Taguchi Japan
Taguchi Japan | |
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Debut | January 5, 2017 |
Years active | 2017–present |
Taguchi Japan (タグチジャパン, Taguchi Japan) is a
The group was formed by Hiroshi Tanahashi, Manabu Nakanishi and Ryusuke Taguchi, and later came to include Juice Robinson, Michael Elgin and Ricochet. The stable initially found its roots as a tag team consisting of Tanahashi and Elgin, who had teamed with Robinson in the past. After an eye injury suffered by Elgin, Tanahashi teamed with Nakanishi and Taguchi to capture the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship from Los Ingobernables de Japón. Once Elgin was healed, he was invited into the stable, along with Juice Robinson and Ricochet, the latter of whom had recently lost the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship to L.I.J. Their membership was certified when Ricochet teamed with Taguchi and Tanahashi to win the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship on April 4.
Due to Taguchi Japan open door policy, several wrestlers such as
History
Background (2016)
Through ROH's working relationship with NJPW, Ring of Honor mainstay Michael Elgin made his debut for NJPW by taking part in the 2015 G1 Climax between July 23 and August 15.[6] Elgin quickly became popular among Japanese crowds and his performance in the tournament was called a "career resurgence".[7][8]
On February 20, it was reported that Elgin had signed a two-year deal with NJPW.[9] This was confirmed by NJPW on March 3[10] and on March 20, he and Hiroshi Tanahashi teamed with Juice Robinson to unsuccessfully challenge Bullet Club (Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks) for the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship.[11]
On April 10, Elgin and Tanahashi teamed with Yoshitatsu at Invasion Attack 2016, to win the titles from Bullet Club.[12] They made their first successful defense on April 23 against Bad Luck Fale, Kenny Omega and Yujiro Takahashi.[13] before losing the championships back to The Elite at Wrestling Dontaku 2016.[14]
On June 19 at
Taguchi Japan (2017)
On January 5, 2017, the day after
Current members
* | Founding member |
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I | First leader |
Member | Duration | |
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Hiroshi Tanahashi | * | January 5, 2017 – present |
Ryusuke Taguchi (leader) | I * | January 5, 2017 – present |
Former members
Member | Duration | |
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Juice Robinson | February 21, 2017 – May 1, 2022 | |
Kushida | March 21, 2017 – January 29, 2019 | |
Hanson
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August 11, 2017 – January 5, 2018 | |
Manabu Nakanishi | * | January 5, 2017 – January 7, 2020 |
Raymond Rowe
|
August 11, 2017 – January 5, 2018 | |
Ricochet | March 24, 2017 – October 9, 2017 | |
Yoshitatsu | April 14, 2017 - May 4, 2017 |
Sub-groups
Affiliate | Members | Tenure | Type | Promotion(s) |
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Death Juice | Juice Robinson Sami Callihan |
2017 | Tag team | NJPW |
FinJuice | David Finlay Juice Robinson |
2017–2022 | Tag team | NJPW Impact Wrestling
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Funky Future | Ryusuke Taguchi Ricochet |
2017 | Tag team | NJPW |
Super 69 | Ryusuke Taguchi ACH |
2017–2018 | Tag team | NJPW |
War Machine | Raymond Rowe |
2017–2018 | Tag team | NJPW |
Notes
Championships and accomplishments
- New Japan Pro-Wrestling
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time) – Kushida
- IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship (1 time) – Ricochet and Taguchi
- NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (2 times) – Nakanishi, Taguchi and Tanahashi (1), Ricochet, Taguchi and Tanahashi (1)
- Best of the Super Juniors (2017) – Kushida
- Ring of Honor
- ROH World Television Championship (1 time) – Kushida
References
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- ^ 【いよいよ今週末!】4.22後楽園でオカダ&石井vsファレ&ケニー!4.23後楽園でジュース&棚橋vs内藤&Evil! 5.1鹿児島にタイガーマスクW参戦!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). April 10, 2017. Archived from the original on April 17, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2017.
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- ^ "【9/19(火)12時まで予約受付!!】タグチジャパンの"選手別背番号Tシャツ(7選手)"を闘魂Shop通販で受注予約スタート!!".
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- ^ 木谷オーナーが発表! 柴田、エルガンが選手契約!『Super J-Cup 2016』開催!「タイガーマスク」アニメ化企画進行中!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). March 3, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
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- ^ 棚橋弘至・Kushida時代の終焉…ロス・インゴベルナブレスがベルト席巻!. Battle News (in Japanese). January 5, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
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- ^ Rose, Bryan (February 10, 2017). "NJPW New Beginning in Osaka live results: Naito vs. Elgin". Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Retrieved February 11, 2017.
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- ^ 【4月9日(日)両国・全カード決定!】オカダvs柴田!ヒロムvsKushida!後藤vsザック!テンコジvsウォーマシン!タイチ&金丸vs邪道&外道! タイガーWも参戦!!. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). 2017-03-21. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ 戦国炎舞-Kizna- Presents Road to Sakura Genesis 2017. New Japan Pro-Wrestling (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-04-04.
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