WRESTLER

Shoichi Funaki

1968 - Today

Photo of Shoichi Funaki

Icon of person Shoichi Funaki

Shoichi "Sho" Funaki (船木 勝一, Funaki Shōichi) (born August 24, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestling manager, color commentator and retired professional wrestler signed to WWE, where he works as a Japanese-language play-by-play commentator and an occasional interpreter for Japanese talents in the company. During his time as an in-ring performer, he became a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Shoichi Funaki is the 529th most popular wrestler (down from 373rd in 2024), the 2,766th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,035th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Japanese Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Shoichi Funaki by language

Loading...

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Shoichi Funaki ranks 529 out of 1,027. Before him are Adam Page, Brian Pillman, Lasha Shavdatuashvili, András Sike, Al Snow, and Beth Phoenix. After him are Andriy Kalashnikov, Alejandro Puerto, Trevor Murdoch, John Tenta, Stoyan Balov, and Sonya Deville.

Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Shoichi Funaki ranks 699. Before him are Rexy Mainaky, Richard Sulík, Ma Wenge, Junot Díaz, Alberto Belsué, and Sarah Parish. After him are Bart Brentjens, Warren Ellis, Adam Matysek, Raquel Cassidy, Ömer Çelik, and Yuri Bashkatov.

Others Born in 1968

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shoichi Funaki ranks 2,766 out of 6,245. Before him are Ryuji Michiki (1973), Hikaru Kuba (1990), Satoshi Ohno (1980), Ryōta Tsuzuki (1978), Kenji Komata (1964), and Ai Otsuka (1982). After him are Nobuhiro Ueno (1965), Daigo (1978), Hiroshi Hayano (1955), Yoji Shinkawa (1971), Makoto Yamazaki (1970), and Tatsuya Shiozawa (1982).

Others born in Japan

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Shoichi Funaki ranks 35. Before him are Ryoko Tani (1975), Atsuji Miyahara (1958), Kairi Sane (1988), Mitsuru Sato (1961), Kaori Icho (1984), and Saori Yoshida (1982). After him are Hifumi Abe (1997), Yoshi Tatsu (1977), Yōsuke Yamamoto (1960), Kosei Akaishi (1965), Akinobu Osako (1960), and Uta Abe (2000).

Japanese born Wrestlers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous