Yoshihiro Tajiri
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 29, 1970 in Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
- Active Years
- 1993–2025 (33 Years)
- Total Credits
- 98 credits in database
Biography
Yoshihiro Tajiri is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter born on September 29, 1970, in Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Also known by the ring name Tajiri, he is perhaps best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment. In Japan, he owns and operates Wrestling New Classic, where he also works as a wrestler and serves as the WNC Champion in his first reign. His career includes 94 known acting credits according to film and television database records. He developed a technical style combining elements of Japanese puroresu and Mexican lucha libre, which is complemented by his characteristic green mist attack.
Career overview
Yoshihiro Tajiri is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter, born on September 29, 1970, in Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. He is primarily known under the ring name Tajiri, though he has also competed under his real name. Throughout his career, he is perhaps best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment.
Tajiri developed a unique technical wrestling style that combines elements of Japanese puroresu with Mexican lucha libre. This style is also complemented by his characteristic green mist attack. In addition to his in-ring competition, he currently owns and operates Wrestling New Classic in Japan, where he also works as a wrestler and is in his first reign as the WNC Champion.
Within the database for his film and television presence, Yoshihiro Tajiri has ninety-four known credits under his acting category. His professional background spans international wrestling promotions, and he remains active in the industry as both a performer and a promoter based in Japan.
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Career timeline
Full Filmography
98 titles- NJPW Wrestling Dontaku 2025 - Night 2 (2025) as TAJIRI
- Battleground Championship Wrestling Presents ECW Reunion Show: A Tribute To The Extreme 2 (2024) as Tajiri
- NOAH: Wrestle Magic 2024 (2024) as Tajiri
- Kyushu Pro Monday Night Vai (2021)
- WrestleCon Mark Hitchcock Memorial SuperShow 2019 (2019) as Tajiri
- AJPW Champion Carnival 2018 - Tag 15 (2018) as Tajiri
- AJPW Super Power Series 2018 - Tag 7 (2018) as TAJIRI
- WWE 205 Live (2016)
- WWE Cruiserweight Classic (2016) as Tajiri
- The History of The WWE Hardcore Championship (2016)
- ECW - Unreleased Vol. 3 (2015) as Himself
- WWE: Ring in the Holiday (2015)
- WWE: 150 Best Pay-Per-View Matches, Vol 2 (2014) as Tajiri
- TNA Bound For Glory 2014 (2014) as "The Japanese Buzzsaw" Tajiri
- ECW - Unreleased Vol. 2 (2013) as Himself
- Barbed Wire City: The Unauthorized Story of Extreme Championship Wrestling (2013)
- WWE: The Best of SmackDown - 10th Anniversary, 1999-2009 (2012) as Tajiri (archive footage)
- ECW - Unreleased Vol. 1 (2012) as Himself
- The Ladder Match 2: Crash & Burn (2011) as Tajiri
- WWE NXT (2010) as TAJIRI
- SMASH on Samurai! TV (2010) as TAJIRI
- SMASH on Samurai! TV (2010) Creator
- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom IV (2010) as TAJIRI
- NJPW G1 Climax 19: Day 8 (Final) (2009) as TAJIRI
- NJPW Destruction 2009 (2009) as TAJIRI
- WWE: The Best of Raw 15th Anniversary (2007) as Tajiri
- WWE: Rey Mysterio - The Biggest Little Man (2007) as Tajiri
- Hustle Aid 2007 (2007) as TAJIRI
- WWE: Blood Sport ECW - The Most Violent Matches (2006) as Tajiri
- ECW: Bloodsport The Most Violent Matches (2006) as Self
- ECW One Night Stand 2005 (2005) as Tajiri
- WWE Backlash 2005 (2005) as Tajiri
- TNA iMPACT! (2004)
- WWE WrestleMania XX (2004) as Tajiri
- WWE Royal Rumble 2004 (2004) as Tajiri
- WWE Unforgiven 2004 (2004) as Tajiri
- WWE Vengeance 2004 (2004) as Tajiri
- WWE Backlash 2004 (2004) as Tajiri
- WWE Royal Rumble 2003 (2003) as Tajiri
- WWE Survivor Series 2003 (2003) as Tajiri
- WWE Judgment Day 2003 (2003) as Tajiri
- WWE No Mercy 2003 (2003) as Tajiri
- WWE SummerSlam 2003 (2003) as Tajiri
- WWE Velocity (2002) as Tajiri
- WWE No Mercy 2002 (2002) as Tajiri
- WWE Rebellion 2002 (2002) as Tajiri
- WWE Backlash 2002 (2002) as Tajiri
- WWE Survivor Series 2001 (2001) as Tajiri
- WWE No Mercy 2001 (2001) as Tajiri
- WWE Unforgiven 2001 (2001) as Tajiri
- WWE Rebellion 2001 (2001) as Tajiri
- WWE InVasion (2001) as Tajiri
- ECW Guilty as Charged 2001 (2001)
- WWE SummerSlam 2001 (2001) as Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: January 12, 2001 (2001) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: January 13, 2001 (2001) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Deep Impact (2001) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- FMW: International Slaughterhouse (2001) as Tajiri
- ECW Hardcore Heaven 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Anarchy Rulz 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Guilty as Charged 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Massacre on 34th Street (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Heat Wave 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW November to Remember 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Holiday Hell 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Living Dangerously 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Path of Destruction (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: December 15, 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: November 10, 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: June 3, 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: August 25, 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: January 27, 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: April 13, 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: November 11, 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Wrestlepalooza 2000 (2000) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) as Tajiri
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999)
- ECW Crossing The Line 1999 (1999) as Himself
- ECW House Party 1999 (1999) as Himself
- ECW Guilty as Charged 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Living Dangerously 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Hardcore Heaven 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW November to Remember 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW International Invasion: The Best of Super Crazy, Tajiri, Taka & Tanaka (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: May 29, 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Heat Wave 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Anarchy Rulz 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: October 23, 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: December 17, 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: October 15, 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: February 6, 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Fan Cam: January 30, 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- FMW Making Of A New Legend VI - Day 4 (1999)
- ECW CyberSlam 1999 (1999) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- Raw (1993) as Tajiri
- Raw (1993) as TAJIRI
- Raw (1993) as Yoshihiro Tajiri
- ECW Hardcore TV (1993)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Yoshihiro Tajiri best known for?
Yoshihiro Tajiri is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including WWE 205 Live (2016), Dead Gods (1971), WWE NXT (2010), Hot Fuzz (2007).
When and where was Yoshihiro Tajiri born?
Yoshihiro Tajiri was born on September 29, 1970 in Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
How many credits does Yoshihiro Tajiri have?
Yoshihiro Tajiri has accumulated over 98 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1993 to 2025.
What is Yoshihiro Tajiri's background in cinema and television?
Yoshihiro Tajiri is a Japanese professional wrestler and promoter born on September 29, 1970, in Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Also known by the ring name Tajiri, he is perhaps best known for his appearances with the American professional wrestling promotions Extreme Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Ent...
Yoshihiro Tajiri by the numbers
Age in their best-rated roles
- WWE SummerSlam 2001 (2001) as Tajiri — aged about 30
- WWE SummerSlam 2003 (2003) as Tajiri — aged about 32
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) as Tajiri — aged about 28
- WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999) — aged about 28
- ECW Hardcore TV (1993) — aged about 22
- TNA iMPACT! (2004) — aged about 33
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