Name
Ryusuke Taguchi

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Born
1979 (45 years old)

Birth Place
Iwanuma, Miyagi

Position
Wrestler

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Asian

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Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Weight
90 kg (198 lb)

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Ryusuke Taguchi (田口 隆祐 Taguchi Ryusuke, born April 15, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler, trained by and currently performing for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, six-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion and two-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion. He was also the winner of the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors.

Pursuing several sports in high school, Taguchi competed in 76 kg (168 lb) class amateur wrestling in college before entering the NJPW Dojo in March 2002 and debuting in November of that year at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, wrestling in New Japan's famous junior heavyweight division.

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".



Career Honours

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2022

New Japan Mens

NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion
2019

New Japan Mens

NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion
2017

New Japan Mens

NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion
2017

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2017

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
2014

New Japan Mens

Best of the Super Juniors
2012

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2012

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2011

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2010

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2009

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion
2007

New Japan Mens

IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion
2006

New Japan Mens


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