Career
He is known for his trademark afro hairstyle, which earned him the nickname "Mr. Afro". Later on he would cut his hair short and changed his pants color to black and red in order to resemble his Brave teammates. Yoneyama made his professional wrestling debut on August 18, 1995, wrestling under his real name Satoshi Yoneyama.
Early in his career he would work for Japanese promotions such as Big Japan Pro Wrestling Battlarts, Michinoku Pro, WAR and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling.
In 1999, he changed his ring name to Muhammad Yone (spelled "Mohammad Yone" in some sources). In 2000, Yone joined All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) working low card matches.
Pro Wrestling Noah (2001–present)
In 2001, top AJPW wrestler Mitsuharu Misawa and a number of other AJPW wrestlers, including Yone, left the promotion to start their own wrestling promotion called Pro Wrestling Noah. During that time Yone began teaming regularly with Takeshi Morishima in the tag team division.
They later lost the championship to Tamon Honda and Kenta Kobashi.
In 2009, Yone helped create a group known as "Disobey" that included himself, Kenta, Yoshinobu Kanemaru, Genba Hirayanagi, Takeshi Rikio and Kotaro Suzuki. Yone and Rikio defeated Morishima and Kensuke Sasaki to with the GHC Tag Team Championship on December 6, 2009, as part of the 2009 "Winter Navigation Tour". Their reign lasted until April 14, 2010, when they lost to Bison Smith and Keith Walker.
In 2012, Yone became part of a stable known as "Brave" that also included Naomichi Marufuji, Katsuhiko Nakajima, Taiji Ishimori, Atsushi Kotoge, Takeshi Morishima, Takashi Sugiura and Ricky Marvin.
Finishing moves
Kinniku Buster (Muscle buster)
Signature moves
Backbreaker rack
Cradle suplex, sometimes from the top rope
Jumping knee strike
Lariat
Multiple shoot kicks
Rolling thunder senton
Roundhouse kick to a seated or standing opponent
Running arched big boot, sometimes to a cornered opponent
Running guillotine leg drop, sometimes from the top rope
Single leg Boston Crab
Standing or a running spinning heel kick, sometimes to a cornered opponent
Entrance themes
"Mohammed 1200"
"Disobey" by Maria Theresa Gow
All Japan Pro Wrestling
January 3 Korakuen Hall Junior Heavyweight Battle Royal (2001)
Battlarts
Battlarts Tag Battle (1998) - with Alexander Otsuka
Pro Wrestling Illustrated
PWI ranked him #89 of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the PWI 500 in 2010
Pro Wrestling Noah
GHC Openweight Hardcore Championship (1 time)
GHC Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Takeshi Morishima (2) and Takeshi Rikio (1)
Global Tag League (2012) – with Naomichi Marufuji
One Day Six Manitoba Heavyweight Tag Team Tournament (2008) - with Mitsuharu Misawa and Takeshi Morishima.