Shoji Akiyoshi
Acting Born Sep 28, 1968 Minato, Tokyo, Japan 24 credits
Biography
Shoji Akiyoshi, better known by his ring name Jado, is a Japanese professional wrestler who debuted on March 19, 1989, and trained in the NJPW Dojo, graduating from the Young Lion system. He is best known for his work in New Japan Pro-Wrestling alongside Gedo, with occasional stints in Universal Lucha Libre (1993) and Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (1997). He has previously served as the head booker of Pro Wrestling Noah beginning in 2015, and together with Gedo, has been involved in NJPW booking.
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Full filmography
- New Japan Pro Wrestling (1972) as Jado
- 99.9 Criminal Lawyer (2016) as Self
- NJPW New Japan Cup (2005) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 12 (2021) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 3 (2025) as Jado
- NJPW Castle Attack 2021 - Day 2 (2021) as Jado
- NJPW Burning Spirit 2022 - Day 14 (2022) as Jado
- NJPW Battle Autumn 2022 - Day 16 (2022) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 6 (2021) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2021 - Day 9 (2021) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2025 - Day 1 (2025) as Jado
- NJPW Best of the Super Junior 33 - Day 14 (Final) (2026) as Jado
- NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 5 (2026) as Jado
- NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 4 (2026) as Jado
- NJPW Road to G1 Climax 36 - Day 6 (2026) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 7 (2022) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 3 (2022) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 10 (2022) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 12 (2022) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 8 (2022) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2026 - Day 1 (2026) as Jado
- NJPW Tiger Mask's Retirement Match (2026) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 15 (Final) (2022) as Jado
- NJPW New Japan Cup 2022 - Day 14 (2022) as Jado