George Takano

Japanese professional wrestler

ジョージ高野 · 喬治高野

Born

23 June 1958, Kitakyūshū

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo, professional wrestling

Occupation

professional wrestler, rikishi

Joji Takano (高野 讓治, Takano Jōji), born June 23, 1958, is an American-Japanese retired professional wrestler better known under the ring name George Takano (ジョージ高野, Jōji Takano). He was also billed from Uganda under the alias The Cobra, a masked wrestler persona. He worked for various Japanese and American wrestling promotions from the late 1970s to early 1990s. He is the older brother of Shunji Takano.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q5545070 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.