Yoshihiro Tajiri
- January 4, 2024
- Wrestler
Quick Facts
Yoshihiro Tajiri Biography
| Name | Yoshihiro Tajiri |
| Birthday | Sep 29 |
| Birth Year | 1970 |
| Place Of Birth | Tamana |
| Home Town | Yokohama |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Spouse | Tomoe Tajiri |
Yoshihiro Tajiri is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on September 29, 1970 in Tamana, Yokohama, Japan. He is best known as an Acrobatic wrestler who was a three-time WWE Cruiserweight Champion.
He was a three time Tag Team champion with He was a three-time Tag Team champion alongside Eddie Guerrero..
In 1996 and 1997, Tajiri made several appearances for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the name Yoshihiro Tajiri as enhancement talent. On an episode of Monday Night Raw in July 1997, he lost to Taka Michinoku, whom the WWF was pushing as its rising star in the Light Heavyweight division at the time. Tajiri’s final appearance was a tag match with Brian Christopher, losing to Scott Taylor and Michinoku. He would briefly work for CMLL in 1997 and 1998, before leaving in 1999 to work for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) full-time.
Tajiri originally wanted to become a kickboxer and began training in the sport. However, after watching countless wrestling matches from Mexico, he entered the Animal Hamaguchi Wrestling gym and won its test match tournament. Tajiri debuted professionally in 1994 for International Wrestling Association of Japan (IWA Japan) with a loss to Takashi Okano. In 1996, Tajiri left CMLL to join the hardcore wrestling promotion Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW) in Tokyo, Japan. He debuted for BJW under the name Aquarius. On July 19, 1996, he defeated Dr. Wagner Jr. to win the CMLL World Light Heavyweight Championship but lost it to him on July 27. The championship changes were not approved by CMLL but done by Dr. Wagner Jr. and Aquarius as part of the tour. Since CMLL did not approve the championship reign they do not officially recognize Aquarius’ championship reign, listing Dr. Wagner as one continuous reign during the time he toured Japan. On July 23, 1997, Tajiri teamed up with Ryuji Yamakawa to win the vacant BJW Tag Team Championship. They lost it to Gedo and Jado on December 22. The team would regain the titles eleven days later, before losing it to Shadow Winger and Shadow WX. Tajiri then beat Gedo to become the first BJW Junior Heavyweight Champion. He would later be stripped of the title when he left the company. That same year, Tajiri competed for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), participating in the promotion’s Best of the Super Juniors IV tournament as a guest from BJW. He won three matches but also lost three and did not advance from the first-round.
He was born in Tamana (Kumamoto). He is married to Tomoe Tajiri.
Yoshihiro Tajiri Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Wrestler |
| House | Living in own house. |
Yoshihiro Tajiri is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Yoshihiro Tajiri 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He began his professional wrestling career with the Big Japan Pro Wrestling promotion.
In 2002, he was ranked #23 on Pro Wrestling Illustrated’s Top 500 List.
Yoshihiro Tajiri (田尻 義博 , Tajiri Yoshihiro, born September 29, 1970) , is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter primarily known under the ring name Tajiri (sometimes stylized as “TAJIRI”), he has also competed under his real name as well as under the names Aquarius and Kikkoman and briefly worked as the masked character Tigre Blanco.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 5 ft 9 in |
Yoshihiro Tajiri height 5 ft 9 in Yoshihiro weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Yoshihiro Tajiri Dating?
According to our records, Yoshihiro Tajiri married to Tomoe Tajiri. As of December 1, 2023, Yoshihiro Tajiri’s is not dating anyone.
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With ECW’s television deal being canceled in October 2000, the company had to make massive cuts. This resulted in Tajiri wrestling for the company for lower wages and led to him wrestling more frequently on the American and Mexican independent circuit. In IWA Puerto Rico, Tajiri teamed with Super Crazy as they unsuccessfully wrestled Andy Anderson and Vyzago for the World Tag Team Championship. He would also enter the Hardcore Championship invitational match but lost.
Facts & Trivia
Yoshihiro Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Yoshihiro Tajiri celebrates birthday on September 29 of every year.
Tajiri won his first WCW Cruiserweight Championship on October 22, 2001, on Raw. The title became the WWF Cruiserweight Championship and replaced the WWF Light Heavyweight Championship when the WWF defeated The Alliance at Survivor Series on November 18. WWF was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment, and the roster was divided into two “brands”: Raw and SmackDown!. Tajiri, along with Torrie Wilson, was drafted to SmackDown!, therefore making the Cruiserweight Championship a SmackDown! exclusive title. Tajiri went on to lose the title to Billy Kidman on an episode on Smackdown!. He would go on to beat Kidman at Backlash once again and won the Cruiserweight Championship again only 19 days after losing it.
What happened Yoshihiro Tajiri?
Tokyo, Japan He was also the promoter and featured wrestler for the Smash promotion as well as its successor Wrestling New Classic (WNC). He is currently under a full-time contract with All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). Over the years Tajiri has trained various wrestlers including Kushida, Minoru Fujita, Ray and Syuri.
What is the green mist in WWE made of?
Wrestlers who use the mist often make a show of rubbing their throats with their thumb and forefinger before spitting, as if to extract the mist from some secret gland. In reality, the mist is water and food coloring or, alternatively, a powdered drink mix such as Kool-Aid , which is stored in a small bag or balloon.
Are William Regal and Tajiri friends?
Tajiri and William Regal are now good friends but the two didn’t get off to a great start. In a past interview, Regal talked about how difficult it was as they travelled together during their WWE run.
How old is Tajiri?
51 years (September 29, 1970)
Who spit green mist in wrestling?
After WWE NXT went off-air, fans took to Twitter and criticised WWE for allowing Asuka to spit green mist into Banks’ face despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. On the WWE NXT Great American Bash episode, WWE RAW Women’s Champion Asuka returned to help Io Shirai in defeating Sasha Banks.