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Shuhei Taniguchi

Birthdate: October 18th, 1976
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 220 lbs.
Debut: December 24th, 2005
Background: Amateur Wrestling
Promotion History: NOAH (2005 to present)
Alliances: None
Ring Attire: Black trunks
Card Position: Opener
Major Tournaments Won: Mauritius Cup (2007)
Championship History: None
Current Championship Held: None

Biggest Matches:
- February 17th, 2007 with Go Shiosaki vs. Kawabata and Shiga (title challenge)
- July 3rd, 2007 with Akiyama vs. Kawabata and Shiga (title challenge)
- November 28th, 2007 vs. Taiji Ishimori

Pictures:
- Gutwrench suplex by Taniguchi
- Taniguchi hits a German Suplex on Morishima
- A German Suplex to Hirayanagi

Signature Moves:
- Fisherman Suplex
- Karelin Lift into a German Suplex (HQ)

Super Signature Moves:
- Avalanche Belly to Belly Suplex

2006 Recap:
After debuting in late 2005, Taniguchi spent much of the year opening events and wrestling in SEM. In SEM, Taniguchi got the opportunity to wrestle in singles matches against Yone and two against Rikio, and even though he lost all three he was able to last longer then 10 minutes in both matches against Rikio. The only heavyweight in the December 2005 dojo class, look for him to slowly climb up the ladder in 2007.

2007 Recap:
The oldest wrestler in his dojo class, Taniguchi has to grow quickly if he is going to be a force to be reckoned with and thus far he has steadily shown that he has the basic skills to become a solid wrestler. In February he teamed with Go Shiosaki to try to win the GHC Hardcore Openweight Championship, but they would lose to the Pen Pals. Taniguchi would try again to win the titles in July, this time teaming with Akiyama, but again he would come up short. In the Mauritius Cup, Taniguchi defeated Ota, Ito, Hirayanagi, and even Ishimori on his way to winning the tournament, showing how much he had grown in 2007. Having proven that he can be competitive with and beat Jr. Heavyweights now Taniguchi has to move up to his own weight class and test his strength against wrestlers his size.

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