History Wrestling / YoshihiroTajiri

* DemotedToExtra: After the draft lottery he came to Raw as a big deal. Feuding with Evolution members Triple H and Batista, even beating Wrestling/{{Kane}} with the help of his mist. Did not last for him.

* DemotedToExtra: After the draft lottery he came to Raw as a big deal. Feuding with Evolution members Triple H and Batista, even beating Wrestling/{{Kane}} with the help of his mist. Did not last for him (or fellow Smackdown grab, [[Wrestling/TheWorldsGreatestTagTeam Shelton Benjamin]], for that matter).

* SignatureMove: Besides the green mist, he was known for the tarantula in WWE and a handspring back elbow.

He made some appearances for [=WWE=] in 1997 in the early stages of its Light Heavyweight Division. He returned to [=CMLL=] in 1998 and stayed until he made his [=ECW=] debut in January 1999. He made his [=PPV=] debut with a win over Wrestling/SuperCrazy at ''ECW Guilty As Charged 99'', January 10, 1999, kicking off their big feud. Tajiri would also feud with Little Guido Maritato and Wrestling/JerryLynn. As a {{Heel}}, he would join the PowerStable the Network before splitting off and siding with Wrestling/MikeyWhipwreck and [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell the Sinister Minister]]. They would win the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]] on August 25th, 2000 and lose them the next day to the [=FBI=] (Maritato and Wrestling/TonyMamaluke.) Tajiri also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html ECW World Television Title]]. In WWE, he would hold the Wrestling/{{WCW}} [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html United States Heavyweight Title]] during the [=InVasion=][=/=]Alliance angle, as well as the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] with Wrestling/WilliamRegal, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE [=SmackDown!=] Tag Team Titles]] with Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-c.html WWE Cruiserweight Title]] three times, and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/wwf-lh.html WWF World Light Heavyweight Title]].

'''Yoshihiro Tajiri''' (b. 1970) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and promoter best known for his time in Wrestling/{{ECW}} from 1999-2001 and later in Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He started in the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] IWA Japan promotion in 1994 and also competed for Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling and for Wrestle Association R. He switched to Wrestling/{{CMLL}} in Mexico before going back to Japan and joining the hardcore Big Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. He made some appearances for [=WWE=] in 1997 in the early stages of its Light Heavyweight Division. He returned to [=CMLL=] in 1998 and stayed until he made his [=ECW=] debut in January 1999. He made his [=PPV=] debut with a win over Wrestling/SuperCrazy at ''ECW Guilty As Charged 99'', January 10, 1999, kicking off their big feud. Tajiri would also feud with Little Guido Maritato and Wrestling/JerryLynn. As a {{Heel}}, he would join the PowerStable the Network before splitting off and siding with Wrestling/MikeyWhipwreck and [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell the Sinister Minister]]. They would win the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]] on August 25th, 2000 and lose them the next day to the [=FBI=] (Maritato and Wrestling/TonyMamaluke.) Tajiri also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html ECW World Television Title]]. In WWE, he would hold the Wrestling/{{WCW}} [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html United States Heavyweight Title]] during the [=InVasion=][=/=]Alliance angle, as well as the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] with Wrestling/WilliamRegal, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE [=SmackDown!=] Tag Team Titles]] with Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-c.html WWE Cruiserweight Title]] three times, and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/wwf-lh.html WWF World Light Heavyweight Title]]. In he periods before and after he was a CMLL Light Heavyweight Champion, Big Japan Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion, BJW Junion Heavyweight Champion, IWA Hardcore Champion, Fight Club Finland Champion and European Wrestling Promotion Intercontinental Champion. He has also competed for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH, Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam, Wrestling/FightingOperaHUSTLE and many other promotions in the U.S., Japan, Mexico and Europe. He has also served as the promoter of Wrestling New Classic in Japan, the Japanese version of SMASH and Wrestle-1.

As usual, you can find the basics at [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshihiro_Tajiri The Other Wiki]].

* ArchEnemy: Super Crazy and [[Wrestling/LittleGuidoMaritato Little Guido]] during the 90s in ECW.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Pune Tongue, though no one actually knows what it is. During the second "Diva Search", Wrestling/TheRock suggested [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar it was a form of pie]].

*** BrainwashedAndCrazy: He was against the group until Yinling hypnotized him.

'''Yoshihiro Tajiri''' (b. 1970) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and promoter best known for his time in Wrestling/{{ECW}} from 1999-2001 and later in Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He started in the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] IWA Japan promotion in 1994 and also competed for Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling and for Wrestle Association R. He switched to Wrestling/{{CMLL}} in Mexico before going back to Japan and joining the hardcore Big Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. He made some appearances for [=WWE=] in 1997 in the early stages of its Light Heavyweight Division. He returned to [=CMLL=] in 1998 and stayed until he made his [=ECW=] debut in January 1999. He made his [=PPV=] debut with a win over Wrestling/SuperCrazy at ''ECW Guilty As Charged 99'', January 10, 1999, kicking off their big feud. Tajiri would also feud with Little Guido Maritato and Wrestling/JerryLynn. As a {{Heel}}, he would join the PowerStable the Network before splitting off and siding with Wrestling/MikeyWhipwreck and [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell the Sinister Minister]]. They would win the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]] on August 25th, 2000 and lose them the next day to the [=FBI=] (Maritato and Wrestling/TonyMamaluke.) Tajiri also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html ECW World Television Title]]. In WWE, he would hold the Wrestling/{{WCW}} [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html United States Heavyweight Title]] during the [=InVasion=][=/=]Alliance angle, as well as the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] with Wrestling/WilliamRegal, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE [=SmackDown!=] Tag Team Titles]] with Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-c.html WWE Cruiserweight Title]] three times, and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/wwf-lh.html WWF World Light Heavyweight Title]]. In he periods before and after he was a CMLL Light Heavyweight Champion, Big Japan Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion, BJW Junion Heavyweight Champion, IWA Hardcore Champion, Fight Club Finland Champion and European Wrestling Promotion Intercontinental Champion. He has also competed for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH, Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}} and many other promotions in the U.S., Japan, Mexico and Europe. He has also served as the promoter of Wrestling New Classic in Japan, the Japanese version of SMASH and Wrestle-1.

'''Yoshihiro Tajiri''' (b. 1970) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and promoter best known for his time in Wrestling/{{ECW}} from 1999-2001 and later in Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He started in the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] IWA Japan promotion in 1994 and also competed for Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling and for Wrestle Association R. He switched to Wrestling/{{CMLL}} in Mexico before going back to Japan and joining the hardcore Big Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. He made some appearances for [=WWE=] in 1997 in the early stages of its Light Heavyweight Division. He returned to [=CMLL=] in 1998 and stayed until he made his [=ECW=] debut in January 1999. He made his [=PPV=] debut with a win over Wrestling/SuperCrazy at ''ECW Guilty As Charged 99'', January 10, 1999, kicking off their big feud. Tajiri would also feud with Little Guido Maritato and Wrestling/JerryLynn. As a {{Heel}}, he would join the PowerStable the Network before splitting off and siding with Wrestling/MikeyWhipwreck and [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell the Sinister Minister]]. They would win the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]] on August 25th, 2000 and lose them the next day to the [=FBI=] (Maritato and Tony Mamaluke.) Tajiri also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html ECW World Television Title]]. In WWE, he would hold the Wrestling/{{WCW}} [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html United States Heavyweight Title]] during the [=InVasion=][=/=]Alliance angle, as well as the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] with Wrestling/WilliamRegal, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE [=SmackDown!=] Tag Team Titles]] with Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-c.html WWE Cruiserweight Title]] three times, and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/wwf-lh.html WWF World Light Heavyweight Title]]. In he periods before and after he was a CMLL Light Heavyweight Champion, Big Japan Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion, BJW Junion Heavyweight Champion, IWA Hardcore Champion, Fight Club Finland Champion and European Wrestling Promotion Intercontinental Champion. He has also competed for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH, Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}} and many other promotions in the U.S., Japan, Mexico and Europe. He has also served as the promoter of Wrestling New Classic in Japan, the Japanese version of SMASH and Wrestle-1.

** A team with Akio (Jimmy Wang Yang) and Sakoda. While it was reported on the Internet that the trio was named Kyo Dai, WWE never actually used the name on TV.

* RealSongThemeTune: (in ECW):
** Music/TheProdigy's "Smack My Bitch Up"
** Music/{{Cold}}'s "Just Got Wicked"

'''Yoshihiro Tajiri''' (b. 1970) is a UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}ese {{Professional Wrestl|ing}}er and promoter best known for his time in Wrestling/{{ECW}} from 1999-2001 and later in Wrestling/{{WWE}}. He started in the [[GarbageWrestler hardcore]] IWA Japan promotion in 1994 and also competed for Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling and for Wrestle Association R. He switched to Wrestling/{{CMLL}} in Mexico before going back to Japan and joining the hardcore Big Japan Pro Wrestling promotion. He made some appearances for [=WWE=] in 1997 in the early stages of its Light Heavyweight Division. He returned to [=CMLL=] in 1998 and stayed until he made his [=ECW=] debut in January 1999. He made his [=PPV=] debut with a win over Super Crazy at ''ECW Guilty As Charged 99'', January 10, 1999, kicking off their big feud. Tajiri would also feud with Little Guido Maritato and Wrestling/JerryLynn. As a {{Heel}}, he would join the PowerStable the Network before splitting off and siding with Wrestling/MikeyWhipwreck and [[Wrestling/JamesMitchell the Sinister Minister]]. They would win the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-t.html ECW World Tag Team Titles]] on August 25th, 2000 and lose them the next day to the [=FBI=] (Maritato and Tony Mamaluke.) Tajiri also held the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/us/ecw/ecw-tv.html ECW World Television Title]]. In WWE, he would hold the Wrestling/{{WCW}} [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wcw/wcw-us-h.html United States Heavyweight Title]] during the [=InVasion=][=/=]Alliance angle, as well as the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-world-t.html WWE World Tag Team Titles]] with Wrestling/WilliamRegal, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-t.html WWE [=SmackDown!=] Tag Team Titles]] with Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/wwe/wwe-c.html WWE Cruiserweight Title]] three times, and the [[http://www.wrestling-titles.com/mexico/uwa/wwf-lh.html WWF World Light Heavyweight Title]]. In he periods before and after he was a CMLL Light Heavyweight Champion, Big Japan Pro Wrestling Tag Team Champion, BJW Junion Heavyweight Champion, IWA Hardcore Champion, Fight Club Finland Champion and European Wrestling Promotion Intercontinental Champion. He has also competed for Wrestling/AllJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/NewJapanProWrestling, Wrestling/{{CZW}}, Wrestling/ProWrestlingNOAH, Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam, Wrestling/{{HUSTLE}} and many other promotions in the U.S., Japan, Mexico and Europe. He has also served as the promoter of Wrestling New Classic in Japan, the Japanese version of SMASH and Wrestle-1.

* WesternZodiac: Used the name "Aquarius" at one point.

* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: As Kana became a dirty word in Joshi, he decided she wasn't so bad and not only let her keep her spot on the SMASH roster but join up with the The Sexy Purple Thunder Sister. She then lead the three in a personal mission to eliminate the old man and takeover the company. Despite all this, he still gave Kana the benefit of the doubt in Wrestling New Classic, where it mostly worked out until the promotion started to get absorbed by new ones and went inactive, at which point she acted to ensure its complete destruction.

* {{Expy}}: Of the Great Kabuki, Kendo Nagasaki and Wrestling/TheGreatMuta once he started spraying the Japanese mist in people's eyes. When they met in All Japan Pro Wrestling Muta eventually took a liking to him and they formed a tag team.

* AuthorAvatar: In SMASH(but not the Canadian one) and Wrestling New Classic

* WouldHitAGirl: Syuri is among the many students of his he went on to feud with in New Wrestling classic and Tajiri has defeated her one on one.

* WouldHitAGirl: Syuri is among the people he is feuding with in New Wrestling classic and Tajiri has defeated her one on one (she kind of deserved it).

* ImprobableWeaponUser: [[AHandfulForAnEye His mist spray]] usually green, but black caused TemporaryBlindness. "Traditionally" black mist is supposed to be capable of killing but in WWE, it was only dangerous in the eyes, as Jamie Noble blocked it simply by covering them with with his forearms.

* SoProudOfYou: Publicly blessed ahead of his KUSHIDA his departure from SMASH so it would not conflict with his New Japan bookings.

* TheApprentice: He has a quite unclear training lineage, as he has trained with many people in several places (first in the Animal Hamaguchi doj, later in IWA Japan, Michinoku Pro and Mexico) but it was Sho Funaki who became his mentor while in United States. He recommended him to sign up with HUSTLE before everything else when he did his return to Japan, which gave birth to some awesome sagas.