Ryusuke Taguchi
Acting
Born: 1979-04-15 in Iwanuma, Miyagi, Japan
Biography
Ryusuke Taguchi is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in 2002 and has spent his entire career with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). After competing in several sports growing up, including amateur wrestling in college, he joined the NJPW Dojo and developed into one of the promotion's most accomplished junior heavyweights, becoming a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, seven-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, three-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion, one-time CMLL World Welterweight Champion, and winner of the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors. He also won the J Sports Crown Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Tournament in 2010 and 2011, received the Tokyo Sports Best Bout Award for his 2010 tag team match with Prince Devitt against Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi, and was ranked No. 102 in the 2015 PWI 500. Taguchi is perhaps best known for reinventing himself as the eccentric "Funky Weapon," adopting a disco-inspired persona complete with colorful gear, comedy, and his signature post-match dance. Despite the lighthearted gimmick, he has remained a fixture of NJPW's junior heavyweight division for more than two decades, forming successful teams with wrestlers including Prince Devitt as Apollo 55, Ricochet as Funky Future, and Master Wato as Six or Nine, while also leading the fan-favorite Taguchi Japan stable.
Known For
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
Self
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
Blue Bottle Mask
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
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New Japan Pro Wrestling
New Japan Pro Wrestling
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
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NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
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World Wonder Ring Stardom
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ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 9
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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 2019
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
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NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2
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NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
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NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2022
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NJPW Invasion Attack 2013
NJPW G1 Climax 25: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Sakura Genesis 2024
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2016
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NJPW Honor Rising: Japan 2016 - Day 1
Self
NJPW The New Beginning in Osaka 2016
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 15: Night 2
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NJPW Power Struggle ~ Super Junior Tag League 2023
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2018
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NJPW King of Pro Wrestling 2017
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2019
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NJPW New Year Dash !! 2017
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NJPW G1 Climax 29: Day 19 (Final)
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NJPW Royal Quest
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 2
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Becoming the Best in the World: Bryan Danielson
Himself
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 3
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NJPW Road To The New Beginning 2020 - Night 5
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NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV
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NJPW x STARDOM: Historic X-Over II
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