What key details about akebono taro can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: one of the tallest and heaviest wrestlers ever , akebono 's rivalry with the young japanese hopefuls , takanohana and wakanohana , was a big factor in the increased popularity of sumo at tournament venues and on tv in the early 1990s . during his eight years at the '' yokozuna '' rank , akebono won a further eight tournament championships , for a career total of eleven , and was a runner-up on thirteen other occasions , despite suffering several serious injuries . although his rival '' yokozuna '' takanohana won more tournaments in this period , their individual head-to-heads remained very close . akebono became a japanese citizen in 1996 , and after retiring in 2001 he worked as a coach at azumazeki stable before leaving the sumo association in 2003 . after an unsuccessful period as a k-1 fighter , he is now a professional wrestler , signed to the all japan pro wrestling -lrb- ajpw -rrb- promotion . he is currently in his second reign as the triple crown heavyweight champion , while also being a former two-time world tag team champion and a two-time all asia tag team champion .
- birth name is chad rowan- birth date is 8 may 1969- heya is azumazeki- weight is 233 kg lb stlb on- retireddate is january 2001- record is 654-232-181- height is 203 cm ftin on- weburl is http://www.akebono-64.net/- debut is march 1988- name is akebono taro- birth place is waimanalo , hawaii , u.s.- prizes is outstanding -rrb- performance -lrb- 4 -rrb- fighting spirit -lrb- 2- yushos is 11 -lrb- makuuchi -rrb-- native name is - update is august 2007- goldstars is 4 hokutoumi -rrb- -lrb- asahifuji -lrb- 2 -rrb- , onokuni ,- highestrank is yokozuna -lrb- 27 january 1993 -rrb-- image is sumoakebono.jpg