Ryusuke Taguchi

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.

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NJPW Dominion 6.9 in Osaka-jo Hall 20192019 · Ryusuke TaguchiDDT Wrestling Harvest 2026 ~Autumn Pro-Wrestling Harvest Festival~2026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Best of the Super Junior 26 - Day 15 (Final)2019 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 52026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 32026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 20172017 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 42026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 92026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 14 (Final)2016 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 102026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 62026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Dominion 7.5 in Osaka-jo Hall 20152015 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 142022 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 72026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Super Junior Tag League 2026 - Day 22026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 82026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2023 - Day 22023 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 32026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Dominion 7.12 in Osaka-Jo Hall 20202020 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 52026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Best of the Super Junior 23 - Day 72016 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 82026 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Best of the Super Junior 25 - Day 12018 · Ryusuke TaguchiNJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 52026 · Ryusuke Taguchi