Yoshi Tatsu
Naofumi Yamamoto 
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| Ring name | Yoshi Tatsu Naofumi Yamamoto Yamamoto- san Yamamoto Yoshitatsu-san |
| height | 186 cm |
| Fighting weight | 102 kg |
| birth |
August 1, 1977 Gifu, Japan |
| Announced from | Tokyo , Japan |
| Trained by | Arn Anderson, Billy Kidman, Tom Prichard, New Japan Dojo, Masahiro Chono, FCW Training, Yuji Nagata, Jamie Noble, Norman Smiley |
| debut | October 12, 2002 |
Naofumi Yamamoto ( Japanese 山 本 尚 史 , Yamamoto Naofumi ; born August 1, 1977 in Gifu , Japan ), better known by his current ring name Yoshi Tatsu , is a Japanese wrestler .
Wrestling career
New Japan Pro Wrestling
On October 12, 2002, Yamamoto began his career with New Japan Pro Wrestling . There he competed until November 3, 2007.
WWE
Florida Championship Wrestling
In late 2007, Yamamoto signed a development contract with WWE . On December 4, 2007, Yamamoto made his debut as Yamamoto-san in the FCW development league.
At FCW, Yamamoto and Sheamus formed a tag team called "Movers And Shakers" for a match.
ECW
On June 30, 2009, Yamamoto made his WWE debut at ECW against Shelton Benjamin . Yamamoto feuded with Christian , Tommy Dreamer and Goldust against William Regal , Vladimir Kozlov and Ezekiel Jackson . Parallel to the WWE, he continued to wrestle in the Florida Championship Wrestling development league .
At ECW , Yamamoto formed a tag team with Goldust .
RAW
After Extreme Championship Wrestling broke up, Yamamoto switched to RAW . He made his debut in a tag team match on February 22, 2010, along with Kofi Kingston and Evan Bourne against Cody Rhodes , Ted DiBiase and Randy Orton , which he and his team won . Yamamoto was injured in August and returned to RAW on October 25th.
Smackdown
At the WWE Draft on April 26, 2011, he was switched to SmackDown .
In season 5 of WWE NXT , he served as the pro of Byron Saxton. On June 12, 2014, Yamamoto was released from the WWE.
Web links
- WWE Profile
- WWE profile (German) ( Memento from August 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- Profile on Neckbruch.com
- Profile on Cagematch.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ WWE releases Superstars . WWE. June 12, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
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| SURNAME | Yoshi Tatsu |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Yamamoto, Naofumi; 山 本 尚 史 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese wrestler |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gifu , Japan |