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Shoichi Funaki

1968 - Today

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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 is a one-time Cruiserweight Champion and a one-time Hardcore Champion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shoichi Funaki has received more than 688,520 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Shoichi Funaki is the 371st most popular wrestler (down from 322nd in 2019), the 2,031st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,901st in 2019) and the 31st most popular Japanese Wrestler.

Memorability Metrics

  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Shoichi Funaki ranks 371 out of 1,027Before him are Ilya Mate, Aurélio Miguel, Kaori Icho, Dakota Kai, Kiyomi Kato, and Billy Gunn. After him are Sabu, Yael Arad, Waldemar Legień, Hüseyin Özkan, John Laurinaitis, and Sherri Martel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Shoichi Funaki ranks 573Before him are Matjaž Zupan, Chen Jing, Jon Schaffer, Ravi Teja, Emanuele Naspetti, and Patrick Gallagher. After him are Mauricio Serna, Bitty Schram, The D.O.C., Sandra Hess, Raquel Cassidy, and Claire Keegan.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Shoichi Funaki ranks 2,031 out of 6,245Before him are Mai Kuraki (1982), Ao Tanaka (1998), Junko Iwao (1970), Teruyoshi Ito (1974), Miyuki Yanagita (1981), and Inesu Emiko Takeoka (1971). After him are Koji Uehara (1975), Yoshihiro Natsuka (1969), Masataka Imai (1959), Eri Fukatsu (1973), Hitoshi Sakimoto (1969), and Sayaka Kanda (1986).

Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Shoichi Funaki ranks 31Before him are Shohei Ono (1992), Naoya Ogawa (1968), Ryoko Tani (1975), Saori Yoshida (1982), Kaori Icho (1984), and Kiyomi Kato (1948). After him are Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (1957), Yoshihiro Tajiri (1970), Kōsei Inoue (1978), Satoshi Ishii (1986), Yoshi Tatsu (1977), and Shinichi Shinohara (1973).