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WRESTLER PROFILES



Wrestler: Jado
Real Name: Shoichi Akiyoshi
Birthday: September 28, 1968
Hometown: Minato Ward, Tokyo
Marital Status:
Height & Weight: 5'11 - 212lbs
Trained by:
Debut: March 19th, 1989
Previous Names:
Finishing Move: Backdrop Suplex
Favorite Moves: Crossface of JADO
Notable Feuds:

  • UWA Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Crush defeating Silver King & El Texano (11/8/91);
  • UWF Super Middleweight title defeating Shu El Guerrero (5/24/92);
  • UWA Intercontinental Tag Team titles w/Crush defeating Scorpio Jr. & Shu El Guerrero (6/21/92);
  • WWC Caribbean Heavyweight title defeating Yukihiro Kanemura (12/18/92);
  • WAR 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Hiromichi Fuyuki & Gedo defeating Genichiro Tenryu, Animal Hamaguchi & Koki Kitahara (6/30/94);
  • WAR 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Hiromichi Fuyuki & Gedo defeating Bob Backlund, The Warlord & Scott Putski (9/1/94);
  • WAR 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Hiromichi Fuyuki & Gedo defeating Genichiro Tenryu, Animal Hamaguchi & Koki Kitahara (8/5/95);
  • WAR 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Hiromichi Fuyuki & Gedo defeating Arashi, Koki Kitahara & Nobutaka Araya (3/22/96);
  • WAR 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Hiromichi Fuyuki & Gedo defeating Yoji Anjo, Yoshihiro Takayama & Kenichi Yamamoto (6/7/96);
  • FMW World Street Fight 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Hiromichi Fuyuki & Gedo defeating The Headhunters & Hisakatsu Oya (3/21/97);
  • BJW Tag Team titles w/Gedo defeating Seiji Yamakawa & Yoshihiro Tajiri (12/22/97);
  • FMW World Street Fight 6 Man Tag titles w/Mr Gannosuke/Yukihiro Kanemura beat Hayabusa/M.Tanaka/Hisakatsu Oya (1/16/98);
  • WEW 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Koji Nakagawa & Gedo defeating Ricky Fuji, Flying Kid Ichihara & Chocoball Mukai (12/11/99);
  • WEW 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Koji Nakagawa & Gedo defeating Kodo Fuyuki, Kyoko Inoue & Chocoball Mukai (5/3/00);
  • WEW Tag Team titles w/Gedo defeating H & Tetsuhiro Kuroda (7/14/00);
  • WEW 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Gedo & Kaori Nakayama defeating Kodo Fuyuki, Mr. Gannosuke & Shinjuku Shark (9/17/00);
  • WEW Hardcore Tag Team titles w/Gedo defeating Hideki Hosaka & Yoshinari Sasaki (9/21/00);
  • WEW 6 Man Tag Team titles w/Masato Tanaka & Gedo defeating Kodo Fuyuki, GOEMON & Onryo (2/11/01);
  • IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Gedo defeating Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai (7/20/01);
  • IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team titles w/Gedo defeating Jushin Thunder Liger & El Samurai (11/29/03);

  • Shoji Akiyoshi debuted in New Japan in an army known as TPG (Takeshi Puroresu Gundan)..
  • Shoji (known as Punish) debuted in a tag team with Crush (aka Gedo)..
  • Crush & Punish participated in the debut of Gran Hamada's UWF promotion, then moved to W*ING..
  • February 1994: Crush & Punish switched to Genichiro Tenryu's WAR where they would be known as Gedo & Jado..
  • Gedo & Jado were closely associated with Hiromichi "Kodo" Fuyuki, and dominated the Six Man Tag division..
  • Gedo & Jado followed Fuyuki to FMW..
  • Early 2001: Gedo & Jado left the crumbling FMW and toured the Japanese independent circuit..
  • June 22, 2001: Gedo & Jado made a surprise appearance in New Japan assisting Team 2000 in an attack on the New Japan army..
  • ~~~Gedo & Jado unmasked Jushin Liger in the process, restoring an old rivalry..
  • July 20, 2001: Gedo & Jado defeated Jushin Liger & El Samurai to capture the IWGP Jr. Tag Team titles..
  • November 29, 2003: Gedo & Jado defeated Jushin Liger & El Samurai to win the vacant IWGP jr. Tag Team titles..
  • January 04, 2004--New Japan Pro Wrestling: Gedo & Jado beat Tiger Mask & Heat to retain the IWGP jr. tag team titles..
  • June 5, 2004 - NJPW: Gedo & Jado defeated American Dragon (Bryan Danielson) & Curry Man (Chris Daniels)..
  • November 13, 2004--New Japan: Tiger Mask & Wataru Inoue & Taiji Ishimori defeated Gedo & Jado & Jushin Liger..
  • January 4, 2005--New Japan Pro Wrestling: Gedo & Jado vs Wataru Inoue & Katsushi Takemura ended in a 15:00 time limit draw..
  • December 3 2005--NJPW: Safari & Sangre Azteca defeated Jado & Gedo..
  • December 4, 2005--NJPW: Jado & Gedo & Hirooki Goto beat Koji Kanemoto & Tiger Mask IV & Ryusuke Taguchi..
  • December 6, 2005--NJPW: Minoru Tanaka & Jado & Gedo beat Jushin Liger & Ryusuke Taguchi & Hirooki Goto..
  • December 7, 2005--NJPW: Masayuki Naruse & El Samurai defeated Jado & Gedo..
  • December 8, 2005--NJPW: Jado & Gedo defeated Safari & Sangre Azteca..
  • December 9, 2005--NJPW: Jado & Gedo defeated Koji Kanemoto & El Samurai..
  • December 10, 2005--NJPW: Jado & Gedo defeated Safari & Sangre Azteca..
  • December 11, 2005--NJPW: El Samurai & Sangre Azteca defeated Jado & Gedo..



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