 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).