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Yoshi Tatsu

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Naofumi Yamamoto (山本 尚史, Yamamoto Naofumi; born August 1, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler, better known by the ring name Yoshi Tatsu. Yamamoto started his professional wrestling career under his real name in October 2002 with New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he remained until 2007, when he signed with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In 2009, Yamamoto left WWE's developmental territory to join the promotion's main roster under the ring name Yoshi Tatsu (ヨシ・タツ, Yoshi Tatsu). After his release from WWE in June 2014, Yamamoto returned to NJPW the following October, performing under the tweaked ring name Yoshitatsu (ヨシタツ, Yoshitatsu). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Yoshi Tatsu is the 551st most popular wrestler (down from 422nd in 2024), the 2,835th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,199th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Yoshi Tatsu ranks 551 out of 1,027. Before him are Cho Min-sun, Marty Jannetty, Lacey Evans, Manuchar Kvirkvelia, Daima Beltrán, and Rogério Sampaio. After him are Yōsuke Yamamoto, Kosei Akaishi, Sun Fuming, Alina Dumitru, Urška Žolnir, and Khetag Gazyumov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Yoshi Tatsu ranks 561. Before him are Maria Rita, Stephon Marbury, Miyu Matsuki, Vadim Devyatovskiy, Leoš Friedl, and Oh Sang-eun. After him are Anna Kovalchuk, Lilia Vaygina-Efremova, Nelsan Ellis, Miodrag Anđelković, Reese Hoffa, and Mihhail Kõlvart.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshi Tatsu ranks 2,835 out of 6,245. Before him are Akimasa Nakamura (1961), Shiho Onodera (1973), Maki Horikita (1988), Yasuyuki Konno (1983), Hideyuki Imakura (1972), and Yuki Kotera (1986). After him are Yōsuke Yamamoto (1960), Masahiro Sukigara (1966), Kosei Akaishi (1965), Yoshinori Taguchi (1965), Masato Hashimoto (1989), and Rina Sawayama (1990).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Yoshi Tatsu ranks 37. Before him are Kairi Sane (1988), Mitsuru Sato (1961), Kaori Icho (1984), Saori Yoshida (1982), Shoichi Funaki (1968), and Hifumi Abe (1997). After him are Yōsuke Yamamoto (1960), Kosei Akaishi (1965), Akinobu Osako (1960), Uta Abe (2000), Shinichi Shinohara (1973), and Kisenosato Yutaka (1986).

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