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Taguchi</b></li><li>Super Strong Machine No. 69</li><li>Taguchi</li><li>Pro-Wrestler Sengoku Enbu</li><li>Ginbae Mask<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed height</th><td class="infobox-data">1.80&#160;m (5&#160;ft 11&#160;in)<sup id="cite_ref-njpw-profile_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-njpw-profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PuroCentral_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PuroCentral-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Billed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">91&#160;kg (201&#160;lb)<sup id="cite_ref-njpw-profile_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-njpw-profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PuroCentral_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PuroCentral-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Trained by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NJPW_Dojo" class="mw-redirect" title="NJPW Dojo">NJPW Dojo</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kotetsu_Yamamoto" title="Kotetsu Yamamoto">Kotetsu Yamamoto</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Debut</th><td class="infobox-data">November 22, 2002<sup id="cite_ref-njpw-profile_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-njpw-profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-PuroCentral_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PuroCentral-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ryusuke Taguchi</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">田口 隆祐</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Taguchi Ryūsuke</i></span>, born April 15, 1979)</span><sup id="cite_ref-njpw-profile_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-njpw-profile-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> is a Japanese <a href="/wiki/Professional_wrestling" title="Professional wrestling">professional wrestler</a>, trained by and performing for <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a> (NJPW). He is a former <a href="/wiki/List_of_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champions" class="mw-redirect" title="List of IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champions">two-time</a> <a href="/wiki/IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champion" class="mw-redirect" title="IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion">IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Tag_Team_Champions" title="List of IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions">seven-time</a> <a href="/wiki/IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Tag_Team_Champion" class="mw-redirect" title="IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion">IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_NEVER_Openweight_6-Man_Tag_Team_Champions" title="List of NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions">three-time</a> <a href="/wiki/NEVER_Openweight_6-Man_Tag_Team_Champion" class="mw-redirect" title="NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion">NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion</a>. He was also the winner of the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2012" title="Best of the Super Juniors">2012 Best of the Super Juniors</a>. </p><p>Pursuing several sports in <a href="/wiki/High_school" class="mw-redirect" title="High school">high school</a>, Taguchi competed in 76&#160;kg (168&#160;lb) class <a href="/wiki/Amateur_wrestling" title="Amateur wrestling">amateur wrestling</a> in college before entering the <a href="/wiki/NJPW_Dojo" class="mw-redirect" title="NJPW Dojo">NJPW Dojo</a> in March 2002 and debuting in November of that year at <a href="/wiki/Korakuen_Hall" title="Korakuen Hall">Korakuen Hall</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-triathlon_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-triathlon-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> wrestling in New Japan's famous <a href="/wiki/Cruiserweight_(professional_wrestling)" title="Cruiserweight (professional wrestling)">junior heavyweight</a> division. </p><p>Taguchi's best known <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_professional_wrestling_terms#Gimmick" title="Glossary of professional wrestling terms">gimmick</a> is akin to a <a href="/wiki/Disco" title="Disco">disco</a> dancer, often sporting a short <a href="/wiki/Afro" title="Afro">afro</a> and colorful, flamboyant attire and celebrating victories with a post-match dance, encouraging his partners to join in during <a href="/wiki/Tag_team" title="Tag team">tag team</a> matches. This earned Taguchi the nickname <b>"Funky Weapon"</b>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_wrestling_career">Professional wrestling career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Taguchi&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Professional wrestling career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Taguchi&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: New Japan Pro-Wrestling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Early_career_(2002–2006)"><span id="Early_career_.282002.E2.80.932006.29"></span>Early career (2002–2006)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Taguchi&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Early career (2002–2006)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During <a href="/wiki/High_school" class="mw-redirect" title="High school">high school</a>, Taguchi dabbled in many athletic pursuits, including <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>, <a href="/wiki/Football_(soccer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Football (soccer)">soccer</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field</a>, before entering the 76&#160;kg (168&#160;lb) class in amateur wrestling at <a href="/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Tōkai University">Tōkai University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-sss_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sss-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He enrolled in the <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a> (NJPW) <a href="/wiki/NJPW_Dojo" class="mw-redirect" title="NJPW Dojo">dojo</a> in March 2002, training under <a href="/wiki/Kotetsu_Yamamoto" title="Kotetsu Yamamoto">Kotetsu Yamamoto</a>, passing the promotion's notoriously tough entry test,<sup id="cite_ref-sss_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sss-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> before debuting on November 22, 2002, in a losing effort against <a href="/wiki/Toru_Yano" title="Toru Yano">Toru Yano</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-triathlon_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-triathlon-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi continued to wrestle in minor matches through early 2003, before being entered into the tenth annual <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors" title="Best of the Super Juniors">Best of the Super Juniors</a> (BOSJ) tournament by default after <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler)" title="Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)">Heat</a> pulled out.<sup id="cite_ref-sss_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sss-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi finished in last place with zero points, losing all of his matches.<sup id="cite_ref-bosj03_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bosj03-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2003, Ryusuke Taguchi and fellow New Japan graduate <a href="/wiki/Hirooki_Goto" title="Hirooki Goto">Hirooki Goto</a> won a 4-team tournament to decide the number one contenders to the <a href="/wiki/IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Tag_Team_Championship" title="IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship">IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/Wataru_Inoue_(wrestler)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wataru Inoue (wrestler)">Wataru Inoue</a> and <a href="/wiki/Osamu_Matsuda" class="mw-redirect" title="Osamu Matsuda">El Samurai</a> in the semifinals and <a href="/wiki/Masahito_Kakihara" title="Masahito Kakihara">Masahito Kakihara</a> and <a href="/wiki/Masayuki_Naruse" title="Masayuki Naruse">Masayuki Naruse</a> in the finals.<sup id="cite_ref-g1tag_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-g1tag-8"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> When the title was vacated just days later due to injury,<sup id="cite_ref-iwgpjrtag_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iwgpjrtag-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi and Goto instead faced <a href="/wiki/Keiji_Takayama" class="mw-redirect" title="Keiji Takayama">Gedo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shoji_Akiyoshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Shoji Akiyoshi">Jado</a> (who had won a separate tournament) on November 29, 2003, to decide the new champions; Gedo and Jado won the match and the title.<sup id="cite_ref-battlefinal_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-battlefinal-10"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On December 27, 2003, Taguchi defeated <a href="/wiki/Naofumi_Yamamoto" class="mw-redirect" title="Naofumi Yamamoto">Naofumi Yamamoto</a> to gain a spot on the card for New Japan's annual <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Dome" title="Tokyo Dome">Tokyo Dome</a> show, <a href="/wiki/January_4_Dome_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="January 4 Dome Show">Wrestling World</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nj03_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nj03-11"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He went on to defeat Akiya Anzawa at the event on January 4, 2004, in under five minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-nj04_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nj04-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 21, 2004, Taguchi and Goto received their second opportunity at the junior tag titles, falling to champions <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">American Dragon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Daniels" title="Christopher Daniels">Curry Man</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hyperbattle_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hyperbattle-13"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On the April <i>Strong Energy</i> tour, Taguchi was entered into the eight-man <a href="/wiki/Round-robin_tournament" title="Round-robin tournament">round-robin</a> <a href="/wiki/Young_Lion_Cup" title="Young Lion Cup">Young Lion Cup</a> (YLC) tournament, earning nine points in the group stage and defeating Hirooki Goto and <a href="/wiki/Michinoku_Pro_Wrestling" title="Michinoku Pro Wrestling">Michinoku Pro</a>'s Kazuya Yuasa in the semifinals and final, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-strongenergy_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-strongenergy-14"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Winning the tournament earned Taguchi his first singles title opportunity, as he unsuccessfully challenged <a href="/wiki/IWGP_U-30_Openweight_Championship" title="IWGP U-30 Openweight Championship">U-30 <i>(under 30)</i> Openweight Champion</a> <a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a> on May 13, 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-nj04_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nj04-12"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi once again competed in the Best of the Super Juniors tournament in June 2004, finishing with 4 points by wrestling to 20-minute time limit draws with <a href="/wiki/Osamu_Matsuda" class="mw-redirect" title="Osamu Matsuda">El Samurai</a> and American Dragon, and defeating <a href="/wiki/Jyushin_Thunder_Liger" class="mw-redirect" title="Jyushin Thunder Liger">Jyushin Thunder Liger</a> in 45 seconds.<sup id="cite_ref-bosj04_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bosj04-15"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi again finished in last place for his block. </p><p>In October and November 2004, Taguchi competed in the 7-man, <a href="/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament" title="Single-elimination tournament">single-elimination</a> Young Lion Toukon Tournament, a sort of "sequel" to the Young Lion Cup;<sup id="cite_ref-yltoukon_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yltoukon-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> he received a bye to the semifinals as a result of winning that tournament, defeating <a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Nagao" title="Hiroshi Nagao">Hiroshi Nagao</a> and <a href="/wiki/Katsuhiko_Nakajima" title="Katsuhiko Nakajima">Katsuhiko Nakajima</a> in his two matches to punctuate his YLC victory.<sup id="cite_ref-yltoukon_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yltoukon-16"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 6, 2005, Taguchi announced that he would be going on a learning excursion to <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexican</a> promotion <a href="/wiki/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre" title="Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre">Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre</a> (CMLL), a common practice for young Japanese juniors, wrestling simply as "Taguchi".<sup id="cite_ref-njjan1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-njjan1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He competed in two farewell matches in New Japan, losing to Wataru Inoue in the first and teaming with <a href="/wiki/Taiji_Ishimori" title="Taiji Ishimori">Taiji Ishimori</a> to defeat <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Mask_IV" title="Tiger Mask IV">Tiger Mask</a> and El Samurai in the second.<sup id="cite_ref-nygold_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nygold-18"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi made his CMLL debut on February 11, 2005, in the <a href="/wiki/Arena_M%C3%A9xico" title="Arena México">Arena México</a>, teaming with <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Romero" title="Rocky Romero">Black Tiger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Okumura" title="Shigeo Okumura">Shigeo Okumura</a> to defeat <a href="/wiki/Negro_Casas" title="Negro Casas">Negro Casas</a>, <a href="/wiki/El_Felino" title="El Felino">Felino</a> and Safari.<sup id="cite_ref-cmlldebut_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cmlldebut-19"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi also wrestled in <a href="/wiki/%C3%9Altimo_Drag%C3%B3n" title="Último Dragón">Último Dragón</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Toryumon_(%C3%9Altimo_Drag%C3%B3n)" title="Toryumon (Último Dragón)">Toryumon Mexico</a>, teaming with Hiromi Horiguchi to win the 4-team Yamaha Cup tournament on February 27, 2005.<sup id="cite_ref-yamahacup_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yamahacup-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi continued to compete in CMLL throughout much of 2005, often teaming with fellow New Japan alumni <a href="/wiki/Shinsuke_Nakamura" title="Shinsuke Nakamura">Shinsuke Nakamura</a> and Hiroshi Tanahashi. He returned to Japan on October 7, 2005<sup id="cite_ref-return_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-return-21"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and wrestled his official return match on October 22, 2005, teaming with Masahito Kakihara to defeat Sangre Azteca and Hirooki Goto.<sup id="cite_ref-toukonseries_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toukonseries-22"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 19, 2006, Ryusuke Taguchi and veteran junior El Samurai defeated heel faction CTU's (Counter Terrorist Unit) <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler)" title="Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)">Minoru</a> and Hirooki Goto to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, giving Taguchi his first title.<sup id="cite_ref-acceleration_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-acceleration-23"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They made their first defense on March 19, 2006, defeating another veteran-young lion duo in <a href="/wiki/Koji_Kanemoto" title="Koji Kanemoto">Koji Kanemoto</a> and Wataru Inoue,<sup id="cite_ref-takeoff_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-takeoff-24"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> followed by three-time title holders Gedo and Jado on May 7, 2006, in a match that lasted over 30 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-njcs_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-njcs-25"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Fuego_(wrestler)" title="Fuego (wrestler)">Fuego</a>, and wrestling to a double count out with Jado.<sup id="cite_ref-bosj06_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bosj06-26"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi and Samurai faced Gedo and Jado in a title rematch on July 8, 2006, losing the belts to their challengers in another 30-minute match.<sup id="cite_ref-turbulence_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-turbulence-27"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On September 3, 2006, Taguchi made his debut in New Japan's WRESTLE LAND brand, teaming with <a href="/wiki/Fergal_Devitt" class="mw-redirect" title="Fergal Devitt">Pegasus Kid II</a> to defeat <a href="/wiki/Milano_Collection_A.T." class="mw-redirect" title="Milano Collection A.T.">Milano Collection A.T.</a> and Makai Rey Cobra #3; he also wrestled in a brief "bonus track" match later in the night, winning a 14-man tag team match along with Hiroshi Tanahashi, Tanaka, Jado, Gedo, Pegasus Kid and <a href="/wiki/Gran_Naniwa" title="Gran Naniwa">Gran Naniwa</a> against Toru Yano, Milano, and five members of the <a href="/wiki/Makai_Club" title="Makai Club">Makai Club</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wl06_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wl06-28"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi continued to participate in WRESTLE LAND through 2006 and 2007. On September 24, 2006, Taguchi made his first attempt at a major singles junior title by challenging Tiger Mask for the <a href="/wiki/NWA_World_Junior_Heavyweight_Championship" title="NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship">NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship</a>, losing in 13 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-ignition_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ignition-29"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champion_(2007–2008)"><span id="IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champion_.282007.E2.80.932008.29"></span>IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion (2007–2008)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Taguchi&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion (2007–2008)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At New Japan's annual Tokyo Dome event on January 4, 2007, Taguchi teamed with El Samurai and <a href="/wiki/All_Japan_Pro_Wrestling" title="All Japan Pro Wrestling">All Japan Pro Wrestling</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Masanobu_Fuchi" title="Masanobu Fuchi">Masanobu Fuchi</a> to defeat <a href="/wiki/Mitsunobu_Kikuzawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsunobu Kikuzawa">Kikutaro</a>, Nobutaka Araya and <a href="/wiki/Akira_Raijin" title="Akira Raijin">Akira Raijin</a>, pinning Kikutaro after the <a href="/wiki/Facebuster#Chickenwing_facebuster" title="Facebuster">Dodon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nj07_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nj07-30"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Four days later on January 7, 2007, Taguchi suffered a right eye injury in a tag team match with Tiger Mask against Jyushin Thunder Liger and Milano Collection A.T., forcing him out of action for two months. He had been scheduled to compete in a four-man tournament to decide the number one contender to the <a href="/wiki/IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Championship" title="IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship">IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship</a>, but was removed as a result of the injury;<sup id="cite_ref-eyeinjury_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-eyeinjury-31"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi returned on March 3, 2007. On March 11, 2007, Taguchi was introduced as the first member of El Samurai's new Samurai Gym faction, and was later joined by <a href="/wiki/Yujiro_Takahashi" title="Yujiro Takahashi">Yujiro</a> on March 18, 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-samuraigym_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-samuraigym-32"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On April 13, 2007, Taguchi challenged Minoru for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship in his first shot at the title, albeit unsuccessfully.<sup id="cite_ref-brave_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brave-33"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Minoru also stole the Samurai Gym <a href="/wiki/Signboard" class="mw-redirect" title="Signboard">signboard</a> after the match, carrying it as a trophy for the next several months.<sup id="cite_ref-signboard1_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-signboard1-34"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-signboard2_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-signboard2-35"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>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, <a href="/wiki/Dragon_Gate_(wrestling)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dragon Gate (wrestling)">Dragon Gate</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Terumasa_Ishihara" class="mw-redirect" title="Terumasa Ishihara">BxB Hulk</a>, and junior champion Minoru, finishing in first place for his block with 10 points. Taguchi lost in the semifinals however, to eventual winner Milano Collection A.T.<sup id="cite_ref-bosj07_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bosj07-36"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> As a reward of sorts for beating Minoru in the tournament, Taguchi was granted a second shot at the Junior Heavyweight title on July 6, 2007, defeating Minoru once more to win his first singles championship, and retrieving the Samurai Gym signboard.<sup id="cite_ref-soul_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-soul-37"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7-807_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7-807-38"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He made his first defense of the title on September 24, 2007, defeating Tiger Mask.<sup id="cite_ref-generation_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-generation-39"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He defended the championship once again on October 7, 2007, at independent promotion Pro Wrestling KAGEKI's tenth anniversary show, defeating the company's founder Azteca;<sup id="cite_ref-v2_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-v2-40"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> the following day, Taguchi again defended the title, defeating Minoru once more.<sup id="cite_ref-explosion07_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-explosion07-41"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On October 28, 2007, Taguchi defended the title for the third time in one month, defeating 5-time champion Koji Kanemoto in <a href="/wiki/Kobe" title="Kobe">Kobe</a>, Kanemoto's hometown.<sup id="cite_ref-v4_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-v4-42"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi lost the title in his fifth defense on December 8, 2007, falling to Wataru Inoue.<sup id="cite_ref-alive_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-alive-43"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 4, 2008, at <a href="/wiki/Wrestle_Kingdom_II_in_Tokyo_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome">Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome</a>, Taguchi teamed with <a href="/wiki/Takayuki_Iizuka" class="mw-redirect" title="Takayuki Iizuka">Takashi Iizuka</a>, Koji Kanemoto and Tiger Mask to face the "Alliance" of <a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_ZERO1-MAX" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX">Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Masato_Tanaka" title="Masato Tanaka">Masato Tanaka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tatsuhito_Takaiwa" title="Tatsuhito Takaiwa">Tatsuhito Takaiwa</a>, and DRADITION's <a href="/wiki/Katsushi_Takemura" title="Katsushi Takemura">Katsushi Takemura</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yutaka_Yoshie" title="Yutaka Yoshie">Yutaka Yoshie</a>; the Alliance won the encounter, Yoshie pinning Taguchi.<sup id="cite_ref-nj08_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nj08-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi faced Wataru Inoue in a rematch for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on January 27, 2008, losing to Inoue once more.<sup id="cite_ref-ism_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ism-45"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On February 1, 2008, it was announced that El Samurai would be leaving NJPW due to his contract expiring, effectively ending Samurai Gym.<sup id="cite_ref-samuraideparture_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-samuraideparture-46"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In March and April 2008, Taguchi represented NJPW in several interpromotional matches with the newly renamed Pro Wrestling ZERO1; on March 30, 2008, at <i>New Dimension</i>, Taguchi and Koji Kanemoto defeated ZERO1's Masato Tanaka and Tatsuhito Takaiwa.<sup id="cite_ref-nj08_44-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nj08-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On the following <i>New Japan Brave</i> tour, Taguchi defeated Takaiwa in a singles match. He then teamed with Kanemoto and <a href="/wiki/Manabu_Nakanishi" title="Manabu Nakanishi">Manabu Nakanishi</a> in three tag team matches in late April, he and Nakanishi defeating ZERO1's <a href="/wiki/Takao_Omori" title="Takao Omori">Takao Omori</a> and Osamu Namiguchi, he and Kanemoto again defeating Tanaka and Takaiwa, and he and Kanemoto losing to Tanaka and <a href="/wiki/Shinjiro_Otani" title="Shinjiro Otani">Shinjiro Otani</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-brave08_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brave08-47"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Kuwana,_Mie" title="Kuwana, Mie">Kuwana</a>, was won by Goto in just under 15 minutes.<sup id="cite_ref-nj08_44-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nj08-44"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-bosj08_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bosj08-48"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Apollo_55_(2009–2013)"><span id="Apollo_55_.282009.E2.80.932013.29"></span>Apollo 55 (2009–2013)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Taguchi&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Apollo 55 (2009–2013)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Apollo_55" title="Apollo 55">Apollo 55</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ryusuke_Taguchi.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Ryusuke_Taguchi.jpg/220px-Ryusuke_Taguchi.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="337" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Ryusuke_Taguchi.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="253" data-file-height="387" /></a><figcaption>Taguchi in June 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>On July 5, 2009, at <i>Circuit 2009 New Japan Soul</i> Taguchi and <a href="/wiki/Fergal_Devitt" class="mw-redirect" title="Fergal Devitt">Prince Devitt</a>, known collectively as <a href="/wiki/Apollo_55" title="Apollo 55">Apollo 55</a>, defeated <a href="/wiki/The_Motor_City_Machine_Guns" class="mw-redirect" title="The Motor City Machine Guns">The Motor City Machine Guns</a> of <a href="/wiki/Alex_Shelley" title="Alex Shelley">Alex Shelley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Sabin" title="Chris Sabin">Chris Sabin</a> to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On January 4, 2010, at <a href="/wiki/Wrestle_Kingdom_IV_in_Tokyo_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome">Wrestle Kingdom IV in Tokyo Dome</a> Taguchi and Devitt successfully defended the titles against <a href="/wiki/Averno_(wrestler)" title="Averno (wrestler)">Averno</a> and <a href="/wiki/%C3%9Altimo_Guerrero" title="Último Guerrero">Último Guerrero</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On April 21 Taguchi and Devitt were stripped of the titles, after they had not defended them for 30 days.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On May 8 the two entered the <a href="/wiki/Super_Junior_Tag_Tournament#2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Junior Tag Tournament">Super J Tag Tournament</a> in an attempt to regain the Championship, but were defeated in the finals by the team of El Samurai and Koji Kanemoto.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On June 28, 2010, Taguchi, teaming up with Devitt and Hirooki Goto entered the J Sports Crown Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Two days later the trio defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, <a href="/wiki/Yoshihiro_Tajiri" title="Yoshihiro Tajiri">Tajiri</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yujiro_Kushida" class="mw-redirect" title="Yujiro Kushida">Kushida</a> in the finals to win the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-JSportsCrown6Finals_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSportsCrown6Finals-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JSportsCrown6FinalsSSS_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSportsCrown6FinalsSSS-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On July 19, Taguchi and Devitt defeated Koji Kanemoto and El Samurai to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship for the second time as a team.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On October 11 Taguchi and Devitt lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to the <a href="/wiki/Golden%E2%98%86Lovers" class="mw-redirect" title="Golden☆Lovers">Golden☆Lovers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kota_Ibushi" title="Kota Ibushi">Kota Ibushi</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On January 22, 2011, Taguchi defeated <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A1scara_Dorada" class="mw-redirect" title="Máscara Dorada">Máscara Dorada</a> for the <a href="/wiki/CMLL_World_Welterweight_Championship" title="CMLL World Welterweight Championship">CMLL World Welterweight Championship</a> at a <a href="/wiki/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre" title="Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre">Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre</a> and New Japan Pro-Wrestling co–promoted event, titled <i><a href="/wiki/Fantastica_Mania_2011" title="Fantastica Mania 2011">Fantastica Mania 2011</a></i>, in <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FantasticaMania_58-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FantasticaMania-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FantasticaManiaSL_59-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FantasticaManiaSL-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At the second <i>Fantastica Mania 2011</i> show the following day, Taguchi and Devitt regained the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship from Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FantasticaManiaSSS_61-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FantasticaManiaSSS-61"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On April 3, Taguchi made his first defense of the CMLL World Welterweight Championship, defeating Japanese independent performer <a href="/wiki/Madoka_(wrestler)" title="Madoka (wrestler)">Madoka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In May 2011, Taguchi took part in the <a href="/wiki/NJPW_Invasion_Tour_2011" title="NJPW Invasion Tour 2011">Invasion Tour 2011</a>, New Japan's first ever tour of the United States, during which he and Devitt successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against the Strong Style Thugz (<a href="/wiki/Homicide_(wrestler)" title="Homicide (wrestler)">Homicide</a> and <a href="/wiki/Low_Ki" title="Low Ki">Low Ki</a>) on May 15 in <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> During the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2011" title="Best of the Super Juniors">2011 Best of the Super Juniors</a>, Taguchi debuted a new finishing move, the <i>Milano–saku Dodon's Throne</i>, and used it to win five out of his eight-round robin stage matches to finish second in his block and advance to the semifinals of the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On June 10, Taguchi defeated his own tag team partner and IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Prince Devitt to advance to the finals of the tournament, where he was defeated by Kota Ibushi.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On June 18 at <a href="/wiki/Dominion_6.18" title="Dominion 6.18">Dominion 6.18</a>, Taguchi lost the CMLL World Welterweight Championship back to Máscara Dorada.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On June 23, Taguchi, Devitt and Hirooki Goto won their second J Sports Crown Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament in a row by defeating the team of <a href="/wiki/Matt_Bloom" title="Matt Bloom">Giant Bernard</a>, Jyushin Thunder Liger and <a href="/wiki/Karl_Anderson" title="Karl Anderson">Karl Anderson</a> in the finals of the three-day-long tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-JSportsSixMan2011_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSportsSixMan2011-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On August 1, Taguchi unsuccessfully challenged Kota Ibushi for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On August 14, Taguchi and Devitt successfully defended the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship against Ibushi and Kenny Omega.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On September 11, Apollo 55 defeated <a href="/wiki/Taichi_Ishikari" class="mw-redirect" title="Taichi Ishikari">Taichi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taka_Michinoku" title="Taka Michinoku">Taka Michinoku</a> to make their seventh successful IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship defense, breaking the record for most defenses during a single reign.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On October 10 at <a href="/wiki/Destruction_%2711" title="Destruction &#39;11">Destruction '11</a>, Taguchi and Devitt lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship to the <a href="/wiki/No_Remorse_Corps" title="No Remorse Corps">No Remorse Corps</a> (<a href="/wiki/Davey_Richards" title="Davey Richards">Davey Richards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Romero" title="Rocky Romero">Rocky Romero</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On January 4, 2012, at <a href="/wiki/Wrestle_Kingdom_VI_in_Tokyo_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome">Wrestle Kingdom VI in Tokyo Dome</a>, Taguchi and Devitt defeated Richards and Romero to once again regain the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On February 12 at <a href="/wiki/The_New_Beginning_(2012)" title="The New Beginning (2012)">The New Beginning</a>, Apollo 55 lost the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship back to the No Remorse Corps in their first defense.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 27, Taguchi entered the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2012" title="Best of the Super Juniors">2012 Best of the Super Juniors tournament</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Winning five out of his eight round-robin stage matches, Taguchi finished second in his block and advanced to the semifinals of the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The following day, Taguchi first defeated <a href="/wiki/Pac_(wrestler)" title="Pac (wrestler)">Pac</a> in the semifinals and then avenged his earlier round-robin loss to IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion Low Ki in the finals to win the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors and earn a shot at Low Ki's title.<sup id="cite_ref-2012BOSJ_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012BOSJ-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On June 16 at <a href="/wiki/Dominion_6.16" title="Dominion 6.16">Dominion 6.16</a>, Taguchi failed in his title shot against Low Ki.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On September 23 at <a href="/wiki/Destruction_(2012)" title="Destruction (2012)">Destruction</a>, Taguchi received another shot at the title, but was this time defeated by Kota Ibushi.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On October 21, Apollo 55 entered the <a href="/wiki/Super_Junior_Tag_Tournament#2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Junior Tag Tournament">2012 Super Jr. Tag Tournament</a>, defeating Chaos World Wrestling Warriors (<a href="/wiki/Brian_Kendrick" title="Brian Kendrick">Brian Kendrick</a> and Low Ki) in their first round match.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On November 2, Taguchi and Devitt defeated the reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, the <a href="/wiki/Forever_Hooligans" title="Forever Hooligans">Forever Hooligans</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alex_Koslov" title="Alex Koslov">Alex Koslov</a> and Rocky Romero), to advance to the finals of the tournament, where, later that same day, they were defeated by the <a href="/wiki/Time_Splitters_(professional_wrestling)" title="Time Splitters (professional wrestling)">Time Splitters</a> (Alex Shelley and Kushida).<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Despite failing to make it to the main card of <a href="/wiki/Wrestle_Kingdom_7_in_Tokyo_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome">Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome</a>, Taguchi made an appearance at the event, challenging Prince Devitt to a match for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, after he had successfully defended the title against Low Ki and Kota Ibushi.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi received his title shot on February 10 at <a href="/wiki/The_New_Beginning_(2013)" title="The New Beginning (2013)">The New Beginning</a>, but was defeated by Devitt.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On April 7 at <a href="/wiki/Invasion_Attack_(2013)" title="Invasion Attack (2013)">Invasion Attack</a>, Apollo 55 unsuccessfully challenged Time Splitters for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, after which Devitt turned on Taguchi, ending the longtime partnership between the two.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Singles_competition_(2013–2016)"><span id="Singles_competition_.282013.E2.80.932016.29"></span>Singles competition (2013–2016)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Taguchi&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Singles competition (2013–2016)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ryusuke_Taguchi_2015.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Ryusuke_Taguchi_2015.JPG/170px-Ryusuke_Taguchi_2015.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="283" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Ryusuke_Taguchi_2015.JPG/255px-Ryusuke_Taguchi_2015.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/Ryusuke_Taguchi_2015.JPG/340px-Ryusuke_Taguchi_2015.JPG 2x" data-file-width="540" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>Taguchi in November 2015</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Taguchi_Japan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Taguchi_Japan.jpg/170px-Taguchi_Japan.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Taguchi_Japan.jpg/255px-Taguchi_Japan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Taguchi_Japan.jpg/340px-Taguchi_Japan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Taguchi_Japan" title="Taguchi Japan">Taguchi Japan</a> in February 2017</figcaption></figure> <p>The first match between the former members of Apollo 55 took place on May 3 at <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Dontaku_2013" title="Wrestling Dontaku 2013">Wrestling Dontaku 2013</a>, where Taguchi and <a href="/wiki/Mitsuhide_Hirasawa" class="mw-redirect" title="Mitsuhide Hirasawa">Captain New Japan</a> were defeated in a tag team match by Devitt and his new associate <a href="/wiki/Fale_Simitaitoko" class="mw-redirect" title="Fale Simitaitoko">Bad Luck Fale</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2013" title="Best of the Super Juniors">2013 Best of the Super Juniors</a>, Taguchi won his block with five wins and three losses, advancing to the semifinals of the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> However, on June 9, New Japan announced that Taguchi had suffered a hip injury and could not participate in his semifinal match; he was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Taka_Michinoku" title="Taka Michinoku">Taka Michinoku</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi made his return on January 5, 2014, announcing that he was returning to the ring during the February tour, looking to continue his feud with Devitt.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi wrestled his return match on February 2, teaming with Alex Shelley, Kushida and <a href="/wiki/Togi_Makabe" title="Togi Makabe">Togi Makabe</a> in an eight-man tag team match, where they were defeated by Devitt and his <a href="/wiki/Bullet_Club" title="Bullet Club">Bullet Club</a> stablemates Bad Luck Fale, <a href="/wiki/The_Young_Bucks" title="The Young Bucks">Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson</a>, with Devitt pinning him for the win.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On February 11 at <a href="/wiki/The_New_Beginning_in_Osaka_(2014)" title="The New Beginning in Osaka (2014)">The New Beginning in Osaka</a>, Taguchi picked up his first win over Devitt by pinning him a tag team match, where he and Togi Makabe defeated Devitt and Bad Luck Fale.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On April 6 at <a href="/wiki/Invasion_Attack_2014" title="Invasion Attack 2014">Invasion Attack 2014</a>, one year after the break-up of Apollo 55, Taguchi defeated Devitt in a singles grudge match. Post-match the two men shook hands, ending their rivalry with each other.<sup id="cite_ref-InvasionAttack2014_90-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-InvasionAttack2014-90"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the following major event, <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Dontaku_2014" title="Wrestling Dontaku 2014">Wrestling Dontaku 2014</a> on May 3, Taguchi received a shot at the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, but was defeated by the defending champion, Kota Ibushi.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On May 30, Taguchi entered the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2014" title="Best of the Super Juniors">2014 Best of the Super Juniors</a> tournament,<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> where he finished second in his block with a record of four wins and three losses, advancing to the semifinals.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On June 8, Taguchi was eliminated from the tournament in the semifinals by <a href="/wiki/Ricochet_(wrestler)" title="Ricochet (wrestler)">Ricochet</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On September 21 at <a href="/wiki/Destruction_in_Kobe_(2014)" title="Destruction in Kobe (2014)">Destruction in Kobe</a>, Taguchi defeated Kushida to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship for the second time.<sup id="cite_ref-DestKobe_95-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DestKobe-95"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He made his first successful title defense on October 13 at <a href="/wiki/King_of_Pro-Wrestling_(2014)" title="King of Pro-Wrestling (2014)">King of Pro-Wrestling</a> against <a href="/wiki/Ky%C5%8Dsuke_Mikami" class="mw-redirect" title="Kyōsuke Mikami">El Desperado</a>, despite outside interference from his <a href="/wiki/Suzuki-gun" title="Suzuki-gun">Suzuki-gun</a> stablemates Taichi and Taka Michinoku.<sup id="cite_ref-KOPW2014_97-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KOPW2014-97"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi's feud with the Suzuki-gun trio continued on October 25 at the <a href="/wiki/Super_Junior_Tag_Tournament#2014" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Junior Tag Tournament">2014 Super Jr. Tag Tournament</a>, where he teamed with Mexican wrestler Fuego. Taguchi and Fuego were eliminated from the tournament in the first round by El Desperado and Taichi, when Taichi pinned Taguchi, after outside interference from Michinoku and Desperado hitting him with his own title belt.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> This led to <a href="/wiki/Power_Struggle_(2014)" title="Power Struggle (2014)">Power Struggle</a> on November 8, where Taguchi successfully defended his title against Taichi.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On January 4, 2015, Taguchi lost the title to Kenny Omega at <a href="/wiki/Wrestle_Kingdom_9" title="Wrestle Kingdom 9">Wrestle Kingdom 9 in Tokyo Dome</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taguchi received a rematch for the title on February 11 at <a href="/wiki/The_New_Beginning_in_Osaka_(2015)" title="The New Beginning in Osaka (2015)">The New Beginning in Osaka</a>, but was again defeated by Omega.<sup id="cite_ref-103" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-103"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-104" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-104"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In May, Taguchi entered the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2015" title="Best of the Super Juniors">2015 Best of the Super Juniors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Chase_Owens" title="Chase Owens">Chase Owens</a> meant that he was eliminated instead.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> A year later, Taguchi won his block in the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2016" title="Best of the Super Juniors">2016 Best of the Super Juniors</a> with a record of five wins and two losses, advancing to the finals of the tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On June 7, Taguchi was defeated in the finals of the tournament by <a href="/wiki/Will_Ospreay" title="Will Ospreay">Will Ospreay</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-108" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-108"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On July 20, Taguchi entered the <a href="/wiki/Super_J-Cup#2016" title="Super J-Cup">2016 Super J-Cup</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Noah" title="Pro Wrestling Noah">Pro Wrestling Noah</a> representative <a href="/wiki/Daisuke_Harada" title="Daisuke Harada">Daisuke Harada</a> in his first round match.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On August 21, he was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by another Noah representative, <a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Kanemaru" title="Yoshinobu Kanemaru">Yoshinobu Kanemaru</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Taguchi_Japan_(2017–present)"><span id="Taguchi_Japan_.282017.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Taguchi Japan (2017–present)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Taguchi&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: Taguchi Japan (2017–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Taguchi_Japan" title="Taguchi Japan">Taguchi Japan</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ryusuke_Taguchi_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Ryusuke_Taguchi_2016.jpg/170px-Ryusuke_Taguchi_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="219" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Ryusuke_Taguchi_2016.jpg/255px-Ryusuke_Taguchi_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Ryusuke_Taguchi_2016.jpg/340px-Ryusuke_Taguchi_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="900" /></a><figcaption>Taguchi in May 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>On January 5, 2017, Taguchi, Hiroshi Tanahashi and Manabu Nakanishi defeated <i><a href="/wiki/Los_Ingobernables_de_Jap%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Ingobernables de Japón">Los Ingobernables de Japón</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Bushi" class="mw-redirect" title="Tetsuya Bushi">Bushi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Takaaki_Watanabe" class="mw-redirect" title="Takaaki Watanabe">Evil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seiya_Sanada" class="mw-redirect" title="Seiya Sanada">Sanada</a>) for the <a href="/wiki/NEVER_Openweight_6-Man_Tag_Team_Championship" title="NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship">NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NYDash2017_111-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYDash2017-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The trio of Taguchi, Tanahashi and Nakanishi eventually became known as "<a href="/wiki/Taguchi_Japan" title="Taguchi Japan">Taguchi Japan</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi was portrayed as the coach of the pseudo-<a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a>/<a href="/wiki/Soccer" class="mw-redirect" title="Soccer">soccer</a>/professional wrestling stable.<sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They lost the title back to L.I.J. on February 11 at <a href="/wiki/The_New_Beginning_in_Osaka_(2017)" title="The New Beginning in Osaka (2017)">The New Beginning in Osaka</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On March 6 at NJPW's 45th anniversary event, Taguchi unsuccessfully challenged <a href="/wiki/Hiromu_Takahashi" title="Hiromu Takahashi">Hiromu Takahashi</a> for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Over the following months, Taguchi Japan expanded with several new members, including David Finlay, <a href="/wiki/Juice_Robinson" title="Juice Robinson">Juice Robinson</a>, Kushida and Ricochet.<sup id="cite_ref-116" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-116"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On April 4, Taguchi, Ricochet and Tanahashi defeated L.I.J. to bring the NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship back to Taguchi Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-RoadtoSakuraGenesis2017_117-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RoadtoSakuraGenesis2017-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They lost the title back to L.I.J. on May 3 at <a href="/wiki/Wrestling_Dontaku_2017" title="Wrestling Dontaku 2017">Wrestling Dontaku 2017</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi then took part in the <a href="/wiki/2017_Best_of_the_Super_Juniors" class="mw-redirect" title="2017 Best of the Super Juniors">2017 Best of the Super Juniors</a>, where he finished with a record of four wins and three losses, failing to advance to the finals.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Taguchi then formed a new tag team named "Funky Future" with Ricochet under the banner of Taguchi Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On August 13, the two defeated The Young Bucks to win the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> They lost the title to <a href="/wiki/Roppongi_3K" title="Roppongi 3K">Roppongi 3K</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sho_Tanaka" class="mw-redirect" title="Sho Tanaka">Sho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yohei_Komatsu" class="mw-redirect" title="Yohei Komatsu">Yoh</a>) on October 9 at <a href="/wiki/King_of_Pro-Wrestling_(2017)" title="King of Pro-Wrestling (2017)">King of Pro-Wrestling</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In May 2018, he entered the Best of the Super Juniors tournament. He finished the tournament with 3 wins and 4 losses, failing to advance to the finals. On the final night of the <a href="/wiki/G1_Climax#2018" title="G1 Climax">G1 Climax 28</a>, Taguchi under the guise of <b>Pro Wrestler Sengoku Embu</b> teamed with Kushida and <a href="/wiki/Rey_Mysterio_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Rey Mysterio Jr.">Rey Mysterio Jr.</a> to defeat the team of Chaos' Kazuchika Okada, Sho and Yoh.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>On January 30, 2019, Makabe, Taguchi and Yano defeated Bullet Club to win the <a href="/wiki/NEVER_Openweight_6-Man_Tag_Team_Championship" title="NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship">NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On March 10, Taguchi would compete in the <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Cup" title="New Japan Cup">New Japan Cup</a>, replacing an injured <a href="/wiki/David_Finlay_(wrestler)" title="David Finlay (wrestler)">David Finlay</a>, and defeat <a href="/wiki/Hiroyoshi_Tenzan" title="Hiroyoshi Tenzan">Hiroyoshi Tenzan</a> in the first round. In the second round, he lost to Hiroshi Tanahashi. In November 2020, he entered the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2019" title="Best of the Super Juniors">Best of the super juniors</a> tournament. He finished the tournament with 8 points (4 wins and 5 losses), failing to advance to the finals. In August, Taguchi entered the <a href="/wiki/Super_J-Cup#2019" title="Super J-Cup">Super J-Cup</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Gresham" title="Jonathan Gresham">Jonathan Gresham</a> in the first round. In round 2, Taguchi lost to <a href="/wiki/Dragon_Lee_(wrestler)" title="Dragon Lee (wrestler)">Dragon Lee</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-125" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-125"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In October, Tagucji teamed with <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Romero" title="Rocky Romero">Rocky Romero</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Super_Junior_Tag_League#2019" title="Super Junior Tag League">Super Junior Tag League</a>. The team finished with 8 points, failing o advance to the finals.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On Night 2 of <a href="/wiki/Wrestle_Kingdom_14" title="Wrestle Kingdom 14">Wrestle Kingdom 14</a> on January 5, 2020, Taguchi, Makabe and Yano lost the Never Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championships to <a href="/wiki/Los_Ingobernables_de_Japon" title="Los Ingobernables de Japon">Los Ingobernables de Japon</a>, ending their reign at 340 days.<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June, Taguchi entered the <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Cup#2020" title="New Japan Cup">New Japan Cup</a>, but was quickly eliminated by <a href="/wiki/Sanada" title="Sanada">Sanada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In September, Taguchi teamed with <a href="/wiki/Master_Wato" title="Master Wato">Master Wato</a> in a <a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling_tournaments#Vacant_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Tag_Team_Championship" title="List of New Japan Pro-Wrestling tournaments">tournament</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2020" title="Best of the Super Juniors">Best of the Super Juniors</a> tournament but failed to advance to the finals, after scoring only 8 points.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In January 2021, on nigh 2 of <a href="/wiki/Wrestle_Kingdom_15" title="Wrestle Kingdom 15">Wrestle Kingdom 15</a>, Taguchi and Wato, unsuccessfully challenged <a href="/wiki/El_Desperado_(wrestler)" title="El Desperado (wrestler)">El Desperado</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Kanemaru" title="Yoshinobu Kanemaru">Yoshinobu Kanemaru</a> for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July at <a href="/wiki/Wrestle_Grand_Slam_in_Tokyo_Dome" title="Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome">Wrestle Grand Slam in Tokyo Dome</a>, Taguchi and Rocky Romero challenged <a href="/wiki/El_Phantasmo" title="El Phantasmo">El Phantasmo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taiji_Ishimori" title="Taiji Ishimori">Taiji Ishimori</a> for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In August, Taguchi returned to teaming with Wato in the <a href="/wiki/Super_Junior_Tag_League#2021" title="Super Junior Tag League">Super Junior Tag League</a>, they narrowly failed to advance the finals, finishing with 6 points.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In September, Taguchi made his <a href="/wiki/NJPW_Strong" title="NJPW Strong">NJPW Strong</a> debut in the US, teaming with Rocky Romero to defeat the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Wrecking_Crew" title="West Coast Wrecking Crew">West Coast Wrecking Crew</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In November, Taguchi competed in the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2021" title="Best of the Super Juniors">Best of the Super Juniors</a> tournament, finishing with 10 pints, failing to advance to the finals.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> 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 <a href="/wiki/Robbie_Eagles" title="Robbie Eagles">Robbie Eagles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Mask_IV" title="Tiger Mask IV">Tiger Mask</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>At NJPW New Years Golden Series later in January, Wato and Taguchi (now called <i>Six or Nine</i>) successfully captured the <a href="/wiki/IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Tag_Team_Championship" title="IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship">IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championships</a>. In March, Taguchi entered the <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Cup#2022" title="New Japan Cup">New Japan Cup</a>, but was eliminated in the first round by <a href="/wiki/Evil_(wrestler)" title="Evil (wrestler)">Evil</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Six or Nine made their first successful tag team title defense at <a href="/wiki/Hyper_Battle_%2722" title="Hyper Battle &#39;22">Hyper Battle</a>, defeating <a href="/wiki/Bullet_Club" title="Bullet Club">Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/El_Phantasmo" title="El Phantasmo">El Phantasmo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taiji_Ishimori" title="Taiji Ishimori">Taiji Ishimori</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In May, they made a second successful defense against Suzuki-Gun's Yoshinobu Kanemaru and Douki.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Later in the month, Taguchi competed in the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2022" title="Best of the Super Juniors">Best of the Super Juniors</a> tournament, competing in the A Block.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> He finished the tournament, with 6 points, finishing last in his block. On the final day, Six or Nine lost to <a href="/wiki/United_Empire" title="United Empire">United Empire's</a> <a href="/wiki/T.J._Perkins" class="mw-redirect" title="T.J. Perkins">T.J. Perkins</a> and <a href="/wiki/Francesco_Akira" title="Francesco Akira">Francesco Akira</a> in a non-title match.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Due to this loss, Six or Nine defended the titles in a rematch, where they lost the championships to Akira and TJP, ending their reign at 121 days.<sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Six or Nine, failed to win the titles back in a rematch at <a href="/wiki/NJPW_Burning_Spirit" title="NJPW Burning Spirit">Burning Spirit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November, Taguchi teamed with <a href="/wiki/Clark_Connors" title="Clark Connors">Clark Connors</a> in the 2022 <a href="/wiki/Super_Junior_Tag_League" title="Super Junior Tag League">Super Junior Tag League</a>. The duo finished the tournament with 6 points, failing to advance to the finals.<sup id="cite_ref-144" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-144"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> At <a href="/wiki/Wrestle_Kingdom_17" title="Wrestle Kingdom 17">Wrestle Kingdom 17</a>, Taguchi competed in the <a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Rumble" class="mw-redirect" title="New Japan Rumble">New Japan Rambo</a>, but failed to last till the final 4.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> In May. Taguchi was announced to be participating in the A Block of the <a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2023" title="Best of the Super Juniors">Best of the Super Juniors</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi finished bottom of the block, scoring just 2 points and failing to advance to the semi-finals.<sup id="cite_ref-147" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-147"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_media">Other media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Taguchi&amp;action=edit&amp;section=8" title="Edit section: Other media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2015, Taguchi began performing as a singer character named "Akira Michishirube".<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Taguchi, as Michishirube, released his first CD on July 27, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Championships_and_accomplishments">Championships and accomplishments</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Taguchi&amp;action=edit&amp;section=9" title="Edit section: Championships and accomplishments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ryusuke_Taguchi_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champion.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Ryusuke_Taguchi_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champion.JPG/220px-Ryusuke_Taguchi_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champion.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="318" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Ryusuke_Taguchi_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champion.JPG/330px-Ryusuke_Taguchi_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champion.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Ryusuke_Taguchi_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champion.JPG/440px-Ryusuke_Taguchi_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Champion.JPG 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="650" /></a><figcaption>Taguchi as the <a href="/wiki/IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Championship" title="IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship">IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion</a> in September 2014</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Consejo_Mundial_de_Lucha_Libre" title="Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre">Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/CMLL_World_Welterweight_Championship" title="CMLL World Welterweight Championship">CMLL World Welterweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_CMLL_World_Welterweight_Champions" title="List of CMLL World Welterweight Champions">1 time</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-FantasticaMania_58-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FantasticaMania-58"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FantasticaManiaSL_59-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FantasticaManiaSL-59"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Kaientai_Dojo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaientai Dojo">Kaientai Dojo</a></b> <ul><li>Best Tag Team Match (2010) <small>with <a href="/wiki/Fergal_Devitt" class="mw-redirect" title="Fergal Devitt">Prince Devitt</a> vs. <a href="/wiki/Makoto_Oishi" title="Makoto Oishi">Makoto Oishi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shiori_Asahi" title="Shiori Asahi">Shiori Asahi</a> on April 17</small><sup id="cite_ref-150" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-150"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling" title="New Japan Pro-Wrestling">New Japan Pro-Wrestling</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Championship" title="IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship">IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Championship#Reigns" title="IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship">2 times</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-iwgpjr_151-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iwgpjr-151"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Tag_Team_Championship" title="IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship">IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_IWGP_Junior_Heavyweight_Tag_Team_Champions" title="List of IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions">7 times</a>) – with <a href="/wiki/Osamu_Matsuda" class="mw-redirect" title="Osamu Matsuda">El Samurai</a> (1), Prince Devitt (4), <a href="/wiki/Ricochet_(wrestler)" title="Ricochet (wrestler)">Ricochet</a> (1) and <a href="/wiki/Master_Wato" title="Master Wato">Master Wato</a> (1)<sup id="cite_ref-iwgpjrtag_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iwgpjrtag-9"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NEVER_Openweight_6-Man_Tag_Team_Championship" title="NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship">NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship</a> (<a href="/wiki/List_of_NEVER_Openweight_6-Man_Tag_Team_Champions" title="List of NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champions">3 times</a>) – with <a href="/wiki/Manabu_Nakanishi" title="Manabu Nakanishi">Manabu Nakanishi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a> (1),<sup id="cite_ref-NYDash2017_111-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYDash2017-111"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Hiroshi Tanahashi and Ricochet (1)<sup id="cite_ref-RoadtoSakuraGenesis2017_117-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RoadtoSakuraGenesis2017-117"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Toru_Yano" title="Toru Yano">Toru Yano</a> and <a href="/wiki/Togi_Makabe" title="Togi Makabe">Togi Makabe</a> (1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors" title="Best of the Super Juniors">Best of the Super Juniors</a> (<a href="/wiki/Best_of_the_Super_Juniors#2012" title="Best of the Super Juniors">2012</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-2012BOSJ_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2012BOSJ-76"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Lion_Cup" title="Young Lion Cup">Young Lion Cup</a> (<a href="/wiki/Young_Lion_Cup#2004" title="Young Lion Cup">2004</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sss_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sss-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>Young Lion Toukon Tournament (2004)<sup id="cite_ref-sss_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sss-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li> <li>J Sports Crown Openweight 6 Man Tag Tournament (2010, 2011) – with Prince Devitt and <a href="/wiki/Hirooki_Goto" title="Hirooki Goto">Hirooki Goto</a><sup id="cite_ref-JSportsCrown6Finals_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSportsCrown6Finals-54"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JSportsCrown6FinalsSSS_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSportsCrown6FinalsSSS-55"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JSportsSixMan2011_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JSportsSixMan2011-67"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">Pro Wrestling Illustrated</a></b></i> <ul><li>PWI ranked him #<b>102</b> of the top 500 singles wrestlers in the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Wrestling_Illustrated#PWI_500" title="Pro Wrestling Illustrated">PWI 500</a> in 2015<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Sports" title="Tokyo Sports">Tokyo Sports</a></b></i> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Sports_Puroresu_Awards#Best_Bout_Award" title="Tokyo Sports Puroresu Awards">Best Bout Award</a> (2010) <small>with Prince Devitt vs. <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kota_Ibushi" title="Kota Ibushi">Kota Ibushi</a> (NJPW, October 11)</small><sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Toryumon_(%C3%9Altimo_Drag%C3%B3n)" title="Toryumon (Último Dragón)">Toryumon Mexico</a></b> <ul><li>Yamaha Cup (2005) – with Hiromi Horiguchi<sup id="cite_ref-yamahacup_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-yamahacup-20"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ryusuke_Taguchi&amp;action=edit&amp;section=10" title="Edit section: 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://puroresufan.com/njpw/wl/results06.php">the original</a> on 2007-07-04<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.njpw.co.jp/match/detail_result_game.php?e=827&amp;c=6215">the original</a> on 2014-04-07<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Team Champions"><span style="color:#000000">Champions</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; background:#ffbf00; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 red, inset -2px -2px 0 red;">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shinjiro_Otani" title="Shinjiro Otani">Shinjiro Otani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tatsuhito_Takaiwa" title="Tatsuhito Takaiwa">Tatsuhito Takaiwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dr._Wagner_Jr." title="Dr. Wagner Jr.">Dr. Wagner Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kendo_Kashin" title="Kendo Kashin">Kendo Kashin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Great_Sasuke" title="The Great Sasuke">The Great Sasuke</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jushin_Liger" title="Jushin Liger">Jushin Thunder Liger</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; background:#ffbf00; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 red, inset -2px -2px 0 red;">2000s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Koji_Kanemoto" title="Koji Kanemoto">Koji Kanemoto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler)" title="Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)">Minoru Tanaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Samurai" title="El Samurai">El Samurai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jushin_Liger" title="Jushin Liger">Jyushin Thunder Liger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jado" title="Jado">Jado</a> <a href="/wiki/Jado_%26_Gedo" title="Jado &amp; Gedo">and</a> <a href="/wiki/Gedo_(wrestler)" title="Gedo (wrestler)">Gedo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jushin_Liger" title="Jushin Liger">Jyushin Thunder Liger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler)" title="Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)">Minoru Tanaka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Kikuchi" title="Tsuyoshi Kikuchi">Tsuyoshi Kikuchi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Kanemaru" title="Yoshinobu Kanemaru">Yoshinobu Kanemaru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jushin_Liger" title="Jushin Liger">Jyushin Thunder Liger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Koji_Kanemoto" title="Koji Kanemoto">Koji Kanemoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Danielson" title="Bryan Danielson">American Dragon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Daniels" title="Christopher Daniels">Curry Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Koji_Kanemoto" title="Koji Kanemoto">Koji Kanemoto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wataru_Inoue" title="Wataru Inoue">Wataru Inoue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirooki_Goto" title="Hirooki Goto">Hirooki Goto</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler)" title="Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)">Minoru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Samurai" title="El Samurai">El Samurai</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ryusuke Taguchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Togo" title="Dick Togo">Dick Togo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taka_Michinoku" title="Taka Michinoku">Taka Michinoku</a></li> <li>Prince Prince/<a href="/wiki/RISE_(professional_wrestling)" title="RISE (professional wrestling)">RISE</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minoru_Tanaka_(wrestler)" title="Minoru Tanaka (wrestler)">Minoru</a> and <a href="/wiki/Finn_B%C3%A1lor" title="Finn Bálor">Prince Devitt</a>)</li> <li>Legend (<a href="/wiki/Akira_Nogami" title="Akira Nogami">Akira</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jushin_Liger" title="Jushin Liger">Jyushin Thunder Liger</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Limit_(professional_wrestling)" title="No Limit (professional wrestling)">No Limit</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Naito" title="Tetsuya Naito">Tetsuya Naito</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yujiro_Takahashi" title="Yujiro Takahashi">Yujiro</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motor_City_Machine_Guns" title="Motor City Machine Guns">Motor City Machine Guns</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alex_Shelley" title="Alex Shelley">Alex Shelley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Sabin" title="Chris Sabin">Chris Sabin</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Apollo_55" title="Apollo 55">Apollo 55</a> (<a href="/wiki/Finn_B%C3%A1lor" title="Finn Bálor">Prince Devitt</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ryusuke Taguchi</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; background:#ffbf00; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 red, inset -2px -2px 0 red;">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/El_Samurai" title="El Samurai">El Samurai</a> and <a href="/wiki/Koji_Kanemoto" title="Koji Kanemoto">Koji Kanemoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Lovers" title="Golden Lovers">Golden☆Lovers</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kota_Ibushi" title="Kota Ibushi">Kota Ibushi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Remorse_Corps" title="No Remorse Corps">No Remorse Corps</a>/<a href="/wiki/Chaos_(professional_wrestling)" title="Chaos (professional wrestling)">Chaos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Davey_Richards" title="Davey Richards">Davey Richards</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Romero" title="Rocky Romero">Rocky Romero</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jyushin_Thunder_Liger" class="mw-redirect" title="Jyushin Thunder Liger">Jyushin Thunder Liger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Mask_IV" title="Tiger Mask IV">Tiger Mask</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forever_Hooligans" title="Forever Hooligans">Forever Hooligans</a>/<a href="/wiki/Chaos_(professional_wrestling)" title="Chaos (professional wrestling)">Chaos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alex_Koslov" title="Alex Koslov">Alex Koslov</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Romero" title="Rocky Romero">Rocky Romero</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Time_Splitters_(professional_wrestling)" title="Time Splitters (professional wrestling)">Time Splitters</a> (<a href="/wiki/Alex_Shelley" title="Alex Shelley">Alex Shelley</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kushida_(wrestler)" title="Kushida (wrestler)">Kushida</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzuki-gun" title="Suzuki-gun">Suzuki-gun</a> (<a href="/wiki/Taichi_(wrestler)" title="Taichi (wrestler)">Taichi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taka_Michinoku" title="Taka Michinoku">Taka Michinoku</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Young_Bucks" title="The Young Bucks">The Young Bucks</a>/<a href="/wiki/Bullet_Club" title="Bullet Club">Bullet Club</a> (Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ReDRagon" title="ReDRagon">reDRagon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bobby_Fish" title="Bobby Fish">Bobby Fish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyle_O%27Reilly" title="Kyle O&#39;Reilly">Kyle O'Reilly</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roppongi_Vice" title="Roppongi Vice">Roppongi Vice</a>/<a href="/wiki/Chaos_(professional_wrestling)" title="Chaos (professional wrestling)">Chaos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trent_Beretta" title="Trent Beretta">Beretta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Romero" title="Rocky Romero">Rocky Romero</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Sydal" title="Matt Sydal">Matt Sydal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ricochet_(wrestler)" title="Ricochet (wrestler)">Ricochet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzuki-gun" title="Suzuki-gun">Suzuki-gun</a> (<a href="/wiki/Taichi_(wrestler)" title="Taichi (wrestler)">Taichi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Kanemaru" title="Yoshinobu Kanemaru">Yoshinobu Kanemaru</a>)</li> <li>Funky Future/<a href="/wiki/Taguchi_Japan" title="Taguchi Japan">Taguchi Japan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ricochet_(wrestler)" title="Ricochet (wrestler)">Ricochet</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ryusuke Taguchi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roppongi_3K" title="Roppongi 3K">Roppongi 3K</a>/<a href="/wiki/Chaos_(professional_wrestling)" title="Chaos (professional wrestling)">Chaos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sho_(wrestler)" title="Sho (wrestler)">Sho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoh_(wrestler)" title="Yoh (wrestler)">Yoh</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzuki-gun" title="Suzuki-gun">Suzuki-gun</a> (<a href="/wiki/El_Desperado_(wrestler)" title="El Desperado (wrestler)">El Desperado</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Kanemaru" title="Yoshinobu Kanemaru">Yoshinobu Kanemaru</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Los_Ingobernables_de_Jap%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Ingobernables de Japón">Los Ingobernables de Japón</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Bushi_(wrestler)" title="Bushi (wrestler)">Bushi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shingo_Takagi" title="Shingo Takagi">Shingo Takagi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullet_Club" title="Bullet Club">Bullet Club's Cutest Tag Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/El_Phantasmo" title="El Phantasmo">El Phantasmo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taiji_Ishimori" title="Taiji Ishimori">Taiji Ishimori</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; background:#ffbf00; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 red, inset -2px -2px 0 red;">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Flying Tiger (<a href="/wiki/Robbie_Eagles" title="Robbie Eagles">Robbie Eagles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tiger_Mask_IV" title="Tiger Mask IV">Tiger Mask</a>)</li> <li>Six Or Nine (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ryusuke Taguchi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Master_Wato" title="Master Wato">Master Wato</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Empire" title="United Empire">Catch 2/2</a> (<a href="/wiki/T._J._Perkins" title="T. J. Perkins">TJP</a> and <a href="/wiki/Francesco_Akira" title="Francesco Akira">Francesco Akira</a>)</li> <li>Intergalactic Jet Setters (<a href="/wiki/Kushida_(wrestler)" title="Kushida (wrestler)">Kushida</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Knight_(wrestler)" title="Kevin Knight (wrestler)">Kevin Knight</a>) <b>(current)</b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullet_Club#sub-groups" title="Bullet Club">Bullet Club War Dogs</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dan_Moloney_(wrestler)" title="Dan Moloney (wrestler)">Drilla Moloney</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clark_Connors" title="Clark Connors">Clark Connors</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NEVER_Openweight_6-Man_Tag_Team_Champions" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; 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background:#ffbf00; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 red, inset -2px -2px 0 red;">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chaos_(professional_wrestling)" title="Chaos (professional wrestling)">Chaos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jay_Briscoe" title="Jay Briscoe">Jay Briscoe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Briscoe" title="Mark Briscoe">Mark Briscoe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toru_Yano" title="Toru Yano">Toru Yano</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullet_Club" title="Bullet Club">Bullet Club</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bad_Luck_Fale" title="Bad Luck Fale">Bad Luck Fale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tama_Tonga" title="Tama Tonga">Tama Tonga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yujiro_Takahashi" title="Yujiro Takahashi">Yujiro Takahashi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Elite_(professional_wrestling)" title="The Elite (professional wrestling)">The Elite</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Young_Bucks" title="The Young Bucks">Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Elgin" title="Michael Elgin">Michael Elgin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoshi_Tatsu" title="Yoshi Tatsu">Yoshitatsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Sydal" title="Matt Sydal">Matt Sydal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricochet_(wrestler)" title="Ricochet (wrestler)">Ricochet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Kojima" title="Satoshi Kojima">Satoshi Kojima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Finlay_(wrestler)" title="David Finlay (wrestler)">David Finlay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricochet_(wrestler)" title="Ricochet (wrestler)">Ricochet</a> and <a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Kojima" title="Satoshi Kojima">Satoshi Kojima</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Los_Ingobernables_de_Jap%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Ingobernables de Japón">Los Ingobernables de Japón</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Bushi_(wrestler)" title="Bushi (wrestler)">Bushi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Evil_(wrestler)" title="Evil (wrestler)">Evil</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sanada_(wrestler)" title="Sanada (wrestler)">Sanada</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taguchi_Japan" title="Taguchi Japan">Taguchi Japan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manabu_Nakanishi" title="Manabu Nakanishi">Manabu Nakanishi</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ryusuke Taguchi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taguchi_Japan" title="Taguchi Japan">Taguchi Japan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ricochet_(wrestler)" title="Ricochet (wrestler)">Ricochet</a> and <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ryusuke Taguchi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullet_Club" title="Bullet Club">Bullet Club</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bad_Luck_Fale" title="Bad Luck Fale">Bad Luck Fale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tama_Tonga" title="Tama Tonga">Tama Tonga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tanga_Loa" title="Tanga Loa">Tanga Loa</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaos_(professional_wrestling)" title="Chaos (professional wrestling)">Chaos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Trent_Beretta" title="Trent Beretta">Beretta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tomohiro_Ishii" title="Tomohiro Ishii">Tomohiro Ishii</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toru_Yano" title="Toru Yano">Toru Yano</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullet_Club" title="Bullet Club">Bullet Club</a> (<a href="/wiki/Marty_Scurll" title="Marty Scurll">Marty Scurll</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Young_Bucks" title="The Young Bucks">Matt Jackson and Nick Jackson</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullet_Club" title="Bullet Club">Bullet Club</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tama_Tonga" title="Tama Tonga">Tama Tonga</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tanga_Loa" title="Tanga Loa">Tanga Loa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taiji_Ishimori" title="Taiji Ishimori">Taiji Ishimori</a>)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ryusuke Taguchi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Togi_Makabe" title="Togi Makabe">Togi Makabe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toru_Yano" title="Toru Yano">Toru Yano</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; background:#ffbf00; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 red, inset -2px -2px 0 red;">2020s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Los_Ingobernables_de_Jap%C3%B3n" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Ingobernables de Japón">Los Ingobernables de Japón</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Evil_(wrestler)" title="Evil (wrestler)">Evil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shingo_Takagi" title="Shingo Takagi">Shingo Takagi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bushi_(wrestler)" title="Bushi (wrestler)">Bushi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaos_(professional_wrestling)" title="Chaos (professional wrestling)">Chaos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hirooki_Goto" title="Hirooki Goto">Hirooki Goto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tomohiro_Ishii" title="Tomohiro Ishii">Tomohiro Ishii</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoshi-Hashi" title="Yoshi-Hashi">Yoshi-Hashi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bullet_Club#Sub-groups" title="Bullet Club">House of Torture</a> (<a href="/wiki/Evil_(wrestler)" title="Evil (wrestler)">Evil</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sho_(wrestler)" title="Sho (wrestler)">Sho</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yujiro_Takahashi" title="Yujiro Takahashi">Yujiro Takahashi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaos_(professional_wrestling)" title="Chaos (professional wrestling)">Chaos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hirooki_Goto" title="Hirooki Goto">Hirooki Goto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yoh_(wrestler)" title="Yoh (wrestler)">Yoh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoshi-Hashi" title="Yoshi-Hashi">Yoshi-Hashi</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suzuki-gun" title="Suzuki-gun">Strong Style</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minoru_Suzuki" title="Minoru Suzuki">Minoru Suzuki</a>, <a href="/wiki/El_Desperado_(wrestler)" title="El Desperado (wrestler)">El Desperado</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ren_Narita" title="Ren Narita">Ren Narita</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chaos_(professional_wrestling)" title="Chaos (professional wrestling)">Chaos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kazuchika_Okada" title="Kazuchika Okada">Kazuchika Okada</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tomohiro_Ishii" title="Tomohiro Ishii">Tomohiro Ishii</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toru_Yano" title="Toru Yano">Toru Yano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oleg_Boltin" title="Oleg Boltin">Oleg Boltin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a> <b>(current)</b></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Los_Ingobernables_de_Japon" title="Los Ingobernables de Japon">Los Ingobernables de Japon</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Yota_Tsuji" title="Yota Tsuji">Yota Tsuji</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hiromu_Takahashi" title="Hiromu Takahashi">Hiromu Takahashi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bushi_(wrestler)" title="Bushi (wrestler)">Bushi</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling_personnel" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center; 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background:#ffbf00; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 red, inset -2px -2px 0 red;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Japan_Pro_Wrestling_personnel" class="mw-redirect" title="List of New Japan Pro Wrestling personnel"><span style="color:black">Wrestlers</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; background:#ffbf00; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 red, inset -2px -2px 0 red;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Japan_Pro_Wrestling_personnel#Heavyweight_wrestlers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of New Japan Pro Wrestling personnel"><span style="color:black">Heavyweight</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bad_Dude_Tito" title="Bad Dude Tito">Bad Dude Tito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bad_Luck_Fale" title="Bad Luck Fale">Bad Luck Fale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oleg_Boltin" title="Oleg Boltin">Boltin Oleg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chase_Owens" title="Chase Owens">Chase Owens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Finlay_(wrestler)" title="David Finlay (wrestler)">David Finlay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dax_Harwood" title="Dax Harwood">Dax Harwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Phantasmo" title="El Phantasmo">El Phantasmo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evil_(wrestler)" title="Evil (wrestler)">Evil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Rosser" title="Fred Rosser">Fred Rosser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gabriel_Kidd" title="Gabriel Kidd">Gabe Kidd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great-O-Khan" title="Great-O-Khan">Great-O-Khan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henare_(wrestler)" title="Henare (wrestler)">Henare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hikuleo_(wrestler)" title="Hikuleo (wrestler)">Hikuleo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hirooki_Goto" title="Hirooki Goto">Hirooki Goto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Tanahashi" title="Hiroshi Tanahashi">Hiroshi Tanahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiroyoshi_Tenzan" title="Hiroyoshi Tenzan">Hiroyoshi Tenzan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Cobb" title="Jeff Cobb">Jeff Cobb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Moxley" title="Jon Moxley">Jon Moxley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jorel_Nelson" title="Jorel Nelson">Jorel Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juice_Robinson" title="Juice Robinson">Juice Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Katsuyori_Shibata" title="Katsuyori Shibata">Katsuyori Shibata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenta_Kobayashi" title="Kenta Kobayashi">Kenta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Omega" title="Kenny Omega">Kenny Omega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lance_Archer" title="Lance Archer">Lance Archer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikey_Nicholls" title="Mikey Nicholls">Mikey Nicholls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minoru_Suzuki" title="Minoru Suzuki">Minoru Suzuki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ren_Narita" title="Ren Narita">Ren Narita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Royce_Isaacs" title="Royce Isaacs">Royce Isaacs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryohei_Oiwa" title="Ryohei Oiwa">Ryohei Oiwa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sanada_(wrestler)" title="Sanada (wrestler)">Sanada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Kojima" title="Satoshi Kojima">Satoshi Kojima</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Haste" class="mw-redirect" title="Shane Haste">Shane Haste</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shingo_Takagi" title="Shingo Takagi">Shingo Takagi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shota_Umino" title="Shota Umino">Shota Umino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taichi_(wrestler)" title="Taichi (wrestler)">Taichi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Naito" title="Tetsuya Naito">Tetsuya Naito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Togi_Makabe" title="Togi Makabe">Togi Makabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Lawlor" title="Tom Lawlor">Tom Lawlor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomoaki_Honma" title="Tomoaki Honma">Tomoaki Honma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomohiro_Ishii" title="Tomohiro Ishii">Tomohiro Ishii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toru_Yano" title="Toru Yano">Toru Yano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoshi-Hashi" title="Yoshi-Hashi">Yoshi-Hashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yota_Tsuji" title="Yota Tsuji">Yota Tsuji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuji_Nagata" title="Yuji Nagata">Yuji Nagata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yujiro_Takahashi" title="Yujiro Takahashi">Yujiro Takahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuya_Uemura" title="Yuya Uemura">Yuya Uemura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zack_Sabre_Jr." title="Zack Sabre Jr.">Zack Sabre Jr.</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; background:#ffbf00; color:black; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 red, inset -2px -2px 0 red;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_New_Japan_Pro_Wrestling_personnel#Junior_heavyweight_wrestlers" class="mw-redirect" title="List of New Japan Pro Wrestling personnel"><span style="color:black">Junior heavyweight</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Zayne" title="Alex Zayne">Alex Zayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bushi_(wrestler)" title="Bushi (wrestler)">Bushi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Bey" title="Chris Bey">Chris Bey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clark_Connors" title="Clark Connors">Clark Connors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Togo" title="Dick Togo">Dick Togo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_DKC" title="The DKC">The DKC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douki" title="Douki">Douki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Moloney_(wrestler)" title="Dan Moloney (wrestler)">Drilla Moloney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Desperado_(wrestler)" title="El Desperado (wrestler)">El Desperado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francesco_Akira" title="Francesco Akira">Francesco Akira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gedo_(wrestler)" title="Gedo (wrestler)">Gedo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiromu_Takahashi" title="Hiromu Takahashi">Hiromu Takahashi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jado" title="Jado">Jado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Knight_(wrestler)" title="Kevin Knight (wrestler)">Kevin Knight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kosei_Fujita" title="Kosei Fujita">Kosei Fujita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushida_(wrestler)" title="Kushida (wrestler)">Kushida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lio_Rush" title="Lio Rush">Lio Rush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gran_Metalik" title="Gran Metalik">Mascara Dorada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Master_Wato" title="Master Wato">Master Wato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robbie_Eagles" title="Robbie Eagles">Robbie Eagles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Romero" title="Rocky Romero">Rocky Romero</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ryusuke Taguchi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sho_(wrestler)" title="Sho (wrestler)">Sho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taiji_Ishimori" title="Taiji Ishimori">Taiji Ishimori</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taka_Michinoku" title="Taka Michinoku">Taka Michinoku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Mask_IV" title="Tiger Mask IV">Tiger Mask</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tit%C3%A1n_(wrestler)" title="Titán (wrestler)">Titán</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._J._Perkins" title="T. J. 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