Ryusuke Taguchi
Ryusuke Taguchi | |
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NJPW Dojo Kotetsu Yamamoto | |
Debut | November 22, 2002[1][4] |
Ryusuke Taguchi (田口 隆祐, Taguchi Ryūsuke, born April 15, 1979)
Pursuing several sports in
Taguchi's best known gimmick is akin to a disco dancer, often sporting a short afro and colorful, flamboyant attire and celebrating victories with a post-match dance, encouraging his partners to join in during tag team matches. This earned Taguchi the nickname "Funky Weapon".
Professional wrestling career
New Japan Pro-Wrestling
Early career (2002–2006)
During
In November 2003, Ryusuke Taguchi and fellow New Japan graduate
On March 21, 2004, Taguchi and Goto received their second opportunity at the junior tag titles, falling to champions
In October and November 2004, Taguchi competed in the 7-man, single-elimination Young Lion Toukon Tournament, a sort of "sequel" to the Young Lion Cup;[16] he received a bye to the semifinals as a result of winning that tournament, defeating Hiroshi Nagao and Katsuhiko Nakajima in his two matches to punctuate his YLC victory.[16]
On January 6, 2005, Taguchi announced that he would be going on a learning excursion to Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), a common practice for young Japanese juniors, wrestling simply as "Taguchi".[17] He competed in two farewell matches in New Japan, losing to Wataru Inoue in the first and teaming with Taiji Ishimori to defeat Tiger Mask and El Samurai in the second.[18] Taguchi made his CMLL debut on February 11, 2005, in the Arena México, teaming with Black Tiger and Shigeo Okumura to defeat Negro Casas, Felino and Safari.[19] Taguchi also wrestled in Último Dragón's Toryumon Mexico, teaming with Hiromi Horiguchi to win the 4-team Yamaha Cup tournament on February 27, 2005.[20] Taguchi continued to compete in CMLL throughout much of 2005, often teaming with fellow New Japan alumni Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiroshi Tanahashi. He returned to Japan on October 7, 2005[21] and wrestled his official return match on October 22, 2005, teaming with Masahito Kakihara to defeat Sangre Azteca and Hirooki Goto.[22]
On February 19, 2006, Ryusuke Taguchi and veteran junior El Samurai defeated heel faction CTU's (Counter Terrorist Unit) Minoru and Hirooki Goto to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, giving Taguchi his first title.[23] They made their first defense on March 19, 2006, defeating another veteran-young lion duo in Koji Kanemoto and Wataru Inoue,[24] followed by three-time title holders Gedo and Jado on May 7, 2006, in a match that lasted over 30 minutes.[25]
Taguchi again competed in the BOSJ in June 2006, finishing in fourth place out of seven in his block with seven points, defeating Jyushin Thunder Liger, Sangre Azteca and
IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion (2007–2008)
At New Japan's annual Tokyo Dome event on January 4, 2007, Taguchi teamed with El Samurai and
Taguchi entered the 14th annual Best of the Super Juniors tournament in June 2007, having his strongest showing to date, winning five out of six group stage matches by defeating Tetsuya Naito, Koji Kanemoto, El Samurai,
On January 4, 2008, at
On April 29, 2008, Taguchi faced his former partner and generation rival, Hirooki Goto, who had since graduated to the heavyweight division. The match, which took place in Goto's hometown of Kuwana, was won by Goto in just under 15 minutes.[44] In June of that year, Taguchi once again entered the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, finishing in first place for his six-man block with eight points, losing only to Tatsuhito Takaiwa in a rematch of their April meeting, and defeating the man who won the Junior title from him, Wataru Inoue. Taguchi advanced to the semifinals as a result, losing to Koji Kanemoto.[48]
Apollo 55 (2009–2013)
On July 5, 2009, at Circuit 2009 New Japan Soul Taguchi and
On May 27, Taguchi entered the
Singles competition (2013–2016)
The first match between the former members of Apollo 55 took place on May 3 at
At the following major event,
Taguchi received a rematch for the title on February 11 at The New Beginning in Osaka, but was again defeated by Omega.[103][104] In May, Taguchi entered the 2015 Best of the Super Juniors.[105] After five wins and one loss, he entered the final day with a chance to reach the finals of the tournament, but a loss to Chase Owens meant that he was eliminated instead.[106] A year later, Taguchi won his block in the 2016 Best of the Super Juniors with a record of five wins and two losses, advancing to the finals of the tournament.[107] On June 7, Taguchi was defeated in the finals of the tournament by Will Ospreay.[108] On July 20, Taguchi entered the 2016 Super J-Cup, defeating Pro Wrestling Noah representative Daisuke Harada in his first round match.[109] On August 21, he was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by another Noah representative, Yoshinobu Kanemaru.[110]
Taguchi Japan (2017–present)
On January 5, 2017, Taguchi, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Manabu Nakanishi defeated
Taguchi then formed a new tag team named "Funky Future" with Ricochet under the banner of Taguchi Japan.
On January 30, 2019, Makabe, Taguchi and Yano defeated Bullet Club to win the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[124] On March 10, Taguchi would compete in the New Japan Cup, replacing an injured David Finlay, and defeat Hiroyoshi Tenzan in the first round. In the second round, he lost to Hiroshi Tanahashi. In November 2020, he entered the Best of the super juniors tournament. He finished the tournament with 8 points (4 wins and 5 losses), failing to advance to the finals. In August, Taguchi entered the Super J-Cup, defeating Jonathan Gresham in the first round. In round 2, Taguchi lost to Dragon Lee.[125] In October, Tagucji teamed with Rocky Romero in the Super Junior Tag League. The team finished with 8 points, failing o advance to the finals.[126] On Night 2 of Wrestle Kingdom 14 on January 5, 2020, Taguchi, Makabe and Yano lost the Never Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships to Los Ingobernables de Japon, ending their reign at 340 days.[127][128]
In June, Taguchi entered the New Japan Cup, but was quickly eliminated by Sanada.[129] In September, Taguchi teamed with Master Wato in a tournament to crown new IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, the duo failed to win the vacant titles after scoring 2 points in the tournament, but began to team frequently. In November, Taguchi entered the Best of the Super Juniors tournament but failed to advance to the finals, after scoring only 8 points.[130] In January 2021, on nigh 2 of Wrestle Kingdom 15, Taguchi and Wato, unsuccessfully challenged El Desperado and Yoshinobu Kanemaru for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships.[131]
In July at Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome, Taguchi and Rocky Romero challenged El Phantasmo and Taiji Ishimori for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships.[132] In August, Taguchi returned to teaming with Wato in the Super Junior Tag League, they narrowly failed to advance the finals, finishing with 6 points.[133] In September, Taguchi made his NJPW Strong debut in the USA, teaming with Rocky Romero to defeat the West Coast Wrecking Crew.[134] In November, Taguchi competed in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament, finishing with 10 pints, failing to advance to the finals.[135] In January 2022, Taqguchi and Romero, competed in a three-way tag-team match, for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships, where they and Ishimori and Phantasmo, failed to defeat champions Robbie Eagles and Tiger Mask.[136]
At NJPW New Years Golden Series later in January, Wato and Taguchi (now called Six or Nine) successfully captured the
In November, Taguchi teamed with
Other media
In 2015, Taguchi began performing as a singer character named "Akira Michishirube".[148] Taguchi, as Michishirube, released his first CD on July 27, 2016.[149]
Championships and accomplishments
- Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
- Kaientai Dojo
- Best Tag Team Match (2010) with
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (2 times)[151]
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (3 times) – with Manabu Nakanishi and Hiroshi Tanahashi (1),[111] Hiroshi Tanahashi and Ricochet (1)[117] and Toru Yano and Togi Makabe (1)
- Best of the Super Juniors (2012)[76]
- Young Lion Cup (2004)[6]
- Young Lion Toukon Tournament (2004)[6]
- J Sports Crown Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament (2010, 2011) – with Prince Devitt and Hirooki Goto[54][55][67]
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- Tokyo Sports
- Best Bout Award (2010) with Prince Devitt vs. Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi (NJPW, October 11)[153]
- Toryumon Mexico
- Yamaha Cup (2005) – with Hiromi Horiguchi[20]
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External links
- Ryusuke Taguchi's New Japan Pro-Wrestling profile
- Taguchi on Strong Style Spirit
- Ryusuke Taguchi's profile at Cagematch.net