| Chaos | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Chaos_logo_2024.png){kind=logo} The current logo of Chaos | |
| Stable | |
| Members | See below |
| Name(s) | Chaos |
| Former member(s) | See below |
Chaos is a professional wrestling stable performing in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The group was formed in 2009, when nearly all the members of the Great Bash Heel (G.B.H) stable turned on leader Togi Makabe and reformed under new leader Shinsuke Nakamura. Soon after, the new group was named Chaos, with Nakamura as the leader. As the leader of Chaos, Nakamura was one of NJPW's top wrestlers, winning the IWGP Heavyweight Championship and the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as well as the 2011 G1 Climax and the 2014 New Japan Cup.
Since its founding, Chaos has added several new members, including Kazuchika Okada, who has held the IWGP Heavyweight Championship five times and won the G1 Climax tournament in 2012, 2014 and 2021, as well as the 2013 and 2019 New Japan Cup. Okada became the leader of Chaos after Nakamura's departure from New Japan and succeeded Hiroshi Tanahashi as the promotion's "ace," or top star. Rocky Romero, another member of Chaos, won the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship a record eight times.
Chaos originally was the only villainous group in New Japan. In 2013, Chaos started feuds with two other villainous groups, Suzuki-gun and Bullet Club, which led to the stable being portrayed in a more sympathetic way. After Takashi Iizuka and Yujiro Takahashi jumped to Suzuki-gun and Bullet Club respectively, Chaos finalized its transition into full fan favorites. From 2021 to 2024, Chaos were represented in American promotion All Elite Wrestling (AEW), when Best Friends, initially consisting of Chuck Taylor and Trent Beretta, rejoined the stable. This also saw Chaos gain their first female member in Kris Statlander. Aside from an appearance from Tomohiro Ishii, Chaos' NJPW representative in AEW was Romero, who usually acted as wrestler and manager for the stable.