Naofumi Yamamoto

    Naofumi Yamamoto

    August 1, 1977 (47 years old) in Gifu, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

    Naofumi Yamamoto (ๅฑฑๆœฌ ๅฐšๅฒ, Yamamoto Naofumi) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former boxer and mixed martial artist currently signed to All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW). 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 WWE. In 2009, Yamamoto left WWE's developmental territory to join the promotion's main roster under the ring name Yoshi Tatsu (ใƒจใ‚ทใƒปใ‚ฟใƒ„, Yoshi Tatsu). After his June 2014 release from WWE, Yamamoto returned to NJPW the following October, performing under the tweaked ring name Yoshitatsu (ใƒจใ‚ทใ‚ฟใƒ„, Yoshitatsu). Following his departure from NJPW in late 2017, Yamamoto became a freelancer, and started working most notably for All Japan Pro Wrestling, who he signed full time for in 2020.

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    WWE Main EventWWE Main Event
    WWE NXTWWE NXT
    WWE NXTWWE NXT
    WWE SmackDownWWE SmackDown
    The JBL and Cole ShowThe JBL and Cole Show

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