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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 different languages on Wikipedia. Yoshi Tatsu is the 532nd most popular wrestler (down from 421st in 2019), the 2,743rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,200th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Japanese Wrestler.

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Among WRESTLERS

Among wrestlers, Yoshi Tatsu ranks 532 out of 1,027. Before him are Cho Min-sun, Marty Jannetty, Lacey Evans, Manuchar Kvirkvelia, Daima Beltrán, and Rogério Sampaio. After him are Sun Fuming, Alina Dumitru, Urška Žolnir, Khetag Gazyumov, Tyler Breeze, and Akinobu Osako.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Yoshi Tatsu ranks 539. 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 Rebecca St. James.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yoshi Tatsu ranks 2,743 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 Masahiro Sukigara (1966), Yoshinori Taguchi (1965), Masato Hashimoto (1989), Rina Sawayama (1990), Ryo Hasegawa (1999), and Kazunari Koga (1972).

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Among WRESTLERS In Japan

Among wrestlers born in Japan, Yoshi Tatsu ranks 35. Before him are Atsuji Miyahara (1958), Kairi Sane (1988), Kaori Icho (1984), Saori Yoshida (1982), Shoichi Funaki (1968), and Hifumi Abe (1997). After him are Akinobu Osako (1960), Uta Abe (2000), Shinichi Shinohara (1973), Kisenosato Yutaka (1986), Kenzo Nakamura (1973), and Tomohiro Matsunaga (1980).

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