Yoshi Tatsu

TEAM 2000X

Daga

On this page, you find the full wrestling profile of Yoshi Tatsu, with his Career History, real name, age, height and weight, the Promotions he worked for, all the Face/Heel turns, the Championship Titles he won, his Finishers, Theme Songs, Tag Teams and Stables, his appearance changes through the years, and more.

Naofumi Yamamoto (山本 尚史) was born in Gifu, Gifu, Japan on August 1, 1977, and he is currently 48 years old.

He is currently a Wrestler and Manager, working for Pro Wrestling NOAH on the Heavyweight brand under the ring name of Yoshitatsu.

Currently, he is a member of the team of TEAM 2000X (with Daga).

Yoshitatsu has won 1 championship in major promotions during his career.

Profile Info

• GenderMale
• Real NameNaofumi Yamamoto (山本 尚史)
• Ring Names
  • Yoshitatsu (October 13, 2014 - Present)
  • Yamamoto (July 29, 2014 - October 4, 2014)
  • Yoshi Tatsu (June 30, 2009 - July 14, 2017)
  • Yoshitatsu (January 29, 2009 - June 25, 2009)
  • Yamamoto (October 16, 2008 - January 8, 2009)
  • Mr. Yamamoto (December 4, 2007 - October 10, 2008)
  • Naofumi Yamamoto (October 12, 2002 - November 2, 2007)
• Born August 1, 1977 (age 48)
• NationalityJapan
• Birth PlaceGifu, Gifu, Japan
• Billed From
  • Tokyo, Japan
• Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
• Weight
  • 225 lbs (102 kg)
• NicknamesWorld Famous

Career History

• Roles

  • Wrestler (October 12, 2002 - Present)
  • Manager (October 30, 2024 - Present)

• Promotions History

  Promotion	from	to
  PromotionNOAHBrand Heavyweight	April 27, 2024	Present
  PromotionDDT	August 23, 2023	June 26, 2024
  PromotionAJPWBrand Heavyweight	September 12, 2017	December 31, 2023
  PromotionFMW E	December 11, 2022	December 11, 2022
  PromotionNJPWBrand Heavyweight	October 13, 2014	July 2, 2017
  PromotionCMLL	February 17, 2017	March 3, 2017
  PromotionWWE	August 29, 2011	June 12, 2014
  PromotionWWEBrand NXT	August 3, 2011	May 17, 2014
  PromotionWWEBrand SmackDown	April 26, 2011	August 28, 2011
  PromotionWWEBrand Raw	February 17, 2010	April 25, 2011
  PromotionWWEBrand ECW	June 30, 2009	February 16, 2010
  PromotionFCW	January 4, 2007	December 17, 2009
  PromotionNJPWBrand Heavyweight	August 6, 2006	November 2, 2007
  PromotionNJPWBrand Young Lions	October 12, 2002	August 5, 2006

• Images History

  

  Apr 2024

  

  Oct 2014

  

  Sep 2011

  

  Jan 2007

  

  Oct 2002

• Face / Heel Turns

  Alignment	Details	from	to
  Heel		October 14, 2024	Present
  Face		October 12, 2002	October 13, 2024

• Finishers

  • Roundhouse Kick (June 30, 2009 - Present)
  • Diving Spinning Wheel Kick (June 30, 2009 - Present)
  • Land of Rising Knee - Hip Toss into a Knee Lift (October 13, 2014 - Present)
  • Satsujin Backdrop - High-angle Belly-to-back Suplex (June 19, 2018 - Present)

• Theme Songs

  • Theme Song"World Famous" by Yonosuke Kitamura - Single (October 13, 2014 - Present)
  • Theme Song"J-Pop Drop" by Tom Haines & Christopher Branch - Single (June 30, 2009 - June 12, 2014)
  • Theme Song"Naofumi Yamamoto Theme Song" by New Japan Pro Wrestling - Single (October 12, 2002 - November 2, 2007)

Titles & Accomplishments

• New Japan Pro Wrestling

  • x1 NEVER Openweight 6-Man Tag Team Championship (with Michael Elgin & Hiroshi Tanahashi)

• All Japan Pro Wrestling

  • 1 World Tag Team Championship (with Kento Miyahara)

  I Believe in Wrestling

  • 1 SCW Florida Heavyweight Championship

  Pro Wrestling Riot

  • PWR Championship

Teams & Relations

• Tag Teams & Stables

  • TEAM 2000X - Daga, Omos, Jack Morris, Taishi Ozawa, Yu Owada, Tetsuya Endo (October 14, 2024 - Present)
  • Taguchi Japan - David Finlay, Hiroshi Tanahashi, Juice Robinson / CJ Parker, Kushida, Ricochet, Ryusuke Taguchi (April 14, 2017 - May 4, 2017)
  • Hunter Club - Billy Gunn, Captain New Japan (April 10, 2016 - July 2, 2017)
  • New Japan Dragons - Hiroshi Tanahashi (July 16, 2006 - September 14, 2007)
• Managed WrestlersByron Saxton

Yoshi Tatsu Games Appearances (4)

WWE Main Series (3/26)

WWE '13

WWE '12

SVR 2011

Other Games (1)

Wrestle Kingdom 2