1968 - Today
Shoichi "Sho" Funaki (船木 勝一, Funaki Shōichi) (born August 24, 1968) is a Japanese professional wrestling manager, color commentator and former 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 648,166 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Shoichi Funaki is the 322nd most popular wrestler (down from 239th in 2019), the 1,905th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,580th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Japanese Wrestler.
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Among wrestlers, Shoichi Funaki ranks 322 out of 700. Before him are Robert Maillet, Beth Phoenix, Magomed Ibragimov, David Musulbes, Miriam Blasco, and Cody Rhodes. After him are Samoa Joe, Brian Pillman, Natalya Neidhart, Aurélio Miguel, Roman Vlasov, and Vincenzo Maenza.
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.17
Rank: 316
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 317
1974 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 318
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.04
Rank: 319
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 320
1985 - Present
HPI: 35.83
Rank: 321
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 322
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 323
1962 - 1997
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 324
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.61
Rank: 325
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 326
1990 - Present
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 327
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 328
Among people born in 1968, Shoichi Funaki ranks 553. Before him are Jari Isometsä, Big Daddy Kane, Aleš Čeh, Rexy Mainaky, Eric Lamaze, and Girolamo Giovinazzo. After him are Sebastian Schipper, Ricki Lake, Dira Paes, Vanessa Marquez, Ilya Smirin, and Teppo Numminen.
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 547
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 548
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 549
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 550
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 551
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 552
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 553
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.74
Rank: 554
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.68
Rank: 555
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.66
Rank: 556
1968 - 2018
HPI: 35.61
Rank: 557
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.59
Rank: 558
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.56
Rank: 559
Among people born in Japan, Shoichi Funaki ranks 1,905 out of 6,048. Before him are Katsuhiro Kusaki (1962), Kenji Yamamoto (1965), Olivia Lufkin (1979), Tina Yuzuki (1986), Mayumi Iizuka (1977), and Rui Hachimura (1998). After him are Misaki Ito (1977), Satoru Noda (1969), Princess Tsuguko of Takamado (1986), Kaori Mizuhashi (1974), Akira Kuroiwa (1961), and Osamu Taninaka (1964).
1962 - Present
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 1,899
1965 - Present
HPI: 35.80
Rank: 1,900
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 1,901
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 1,902
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 1,903
1998 - Present
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 1,904
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 1,905
1977 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 1,906
1969 - Present
HPI: 35.75
Rank: 1,907
1986 - Present
HPI: 35.73
Rank: 1,908
1974 - Present
HPI: 35.72
Rank: 1,909
1961 - Present
HPI: 35.71
Rank: 1,910
1964 - Present
HPI: 35.71
Rank: 1,911
Among wrestlers born in Japan, Shoichi Funaki ranks 25. Before him are Saori Yoshida (1982), Naoya Ogawa (1968), Shohei Ono (1992), Ryoko Tani (1975), Kaori Icho (1984), and Yoshihiro Tajiri (1970). After him are Shinichi Shinohara (1973), Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (1957), Satoshi Ishii (1986), Yoshi Tatsu (1977), An Chang-rim (1994), and Kōsei Inoue (1978).
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 19
1968 - Present
HPI: 37.95
Rank: 20
1992 - Present
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 21
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 22
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 23
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 24
1968 - Present
HPI: 35.76
Rank: 25
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.31
Rank: 26
1957 - Present
HPI: 35.04
Rank: 27
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.73
Rank: 28
1977 - Present
HPI: 34.72
Rank: 29
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.35
Rank: 30
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.29
Rank: 31