Shoichi Funaki
| Shoichi Funaki | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | August 24, 1968 Tokyo, Japan |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Funaki/FUNAKI Kung Fu Naki Shoichi Funaki Sho Funaki |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Billed weight | 181 lb (82 kg) |
| Billed from | Japan |
| Trained by | Animal Hamaguchi Yoshiaki Fujiwara |
| Debut | 1993 |
Shoichi "Sho" Funaki (船木 勝一, Funaki Shōichi) (born August 24, 1968), is a Japanese former professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he is part of the Japanese commentary team and is best known for wrestling there from 1998–2010 under the ring names Funaki and Kung Fu Naki. He is a former WWE Cruiserweight Champion and WWF Hardcore Champion.
Championships
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- Pro Wrestling Fujiwara Gumi
- Challenge Cup Tournament (1994)
- Pro Wrestling Illustrated
- He was ranked #103 of the top 500 singles wrestlers of the year in the PWI 500 in 2001.[1]
- Texas Wrestling Alliance
- TWA Heavyweight Championship (one time)[2]
- Universal Wrestling Association
- UWA World Middleweight Championship (one time)[3]
- World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) 500 for 2001". The Internet Wrestling Database. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ "TWA Heavyweight Title History". Solie. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ "UWA World Middleweight Title history". Wrestling-Titles. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
- ↑ "Cruiserweight Championship - Funaki (December 12, 2004 - February 20, 2005)". WWE. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-20.
Other websites
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