Ryusuke Taguchi
 Taguchi in March 2018 | |
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| Born | April 15, 1979 Iwanuma, Miyagi, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
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| Billed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Billed weight | 91 kg (201 lb) |
| Trained by | NJPW Dojo Kotetsu Yamamoto |
| Debut | November 22, 2002 |
Ryusuke Taguchi (田口 隆祐, Taguchi Ryūsuke; born April 15, 1979) is a Japanese professional wrestler. He is signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW). He also makes appearances for DDT Pro Wrestling (DDT), where he is the current DDT Universal Champion in his first reign.
Pursuing several sports in high school, Taguchi competed in 76 kg (168 lb) class amateur wrestling in college before entering the NJPW Dojo in March 2002 and debuting in November of that year at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, wrestling in New Japan's famous junior heavyweight division.
Taguchi's best known gimmick is akin to a disco dancer, often sporting a short afro and colorful, flamboyant attire and celebrating victories with a post-match dance, encouraging his partners to join in during tag team matches. This earned Taguchi the nickname "Funky Weapon".