Ryusuke Taguchi

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

Ryusuke Taguchi
Taguchi in March 2018
Born (1979-04-15) April 15, 1979
Iwanuma, Miyagi
Professional wrestling career
Ring name(s)
  • Masked Horse
  • Ryusuke Taguchi
  • Super Strong Machine No. 69
  • Taguchi
  • Pro-Wrestler Sengoku Enbu
  • Ginbae Mask
Billed height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Billed weight91 kg (201 lb)
Trained byNJPW Dojo
Kotetsu Yamamoto
DebutNovember 22, 2002

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

Taguchi's best known gimmick is akin to a disco dancer, often sporting a short afro and colorful, flamboyant attire and celebrating victories with a post-match dance, encouraging his partners to join in during tag team matches. This earned Taguchi the nickname "Funky Weapon".

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