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Shoichi Funaki (born August 24, 1968) is a Japanese American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its SmackDown! brand. Born in Japan, Funaki now lives in San Antonio. Image File history File links Sho_Funaki_in_Kitchener,_Ontario,_Canada. ...
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Yoshiaki Fujiwara (藤原喜明 Fujiwara Yoshiaki) is a Japanese professional wrestler who has worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, and UWF. // Fujiwara was the first graduate of the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo (Mr. ...
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Career
Funaki started as a shoot style wrestler in Yoshiaki Fujiwara's Fujiwara Gumi promotion and moved to its successor promotion, BattlARTS. He later found the lucha libre style more to his liking, so he moved to the Great Sasuke's promotion, Michinoku Pro Wrestling. In that promotion, he joined with TAKA Michinoku, Dick Togo, Mens Teioh and Shiryu in the Kai En Tai stable. Funaki also wrestled in the Universal Wrestling Association (UWA) where he won the World Middleweight Championship from Pantera on March 19, 1997 in Japan. Shoot style is a form of professional wrestling in which strikes and holds are real and still, however the matches are still predetermined. ...
Yoshiaki Fujiwara (藤原喜明 Fujiwara Yoshiaki) is a Japanese professional wrestler who has worked for New Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling ZERO-ONE, and UWF. // Fujiwara was the first graduate of the New Japan Pro Wrestling dojo (Mr. ...
Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Group (Purofesshonaru-resuringu Fujiwara-Gumi, プãƒãƒ•ã‚§ãƒƒã‚·ãƒ§ãƒŠãƒ«ãƒ¬ã‚¹ãƒªãƒ³ã‚°è—¤åŽŸçµ„) was a shoot style professional wrestling promotion based in Japan, operating from 1991 to 1995. ...
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One of the most well known Lucha Libre wrestlers (luchadores), Rey Mysterio. ...
Masanori Murakawa ), (born July 18, 1969), is a Japanese professional wrestler who is better known by his stage name The Great Sasuke. ...
Michinoku Pro Wrestling is a Japanese professional wrestling promotion, founded by Masanori Murakawa (The Great Sasuke) in 1993. ...
Takao Yoshida ) (born October 26, 1973) better known by his stage name TAKA Michinoku (TAKA is written in all caps in Japanese script), is a professional wrestler who has wrestled all over the world. ...
Dick Togo is a Japanese professional wrestler who has been in ECW, WWE and MLW.In WWE he was known as Dick Togo in a stable called Kaientai which also involved Taka Michinoku, Funaki, Mens Teioh and Yamaguchi San as their manager. ...
Mens Teioh (aka Terry Boy) is a Japenese professional wrestler. ...
Kazuhiro Kaz Hayashi (born May 18, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ...
Kai En Tai Kai En Tai (also spelled Kaientai) was a professional wrestling stable made up of Japanese wrestlers: Funaki, Dick Togo and Mens Teioh, later joined by Taka Michinoku. ...
In professional wrestling, a stable is a group of wrestlers within a promotion who have a common element -- friendships, either real or storyline, a manager who manages all of them, or a common storyline, which puts them together as a unit (recent examples include Evolution, La Résistance, The Cabinet...
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World Wrestling Federation In 1998, he, along with Teioh and Togo, joined the World Wrestling Federation. Initially, they feuded with TAKA Michinoku, until TAKA eventually turned heel and joined the group. Over time, the stable turned into a tag team, as in 1999, Teioh and Togo (and manager Yamaguchi-san) were given their releases. Michinoku and Funaki were often used for comedic purposes, often having their pre-match promos dubbed—while Michinoku would "deliver" the majority of dialogue for the duo, Funaki would "respond" strongly with a simple "INDEED". After Michinoku left the WWE, Funaki found himself as a lower card wrestler and adopted the gimmick of "SmackDown!'s number one announcer", performing backstage interviews between matches, while competing in the WWE's cruiserweight division. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...
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In professional wrestling, a gimmick is a wrestlers personality, behavior, attire and/or other distinguishing traits while performing. ...
World Wrestling Entertainment In 2004 Funaki entered and won a cruiserweight Over the Top Rope Battle Royal for the #1 Contendership for the Cruiserweight Championship. The Battle Royal included such talent as Rey Mysterio, Spike Dudley, and Scotty 2 Hotty. At WWE Armageddon 2004, Funaki defeated Spike Dudley to win his first WWE Cruiserweight Championship. He later lost the championship in a six-man cruiserweight elimination match at No Way Out 2005. Since then, Funaki has mainly been a jobber to new and returning talent. Armageddon is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
No Way Out is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). ...
A job is professional wrestling slang referring to a performer who loses a match. ...
During an interview with then Cruiserweight Champion Kid Kash on an episode of SmackDown! after Armageddon 2005, Funaki was assaulted by Kash, who gave him a brainbuster onto the interview platform. David Cash (born July 31, 1969) is an American professional wrestler known for his work in World Wrestling Entertainment, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling using the name Kid Kash. // Cash debuted in 1990 after training for two years with the legendary Ricky Morton and Stu Hart, facing...
Armageddon is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
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At the Royal Rumble 2006 pay per view, Funaki had the chance to face Kid Kash in a match for the title, when he was entered into a Cruiserweight Open along with 4 other former Cruiserweight champions, and the champ, Kid Kash. Funaki was pinned in this one fall match by Gregory Helms, who won the match and title. The 2006 Royal Rumble was the nineteenth edition of the annual World Wrestling Entertainment Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. ...
David Cash (born July 31, 1969 in Waynesboro, Virginia), better known as Kid Kash, is an American professional wrestler who has worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action. ...
David Cash (born July 31, 1969 in Waynesboro, Virginia), better known as Kid Kash, is an American professional wrestler who has worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action. ...
Gregory Shane Helms (July 12, 1974) is an American professional wrestler from Smithfield, North Carolina, who is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand. ...
Since that time Funaki, would regularly team with Scotty 2 Hotty during episodes of WWE Velocity and WWE SmackDown!. However, during one such Velocity taping, Funaki suffered a 2nd Grade concussion, where he was unconscious for just under two minutes. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
WWE Velocity, also known as simply Velocity, was a professional wrestling television program for World Wrestling Entertainment , that replaced two syndicated WWE shows, Jakked and Metal. ...
Concussion, or mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), is the most common and least serious type of traumatic brain injury. ...
Funaki would resume wrestling later that year, forming a tag team of sorts with Scotty 2 Hotty, which was mainly used to put over debuting wrestlers or tag teams.
Shoichi Funaki made a one off appearance at the Puroresu King Indy Summit, on December 31, 2006, reuniting with Kai En Tai DX in what was being billed as a Kai En Tai DX Revival Ten-Man Tag Match; Funaki reteamed with TAKA Michinoku, Kaz Hayashi, Dick Togo & MEN'S Teio to face five other wrestlers.[1] is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Kai En Tai Kai En Tai (also spelled Kaientai) was a professional wrestling stable made up of Japanese wrestlers: Funaki, Dick Togo and Mens Teioh, later joined by Taka Michinoku. ...
Takao Yoshida aka Taka Michinoku (born October 26, 1973 in Japan) is a professional wrestler that has wrestled all over the world. ...
Kazuhiro Kaz Hayashi (born May 18, 1973 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler currently working for All Japan Pro Wrestling. ...
Dick Togo is a Japanese professional wrestler who has been in ECW, WWE and MLW.In WWE he was known as Dick Togo in a stable called Kaientai which also involved Taka Michinoku, Funaki, Mens Teioh and Yamaguchi San as their manager. ...
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Funaki returned to WWE TV on February 16, 2007 on an edition of SmackDown! in a brawl that involved the other SmackDown! cruiserweights and the then-Cruiserweight Champion Gregory Helms. February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
Gregory Shane Helms (July 12, 1974) is an American professional wrestler from Smithfield, North Carolina, who is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand. ...
Months later, on the May 18, 2007 edition of SmackDown!, Funaki was made short work of by recently returned superstar Mark Henry. On June 29, Funaki would get a shot at the Cruiserweight title against Cruiserweight Champion Chavo Guerrero and Jamie Noble, but came up short. is the 138th day of the year (139th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Mark Gordon Henry (born June 12, 1971 in Silsbee, Texas) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment performing on its SmackDown! brand. ...
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The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
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Wrestling facts -
- "SmackDown!'s #1 Announcer"
- Finishing and signature moves
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- "Indeed!" (dubbed)
- "This is Funaki - SmackDown number one announcer!" - in English
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Aerial techniques are used in professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler. ...
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Aerial techniques are used in professional wrestling to show off the speed and agility of a wrestler. ...
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Attacking maneuvers in the kayfabe of professional wrestling are mainly used to wear down an opponent for a submission hold or as a set up for a throw. ...
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Championships and accomplishments -
- TWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)
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Incorporated as Lucha Libre Internacional, S.C. in January 1975 after Ray Mendoza split from the EMLL to form a new organization with Fancisco Flores and Benjamin Mora Jr. ...
The UWA World Middleweight Championship is a championship formerly contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion the Universal Wrestling Association, which operated from 1975 to 1995. ...
The UWA World Middleweight Championship is a championship formerly contested for in the Mexican lucha libre promotion the Universal Wrestling Association, which operated from 1975 to 1995. ...
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. ...
The World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling championship in World Wrestling Entertainment. ...
The WWE Cruiserweight Championship is a professional wrestling title, challenged by cruiserweights under 220 lb (100 kg). ...
World Wrestling Entertainments Hardcore Championship was a championship defended under hardcore rules: No Disqualifications, meaning all weapons and interference are legal. ...
The WWE Hardcore Championship was a professional wrestling title competed for in World Wrestling Entertainment under hardcore rules. ...
Personal information - Funaki is fluent in Spanish. This was helpful when he was a regular in the short-lived WWE Spanish-language show Los Super Astros, which was televised on Univision.
- Is married and has two children.
- Is good friends with Lita and Stone Cold Steve Austin in real life. Austin, a native Texan, suggested that Funaki relocate to Texas. Funaki fell in love with the state, and has been good friends with Austin ever since.
- On August 30, 2007, Funaki, along with nine other superstars, were named in Sports Illustrated to have been given illegal steroids not in compliance with the WWE Talent Wellness program. Funaki was said to have received somatropin in March 2006.[2][3]
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. ...
Amy Christine Dumas (born April 14, 1975) is an American former professional wrestler. ...
Steven James Williams (born Steven Anderson on December 18, 1964)[2] better known by his ring name Stone Cold Steve Austin, is an American actor and former professional wrestler. ...
is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
The first issue of Sports Illustrated, August 16, 1954, showing Milwaukee Braves star Eddie Mathews at bat in Milwaukee County Stadium. ...
Growth hormone (GH) or somatotropin (STH) is a protein hormone which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other animals. ...
March 2006 : ↠- January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase announces that the 2006 Fiji general elections will be held in the second week of May 2006 from the 6th to the 13th. ...
References - ^ Kaientai reunite at INDIE SUMMIT 2006 froma forum at monksdiner.com. 12-12-2006
- ^ "Fourteen wrestlers tied to pipeline", Sports Illustrated, 2007-08-30. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/31/AR2007083101961.html?hpid=moreheadlines
- Funaki at Accelerator3359.com
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