Ryusuke Taguchi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ryusuke Taguchi
Date Of Birth	Apr 15, 1979(1979-04-15)
Age	45
Birthplace	Iwanuma
Country	Japan
Birth City	Miyagi Prefecture
Horoscope	Aries

Ryusuke Taguchi Biography

Ryusuke Taguchi is one of the most popular and richest Professional Wrestler who was born on April 15, 1979 in Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Ryusuke Taguchi, also known as Tian Kou Long You, Taguchi Ryusuke was born April 15, 1979. He is a Japanese professional wrestler. He also won the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors.

Taguchi participated in the Young Lion Toukon Tournament in October and November 2004. This tournament was a 7-man, single-elimination tournament. He won that tournament and defeated Hiroshi Nagao, Katsuhiko Nakajima and the other two matches to complete his YLC win.

On January 6, 2005, Taguchi announced that he would be going on a learning excursion to Mexican promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), a common practice for young Japanese juniors, wrestling simply as “Taguchi”. He competed in two farewell matches in New Japan, losing to Wataru Inoue in the first and teaming with Taiji Ishimori to defeat Tiger Mask and El Samurai in the second. Taguchi made his CMLL debut on February 11, 2005 in the Arena México, teaming with Black Tiger and Shigeo Okumura to defeat Negro Casas, Felino and Safari. Taguchi also wrestled in Último Dragón’s Toryumon Mexico, teaming with Hiromi Horiguchi to win the 4-team Yamaha Cup tournament on February 27, 2005. Taguchi continued to compete in CMLL throughout much of 2005, often teaming with fellow New Japan alumni Shinsuke Nakamura and Hiroshi Tanahashi. He returned to Japan on October 7, 2005 and wrestled his official return match on October 22, 2005, teaming with Masahito Kakihara to defeat Sangre Azteca and Hirooki Goto.

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 Fuego, and wrestling to a double count out with Jado. 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. On September 3, 2006, Taguchi made his debut in New Japan’s WRESTLE LAND brand, teaming with Pegasus Kid II to defeat Milano Collection AT 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 Gran Naniwa against Toru Yano, Milano, and five members of the Makai Club. 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 NWA World Junior Heavyweight Championship, losing in 13 minutes.

Ryusuke Taguchi, a New Japan graduate, and Hirooki Toto won a four-team tournament to determine the number one contenders for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship. They defeated Wataru Inoue, El Samurai, Masahito Kakihara, and Masayuki Nause in the semifinals. Taguchi and Goto faced Gedo, Jado, who had just won a separate tournament to determine the new champions. Gedo was victorious and Jado took the title. Taguchi defeated Naofumi Nagamoto on December 27, 2003 to earn a spot in the card for New Japan’s Tokyo Dome Wrestling World. In less than five minutes, he defeated Akiya Annzawa at the event.

Ryusuke Taguchi Net Worth

Ryusuke Taguchi is one of the richest Professional Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ryusuke Taguchi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Taguchi was an avid participant in many sports, including track and field and soccer. He then entered the Tokai University 76kg (168 lb.) amateur wrestling class. In March 2002, he enrolled in New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), training under Kotetsu Yomoto. He passed the promotion’s notoriously difficult entry test and made his debut against Toru Yano on November 22, 2002. Taguchi continued to fight in minor matches throughout 2003 before being accepted into the tenth annual Best of the Super Juniors tournament (BOSJ), by default, after Heat withdrew. Taguchi was last in the tournament with zero points and lost all his matches.

Taguchi was a high school athlete who competed in amateur wrestling at 76 kg (168lb). He then entered the NJPW Dojo in February 2002. In November 2002, he made his debut at Korakuen Hall, Tokyo, in New Japan’s junior heavyweight division.

On March 21, 2004, Taguchi and Goto received their second opportunity at the junior tag titles, falling to champions American Dragon and Curry Man. On the April Strong Energy tour, Taguchi was entered into the eight-man round-robin Young Lion Cup (YLC) tournament, earning nine points in the group stage and defeating Hirooki Goto and Michinoku Pro’s Kazuya Yuasa in the semifinals and final, respectively. Winning the tournament earned Taguchi his first singles title opportunity, as he unsuccessfully challenged U-30 (under 30) Openweight Champion Hiroshi Tanahashi on May 13, 2004. 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 El Samurai and American Dragon, and defeating Jyushin Thunder Liger in 45 seconds. Taguchi again finished in last place for his block.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On January 4, 2008 at Wrestle Kingdom II in Tokyo Dome, Taguchi teamed with Takashi Iizuka, Koji Kanemoto and Tiger Mask to face the “Alliance” of Pro Wrestling ZERO1-MAX’s Masato Tanaka and Tatsuhito Takaiwa, and DRADITION’s Katsushi Takemura and Yutaka Yoshie; the Alliance won the encounter, Yoshie pinning Taguchi. Taguchi faced Wataru Inoue in a rematch for the IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship on January 27, 2008, losing to Inoue once more. On February 1, 2008, it was announced that El Samurai would be leaving NJPW due to his contract expiring, effectively ending Samurai Gym. In March and April 2008, Taguchi represented NJPW in several interpromotional matches with the newly renamed Pro Wrestling ZERO1; on March 30, 2008 at New Dimension, Taguchi and Koji Kanemoto defeated ZERO1’s Masato Tanaka and Tatsuhito Takaiwa. On the following New Japan Brave tour, Taguchi defeated Takaiwa in a singles match. He then teamed with Kanemoto and Manabu Nakanishi in three tag team matches in late April, he and Nakanishi defeating ZERO1’s Takao Omori and Osamu Namiguchi, he and Kanemoto again defeating Tanaka and Takaiwa, and he and Kanemoto losing to Tanaka and Shinjiro Otani.

Facts & Trivia

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On May 27, Taguchi entered the 2012 Best of the Super Juniors tournament. Winning five out of his eight round-robin stage matches, Taguchi finished second in his block and advanced to the semifinals of the tournament. The following day, Taguchi first defeated Pac 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. On June 16 at Dominion 6.16, Taguchi failed in his title shot against Low Ki. On September 23 at Destruction, Taguchi received another shot at the title, but was this time defeated by Kota Ibushi. On October 21, Apollo 55 entered the 2012 Super Jr. Tag Tournament, defeating Chaos World Wrestling Warriors (Brian Kendrick and Low Ki) in their first round match. On November 2, Taguchi and Devitt defeated the reigning IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champions, the Forever Hooligans (Alex Koslov and Rocky Romero), to advance to the finals of the tournament, where, later that same day, they were defeated by the Time Splitters (Alex Shelley and Kushida). Despite failing to make it to the main card of Wrestle Kingdom 7 in Tokyo Dome, 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. Taguchi received his title shot on February 10 at The New Beginning, but was defeated by Devitt. On April 7 at Invasion Attack, 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.