Yoshihiro Tajiri
Yoshihiro Tajiri (born around 1974, Yokohama, Japan) is a Japanese professional wrestler performing in World Wrestling Entertainment on the RAW brand.
Trained in traditional Japanese style and lucha libre, he debuted in the early 1990s in Japan wrestling mainly for the Japanese office of Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). In 1997, he left for the hardcore wrestling promotion Big Japan based in Tokyo.
In late 1998, while in Mexico, he caught the eye of Extreme Championship Wrestling owner Paul Heyman and was invited to the United States to wrestle for ECW. He became extremely popular with the fans, despite being brought in as a heel.
He stayed in ECW until it closed in 2001, and was almost immediately signed by WWE, where he has been ever since.
When given the opportunity, Yoshihiro Tajiri can be one of the best performers in WWE. He has great charisma and is a fantastic wrestler.
Trademarks
- Nicknamed the Japanese Buzzsaw
- Trademark Finisher is the Buzzsaw Kick this is a kick to the side of the head of an opponent who is on their knees.
- Spits Green Mist at opponent's eyes in order to blind them; Tajiri has, however, been known to spit Red Mist (which has no differing effects from its green variation) and Black Mist (which is significantly more powerful, provided the storyline on WWE Smackdown! where Nidia was blinded temporarily.)
Trivia
- At one time during the WCW/ECW Invasion in 2001, Tajiri unified the WCW Cruiserweight and WWF Light Heavyweight Titles into the WWE Cruiserweight Title.
- Has Held the ECW World Tag Team Title (w/Mikey Whipwreck)
- Has Held the ECW World Television Title
- Has Held the WCW Cruiserweight Title
- Has held the WWF Light Heavyweight Title
- Has held the WWE Cruiserweight Title multiple times
- Was rewarded for his hard work, talented efforts, and gaining popularity in ECW by wrestling then World Heavyweight Champion Taz for the title in the main event of an ECW Pay Per View card.
- Wrestled as the masked Aquarius in Mexico and Japan.