Kaientai

 

[Kai En Tai GALLERY]

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[Taka Michinoku] [Sho Funaki] [Dick Togo] [Shiryu]

Title History

  • WWF Light Heavyweight title (Taka Michinoku) defeating Brian Christopher [Tournament] (December 7, 1997);

Career Highlights

  • June 1996: Shoishi Funaki & Taka Michinoku joined Dick Togo, Shiryu, and Mens Teioh in Kaientai DX, or KDX..
  • March 1998: Yamaguchi San originally brought in Sho Funaki, Mens Teioh & Dick Togo to feud with Taka Michinoku..
  • May 31, 1998 – Over the Edge: Kaientai defeated Taka Michinoku & Bradshaw..
  • Taka eventually turned heel and rejoined Kaientai with Sho Funaki, Dick Togo & Mens Teioh..
  • ~~~Yamaguchi-San’s wife was revealed as TAKA’s sister..
  • ~~~Val Venis eventually ended up with Mrs. Yamaguchi-San, which led to the famous “castration” scene on “RAW”..
  • ~~~After a while, Dick Togo & Mens Teioh were granted their release and Taka & Funaki became a regular tag team..
  • June 6, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Kai En Tai (Dick Togo & Sho Funaki) (w/Mens Teioh & Yamaguchi-San) defeated Christopher Daniels & Steve Boz.
  • June 1, 1998 – RAW: Taka Michinoku defeated Sho Funaki to retain the WWF Light Heavyweight Title.
  • June 20, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo & Jose Estrada defeated Dick Togo & Mens Teioh & Sho Funaki..
  • June 28, 1998 – King of the Ring: The Headbangers & Taka Michinoku defeated Kaientai.
  • July 4, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Sho Funaki & Mens Teioh defeated Steve Casey & Papi Chulo..
  • July 11, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Savio Vega & Jesus Castillo & Jose Estrada defeated Dick Togo & Mens Teioh & Sho Funaki..
  • July 13, 1998 – RAW: Kaientai defeated Too Much (Brian Christopher & Scott Taylor) & Taka Michinoku.
  • August 2, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Darren Drozdov & The Head Bangers (Mosh & Thrasher) defeated Kai En Tai (Dick Togo, Mens Teioh & Sho Funaki).
  • August 3, 1998 – RAW: Kaientai vs Val Venis & TAKA Michinoku ended in a No Contest.
  • August 15, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Skull & 8-Ball defeated Sho Funaki & Dick Togo..
  • August 17, 1998 – RAW: Kaientai defeated Val Venis in a handicap match.
  • August 30, 1998 – SummerSlam: The Oddities defeated Kaientai in an Eight Man Tag Team Match
  • ~~~The Oddities = Golga & Giant Silva & Kurrgan w/Luna Vachon & the Insane Clown Posse..
  • ~~~Kaientai = Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki & Dick Togo & Mens Teioh w/Yamaguchi-San..
  • September 5, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Sho Funaki & Mens Teioh defeated Julio Sanchez & Steve Corino..
  • September 7, 1998 – RAW: Degeneration X defeated Kaientai.
  • September 27, 1998 – Breakdown: Matt & Jeff Hardy defeated Mens Teioh & Sho Funaki.
  • October 4, 1998 – HEAT: Sho Funaki defeated Matt Hardy..
  • October 10, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Light-Heavyweight Champions Taka Michinoku defeated Sho Funaki..
  • October 11, 1998 – HEAT: Kaientai defeated The Hardy Boyz and Too Much.
  • October 17, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Light-Heavyweight Champion Taka Michinoku defeated Sho Funaki..
  • October 20, 1998 – RAW: Kai En Tai (Dick Togo, Mens Teioh, Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku) defeated The Oddities (Golga, Kurrgan, Shaggy 2 Dope & Violent J) by disqualification.
  • December 5, 1998 – Shotgun Saturday Night: Sho Funaki & Dick Togo & Mens Teioh defeated Bradshaw & Farooq in a handicap match..
  • May 24, 1999 – RAW IS OWEN: The Hardy Boyz defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki..
  • August 1, 1999 – HEAT: The Hardy Boyz defeated Funaki and Papi Chulo.
  • August 15, 1999 – HEAT: Edge & Christian vs. Sho Funaki & Papi Chulo ended in a No Contest..
  • November 7, 1999 – HEAT: The Dudley Boyz defeated Sho Funaki & Taka Michinoku..
  • November 14, 1999 – Survivor Series: The Big Show & Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki & The Blue Meanie defeated Viscera & Mideon & The Big Bossman & Prince Albert in a Survivor Series match..
  • November 20, 1999 – Jakked: The Headbangers defeated Kaientai & The Dudley Boyz & The Hardy Boyz in a 4-WAY tag team match..
  • November 21, 1999 – HEAT: The Acolytes vs. Kaientai ended in a No Contest..
  • November 28, 1999 – HEAT: Kaientai defeated The Headbangers..
  • December 4, 1999 – Jakked: The Headbangers defeated Kaientai..
  • December 5, 1999 – HEAT: Taka Michinoku defeated Mark Henry..
  • December 11, 1999 – Jakked: Kaientai defeated Mark Henry in a handicap match..
  • December 25, 1999 – Jakked: The Headbangers defeated Kaientai..
  • January 1, 2000 – Jakked: Kaientai defeated Mideon & The Brooklyn Brawler..
  • January 6, 2000 – Smackdown!: Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated Pete Gas & Rodney..
  • January 15, 2000 – Jakked: Kaientai defeated Jason Lee & Danny Holiday..
  • January 22, 2000 – Jakked: Too Cool defeated Kaientai..
  • March 25, 2000 – Jakked: Steven Richards & Essa Rios defeated Kaientai..
  • March 26, 2000 – HEAT: Kaientai defeated The Hardy Boyz..
  • April 1, 2000 – Jakked: Viscera & The Headbangers defeated Kaientai & Steven Richards..
  • April 16, 2000 – HEAT: Taka Michinoku defeated Essa Rios..
  • April 23, 2000 – HEAT: Light-Heavyweight Champion Scotty 2 Hotty defeated Dean Malenko & Taka Michinoku in a 3-WAY match..
  • April 30, 2000 – HEAT: Kaientai & The Godfather defeated Steven Richards & The Headbangers..
  • May 7, 2000 – HEAT: Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Kaientai..
  • May 21, 2000 – HEAT: Essa Rios & Lita defeated Kaientai..
  • May 27, 2000 – Jakked: Al Snow & Steve Blackman defeated Kaientai..
  • June 10, 2000 – Jakked: Gangrel defeated Taka Michinoku..
  • June 17, 2000 – Jakked: Eddie Guerrero & Chyna defeated Kaientai..
  • June 18, 2000 – HEAT: Steve Blackman & Al Snow defeated Kaientai..
  • July 2, 2000 – HEAT: Too Cool defeated Kaientai..
  • July 15, 2000 – Jakked: Kaientai vs. D-Lo Brown & Chaz ended in a No Contest..
  • July 16, 2000 – HEAT: D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Kaientai..
  • July 16, 2000 – Live Event: Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki defeated The Dupps..
  • July 23, 2000 – HEAT: Taka Michinoku defeated Essa Rios..
  • July 29, 2000 – Jakked: D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Kaientai..
  • July 30, 2000 – HEAT: Sgt. Slaughter defeated Kaientai in a handicap match..
  • August 12, 2000 – Jakked: The Big Bossman defeated Taka Michinoku..
  • September 16, 2000 – Jakked: D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Kaientai..
  • September 17, 2000 – HEAT: D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Kaientai..
  • September 23, 2000 – Jakked: Essa Rios defeated Taka Michinoku..
  • September 30, 2000 – Jakked: Too Cool defeated Kaientai..
  • October 1, 2000 – HEAT: Light Heavyweight Champion Dean Malenko defeated Taka Michinoku..
  • December 9, 2000 – Jakked: Raven defeated Taka Michinoku..
  • December 10, 2000 – HEAT: Perry Saturn defeated Taka Michinoku..
  • December 16, 2000 – Jakked: D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Kaientai..
  • December 21, 2000 – Smackdown!: Crash Holly & Molly Holly defeated Taka Michinoku & Sho Funaki..
  • December 30, 2000 – Jakked: Crash Holly defeated Taka Michinoku..
  • January 7, 2001 – HEAT: The Acolytes defeated Kaientai..
  • January 14, 2001 – HEAT: Too Cool vs. Kaientai ended in a No Contest..
  • January 28, 2001 – HEAT: D-Lo Brown & Chaz defeated Kaientai..
  • January 27, 2001 – Jakked: Taka Michinoku defeated Vito DeNucci..
  • February 11, 2001 – HEAT: The Undertaker & Kane defeated Kaientai..
  • February 24, 2001 – Jakked: Kaientai defeated Matt Murphy & Superstar Steve..
  • February 25, 2001 – HEAT: Bull Buchanan & The Goodfather defeated Kaientai..
  • March 10, 2001 – Jakked: X-Pac & Justin Credible defeated Kaientai..
  • March 11, 2001 – HEAT: Steve Blackman defeated Kaientai in a handicap match..
  • March 25, 2001 – HEAT: The Hardy Boyz defeated Kaientai..
  • April 14, 2001 – Jakked: Steve Blackman & Grandmaster Sexay defeated Kaientai..
  • May 13, 2001 – HEAT: X-Pac & Justin Credible defeated Kaientai..
  • May 20, 2001 – HEAT: X-Pac & Justin Credible defeated Kaientai..
  • May 27, 2001 – HEAT: Taka Michinoku defeated Crash Holly..
  • June 2, 2001 – Jakked: Kaientai defeated Pawluk & Highlander..
  • June 16, 2001 – Jakked: Jerry Lynn defeated Taka Michinoku..
  • June 23, 2001 – Jakked: Kaientai defeated Scoot Andrews & Christopher Daniels..
  • June 30, 2001 – Jakked: Hardcore Holly & Crash Holly defeated Kaientai..
  • July 7, 2001 – Jakked: Raven & Jerry Lynn defeated Kaientai..
  • July 14, 2001 – Jakked: K-Kwik & Essa Rios defeated Kaientai..
  • July 21, 2001 – Jakked: Taka Michinoku defeated Hurricane Helms..
  • July 28, 2001 – Jakked: Hurricane Helms & Chavo Guerrero Jr. defeated Kaientai..
  • August 18, 2001 – Jakked: Shawn Stasiak & Hurricane Helms defeated Kaientai..
  • September 1, 2001 – Jakked: The Dudley Boyz defeated Kaientai..
  • September 8, 2001 – Jakked: Raven & Tommy Dreamer defeated Kaientai..
  • September 29, 2001 – Jakked: Chuck Palumbo & Tommy Dreamer defeated Kaientai.
  • November 2, 2003 – Michinoku Pro Wrestling 10th Anniversary PPV: Kai En Tai DX reforms!
  • ~~~Togo/Teioh/Shiryu/TAKA/Hanzo Nakajima beat Jinsei Shinzaki/Hayate/Kesen Numa-jiro/Kazuya Yuasa/Chi-Nen Hokkai..
Updated: February 3, 2024 @ 6:52 am

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Debut

June 1996 in Japan March 1998 in WWF

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Gender

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Notable Feuds

Taka Michinoku,
Val Venis,
Oddities

Status

Living