Acting
Ryusuke Taguchi
1979-04-15 · Iwanuma, Miyagi, Japan
Ryusuke Taguchi is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted in 2002 and has spent his entire career with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). After competing in several sports growing up, including amateur wrestling in college, he joined the NJPW Dojo and developed into one of the promotion's most accomplished junior heavyweights, becoming a two-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion, seven-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion, three-time NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Champion, one-time CMLL World Welterweight Champion, and winner of the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors. He also won the J Sports Crown Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Tournament in 2010 and 2011, received the Tokyo Sports Best Bout Award for his 2010 tag team match with Prince Devitt against Kenny Omega and Kota Ibushi, and was ranked No. 102 in the 2015 PWI 500. Taguchi is perhaps best known for reinventing himself as the eccentric "Funky Weapon," adopting a disco-inspired persona complete with colorful gear, comedy, and his signature post-match dance. Despite the lighthearted gimmick, he has remained a fixture of NJPW's junior heavyweight division for more than two decades, forming successful teams with wrestlers including Prince Devitt as Apollo 55, Ricochet as Funky Future, and Master Wato as Six or Nine, while also leading the fan-favorite Taguchi Japan stable.
Known for
My Dad Is a Heel Wrestler
99.9 Criminal Lawyer
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 12
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 13
New Japan Pro Wrestling
World Wonder Ring Stardom
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 20
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 14: Night 1
NJPW Dominion 6.11 in Osaka-jo Hall 2017
NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 2
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
ROH: Death Before Dishonor 2023
Movie credits · 337
NJPW Destruction In Kobe 2026
DDT Dramatic Infinity 2026 ~ Pro-Wrestling in Autumn~
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 8
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 7
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 6
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 5
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 4
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 3
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 2
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XIX ~Aogi Futotsu~
NJPW Road to Destruction 2026 - Day 1
DDT Last Summer Standing ~Summer's Reckoning~
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 19 (Final)
NJPW G1 Climax 36 - Day 18
DDT Wrestle Peter Pan 2026
NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 3
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 2
NJPW Yuji Nagata Produce Blue Justice XVIII
NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 1
NJPW Vs. DDT: Toru Yano vs. Super Sasadango Machine, Part 2
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final)
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 13
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 12
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 11
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 10
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 9
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 8
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 7
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 6
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 5
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 4
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 3
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 2
NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 1
NJPW New Japan Road in Karatsu 2026 ~ Ignition to Dominion
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 2
NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2026 - Day 1
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