Yoshi Tatsu
| Yoshi Tatsu | |
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Yoshitatsu in May 2016
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| Birth name | Naofumi Yamamoto |
| Born |
August 1, 1977 Gifu, Gifu, Japan |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Mr. Yamamoto Naofumi Yamamoto Yamamoto Yoshitatsu Yoshi Tatsu |
| Billed height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Billed weight | 102 kg (225 lb) |
| Billed from | Tokyo, Japan |
| Trained by |
Florida Championship Wrestling Kotetsu Yamamoto NJPW Dojo Yuji Nagata |
| Debut | October 12, 2002 |
Naofumi Yamamoto (山本 尚史 Yamamoto Naofumi?, born August 1, 1977) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former boxer.
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 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In 2009, Yamamoto left WWE's developmental territory to join the promotion's main roster under the ring name Yoshi Tatsu. After his June 2014 release from WWE, Yamamoto returned to NJPW the following October, now performing under the tweaked ring name Yoshitatsu (ヨシタツ Yoshitatsu?).
With a sports background in boxing and jujutsu, Yamamoto passed an audition held by New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) in September 2001 and began training professional wrestling at the promotion's dojo the following March. During his training, Yamamoto also travelled to Los Angeles to train at the local NJPW dojo. Yamamoto made his in-ring debut on October 12, 2002, facing Wataru Inoue in Korakuen Hall.
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