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Ryusuke Taguchi
Actor

Ryusuke Taguchi

15 Apr 1979Born
47Age
339Credits
Iwanuma, Miyagi, JapanBirthplace

Biography

Ryusuke Taguchi is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in 2002 and has spent his entire career with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). After competing in several sports growing up, including amateur wrestling in college, he joined the NJPW Dojo and developed into one of the promotion's most accomplished junior heavyweights, becoming a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, seven-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, three-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion, one-time CMLL World Welterweight Champion, and winner of the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors.

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He also won the J Sports Crown Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Tournament in 2010 and 2011, received the Tokyo Sports Best Bout Award for his 2010 tag team match with Prince Devitt against Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi, and was ranked No. 102 in the 2015 PWI 500.

Taguchi is perhaps best known for reinventing himself as the eccentric "Funky Weapon," adopting a disco-inspired persona complete with colorful gear, comedy, and his signature post-match dance. Despite the lighthearted gimmick, he has remained a fixture of NJPW's junior heavyweight division for more than two decades, forming successful teams with wrestlers including Prince Devitt as Apollo 55, Ricochet as Funky Future, and Master Wato as Six or Nine, while also leading the fan-favorite Taguchi Japan stable.

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 339 credits.

  1. 2026DDT Wrestling Harvest 2026 ~Autumn Pro-Wrestling Harvest Festival~Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  2. 2026NJPW Taichi School Pro Wrestling 2Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  3. 2026NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  4. 2026DDT Dramatic Infinity 2026 ~ Pro-Wrestling in Autumn~Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  5. 2026NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 8Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  6. 2026NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  7. 2026NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  8. 2026NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  9. 2026NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  10. 2026NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  11. 2026NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  12. 2026NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  13. 2026NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  14. 2026DDT Last Summer Standing ~Summer's Reckoning~Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  15. 2026NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  16. 2026NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  17. 2026DDT Wrestle Peter Pan 2026Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  18. 2026NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement MatchFilm: Ryusuke Taguchi
  19. 2026NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  20. 2026NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  21. 2026NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  22. 2026NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 2Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  23. 2026NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIIIFilm: Ryusuke Taguchi
  24. 2026NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 1Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  25. 2026NJPW Vs. DDT: Toru Yano vs. Super Sasadango Machine, Part 2Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  26. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  27. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  28. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  29. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  30. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  31. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  32. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  33. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  34. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  35. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  36. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  37. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  38. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  39. 2026NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  40. 2026NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to DominionFilm: Ryusuke Taguchi
  41. 2026NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  42. 2026NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  43. 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 8Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  44. 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 7Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  45. 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 6Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  46. 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 5Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  47. 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 4Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  48. 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 3Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  49. 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  50. 2026NJPW Road to Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  51. 2026NJPW Road to Sakura Genesis 2026 - Day 3Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  52. 2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 12 (Final)Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  53. 2026NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 11Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  54. 2026NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 7Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  55. 2026NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 6Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  56. 2026NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 5Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  57. 2026NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 4Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  58. 2026NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 3Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  59. 2026NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 2Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  60. 2026NJPW Presents CMLL Fantastica Mania 2026 - Day 1Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  61. 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 10Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  62. 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 9Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  63. 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 8Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  64. 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 7Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  65. 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 5Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  66. 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 4Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  67. 2026NJPW Road to The New Beginning 2026 - Day 3Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  68. 2026NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVII ~ Aoyi Transition ~Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  69. 2026NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  70. 2025NJPW Road to Tokyo Dome 2025 - Day 1Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  71. 2025NJPW Purge Night of TortureFilm: Hip Togo
  72. 2025NJPW Superhuman Taiji Ishimori Gets Ridiculous One More TimeFilm: Brahman Ryusuke
  73. 2025NJPW New Japan Road in Anjo 2025Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  74. 2025NJPW Hiroshi Tanahashi ~ Final HomecomingFilm: Ryusuke Taguchi
  75. 2025NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 8Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  76. 2025NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 7Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  77. 2025NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 6Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  78. 2025NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 5Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  79. 2025NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 4Film: Ryusuke Taguchi
  80. 2025NJPW Super Junior Tag League 2025 - Day 3Film: Ryusuke Taguchi

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