group was formed in 2009, when members of the Great Bash Heel stable turned on their leader Togi Makabe and reformed under new leader Shinsuke Nakamura. Throughout the years, members of Chaos have held all seven NJPW championships.
On April 5, 2009, Toru Yano turned on Great Bash Heel (G.B.H.) leader Togi Makabe, costing Makabe his match against Shinsuke Nakamura. Throughout that month, all members of G.B.H., with the exception of Tomoaki Honma, turned their backs on Makabe, joining Nakamura and Yano. On April 23, the new group was officially dubbed Chaos with Nakamura and Yano positioned as its two central figures. The group shared the common goal of resurrecting the Strong Style, which Nakamura felt was abandoned after the departures of bearers Antonio Inoki and Shinya Hashimoto.
As Chaos originally was the only villainous group in New Japan Pro Wrestling, they feuded with every group within New Japan. Some of their feuds include Hiroshi Tanahashi, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Yuji Nagata, Tiger Mask, and Togi Makabe. In 2013, Chaos started feuds with two other villanious groups, Suzuki-gun and Bullet Club, which led to the stable being portrayed in a more sympathetic way. During 2014, Chaos finalized its face turn, when the stable's two last villainous members, Takashi Iizuka and Yujiro Takahashi, jumped to Suzuki-gun and Bullet Club, respectively.
Chaos also has some allies from different promotions, including Masato Tanaka from Pro Wrestling Zero1, who had history with Jado and Gedo from their days in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) and together they wrestle under the team name "The Complete Players". NJPW wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter Kazushi Sakuraba formed a tag team with Yano in mid-2014 and frequently teamed with other members as an associate throughout 2015, but became officially recognised as part of the faction when he joined other official Chaos members in bidding Shinsuke Nakamura farewell at his final NJPW match at Korakuen Hall on January 30, 2016.
During their run in the stable together, Okada and Nakamura were featured in the Japanese music video for Pharrell Williams' song "Happy", released in May 2014. In January 2017, it was announced that the Tekken 7: Fated Retribution video game would feature a Chaos shirt as an alternate outfit for all characters.
Double-team finishing movesAnderson and BernardMagic Killer (Aided snap swinging neckbreaker)Beretta and RomeroStrong Zero (Cradle back-to-belly piledriver (Baretta) / Diving double foot stomp (Romero) combination)Koslov and RomeroContract Killer (Inverted Death Valley driver (Koslov) / Springboard diving knee drop (Romero) combination)Naito and TakahashiLimitless Explosion (Wheelbarrow facebuster (Naito) / Cutter (Yujiro) combination)Richards and RomeroContract Killer (Inverted Death Valley driver (Richards) / Springboard diving knee drop (Romero) combination)Anderson's finishing movesGun Stun (Jumping cutter)Swivel Gun Stun (Fireman's carry cutter)Bernard's finishing movesBernard Bomb (Elevated sitout powerbomb)Bernard Driver (Reverse piledriver)Beretta's finishing movesDudebuster (Cradle back-to-belly piledriver)Black Tiger's finishing movesBlack Tiger Bomb (Sitout crucifix powerbomb)Kneeling reverse piledriverTiger suplexGedo's finishing movesComplete ShotGedo ClutchGoto's finishing movesGoto Shiki (Cross-legged cradle)Goto Ni Shiki (Modified arm wrench inside cradle)GTR (Lariat into a backbreaker)Shouten Kai (Vertical lift sitout side slam)Iizuka's finishing movesIron Finger from Hell (Throat thrust while wearing a loaded glove)Mashō no Sleeper (Sleeper hold)Ishii's finishing movesIshii Driller (Vertical suplex piledriver) - 2013Vertical drop brainbusterJado's finishing movesCrossface of Jado (Crossface)Green Killer (Rope-hung DDT) – 2013–presentKendrick's finishing movesSliced Bread #2 (Shiranui)Koslov's finishing movesRussian Strike (Discus elbow smash)Low Ki's finishing movesDragon Clutch (Grounded dragon sleeper)Ki Krusher (Fisherman driver, sometimes from the second or top rope)Warrior's Way (Diving double foot stomp)Warrior's Wrath (Diving double foot stomp to a tree of woe hung opponent)Naito's finishing moveStardust Press (Corkscrew moonsault)Nakamura's finishing movesBomaye (Running knee strike to an opponent's head/back of the head, sometimes from the second rope)Cross armbreakerLandslide (Samoan driver, sometimes from the second rope)Okada's finishing movesRainmaker (Wrist-lock transitioned into a short-arm lariat)Red Ink (Kneeling cross-legged STF) – 2013–presentOspreay's finishing movesOsCutter (Springboard cutter)Richards' finishing movesFolding powerbombSharpshooterRomero's finishing movesDiablo Armbar (Cross armbreaker)Foreign Devil / Gargoyle (Diving double knee drop)High speed roundhouse kick to the head of a seated or kneeling opponentKurayaminoten / Kurayami Piledriver (Cradle kneeling reverse piledriver)Nomisugi Knee (Running knee strike)Saito's finishing movesCaribbean Death Grip (Tongan death grip)Sakuraba's finishing movesSakuraba Lock (Kimura lock)Takahashi's finishing movesBukko Nuki German (Bridging dead lift German suplex) - 2012–2013; used as a signature move thereafterTokyo Pimps (Sitout inverted front powerslam)Tanaka's finishing movesDangan Rolling Elbow (Discus elbow smash)Sliding D (Sliding forearm smash) – InnovatedYano's finishing moves634 (Double low blow)Kagamiwari (Scoop brainbuster)Multiple pin variationsAkakiri (Half nelson cradle, often preceded by a low blow)Kuro Kirishima (Modified schoolboy)Urakasumi (Leg hook front facelock rolled into a cradle)Oni Koroshi (Kneeling powerbomb)Yoshi-Hashi's finishing movesButterfly lock – 2016Karma (Pumphandle half nelson driver) – 2016Swanton Bomb (High-angle senton bomb)Entrance themes"Chaos Theme" by Yonosuke KitamuraChampionships and accomplishments
New Japan Pro WrestlingIWGP Heavyweight Championship (5 times, current) – Nakamura (1) and Okada (4, current)IWGP Intercontinental Championship (6 times) – Tanaka (1) and Nakamura (5)IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times) – Low KiIWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (7 times, current) – Richards and Romero (2), Koslov and Romero (2), and Beretta and Romero (3, current)IWGP Tag Team Championship (3 times, current) – Naito and Takahashi (1), Iizuka and Yano (1) and Ishii and Yano (1, current)NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Yano and BriscoesNEVER Openweight Championship (6 times, current) – Tanaka (1), Ishii (4) and Goto (1, current)Best of the Super Juniors (2016) – OspreayG1 Climax (2011) – NakamuraG1 Climax (2012, 2014) – OkadaG1 Tag League (2009) – Bernard and AndersonNew Japan Cup (2013) – OkadaNew Japan Cup (2014) – NakamuraNew Japan Rumble (2016) – JadoSuper J Tag League (2010) – Gedo and JadoPro Wrestling NoahGHC Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Gedo and JadoGHC Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Iizuka and Yano (1), Yano and Naomichi Marufuji (1)Global Tag League (2016) – Yano and Naomichi MarufujiRevolution Pro WrestlingBritish Cruiserweight Championship (1 time, current) – OspreayRing of HonorROH World Television Championship (2 times) – Ishii (1) and Ospreay (1)Tokyo SportsBest Bout Award (2011) Iizuka and Yano vs. Keiji Mutoh and Kenta Kobashi on August 27Best Bout Award (2012) Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on June 16Best Bout Award (2013) Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi on August 4Best Bout Award (2014) Nakamura vs. Okada on August 10Best Bout Award (2015) Okada vs. Genichiro Tenryu on November 15Best Bout Award (2016) Okada vs. Naomichi Marufuji on July 18MVP Award (2012, 2013, 2015) – OkadaOutstanding Performance Award (2014) – IshiiTechnique Award (2012) – NakamuraWrestling Observer Newsletter5 Star Match (2013) Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on April 75 Star Match (2013) Ishii vs. Katsuyori Shibata on August 45 Star Match (2013) Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on October 145 Star Match (2015) Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi on January 45 Star Match (2015) Ishii vs. Tomoaki Honma on February 145 Star Match (2015) Nakamura vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on August 165 Star Match (2016) Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on January 45 Star Match (2016) Ishii vs. Okada on August 66 Star Match (2017) Okada vs. Kenny Omega on January 4Best Brawler (2014–2016) – IshiiBest Flying Wrestler (2016) – OspreayBest Wrestling Maneuver (2012–2013) Okada's RainmakerFeud of the Year (2012–2013) Okada vs. Hiroshi TanahashiMost Charismatic (2014–2015) – NakamuraMost Improved (2012) – OkadaPro Wrestling Match of the Year (2013) Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on April 7Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2015) Nakamura vs. Kota Ibushi on January 4Pro Wrestling Match of the Year (2016) Okada vs. Hiroshi Tanahashi on January 4Wrestler of the Year (2014) – Nakamura
