"Hurricane" Hiro Yuko

Biography
A native of Saitima, Japan, as a child, Hiro Yuko dreamed of becoming an entertainer, and after years of hard work, enjoyed success with the popular J-Pop boy band, Hurricane Happy. After the release of the band's second CD "Storm Warning," tragedy struck, as the group was involved in a plane crash, killing one of the other members, and severing Yuko's tongue. No longer able to sing, Yuko gave up on life, falling into a downward spiral of drug abuse until his fortune was eaten away. Falling off the earth for almost two years, Yuko returned to Japan a changed man, having found spirituality and taken a vow of silence.

The Silence
Still feeling the need to entertain, Hiro Yuko signed up for Ichiro Goto's wrestling school. Wanting nothing to do with his boyband days, Yuko dawned a mask, working indy shows as "The Silence." Not the most grounded wrestler in the world, Yuko was known for overcompensating with BIG RISK high flying moves. Enjoying his guts, small time promoters started moving him away from lightweight matches, closer to garbage fights.